Evening star., 1915-03-28
PRINTING OFFICE.


for ladies night to be held on tht
evening of April 1 at the Elks' CLUB
A program of music will be proVloed
consisting of solos and orchestral num-
hers. and dancing will be continued un'
III midnight The committee on re-
freshments will provide for an oyster
roast ....".
Early in the week Capt. d. V. CHS
holm president of the organization, all
nounced the appointment of the folloW-
ing committees to have charge or tht
various arrangements:
Executive committee-E1dWard Burk-
holder, Daniel V. Chisholm, Thomas Z
Parsons. Joe NJ. Johnson. John A. Hus-
ton. Marsh A. Bodenhamer, Renne A
Julian. W. f. Burchtield. F. N. White
head Frank A Kidd. John K. Purvis
Thomas A. Bynum and Frank p. Smith
Reception committee-D. v. Chisholm
Edward II. Ryan, Charles E. Young
Stanley II. Ridinss. J. L. OLone. ). u
Alverson. w. D. s Shields. H. n. Kelch-
ner. T. y. McAloon. r. W. Burgess
Charles Graf. c. II. Greenwald, J. T
oHara, Maurice Spencer. James f.
Payne. W. T. Hall. T. +. Smith and
John W. Childress.
Entertainment committee = f. n
Whitehead, J. NJ. Barr. W. w TAYLOR
Renne \. Julian, William Smith, Mau-
rice Jtrvis. w. +. Tappan. John koeb-
litz. q. e. Furbershaw and T. l. Lowd
VI Il,
Bowen. Joel W. Cross. Roland L. David
son, Joseph f. Goodkey. Robert H. Har-
stin, Charles J. Johnson, W. a. Kinsolv-
ing, Jarvis b. Moulden. Thomas c. Par
sons. Samuel b. Ragland, +. C. Roberts,
Joseph A. Scannell. John w. Sherman,
stephens NJ. Simpson, Charles OConnell,
Francis Benzler, r. A. Julian. R. w.
Burgess, w. f. Harris and Howard j.
tIdylor.
Dance committee-Edward NJ. Neyils
lanes MCtNOTmlcE r.. II
\. Lednum. J. Z. Sheaffer. l.. V. Adams
J. w. Nee. Joseph T. Geraci and G. A.
Monagan.
Parsons. William +. OBrien, 3. F..
Sauter, Charles Deming. Z. p Butscher,
Joseph Gibson, George G. Wilson, Harry
b. Goodrell. F. J. Smith and o. q.
Homer.
At the meeting of Columbia Typo
graphical Union last Sunday, a motion
was adopted thanking F. c. Roberts for
his efforts in securing a decision from
The controller of the Treasury empow-
erlng the public printer to give the per
diem employees in the government
printing office thirty days leave of alb
sence instead of twenty-six. as hereto
fore granted. Also motion was
adopted directing Secretary Seibold to
convey the thanks of the union to SEN
ator Reed Smoot of the printing COM
mittee, Senator Thomas s Martin of
the appropriations committee and Pub
IIc Printer Cornelius Ford for securing
The necessary appropriation by Con-
gress TO enable the public printer to
pay the employees of the government
printing office for the four days added
to their leave.
William A. Jenkins has been filling
the position of timekeeper in the main
press division during the past two
weeks.
Charles Richter and Douglas B. Bas-
keryille of the engineers section have
ben taking part of their annual leave
of absence.
George a. Cross. Alexander Douglass
and Harry G. Kerns are among those
who have been granted leave in the
machine shop section.
T. E. McCardeII of the document
hand) section went to Hagerstown,
Md, Tuesday. Mr.. McCardelPs brother
recently lost his department store by
fire in that city
The following members of the watch
force have been granted leave of abb
sence: Walter c. Butler, James A. Lee,
sidney 5. Bum. Thomas c. Elliott, John
r. 5. Loane and Samuel T. Satterfield.
Mrs. Z. II. Croggon Of the forwarding
and finishing section of the bindery
has been absent from duty the past
week suffering from grippe.
Wallace E. Christian. timekeeper in
the main press division. is enjoying
TWO weeks OF his annual leave.
There was but one accident OF a seri-
out nature reported by Dr. William J.
Manning. medical officer, during the
week. Harry Matthews (white), aged
forty-two years. electricians helper,
electrical section. buildings division,
and severe confusion of the spine, re-
ceived as the result of stumbling over
an iron pipe on the eighth floor. The
room was in semi-darkness at the time
Of the accident.
Louis r. Sutor Of the monotypc sec
ZION, who has been confined to his home
on account of illness for six weeks
mas so far recovered as to be out again
and rapidly improving.
Leave OF absence has been granted tc
Harry X Christie. John T. Fnnegan
John y. Meyers. Moses Bretzfelder
Iohn ~. Rohb, Granville NJ JhreIkeId
SalNator Camatella and Thomas Ii
Smith, al of the main press division.
TheophiI Tiverny, Enos Crews, Killiar
r
itIrfich and William Stark have been on
The sick report Of the watch force the
past week.
Maj. John z. RastalI of the monotyp.
section recently had a two-column ar.
ttcle IN the National Tribune settins
torth his experiences in going to ant
living in bleeding Kansas" when q
boy Of sixteen years. From his home ir
Milwaukee. Wis. he made the trip witt
a wagon train under the command o.
that -printer-statesman who afterwart
represented the state of Kansas In thu
United States Senate, Edmund G.. Ross
ring adventure and laid the founda I tioi
for the four years Of service which
MAI. Rastal1 afterward gave to hi.
country in the Union army. In his ar
ficle the major states that he has
unique paper, which is a manuscrip
Of Kansas" which has the marks o
regular army paper and is on ex
htbition in the Grand Army Museum, ii
Chicago.
Charles knocke OF the forwarding an,
finishing section of the bindery is Sc
riously Ill AT his home In this city.
John r Nails Of the watch force Of N,
government printing office, who has beer
~ III health for IL number Of months dice
Thursday al his home. 800 Sth stree
bnutheast, In this city. The funeral sery.
ices were held at his late residence yes
,erday afternoon at o'clock. Mr.. Nails
VINO was forfy-one years Of age, is sur.
vfved by his wife and one child
Daniel W. Bruce and John L. Lee o
the building division are OH leave o
absence.