Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-18
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

James H. Furey of the wetting div1sio,
| is taking few days of his annual leave
Joseph johnson Of section Of TIL
printing division was confined to the hos
| pital, where he underwent an operation.
| William l.. Kearney of the printing di
vision celebrated his forty-first ami
versary in the bureau recently.
James ]. futile of the wetting division
is on leave for ten days.
John J. Deviny. president of the Plate
Printers Union, and Robert Jones, also q
member of the union, addressed meet
| ing of the Upholsterers' Union last week
on matters affecting organized labor 1r
| the District of Columbia.
Many of the plate printers are inter
ested in fishing, and are spending much
of their spare time on the river.
J. Harry Frank of the wetting division
Is on leave of absence for three days.
Samuel G.. Alexander Of the wettine
division has gone south to visit relatives
and will be absent from the city for ter
days.
] Chris Lehmkuhl is chairman of the en-
| tertaining committee of the New Jersey
State Society.
Lewis S. Smith Of the wetting division
IS taking the remainder of his annual
leave.
William Morrison of the printing di-
vision celebrated the twenty-ninth ami
versary of his marriage recently. Mr..
Morrison has been employed at the bu-
reau more than thirty-two years.
Miss Minnie V. Burroughs of the wet
ting division is taking a weeks leave
and is visiting friends in Baltimore.
The next regular meeting of the
Plate Printers Union will be held at
the Typographical Temple April p.
Charles B. Cameron of section 8,
printing division, has been away from
the bureau because of illness since last
January. Mr.. Cameron is recording
secretary Of the Plate Printers Union,
and his many friends in the union hope
William H. McCauley was showing
his friends at the bureau last week a
fve-dollar certificate made in cloth
Is a splendid reproduction of the genu-
| inc tive-dollar bill, only made on a
much larger scale.
William Foley of section of the
printing division is a demonstrator for
the bureau at the Panama-Pacif1c ex-
position. He is demonstrating how
the securities for the government are
printed.
John Perry. Charles Fass and James
n. Thompson have been appointed as
a committee to handle the subscrip-
ton fund for the Plate Printer and
Labor Leader.
Harry l. Carroll. chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Plato Print
ers' Union, addressed the New Jersey
State Society last Friday night.
The following employees Of the sur
face division have been granted leave
of absence: Mrs Annie S. Fague, Mrs.
Sarah +. Taylor. Miss Mary Shehan,
Mrs. Emma Werden. John c. Drewett
Claude D. Parsons. Gustavus Y. Graft
Henry Bowie and Samuel H. Smith.
Mr.. George U. Rose. chief of the en-
craving division, has returned to the
Office very much benefited by his So
1ourn in the New England states.
The Clarendon Base Ball Association,
era wing division is manager and treas
urer, has elected the employees of the
engraving division as honorary mem
bers of the organization and extended
a cordial invitation to them to attend
all the games
Harry L. Chorlton of the engraving
division is back at his desk after a
trip to New York.
Miss Marie E. Hall of the >perfora :
ton section Of the examining division
resigned during the week to be mar
ried.
The following employees of the ex-
aiming division are taking a portion
Of their annual leave: Misses Nellie Tur-
II. II
Mrs. Petit and Charles Drexlius.
Miss Nellie Gleason Of the examining
division was married last week.
Mrs Brandt. one of the guides at the
bureau. is touring a great many of the
states in an automobile. She Is accom-
panied by her son. who will soon enter
| the consular service.
Robert NJ. Rogers and Miss Mary r.
Mccormick of the wetting division are
| on leave.
An election of officers was held at the
plate printers assistants meeting last
| "Wednesday.
Thomas Broderick is on leave for one
week, visiting Atlantic City. N. J.
Miss Mary Began is on leave for one
week. visiting New York and Pitts
\ hsurgh.
| Miss Mary Hogan has been to Balti-
more for one week.
| Miss Helen Turner spent three days
last week at Bryanstown. Md.
Miss Jennie johnson has gone on a
weeks leave to Atlantic City.
Miss Julia Mattingly has her mothe,
here from Abel. Md. for a week.
| visit.
/ c. F. Marshall, custodian of presses
lis recovering from the fall he sus
tanned a short time ago.
| George W. Burke. custodian O.
presses. has been confined to his home
for two weeks. having undergone
severe operation.
i w. j. Devine is away from the offic.
as result of an injury to his shoulder
Miss Esther Beuehert and Miss Mar,
Carmody Of section IL have resigned
J. II. Hawkins is away on account o
sickness.
Base ball fans were in evidence oil
opening day at American League Park
large number of employees occupie,
seats on the grandstand and in tn
boxes. Among these were about %
plate printers. who attended the gam
in a body. They left the bureau abou
2:30 and were whizzed in taxis to tn
ball park. where seats had been re