Evening star., 1915-06-20

section has been enjoying part of his
annual leave the past week.
| Walter J Baldwin Of the press divi-
| sion and Mrs Baldwin entertained
| number of friends at their home the
+, first of the week. the occasion being
| the celebration of Mr.. Baldwin's sixty
| fifth birthday anniversary.
| Mrs Bynum wife of T. A. Bynum of
| the proofroom has had as guests the
past week Mr.. and Mrs. James Ash
man and Mrs. Janette Henderson of
Macdonaldton. Pa. and Mrs Mary La
ney of Boswell. Pa. The party were
visitors to the printing Office while in
the city.
Harvey Best. a former empioye in the
old fifth division, was in the city part
of the week. in charge of the installa-
ton of two monotype keyboard ma
chimes In the government printing OF
flee. Mr.. Best made A tour of the Of
fee renewing acquaintance with his
former fellow craftsmen.
Joseph f. Cotton of the editorial force
of the proofroom has made application
for months leave of absence and will
leave about the last of the month for
i visit at his former home in New Or
leans. La
James s. Briggs of the foundry rep
as delegate at the sessions of the In
ternational Stereotypers and Electro
typers' Union convention held in this
city the past week.
Joseph A. Scannell, who has been on
detail in the documents office for sew
eral weeks, received an appointment
Wednesday as offlceman in the super
intendent of documents office. with
| salary of $500. Mr.. Scannell. who
l ,tAa~ <,ff 01,r
el. was formerly employed in the limo
type section.
Charles c. Cawson has been acting in
charge of section in the press division
the past week.
A. r. Nathan of the proofroom has
made application for leave of absence
and will leave about the first of the
month for San Francisco, Cal.
Reports received by friends in the
office state that Levi H. Patterson of
, the proofroom, who was stricken with
paralysis last February and has been
| confined to his home much of the time
| since. shows marked improvement in
health.
E. f. Gessler. public printer of the
! bureau of printing, Manila. +. l., and
| Mrs. Gessler have arrived in this city
for visit with friends. Mr.. Gessler
who was formerly employed in the
proofroom of the government printing
office as a reader, made a visit to the
office Thursday. renewing acquaintances
among his former associates
Garfield Larkins has been absent
from duty in the sanitary section the
past week account of illness.
Edwin H. Walker, foreman of the
press division. was on leave part of the
week.
Frank c. Wallace. former foreman of
printing, now of West Chester, Pa, was
an office visitor Thursday.
Pomfrett L. Herndon of the COM
putting section had his guests at
Anna polls, Nd, where his son is at
tending the Naval Academy. his desk
mates. William l.. Kirby. Hubert New
som and Eugene H. Andrew The
party spent several days seeing the
points of interest about the academy.
returning the first of the week.
Appointments. separations. transfers,
etc. in the government printing office
for week ending Wednesday have been
announced as follows:
Separations-Ioseph Hart. unskilled
laborer. resignSd: John A Goodrich,
compositor: Robert F. Murray. stereo-
typer, resigned; William H. Jackson,
skilled laborer. resigned: Miss Gather
inc V. kiefer, clerk, resigned.
Transfers. etc.-Miss Florence G. Ell
wood. machine operator female) at
- Z cents an hour, ruling and sewing
section, TO clerk at S72O per annum,
office of superintendent of documents:
Miss Estelle A. Hunt, machine operator
(female). q IL cents hour, ruling
and sewing section. to clerk at sS4O
per annum, office of the accountant;
Mrs. Deborah NJ. Harmon. tabulator at
$40 per day. computing division. to
tabulator at $3.50 per day, Mrs Ella
e McCristal. clerk at s720 per annum,
Office of the superintendent of docu-
ments. lump sum roll. to Office of the
superintendent of documents statu-
tor! roll: Alfred Brown Edward l..
Miles. Henry F.. Cook, from hauffeur
at 80 cents per hour. delivery section
70 unskil!ed laborer at - cents an
hour, engineers section.