Evening star., 1915-11-14
PRINTING OFFICE.

years an employe of the government
printing office, died at his home IN thls
city Tuesday. Mr.. Beach, who was
born January 3. 1868, came to this city
with his parents when boy ana
learned the printers trade in the gov
ernment printing office, and Tor the
past fifteen years had been filling the
position of copy editor in the proof
room. He had been a member OF Co
lumbia Typographical Union of this
city for about thirty years and was an
active member of East Gate Masonic
Lodge. He is survived by his wife and
son and three brothers. Funeral serv-
ices were held Thursday afternoon
from his late residence, 3139 oath street
northeast, and interment was IN Glen
wood cemetery. Among his fellow
craftsmen in the office attending the
funeral We're Editors Frank A Kidd,
Charles E. Young. Joseph E. Sheehan n,
Charles Stutsman, II. B. Barnhart and
Chairman w. N Brockwen-
The following members of Columbia
bearers: Frank NJ. Hatley, J. l.. Kause,
l.. J. Runyan. DR. A. E. Cowles, j. A
Hennesy and W. r. Love.
A new metal melting room, for melt
ing all the metal in the office and re-
claiming metal from the drosS, is being
erected under the direction of w. X.
Metz, superintendent of buildings, and
a metal refining furnace will be IN
stalled, which it is expected VIII re-
claim 80 per cent of the metal in dross
The room, which is being built on the sec
ond floor of the old building. will be
so per cent larger than the present
one, one side to be of steel sash ana
all glass and well ventilated. When
the room is completed mechanical ap-
paratus for handling the metal, now
done by hand. will also be installed
Because of the large amount OF metal
used in the mechanical sections, the
dross heretofore being sold, it is SAID
that the project will save a consider
able sum to the Office each year.
Frank c. Porter of the specifications
division is taking part of his annual
leave.
board section left Wednesday for Win
chester, Tenn, to attend the funeral OF
his sister-in-law, whose death occurred
suddenly.
Frank J. Maloy. press corrector. has
returned to work after weeks visit
to his former home, Mauch Chunk. Pa
Tim Mckenna of the pamphlet bind
cry began a two-week leave of alb
sence Tuesday.
Miss Mary A. Mangum. clerk in the
office of the accountant, is on two
weeks vacation.
Samuel D. Howells. Andrew Lukei.
Horace r. Pelham, Hugh II. Denny, j.
c. Craven, John Cowgirl, William Bier
ley and John o. Russell have been on
the sick report of the watch section
the past week.
Arthur Armstrong of the plate vault
has returned from Seven-week trip
to the Pacific coast, where he was ac-
companied by his wife and daughter,
visiting the Panama Pacific exposition
at San Francisco. Their itinerary in
cluded many California points, as well
as visits in Portland, Ore, and Seattle,
Wash.
James II. Roy of the engineers sec
tion received a painful injury to his
right hand the first of the week, caused
by coming in contact with a piece CT
steel while cutting through ceiling.
Aloysius Thompson of the caster room
has been absent from duty the past
week on account of the serious Illness
of his mother
Leave of absence has been granted
to the following employees of the press
division: Mrs. Ida Willett. Emil Peter
sen, James Z. Wilkins, Howard /.
Jones and Edward w. PIaskett-
r. T. Quigley. John r. Sturgis and
Paul j. Mccarthy of the specifications
division have been on the sick list
the last week.
George H. Sehorn is acting timekeep-
er in the document thand) section dur
on leave.
Augustus E. Sullivan of the machine
shop section has been confined to his
home on account of illness.
On account of the large number of
reports coming in from the various de-
partments number of printers from
several sections have been serving de-
tails as copyholders in the proofroom.
The regular monthly meeting of Gov
ernment Printing Office Council. Ma
tional Union, was held Saturday night,
November 8. at Typographical Temple
and was largely attended. Frank f.
Ferguson, assistant director of the Du-
reau of engraving and printing, who
is president of the senate of the Ma
tfonal Union. made an interesting ad-
dress. and Friend 10th, president of
the cabinet, also gave an entertaining
talk. The following members were
presented with Thanksgiving turkeys:
John f. Wayson. r. f. Dunmire, Will
liam Howlin, Pinckney Hilton. Hugh
O'Conor. j. NJ. Thompson, w. K. Martin,
c. P. Boss and Charles Bush. At the
December meeting members will be
presented with Christmas packages
and an entertaining program viii be
provided.
Marsh A Bodenhamer of the proof
room has been detailed to the Capitol
to assist John r. Purvis on the editori-
al work in connection with the first
edition OF the Congressional Directory
for the coming session of Congress.
Edward F. Kelly has been absent
week on account of Illness
Frank 4. Cannon, who recently re-
signed his position in the monotype
keyboard section, has the sympathy of
his fellow-workers in the death of his
only child, which occurred last Sunday.
Miss Annie Goss of the main press
room has returned to work after a
weeks vacation.
Thomas A McAloon of the document
(hand) section was among those TAX
ing leave the past week.
John J. Higgins. clerk in the office
of the chief clerk. is spending part of
his annual leave visiting in New York
city.
William A. Pratt. assistant foreman
OF the proofroom. has copy of the
initial number of the New York Sun.
dated September 8. 1893. 1t contains
four pages OF three columns each, all
set ia nonpareil. nearly all loaded, and
was to e published daily at 222 VIII
1iam street. William II. Day, printer"
The entire work Of typesetting on this
paper would be considerably less than
the product of oSe Mergenthaler ma
chine running eight hours.
George Wagenlander, William o. Glib
son. William ID. Thomas. Miss Emma
g. Smith. Mrs. Anna Tiffany, Mrs.
Mary A Proctor. Mrs. Jennett Tyler
and Joseph T. Milton. all of the press
work division. have been on tho sick
list the past week
Daniel b. Hallock of the monotype
Keyboard section was called to his
former home in Brooklyn. y. Y, Mon
day to attend the funeral of his
John d. Fleming has been on the
sick report Of the engineers section
the past week.
Mrs. Campbell. wife of d. A. Camp-
bell OF the presswork division, who
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