Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-01
PRINTING OFFICE.

Thomas ]. McDonough of the mono
type. section left Tuesday with the
Query Club of New York for visit to
the Panama Pacific exposition. The
club will attend the sessions of the
convention of the International Typo
graphical Union at Los Angeles. Cal.
Mr.. McDonough will visit with rela-
tives in Chicago on the return journey.
and will take thirty days additional
leave of absence.
John H. Hooper of the proofroom,
who has been on ten-day visit to his
old home in Charlotte. y. C., returned
to work the first of the week.
Robert W. Summers, in charge of the
5acket-Writing section. has been re-
ceiving the congratulations of fellow
employees upon the recent announce
ment of his marriage to Mrs Marie L.
Bowles, the wedding ceremony being
performed some time ago by Rev.
James Z. Bell at Annapolis. Md. The
bride. who has been employed in the
presswork division for a number of
years. resigned her position two weeks
ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Summers have taken
up their residence at 22t 9Th street
northeast.
Mrs. Myers and Miss Dorothy Myers.
wife and daughter of Ellis G.. Myers of
summer in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs
Myers, who has been i'll for several
months, is reported improving.
Daniel G. Waters. son of John Waters
deceased. who was formerly employed
in the government printing office, has
been appointed senior vice consul at
Dresden, Saxony. Mr.. Waters is hut
twenty-four years of age, and is one
OF the youngest appointees to this
grade in the diplomatic service.
John W. Clark of the proofroom has
sent novel contribution to the his
torical library of the Union Printers
Home at Colorado Springs, Col. in the
shape of a bound volume of our Com
posing Stick, publication which was
issued daily in newspaper form by
members of Columbia Typographical
Union for one week during the fair of
the organization held in Typographical
Temple in 1892. The paper contains
number of articles setting forth the
activities of some of the old-timers of
Columbia Union, and matters OF espe-
cial interest to the craft. The editors
were A. p. Marston and George L.
Rupert. and ]. W. Clark and T. \.
Tomlinson were the business man
agers.s.
Miss Joseph a. Lange of the proof
room began a thirty day leave of alb
sence Thursday, and will spend her
vacation in Baltimore, as indicated by
Mrs. Annie E. Niedfeldt of the sani-
tary section is spending part of her
vacation in Baltimore, as Indicated by
post cards sent to friends in the office
C. S. Clergy Dennison of the docu-
ment (hand) section, left Monday for
months vacation, which he will spend
travelling through eastern states.
Johannes c. V. LuG. a member of
Columbia Typographical Union for the
past six years, died ct his home in this
city last Tuesday after illness of
about seven months, the cause of his
death, being heart disease. Mr.. Lund
was born in Denmark November 9,
1855. Some time after completing his
trade in the city of Copenhagen he
came to this country, joining Typo
graphical Union, No. S, and lived and
worked in New York city for several
years. also residing and following the
printing business for while in Albany
Since coming to Washington. in 1908 he
had been employed in the monotype
keyboard section of the government
printing office. and during his long ILL
ness the members of that chapel showed
In substantial manner their respect and
regard for him. Mr. Lund is survived
BY his widow and three children-a
daughter of sixteen. and two boys
we're held at the home Thursday morn
ing, the monotype keyboard chapel
sending a delegation Of its members in
an official capacity. besides a number
of other fellow-craftsmen and friends
attending
c. T. Vogel of the job section and
Mrs. Vogel are visiting the old home
stead at Albany, n. y, where Mr.. No-
gels father, Andrew, is very i'll. While
in Albany Mr.. Vogel attended the SEES
sions of the New York constitutional
convention, in which a matter of much
interest to him and many others whose
employment keep them out of the state
most of the year is being considerable
proposed amendment to the constitution
permitting voters to register without
being present in the county where they
intend to vote. He states that the at
titude of the members of the convention
is So favorable to this reform that it
is more than likely that it will be
adopted.
Mrs. J. D. Lyon and Mrs. w. Edgar
Howser. wife and daughter of Proof
reader J. d. Lyon. left Tuesday for
Atlantic City, where they will visit
for some time.
Thomas A. Dougherty. maker-up in
tho document thand) section, who has
been assent for the past four months
on account of illness, paid the Office a
visit Wednesday, and will report for
work August 4.
Richard NJ. Calhoun. Samuel D. How
ellis. Christian keiner and Emanuel NJ.
Castle OF the watch force have been on
the sick list the past week.
Charles F. Purdy of the monotyDe
keyboard section. with Mrs Purdy and
their son. left Monday for an auto
mobile trip through New Jersey and
New York.
Copy Editor II. ". Whitaker and
Reader Max j. knoble of the proof
room motored to the upper Potomac
on fishing trip the first OF the week
Mrs. Nellie E. Graham of the press
division, with a party OF friends will
visit the Panama Pacific exposition
while on her vacation.
e. F. Kelly has been on the sick re-
port of the engineers section the past
week.
Miss Arabella K. Horne OF the case
making and stamping section of the
bindery, is spending a months vaca-
ton in Atlantic City.
j. w. Mathers, maker-up on tho ~ -
document (hand) section. has taken his
family to Wilkinsons, Md, for d three
week visit.
| William H. Fisher of the proofroom
| and Mrs. Fisher left Thursday for Los
| Angeles. Cal. where they viii visit
with two sons who are engaged in
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