Evening star., 1916-09-24
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

Bureau OF engraving and printing
branch. No. 1, of the Government En-
ployes' League, met Tuesday night in
the Woman's Christian Temperance Hall.
L. A. Reese and others spoke of the good
work already done by the league under
the management Of George L. Cain, the
national president. Plans for strenuous
campaign this fall were mapped out Fol-
lowing the adjournment of the meeting
Mrs. King entertained with vocal and
piano selections. At the next meeting,
October "a. special program of enter
tainment will be arranged.
A special meeting of members of the
Plate Printers Union engaged in the sta
tionery branch of the plate printing craft
was held Monday night in Typographical
Temple. John Stanton, jr., was elected
chairman of the executive committee and
William L. Harvey, secretary. Meetings
will be held weekly for the next month.
Miss Eva v. Collier. operative in the
examining division, has resigned.
Edward F. Genoe Of section 9 of the
printing division is in Atlantic City to
register for the coming national election
Mrs. Gertrude Goodwin of section 9 of
the printing division gave a birthday party
at her home on Todd place northeast
Thursday night in honor of Miss Phyliss
Greene, who is employed in the same sec
ton at the bureau. Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Mckinley and Miss Teresa Alexander
sang solos, accompanied on the piano by
Leroy Knott. Miss Greenes associates in
section presented her with silver
Lille Bowie. Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Nc
Kinley, Alyse Foley. Mary McArdle, Ger
trude NARROW. Annie NJ Freas, Addie
Clous, Minnie Jarvis. Ruth Reynolds,
Rose Schmidtman. Leroy Knott and Mr..
and Mrs. Goodwin.
J. L. Houstin of Alabama has been ap-
pointed on the bureau guard force.
Elizabeth s. Knight has been appointed
plate printers assistant
Carrie B. Rudasil1 has accepted an ap-
pointment as operative in the examin-
ing division.
Harry L. Koch of the engineering and
machine division was quietly married
Wednesday, September 13.
Mrs. Mary L. Willis. clerk in the sur
face division. left Washington last Fri
day for Luray on a two-week trip.
A special meeting of the plate print
ers' union, Local No. 2, was held in Ty-
biographical Temple Tuesday night.
Uncle Dick" Hagan of the bureau
guard force was on annual leave for
several days last week entertaining his
nieces, who were visiting him from the
west.
John Williams, foreman painter in
is on leave.
V. Blackowski of the engineering and
machine division is taking a portion
of his annual vacation.
George Whiting of the carpenter shop
is confined to his home with an attack
of malaria.
Philip Milton. pressman in the sur
face division, was on annual leave dur
ing the week
Miss Bernadette Bohlayer has been
nt ha r1y.fn yici0 Fo~
two weeks, owing to the death of her
father.
Louis Nichols of section 10 of the
printing division has returned after
leave of absence
William E. Macauley will return to
his employment in section 8 of the
printing division this week, following
a ten-day vacation at his old home in
Minneapolis.
Miss Pauline Mayer of the surface di-
vision has returned after a sojourn of
one week in Atlantic City.
Richard Norton of the bureau guard
force is off duty owing to sickness.
Helen j. McLane has resigned her
position as plate printers assistant.
The following teams will comprise
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Duckpin League, which opens the sea-
son of 1916-17 Monday night, Sep
tember Is: Custodians, captain. A. d.
tain, Scott Dampier; Machine Division.
captain. H. r. Koch; Electricians, cap
tain, doc" Bennie: Surface Division,
captain, w. &. Deane; Reds, captain,
J. C. Reeves; Nationals, captain. J. NJ.
Butler: Tigers. captain. E. D. Waldron;
Yankees, captain. NJ. Kieso, and Cubs
A. G. Dorey.
Miss Helen w. Dillon returned to the
surface division Monday. having been
on a detail to the Treasury Department
for the last month.
Eustfce ]. Lancaster of the engineer
ing and machine division Is on a cruise
with the District Naval Militia.
Walter Burke OF the engineering and
machine division Is confined to his
home because Of a death In his family.
Harry L. Stroh, pressman in the sur
face division, is on weeks outing.
Samuel Cornwell of the engineering
and machine division is on leave, visit
ing several points on. the lower Poto-
mac. where fish are known.t to be plenti-
ful.
j. ]. Beck, foreman Of laborers i'm the