Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-30
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

Assistant Director Frank Ferguson
has returned from a trip to Mackinaw
island, Mich. where he presided over
the biennial convention of the National
Union.
Twelve new members were initiated
into the bureau branch, No. Al, of the
National Government Employees League
at its monthly meeting Tuesday night
in the Women's Christian Temperance
Hall
Miss Catherine Hart of the bureau
guide force, accompanied by her
mother. will leave August 1 for Brad
dock Heights, Nd. for two weeks visit.
Capt. T. B. Leblanc of the bureau
watch force has resumed his duties
after an absence of five days due to an
attack of lumbaEo
Frank Green and family are making
their home at Mr.. GREEN'S fathers
country place in Pohick, Va, during the
summer. Mr.. Green is employed in the
bureau of assignment and reviews.
Julian Gray and E. J. Lancaster of
the engineering and machine division
have returned from duty with the Dis
trict Naval Militia.
Edward Watson, engineering and ma
chine division, is on leave.
Miss Irene J. Higgins. plate printer
assistant in sections 10, has resigned.
She is to be married early in August.
After an extended wedding trip she will
make her home in Detroit, Mich.
John J. Deviny, president of the Plate
Printers Union, and Chris Lehmkuhl of
the executive committee returned to
Washington yesterday from Ottawa,
No. at the convention of the Steel
and Copper Plate Printers Union of
North America. They were detained by
business of Importance.
The monthly meeting of Plate Print
ers' Union was held in Typographical
Temple Tuesday night.
Plate printers assistants employed
SECTION 10 of the printing division who
are taking a portion of their annual
vacation are Annie Mallinger, Susan
Russell, and Mary V. Russell.
The ladies' bowling team of section
II of the printing division defeated
the S. s. Kahn's 'quint last week at
Chesapeake Beach, annexing three of
posed of Mary Ganzhorn, Louise Addor.
Nellie Rollins. Miss Addor won the
prize for high set at the match.
John w Pouncey of the bureau
watch force has resigned.
Mrs. Mary l. Ganzhbrn. president of
the Plate Printers Assistants Union,
was recently elected chairman of the
trustee committee for the Central La
Dor Union
Samuel +. Willard has resigned his
position as plate printer.
Those on the sick list in section II
of the printing division are Eva Brown.
Claire II. Carpenter and Lydia S.
Brook bank.
AT the meeting of bureau branch No
Il held Tuesday night the legislative
committee in charge of the minimum
wage and other bills in Congress for
the betterment of conditions for gov
eminent employees, reported favora BILE
progress The committee predicts that
serious consideration will be given the
bills at the December session
The designations of Ethel e. Nc
Aleen and Maude e. Thorne, plate
printers assistants. have been ac-
cepted.
Plate printers in section II of the
printing division on leave are John
William Dooley and James ]. Clinton.
Those on sick leave In the same sec
ton are William Gedney. Charles A.
Rose and Norman L. Dayton.
James J. Jamison. foreman of the
carpenter shop. has returned to work
after being detained at his home by ILL
ness.
Alexander L. Mcmillan. chief cleo
trician in the engineering and machine
division. who has been i'll, has returned
to his duties
Frank NJ Sherwood. draughtsman in
the office of the chief of the engineer
ing and machine division, is visiting
at Piney Point, Md
committee has been appointed by
President Thomas w. Alderton to draft
n constitution and bylaws for bureau
branch Al of the National Government
Employees League.
Edward F. Laws, foreman of section
of the printing division. reported for
duty Monday after brief vacation.
Richard Entenmann, photographic