Evening star., 1916-05-07
PRINTING OFFICE.

its practice games in the Rosedale
League. the games being played at the
ball grounds at 18th and Gales streets
northeast. Manager W. R. Love is
| playing quite a number Of new men.
and invites all printers who enjoy the
game to come to the grounds and join
the club. Ample opportunity will be
given all aspirants to make the team
| that will go to Indianapolis to partici-
pate in the tournament of the National
Printers League.
Public Printer Ford was in New York
during the week to witness the ex-
hibit of the typesetting machine manu-
facturers at the Waldorf-Astoria, which
was held during the meeting of the
National Publishers Association in
that city.
Reviser William H. Livermore of the
proofroom has been removed from the
hospital to his home. and is recuperat-
| ing from an operation.
T. A. Sweeney Of the monotype key
board section was called to his home
in Albany, N. Y. Monday on account of
the serious illness of his mother.
| Leave Of absence has been granted to
| the following employees of the press
work division: Allan L. Bacon, Alton B.
Carly. Bert E. Bair, Edward F. Cant
and Nat T. Tisdale.
| Mrs. Wiley, wife of James H. Wiley
of the monotype keyboard section. was
severely injured by fall last Monday.
| fracturing two ribs and suffering In
| ternal injuries.
Mrs. Lena Lennon, cataloguer in the
office of the superintendent Of docu-
ments. left the first of the week for a
| thirty-day visit to her former home in
st. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Van Bibber. wife of William H
Van Bibber of the proofroom. who has
| three weeks with an attack of pneu
monta, is rapidly improving.
W. NJ Leavitt. W. r. Love and w. E.
Holt. makers-up in the document
ing the week.
j. S. May. c. J. Lomax. D. B. Basker-
Vile, Alfred Brown and William H.
Smith of the engineers section have
Twentyeight students from the
Syracuse University Library School.
| who came to Washington to learn the
methods of library science as conduct
| the public documents office during the
week.
William ]. Cook of the document
(hand) section reported for work
Tuesday after an illness of several
weeks.
The Misses Helen and Esther Ramsey.
daughters of George M. Ramsey of the
proofroom. gave an ENJOYABLE dancing
| Tuesday evening at their home. 26 T
street northwest.
Fred E. Weber of the bindery was
reelected mayor OF Mount Rainier. Nd.
at the election held in that city last
Monday.
Valentine Ruff. deskman in the speci-
fication division, enjoyed part Of his
annual leave the past week.
Cornelius J. Lucy. who is favorably
remembered here as assistant foreman
of the pressroom under the admins
tration of Public Printer Palmer, has
returned to the trade and Is foreman
of one of the large pressrooms in San
Francisco. In letter to John Bishop
of the presswork division of the gov
ernment printing Office he states that
both he and Frank Picard. also
pressman here for several years. have
good berths
Frank J. Sloan of the night linotype
section, who has been seriously Ill in
Providence Hospital for several weeks,
is reported to be improving.
John T. Morser, compositor in the
document fhand) section. has been on
detail duty as maker-up on the "Y"
the past week.
Emil A. Petersen. who has been on
detail duty in the money order divi-
sion, has returned to the presswork
division.
Charles P Wright. Roland L. Will
liams and o. E. Harrison are among
those in the electrical section taking
f. T. Lewis and Mrs Ellen Carson
of the sanitary section have been on
the sick list the past week
Charles E. Dodson. machinist in charge
Of linotype section (night. began a
twenty-day vacation Monday.
s. T. Walton. compositor in the docu-
ment (hand) section. was detailed as a
press corrector in the press division
the past week.
After an extended leave of absence
Sergt. NJ. A. Maloney of the document
(hand) section returned to work We'd
nesday with improved health
Fred Wills, who has been confined to
his bed for the past two weeks. re-
turned to work in the monotype caster
room Wednesday,
Charles A. Riggleman of the mono
type keyboard section was called to his
home at Jamestown, Ohio. Monday on
account Of the death of his father
James A. Hennesy returned to his desk
in the day proofroom Wednesday after
an absence of two weeks on account
of illness
dance given by the Knights Of Momus
("Knockers') Tuesday evening at Elks'
Club was attended by a large number
| of employees Of the office.
Thomas Wilkinson Of the watch force
is on leave of absence.
f. c. Saltzman. maker-up in the doc
ument( hand) section. was absent on
leave during the week.
Miss Mamie E. Mcdonnell. who has
been III for more than a month, report
the first of the week.
Leroy Marceron. messenger in the
monotype keybord section. was the
| recipient of number of presents
Tuesday. the occasion being his seven
teenth birthday. Members of the apel
gave him ticket to the ball game and
| sum of money to reimburse him for
time off" to attend the game
Proofreaders John F. Putnam and
Cornelius A. Connor have been assist
ing the regular specifications copy edi-
tors the past week.
John Greene. assistant foreman of
printing, was on leave of absence the
past week.
Miss Flora L. Miller of the presswork
division, who was granted leave of alb
sence without pay on account of ILL
ness, is reported much improved in
health.
John E. Smith of the monotype key
board section left Monday for Louis
Vile. KY, where as a delegate he will
attend the conference of the A. NJ f.
Zion Church. which will be in session
for fifteen days.
Charles Stutsman of the proofroom
has been on detail at the Capitol dur
ing the week assisting in the compila-
tion Of the new edition OF the Congress
sional Directory.
John N. Cobb of the document (hand)
section has been on leave Turing the
week.
Jarvis B. Moulden of the night mono
type section has been absent from duty
during the week on account of the
death of relative.
Mrs Ida NJ. Willett of the press divi-
sion who was seriously injured sew