Evening star., 1916-03-26
PRINTING OFFICE.


2. O. Duckpin League at Central
follows: Clerks Won three from the
Bindery. Documents took three from
Buildings and the Prcssmen defeated
the Foundry three straight. Wolsten-
home was the individual star for the
night having 34S set to his credit.
He now leads the league in individual
average. high set. high game. highest
number of spares and the highest
number of strikes. The high games
for the evening We're: Woistenhome
TDocuments). 122: Elicit CDocuments).
112: Murdock tClerksi, 40; SeiZle
Foundryp. 1oe; Cameron tBuiidingsp.
105: Bid PressmeE). 104i Hassett
Pressmen). 104: Fisher (Clerks). 102;
Brian tBuildinsS), l01. The lineup
for tomorrow night will be: Clerks vs..
Buildings. Fressmen W. Bindery and
Foundry vs.. Documents. y team has
been selected from the q. +. o. League
to represent the printing office III the
A. &. y. \. tournament that is to be
held in this city beginning April and
continuing three weeks. This tourna-
ment is the first and largest of Its
kind thar has ever been held III Wash
tugton. and should meet with great sue
cess as there are about 800 teams TO
be entered from this city. The players
who are to represent the q. +. O.
League are as follows: Hassett Press
men: Brian. Buildings: Fltzgibbons
Bindery; Murdock, Clerks: W olsten-
home. Documents Fisher. Clerks, VIII
be a substitute.
Miss Alice praney, clerk in the Of
fee of the purchasing agent. was alb
sent during the week on account OF III
ness.
John r PurNis of the day proofroom
has been transferred to the office of
the superintendent of work. and as
signed to the Capitol to assist in the
editorial work on the Congressional
Directory.
At regular meeting of the Knights
of Momus l.knocksrs) held last Sun
day at the Elk Club the following Of
fcers were elected for the ensuing
wear: Thomas c. Parsons, president
Iee NJ johnson. vice president; tu-
gene F. Smith, secretary: John A Hus-
ton, financial secretary; Marsh a. Bo-
denhamer treasurer: X. a. Julian. SER
geantat-arms. The executive commit
tee is composed OF the aboVe-named Or
fcers and the past presidents of the or
ganization-namely. Capt. ID. Y. ems
holm, chairman; Edward Burkholder
Frank d. Smith. Thomas A. Bynum;
John r. Purvis. Fred y. Whitehead and
W. f. Burchfield.
Compositors William r. Burgess and
Edward d. Mckenna OF the document
thand section. and James Wins OF
the specifications division have been
absent during the deck on account OF
Illness.
Patrick Mccarthy of the caster room.
who has been absent from tHe ciiNo
for some time with an attack OF grip
reported for duty Wednesday.
James NJ Lynch. former president of
the International Typographical Union.
has been reappointed member OF the
labor commission of the state or Ne"
York, his nomination being confirmed
last Monday by the New York senate,
the vote being 81 20 !.
Archibald Freeman has been absent
from work in the electorical sectlon
The mast week due to illness.
Mrs Ida NJ Willett of the presswork
division. who was injured some time
ago is reported to be slowly lmproN-
ing.
George w Chapman of the sanitary
section, who had been in poor health
for several months. died March 10 ano
the funeral services were heid last
Sunday.
]. Fl. KoebIitz of the linotype sec
zion tnighO has announced his candl-
dacy for the office of delegate TO rep
resent Columbia Typographical Union
at the 1. r. L. convention to De heIo IN
Baltimore in August. The nominations
of candidates will take place at the
April meeting of the union ana the
election will be held in May.
Charles Layer of the monotype key
board section, who has been confined
10 his home for two weeks with an at
tack of grip and lumbago, has re-
turned TO work.
James T. Huggins returned to work
in the day proofroom after a four
month detail to the office OF the super
in,endent of documents.
William J. Cook. for several years
in charge of the rule cases in the mon
otype assembling room. has been trans
ferred to the document thand) section
l.. =. C.DickD Richards. chief OF the
ritIe-page section. has been the sick
list the past week suffering from the
grip.
Thomas jefferson McDonough Of the
night monotype section has entered tive
for delegate to represent tIOIun-
bia Typographical Union al the !. T. |.
convention to be held in Baltimore in
August.
had charge of the fund for assisting
the "shoestring man. announce that
the fund. which they have kept up for
the past four years, has become ex-
haCsted and request the people of the
office 10 assist by patronizing him until
plans can be made 10 resume their
work.
Franiy ("Tony') Hart a Harrisburg
printer and former temporary 6. .. p.
employe. having received temporary
appointment. was assigned 10 the day
Arotyps section Tuesday.
George II Stull. reViser on specif-
.liions has been on the sick list the
past Wees.
William Avis. Andrew Lukei. Alex
ander Spinks, William Stark and
George Whitt1e. all of the watch force.
have been on the sick report during
the week
Thomas s. Galieher OF the mouotype
section. who suffered stroke of par
alysis Of the right side March Il, is
reported 20 be slowly improving.
Richard :. Peed Of the night docu-
nent ChaudJ section has been trans
ferred TO the day force.
r. r. Wear of the night linotype
section has gone to New YORK city for
several days kisit with friends.
Miss Lille VI. Sunderland Of the
presswork division has been detailed to
the state War and Navy branch
Mr. and Mrs. l.. y. Hitchcock of San
Francisco. cal are visiting at the
home OF Mrs. Hitchcock brother. ].
II. Barr Of TIE monotype keyboard
section.
John y. cobb OF the document Chand)
section took part Of his annual leave
che past week.
George W Hockney. clerk In the
pfhce Of tn" pure hasinG agent. was alb
sent several days curing the past wee X
on account Of AN injury received in a
motor cycle accident.
Thomas A. Sweeney Of the mouotype
Key yboard section has been confined to
his home for ten days with an attack
of the grin
the Office a number Of years ago has
20 the day linotype section
Thomas W HstTorth tuaker-up I'm
the document thaud) section. returned
to work Wednesday after a weeks alb
sence. due to Illness in his family
The Printing PresSmen's Union. No
L. viii elect delegates 10 the interna
tiunal union q their meeting tou,1r