Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
PRINTING OFFICE.


board section returned from Albany. N.
attend the funeral of his mother. Mrs.
Anna Sweeney.
Gen. ]. H. Brinker. superintendent OF
documents; Dudley Smith and W. Ed
ward Brockman of the public documents
Office left yesterday for Birmingham.
Ala. to attend the reunion of the Sons OF
Confederate Veterans. which will open In
that city tomorrow and continue for one
week.
the rolls Of the proofroom some time ago
on account of prolonged absence due TO
illness. 1t is reported that his condition
shows slight signs of Improvement
Norman Z. Miller of the job press sec
ton is reported ill in Providence Hos
pital.
After several days absence from the
! Office. owing to the sickness and subse-
quent death of his sister. Edward S.
Wild has returned to work in the night
hand section.
Due to the increased volume of work
the following operators were detailed
from the keyboard section to the proof
room as readers the past week: Perry T.
Grimes. Mrs May NJ. Parsons, uriel
HAYES, II. l.. Ragland. Wilbur Copeland,
Percy Anderson, Nellie Theaker. John NJ.
Barr. James Wood. Mary A. Connolly.
Charles +. Houghton. Joseph Gibson and
Charles NJ. O'Connell.
Joseph p. O'Lone, private secretary to
the public printer, has been enjoying a
weeks leave.
Mrs. Katherine Biondi, Miss Inez Burn
ham. Mrs. Grace F. Jenkins. Mrs. Minnie
A Marks, Mrs. Jennett S. Tyler and Miss
Lovina Virgin have been detailed from
the postal card section to the preSSwork
division as pressfeeders-
Joseph l.. May of the office of the SUPER
intendent of buildings has been absent
from the office the past week on account
j-of the death of his mother Mrs. Annie
d. May, which occurred last Monday.
Funeral services were held at her late
residence. 126 10th street southeast We'd
nesday, and interment was made in Con-
gressional cemetery.
Joseph Duffy. foreman of binding.
and Mrs. Duffy left last Monday for At
lantic City, where they will spend two
weeks.
Harry f. Faust. compostor in the
night document (hand) section, began a
six-day leave of absence Thursday.
Thomas J. McDonough of the night
monotype section. who has been suffer-
ing from nervous trouble, has gone to
Emergency Hospital for treatment. Mr.
McDonough's illness is not serious and
his physician states that he is able to
see any friends who may call.
A dinner of interest to the printing
craft was given to James NJ. Lynch, ex-
president of the International Typo
graphical Union. now member of the
industrial commission of the state of
New York. at the Palm Garden, New
York city. last Sunday afternoon. II
was attended by prominent members OF
| labor organizations throughout the
! country. Among the speakers were
Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer
| lean Federation of Labor: Marsden G.
he Int tiap 70
! Typographical Union; John Mitchell
Peter J. Brady, Thomas ]. Carroll, Don
6. Seitz, Sara A. Conboy. Robert F
Wagner and James J. Freel. James P
Holland acted as postmaster.
The following employees in the docu.
ment thand) section, day. were on leave
| during the week: w. r. Love, p NJ
Mccall um. Hugh Reid. Mrs. Callit
Jacoby. Louis ]. Benner and George A
| Robey.
James B. Huss of the monotype sec.
! ton and Raymond II. Lecraw of the jot
composing section have been detailed
! to the presswork division as press cor.
rectors.
Luke F. Ludlow. assistant foreman OF
the stamping and case-making section
| of the bindery, was acting foreman OF
the forwarding and finishing section
the past week, in place of James E
Cogan. on leave.
George w. DuFrane has announced
his candidacy for the office of teller in
the monotype keyboard section, in con.
| nection with the election of the l. T. L
and local union officers and delegates
which will be held May "a
Miss Lucy y. Morrison, who has beer
absent on account of illness for severa
weeks. was the recipient of a large
bouquet of American beauty roses las
sunday. the gift of her friends in the
| office of the superintendent of docu-
| ments.
{. r. Hummell, assistant PURCHASING
agent has been absent during the Wees
on account of the death of his mother
in-iaw George A. futile has been act
ing assistant purchasing agent during
Mr. Hummelrs absence.
Fred ID. HelSler of the proofroom and
Louis Goubeau of the monotype key.
board section will participate in the
doubles of the tournament for the
lawn tennis championship of the Dis
trict.
George a. K. McNeir of the proof
| room. for many years an employe OF
the office and the first president of Co.
lumbia Typographical Union, resigned
his position last Wednesday. He had
been in ill-health and has been re-
cuperating at a nearby sanltarium. but
returned to his home last week.
Referee NJ. A. Bodenhamer Of tbs
night proofroom has been on detail at
the Capitol during the week. assisting
| in the editorial work in connection
with the new edition of the Congress
sional Directory. William Crump has
been acting referee during the absence
of Mr.. Bodenhamer.
H. l.. Murray OF the night prootroom
has been on detail in the press work
division as press reviser during the
week.
Mrs. c. l.. Bennett and Mrs. l.. C
Parsons of the monotype section have
been detailed to the proofroom during
the week.
John V. Baulsir Emil y. Petersen and
Joseph f. Walch, pressmen, have been
detailed to the money order section the
past week.
The wife of Editor Joseph F. Cotton
of the prOofrOOm was removed from