Evening star., 1916-04-16
PRINTING OFFICE.

The monthly meeting of Columbia
Typographical Union will be held this
afternoon at $50 o'clock at Typograph-
ical Temple. This meeting will be a
field day for the orators of the organi-
zation. the occasion being the nominal
ton of officers for the coming year and
the nomination of delegates to repre-
sent the union at the convention to be
held in Baltimore in August. The can
didates for president are Eugene r.
Smith of the jacket section and L. w.
Morcock of the night monotype key
board section. George G. Seibold, the
present secretary. and Jerome V. John
son. who holds the office of treasurer.
will be candidates for reelection and
have no opposition. There apparently
is no opposition for the minor offices.
The chief interest will center around
the office of president and the delegates
to the I. T. T., the candidates for dele
gate from the printing office being AS
follows: Thomas J. McDonough of the
night monotype section, John .. Cole of
the night linotype section. Joseph f.
GoOdkey of the night monotype key
board section, J. H. Koeblitz of the
night linotype section. Sam s. Price of
the day linotype section and Stephens
NJ. Simpson of the night linotype sec
ton. There also is probability of the
nomination of John A Onyun of the
night proofroom and W. T.. Garlick of
the. document thand) section. Howard
A. Harrison Of the Times is the only
announced candidate from the down
town chapels. The election will be held
May "a
Charles NJ. O'Connell. chairman of
the monotype keyboard section. who
has been serving d detail as reader in
the proofroom, has returned to work in
the monotype section.
Mrs. Emma ID. Mcdonald of the press
work division. who has been seriously
i'll for the past two months. is reported
to be improving.
William NJ. Hamilton of the docu-
ment (hand) section. who has been ABB
sent account of i'll health for some
time, is reported to be improving
Charles l.. Smalley of the night
proofroom has been confined to his
home on account of Illness for the past
two weeks.
Miss Elouisc Empey of Wausau. Wis,
is a guest at the home of George 4
Tuttle of the purchasing division.
c. Il. La Eigne, formerly an employe
IN the government printing office. has
resigned his position with the New
York Tribune to accept a position with
the American Trade Aid League Mr.
and Mrs. La Vigne will make their
home in Washington although Mr.. La
Nigne Will be on the road a large pnr-
ton of his time. speaking on the sub
ject of honest advertising.
Thomas a. Sweeney, who has been
absent from duty in the monotype key
board section for more than five weeks
on account of illness, is reported con
valescing.
K. K. billiard of the night linotype
section is enjoying fifteen days Of his
annual leave.
The funeral services of Thomas B.
Penicks were held last Monday al
his late residence. 56I6 eth street north :
west. Mr.. Penicks entered the serv-
ice as bookbnder fifty-three years ago.
during which time he has held many
responsible positions in the Office.
among them being superintendent of
the folding room. assistant foreman of
the document division. in charge of
folding machines and signature presses
and at the time of his death he was in
charge Of the stockroom.
John W. Sherman and James Willis
of the specifications division have re
covered from their recent illnesses and
have reported for duty
Daniel Sutton of the electrical section
has been granted fifteen days leave of
absence.
The sudden death of George NJ
Stembler of the presswork division last
week came as a shock to the employees
of that section.
Patrick Mccarthy of the caster room
recently was elected captain of kallip-
oils Grotto base ball team. This team
will play the Almas Temple June II
w. K. Love. manager Of the base ball
team of the Washington Union Print
ers' Athletic Association. has signed
the following players for the season of
1915: Eimore Mckay. j. e. Cutting, &.
w. Smith. H. Gathgens. Benjamin Wood.
Herman Feldman, r. a. Williams. Fred
Stringer. Vic Sipos. jr.: K. Il. Wilhide. l..
J. Bennett. jr.: Lawrence Roberts, J. l..
Dilsaver. n. H. Deyhle. II. f. Stone.
Elmer Boyd and j. 4. Skelley. In "A
practice game with the Federals We'd
nesday at the old bail park grounds.
18th and Florida avenue northeast. the
printers were defeated. The first game
Of the Rosedale League, Of which the
printer team is Il member, will be
played at nth and Gales street north
east. April %. at 80 o'clock ANY
member of Columbia Typographical |
Union or amy apprentice member of
two years standing will be given Il
try-out for the annual tournament of
the Printers National Base Ball
League. to be held at Indianapolis Au-
gust 5-14.
Robert Stack. formerly an employe
or the bindery. now III the employ of
was in the city last week and was
shown through the office by Timothy
Shea Of the bindery.
John l.. Wrenn. Fl. A. Lavissou and
OLSON L. Harrison have been on the
sick report of the electrical section dur
ing the week.
James a. johnson of the engineers
section is taking weeks leave of alb
sence.
Miss Fannie Strong recently HaS
painfully injured by fall from chair
in the presswork division.
Elijah Brown was on the sick report
of the buildings division the past week
George K. Merriam of the document
hand) section was on leave during the
week.
William n. Fisher returned 10 his desk
in the proofroom Monday. after an alb
sence of more than two months on ac-
count of illness.
II. 5. Ellington and f. j. Patch were
among those on the sick list OF the night
monotype section during the week
Reader j. w. Cross of the night proof