Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22
PRINTING OFFICE.

At the next meeting Of the Government
Printing Office Council. National Union.
Saturday, November 4. the annual dis
tribution of turkeys will take place.
Makerup B. L. Fowler Of the document
(hand) section will spend his four. weeks
leave in Milwaukee. Wis. and vicinity.
Charles Bauer Of the monotype key
| board section left last Tuesday for Buff
falo, N. Y. for visit.
Leave of absence has been granted to
the following employees Of the presswork
division: John K. Bishop. Dennis ].
O'Leary. Fred A. Strickrott, L. B. StricA-
rott, Ira E. Cole. William g. Wilkes.
Albert T. Klatt. Joseph Myers. Edward
J. Shine, Bert e. Blair. Leo M. Devlin
and jeremiah J. Mcdonald.
William E. Holt, makerup in the supply
end Of the document (hand) section, Will
spend his leave of absence in the middle
west
Ralph A. Murdoch Of the proofroom
has returned from two-week vacation,
which he spent hunting and fishing in
the vicinity Of his home town. Spring
Hill, Md.
"a Historical Sketch Of the Govern
| ment Printing Office" compiled by Re-
wiser John A. Huston of the night proof
room, has Just been issued, and Is copy
righted by Mr.. Huston. The book con-
tains much interesting history Of the
ONCE from the time .,, OF Its institution
Force Engel Of the monotype keyboard
section left Friday for Amsterdam, N. T..
for a brief visit.
Makeup Harry S. Gum of the docu-
four-day vacation the first Of the week.
Edward J. Robinson, skilled 1aborer in
Sergt. Walters string and page paper
annex. having been granted twenty days
leave Of absence. has gone to his Indiana
home for a visit.
Rollins F. Chisolm, compositor in the
monotype section. has been transferred
to the hand section and assigned to the
specification division. on the fifth floor.
John X. Stephenson. in charge OF the
James I. Jones Of the specification
division. document section, and Mrs.
Jones left Tuesday for ttend tbe sftet6
anniversary and homecoming of Rich
mond Typographical Union.
The sympathy Of friends in the
proofroom Is extended to Leonard W.
er, which occurred Sunday at his home
in Pittsheld, Mass.
The following persons in the docu-
ment (hand) section were granted leave
during the week; George W. shaffer'
E Eaws R.,S Georls rerxeer phn
8. Steele. W. ]. Egbert, NJ. Hackett.
Charles A. Cape1l. James l. Jones.
George W. Newell and Luther Wood
ward.
John J. Pepper and Ralph A. Murdoch
Of the proofroom motored to southern
Maryland last Sunday with party Of
friends.
William E. C'Ed") Nash, W. I. Reid.
H W. Arthur and P. A. Schroen of the
night linotype section composed a
party on a fishing trip down the Poto-
mac during the week.
Joseph Gibson of the monotype key
board section has been granted three
weeks leave and will visit in New York
and Boston.
John W. Clark of the proofroom Wis
tied in New York city last week.
Charles D. Parsons. pressman, one Of
the oldest employees in the Office in point
of service. Is on duty again after a
weeks absence on account of illness.
section reported for duty Tuesday upon
the expiration Of his sixty-day leave.
John s. Garner, assistant foreman of
the night proofroom, has been acting
foreman during the week in the alb
sence Of Foreman W. A. Pratt.
Mrs A. j. Campbell, wife Of A. J.
Campbell Of the night proofroon1. and
her daughter. have gone to North Caro-
lima for a months visit.
Reader Fred Werneke and Editor
Charles Garrels OF the proofroom were
granted leave Monday. tho former go
ing to his home in Chicago and the
latter to Indiana.
I. D. Williamson Of the document
(hanG section. who attended the exJ
cursion to the Gettysburg battlefield,
returned to the Office Tuesday
Mrs. Charlotte D. Ohm. pressfeeder,
who was painfully injured by fall in
the pressroom several days ago. is still
confined to her home.
Levi P. Brown Of the monotype key
board section left yesterday for SYRIA
cuse. N. r, for brief stay.
The Washington Union Printers Ath-
letic Association will hold a meeting
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock to elect
ofncers. Plans for the participation of
the printers team In the base ball tour
nament to be held at st. Paul. Mimi.
will also be discussed.
Fred w. Follett Of the document
(hand) section, having recovered ff6m
his recent illness, has returned to work
Misses Annie T. Allen. Dorothy Greer,
Katherine Kaufman. Edith McIlveen,
Mary E. Simpson and Mary e. Winston
Of the press division have been detailed
George Burklin and Henry Boern-
stein Of the proofroom took fishing
trip on the lower Potomac last week.
Editor J: D. Lyon Of the proofroom
weeks vacation spent on automobile
trips. Including Philadelphia and At
Mrs. Mamie McMichael returned to
work In the monotype keyboard section
Friday after twosweek vacation in
Pennsylvania.
Miss Ola Mallory Of the monotype
keyboard section left last week for
her former home. Richmond. Va. where
she will spend three-week vacation.
w. Fred Council, maker-up in the
document hand) section, having been
granted twenty-one days leave, will
visit on the eastern shore Of Maryland.
Miss Alberta Dempsey of tho press
work division Is Ill at her home in Vir-
ginia. -
Edward P. Murray returned to work
In the day proofroom last Monday after
two weeks leave spent in Baltimore
and vicinity,
W. A.. Kinsolvins was elected secre-
taryl Of the night proofroom chapel at
the election Monday night, succeeding
W. f. p. White, who has gone to the
John o. Cole OF the night linotype
section is visiting at his former home.
Albany, N, Y.
y. r. Atkinson Of the monotyps key
board section, having been granted part
| Of his ,annual leave, will visit relatives
aud friends in Ohio. He will be accom-
panied By Mrs. Atkinson.
8. n Simpson OF the night lfnotyna