Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
PRINTING OFFICE.

The Government Printing Office Clerks
Relief Association at it's last meeting
declared an annual dividend Of $3.50 to
members in class 1 and $3.50 to men,
bers in class 2. Payments to sick men,
bers during the year amounted to $3.50.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: H. G. Brown. presi-
dent: E. E. Emerson, vice president:
Thomas F. Harris. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Edward Morgan. for many years a
well known compositor and reader.
passed away in this city last week. He
came here from Pittsburgh.
A general meeting of the member
ship Of the Knights of Momus C'Knock-
ers') will be held at the Elks' Club
next Sunday night at o'clock. when
plans will be discussed for the annual
entertainment and banquet of the or
ganization, to be held at Rauscher's the
committee will meet at s o'clock the
same evening and make report to the
general committee.
The Mergenthaler Relief Association
was organized last week with Frank
B. Smith as president, Guy Long. vice
president, and Joseph H. Cummings,
secretary-treasurer. The membership
is to be confined to the employees of the
linotype section and will be limited to
100, paying seven weeks sick relief.
G. NJ. Threlkeld of the presswork di-
vision, a member of the government
printing office rifle team, has begun to
organize a team among the members of
the Government Printing Office Council,
National Union. The following members
have signified their intention to en-
roll: Nathan L. McKnew, d. l. Leane,
Harry r. Christie and John Openshaw.
A meeting to elect permanent officers
vryiI he he'll in
William F. O'Brien, assistant fore
man Of the day proofroom, left last
week for Bay City, Mich, where he was
called on account of the death of his
Rod of twenty-seven days.
Clint o. Price of the day proofroom
has been absent from his desk the past
week due to injuries received from a
fall on the ice.
Elmer F. Hardy. probationary skilled
laborer, has been transferred from the
night document (hand) section to the
day force (hand section).
Harry Thompson Of the engineers
section, who fell December 2S and
broke his hip, is in Sibley Hospital.
Col. C. H. Slack, an employe of the Of
flee a number of years ago. recently
was reinstated and assigned to the day
proofroom.
d. S. Mcconnell, compositor in the
document (hand) section, paid a holi-
day visit to his former home, Beaver.
Pa.
John w. Childress, chief estimator, has
been absent from the office for more
than a week on account of the death of
his mother, which occurred in this city.
Mr.. Childress accompanied the body to
Tennessee, where burial services were
held.
John B. Dickman is acting as assist
ant foreman of the day proofroom dur
ing the absence of William F. O'Brien.
George Oyster of the watch force
has been enjoying part of his annual
leave the past week.
James Roche, messenger in the proof
room, has been transferred to the Of
fee of the chief clerk at substantial
increase in salary.
Fred H. Berger of the office of the
assistant foreman of printing has re-
turned from a five-day automobile trip
to Harrisburg, Pa, where he spent the
Christmas holidays with relatives.
Johnson L. Garrett of the document
(hand) section spent the past week in
Baltimore.
]. E. Sheaffer Of the night monotype
section is making a short visit to
friends in Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey; -
been granted Bradford Simms. Frederick
Craney and Greenwood Mills, laborers
in the document (hand) section, which
began last Tuesday.
A. NJ. Butler of the night linotype
relatives in New York.
George Bierach of the night linotype
section has been away from the Office
during the week. due to death in the
! family.
1. D. Williamson Of the document
| (hand) section spent the week end, in
GLIDING Christmas. with relatives in
Philadelphia, returning Wednesday,
William f. Connors. Charles H. will
son and James Roche. messengers in
/ a "A cub tov tio1
presents from the members Of the
chapel as Christmas tokens.
Robert Boucher of the library branch
printing Office has been detailed to the
| linotype section, main office.
The members Of the proofroom chapel
remembered fellow-employes during
the Christmas holidays by gifts OF
! flowers and other courtesies, and Will
liam H. Cornish. chairman of the chap
ell, has received notes of appreciation
from Mrs. "A. T. Cavis. widow of A. T.
Cavis: Joseph H. Babcock, George 4.
r. McNeir, Charles Stutsman and Clint
| o. Price.
| Ralph Murdoch of the G. P. O. bowl
of the linotype section in a bowling
match. winning two out of three
games.
Ambrose Richardson, probationary
/ skilled laborer in the document (hand)
section, has been transferred to the
night force hand section.
Cards have been received by mem
bers of the proofroom from Wade III
Brown. who is spending a three-week
vacation at his former home. Lincoln
ton. N. c.
| Robert J. Bell, in charge of metal
room. linotype section. who has been
on the sick list for several weeks, re.
ported for duty Wednesday,
Appointments. separations, transfers.
etc. in the government printing office
for the week ending "Wednesday have
, been announced as follows:
| Experimentation +. King, tenn
porary compositor: Miss Louise G.
Ward, monotype keyboard operator, and
Shelley K Kieffer. temporary COM
position.
Sparations-Roland S. Perry, tenn
porary skilled laborer; Vernon b. Mills
temporary skilled Iaborer. and Tasker
P. Polk. bookbinder. resigned.
| Transfers, etc.-Henry n. Smith
skilled laborer, rs cents an hour, from
Office of superintendent of documents tc
pamphlet binding section; Miss Mary +
Mealy, temporary skilled laborer q
cents an hour from office of superin
tendent of documents to ruling ant
sewing section; Fred L. Tarbox, from
helper, As cents an hour, TO officeman
so cents an hour. foundry section
Charles A. r. Jacobs, from skilled