Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
PRINTING OFFICE.

John A. Cunningham of the press
work division died Monday night al
his home. 1872 U street northwest his
death. which occurred after orlet III
ness. was Immediately due to heart as
ease Funeral services were held AT
Costello.s undertaking establishment
Tuesday evening. and the nooF WAS
shinned to his former home. Boston,
Mass. Besides being a member OF the
Printing Pressmen's tn1on' NO l. ioi
twenty-one years, he was me'''pei VI
pressmen's Council. National oh'oi''
THE members of the chapei Oh INC
pressmens Union held a meeting IN the
srain press division Tuesday ana ADOPT
cd resolutions of coincidence
Scott G. Pulliam of the day proofroom
has been advanced to the editoriai SEE
ton as copy editor =, prsons
The friends of Mrs. May NJ ar soi on,
tha nonotype keyboard section VIII
ha gIad to know that her daus nter.
Gbo has been severely ill. is graduaiis
Improving. .. o. % a
In the weekly matches OF the u, ~
puckpin League last Monday nlSht me
$3.50 Won three games from the
pressmen Documents took Two out VI
three from the Bindery and the aou'i,
dry defeated Buildings oN ct a were
score. High game and high SET VIZ
roI,sd by Hassett of the Pressmen'
when he scored 1913 in the second san'e
and completed his set WIN so oS Thn
rolled second high set, with az. me
ten highest individual games for tne
n;nht were as follows: Hassett. Press
men, 1873: Elicit. Documents Il,
Brown, Clerks. III; Henderson: bn ni'i,
ings. I13; Fisher. Clerks, IVY Ptau
Freshmen, 107: Markham. Foundry lUo
brian buildings, 104; Murdoch, clerks,
1903: Sezle, Foundry, 1O3 me iile-up
for tomorrow night Will be: Bulloin s,s
VS. Bindery. Documents VS.. FRESHMEN
and Foundry VS.. Clerks
The following employees of the sani-
tary section have been on the SICK re-
port the past week: MIS-; MARY Ininp =,
he'll Mrs Annie f. Niedfeldt. W imam
Hawkins, Eugene Welborn. j. II, Ia.e,
p u Harris. Thomas 2. Maynard, John
Douslass C. Richardson of the press
division has resigned to accept posi-
tion on the clerical force in the city
William H. Fisher of the day proof
room is reported to be quite Ill at ms
home in this city.
January % was the birthday Of An
drew Turnbull, a member of Columbia
Union who has been practically bllno
for several years, and numerous triends
in the government printing once. where
he was employed for many years. maze
the day happy one for him. Edward
C. Grumley, a former president OF the
union, was the bearer OF an assortment
of fruit a basket of flowers and mes
sages of esteem from his associates IN
the office.
Charles F. Stanowski and Alexander
Goodspeed have been on the SICK list
of the machine-shop section the past
week.
Mrs. Ida NJ willett of the presswork
division who was injured several
weeks ago. is reported to be improv-
ing. .
section. who has been i'll for several
weeks with an acute attack of the
grip part of the time in local nos
pitai. upon the advice OF ms physician
has entered a sanitarium at LAUREL
Md, for the rest cure.
Harvey Balmer of the day proofroom,
who since the holidays has been Ill at
his former home in Harrisburg, Pa.
where he went for visit. sends word
IN his friends that he hopes to return
to Washington soon. Mr. Balmer was
stricken with sciatic rheumatism short
" after reaching Harrisburg
Reyiser Otis J; singleton sing TO ,i OF ds sns
after months absence recovering
from an operation. necessitated by in
1uries caused by fall while on duty
in the Office last summer.
Frank A Tuck. deskman in the mon
otype keyboard section, has been ab-
sent from duty the past week on &C
count of illness
William L. Mattocks of the proof
room who is department chaplain OF
the District Spanish War Veterans. is
making arrangements for the memo
rial services in honor OF those COM
rades who lost their lives in Havana
harbor in 1898. The exercises. which
VIII be under the direction of the De-
partment of the District of Columbia
r. s w V will be held the afternoon
% February Is.
Do ~ nFOnfrnOr1
g o. leave of absence and has been
selected by President Scott TO look
after the interests of the international
Tyroeraphical Union in connection
,.-fth legislation under considera ton by
Crn-ress
Thomas F. Blakely, secretary of the
Printing Pressmen's Union, No. ]. an
nou-ces change in the date OF the
monthly meeting of the union. The
meetings. which were formerly held on
40 fourth Saturday of each month. viii
hereafter be held on the fourth Mon
day OF each month at Iypographicai
Temple. beginning with February.
The following members Of the watch
force have been on the sick report the
past week. Richard +. Jordan. Alexan-
der Spinks John II. Pasco and Horace
f, ". Morcock and George G. Sci
bold. president and secretary. respect
ively OF Columbia Typographical Union.
have been looking after the interests
~ the printing trades in matters which
have been before Congress the past
week
Henry a Nothnagel. who has been on
the sick list for several months. and
who was compelled TO be absent on &C
count OF Illness again last week. has
returned 70 his desk much improved.
The following employees have been on
the sick report of the presswork OWL
sion the past week: George Mckee.
John J. Callahan, John II. Robh. Wal
ter W Whine Mrs Ethel M Barrick.
Miss Anna W. Burkett. Mrs Nellie +.
V Lyons. Miss Ella l., Rollins. Walter
j Bennett. Arthur F Boston. Edw, F.
Kelly. James E. Brooks. Richard ray
Tor and Ralph Ward.
There were thirty-eieht bidders In
the competition TO furnish paper Tor
the public printing and binding. in re-
Spouse 10 the proposals issued by pub
lie Printer Ford the middle of Deem
her The bids were received by the
1oint committee on printing at the
Capitol and among the items for which
contracts will be entered are the foI-
lowing: $4,000 pounds of news print
paper l2.i20.000 pounds machine-hnlsn
printing paper. 10000 pounds antique
machine finish printing paper. 100000
pounds wove nachine-fnish printing
paper. 1885. 900 pounds sized and super
calendered printing paper, s20oot
pounds coated book paper, 20.O00
paper SII JU0