Evening star., 1916-12-24

| mond has been absent from the surface
! division for the past month.
The employees of the engineering and
machine division presented their col
| ored messenger with a Christmas pres
! ent consisting of two gold coins last
| Thursday.
! William ONeiI, c. Brown and Daniel
! Beach of the engineering and machine
| division have been granted leave of alb
| sence until after Christmas.
! The Federal WatchmenS Union. No.
1864. consisting chiefly of Watchmen
Z, employed at the bureau, held its De
| cember meeting last Tuesday at Moose
| Hall. business of Importance to the
| watchmen was discussed. Arrange
ments We're made to continue their fight
| for an increase in salary. 1t was point
! ed out that some of the members and
! the families We're in actual want as
! a result of the low scale of wages paid
! to ''atchmen in the government depart
| me is in view of the increased cost OF
/ living. Four new members We're obll-
| gated The date of the meetings has
| been changed to the first and third Fri
! C-Ns of each month.
/ G. f. Dougherty is taking portion
of his annual leave. He is a member Oh
the bureau watch force.
Thomas Carr of the engineering and
machine division has returned after an
absence due to sickness.
W. =. Spillane of section 10 OF the
printing division still Is on the sick re-
port.
Miss Fannie Tolley has been granted
on. week leave of absence. She is en-
plDye1 in section 10 of the printing d.
Vi ion.
Mrs! Bessie Smith of the surface di-
vision has been absent for three weeks
on account of sickness in her family.
Miss Tillie Miller of the stamp book
and coil division is on d weeks vaca-
ton.
Miss Rose Miller of the wetting divi-
sion took a portion of her annual leave
last week to complete her Christmas
shopping.
Miss Mary r Mccormick was absent
from the wetting division during the
week on leave.
Frank P. Cunning of the wetting di-
vision is taking q portion of his leave
and is spending the time with ms OLD
associates.
Miss Sara McFadden of the stamp
book and coil division is on leave and
is visiting her home in Wilmington,
Del.
A. L. Baker is absent.from section
10 of the printing division on one
weeks leave.
Fred Springmeyer of section 10 of
the printing division has been granted
two weeks annual leave.
William Freeman of the engineering
and machine division is absent from the
bureau on account of illness in his
family.
Thomas W. Jones is absent from the
tanning his son Robert, former en-
ploye of the bureau.
Thomas F. Roche. chief of the wet
ting division, accompanied by his lam
lily, Will spend the Christmas holidays
with relatives in Baltimore.
George W. Evans of section 10 Of the
printing division has been granted an
nual leave for one week.
William r. Brown of the wetting di-
vision was on leave during the week
Renj8 min F. Coakley is taking a por-
ton of his annual leave and is enjoying
visit with relatives and friends in
Virginia.
The Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Rife Club viii enter 4 team in the
National Rifle Association match, which
will begin the week ending January 81,
1917.
George Craft. son of Charles Craft. a
plate printer in section ], has received
a commission a first lieutenant in the
United States army.
Mrs Viola Reid has been reinstated as
plate printers assistant at the bureau
and has been detailed to section 10 of
the printing division.
Mrs. Olive Riley of section 10 Of the
printing division. and Mrs. Nellie L.
S5rnaliWood of section 6 OF the printing
division VIII spend the Christmas holi-
days with their parents at Boyce,
Clarke county, Va.
Miss Esther Woolfarth. an employe
at the bureau, is spending Christmas
week at her home in Forestville. Nd
Ralph and William Mills are visiting
their father, A. H Mills Of section 10
of the printing division, for the holi-
DAYS. The former is a student Of the
| University Of Illinois and the latter is
| attending the Military Academy at
| Newport News, Va.