Evening star., 1916-08-20
PRINTING OFFICE.

lief of dependents Of national guards
men, announcement was made that the
Government Printing ONCE Relief AS
ISOLATION is in a position to meet re-
quests Of those families Of the men in
| tho service who may need assistance.
The officers of the association are: Ed
ward W. Morcock, president Of Colum-
bia Typographical Union. No. 101, presi-
dent; E. A. Studley. president Of Book
binders Union. secretary; N. C. Sprague,
president of Pressmen's Union. treas
urer; L. o. Early, linotype section
| (night). cha irman of relief committee.
Merlin Hull. formerly an employe of
| the government printing office, now
prominent in Wisconsin politics and at
one time speaker of the house of repre-
| ssentatives of that state, is a candidate
| for the republican nomination for SEQ
retary of state before the primaries to
| be held September 5.
| Mrs. Boteler. wife of o. c. Boteler of
J the document (hand) section, who was
at Sibley Hospital recently for an op-
| GRAFTON, is reported to be rapidly con-
| valescing.
James Spalding. private of Company
| D. Sd Infantry, who was accidently shot
| August IL by a guard at Camp Ordway
| and died at the post hospital at Fort
Myer that afternoon, employed as
a messenger in the printing office previ-
| Gus to his enlistment.
| Reader Frank N Long of the night
proof force has returned from a two
| week vacation.
Miss Kathryn C. Cooney of the day
pressroom was married Wednesday to
Ralph Dimsey, young business man
of this city.
| r. w. Burgess. Frank Kihlbom and
| Wallace Luckett were among those
granted leave of absence from the
monotype section (nighD during the
| past week.
| The Damon and Pythias" team of
convention visitors-James L. McCor-
mick, in charge of the stock section of
the office of superintendent of docu-
Cornish of the day proofroom-were
at the opening of the printers conven-
tion at Baltimore Monday
Government Printing Office Council,
| No. 211, National Union, at its session
Monday night, listened to new stories
| by President Harry r. Christie. assist
| ant foreman of the day pressroom
force, and were furnished refreshments
by committee headed by Speaker
D. l. Leane. also of the government
printing office.
Misses Anna Lyons and Ida X Bailey
of the night pressroom. accompani nied
force, left Thursday for an extended
trip to Niagara Falls, Detroit and
Chicago.
The funeral of Frank Wesley Kern,
who was an employe of the day proof PROOF,
room for many years, and who passed
away August u, was held from ms
late residence. 1910 11th street north.
west Monday afternoon. lnterment
was at Glenwood cemetery.
Fl. D. Criswell, messenger boy in the
document (hand) section, has resigned
John NJ. Reilly. William H Davis ana
Thomas Miller of the document 'haho'
section lnighp are on leave. 1;eo+v,. sec
,,nn Irieht) has returned from
twenty-day leave of absence. "a hoon M
Butler of the same section mas pee"
granted leave of absence, heo,, Granted the
following employees of the pressWork o1
vision: Howard A. Gilbert, NHiiaIh p
Dingle, Daniel Beckwith Andrew :, D.
Heard. William W z,a Ma1lace' swain,
Mamie E. Mcdonnell, Annie NJ myers
Harry Maulding of the keyboard sec
ton, accompanied by his 1no5her' vi
Teresa Maulding, left THURSDAY Ior a
two-week vacation to be spent at Colonial
Beach. .;r,s. ,ybo
suffered an attack of ptomaihe poisoh'lSS S
during the past week. has recoVerea anu
returned to work. Charles A Bladen.
also of the machine shop section. was on
the sick report during the past week.
John r. Purvis, William n tFs .t anu ana
Charles D. Johnson are assisting the reg
ular corps of copy editors in the day
nroofroom during the present rush-
Mrs. Almanac S Lindsey of the sanitary
section who is on leave Tor three "eehs'
will spend her vacation at 'uie'
Colonial Beach. ,s
William E. Sebree and John H. buiiuy
or the carpenter and paint sh"p seclioi
are on leave. -,, 4;
,;sion Who underwent a serious opera
ZION at Garfield Hospital recently, Is re-
ported as improving. ,.,-.a
! Miss Minnie Aylward of the KEYBOARD
section left Thursday for months visit
to New York city ana ilel oiH io''e "
Milford. Mass .-,,. ,,oo.
| Howard L. Keys of the engineers sec
tiop was married "Wednesday afternoon
to Miss Hazel +. Dodd.
John R Morrison of the speclhcaton
nroofroom. who has been i'll for the past
| four weeks, is reported as improving.
Miss Mary Connolly OF the KEYBOARD
section left THURSDAY for a nor month rs WISH
to her former hosls in RaEGolph, Vt.
II w Stevens of the engineers sec
,ion has taken his annual leave ana VIII
| spend his vacation in Camden NE, ms
old home. Others IN tLe saiIie go asr''T,' ~
EIeyninp. lanes F. Mason and David a.
Young. ,-.,..., ,.,l..ic,,, ,of,
| Thursday for six-day camping lilp AT
| f,beeaneske Beach. r. u. Bradley of the
| same section. began vacation OF hfteen
days Yesterday, which he will spend at
/
! Colonial Beach. A..
| lanes A. Roche Is IN charge of the
pneumatic tube service OF the day proof
| room during the absence on leave ol
| Daniel NJ Jones.
| Misses Inez Burnham and Lena = COX
| of the postal card section. who nave been
| visiting friends and relatives in Rumford
| Falls, Me. reported for duty the past
| week. -
| ,ton and family win spend their vacation
| AT Mountain Lake PARK. Md, making the
! trin there and back By automobile
| The following employees OF the watch
force section are enjoying a part OF
their annual leave: John r. Lantz' John
! Clarke George O. Burke, John sullivan
aud Thomas ". Manchester. Those on
| the sick report of that section during the
week were William stark. Valentine Men
| del Charles w. Hale, Samuel N Colvin.
| Thomas p Maynard, Sidney s. Bum ana
Salyator Carnatella
| Mrs Johanna Curtin and James K. Tate
| were on the sick list Of the sanitary sec
| ton during the past week, and Mrs
1 Katie X. Beane. Francis p. Cooke, Jar
! rett s. Berry and Erasmus t Lewis OF
that section are on leave.
| A marty from the printing office, con-
| sisting of Fred Tarbox, Russell A. Beene
and Head Computer John a. Childress,
| rnotored to the upper Potomac last Satur-
| day They report good fishing
| Herbert NJ Taylor and Owen H. Thorn
| as OF the electrical section, are on leave.
! Harry Iofiand of the day proofroorn left
Yesterday in his automobile for Atlantic
S-it,, nd New York He was ACCOMPANIED