Evening star., 1916-01-09
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

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ID
/ The following printers assistants re-
ceived appointments in the bureau re-
Gently: Minnie S. Hunter. Imogene +
Sweeney. Elsie l.. Duley. Edna r. Will
liams. Mary F.. Leavcy and Margare,
ii. Shellhorne.
! William Foley has been reinstated as
plate printer in the bureau. Mr.. Foley
was engaged in work at the Panama
Pacific exposition during the summe,
and fall months.
Mrs. Genevieve OZburn has been re-
| instated to her former position as
printers assistant.
Z. j. Lancaster. who has been ill for
some time, is reported to be recovering
| slowly. but still is confined to the hos
| pital Mr.. Lancaster is employed in the
| engineering and machine division of
| the bureau.
| At the last meeting of the Plate
| Printers Union Martin A. Dyer was
| obligated member of the local or
Ganization.
and p. j. Ryan of the executive COM
| mittee of the local Plate Printers
| Union. who attended the convention of
| the American Federation of Labor. held
+! in San Francisco. made report OF the
| last meeting OF the local union. Mr..
! Deviny represented the International
Steel and copper Plate Printers Union
of North America. and i. J. Ryan was
elected as deleeate to the convention
by the MARYLAND state and District OF
Columbia Federation OF Labor
William T. DOYLE of the Plate Print
ers' lnlon. accompanied by his wife ana
family. spent last week visiting his sis
ter in Philadelphia.
af he
| been on leave of absence during the
past week.
Miss j. q. Holohan of the same divi-
sion has been absent for the past week.
suffering from an attack of grip.
Other employees of the engraving di-
vision who are away from the Office be-
cause of sickness are 6. 4. Mason, $.
De Binder. J. II. Hates. NJ. A. George
and A. MacDowell
J. +. Delaney Of section of the
printing division and a member Of the
Plate Printers Union. died last Mon
day in local hospital. Funeral serv-
ices were held Wednesday in the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church of this city and
interment was in Mount Olivet ceme-
terry. A special committee. composed of
Cha rles T. Smith. associate editor of the
Plate Printer: William VESSEL, Charles
krams and Thomas Lavender. repre-
sented the Plate Printers Union a the
funeral.
James Kelly. plate printer in section
s, again is confined to his home. suf-
fering a relapse from recent illness.
Capt. Rose of the printing division is
reported to be seriously ill.
Capt. r. b. lie Hane of the bureau
watch force. accompanied by his wife.
returned recently from Il visit with Mrs.
lie Hane's relatives in Philadelphia.
Paul O'Neill of section II of the print
ing division has been called to Phila-
delphia on account of the death of his
father-in-law.
presses in section of the printing di
vision, has returned, following a weeks
leave of absence. He visited his home
in Virginia.
William 4. Jack, employed in section
, of the printing division. still is alb
sent. owing to an injury of his hand,
received while working on his press at
the bureau.
Printers assistants who are on leave
in section II of the printing division
are Misses Hazel NJ. Blick, Sarah e.
Cook, Mary A. Callow and Alice J.
Reardon.
Miss Helen d. Sage and Miss Louise
HALEY of the trimming room of the bil-
reau are spending ten days leave of alb
sence in New York city.
James F. Lyons and Joseph Lane of
the examining division are taking one
week of their annual leave.
Others taking annual leave in the ex-
amining division are Misses Ida Calhoun.
Irene Frankling, Florence Cornwall and
Seeanna Thomas
Much friendly rivalry exists among the
clubs in the Bureau Duckpin League
owing to the cioseness Of the race AL
bert n. Dewey, president of the league.
Is very enthusiastic the splendid
showing made by the ma joriIy of the
teams. and declares that the race will be
no runaway affair for any one team. The
club representing the examining division
is now leading the league. with seven
other teams not many points behind. 1t
is probable that the leagues representing
the bureau of engraving and printing
and government printing Office Will give
a Joint ball in the near future.
After several months absence. due to
illness. Louie Rauel returned to his
employment in section of the printing
division last Wednesday,
Miss Margaret c. Breen of section =
Of the printing division was absent dur
ing the past week on annual leave.
A Leap fear-New Year party was
given by Miss Anna Liesmann OF section
= nf the printing division last Monday
night al. her home on Quincy place north
west. in honor of her girl friends en-
ployed in the same section. At the
c'us'on of q social evening supper was
served. Each guest received as a SOU
venir dainty handkerchief tied with
blue ribbon. typifyns friendship Among
The guests were Misses Grace NJ. Taylor.
Ma bel DeAtiey. Monie DeAtiey. Elsie
| DeAtley. Mamie Birmingham Gertrude
Sanford. Daisy Robinson. Mary Shu-
ghr'ie and Mrs Agnes bona ldson
Miss Nellie Dillon. who has been alb
sent from the surface division for the
past six weeks on a doctors certificate,
is reported 10 he improving and will re-
port for duty shortly.
Miss Mary L. Dorsey Of the surface
DIVISION has heen granted leave.
Charles F. Faivei Of the surface division
was on the sick list during the week
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