Evening star., 1916-07-23
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

| | AMI 1hxN xxNos
Frank Ferguson: assistant director Of
the bureau Of engraving and printing.
has gone to Mackinaw Island. Mich.
where he will preside over the bien-
| nial convention of the National Union.
Mr.. Ferguson has been president of the
organization for two years.
Leo Flaherty of Eastern High School
fame and son of Michael ]. Flaherty.
| of section l of the printing division, is
receiving tryout with the Detroit
| tase ball team of the American League.
will return to Washington Tuesday
| from Ottawa, Canada, where they rep
| resented local No. 2 of the Plate
Printers Union at the convention of
Union of North America, held July IT
| TO july 22.
Charles T. Smith. associate editor of
| the Plate Printer. the official organ of
| the Plate Printers Union. has been in
stalled as recording secretary in the
| Order of Sons of Jonadab
Potomac Council of the National
Union. composed chiefly of plate
printers at the bureau. gave it's annual
excursion to Marshall Hall yesterday.
| Bureau Branch. No. Al. of the Gov
ernment Employees League held Its
regular monthly meeting Tuesday
night in the women's Christian Tenn
| perance Union hall. Twelve new mem
| bers were received into the organi-
| Zation.
! Richard Hagan Of the guard force at
| the bureau is on annual leave.
| Mrs c. Parkhurst of the guide force
| viii return to her duties tomorrow foi-
| lowing a weeks leave of absence. spent
at her home in Clarendon, Va.
Miss Fannie Gidelman of the guide
force will also report for work tomor-
row after vacation of week.
| Capt. Leblanc was absent from his
| desk last Thursday owing to indispo-
sition.
A number of the plate printers at the
bureau attended the excursion given by
the Sons of Jonadab Tuesday.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Plate Printers Union will be held
Tuesday night at Typographical
| Temple.
Mrs. Susie P Clements of the surface
division is spending her vacation at
| Chesapeake Beach.
| Clarence Bussius, Harry Dove and
Harry Gehrmann. who are with the
| District National Guard at Radio. paid
| a visit to their friends at the bureau
last week. The young soldiers are on
the engineering and machine division
roll in the money-making plant.
| James Jamison Of the engineering and
machine division is detained at his
home owing to illness in his family.
George F. Richards and Oscar T. ALL
wine have been appointed apprentice
| pressmen at the bureau.
The following young women have re-
signed their positions as plate printers
assistants at the bureau: Mary G. Bick-
erton, Clara A. Downs, Ellen ]. Kelly.
Edna NJ. Sullivan, Lille NJ. Harris.
Marie L. Goodwin and Annie S. Carew.
Ralph F. Jackson. skilled helper in
the examining division, resigned from
the bureau July 10.
Miss Amalia Howe. plate printers as
sistant in section 13 of the printing
division. is enjoying vacation of two
Miss Nettie Sampson. also employed
as plate printers assistant in section
! 13. is on annual leave.
| Frank ]. DAILY. plate printer in the
same section, is taking a part of his
annual vacation.
Plate printers assistants in section 13
who are out on sick leave are Bertha
Clements. Eva Flowers, Henrietta
Asper. Helen Hamilton and Helen
Miss Edna Gibbon, plate printers as
sistant in section of the printing di-
vision, is on leave Of absence.
Misses katheryne Travy. Mary Martie
and Mary NJ. Mayhem of section s of the
printing division are on the sick list
Plate Printer Frank ]. Day of section
13 is on leave.
office of the engineering and machine
division, will take a vacation this week
and will visit Piney Point. Md.
Mrs. Katheryne E. Collins of the sur
face division enjoyed water trip to
Baltimore during the past week:
Mrs. Josephine Williams and Miss
Addie r. Spies, also employed in the
| surface division. who have been con-
fined to their homes for several months
by illness, are reported to be improving.
Miss Maude E. Shorne of section 7
of the printing division is out on in
definite sick leave.
Edward F. Laws, foreman of section
Z, will return to his desk tomorrow.
| "a
annual leave
John Brisbine. George Whiting and
Joseph Heaney have returned to their
positions in the engineering and ma
ton.
| r. l. Thomas of section of the
printing division is on leave of abb
| sence.
j. w. Ellis. plate printer in section 6
of the printing division, is confined to
| his home by illness.
! c. Durand, plate printer in the same
section, is on a vacation.
G.. n. Daw and c. Fass, also employed
as plate printers in section of the
printing division. are away on leave.
| Miss Florence Gillotte and Miss Myr-
| tie Richardson of section of the print
ing division have returned to their du-
| ties at the bureau.
| Miss Mary Wade, plate printers as
sstant in section Z of the printing di-
vision, has returned to her work in-the
| bureau following DrleI vacation.
J. Robson Of section Z is absent on
i sick leave.
Other employees of section absent
| because of illness are E. Diezel J. j.
Mccarthy, J. E. Johnson. H. Glading,
E. r. Perry and J. Burdette
| H. c. Dean and R. E. Williams of
section of the printing division are
confined to their homes by illness
| L. P. Nehrbass has returned to his
duties following annual leave. He is
employed in section of the printing
| division.
| Owing to an injured hand, E. Zernia
of section Z of the printing division
was unable to report for work last
week.
| w. Irwin and H. L. Hauser, also of
section of the printing division, are
absent on leave.