Evening star., 1916-10-15
! granted leave of absence beginning

granted leave of absence beginning
last Monday.
In the patent issue of October 81,
Just finished at the government print
case which was filed October 90, 1880,
thfrty-six years ago, by Charles Z.
Fritts of New York. The invention is
an apparatus for receiving and repro
sound, and ninety-seven claims were
allowed. The inventor died several
years ago and the patent was issued
to Mrs. Josephine H. Fritts, widow of
the deceased and Administrative of the
estate.
C. W. Williams of the monotype key
board section left yesterday for a
months visit at his former home, Bur
lington, Kan.
Compositor George r. Merriam OF the
document (hand) section will spend his
leave at his home in Vermont.
Arthur F. Martin of the linotype sec
tion. returned Monday from a two
Fred W. Follett Of the document
(hand) section has been on the sick
list since the expiration of his leave.
which was passed at Hot Springs, Va
F. c. Roberts, formerly a member of
sioner of labor for Porto Rico. visited
the office last Wednesday.
Editor Charles Garrels of the specif-
cations division and John A. Onyun of
Peoria, ILL.,, where they will spend their
vacation.
Uriel c. Hays of the monotype key
board section left Tuesday for st.
Louis, Mo-, where he was called on
account of the serious illness of his
father.
Miss Alberta R. Dempsey, pressfeeder
in the presswork division. who has
been quite i'll in local hospital, has
gone to her former home in Virginia to
recuperate.
Messrs. Howard, Frye and Barnhart
are assisting the regular corps of edi-
tors in the day proofroom.
The leaves of the following persons
in the document (hand) section ex-
pired during the week: D. L. SAMSON.
A. c. Webb. G. E. Partridge, c. J. Duffy,
John Burns. John Smith and E. D. Nc
Kenna.
John oNein maker-up in the specih-
cations division. has been spending
ten-day leave in New York city.
Maker-up James carville of the
specifications division. has been grant
ed thirty days leave and has gone to
his home in the middle west.
George S. Fletcher of the linotype
section is back at work, after a two
week leave of absence.
Frank Lazarus, who was Ill in
Georgetown University Hospital, has
reported for duty in the presswork
division.
George NJ. Ramsey of the document
(hand) section returned from his vaca-
ton Thursday.
F. B. Hallock of the monotype key
board section left Wednesday to spend
n n. s""eeN 7. vacation IN BROOKLYN
Charles NJ. Flanagan of the linotype
section is taking part of his leave.
L. c. Tuttle of the night proofroom
has been granted twenty days leave
Of absence. and will visit his former
home In New Jersey
Appointments, separations. transfers.
etc. in the government printing office
for week ended Wednesday, are an
nounced as follows:
Appointments-Frank E. Lanman,
probational bookbinder: Joseph H.
Frazer. probationary messenger boy;
Joseph Landow. skilled laborer, rein
stated; Mrs Martha c. Hawkins, trans
flee Department, Treasury Department
(skilled laborer); Gustavious Morris,
Elmer S. Kyler Louis F. Bush, George
W. Fountain, William W. Holman, Reu-
and Henry Q. Bryant, probational
skilled laborers
separations-Grover W. Roth, clerk,
resigned; Ray D. Davis. temporary
skilled laborer, resigned: George w.
Giddens. skilled laborer temporary;
Harry G. Bauer. temporary skilled
laborer; Elsie L. Taylor. Margaret NJ.
Creager ana mary NJ. McNamee, tenn
porary skilled laborera.
Transfers, etc.-RoIand II. Spence and
Harvey II. Graves. messenger boys
1878 per annum, to messenger boys,
1920 per annum, office Of superintendent
Of documents; John l.. MattingIy. mes
senger boy. $40 per annum. to messen-
ger boy. $500 per annum. office of su-
perintendent of documents; Henry A.
Ludwig. oficeman, 81. 400 per annum. to
craftsman. Sl.4oo per annum. buildings
division: Thomas S. Wills. skilled labor
er. rs cents per hour. pamphlet binding
section. to elevator conductor. 80 cents
per hour. electrical section; GARFIELD C.
Thompson, temporary skilled laborer.
20 cents per hour. to probational skilled
laborer, 26 cents per hour. hand section:
Joseph F. Fleming. temporary skilled
laborer, % cents per hour, to skilled
laborer (probationaD. 25 cents per
hour, stores division; David T. Har-
mon, Clarence s. Elliott, Neville R.
Waters, Chester B. Schuyler and Ben
tamin H. Sykes, temporary skilled
laborers. 25 cents per hour, to proba-
tional skilled laborers. % cents per
hour. press division.
Levf H. Patterson Of the document
(hand) section and Mrs. Patterson
have as guests at their home. Fair
view. Langdon. Mr.. Patterson's Sis
ters, Miss Margaret Patterson, an
evangelist. and Miss Gertrude Patter-
son. a former census office clerk, now
pay clerk for an electric company in
Pennsylvania.