Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

At meeting of the bureau of en-
craving and printing branch Of the
National League of Government EN-
Hall the following permanent officers
were elected: Jacob 3. De Hart, presi-
dent: John r. Newman. vice president;
f. Berry. treasurer. and Miss Harper
of the numbering division. secretary.
Other officers of the new organization
will be selected by the president at the
next meeting. to be held the third
! Tuesday of this month. The objects of
the league are to bring within its fold
all employees Of the L. 5. government,
to urge the government to adopt and
put into operation an effective plan for
keeping the employees of the depart
ments steadily employed. to see that
the laws and rules of the various de-
partments are impartially administered
and to espouse such bills in Congress
as are sanctioned and approved by the
President of the United States and the
heads of the departments in so far as
they pertain to the welfare of the
government employees
The bureau branch has started with
about seventy members, and President
De Hart expects the membership to in
crease to 500 by the middle of this
summer
Herbert d. Knight was absent from
the surface division curing the week
past owing to sickness.
Charles F. Falvey. also of the sur
face DIVISION. is taking portion Of his
annual leave.
Cly G. Trafelet Of the stamp-gum-
ming division has been granted fifteen
spend at his home i'm Indiana
Miss Carrie L. Bauer has been re-
instated as plate printers assistant
sidney " Reeves has been annn;nts,
a Waterman on Capt. lie Hane's force
The foIIowinp 1Iata nr;,,tnrs. 80.
ants RESIGNED tbair ,psit;ons a. ~
bureau recently. Ellen r Rec. NJ
gle II Rallenser ana Sonh;a p
Webster
Catherine l.. Duckett has haap ra-
inStated as plate printers assistant
The Federal Watchman's Union held
it's regular monthly meeting last Wed
resday night at Typographical Temnle
1t is composed Of members of the
watch force at the bureau. Committees
influential men in the government serv-
ice in their cause reported fayora Bile
results. a resolution of thanks was
offered to Director Ralph for his in
aerest IN tneir Dehai1 before the last
committee
.naries r. Mllier OF section OF the
P ~ e a.. - SUI .ohIhed TO ms
Vii 80 IL III -, i'm 49,, ~ "h .i reg: II
tba h,ra,u 70. .a,s.nnI -
thouaht II l"
Miss Roma zirLle aud Miss N.;
Garner aIso of section , of fbs n,.,ntins
division. are absent beca,isa Of
sickness
Miss NJ Fennelly of secfion o of tho
printing division is a patient in
Georg etown University HospitaI hay-
ing undergone d serious operation.
Miss Ada Hopkins is on the sick list.
SIZE is employed in section o. the
printing division.
Earl T.. Moore of section IL of the
printing division is taking portion of
his annual leave:
The twenty-hfth anniversary of the
orsaniZaiioh OF the rate Printers Mu-
tuai feilet Association OF the bureau
OF engraving ana printing was held
last night. The committee in charge OF
he arrangements was composed Of ". d.
Clark. chairman; Thomas McQuade. secs
retarH treas urer, charles Fass, John r.
Hardie. Iharies r. Miller and Daniel NJ.
Hasset.
Mary r. knright. widow of Joseph
y. Ehrisht. died al her home. 61S
u street southeast. FEBRUARY Il. The
ueceased. prior 10 her marriage.
vas ctnploEed IN the wetting division
Of me bureau OF engraving and print
ing ana after the demlse OF her hus- (;
nana she was reinstated by an execu-