Evening star., 1916-10-01
PRINTING OFFICE.

! Ira T. cole, the Oldest preSSnldn IN the
government service, was the recipient
| of bouquet of eighty-seven roses and
congratulations from his fellow-work-
ers in the presswork division Thurs
day, the occasion being the celebration
| of his eighty-seventh birthday. Mr..
Cole, who was born in st. Lawrence
county, n. Y, in 1929, served his ap-
premiership as pressman. with Daniel
Ayers and James NJ. Brown, Oswego,
| n. Y, and was appointed in the gov
ernment printing office in 1876. He
served three years in the civil war as
| a member of the S1st Regiment. New
York Volunteer Infantry
| The condition of Joseph H. Babcock,
who has been confined to Sibley Hos
pital for many months, has become such
! that he has been removed to the Home
| for Incurables. Mr.. Babcock was for
many years a member of the proofroom
chapel, and had been employed on. the
Congressional Record and bill forces at
various times.
| The Government Printing Office Coun-
| Gil. National Union, viii hold its
| graphical Temple. After the business
meeting the members will be enter
tanned by Messrs. Christie. Mcknew.
Threlkheld, Pyle. Baulsir and Leane. in
a one-act skit. entitled The Darktown
1 Minstrels" Refreshments will be served
| by Speaker D. ]. Leane.
| Lemuel c. Richards and Robert w.
| Congdon of the supply end, document
| (hand) section, having been granted
annual leave, have gone on a fishing
| trip down the Potomac.
| George L. Eichhorn. deskman in the
| monotype keyboard section, left yes
terday for Wilkes Barre, Pa. for a
! weeks visit at his former home.
.
ing and finishing section of the bindery
| is spending two weeks leave at Phila-
| delphia.
| Nate Newman of New York city spent
part OF the week renewing printer ac-
| quaintances in this city. He visited the
printing office Wednesday. and was
| shown through the plant by William
F. OBrien, assistant foreman OF the
! proofroon.
At a recent meeting of the board OF
| directors of the Washington Union
Printers Athletic Association, Mark II
| Barnum of the jacket-Writing section
was elected secretary-treasurer of that
organization.
! severe injury to his hand while load
| ing press motor on truck, the press
slipping and crushing his hand.
Todd C. Sharp of the linotype section
and amily have returned from three
| week vacation spent with Mrs. Sharp's
parents in West Virginia.
Charles E. Bennett of the watch force
is on leave of absence.
Fred w. Follett, maker-up in the
document (hand) section. owing to ILL.,
health, has gone to Hot Springs, Va.
Editor Il. w. Butler of the proof
| room and Mrs. Butler have returned
! from a three-week vacation spent in
| Worcester. Mass. and vicinity
Chester Bid of the office of the assist
ant foreman of printing has returned
! to work, after two-week leave of alb
sence spent in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Ellen + Graham of the press
division, who was injured some time
ago by a fail from a press, is still con-
fined to her home.
+. Z. $. Miller is on the sick report
of the monotype keyboard section.
Milton Bricherj, Samuel Washin etor
and William Hawkins are among those
| VINO have been granted leave from the
sanitary section.
| +. r Crooke, in charge of proofs in
the monotype section. who has beer
on leave of absence in Massachusetts
| lands.
Chief Engineer K. J. Allen, Stephen
Ransom and David A. Young of the
! engineers section are Oh leave of alb.
sence.
Miss Anna j. Smith of the forwardine
and finishing section of the bindery is
spending a months leave with rela-
tiYes and friends at various points in
Maryland
John b. Foster of the linotype section
spent the past two weeks at Atlantic
City.
Orville A. Calkins of the document
(handD section has been granted d
| fifteen day leave extension.
William H Cornish was elected chair.
man of the proofroom chapel at re.
cent meeting of it's members to fill the
vacancy caused by the deatE of w. n
Brockwen.
James M. Toy of the buildings divi.
sion is absent from duty on account OF
illness.
Willis E. Young of the proofroom re-
turned to his desk Monday. after d
weeks leave spent in Atlantic City.
Leave of absence has been granted
| division: William II. Weber, Rober
J McCabe. Rose D. Lawrenson, Jennie
| Butler. Mary c. Kelley. Margaret L
Nealon, Charlotte d. Ohm. Agnes c
Bowser. George T.. Scott, William c
| Keating, Mrs. Grace StartZell, Thoma!
H. Smith and Governor V. Montgomery
| Thomas J. Keely of the stamping ant
casemaking section of the bindery hai
been in Siblcy Hospital the past two
| weeks suffering from acute Indigestion
John F. ingalls, of New York has beer
visiting his uncle, j. E. Brooks of th'
might proofroon, during the week.
Emory Z. Sudler. skilled laborer fl
the specifications division, has beei
granted twenty-one days leave of alb
sence.
George p Dowell of the proofroon
returned Monday from a seven-da
outing at Virginia Beach.
John van der Schaaf of the mono
type section has returned from a three
week vacation. during which time h.
made AN automobile trip to New York
Melville Jones, temporary messenge
in the proofroom, resigned Wednesda.
to accept a permanent position will
the interstate commerce commission.
| Levi II. Patterson has returned from
leave and is detail in the docu
ment (hand) section.
| The results of the matches of tn,
G.. z. o. Duckpin League last Monda,
night are as follows: Monotype Sec
tion won two out of three from tn
Prcssmen, Foundry defeated Building
two to one and the Clerks won thre,
straight from the Bindery. High in
| dividual game and set was rolled b,
| Hermann of the Buildings team. Higl
individual games for the night were
Hermann, Building, 1913; Bid, Clerks
lis; Fahey, Buildings, 116; Suess
!: Monotype, 116: Addison, Foundry. ia
Nesmith, Clerks. 113; Fisher, Clerks
ITO; Murdock, Clerks. 110: Brown
Foundry. 107: Cousins. Pressmen, 107