Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
PRINTING OFFICE.

The G. P. o. Duckpin League. after a
successful season, held a meeting re-
Gently at the National Guard Armory
and prizes were distributed to the
teams and individuals. Wolstenholme.
who rolled anchor for the Documents,
received the largest share Of the prizes,
Ibeing awarded the prize for high fndi-
vidual average, high game. high set.
greatest number of spares and the
ments finished first in the race, fol-
lowed by the Clerks and Buildings. re-
spectively. Prizes were distributed as
follows: Documents team, finishing
first, $25: Clerks. second, SIS; Build
ings, third, SO; high individual aver
age. Wolstenholme. $40; second high
individual average. Elicit. 81: third
! high individual average. Murdoch, IS;
greatest number of spares. Wolsten-
Woistenholme, So: high individual
game. Wolstenholrne. SIS; high individ-
ual set. Wolstenholme. SIS; high team
game, Documents. $40; high team set,
{ Documents. $40; high average on team.
high average on team, Elicit (Docu-
ments), 81: high average on team. MUIR
dock (Clerks), "a; second high average
on team, Fisher tClerks!, 81; high
ings), 81: second high average on team.
Brian (Buildings). 81: high average on
/ team. Fitzgibbon (Bindery), "a; Carey
| (Foundry), 81; second high average on
team selzle (Foundry), 81; high aver,
age on team, Bid Pressmen). 81, and
second high average on team, Ricken-
bacher (Pressmen). 50. The
season of the league was due to the ef-
forts of President Carey. The league
will be composed of six teams next
year. and a meeting will be held in Sep
TENDER for the election of officers.
Roland Starr, who performed the duties
| of secretary, received the commenda-
| ton of the organization for the &C
and averages.
Joel w. Cross of Columbia Typo
graphical Union died at Georgetown
| University Hospital Saturday. April Is.
For about eight weeks Mr.. Cross had
been ill from kidney trouble and other
diseases. and a stroke of paralysis a
few hours previous to his death has
tened the end. Funeral services were
street northwest. Wednesday morning,
followed by a requiem mass at Holy
Trinity Church, and interment was at
Mount Olivet cemetery. Mr.. Cross. who
was born in Tennessee f1fty-seven
years ago. had been a resident of
Washington for about thirty years and
had followed the trade of printer since
his boyhood.
With the exception of year or two.
he had worked in the government
printing office all the time since his
arrival in Washington, having at some
time served in nearly all the printing
divisions of the Office. For years he
was one of the unions most active
of chairman of the Congressional
Record in the hand-set days, a position
| in that time of much responsibility and
! requiring first-class ability. He was
one OF the earliest and most successful
printer committee workers before Con-
gress in securing the enactment of
laws giving to the government printing
oh1ce Journeymen such things as extra
pay for night work, leave of absence
and various other benefits. Mr.. Cross,
| associated with J. B. Moulden, was also
the founder Of the Trades Unionist, the
official paper of the Central Labor
Union. in 1894. He is survived by his
wife and five children.
The regular quarterly meeting Of the
Washington Union Printers Athletic
Association is to be held this afternoon
at Typographical Temple at $3.50
o'clock. AS business of Importance is
to be transacted all members should
make 1t point to attend
At a meeting of the Trestleboard
Club. composed of employees of the
government printing office. held recent
ly. the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President. w. T.
Skeen: vice president T. H. Hall; sec
rotary. w. H. Cornish: treasurer. Ed
ward Burkholder: doorkeeper, J. W.
Nee; steward, W. r. Love; executive
committee. w. R. Metz. ]. A. West;
delegate to advisory board. W. J. Dow
Reviser William H. Livermore of the
proofroom entered Sibley Hospital
Monday, and underwent a minor opera
ton for an injury received to his shout
der a short time ago.
Mrs Ida NJ. Willett, who was Sc
verely injured some time ago by fall
in the presswork division, suffering a
fracture of the right shoulder, is re-
ported much improved and expects to
be able to report for duty shortly.
Thomas J. McDonough. Levi L. Dixon,
Harry ]. Redfeld and J. B. Swinburne
were recent details from the night
monotype section to the document
(hand) section. night.
Mrs. Cotton. wife of Editor Joseph
=. Cotton OF the proofroom, has been
| In Providence Hospital the past week
as result of an operation.
John Adams, formerly a linotype on
orator in the Office. now employed on
the Pittsburgh Dispatch, visited the
office the past week.
B. Y. Martin of the Office of the SUI
Psrintendent Of buildings resigned
division of militia affairs. War De-
partment While employed in the print
ing office he took up the study Of law,
graduated from the National Law
School and was admitted to practice
in the courts of the District.
i. ]. Benner of the document (hand)
section has been detailed to the money
order section the past week
F. J. Sloan of the night linotype
section. who was operated on for ap-
pendicitis in Providence Hospital sew
eral days ago. is reported to be rapidly
recovering from the operation.
| President d. V. Chisholm of the
Knights of Momus cKnockers") an
nounces that the order will give a la
dies night at the Elks' Hall May 2,
Arrangements are being made for a
| reception, buffet luncheon, entertain
msnt and dancing.
Mrs. Katie K. Bean of the sanitary
section. who has been at home re-
covering from an operation recently
Undergone. has returned to work
The annual proposal blanks. cover
ing. specifications for furnishing ma
terial for the public printing and bind
ing for the fiscal year ending June 80.
1917. were issued April II. Bids will
be opened May 15
John j: Higgins, clerk in the office
OF the chief clerk, has returned from
a weeks vacation spent at his old
home in Delaware.
Charles e. Monninger of the mono-
type keyboard section graduated from
the United States College Of veteri-
nary Surgeons Tuesday, and the mem
hers nP he La1