Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

room has gone to Illinois for an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
William J. Delano of the proofroom
has been absent from duty for more
than week on account of illness.
Miss Helen Crone of Richmond, Va.
is visiting at the home of her aunt,
Miss Bessie Crone of the presswork
division.
Edward F. Latham. G. w. shaffer and
Sergt. John Waller. who have been on
leave Of absence. returned to work in
the document (hand) section the first
of the week.
During the absence of NJ. " B.
Stevens on leave. John NJ. Barr of the
monotype keyboard section Is casting
tables in the day proofroom.
Harry c. Johnson Of the carpenter
and paint shop section was granted
leave the past week.
The following assignments have been
made in the night linotype section on
account of the absence Of Foreman E.
acting foreman. Charles Slentz to as
sistant foreman, William e. (Ed) Nash
to deskman and Charles c. Brodie to
timekeeper. Mr.. Nevils is serving as a
captain in the District Guard.
Teresa NJ. Donovan, Mary B. Madigan.
Frances {. Boone and Nellie A. kenney
of the forwarding and finishing section
Of the bindery have been detailed the
past week to the pamphlet bindery
section.
Henry NJ. Beadle. L. H. Patterson and
James A. Scott of the proofroom have
been granted leave Of absence and
began their vacation yesterday.
Thomas J. Daily. imposer in the docu-
ment (hand) section, sustained severe
sprain of the right wrist the first of
the week.
John D. Fleming was on the sick list
Of the engineers section the past week.
w. n. Brockwell. chairman of the
committee on the excursion to Marshall
Hall. to be given July Is for the benefit
of the fund to send the base ball team
of the Washington union printers to
the indianapolis tournament, reports
that all arrangements are complete for
an entertaining program. and IT is ex-
pected there will be a large attendance
Of printers with their families.
Miss Nellie Theaker OF the monotype
keyboard section has been detailed as
reader in the proofroom.
James Smart of the monotype key
board section was on leave the past
week.
Richard NJ. Calhoun. Samuel D. How
ellis and Joshua B. Stops Of the watch
force have been absent on account of
illness during the week.
r. A. Scarborough, j. E. Clifton and
E. S. Kyler. temporary skilled laborers
in the document (hand) section. have
been separated from the service. their
time having expired.
Joseph Polkinhorn of the night mon
otype section took the balance Of his
annual leave the past week.
w. F. Council, makeup in the night
hand section. was on leave during the
week.
Appointments. separations, transfers.
etc. in the government printing office
for weeking ending Wednesday have
been announced as follows:
Appointments: Clarence Hill, Gar
field c. Thompson, James NJ. Marshall,
Harrison B. Beavers. Roland r. Perry
and Vernon d. Mills. temporary skilled
laborers; Samuel W. Hardy. Norman A.
Conlon. Maurice w. Roche. Harold j.
Thiele. Austin w. Hammond. temporary
messenger boys.
Separations: James ]. Cauffman and
Joseph NJ. Booker, temporary skilled
laborers, resigned.
Transfers. etc: William r. Smith,
counter. IS cents per hour. pamphlet
binding section. to assistant foreman,
IS cents per hour. sanitary section;
Alfred d. Calvert. compositor. mono
type section. to job section: Wade H.
Crowther. compositor. Job section. to
monotype section; Joseph H. Polkin-
horn. compositor. job section. to mono
type section. plight: Herman l.. Cow
gill. Joseph v. Cullen, Wallace F. Luc-
kett and Frederick A. Poore monotype
section, day. to monotype section, night.