Evening star., 1916-01-09
PRINTING OFFICE.

Christian G. Auracher. one of th'
most widely known members of Colum
bia Typographical Union. employed il
the government printing Office. dice
Tuesday after few days Illness
though his health had been failing fol-
some time. nephritis being the imme
diate cause of death. Mr., Aurachei
was born in Germany January 26, 1856
and joined the union German Typo
graphia. No. :, New York; in 1873
About twenty-seven years ago he came
to this city. and since has. been EN-
ployed in the various chapels of the
government printing office. being a
member of the proofroom chapel at the
time of his demise. The remains were
taken to Buffalo. y. Y. where his fam
ily resided, a son who is president OF
the Auracher Piano Company of Roch-
ester coming to this city to accom-
pany the body of his father.
Wilson H. McNelly has been given Il
probationary appointment as com
position and assigned to the monotype
section.
The following have been on the sick
report of the presswork division the
past week: John \. Bolts. John A.
Cunningham. Charles T. Thorne.
George wagenlander, William G.
Wilkes. Miss Nellie Blair. Miss J. NJ.
Mcdonald Mrs Cecilia A. Moore. Miss
Ella l.. Rollins. Miss Helen A. Wilkes,
Mrs. Alice NJ. Zook. Mrs. Mary A. Proc
tor. Walter !. Bennett. Charles w.
Scott and William X. Scott
Miss Margaret y. Evans of the proof
room has received n letter from her
niece. Miss Mary Martin. who IS en-
nloyed on the clerical staff on the Ford
peace ship. oscar II. The letter. which
was written during the voyage across
the ocean. contains interesting ac-
counts of the speeches and discuSSi onS
Of the members Of the peace party.
George ". Shafcr of the docume n t
Nand> section has returned from his
holiday leave. which he spent at his
home in northern New York.
w. \. II. Turner for many years en-
ployed rs compositoT in the govern
ment printing office. died December 50
after a short Illness. The funeral
which was held last Sunday was at
low craftsmen.
Charles W. Bouvet of the carpenter
and paint shop section suffered Sc
we're burn OF the left hand Tuesda y
caused by escaping steam from a de-
fective pipe.
John +. Snowden. laborer in the mon
otyDe keyboard section, WIS stricken
with paralysis Monday while at work
In that section. Mr. Snowden. who is
seventy years of age. was removed to
his home.
g. NJ. koockogcy. compositor in the
Job section. has beer transferred to the
specification end of the hand section
William Wilkes and Miss Helen
Wilkes have the sympathy of their
fellow employees in the presswork divi-
sion in the recent death of their
mother
John II. Hooper of the editorial force
OF the night proofroom has returned
from a trip to Charlotte, " c.. where
ne was called on account of the death
OF his mother \ like aff1iction called
Charles Garrells. editor on sneciica-
tions. TO his home. in Peoria, Ill.
Local No. T. International Brother
hood of Book binders. will hold its an
nual entertainment and dance at Odd
Fellows Hall March :. Otto Hammer
bacher is chairman of the entertain
ment committee
Charles NJ. O'Connell was elected
chairman and Charles Sickels secre-
tary of the monotype keyboard chapel
at the recent election of that chapel
A J. Mcmillan of the night proof
room has received a letter from his
cousin. S. Benjamin Harvey, a school
teacher in Changsha. province of HUI
nan. China. He incloses in the letter
many exhibits of interest to the print
ing craft, consisting of official COM
riunications in the Chinese language
tickets of admission to entertainments
and programs. Among the notes is the
statement that the school which Mr.
harvey is teaching was founded CEN
turtles before America was discovered.
Miss Margaret A. Evans of the proof
room gave a New Year dinner to sew
eral of her friends of the document
(handJ section on New Year evening
Among the guests were George Ter
Tilliger, Sergt. NJ. A. Maloney Miss
Laur.- Gordon and Mrs. c. c. Thompson.
J.. x. Noone of the electrical section
received u painful injury to his hand
Monday while removing apparatus
from undef work bench
John A. Peterson and George A.
Cross have been on the sick report of
the machine shop section the past
week.
l. u. Williamson Of the document
(handl section has been absent from
duty the past week. due TO illness.
Louis W. Plowman of the Dresswork
division has been granted leave of alb
sence and is spending his vacation in
FLORIDA
section spent the holidays in New York
city.
Grant Miller. who was recently ap-
pointed temporary messenger has been
assigned to the night monotype key
board section.
W. j. Cassidy. clerk in the ofice of
tn purchasing agent. was absent from
inc once the past week on account Of
the death OF his mother. Mrs Joseph
tassiday. mich occurred Tuesday. The
late residence, III ath street northeast;
thence TO ST. Augustine's Church. Elk
ridge. 3id., where reqdiem high mass
was sung The friends of Mr. Cassi-
day IN. the purchssi division sent
wreath OF flowers 10 he placed on the
caskef.
The Government Printing Office Coun-
Ell, National Union. held it's regular
monthly meeting last night at Typo
graphical Temple. where the newly
erected officers were installed nv the
representatives. of the District cabinet
The officers who viii serve during the
coming year are as follows: President.
u X. Christie; ex-president. D. V
Chisholm: vice president. William y.
Brockwell; secretary. Stanley H. Rid
fngs' financial secretary, John J. Pep
per; treasurer. Philip Nachman, sr:
speaker. ID. I. Leane: usher. J. b. Fitz-
patrick; sergeant-at-arms, Fl. j Frank:
doorkeeper. y. J.. Mcknew; trustees, T.
VI. Berger. J. g. Roberts and f. w
Davis. Speaker Leane will arrange for
an old-tifne banquet and entertainment
AZ the February meeting.
Charles Stutsman of the editorial
force of the proofroo&l has returned to
bis desk after trip to Des Moines,
Iowa. where he was called recently on
account of the death of his father
u. ;. Mcconnell of the document
thand) section returned from his hoII-
day leave Monday
Harry II. Geisbert of Baltimore Md