Evening star., 1916-09-24
PRINTING OFFICE.

Col. H. F. J. Drake. for many years
an employe of the government printing
office. died Monday night at his home.
| 1906 Holmead place northwest. Col.
| Drake. who was a veteran OF the civil
war. had been confined to his bed for
! three weeks preceding his death with
| heart trouble. He held during his
service several supervisory positions in
| the printing Office. his last assignment
| being in the proofroom of the office
Funeral services were held at the resi-
dence Wednesday night and the body
was taken to Elizabeth, N. j.. for in
| terment.
| Thomas H. Solan. a former employe
! of the old document (printing) section
and also of the electrical section, died
suddenly in Philadelphia September 16.
He is survived by his widow.
Harvey. Brayton of the monotype
| keyboard section will be on leave of
absence until October L.
William NJ Lizer of the night press
work division has been detailed as
| operator to the linotype section.
| Makerup W. E. Holt of the document
! thand) section was on detailed service
during the week in the Office of the as
| sistant foreman of printing, in the
! absence of Fred H. Berger.
| Charles Ferguson of the linotype sec
| ton returned to work Wednesday,
! after ten days vacation spent in Car
/ lisle Pa
i A. r. Nathan of the proofroom is
| spending his vacation al Atlantic City,
| n. J.
The following members of the watch
week: Andrew Lukei. Samuel N. Col
| win. Charles L. Bennett. Christian
Keiner. Joshua B. Stoops. Robert H.
| White and Valentine Mendel
| Compositor George r. Boone of the
| hand section, who has been on detail
! in the linotype section for several
months. has been on the sick list the
| last ten days.
| Loxlie " Adams, in charge of sec
| ton. night press division, is visiting in
James U. Mccormick. chief of the
stock section, public documents divi-
| sion. has returned with his family
| from North Beach, Nd.
! :. J. Quinn of the monotype keyboard
! section is spending his vacation in the
northern part Of New York.
| William A. Johnson of the sanitary
! section began his leave of absence
| Edward F. Morrison, compositor in
the document thand) section, is slowly
| recovering from a severe illness at CO.
| 1onial Beach.
| Ralph A. Murdoch of the proofroom,
f, who has been absent on account of an
! injury to his hand, has returned to
| work.
| John w Griffith of the linotype sec
| tion reported for work Tuesday after
an absence of several weeks on account
| of illness.
| James J. Murphy of the State, War
| and Navy branch section has returned
| from the national convention of the
| Spanish War Veterans at Chicago. He
! also visited in Philadelphia
| David G. Serrin has been on the sick
| report OF the carpenter section.
/ Frederick Penn of the monotype key
board section, who has been i'll in an
| Alexandria hospital for six weeks with
| typhoid fever, left the hospital Wednes-
! day.
i Charles H. Leeds, timekeeper in the
document (hand) section, and Mrs.
Leeds were the recipients of congratu-
lations from their many friends last
| week. when they celebrated their flf-
tieth wedding anniversary.
| Ihe Government Printing Office Coun-
| ell. National Union, will hold its regu-
| lar monthly meeting the first Saturday
/ in October at the Typographical Tenn
| ple and viii meet on the first Saturday
of each month hereafter Speaker
! Leane Will provide entertainment and
| refreshments.
| Il. c. Gruniey, reader or specifca
/ lions IN the proofroom. was called to
/ New york Tuesday on account of the
| death of a nephew.
! Richard ("Dicl.") S. Peed of the docu-
ment thand) section is on an efght-day
leave of absence down the Potomac.
| fishing.
type keyboard section, is absent on ac-
| count of Illness
Leave Of absence has beer granted to
the following employees of the press
work division: Walter J. Baldwin,
! John j. Callahan, John T. Dunlap. Fin
ley s. Hayes. William A. Fogarty, Mrs.
Louisa K. Roche, Mrs Katherine v
Taylor. Frank r. Spencer, Samuel w.
| Lane. Joseph Williams, Miss Anna
| w. Burkett, Mrs. Sarah NJ. GantIev
Mrs. J. A. Mckinney, Miss Jennie Nc.
Namara. Mrs. Fannie w. Waite, Miss
Marq Hayes and Walter J. Bennett.
! John J. Sweeney of the watch force
| is on leave.
six weeks in the CatskilI mountains.
reported for work in the night Iinotyne
| section the first of the week.
John j. Pepper, copy collator in the
| proofroom. was absent from work for
| more than week on account of III
ness in his family.
NJ. +. Peake and w r. Abbott of
the night proofroom are spending their
vacation in Maryland.
| William McEnaney has been trans-
! ferred from the job section to the docu
! ment thandl section maker-up
and assigned to the supply end.
! E. A. Alternately. a former empIoye
| in the old first division. now practicinr
medicine at Capitol Hill, N. C.. was a
visitor last Wednesday.
| Reuben Brown John Burns George
i Lonlax and c. S. Mills, laborers in the
document (hand) section, are on leave,
William Fl. Smith of the engineers.
! section began his vacation Monday
| Mrs. William Iange and daughter
Josepha. of Chicago. who have been
! visiting with Mrs. Lange's sister-in-
| law, Miss Joeepba A. Lange of tho
! proofroom. for the past seven weeks
/ left Tuesday for their home in Illinois
| William H. Mcl<immie of the linotype
| section. who has been i'll for six week
| from the effects Of Il snake bite, re-
| ported for duty Monday
| William S. Sill. deskman in the mono
=. type keyboard section. and Mrs. sill
| left Monday on "A trip TO Niagara Falls
! and Toronto. Canada. They will be
| gone two weeks.
! August Paiand of the makeup staff
| of the ~, document (hand) section.
| returned from his vacation Tuesday
| James Leslie and Ralph c. Hargett
| of the carpenter section have been
granted leave.
Mrs. Ellen e. Graham, who was in
| jured by fall in the presswork di-
vision last week, is as yet unable to
report for duty.
Miss Annie Downs of the bindery has
been spending her vacation in New
York.