Evening star., 1917-04-01
PRINTING OFFICE.

Charles NJ Robinson and Walter Il
detailed to the State Department on
work connected with the public laws.
The following members of the watch
force have been Oh the sick list during
the past week: Alexander Spimks
Thomas W. Manchester, John r. Lantz
Hiram W. Stoddard and John Clarke
Sergt. John Waller. chief of the
string and page paper workers has
| been granted four days leave and has
gone 10 Norfolk. Va, for brief visit
Magnus t. Young of the engineers
section has gone on leave.
John l.. Getman. naker-up on the
''Y" document thand) section, was on
leave last week.
Additions We're made to the night
forces Tuesday to prepare for the work
OF the extra session of Congress.
Charles u. Deming of the downtown
printers is Il candidate for delegate
to represent Columbia Typographical
Union at the International Typo
graphical Union convention 10 be held
at Colorado Springs. Col, in August
Mr.. Deming is president of the Wash
| ingtou Union Printers Athletic Asso-
citation and reports the affairs of the
organization in a prosperous condition.
He made . visit to the printing office
Thomas ". Kemp of the Inonotype
keyboard section has been detailed to
the proofroom, casting tables for the
editorial section.
Readers Alfred u. Calvert and George
H. Ogle of the day proofroom are de-
tailed to the job section at present.
Henry c. Mclean, foreman of the
linotype section has been taking sew
eral weeks leave.
William 4: Pratt is i'll charge of the
night proofroom as foreman, with John
:. Garner as assistant and Lee j. Run
yam as eskman. The entire congress
sionai night force will be on tomorrow
night.
Vincent +. Howard's mother died last
saturday at her home in this city.
Valentine Ruff, press reviser on speci-
ncatlons, has returned from leave
Arthur F. Martin of the linotype sec
ton reported for work Tuesday, having
been on leave the last two weeks.
george j; Schley, copyholder on speei-
ncatlons Tor many years, resigned the
past week.
Charles D. johnson has been trans
Ierred from the night force to the day
proofroom.
Henry Z. Halliday and Robert Z. Mil
.er nave been transferred from the limo
type section to the day proofroom.
william A. Roberts and Frank c.
Porter, compositors in the document
thand) section, have returned from an
nual leave.
James c. White of the engineers sec
ton has been on the sick list the past
week
OLSON E. Harrison of the electrical
section is on leave.
Mrs Harriet a. Thompson of the sani
tary section is taking part of her an
nual leave.
j. E. Jones of the night linotype sec
ton mas returned to work after an alb
sence of some time due to injuries re-
celyed in a bicycle accident.
Appointments. separations, transfers,
etc, IN the government printing office
for week ending Wednesday are as fol-
lows:
Observation-Disclosures 2. Ferguson,
walter e. Wright. Frank Rowley. Mat
lheW f Dermody, John c. Howard.
William W Cook. George A. Fischer,
ers; Frank X. J. Fogarty, Henry ".
Starr. Clarence A. Robinson, James W.
81. Allen, Irving L. Primus, Robert V.
Barnes, Sterling Coleman, James r.
Brown, John H Thiernau. David L.
Printz, Eugene X. DeLawder, tempo
rary skilled laborers; Samuel e. Brown.
Frank Slagle, William Janof, Temporary
messenger boys; Alonzo B. Thomson.
George L. Mellis, temporary pressmen
MISS Alice b. Waddleton, probationary
pert w Smith, probationary book
binder, so cents per hour: John S.
Greene. bookbinder. reinstated
Separations-Lawrenc N. Nops, help
er, resleHedi John j. Casey, messenger
boy, resigned. Charles A Greenleaf
unskilled lahorer. resigned; Norval K.
Tabier. caster helper, resigned: George
w hockey, clerk, resigned: Raymond
L. Beard, skilled laborer: Stephen J.
Ransom, unskilled laborer. Thomas II.
Thayer, probational skilled laborer, re-
signed.
Transfers, etc-Harry NJ. Tucker,
messenger boy, Is cents per hour, TO
messenger boy, 1915 per annum: Joseph
n Beaman, elevator conductor, 80 cents
per hour, to helper, so cents per hour,
presswork division: George Biorac CHI,
linotype operator, SO cents per hour to
proofreader. go cents per hour: Henry
Z. Halliday, maker-up, 60 cents per
hour. TO proofreader, 60 cents per hour:
Robert A. Miles, linotype operator so
cents per hour, to proofreader, 60 cents
per hour.