Evening star., 1917-05-27
PRINTING OFFICE.

! Public Printer Ford has issued a
memorandum to the employees Of the
Office calling attention to the circular
issued by the Treasury Department
May IA, inviting subscriptions to the
liberty loan bonds. authorized by Con-
gress. The memorandum states that 'it
Is hoped that a-good percentage of the
| employees Of the government printing
office will subscribe to the bonds and
that better showing will be made by
this office than by any other depart
ment or bureau of the government, and
| that the response of the workers OF
this office will be an inspiration to all
citizens Of the country to emulate our
example. At this time Of necessity for
concerted patriotic action on the part
| of all citizens to assist our country
the purchasers of these liberty loan
also evidence the fact that they are
rendering patriotic service at time
when their country needs their aid
Application blanks for the bonds in
question may be secured from the chief
clerk, who will also be pleased to
cheerfully impart any information at
his command relative to the purchase
of these bonds"
The Government Printing Office
Chorus will render a Memorial day
program Tuesday at noon in the hall
way of the sixth floor of the office
Public Printer Ford will preside. The
program consists of the following
numbers: amepiea" Smith esn Welsh
Them Over" special request Parks)
The Recessionar Ode Koven), Paul
Bleyden. tenor soloist of old st. Johns
Church; accompanist, Mrs. Bleyden;
Do cN Il
dress. Representative Sydney Anderson
of Minnesota; "The Star Spangled Ban
ner" Ckey). The members of the
chorus follow: Benjamin A. Lineback.
director; Mrs. Delphine w. Brown, ac-
companist; Miss Marian K. Mclean, as
Ellis, L. Ransdell. NJ. Walsh. E. c.
| Morell, NJ. Geisenderfer, r. l.. Miller.
berg. Emma Green. NJ. J. Beach: G.
Stevens. E. Sims J. v. Malone. NJ. A.
Hooper. C. E. Loomis and NJ. F. Rooster;
Mesdames J. L. Thornton and c.. B.
Hollinger.. and Messrs. NJ. Fitzgerald,
u: L. Holland. C. w. Bridwell, L. B.
Fete. c. C. Covert, J. NJ. Montgomery,
w. H. Parker. c. ]. Brantley. ]. H.
Ingram, Cyrus Cook, ]. r. Purvis. G. A.
Fischer. II: J: Redfield. w. X. Martin,
w. J. Gould. G. R. Merriam. G. A. Long,
L. w. Plowman, ]. A. Paddleford. J. H.
Phillips. C. w. Ruhl, j. H. Conner, NJ p.
Connolly. G. T. Davis and H. G. Sumner.
Mrs Mary Wilyer,, widow of ia
cob Wilver of Sunbury, Pa, and
mother of Edward ]. Wilver. cashier
and paymaster in the government
printing office. and John Wilver. chief
of the proofroom of the New York Tel
egram. died at the home of the latter
in New Jersey May 81. and was laid
to rest in the family lot at Sunbury,
Pa. Mrs. Wilver was also the eldest
sister of E. w. Oyster of the District
assessors office and George Oyster of
the G. p. o.
Charles Coates. temporary laborer in
the document (hand) section. has been
transferred to the permanent roll.
George n. Page of the folding room
has been appointed by the governor as
registrar for the district of Silver
Spring. Md, June 5. registration day.
Charles f. c"Tex'D Jones of the day
proofroom was elected to the office of
councilman at the recent election held
in Mount Rainier, Nd.
A number of the employees of the
office of the superintendent of build
ings have received post cards from
Capt Walter r. Metz, former superin-
tendent of buildings. who is now doing
military duty in connection with the