Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
PRINTING OFFICE.

H. W. Whitaker of the editoria
force of the proofroom took a motor
party of fellow-employe out to see
his war garden" about seven mile.
north of the city. Wednesday. Mr.
Whitaker. cooperating with Daniel A
Gillen of the geological survey. is rails
ing the second crop of vegetables on ar
acre plot of ground. and has harvested
and in prospect sufficient potatoes. corn
| beans. peas and tomatoes to supply
! three families for the winter months
| Mr.. Whittakers garden was a revela
| ton to his guests. and is an example
that could be followed with profit by
every citizen who owns or rents a plo,
of ground that can be titled.
| Arthur lie Merle of the monotype
keyboard section returned to work Mon
day. after weeks visit in Virginia
Iwhere he was accompanied by Mrs. LIE
Merle.
| Richard Grant, temporary laborer ir
the document thand) section, has beer
made permanent.
| B. W. Butler editor in the day proof
room, has been serving detail in the
office of the purchasing agent the past
| week
| Emerson 6. Green of the sanitary sec
tion is taking part OF his annual leave
| of absence
| Daniel W. Oliver of the buildings di-
| vision. took an automobile trip to his
| former home in Virginia during the
week
| Philip s Steele. compositor in the
document (hand) section, and family
are sojourning at Mr.. Steele's cottage
at Bethany Beach, Del
C. II. Davis of the monotype key
board section and Mrs. Davis, who have
| been visiting at Atlantic City, returned
| to the city Thursday.
VI i
| section reported for duty Monday after
! a four-week vacation spent in New
York city
Elmer Dement, and Alfred l.. Nuhn
tcompositors in the monotype section,
were detailed to the document thand)
section during the week as makers-up.
Frank L. Whitfield and Samuel D.
Howells were on the sick report of the
watch section the past week.
Miss Nellie Theaker of the proofroom
has been absent from duty for some
time on account of the illness of her
mother.
Tony Suesse of the linotype section is
taking several weeks vacation.
Maker-up William NJ. Leavitt of the
" is substituting in Assistant Fore
man Greene's office during the absence
Of Jacob c. Lesher, officeman.
T. Homber Hall and Daniel Brooks
are among those in the machine shop
section who are taking leave.
o. c. Boteler, compositor on legends.
supply end of the document (hand) sec
ton. returned from leave Tuesday
Jesse NJ Clark of the monotype key
board section. accompanied by his
nieces. Misses Bessie and Rebecca
Campbell. left for Atlantic City last
week, where they will sojourn for the
next three weeks.
Maker-up Frank ouigley of the speci-
fication division will spend his annual
leave in New York
Mrs. NJ c. Gibson. wife of E. c. Glib
son of the linotype section, is visiting
relatives at Huntington. Long Island.
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Miss Frankanna Connolly. daughter
of the late John F. Connolly of the
proofroom. died at her home, 1889 Mon
roe street northwest. last Monday
Joe NJ. johnson of the night proof
room and Mrs. Johnson left Wednesday
for Colorado Springs, where Mr. John
son will attend the meeting of the
trustees of the Union Printers Home.
Mr.. johnson is agent of the home Miss
Anna c. Wilson. who is one of the trus-
! tees. Will also attend the meetings of
the board
Foreman ". S. Schinnerer Of the
night linotype section returned to his
desk Monday. after trip to his former
home, Hope, Ark. where he was called
on account of the death of his father
Edwin Henry of the monotype key
an operation for appendicitis, has left
the hospital and will take thirty days
additional leave TO recuperate
Valentine Ruff is acting assistant
foreman on specifications in the alb
sence of George Gerberich. on leave.
Editor Scott 6. Pulliam of the proof
room is on two weeks leave. which ne
| is spending in Atlantic City and New
York
William b. NJ. Smoot of the buildings
division suffered painful burns on the
right hand Monday by coming in con
tact with hot asphaltum while making
repairs on the roof of the building;
John ;. May, Henry NJ Brown and
John H. Riley of the engineers section
are on leave.
James l. Jones Of the document
(hanD section returned from his leave
last Monday.
Joseph +. Goodkey OF the monotype
keyboard section returned to work Fri
day. after a months vacation spent At
I Louisville. KY.
Capt. William r. DAILY. an empIoye of
the pamphlet bindery section. died sud
denly at his residence. the Manhattan
Hotel. 60i 9Th street northwest Friday
August 3. The deceased was a veteran
Of the civil war. serving three years in
a Connecticut regiment. He was a
member OF the 6. A. r. post in Bridge
/ port. Conn. and mems Der of the Union
Veteran Legion of this city. and was
commander Of Enca mpment No 60 at
the time % his death. Funeral services
were held at Sardo's chapel. 40S II
street northeast. Tuesday afternoon
| Capt. Daily was in his seventy-seventi
| year. and is survived by one son The
/ remains were taken to Bridgeport
Conn, for interment
Henry y. Roernstrin Of the foreign
reader section of the proofroom was
on leave the pest week
| Mrs Adah Fredlander of the mono-
i type keyboard section left Friday for
| Buffalo. y. Y. for three-week visit.
| John A. Pike of the linotype section
| is spending ten-day vacation with
relatives in Virginia.
| George W. Robinson. maker-up on
I the "Y." document thandD section. has
/ returned from a fifteen-day vacation.
| Charles Bush. deskman in the mono
! type keyboard section. left yesterda Y
for Stroudsburg. Pa. where L. will
visit for the next fifteen days.
| John J. O'Hearn of the linotype sec
| ton. who has been in failing health
for some time. is now confined to his
home.
| William ]. Collins of the electrical
| section and family have gone to Blue
mont. Va, where they will spend their
| vacation.
| ]. r. lehman of the proofroom
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