Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
PRINTING OFFICE.

The monotype section has subscribed
for liberty bonds to the amount of
100000. while the proofroom has sub
scribed about $4,000. When the totals
are given out the officials of the office
| believe that the G. P. O. will be among
the leaders in the government depart
ments.
E. c. Saltzman. maker-up in the doc
| ument (hand) section. received a tele-
gram Wednesday notifying him Of the
death Of Mrs saltzman's mother. Mrs.
Mary s. Reno of st. Louis, Mo. The
deceased died as the result Of an acct
dent received several months ago. She
was in her SEVENTEEN year. and Is sur
vived by her husband. son and daugh-
| ter, who were with her when the end
came.
Lee Ragland of the monotype key
board section and Mrs. Ragland gave a
musical yesterday at their home.
Col. j. T. Dickman, colonel of the ed
Ethan Allen, VT, and at present mem
| Der of the arms inspection board at
Springfield 'armory. Springfield, Mass.
whose nomination was sent to the Sem
ate last Thursday for confirmation as a
brigadier general, Is a brother Of John
3. Dickman of the proofroom.
The friends of John A. Simas Of the
linotype section, who has been confined
to Garfield Hospital for the past six
weeks with typhoid fever, will be glad
to know that he is on the road to re-
covery.
Daniel A. Gillen. now with the geo
logical survey and for many years ed
| itor in the government printing office.
| is working a war garden in company
with Editor Horace w. Whitaker Of
| the day proofroom.
John w. Foster. who resigned from
| the proofroom twenty years ago, was
! visitor at the office the past week. re-
| newing old-time acquaintances. Mr.
Foster is a prominent and influential
lawyer in Texas.
Foreman F. H. Me1ick of the docu-
ment thand) section has returned from
his Indiana home, where he had been
summoned by the death of his aged
father.
Milton Brickerd of the sanitary sec
ton is on leave of absence.
The following officers. elected at the
May election, will be obligated and in
stalled at the meeting of Columbia
Typographical Union at the temple this
afternoon: President, Marsh A. Boden-
hamer; vice president. Frank D. Seifert;
secretary. George G. Seibold; treasurer
Jerome V. Johnson; sergeant-at-arms,
William c. Fechtig: doorkeeper, Mullen
c. Stops: trustee, Harry B. Goodrell;
auditors. Ernest J. Elwood. Charles w
Radley and Gurnon r: Scott: executive
committee (book and job, John o. Cole.
Percy 1. Lowd. Edward W. Morcock,
Charles NJ OConnel and George G.
wilson; executive committee (newspa-
PERI. Edgar T. Brown. Royal E. Corwin.
Percy P. Sutton and Edgar F. Thomp-
son; executive committee Linotype ma
chinist). John F. Quinn; delegates to
the International Typographical Union
loHces under the government), Albert
w. Bowen, Leroy D. Brandon and Wal
ter A. KinsoIving: delegate to the I.
T. Z. (oflces not under the govern
ment, Charles D. Deming; alternates
to the !. T. u. (off1ces under the gov
ernment), Fred w. H. Brandt. Joseph
ternate to I. T. U. (offices not under the
government), James l.. Sullivan.
Maurice Spencer. assistant foreman of
the document (hand) section, was on
leave during the week.
Mrs. May Parsons of the monotype
keyboard section reported for duty
Thursday after enjoying a weeks va
cation.
ment (hand) section have been granted
all leave due them: George W. Shaffer-
James Jenkins, Edward ]. Robinson ana
r. F. Chisholm.
proofroom returned to her desk
Wednesday after a weeks vacation At
Atlantic City.
William J. Morcock, ensign on the
battleship Minnesota and son of E. W.
Morcock of the monotype keyboard
section. paid a visit to the office Tues
day.
Reader Burnett II. Ackert of the
proofroom has started a war" garden
at his country home near RfVerdale
Jesse Morgan, deskman in the mono
type keyboard section. who has been
on a weeks vacation. returned to work
Wednesday.
Miss Catherine Heyler, COMMISSION in
the document (hanD section, returned
to the office Monday upon the expira
ton of her annual leave.
Robert A. STEINER of the linotype sec
ton was struck by an automobile last
saturday evening while in the south
east section of the city He was taken
to Casualty Hospital
Allen Coates Of the buildings division
received a severe cut ON the left wrist
the first of the week while at work on
the roof of the new building.
Nicholas Kelley, George white OI,ie
H. Hill and James w. Pike of the watch
force are on leave of absence
Richard HalDenny, son of Ralph Hal
penny of the monotype keyboard sec
ton. enlisted in the radio service a s on
orator and was assigned to duty at
Brooklyn last week.
Charles H. Wilson, helper in the
proofroom, is on seven days leave
The following members of the night |
proofroom force were granted leave of !
absence the past week: C. c. Hopkins.
G. E. Smal!ey. b. L. Rohm. J. NJ Rfsler,
l.. P. Naylor, C. J. MacMurray. q. s.
Fitzgerald, John P. Murray and James
Fl. Heslet
Columbia Typographical Union has
subscribed $4,000 for liberty bonds and |
the international Typographical Union |
subscribed $4,000, while local unions |
throughout the Jurisdiction of the I. T.
U. have purchased bonds in various /
amounts |
Editor Charles Garrells of the proof |
room. who was operated upon recently. |
is reported to be improving
James l. Nelson. skilled laborer in the
document (hand) section, has been
transferred to the plate vault section /
George Eichhorn of the night mono
type keyboard section and Mrs. Eich- |
horn are entertaining Mrs Eichhorn's
Harry Williams of Thoma ston-
Ga.
Frank Slagle, messenger in the office
of the superintendent of work, has been
transferred to the document (hand) |
section.
Isadore Feldman of the linotype sec
ton has Joined the Army Medical
School.
Fletcher v. Shipley, maker-up in the
night document (hand) section, is a re-
cent transfer to the day job section
with the same designation
S. K. Kieffer of the night monotype
section was called to Virginia last
week on account of the illness of his
wife. who has been visiting there
Miss Dorothy Huss. daughter Of A, L.
HuaR, assistant foreman of tina night