Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
PRINTING OFFICE.

John r. Morrison, reviser on specifi-
cations. has been absent for three
weeks on account of illness.
Richard S. Underwood, temporary
messenger boy. has been assigned to
the document (hand) section.
The following employees of the watch
force have been on the sick list dur
ing the week: William Stark. James
Boyle, John c. Craven, William F. I'LL
rich and Alexander Spinks.
Miss Ella NJ Wallace, reader in the
day proofroom, who has been ill for the
past two months and who went to
Harpers Ferry to recuperate. is re-
ported improving.
George R. Boone Of the document
(hand) section has returned to the Of
flee
Charles A. Morgan of the copy edi-
tors division had one of his legs am
putated last Wednesday at the Emer-
gency Hospital, the result of blood
poisoning from which he has suffered
for several months.
]. H. Roy of the buildings division
suffered severe injury to his hand last
week while engaged in the work OF in
staliing cutting machines.
Frederick G. Calvert, messenger boy.
document (hand) section, has been
transferred to the Office Of the superin-
tendent of documents.
Daniel NJ. Jones, in charge of the
pneumatic tubes in the proofroom. has
received word of the death of his son
in Lower California. where he had
lived for several years in search of
health.
Through the efforts of James E
Roche of the chief clerks office, the
following emergency messenger boys
were employed the past week: John A
Casey, James Fl. Dougherty. John T.
Histon. Thomas A. Grady. John c. Mil
Ter and Roland Dorsey.
Charles Coates, emergency unskilied
laborer. document thand) section, has
received a temporary appointment.
William H. Fisher of the proofroom,
who has been on the sick list for nearly
two months. returned to his desk Mon
day.
laborer in the document (hand) section,
has received a temporary appointment.
Harry c. Irwin suffered a severe cut
on his right hand recently while cutting
board in the carpenters section.
The Washington Pressfeeders and
Assistants Union, No. AZ, has made an
appropriation of $500 for the purchase
of a war bond, and at the same meeting
adopted resolutions to respond to the
nations call for service when needed.
union: President, Ernest Price; vice
president, Joseph Curtin: secretary
treasurer, Harry w. Cuppett; recording
secretary. Hamilton E. Clipper.
r. L. Townsend of the night proof
room, who has been on the sick list for
several weeks, returned to his desk
Monday.
J. B. weitzel of the night keyboard
section has been on the sick list for
two weeks.
rations. transfers. etc. in the govern
ment printing Office for week ending
May 2, 1917:
Appointments-Miss Irene Kendall,
probational pressfeeder % cents per
hour: Samuel S. Cohan. probational
clerk. 5000 per annum: Richard s. Tn
derwood. probational messenger boy.
10 cents per hour; H. Irving Heard.
skilled 1aborer. % cents per hour. trans
ferred from Department of Labor: John
c. Howard. William ]. Mccarthy, Ar
thur H. Ward and Louis F. Hitzelber-
ger probational bookbinders. 80 cents
per hour: James A. Wright. Frank o.
Shrodes, Earl S. King, Amos H. Duck
and William a. Leonard. temporary
bookbinders. 50 cents per hour; Harry
L. Staley and John F. O'Connor. emer-
gency plasterers, 90 cents per hour;
Walter W. Jones. James A. Terrell.
Raymond H. Spriggs William E. At
Lee. Charles J. Bovello and Anderson
L. Harris. temporary skilled laborers.
% cents per hour; Lillian l.. Murray,
Helen V. Watkins. Edith L. DAILY. Ruby
r. Wallace, Evelyn c. Powell, Edna NJ.
Quinn. Vivian R. Richardson. Elizabeth
c. Keir. Charlotte E. Carpenter. Eallie
E. McGinnis. Pearl Fl. Schwarz. Agnes
f. .OConnor. Inez c. Booth. Rena i.
Jones, Aurelia NJ. Canaday. Winnie K.
Davis, Gertie T. Adams. Jennie L. Clark
and Eunice f. Clinkett. temporary
skilled laborers tfemale), % cents per
hour: Robert e. Parks. emergency I'M
skilled laborer, % cents per hour: Jo-
seph NJ. Maynard. Adam NJ. Taylor,
Percy Fountain. Moses Payne. jr.; Elisha
Carey and Frederick J. Bruce. tempo
rary unskilled laborers. % cents per
hour: Frederick F. Laufer. Daniel F.
Rooms. Charles P. Ryan. Eugene F.
Saunders. Harry w. Johnson. John L.
Histon. John A. Casey, Roland W. Dor
sey. John o. Miller Thomas B. Gleason,
Raymond NJ. Sneedeh. Robert X. Bar
rett. Jacob NJ. Dougherty. Thomas A.
Grady, Joseph P. Dorr and Arthur J.
Sheehan, emergency messenger boys, 10
cents per hour.
Separations-Walter r. Metz, super
intendent of buildings. mustered into
the service as captain; Thomas ]. Crog-
E. Brake, probational clerk. resigned:
David Samakow, Robert F. Droney.
Archie w. Farr. Joseph II. Fraser and
Frederick G. Calvert. messenger boys.
resigned, otohes. pt9Slc
E. Fair, Mary Carroll, Margaret l..
Brown and Mary F. Mealy. temporary
skilled laborers (female). resigned;
Robert " Barnes David Il. PrintZ. Hen
nv w. starr, Gurnzie NJ Lucas and John
IT. -Thiernau, skilled laborers. resigned;
Mrs. Harriet Sponsler, skilled laborer,
resigned.
Transfers. etc.-Frank Q. Cole. press
man. 90 cents per hour. to pressman in
charge, 60 cents per hour: John J.
OHern, compositor. so cents per hour.
to linotype operator, go cents per hour;
Miss Lulu Simpson, skilled laborer. %
cents per hour. to machine operator
27h cents per hour; Charles F. King.
skilled laborer. 20 cents per hour, to
messenger. 80 cents per hour.