The Washington herald., 1918-12-16
c.. p. 0. NEWS NOTES

"AIl you need is a heart and a dol
lar" This appeal for the Red Cross
will find a ready and generous re-
sponse in the printing office. Time
keepers in all divisions will accept
your subscription and decorate you
with a button and a flag. Let's show
the other departments how the G. p.
o. helps along a worthy cause. Make
it a Red Cross Christmas.
Columbia Union. No. l01, held the
regular monthly meeting yesterday af-
ternoon at Typographical Temple, but
little except routine business wss at
tended to. President Marsh A. Boden-
hamer. in his interesting monthly re-
port. urged the cooperation of the
membership in securing increased
wages for the workers of the shop at
this session of Congress. He also
stated that the union now has 5000
invested in liberty bonds of the vari-
Gus issues. and that from information
at hand the membership individually
has subscribed for S75.o0 in bonds OF
the Fourth Liberty Loan. Secretary
George G. Seibold reported that Miss
Anna w llSOil. OF lnt udl
had donated a 800 liberty bond to the
fund of the Union Printers Home at
Colorado Springs. The union extend
ed sympathy to Secretary Seibold and
family in their bereavement caused
by the loss of their son in the avia-
ton service in France. Ten new MEM
bers were admitted as follows: lsa-
belle II. Inglee. Leo V. Coakley,
Charles ]. Hardt, Charles l.. Nay.
Lilly II. Laws. George n. Proctor,
James w. Faulds. David Rosenburg
and Henry G. Richardson. Walter p.
Valiant and Leo Cohen were admitted
to apprentice membership.
One of our contributors. in a spasm
of reminiscence, sends the following
paragraph. 1t sounds of the days of
concealed sorts and piece composition
when the chairman of a chapel had
a real job. and knew it Just read it.:
ct. Frank Morgan. superintendent
of work. in the old hand days was
elected chairman of the old Botany
Bay division fourteen consecutive
terms. and he was an n'excellent chair
man"
Botany Bay was in the old building
and fiourished way back in the
early SOS, and a printer had unusual
qualities who could be an excellent
chairman" and hold the office fourteen
terms. Perhaps some other oldtimers
have tales to tell.
Speaking of chairman. a linotyper,
evidently laboring under great excite
ment. penned the following paragraph
on nice blue paper:
Just a few words in recognition OF
| the versatility of the beloved chairman
of the night linotype section, Daniel
| McFadden. He was caught pushing
| a truck last night. The truck was
| empty
Now, what significance is there in
chairman pushing an empty truck?
Edwin N. Warner. operator in the
night linotype section, has been on
several days sick.
George w. Wynn has received an
appointment as laborer in the hand
section. Mr.. Wynn has been in the
| military service and came to the print
ing office from the camp.
The National War Labor Board has
ordered these increases in the printing
industry in New York City: Job Press
Feeders Union, No. l, 81 a week over
| rates in effect September 16: Bindery
Women's Union. No. 43. $3.50 a week
| over rates in effect october 21; Paper
Cutters Union. No. l19, IS a week over
rates in effect October p: Paper Han
dlers and Sheet Straighteners' Union.
81 week over rates in effect October
| 81. Perhaps Congress will have 8
heart and give the G. P. o. workers
| a chance to meet the high cost OF
| living. Who knows?
! Harry L. Murray. of the night proof
room. is absent from work because OF
sickness.
Edward ]. Shepard, of the hand Sec
ton. is confined to>his home with sick
ness
Wilmer w. Stanford, another en-
ploye of the hand section, is in the
care of physician.
One of our valued contributors sug-
gests that the epidemic, of influenza is
caused by the abolition OF smoking on
the rear platforms Of street cars. This
is open to discussion.
c. Frank Bauers, of the monotype
keyboard room. was unanimously
elected secretary at a recent meeting
of the chapel. Francis, as he is
known to his friends. Is one of our
handsome and well-to-do bachelors,
but judging from the frequency with
which he speaks Of lady friend OF