The Washington herald., 1918-12-20

George N. Page. an employe Of the
office since December 10, 1893, and for
the last two years in the pamphlet
binding section, was stricken with
acute indigestion Tuesday night while
leaving his home on his way to work
and died Immediately. Mr.. Page has
been mayor of Silver Springs, Nd.
for several years. He was the son
of the late Representative II. r.
Page, of California. and was a men,
ber Of the Job room immediate re-
lief. Funeral services will be held
at Grace Episcopal Church at Silver
Spring, Friday, December 20. at
p. m.
]. H. Babcock, formerly of the
proofroOm, who for the past three
years has been suffering with an ap-
paTently incurable ailment. is now
back in the Home for Incurables in
Georgetown, after being away from
that institution for some time.
Saw Ed Redheld. of the monotype
| keyboard room. the other day dash
| ing down North Capitol street Won
der If he was off to New York? Be
ware. Ed, of the coffee and thing:
| like that.
Edward ]. Hazen has returned &c
work in the sewing section of the
bindery after two weeks absence
! Welcome home, Ed.
Miss Jennie Saunders. of the fold.
| ing and finishing section. has beer
very busy for the last few days sell
ing Red Cross pledges for 1919. HeI
| pleasing personality and hard anC
faithful work assures her excellent
returns.
Who remembers the coronation Ger.
| emonies at the Sunrise Club" ir
| them good old days" and the never.
| -be-forgotten quartet of Bauers
Gibson. Tompl<ins and Tanner. wher
on that occasion they rendered theil
| old favorites There Was a Rabbit.
and "A Hole in the Bottom of the
| Sea-"
Edward II. Heidlingsfeld. bankmar
in the linotype section. night. has
\ hopes of being able to get off lone
enough to spend the holidays in New
York. Heidy has only just returned
| from quite a long illness, and has
! not yet recovered his customary pep
c. Frank Bauers, secretary of the
monotype keyboard chapel, bears a
striking resemblance to Joe Tumulty
| but Joe hasn't heard about it yet.
Laurence ]. Rueth, poet laureate
of the linotype section, night, was
seen and heard smoking a pipe yes
! terday in lieu OF the customary 15-
cent Garcia Grande. More evidence
that Christmas is near.
Charles p. Doten, of the hand sec
ton, has been off, sick, for about q
week.
T. Frank Morgan. superintendent oi
work, who has been enjoying himself
| in Atlantic City for a couple oi
weeks, is back at his desk looking
good for another year.
Louis N. Cornwell, OF the mono.
type section, is confined to his home
with sickness.
Miss Anna Herold. a feeder on the
| intermediate force of the pressroom
| has resigned and says she intends
TO eat Christmas dinner with hei
parents in Chicago.
Max Sweet, in the bindery, has re-
ceived a letter from his old friend
Louis Brossner. who recently re-
signed and returned to Madison
Wis. Louis reports business boom
ing out there, with lots of openings
for bookies. Now, don't get nervous
Dantes L. Knight. of the mono.
type section. has been promoted
from laborer to skilled laborer.
Robert A. Washington. of the
hand section. is absent from work
with sickness.
James L. wilmeth. director of the
Bureau of Engraving, has assured
the Bureau correspondent for The
Herald that he will cooperate tc
his utmost to make the column 6
success and intends to do everything
possible to facilitate the collection
of news.
Pink Hilton, of the monotype key.
board room, is "out of the barrel
Good boy. Pink: let the good work.
stay on.
Twelve paper rulers have resigned
(only three of them to enter the