The Washington herald., 1918-12-05
G. P. O. NEWS NOTES

The service nag OF the Monotype
casting room now carries twenty-one
blue stars. one gold star for ]. V.
Cullen, a former employe of this sec
ton, recently killed in France, and
one silver star for John F. Fersinger.
LIEUT. V. S. Marion. another employe
OF this section. now in the service,
has been gassed, but recovered and is
now detailed to an artillery school in
France as an instructor. w. ]. An
derson, also represented by a blue
star. enlisted in April. 1917, in the
navy, and when the armistice was
signed had reached the grade of chief
petty officer. Mr.. Anderson has been
honorably discharged and sent TO a
vocational school at Norfolk, Va. lie
had served eleven years in the navy
prior to the beginning of the war.
Benjamin A Lineback and S. T
Walton are detailed from the Job sec
ton to the Proof section.
w. c. Doherty and James Z. Mark
ham, of the Foundry force. spent
Tuesday bringing their houseboat
from Mount Vernon, and it is now
safely moored in winter quarters at
the Corinthian Yacht Club, at the
foot of Eleventh street.
Hugh Rutmand. of the Stock section
Of the Public Documents Division, Is
sick at his home on Fairmont street.
w. G. Sammonds, superintendent of
buildings. went home sick yesterday
afternoon.
John w. Hays. secretary of the In
ternational Typographical Union, was
in Washington from Sunday until
Tuesday, looking after business con-
nected with the organization and
shaking hands with the printers
Ruch johnson. linotypist. is enter
tanning his father, from Altaloma'
Tex, at his home on X street north
east.
Miss Sophie NJ. Trumbo. OF the Pam
phlet bindery, and Joseph L. Droney
were married September Il at Annap-
oils. Md. Mr. DrOney is a former en-
ploye of the G. P. o. The couple have
many friends, who wish them all the
happiness III the NOIlo'
Richard C. Lohmeyer. in charge OF
the Library branch bindery. challenges
the other divisions of the printing Of
fee to reach the high mark set by the
the Library bindery in the sale of war
savings stamps.
Stephen Harder, of the Monotype
keyboard room, was the guest of Au-
gust Pierson in Baltimore during the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Caspar R. Taylor, machinist in
charge, has returned to work in the
Machine shop after being laid up
about three weeks by a motorcycle ac-
cident.
Lee Kurts has returned to work in
the Foundry after being in Detroit a
few days, where he was called. by the
sudden death of his sister.
NJ NJ. Rieman, of the Postal Card
section, pressroom, is hilarious over
the arrival of a seven-pound girl last
week, born at the home, 4319 Georgia
avenue.
George T. Terwisse, of the Library
branch b.ndery. is on weeks leave.
Aaron r. Nathan and Arthur E. Sur
guy. of the day Proofroom, are detail
ed to the State Department.
Harry Paine, night ruler in the Rul-
ing section, has resigned to take
charge of Charles H. Potter's bindery
downtown. Mr.. Potter Is former g.
P. o. ruler.
Brother Louis S. Forsythe, paper
ruler on day force. wears smile that
won't come off these days. He is a
regular daddy now. It's a girl!
PreNdent John II. Patterson. of the
Bookbinders' Union, has appointed
Brothers William j. Hope. James Sir
louis and william Guntrum a commit
tee on resolutions for George A. Whit
ford, who died recently of influenza.
Brother Whitford was paper cutter,
and had been working in the bindery
for more than forty years.
Joseph T. Gleason, helper in the
Machine shop, has returned to work
after going as far as Savannah on
his way to a training camp.
]. w. DOGGY efficient timekeeper
i'm the night Proofroom, with Mrs.
DOGGY spent THANKSGIVING in Phila-
delphia with their son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Read
Mr., Read wor formerly private sec
retary TO Justice McReynolds and
is now vey successful lawyer in
Philadelphia.
Lloyd Williams, helper in charge
of the Tool room. Machine section.
is ON leave attending the funeral
of his brother-in-law. Lieut.. Brown:
an arnn aviator who died at his