The Washington herald., 1918-12-21

The many friends of Edwin n War
ner sympathize with him in the loss
OF his wife Tuesday evening. RS.
Warner had been out of the hospital
/ only three days when she contracted
/ Influenza Saturday night. and her
death was a sad surprise to everyone.
She leaves her husband and four chill
dren, the oldest about and the young
est three weeks
Prof. Benjamin A. Lineback pulled
| off another community sing Friday
noon. which was much enjoyed by the
enthusiastic audience. The way the
male eelment" got their heads to-
| gether and harmonized on Sweet
Adeline'' and held her for twelve beats
was a caution. Shades of Beethoven!
| The plaster il coming off the corridors.
| Prof. Lineback's Christmas program.
| to be held next Friday. will be an
nounced later.
| Hugh d. Jarrett, formerly of the
| linotype section but more recently on
| The Herald, has returned to his old
| home in Charleston. W. Va. to accept
| situation in the printing plant of
| his father Mr.. Jarrett made many
warm friends during his few years in
Washington who wish him success in
his new venture. Mrs. Jarrett will re
main in Washington until Hugh gets
settled in his new home.
s. II. Bell. dean of specifications
| and copy preparer on that work, re-
sides near Laurel. Md. He travels
! all that distance every morning and
is never late; he rides.
| Miss Amanda Craig, detailed to the
| office of superintendent of documents
! for the past year. is back on her old
! job again on the night force. as
/ signed to Mr.. kelly's section.
| Mrs Nellie Lyons. of the day press
room force. has received word that
/ her son has been wounded some
where in France"
! The "rumor committee of all the
! forces seem to have concluded that
! Public Printer Ford will grant us all
day before Christmas in lieu of half
a day before each holiday. What
ever the Public Printer says will be
accepted unanimously. will it not?
J. The pressmen complain that the
printers have taken charge of the
new G. p. o. company of the District
. National Guard leaving the press
men the privilege OF becoming buck
privates. They say the printers may
have their own way about il, and the
pressmen threaten to organize COM
pany of their own.
Jefferson D. Newton is back at
work in the night proof room after
! being off for some time nursing Mrs
| Newton through influenza. She Is
now recovering very nicely.
The boys in the press room came
across in fine style for the Red Cross
| and every one on the night force
wears a button.
J Elmo Norris OF the mOnotype key
, board section. returned to work We'd
nesday with one of those "one-of-the-
boys" of which the tonsorial artist
/ who performed the operation may
we'll be proud. In the words of Gus
Diers, Elmo. you're there" but YOU
will outgrow it.
| Chick" Driscoll, of the interme-
diate press room force, took day
of Thursday to buy a punch bowl for
. Christmas He insists that nothing
| adds TO the cheeriness of a holiday
! table like a bowl filed with-well, any
old thing with kick to It.
Richard B. Glennan, makerup in
the hand section, has been sick.
Mrs. Mable Behse. an operator in
the machine sewing room. has re-
signed.
! ole Top" Dunlap. in the press
room, has been substituting for
Frank Dougherty during the lat
ter's enforced absence because of
sickness in his family.
A. NJ. Butler. linotype operator.
has a letter from his son in France
which states that the boy has been
promoted to captain and is now in
command of headquarters company,
317th infantry. He has been in ac-
tion and wounded, and at the time
of writing was in the hospital with
sickess.
Walter Whitaker. of the night
/ job press section, has accounted for
both his boys with the army in
France. In a letter received yes
terday from the eldest, Burton, who
Is lieutenant in the tank contin-
i9ent that was next behind the one