The Washington herald., 1918-12-22
Bureau of Engraving-P Notes

MrMs. Mary Edmonston. wetting di-
vision, was given a fine umbrella as n
token OF the esteem in which she Il
held by her coworkers. She has been
in the bureau forty years, being
known as granny"
William UlIman, plate printer. is
back at work again.
Edward Tucker. machinist, win
spend his Christmas holidays at
Manassas. Va.
William F. Kennedy, plate printer.
is confined to his home i'm Clarendon.
Va Neuritis is the trouble.
Miss Ada Carbon, secion l6. print
ing division, expects to spend the holi-
days in Allentown. n. J., with her sis
ter, Mrs. Henry wilkins. whose hus-
band is a prominent citizen of thar
place.
A. c. Steinbrenner. assistant chief OF
engineer and machine division. will
have his nephew and friends of his
daughter TO spend the Christmas holi-
days at his home.
Andrew. B. Kennedy. engraving di
vision. expects to join hs family in
New Haven. Conn, for Christmas din
ner.
There is a little buzzing around that
seems to intimate our band will have
suits soon. We don't know how they
can do it. but guess Maurice Calker
does. Let's ask him.
George Pauley is happy to have had
his son home for a few days. He left
Saturday for New York to participate
in the great naval parade to be held
on Christmas evening. Mr.. Pauley
works in the numbering division.
Mrs. Grace Tegler. examining divi-
sion. has gone to Palm Beach. Fla,
for a well-earned rest.
How does II feel to take a day of?
Grace Clyburn experienced that SEN
sation on the 18th inst. taking her
first day of leave from the examining
division.
]. S. Seitz, engraving division. has
returned to work after nursing three
sick children.
'Posey Hall is a great favorite In
the machine division. He keeps his
machine in good running order and
picks up the stragglers on his way to
work and has saved many from sign
ing the tardy list
A. ]. Jones, machinist. director of
the Bureau band, also a composer of
some repute. has just completed n
composition of music entitled THE
Last Charge" 1t was played through
courtesy by the Marine Band and
pronounced o. K. Mr.. Jones has a
right to feel proud of his achievement
( since it has met with the approval
of that famous band.
John, F. Williams. foreman of the
paint shop. was detained at home part
of this week on account of sickness
in the family.
J. A. Williams and Crawford Ben
ME, engineers, have exchanged pla
the former going to the old building
while the latter viii be in charge in
tne new DullOlng.
Jesse Smith has just been appointed
| a machinist in the machine shop.
Harry Stratmeyer has resigned his
position in the plumbing shop He
says his business in Rockville requires
| all his attention.
| Miss Mary Weight, with the as
sistance of the girls in the num-
berPg division. is sending fruit
| and boxes of candy to the Tubercu-
losis Hospital. The girls are going
/ to send their donations on Christ
mas eve and the 100 patients will
be made happy to know that they
are not forgotten. Some girls
these.
Theodore A. Rooney, superinten-
dent of section sixteen, printing
| division, is busy at home nursing
his wife and daughter.
Miss Annie Regan. numbering d.
vision. is on leave for the re-
mainder of the year. This is her
usual vacation.
| Inc Wetting division reports Mrs
Honor Matthews, Miss Bessie Allen
and Miss Maria M. Stog on leave
for the Christmas holidays.
| News that there Is a "Raffles" al
work in Forest Park. Baltimore
reaches us through Frank Evans
brother of George Evans, in the
! printing division. All the residents
sleep with their guns handy and
are wondering who will collect the
The @velvet Kind,
Little hddies love it--No Ice cream abov'
lt."-Adx.