The Washington herald., 1918-12-17

Oscar b. Bellinger. an imposer in
the night linotype section, while op-
Grating the page proofpress Saturday
night, had the end of his finger
clipped. DR.. Atkinson. the court
now at home nursing his injury
Charles II. Roeder is subbing at the
proof press in the absence of Mr.. Bal
linger. and when Charlie starts the
cylinder down the line he puts his
hands in his pockets. Safety first:
that's him all over.
The Operators Relief Association
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: J. NJ. Barr, pres
ident: James MaCallister. vice pres
ident: Philip Nachman. sr. secre-
tary-treasurer. The association ad-
mitted fifteen new members. Appli-
cations should be addressed to the
secretary.
John n. Breen. a former employe
of the linotype section, now an agent
Of the Employment Service of the De-
partment of Labor. Is visiting his
family here while awaiting an assign
ment.
The Proofroom Relief Association
held a meeting last Wednesday and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Joe NJ.
Johnson; vice president, John r.
Moss; ecretary-treasurer. H. W.
Zeigler. Alexander Watson. of the
linotype section; Arthur Tucker. of
the monotype hand section; Frank
n. Long. of the night proofroom;
L. Lob % h
section, were elected as directors.
Thirty new members were admitted
at this meeting.
Some one in the bindery has a
machine for cutting hair and is So
Letting customers. who is this bird?
George Hedges, of the bindery
force at the Library. says that he
spent many a happy day in the Phil
ippines when the bureau of engrav-
ing at Manila was in its infancy.
But" George adds, Washington
looks good to me now"
Newton Odell. cutter on the fifth
floor. is reported sick.
Bobby Rathvourne, one of Mike
Sweetman's punching and drilling
crew, is away attending to special
business"
If you find no news in this column
about people in your section, why not
send in such items as come to your
notice? Several of the divisions have
designated regular contributors to
handle the news, and your fellow
workers should be represented. 1t is
your column; help it along.
DR.. Thomas Willis, of the bindery, is
busy accommodating presents for his
many grandchildren. AS they doctor
advances in years the Christmas spirit
in him grows stronger.
Lawrence ]. Rueth. a jocular limo
typer, who furnishes considerable
mirth for this column. entertained his
brother-in-law. Private Joseph K. Her.
man, over Sunday. Private Herman is
stationed at Camp Humphreys.
Peter w. Pritchett. of the foundry
force. reports that Mrs. Pritchett ar
rived home Sunday after several weeks
in Ohio Pete expects to eat regularly
now, and should be in better humor
Lou Allen, of fisherman fame, con-
templates another trip soon. No, not
to Baltimore. He usually makes a
catch. too though sometimes it's a
cold instead Of fish. Yes, when IL
comes to fishing. Lou is a good ruler.
Robert NJ. Maginniss. monotype ma
chinist in the caster room, reports that
Mrs. Maginniss has returned from a
visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. G. N.
Schilling.
Charles R. Shepperd has. been de-
tailed from the job forwarding section
to the ruling room day force. Well
come. Shep. to the inner circle.
Shorty Davis and Eddie Dore. of the
bindery, furnished fine tenor voices
the corridor on last Friday when the
professor called for Sweet Adeline." Z"
Altamont Rogers, formerly of the
linotype force. now Instructor of
printing at Kendall Green. motored to
the meeting of Columbia 101 in his car
last Sunday.
James Mann, of the map room, has
been confined to his home for the
past week with vetigo.
John Green, who operates a
doubledecker at night, and drives a
gasoline buggy by day. admits that