The Washington herald., 1919-02-17
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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Columbia Typographical Union held
the regular monthly meeting yester-
day at Typographical Temple. and
the members spent considerable fine
entertaining the high cost of living.
Mr.. Rayford presented a resolution
looking toward the establishment Of
cooperative buying, the newspaper
printers discussed the futility OF
keeping ahead of the game on the
present scale of wages, and a com
mittee will be appointed 10 convince
the publishers of the need for an in
crease. The pay of the janitors OF the
building was ordered increased, re-
CaFdless OF the fact that they are now
the highest paid I'm the city and work
eight-hour shifts. The union felt
living conditions demand higher wages
for janitors as well as for other
workers. Three new members We're
admitted, and several were held over
for further consideration. President
Bodenhamer's monthly review. among
other things. covered the legislative
situation and instilled strong hope
for ar increase for Government Print
ms OlAS' WI lhSiS IiOiI 'iliS SCSSlOH
Of Congress.
Henry Presley. OF the day keyboard
room. was offered the job of distrib-
uting game for propagation purposes
by the circuit court of Prince Georges
County last week.
Distressing sights on The seventh
floor:
Lewis Jackson with nothing to do.
Eddie Sturm trying to hang the elc-'
vatOr on the community typewriter
Jim Sprucebanks when he is serious.
A rush take left by the night man.
The tube lady when the proof press
is on fire.
Carl DilIenCer with no one to listen.
Chairman McFadden making haste.
Steve Smith running for delegate.
Nichols wondering what he'll do
with that twenty-niue days leave.
In n recent letter Lieut. Mohr, form
erly Of the linotype section. states
that he had influenza for Christmas
and New Years. but is now recover
ed and is stationed near Chaumont.
France. He says Capt. Elwood More
head has just recovered from an ankle
spraincd while climbing on one OF
those French horses. and that Capt.
Vogt expects to enjoy Paris and other
French cities on his way home Says
the weather is abominable and he
hopes to embark about February Is.
H Is. MatChett, compositor in the
linotype section, was recently offered
an appointment in the Postoffice De-
partment but yielded 10 the advice OF
friends and is still with us.
Say, did YOU sec those green sleeve
protectors Jim SpruCebank is wearing I?
He was seen the other night leaving
the shop with q bundle under his arm,
tors.
Frank Street, of the night proof
room, has been i'll for a week.
Miss Kate Smoot. of the machine
sewing section. has been confined to
her home for several days on account
of sickness.
| Dave Roberts. Of the proofroom, is
| in receipt of letter from his son. l.
3. Roberts. who is in the auxiliary
printing office in Chaumont, France.
Lieut.. Roberts has just returned from
| Coblenz. and inclosed a menu used
| at a Masonic banquet he had just
! attended.
| Finley 6. Hayes and Frank Doush7
erty. of the night press room, are evf-
IDENTIFY training for the bone-dry con-
ditions. as they were recently caught
| cultivating a taste for water.
Charlie Dodson, machinist in charge
of the night linotype section, who has
been ill for several months, was able
to so out and set his whlskers trim
med Friday.
| Saturday morning when Mr.. Web
ster announced to the rulers that any
| Spanish war veteran could be excused
at II o'clock. two rulers answered to
| the csll. Louis NJ. Allen and Louis G..
| Cunningham, both of whom served
In the army during the war with
| Spain.
Harold ]. Lesh. who resigned from
the keyboard room to enlist in the
Aviation Corps, has been discharged
and is working in Lincoln, Nebr.
| Chairman McFadden, of the night
linotype section. is on the sick list.
Miss Fannie Boseman has returned
to the day proofroom after a short
| Illness.
Charles W. BrantIey. Willard E.
/ Casey William l.. Harris, James ID.
Jones. Robert j.. Mears, II. Warren
LEeiasers Charles E. Sayles. John L.