The Washington herald., 1919-04-11
BUREAU OF
ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING
80 NEWS
B. DMC

was reorganized Wednesday night,
and c. c. Dean was elected president
ano A. B. Evans secretary and treas
urer. This will be a six club league
and will start the season May J.
Franchises were secured by the Bu-
reau, Naval Operations and L. S. Ma
rines. while the three vacancies will
be filled from the Commissioners, L.
S. Shipping Board. Commerce, Treas
ury and Yards and Docks.
On Tuesday, April 8. a group OF girls
from the numbering division (cage 26),
gave Miss Myrtle Floyd a surprise
party at her apartment. A buffet
supper was served.
Miss Fannie Proctor. OF the exam
ining division. is reported sick.
DR.. Frederick Fitch, NJ. D.. of Hunt
ington. w. Va, visited the Bureau re-
Gently and was cordially greeted by
many OF his old friends. DR.. Fitch
was formerly employed in the vault
division Of the bureau. He is now a
very prominent physician in his home
town.
Eddie Purcell, of the plumbing shop.
sustained a painful injury TO his arm
tho other night when he slipped and
fell down a flight of stairs upon Ieav-
ing Masonic Temple. Though the in
jury is reported to be very painful, Il
is not serious.
Maurice Calker took exception 10 the
note In yesterdays column about the
new" hat. He insists that it is an
old one. Guess it's his Sunday-go-to-
meeting.
Mrs. Anna Hopkins. Of the examin-
ing division. is absent, due TO illness
in her family.
Bernard Frizzell. machinist. is en-
Joylns a two weeks vacation.
Laurence Bradley. Of the electric
shop, is taking a weeks leave.
William Freeman and William
Waple, of the electric shop. have just
purchased Il new pleasure yacht. and
are calculating on having some fine
II NlAls SGLlIlINl OlAl lJGNhltt also
of the electric shop, has volunteered
TO act as crew.
Mr.. Baulser. OF the numbering div-
sion. is on leave for a few days.
So far no one has had nerve enough
TO follow Gus Clergen's lead. You
know. Gus blew in the other day
sporting a new straw lid. To say that
he had a warm reception is putting it
very mildly.
Don't miss the opportunity to hear
William Foley, superintendent of sec
ton 5, night force, lecture tonight at
the United Brethren Church, North
Capitol and r streets, on "The Max
ing of Paper Money" The lecture
will be Illustrated. Eight o'clock is
the hour.
Herbert n. Murphy has resigned as
skilled helper in the machine divi-
sion.
c. Fieckenstein, of section I. is
sporting a brand new trumpet Cnrnct
Fleck is all tuned up now and should
give a good account OF himself.
Much speculation is INDUCED in by
the employees OF the bureau working
in "A' wing over what appears TO
be truckloads Of revenue stamps, bo-
ing thrown into the furnace. 1t is
truckloads of something. anyway, and
it's all going up in smoke. Can any
one enlighten them?
Word has been received in the ex-
amining division-of the safe arrival
in Haiti OF Mrs. Lewis Adkins. former
ly Miss Margaret Schwarzmsn, of the
examining force Judging from her
letter, she Is in congenial surround
ings.
Clarence Bussius. of the electric
shop, who has had considerable ex-
perience in semi-pro paseball. is 60
ing to lend able assistance in training
the bureau pitchers. "Buss'' is not
able to play himself on account of a
permanent injury to his arm, but is
going to do all he can to furnish a
winner for the bureau.
The baseball practice will be held
on lot No. 4. Monument grounds, i'm
mediately after work