The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
c.. P. 0. NEWS NOTES

, Bookbinders' Union: There is a gent
on the fifth floor that can warble
like bird; he admits ii himself
They say he is an ink-slinger and
| lives 'out East"
Miss Mary Atwell, of the forward
ing and finishing section. is absent
because of sickness.
Mr.. Sweetman, foreman in charge
OF cutting machines. etc. reports
that Charlie Munzer is sick and
that Bill Hope. of odd Fellow"
fame. is still out with the flu.
Charles D. Glass. of the day proof
room. who has been on the sick
list for sometime, came in ana
worked a week. but is again con-
fined to his home.
A soldier boy from Walter Reed
Hospital sold about 500 copies of
The Comeback, breezy paper pub
lished for the boys who were in
France. in front OF the shop last
week. He will be just outside the
, front door again this week. so get
your copy early.
Frank Morrison says that Free
man looks pretty keen" in his
new suit, and Frank has good
eye for picking 'em out-he's some
heavy sport himself. Notice that
new head line" shirt he's been
wearing lately?
Miss Carrie Smallwood is absent
from the forwarding and finishing
section because of illness.
Lee II. Hurts. stereotyper in the
day foundry section, has been at
home for a week nursing a severe
case of influenza.
Robert Zimmerman. OF the map
mounting section, has been absent
for several weeks with sickness.
Miss Helen B. Barrett. of the
pamphlet binding section, is on the
sick list.
Herman Hitz, a Merg operator. who
has been detailed to the big shop for
several weeks, is again at work in
the Library branch.
Miss Annie McSwain is absent from
the fourth floor bindery because of
sickness.
Thomas McNerney. Of the Job for
warding section, has just returned to
work after being confined to his
home with a bad case of laryngitis.
Harry L. Murray. of the night proof
room. who was recently promoted to
the lobster force, is confined at home
by sickness.
Miss Kate Curtis, of the forwarding
and finishing section, is absent on ac-
count of sickness.
Miss Myrtle Neurath. an emergency
messenger girl in the office of the
signed
Ed Ryan tyou know him. the fellow
with a volcano on his neck shot this
one at Freeman the other day: Say,
Leslie. why do so many men wear
red, white and blue suspenders?"
why, to hold their trousers up, /
suppose" How's that? Les, go to
the head of the class; you're too
quick for me.
Clinton Giles. son of Harry Giles,
of the night proof room, a paynaster
in the transport service. has been Wis
iting his parents on his way to the
Great Lakes Training Station to
serve another month and receive his
discharge.
Miss Mary A. Cooper, who assists
| at the desk on the fifth floor. an
! nounces her coming marriage to Fran
| els X. Jarboe, a Navy Yard employe,
on February IS. The couple will be
married in st. Joseph's Church, after
| which the honeymoon will be in order.
| Miss Cooper has made many friends
on the fifth floor and is extremely
| popular. 1t is hoped that Miss
Cooper will continue her duties after
| marriage. as she is a valuable as
| sistant to Foreman Taylor and Miss
| 1sham at the desk
Columbia, Typographical Union will
| hold the regular monthly meeting at
typographical Temple tomorrow aft
| ernoon at 2:3o. 1t is expected that re-
| ports will be submitted relating to
the work of securing increased pay
for the printing divisions of the shop
Lou Allen insists that his party
| was perfectly respectable. though he
| admits It was triffe damp" He
| says further that the reporter was
only taalous hacauSa ha didn't gAt