The Washington herald., 1919-04-17
GOVERNMENT
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A&S OFFICE
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Cross Convalescent House at Walter
Reed expressing appreciation for gin
ger ale sent to the boys by workers
In the Printing Office:
s'washington, d. c., April u, 1913.
Mrs. Friedlander and Miss Mallory,
Monotype Section, Government
Printing ONCE:
MY Dear Ladies': The ginger ale
which you ordered from CornwelPs
was delivered yesterday afternoon,
and wish to assure you that we sin
cerely appreciate all that you and
your coworkers are doing for the
patients out here.
Ginger ale Is an especially welcome
gift. and is this morning chilled and
ready for the ward visitors to dis
tribute where particularly needed.
please extend our thanks to all
those who contributed toward send
ing this gift to the boys here.
yours very truly,
EDITH OLIVER REA,
Field Director, A. r. c.
There is weeping and wailing in the
foundry. Carey's Giants are now pyg-
mics; they not only suffered defeat,
but humiliation as well, at the hands
Of Shea's Gobs on the Grand Central
alleys Tuesday night. The attraction
on alley No. 1 proved too much for
the Giants. One old salt. Dittoe by
name, proved the surprise Of the even
ing, winning the last game almost
single-handed. His experience In the
rolling deep evidently held him IN good
stead. as he was very much at home
In the going. With such rooters as
Jackson and Doherty pulling for the
Giants their average Of IS pins is un-
explainable. Carey promises his team
will redeem itself next week, when 1t
takes on McCarthy's All Stars.
]. Walker Miller suffered an attack
Of acute Indigestion in the proofroom
yesterday. and after first-aid treat
ment by DR.. Bush was taken to his
home.
What Bill Dawson's regulars did to
Zepp's Dubs on the Grand Central al
leys Tuesday night was awful. Even
Zepp. the captain, fired himself on the
third lap, and ran in Beaubiah as a
pinch hitter and this is why Dawson
lost the third game. Beau helped the
regulars win the first game and then
helped to defeat them in the last
ONAiCi ACdldlCS "CIt lHc dp-
pearance Of Eddie Beck and the de-
feat Of Dawson by Dickinson.
The men in the engineer section
are looking forward to Easter be-
cause Henry Brown has intimated
that he is going to decorate the
shop with flowers from his farm
down Southwest. He has some rare
1fv a.
them registered varieties. He also
has a large number and variety of
fruit trees, and raises everything
is considerable discussion as to
whether his farm is 15x20 or 2ox15
James Mulroe, the obliging and
debonair young man acting as spe-
cial assistant to Foreman Payne in
the proofroom. Is one Of the most
graceful dancers in the office. He
recently captured three prizes at a
local theater and has been hailed
as a second Vernon Castle.
Miss Elizabeth Barrett was the
cynosure of all eyes as she prone
naded in front of the office in that
new snake gown yesterday.
In the proofroom there is no type
to pi. and to prevent those interned
there forgetting there is such a
thing Miss Nellie Theaker distrib-
uted real apple pie among her
friends. Miss Evans tried to bribe
the reporter, but the bell rang and
he escaped.
Misses Biggs and Freiseis are 50
much in love with Great Falls they
are considering taking a bungalow
for keeps. They insist, however, that
Bugs Baer shall not be the bungler.
Rollin F. Ham leaves soon for Wa
bash, Ind, his home city, on leave.
The check he has already signed for
$500 worth of the Victory Loan Is
probably the first subscription to be
recorded at the printery.
Phil Sheridan Post, G. A. r., meets
tomorrow night in the hall at 14l2
Pennsylvania avenue.
Sprucebanks looked and felt exactly
81 years old yesterday.
Henry W. Kottmann has been alb
sent from the job section several days