The Washington herald., 1919-03-09
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A Rainbow Division" has been
organized among the girls in the
Office and will take part in parades
in the future. Their uniforms will
consist of white dress and hat. black
sash and white shoes. Regular army.
officers will drill them. and "eff-
cheney" is their motto. At a meet
ing Saturday noon twenty recruits
were admitted and the following
officers elected: Miss Mamie Daniel,
captain; Mrs. Myrtle F. McAboy,
first lieutenant: Miss Benson, second
lieutenant; Mrs. Swink, first SER
geant; Mrs. Hammond. second SER
geant; Miss Middleton. corporal;
Misses Fuller and Brandenburg.
standard bearers; Misses Biggs and
Freiseis, Red Cross nurses. The
first drill will be held Wednesday
at 4:30. All girls are invited to en-
list. Watch 'em grow.
Jim Galbraith often becomes re-
miniscent. He has told US of driv-
ing hack. tending bar, sailing be-
fore the mast, engineering n NOV
ing van, canvassing for publications,
painting, paper hanging, glazing
and various and diversified occupa-
tions when the printing business
was dull in Akron or Toledo, but 1t
was only when the Morton family
was billed at Keith's that he re-
called once having been a actor.
thirty-eight years ago at the Con
zales Theater in Dayton. This takes
the doughnut away from Freddy"
Cd l. 10 f,-f,
ment was brief, very much like the
musician who said: "Vonce I played
nit Sousa's band. but only vonce."
The forces were so badly shaken up
yesterday evening at 4:A. and the
pieces are so well scattered we have
not been able to collect. all the evi-
dence. However. twenty-nine girls
were dropped in the bindery and
twenty-nine linotypers were distrib-
uted among the other forces.
Steve Brown hesitatIngly admits
that when he was a young man, years
and years ago, there was no one in
Washington who could surpass him
on the fiddle. He wasn't much on
waltZes and schottisches, polSas or
qua drilles. but he was strong in Irish
jazz We seen EN- sweat lIylile "
keep UP with and weep when they
couldn't" says Steve. Later in life
he took up the horn and is reported to
have been some tooter. Seems he
hasn't forgotten how TO toot yet
Messrs. Koeblitz and Barnes enter
tained a large and appreciative audi
ence Friday night. The number en-
titled Till We Meet Again" seemed
TO strike a responsive chord. and
everyone Joined in the chorus with
pronounced abandon, probably antici-
patins that most of them viii be on
day work Monday.
The press Division at lunch time yes
terday, as a token of their esteem,
presented Wallace B. Christian. their
retiring timekeeper. with a purse OF
Sl56 the presentation speech beirg
made by George F Erdman. DIR.
Christian has been employed in the
office for twenty years. and is leavier~
TO take up a medical practice In St
Louis left vacant by the death of hi
brother.
Great preparations are being made
at the home of Mrs. Mary Hern, on.
Sixth street. for the wedding of Frank
c. Braddock, of the hand-section am
mex, and Mrs. f. Schoheld. Of Avon
Park, Fla. on the 1st Of May II this
paragraph Is satisfactory we save
been promised hunk of the wedding
cake.
Charles Z. Shepherd has been taken
off the emergency list and given an
appointment as probational bookbin-
der.
Homer Hall. Joseph T. Williams
and Arthur II. Rossall motored to
Baltimore yesterday to attend the
ceremonial session of Boumi Temple,
A. A. o. n. NJ. S.
Eddie Beck's linotype bowlers will
meet Hugh Carey's foundry team on
I Tuesday night over Center Market
They need some rooters and a lotta
luck. so come down and help 'em out
When we set the clock back the
night men will have the pleasure of
working about four hours in daylight
That will be very nice when the base
ball season opens.
James T Shrigley, of the day proof
room, has started ten days leave
Think of it-middle of March and ten
days leave on the hook.
Park Ape" Carter the chef in the
night pressroom, is wondering how
he's going to buy shoes for his nine
teen children now that coffee is not
needed at 2:3O a. m. and shortifying
is a dangerous pastime.
Tom Norris is again doing duty in
the ruling room. He's now anchored
on a doubie-decker..
Sergt. Mullen, of the night linotype
section. is anxious to know what hap
pened to the chicken which disap-
peared from his Highview farm while
he and John Hogan were painting the
roof.
those grins. He is glad the overtime
is all over, so he can hurry home to
that new 1O-pound boy.
Martin Peyton celebrated his perma-
nent appointment in the machine shop
with turkey dinner for his shop
mates Friday evening.
John J. O'Brien, foreman of the
day foundry, is all puffed up-re-
ported to have mumps all over his
genial countenance.
Local No. 40 of. the women's
Bindery Union, will meet at 8 q.
m, March IT, in W. c. T. U. Hall.
on Sixth street. President Mamie