The Washington herald., 1919-03-18

Joseph c. Kaufman. an employe
for many years in the spess and
monotype sections. but confined to his
home for several months as a result
of paralysis. was showered with greet
ings yesterday by friends in the shop
in commemoration of his 56th we'd
ding anniversary. Besides a large
| number of appropriate cards. he re-
received a huge basket of fruit and
| floral design.
Looks as II we will have to put a
| time limit on that phone down at
the door. At lunch time the first one
| inside stays until the whistle blows,
while the walters wonder II he is hav-
ing a life insurance policy read to
him. Another phone would be appre-
| ciated. but what are we gonna do
about it?
William H. Hunter. who volunteered
way back in September, 1917, has re-
turned to the casting room after al
| most a year in the trenches with the
sgd Regiment which was brigaded
with the 18th Infantry Division on
| the French front under Marshal Pet
ain. Hunter has been wounded and
gassed and decorated with the CroiS
| de Guerre and a special citation for
bravery in action. He says one war
is enough for him.
George Chitty says the crowds
! around the shop at in the morning
! remind him of a rush on a movie
show. After George explains why he
was not asleep at that time OF day.
we'll invite him around to see us
at 40 in the afternoon.
The binders and the linotypers will
meet tonight over Center Market to
see which team can upset the largest
number of duck pins. Bill Dawson
has been exercising that hip, and
things look rather dark for the book
les. Come around and root. The time
Is S p. m.
Mrs. Nairn says her hubby calls her
the &c. P. o. Bulletin because she is
| always first to get news of shop
scandal.
1t was too much for him. After a
| week Of day work. Herb Young has
retreated to Charlie Dodson's night
force.
Charles D. Glass, who has been alb
sent from the proofroom several
weeks because of illness, Is reported
in a critical condition.
Bill Hope can't understand how Nc
Carthy gets so many eggs from that
little flock of chickens. Are they
double deckers. Bill?
T~k
the foundry section Saturday, but
had to return home with a relapse
! of influenza.
John Euler is absent from the
keyboard, suffering with grip.
George S. Ball, one-time linotype
machinist, is now working at Max
well Jones plant on Twelfth
| street.
Wonder what Bill Riedl would do
without the assistance of Margue-
lite Middleton. She is not a heavy
weight, but she takes a ton of
worry on Bills shoulders, besides
distributing Come-Backs to the
never-wases.
Jesse Morgan, deskman in the
keyboard room. is in Garfield Hos
pital to undergo an operation.
Ben L. Fowler will be absent from
the Y section until after the first
of April.
Randall Bowie has been absent
three weeks from the job section
because of illness.
John Allen went to Baltimore
last week to pay his income tax
and says he saved his car fare. Is
the tax rate lower in Baltimore,
or what?
Frank Lanham wants to know
where all those cars go out East. He
sees them go out but they never
come back. Must be like the lie
Drodt Park line.
John r. Lamson has been absent
from the job room several days be-
cause of illness.
John Berg was out back Of Berwyn
inspecting a chicken farm Sunday. At