The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
G. P. o. NEWS NOTES

John NJ. Boss, a veteran employe OF
the Printing Office, for many years in
| the monotype section, now 10 years
OF age, has resigned. Mr.. Boss has
suffered a great deal with sickness
during the past year. and only re-
Gently was in Baltimore hospital
under the care of a specialist He
makes his home with his sister at
| Ednor, Md.
Cornelius McFadden, a son Of Dam
iel McFadden, for many years chair
man of the night linotype section,
| has received his honorable discharge
from the military service. after re-
| ceiving instruction at the Bliss Elec-
| trical School, the machine gun school
at Camp Jackson, S. c., and Camp
/ Meade. Mr.. McFadden also has
son in the navy.
Joseph E Goodkey was elected
| chairman and Charles NJ O'COnnell
was reelected secretary of the mono
! type keyboard chapel at the meeting
Monday. Mr.. Goodkey served as
chairman OF the old second and third
divisions of the office for many terms.
and is noted for his strict enforce
ment of union as well as office rules.
! Mrs. Blanche S. Wilson. who had
| been employed in the bindery for
about thirty-five years. died Tuesday.
! January Z, at the home of her daugh-
ter In the Portner apartments. Mrs.
| Wilson was another victim of the flu.
and had only been sick a few days.
She is survived by a son and dauGh-
ter. and was n member OF Woman's
Bindery Union, No. AZ. for many
years.
Joseph c. Kaufman, compositor in
the hand section. who suffered a
stroke of paralysis several months
ago and has since been confined TO his
home, has been dropped from the rolls
as n reward for long and faithful
service.
Miss Mary f. Brady. ruling machine
feeder on the fifth floor. has returned
to work after a long spell of sickness.
Miss Carrie Isham. who Is Mr.
Taylor's able assistant, on the fifth
floor. reports thirty-five employees
on the sick list.
Miss Mildred ]. Beach, one of Mr.
Webster's ruling machine feeders. is
again confined to her home on &C
count of influenza. Miss Beach only
recently returned to work after an
illness of several days.
Alfred Shafer. stereotyper on tho
night foundry force, is spending his
leave in Philadelphia, Atlantic City
and New York.
James F. Afford, who worked on
the bill force in the old building
many years ago. was three years in
the Philippine plant, at Manila, and
also worked in the proof room of
the new building, is in the city on
furlough from the Union Printers
Home, at Colorado Springs. and was
around looking up old friends in the
office, Tuesday.
Mike Sweetman, foreman of the
cutting. punching and drilling sec
tion, fifth floor, Is reported sick, ana
during his absence z. A. Strudley
is in charge. Ernie says he wishes
that Bill Hope would hurry up and
come back, otherwise everything is
all right
The condition OF MISS Nellie j.
Mathews, of the night linotype sec
tion. who has been sick for several
DAYS, became so serious Tuesday that
she was removed from her residence
on I street to Sibley Hospital.
Merwin G. Howe has returned to
work in the night proofroom after
an illness of several days.
Walter oliver, paper cutter on the
fifth floor. night force. is holding up
fine under the extended spell of over
time work. George Baker says he
believes Walter will outlast the ma
chine, and Bill Riedl agrees.
Albert E. Taylor, who has been in
the South for the past few weeks, is
back at his old machine on the fifth
floor. ruling section. AL says the
more he thinks of the Sunny South
the better he likes Washington.
Peter A. Schroen. makerup In the
night linotype section, Is confined to
his home with sickness.
Thomas Norris, one of the recalled
night rulers, says he finds 1t mighty
hard to get used TO the daylight. Tom
had a long spell of night work and
found it to his liking. But the hard
est blow of all is to hear the wifey
call: You've got to get up. You've
got to get up" etc.
Charles NJ. Evans, operators in the
day linotype section, is sick at his
home at 216 Tenth street southeast.
Because OF the death of brother
in-law. Jefferson d. Newton, reader in
the night proofroom. has been excused
from duty.
Peter Flanagan. who has been pretty
steady in running his double-decker
during the long siege of extra hours.
etc. is taking advantage of the lct-up
in work and is enjoying some hard
earned leave. Go to it. Pete. you cer-
tainly deserve the rest.