The Washington herald., 1919-03-04
BUREAU OF
ENGRAVING.
AND PRINTING
50 NEWS

Arrangements are being made to
hold a duck pin tournament of blind
pig doubles and open singles at the
/ Recreation Alleys. on the 24th and
18th of this month. This 1. a closed
tournament to the employees of the
bureau, and those desiring to partici-
! pate should communicate, as soon as
| possible, with J. r. Brewer, A. May
hew. ]. L. Motyka. or A. n. Dewey.
all of section Q.
! Miss WiIding who has had charge
of the stamp perforating division
night force. was given quite a re-
ception last Friday night, when the
employees of the division celebra ted
the discontinuance of this shift. The
watchmen insist they will miss Miss
Wilding with her sweet, quiet man.
ner
All Red Cross workers of the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing are
invited to attend a rally of the uni
formed corps only. to take place on
Wednesday. March 5th. at the Con-
tinental Memorial Hall. 18th and D
street northwest, at four o'clock. At
this rally the service pins. given by
the National Red Cross. will be pre-
sented. The girls are requested TO he
In full uniform, as only those in uni
1 form will be admitted to the hall. No
tickets will be issued. The uniformed
ushers will be at the hall at $50 TO
show the companies their respective
| places. y full attendance is desired
! DR.. Jesse BENJAMIN, efficiency enCi-
neer of the bureau, has taken a trim
| to Massachusetts.
No. it is not a fact that the new
motor Strengthening press, recently
placed in the engraving division,
! sounds, when running, like. Hardy's
Ford.
( Miss Lillian Grooms. Of section >,
night fCrCe, sustained a badly injured
hand Saturday night while at work
One of the most popular machinis Is
of the bindery division. slipped to Bal
timore Monday last and was quietly
married. Must have had a good cele-
bration.
T. A. Jarvis. T. NJ. Gallagher. f. Fl.
Schmidt. E. Helmuth, ]. Darlington
and J. H. Glasco, of section s, were
off yesterday enjoying the sunshine,
] etc
PHILIPPE Mccormick, of the dry box
IN section 4. has the boys of the ex-
amning division, guessing how he
can afford to ride around these days
in a taxi. Let US all in on the secret,
Mac.
Gerhardt Klamp, who has been sta
toned at Holabird. Maryland, with
the motor storage depot, has returned
to the surface division as pressman.
Miss Ann De La Vergne was absent
from her post of duty in the exam
lining division yesterday.
Mrs. Anna Shipman, of the stamp
| perforating division, is very sick. and
1t Is feared an operation will be neces-
| sary.
Mrs. Hortense Crawford and Miss
Joseph'ne Ceasar.p Mrs. Mary L. Bow
man and Miss Alice Cruit, of the ex-
| anlining division. have been tempo
rarily detailed to the Treasury De-
| partment.
Fred Jones and John Logan. of the
bindery division, were excused yester-
day.
A triple birthday celebration was
enjoyed in the bindery division yes
terday during the lunch period. in
honor OF the nth birthday of Miss
| Nora Wheian, Mrs Francis Foy, and
Mrs. Katherine Scherrer. Luncheon
was royally served on beautifully
decorated table, lighted with candles
for the occasion. The invited guests
were Mrs. Nellie G. Smith, Mrs.
Catherine Barracks. Mrs. Lizzie Jeits,
Miss Magnon Miller, Miss Rosalje
Spamer. Mrs. Amelia Flynn, and Mrs.
Emma White.
Mrs. Irene Vandercook is back in
the bindery division after "a hard fight
with the flu.
George Wornble, machiIiist, has been
excused for a couple of days George
has been steady worker and needs
a little recreation.
The stamp perforaEng division
boasts Of an opera singtr. in the per-