The Washington herald., 1919-06-13

The Government Printing ONCE col
lects waste paper from the various
departments and hauls it to the shop,
where IL is baled and sold. The work
is done in the extreme west end of the
first floor of the north wing, and dur
ing l9l7-lS 13.746.7S4 pounds OF paper
was handled. This work keeps one
and sometimes two trucks busy. and
| the proceeds are turned into the Treas
ury. the G. p. o. bearing the entire
expense of the work, the cost being
charged to printing and binding. Even
with this expense and the burden of
furnishing heat and light to the post
office. the printing office is able to
turn out work at less cost than out
side shops. The work of baling has
| increased to such an extent that a
new door is being cut in the wall on
the Jackson alley side to facilitate its
! reception.
/ The last indoor meeting of the sea-
son was held by the California Soci-
ETY. last night. Plans were made for
the annual pilgrimage to Joaquin
Miller's cabin in Rock Creek Park
on June %. where a picnic will be
held. Senator James d. Phelan. pres
ident of the association, will preside
at the festivities.
Miss Cora l. cambridge, Miss Meta
A. Boston. Miss Norma F. Jones and
Miss Jennie F. Clark now are ma
chine operators in the forwarding and
finishing section.
Johnny Mclean, paper cutter on the
NTH floor. has resigned and will ac-
sept a position in New York.
Deputy Public Printer Dan Chisholm
is in Akron. Ohio, attending the en-
campment of the Ohio Spanish War
Veterans.
Miss Ella NJ. Schwarz, of the PAM
phlet bindery, Is acting as matron In
the emergency room during the alb
sence of Miss Osborne.
Reviser William L. Mattocks is at
tending the encampment of the Penn
sylvania Spanish War Veterans in
Allentown. Pa. Bill is the official edi-
tor of the veterans, and has to keep
abreast OF their doings.
Lou Allen has been named on the
sick committee of the Bookbinders'
Union. and hopes the first call will be
to look up a brother in Baltimore
Winslow Lewis and Charles J. Mac
Murray are on the night proofroom
sick list.
Henry NJ. Allen, the veteran counter
i'm the pamphlet bindery, has been i'll
several days.
In the Victory Loan drive members
of the Bookbinders' Union subscribed
to $55.5ss.S2 worth of bonds, or sls7. .s5
per member. They think that's pretty
good, considering their scale.
Columbia Typographical Union will
hold their regular monthly meeting
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in Typo
graphical Temple, on G street
Purchasing Agent Edward s. Moores
Is spending several days In Dayton,
Ohio. Ernest z. Emerson is in charge
during hfs absence.
Van Hook can't decide whether the
screens are being hung on the seventh
floor to keep the locusts out or the
bugs in.
Foreman Riddles Jacket section is
getting new coat on its ceiling.
Clarence 8. Elliott, a helper in the
electrical section, sustS ined a bad fall
in an elevator accident Tuesday, but
expects to be At work in a few days.
Jimmy McAllister has moved into
his new home on Willow Avenue in
Takoma Park.
Bartholomew W. Butler has several
days leave he is willing to sell to
jake Dwight.
BENJAMIN A. Lineback and Robert
5. Scammeli are detailed to the proof
room fromthe job section.
Miss Nina w. Urner Is detailed to
the recIassihcatIon commission to help
with the qusstipnnaires.