The Washington herald., 1919-11-28
GOVERNMENT PRINT
INC OFFICE NEWS.

Auonuds y. hCDOnOusn, OF the proof
room. died Wednesday in the Emer-
gency Hospital after an illness of two
weeks resulting from an attack of
cerebral hemorrhage. Mr.. McDon-
ough had been in poor health for
more than a year. following a stroke
in Philadelphia in the summer of 1915
He was a prominent member of Co.
lumbia Typographical Union and was
well known for his contributions to
local and other papers. He leaves
a niece. Mrs. Jessie Bacon, Of Pit
man. n. J.. and a nephew in Cali
fornia. Funeral services will be held
at Q O'Clock this morning at st.
Aloysius Church, and the remains
will be taken to Philadelphia for in
terment at u:40 Services will be un-
der the auspices of the knights OF
Columbus. of which he was an earnest
worker. He had been an employe Of
the Government Printing Office since
1871 and was respected by all who
knew him.
The Congressional Redistribution
Commission will hold a hearing on
conditions in the printing trades this
morning at $50 in room 426 in the
Senate Office Building Dan Lcane,
president of the Pressmen's Union,
will present a brief for the printing,
presswork and binding services, and
Miss Anna G. Burke will represent
the women workers. Representatives
of all the crafts will be present.
The Congressional Reconsideration
Commission will hold a hearing to-
day on conditions in the printing
trade. and representatives of the
various branches of the craft will
present briefs. A large attendance
is expected. and should the quarters
at Four-and-a-haf street and Mis-
souri, avenue prove too small the hear
ing will be held in the Capitol.
The Stars and Monos will meet to-
night on the Grand Central Alleys in
their fourth contest this season.
FRESHMAN Franklin S. Mathews has
been absent this week on account or
illness.
William H. Lewis. assistant fore
man OF the hand section Y, spent
the holiday in Philadelphia with
relatives.
Norman c. Stow. after three years
with the Canadian Army. has been
reinstated in the Office of the super
intendent of work.
Miss Anna Gather. press feeder on
the intermediate force. is enjoying
several weeks leave.
William II. Bechert.~ makeup in the
night job section. is on the sick list
Miss Gertrude Mack. of the machine
sewing section, has been confined to
her home for a week with pneu-
monia-
Roscoe K. Baber, Carroll V. Don
nelly and James p. Cromwell have
been transferred to the day proof
room.
Henry Hyde. of the forwarding
and finishing section. was taken
suddenly i'll Wednesday and is now
convalescing at his home in PhiIa-
delphia
Charles u. Welsh. estimator in
the jacket section. is enjoying SOW
eral weeks leave.
Ernest c. Gibson. of the night
linotype section. is confined to his
home in Cottage City on account OF
illness.
Valentine Ruff. Of the hand sec
tion.' is on leave this week redeco-
rating his new home on T. strict
Samuel G. Wise. Frank II. Klop-
fer and William II. Fisher, Of the
day proofroom. have been III this
week
Edward Francis, of the forward
ing and finishing section. is spend
ing two weeks with relatives in
Philadelphia.
FRESHMAN John T. Williams. of
the main pressroom, has been i'll
for q week.
Pressman Albert McMullin has
returned to the night pressroom
after three, weeks leaye.
designations this week have
been announced as follows: Mark
ID. Smith, linotype operator; .Mendel
Lotsky. emergency linotype opera
tor: George Van Horn, probation
ary linotype operator: Louis A..
Lopez. emergency pressman; Will
lam H. Turner. caster helper; Ed
ward Herbert. counter; Eugene C..
Bouton. helper; James b. Hassett.
emergency bricklaycr; Miss Mabel
C Martin, emergency monotype
keyboard OPERATOR; Raymond NJ
Rollins. messenger boy; Emmett
Yoder. emergency messenger boy:
Philip Dufour. emergency messen-
ger boy; William S. Harrison, Will
lam H. Jordan. unskilled laborers.
Mrs. Ella NJ. GRy. Willis H Cam
eron. jr., Charles H. Cults, Richard
w. Cant. jr. Jack Gooding. William
b. Holkamp. Thomas Lee, Lee o.
Mitchell, Miss Pearl E. Jones.
Charles II. Altemus, skilled laborers