The Washington herald., 1919-03-30
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Do you know that ever since most
of you have been in the shop the
same man has been telling you when
to commence and when to quit?
Fact. Flor twenty-nine years Ho-
ratio Stevens has been blowing the
whistle. tootin the same tune,
morning and night and twice at
noon. Steve braces himself a few
minutes ahead of time, and when
the observatory clock registers the
proper time he yanks the rope. and
things commence to happen. He
has an understudy, Tom German.
who expects to assist at the COM
ing wedding. and who hopes that
Steve will change his tune SOIL
time soon. Steve is a charter mem
Der and president of the Amalga-
mated order of Whistle Tooters, and
besides attending the whistle he
usually finds time to read the morn
ing paper. Steve has the distinction
of being the only man who can in
dulge in a toot in Swamppoodle
these dry days.
Foreman Bob Summers, of the
jacket section, has received his di-
ploma as a first-class pilot of the
modern juggernaut. and the District
has granted him a permit to miss
as many people as possible when he
drives about our fair city. DR.. Sum-
mers mixea gasoline and conversa-
tion with equal fervor, and his dis
courses on the car and its idiosyn-
cracies has Archie Emondston
speechless, so you know he must be
good.
Two duckpin teams from the
linotype section will bowl Tuesday
night at the Grand Central alleys
in contest for individual high
scores, looking to the fp:mation of
team able to defeat Hugh Carey's
foundrymen. To the operator up
setting the highest number of pins
Tuesday night Jim Carter has prom
ised a two-slug chemical spess take,
prize much sought after and one
which will urge the contestants to
their utmost.
Jim Sheridan, of the main pressroom,
was anticipating some real enjoyment
and felt happy in the thought that a
consignment of Hudson ale was on its
way in plenty OF time to get under
the wire before the drought started,
but. curses. said consignment moved
at about the same rate of speed as one
Of Bill McAnany's sure things and was
not even a good second. so Jim is
wondering how long his iron constitu-
ton will stand the water cure without
rusting. And "Sully" also wonders.
Mrs. Mary Shock, of the blank sew
ing section rpraiNad
nouncing the death of her sister in
fredericksburg, but upon going home
she found her sister had come down
to make her visit. Little mistake in
the message.
Frank Lanman went down to the
Palace the other night to see what Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Drew. A big repre-
sentation of G. p. o. workers was
there, "and some rulers. too" Whad-
dya mean. ''too?"
Fred Reiss. the student of finance at
the Library Bindery. is still bullish.
He says several of his friends would
be on Easy Street If they had listened
to him. How do they get that way?
Harold Wolf. son of Elias Wolf. who
enlisted in the Canadian army in 1916
and has since been in France in a ma
chine-guE battalion, accompanied by
his Canadian bride. is visiting at the
home of his father.
John A. Dulin. our inkmaker. is
happy over the arrival of his nephew
at New York from France. where he
has been sitting on the tail of the
lonesome schwein.
Dan Deane. president Of the Press
mems Union. sends out a feeler to the
bookbinders for joint excursion down
the river this summer Dams idea is
for a get-together and a real old
fashioned good time. with all kinds of
games and other things. Why not in
clude the entire shop? Let the idea
grow.
The Misses Barrett entertained with
joint birthday party last Monday
evening. Selections by Robert O'Lone,
Joseph Fitzgerald and exhibition
dances by Miss Elsie Arnold were well
received. Refreshments were followed
by general dancing.
Doc" Osborne, who operates
drilling machine on the fifth floor.
after working all day Friday, was
taken from his home to Emergency
Hospital in an unconscious condition
after suffering with commissions. lie
has been suffering considerably Of
late, but his friends hope he will pull
through all right.
B. W. Butler and James S. Cowgirl.
of the purchasing division, enjoyed an
extensive automobile trip last Wednes-
day evening.