The Washington herald., 1919-01-02
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING NOTES

ANU ! MIN lINN INOl La
Albert Michaud of the machine d.
vision, secretary of the /. A. A. of
NJ. has taken upon himself additional
duties, having just been appointed
chaplain of Richard Harding Council.
Spanish War Veterans.
The following printers assistants
are reported on leave from section
No. IL: Ella A. Porter, Annie NJ
Speaks, Geneva Ray, Nellie NJ. Jones.
Wilhelmina L. Sydner and Lillian R.
Brumbry.
Mrs. Catherine Dawson has re-
signed her position in the wetting
division.
shop. is absent from work fighting
the FLU"
Thomas Nugent, of Alexandria. Va,
kept open house New Year Day and
greeted his friends. Tom Is a me-
chinist assigned to section No. and
has a host of friends.
Harry F. Arnold and A. C. Hutchfn-
son. No. l. plate printers. have en-
joyed a vacation during the holidays,
Ed Leahy, of the machine division,
has just received some letters from
the fatherless children of France who
have been adopted by the employees
OF that division. Their letters were
fun of pathos and most interesting,
and in wishing their benefactors a
happy New Year they also expressed
the hope that some day they would
be able to see them.
Mrs. Mamie Bergevin is absent
from her duties in the wetting divi-
sion on account Of sickness.
Leslie A. Budd. section II. is away
from work on account OF an injury.
It's about time we had a few re-
marks about the Bureau Band. Or
ganized October H. 1918, for the pur-
pose of creating a feeling of good
Fellowship among the employees Of
the bureau and serving them when
ever possible, this band has made
wonderful. progress and bids fair TO
exceed anything of its kind in Wash
lnSton. in the very near future The
nucleus for this splendid organization
was found in the band the Plate
Printers Union organized just prior
to the war. but which was compelled
TO dlsband on account of the rush of
work and the assignment of the men
to various shifts.
Realizing the possibility of reor-
ganiZing this band and the presence
n fnfa
sions of the bureau. the committee on
patriotic exercises. of which Maurice
Calker is chairman, proceeded to
gather the names of prospective mu-
sicians and called a meeting, which
resulted in the organization of the
Bureau Band. This band is repre-
sented by. every division in the bu-
reau and is composed, at present. of
about thirty talented musicians, while
the beginners will swell the total to
sixty by summertime Its services
are subject to the directors call first.
then the Secretary of the Treasury
and the various organizations in the
bureau, without compensation. The
director has accepted the position of
honorary president of this organiza-
ton and is behind any movement that
will aid its development The Off
GERS are: President. VIM UlIman:
vice president, +. Blood: secretary. j,
Rocket; treasurer, J. Freeman: exec
utiVe committee, Maurice CaIker:
chairman. Roger La Hayne, and
Charles f. Miller. Trustees VIM. c.
Mckinney, E. Leahy and A. McMil-
Ian. The players, their divisions and
instruments, are: r. r. Burrows,
printing, cornet; F. Blood electric,
clarior<t; VIM. Doak. printing, drum
major; VIM. Erdman, watch force.
cornet; T. Fallow, printing, drums
c. Fleckenstein. printing, cornet; J..
freeman, electric, alto; L. Hanbrick,
printing, clarionet; F. Hunt, printing,
baritone; ]. Harty. printing, cornet:
George p. Jones, numbering, cornet;
A. Jones, machine, clarionet; ]. w.
johnson, printing. trombone; A.
knechtel, lunch room, flute: +. Lipp.
printing, cymbals; S. Laut, printing,
bass drum; r. La Hayne, printing,
clarionet; ]. ]. Mccarthy printing,
cornet; ]. Mowatt. printing, clarionet; !;
b. P. Myers, printing, alto; w. p.
Minard, printing. saxophone; NJ. l..
Pitcher. printing, saxophone: J..
Rocket. printing. 'cornet; E. H..
Schmidt, printing clarionet: Earl
Smith, printing, saxophone; w. Ull-
man, printing, tuba; w. Winneur,
watch force, tuba; ]. Williams, gard
ener, saxophone; W. Wade printing,
eornet. and F. Young. printing. alto
Rehearsals are held twice a week,
Mondays and Thursdays. in the
plumbing shop of the old bureau,
with Prof. Julius Kemper, recently
OF the Engineer Band. as instructor
A. Jones. of the machine division, Is
the bands very able director.
w. j. Devine and T. L. Mahon are
reported on the sick list In section
eleven.
Garnett Brown, patternmaker, re-
ceived word recently that his daugh-
ter was the proud mother of a fine
baby boy.