The Washington herald., 1919-02-19
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

/ In the proofroom yesterday tho
'steenth birthday OF Miss Allie
Trefts was observed by her friends.
and she was the recipient OF many
useful and appetizing gifts. Among
which were handsome 72-point
wrist watch (NIcCrorey's). a magni-
fccnt 4-inch Slayer cake smeared
with maple frosting, a baby-grand
accordion CWoolworth SpeciaD, a
box of Irish-point linen handker-
chiefs. a pair of baby-blue knitted
/ bedroom slippers, several cakes of
chocolate, and considerable miscel-
! laneous fruit. During the afternoon
she generously feasted her friends
with the contributions.
Jim Hughes. of the machine shop,
is one of the oldest employees OF the
Government, but he hasn't a thing
on Steve Brown, of the night press
force. Hughes has been in the G.
P. o for fifty-six years and Brown
/ for fifty-seven. Steve was working
! for Wendell & Johnston when the
Government bought the plant,
established the G. P. O.. and ap-
pointed Wendelle public printer. He
| has been here ever since and has
never missed pay day.
! William A. Thornton, secretary of
I the Indoor Pilots. reports that
twelve members were dropped for
nonpayment OF dues at the meeting
last night.
The reason that Jim Sprucebanks|
likes those green sleeve holders 50
well is because they get their color
from Green River.
Say, Phil Baker, what is that
thing on Broaddus's lip, anyway?
/ Fred Cole, Arthur Martin, John
I shaw, and Frank Horton enjoyed
their customary hike through Rock
Creek Park last Sunday morning.
| Discovered: 4 new hair sprouting
on the top of Billy Guntrum's head.
Kirk, get the bottle quick: while
there's life there's hope BilD.
! Mrs. Mary A. Pace, in charge OF
the tubes in the night proofroom,
! is exhibiting a photo of her son.
Thomas A. now in France, and is
! justly proud OF her soldier boy.
The many friends of Miss kath-
crime Smoot, of the pamphlet bind
| ing section, will regret to learn that
she has been absent for a week be-
cause of illness.
| Samuel Dorsey. of the Y section
! of the hand division, lost an only
child last Saturday.
/ Ben Spellbring. better known as
the King of the West" returned to
work Monday after a three-month's
| trip through his native element
| All the boys will be glad to learn
that Moses Bretzfelder. Of the day
press division is recovering from the
| blindness which followed a severe
attack of influenza. Bretz certainly
| had hard siege of it for nearly three
months, but careful nursing and n
good physician will put him back on
the auditing committee. The only
thing he regrets is that he can't wear
! a wound stripe.
Bill Casey, Of the confidential Sec
tior on the ifth floor, is going on leave
February 90 Cfor one day).
! John VI. Loughran. deskman in the
night monotype section, has returned
to work after several weeks suffering
with pneumonia.
Gill Bright, makerup in the day
| linotype section, resigned Monday.
Mrs. Vera Flester returned to the
pamphlet bindery yesterday after sew
eral days illness.
Thomas Norris is proving to be some
checker player. He was on Freeman's
machine for a while, and then moved
to the cutting machine. He is a sort
of will o. the wisp.
John o'Nein cOnes0. makerup in
the hand section. detailed to the
several days Illness.
William II. Monks. of the pamphlet
bindery, has been i'll for a week.
Guy Brosee, finisher in the foundry
section, has visited. about all Of his
friends in Baltimore and is preparing
to make another round.
Kirk Harrison has been grooming
dark horse for the checker game
this week. Beware, Col. Entrillen.
George Dooley. secretary OF the
Franklin Relief Association, an
nounces a meeting this evening at
1880 to elect a president to take the