The Washington herald., 1919-03-20

Miss Francis l. Taylor was much
surprised yesterday when her
friends in the proofroom showered
her with presents and good wishes
in honor OF her birthday. No. we
didn't ask. but the cake carried four
pink candles.
The binders met the linotypers on
the Palace alleys in a duckpin con-
test Tuesday night, and despite the
efforts OF Beck and Walker to help
the bookies by their absence the
printers took all three games. The
only explanation of this is the re-
markable performance of Coakley.
who averaged 105 pins instead OF his
customary seventy-fve. The book
les pinned their faith in Broskey,
Sears. Hermann. McPhenson, Fisher
and Grass, and the printers won out
with Dawson. Coakley. Wallace,
Hartung, Zepp, Fogarty and Byron.
All this sounds good to Hugh Carey,
while McCauley is full OF glee.
Mr. Lineback has arranged a very
tuneful program for the Friday ex-
ercises. First will come The Rose
of No Mans Land" Till We Meet
Oaken Bucket" and "A Perfect Day"
Come out and do your best.
Louis Neuer conducted a party of
students from the Washington Mis-
sionary College at Takoma Park
through the shop yesterday. This
school prepares the students for
missionary work, and the cur
rculum includes a course in print
ing; hence the unusual interest dis
played by the members of the party.
William E. Ward, of the night
monotype section. came in at lunch
time yesterday to capture the
checker championship from Francis
H. Melick in the proofroom, but the
whistle called the third game and
left each with one game to his
credit. Next time Frank Street will
use a stepladder and a spy glass as
his b1eacher seat.
Francis E. Pierson, on the fourth
floor. is doing his best to dispose OF
hundred tickets for THE New Cur
ate" Help him out.
Keep your eye on April s. the date
Of the meeting of G. P. o. Council
National Union. Big time and a sur
prise.
Larry Rueth wants to know why
William Jennings Bryan celebrated
his fifty-ninth birthday in Baltimore.
You would hardly expect him to cele-
brate it at No. 9, would you, Larry?
H. n.t-
about ladies' nightF
Marco de Pompa has returned to
the monotype section after a visit
with his mother to Springdale, Conn.
John Green is impatiently waiting
for the first of the month so he can
get a Maryland license for his gas
buggy. John is safe, because he lives
on the wet side of Takoma Park.
John Linquist is absent from the
foundry because of illness.
Henry Heinhold lost finger in a
cutting machine in the bindery yes
terday.
Tom Healy is smiling all over the
job room because his boy, Sumner, is
on his way home from Germany.
Sumner, before his enlistment, was
employed in the linotype section.
Hoyt Holton. OF the monotype sec
ton. submitted to an operation for
hernia last week.
p. H. Gallagher. of the stores di-
vision, Is enjoying two weeks leave
in Lima. Ohio.
J. J. Meehan. of the plumbing sec
ton, has been called to New York by
the illness of his mother.
Bill Mccarthy Is going to stop rails
ing chickens: says Harrison and
Fischer kid him too much. But how
about that green hair tonic. Mac7
James T. Shrigiey has returned to
the proofroom after visiting his
daughter in New Jersey
Tommie Kelly one of our oldest
inhabitants, celebrated his 18th birth
day Tuesday. Tomnie is now work.
ing in the blank section and has been
in the bindery since the close Of the