The Washington herald., 1919-04-06
GOVERNMENT
61 PRINTING
MOFFIcE


iuo iouhuRy ooWheiS ihoe rAiuoy
night and Addison's Giants found
Markham's Dubs too strong for them,
especially with the handicap of
twenty-six pins secured by Mark
hams ingenuity. A glance at the av-
erages shows that McCauley did very
little to prevent the awful calamity
perpetrated by the Dubs. while Nc
Lean ran wild. Here they are: Dubs.
Mclean. 1o1; Markham, 90; Doherty,
s.; Jackson, So; Selzle, S. Scrubs,
Brown. 81; Cavey, 80; Carey, IS; Nc
Cauley, IS; Addison, 81. In spite of
the generous handicap, the Scrubs
were defeated three games by mar
row margins. Bill Dawson was on
hand and challenged the Giants for
series with his linotypers next Tues
day night.
Foreman John p Kahler presented
Mrs. Jennie Bailey-with a basket Of
flowers and a sealed envelope yester-
doy at lunch time as a remembrance
of her seventy-sixth birthday on be-
helf of her many friends. Mrs. Bailey
has been in the G. p. o. forty-seven
years, and her co-workers hope to
celebrate the fiftiah anniversary Of
her employment in 1922.
Capt George Monagan, of the
staff of the 166th Artillery Brigade.
arrived on the Aquitania and was
shaking hands all over the shop
yesterday. George served sixteen
months, in France and says he's
glad to get back, even II the town
is dry" He is on his way to
Preside. Cal, to be discharged.
George w. Shafer, an old en-
ploye of the hand section. who re-
signed in June, 1918, to accept a
position with the War Department
and was later sent to the Union
Printers Home at Colorado Springs,
died of lobar pneumonia on March
20. Burial will take place at his
old home in Albany, N. Y.
An illustrated lecture showing
the manufacture of paper from the
cutting of the trees until delivered
ready for use will take place to-
night at the North Capitol Street
United Brethren Church. No tick
cts and everyone invited.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Bontz was very much
surprised yesterday when she was
presented with a beautiful set of sill
yer by her friends in the Job press
room as a remembrance of her ten
years of service, on the occasion of
her resignation. which took effect yes
terday. George Edwards and Miss Z.
NJ Nohe selected the presents and
everyone agrees they exercised tudg-
ment and discrimination.
/ Thadeus Taylor and weart Burrell,
lifelong friends in the pamphlet bind
cry, were detailed on important work
in the bill corner the other day. Thad
had piled up a lot of work when he
was ordered to another urgent job,
and instead of stacking the work on
hand he let it fall to the floor. and
Weart had to pick it up. They are
still friends.
John B. Dickman. ex-president of
Columbia Typographical Union and
also ex-president of the Central Labor
Union, has returned to his old place
in the proOfroOm. where he received
a hearty welcome from his many
friends. Mr.. Dickman found the re-
sponsibilities at the Library branch
I
ferred in an effort TO recover his
old-time pep.
Jim Murphy is now in charge Of the
printing unit of the purchase and
supply division of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation in Philadelphia.
succeeding Al Reed. who moves up as
assistant to Charles z. Holmes. vice
Frank A. Kidd, who recently returned
to Washington.
John Bradley, of the jacket section.
vas i'll several days last week.
Miss Helen Barrett. of the bindery,
was the winner of the prize as the
most popular girl in northeast Wash
ington awarded at a local theater
lest week. Some girl; some girl.
How some of us feel on the cool.
gray dawn of the morning after: "I
wish I was a little rock a-sitting on a
hill I wouldn't eat, ! wouldn't work.
wouldn't pay my bill; l wouldn't
even wash. I'd. sit there for thou
sand years and rest myself, by gosh!'
A letter has been sent to foremen
and chiefs of sections advising them
that employees must use care to avoid
mistakes and errors, as anyone re-
sponsible for avoidable errors will be
punished. Watch yourself. If your
foot slips just pack up your troubles
in your old kit bag"