The Washington herald., 1919-04-16
| BUREAU OF
ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING
Rx NEWS
NEWS

Several of the women Of section
.. examining division. gave . lunch
con yesterday in honor OF Mrs.
Clara B. Grady. who has resigned.
The table was spread in the regular
lunch room. and the guests were:
Mrs. Matte L. Porter. Mrs. Edith
Theiss, Mrs. Mary C. Taylor. Mrs.
Catherine Hettanger. Miss Mary
Kerrigan and Miss Alice l. Thomp-
SON..
Russell Burroughs. former plate
printer. returns to work this morn
ing. having been recently dis
Meade. He enlisted shortly after
this country entered the war, was
detailed to Fort Myer for training.
and was soon sent to France. he
participated in the action around
ST. Mihiel. and despite serious ILL.,
ness. is now looking well and f1t-
Miss Lucy Stone and Mrs. Mamie
Houser, of the wetting division,
have been transferred to the loans
and currency division.
John Feister, carpenter, has re-
Gently purchased a new Overland
roadster, and expects to work II
overtime this summer when he
takes his leave.
Miss Alice Brewer, Of the stamp
perforating division, Is suffering
from a severe cold and was absent
yesterday.
]. J. williams, the bureau gardener.
has set out several Of his wonder
plants" known as tho "custard." He
says they are a cross between q milk
weed and an egg plant. and that the
fruit will probably be cup Gus
tard. Get in your orders early.
Carl johnson. electrician, ha1 Just
consumed two weeks of his annual
leave and Is back at work.
Jimmy Thompson. plate printer, Sec
ton 5, night, will have something
moro to talk about. He has Just pur-
chased q Chevrolet, and. according
to his friends. is q careful driver.
having already leveled several trees
and some fences in his neighborhood.
Miss Bessie Rupert. Of the wetting
division. is entertaining her cousin,
Miss Mary O'Brien. who Is Red
Cross nurse. Miss OBrten has been
on duty in France for eight months,
and will continue In the service OF
the U. s. A. at Camp Sewer. s. c.
Giles Fubanks Is back on the Job
in the stamp perforatinE division after
a short Illness.
The stamp perforating division re-
ports a full attendance today. The
ghost walked"
Fred Pusey, machine division. has
been excused for the balance OF the
week
Mrs. Belle L. Germin and Miss Rose
King, of the surface division, are
reported sick.
Louis Van Spronson, of section 4.
spent four days last week endeavor-
ing to live up to his reputation as
professional fisherman. but he re-
ported no luck.
Walter Spring and Jimmy CESS
ford, OF the engraving oiNieion, Weic
out yesterday working on the garage
Spring is building in the rear OF his
home in Petworth. Spring Ia busy
looking 'em over and will pick his
car pretty soon.
After battling for three weeks with
the Hangover hu. Walter Long, of
the electric shop, has come out on
top and is now back at work.
Miss Anna De la Vergne, assistant
forelady of the examining division.
section s, underwent a serious oper-
alton at Sibley Hospital yesterday.
She has many friends In the Bureau
who hope for a speedy recovery.
A dozen girls were observed hang
ing over one Herald in the hall this
morning. They're only a cent apiece.
girls.
The Bureau band might as well
postpone its next rehearsal Jim
Gessford has fever blister.