The Washington herald., 1919-04-01

Bookbinders' Union No. 4, will
hold their regular monthly meeting
tonight in Typographical Temple at
S o'clock. Nomination of officers for
the ensuing year will be the busi-
ness of the eyning, and a large at
tendance Is expected. Extra fea-
ture-a well-know member of the
War Labor Board will address the
members.
DO you know anything about the
printers devil?" shouted Represent
ative B. K. Focht to Col. Strattan
while the former was addressing
the Pennsylvania Society on Fri
day evening at the Thomson School.
The presiding officer answered
yes" Financial Secretary Rossi-
ter, of the Law Reporter Company.
also nodded "yes." The large audi
ence listened attentively while the
Representative from the Nineteenth
Pennsylvania district told of some
OF his experiences as printers
devil and also as a publisher. "Old
Pennsylvania of Mine" written by
Professor w. G. Butler, of Mans
field, Pa. one of the song candidates
for the proposed commonwealth ode,
was sung by Miss Potter and wef
received. Next meeting of the So
ciety April 25. with several G. P. o.
men on the entertainment commit
tee.
Just listen: The many friends
of Emanuel Nidetta, who had charge
of the filing of jackets in Foreman
Wallace's section, will be glad to
learn that he Is now acting as con-
fidential messenger TO the chief
clerk and is well fitted for the po-
sition, the chief requisites of which
consist of diplomatic ability. pleas
ing personality. polished manners,
and a neat appearance" With such
an array of qualifications Emanuel
should be chief clerk.
Massachusetts folks in the G. P. q.
are cordially invited to be present at
the opening of the Massachusetts, So
ciety tonight at the Wilson Normal
School, Eleventh and Harvard streets.
Hon. Charles G. Hamlin. of the Fed
eral Reserve Board, will be , the speak
er, and a detail of bluejackets will
furnish music Besides the music
there will be dancing and refresh
ments.
As the outcome of an executive ses-
sion covering several weeks, Mark
Barnum has decided to build a ga
rage.
The boys at Walter Reed were hap
py Sunday because Jimmy Macalister
left them $500 cigarettes Saturday
night as a donation from the day lin
otype section.
Frank Harvey has been elected
skipper on one of the new seagoing
Harris presses after completing his
course in navigation at 4136 NTiehle
avenue.
wear with the Shipping Board in
Washington and Philadelphia. has
been rcinstatcd and assigned to the
rroofroom as copy editor.
Daniel Fellner, after fiften years on
the Buffalo Enquirer, has accepted
an appointment in the linotype Sec
ton.
Looks rather queer to see so many
girls lacking wall partners in the
dancing hall at lunch time. What's
the trouble with the men, anyway?
Miss Biggs and Miss Freiseis were
conspicuous by their absence yester-
day.
Lannes W. Phillips. who resigned in
1903 and has since worked all over
the South and West, came up from
Texas to accept an appointment in
the pressroom.
William G. Ellis and Albert E. Doe.
jr., have resigned from the keyboard
room.
Daniel A. Campbell, after six weeks
in the money-order section, is back in
the main pressroom with no more
hair on his bald head than when he
left.
Watchman John Lantz injured his
hand very seriously in one of the re-
volvlng doors yesterday.
Arriving late at the meeting of the
executive committee of the Bookbind-
ers' Union Saturday night. Eddie
Fuhrman announced, I'm here. MI.