The Washington herald., 1919-10-07
BUREAU OF EN-
GRAVINGAND
PRINTING
NEWS

At the business meeting held Sum-
day morning after the band rehearsal,
| the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year. Herbert Leach,
president; Merrill Pitcher. vice presi-
dent; James w. Gessford, secretary;
| George W. Evans, treasurer and finan-
cial secretary; Steve Laut. sergeant
\ alarms: leader. Earl Smith; libra
rians. Earl Smith and John Campbell; !;
custodian of uniforms and instru-
,nents, Clyde DeBinder and George w.
| Evans.
Edward Hine is back on the job in
the engraving division. having served
| for thirteen months in the medical
department of the army.
Jimmy King. Of section 5, made a
flying round trip by motor to Gettys-
burg on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Lannahan. Miss Ella
Brosnahan, Miss Stella Lancaster.
and Arthur Bates, of the stamp per-
forating division, have been grant,
ed ten days leave.
Miss Clara Ryon of section 6.
| night. has, resigned as a printers
assistant.
Capt. Graves. ono of the veteran
employees of the engraving division.
Is confined to his home due to ILL
ness.
s. Silberman. of section .. night.
spent the past two weeks visiting
lin Philadelphia.
Albert Kuntz OF the engraving di-
vision. is a grandfather again, little
baby Davis being the addition.
Roger LaHayne and James Tom
lin- of section 8. spent the early
morning hours Sunday fishing at
occoquan. Roger had breakfast with
Tommy over in Virginia, and they
made a record run to the fishing
grounds. reaching there in time to
make a good catch of bass.
The Bureau band will not partici-
pate in the patriotic exercises at
| Marlboro today as planned.
| The following have been appoint
/ ed printers assistants and assigned
to the $3.50 shift: Clara Dingee,
Clara Willetts, Sadie Butcher, Mary
Merritt. Grace White, Edna Good
man. Hester Richey. George Jones.
Ora Goucher. Masie Simmons, Ethel
Gibbs and Matte Creel
{ d. J. Noonan. Of section .. night.
{ is enjoying two weeks vacation.
: Director Wilmeth personally con-
Quoted a large delegation Of Bel
! gians through the Bureau Saturday.
The visitors were keenly interested
in the big money plant.
Peter Hurth. pressman in the sur
face division, has been granted a
! weeks leave.
George Herman. of section is
attending the American Institute of
Bankers convention held in New
Orleans. Mr.. Herman will be absent
from work for about two weeks.
Miss Alice Murray, Of the trim
ming room in the examining divis-
ion. is on leave this week.
Miss Dorothy Owens. Of the wet
ting division. is enjoying her vaca-
tion at her home in HyattsvilIe.
Miss Emma Dulin and Miss Maud
! Ferrett, Of the examining division.
are on leave.
Charles r. Kraft. of section l, is
very chesty now. he is a grandpap
, Miss Bertha Bum, Miss Mary
Dorr. Miss Florence King and Miss
Mary White. of the stamp perforat-
! ing division. are on the sick list.
Dan Hassett. former vice presi-
/ dent of the Plate Printers Union.
! has returned to work in section 9.
night. after an absence OF ten
months due to illness. Dan spent
the last few months farming in Wis
: consin. and is the picture Of health
now.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Bray. of the stamp
! cumming division, is on a weeks
leave.
! The first week Of bowling in the
Bureau Duckpin League has shown
that the Wildcats" "Machinists''
and "Roamers" are going to fght it
! out for top honors. This week $
schedule is: October 6. Surface VS..
Numbering: October Z, Machinists
VS.. Misfits: October s, Roamers VS..
Reds. and October .. Custodians vs..
Wildcats.
! Mrs. Catherine F'ordham, Miss
Fannie Means, Mrs. Hannah Devoe.
Miss Jennie Johnson. Miss Annie
Griffin and Miss Mamie Hassett, all
of the examining division, are on
leave.
Miss Margaret Beckert, of section
s. night. has resigned her position
as printers assistant.
George Lowry. Of section 3. night
has fully recovered from the in
juries received in an automobile ac-
cident last week. and is back on
the job.