The Washington herald., 1919-03-06

held in the examining division Tues
day afternoon.
John B. Irving is being congratu-
lated upon the very capable manner
in which he handled Tuesdays exer-
cises In the examining division.
The stampbook and coil room re-
ports Miss Ethel Gray as very sick.
Director Wilmeth is out of town
for a few days.
Mrs. n. Schneider, Of the examin-
ing division, is taking some Of her
leave.
Mrs. kluce. who is in charge of the
stock table, was seriously injured
when she fell down the steps of the
vault in the examining division Sat
urday afternoon. She was taken to
Emergency Hospital. after receiving
! first aid treatment from the bureau
physician.
Mrs. Eva Richardson has returned
to the bindery division, after an alb
sence OF two weeks.
Mrs. D. Mcdonald. Mrs. L. Toudy,
and Mrs. Bessie Weaver. of the
stamp book, and coil division, were
excused yesterday. Spring fever
around, girls?
! Sidney Sharpe, of the drying room
; in the examining division, Is enjoying
some of his leaye.
| y. Bauldus. plate finisher in the
engraving division. is reported to be
suffering with bad throat
| There was a shortage of Heralds
! in J. ]. Williams neighborhood Sun
day. John plays in the band, and
was cornering all Heralds within
| reach in order to get hold of as many
| band pictures as possible.
Miss Ethel Lockwood, OF the wet
ting division. is out getting new
eyeglasses. Look out. Cotton, she's
going to give you the "once over"
now.
Mrs. Grace McCreary. of the stamp
pcrforating division, is on the sick
list.
Joseph Hubbard, of the wetting
division. is out making plans for his
spring planting.
e. w. Weeks. engraver. is taking
some of his annual leave.
Harmon Reeser. mn chinist, who has
] H.
transferred to day work.
! Reports received on the condition
1 of j. Ed. Borland, one of the we'll
known and popular clerks of the
printing division, who has been i'll
! for the past two weeks with the flu.
are to the effect that he is slowly
recovering. Mr.. Borland suffered
two relapses which coupled with bad
| heart action has made his progress
extremely slow. If he has no fur
ther setback he will be able to re-
! turn to work within the next ten
days. Mr.. Borland's family assures
The Herald that he feels deeply
grateful for the courtesies extended
by his host of friends.
Mrs. Longley. of the medical office
in the bureau, reports that Mrs. Ger
trude kluge, who was injured last
Saturday, is getting better.
1t has just been learned by the
stamp book and coil division that
Miss Page Hale. whose illness re-
Gently was reported in this column.
died February q, at her late residence,
2S Grant place northeast.
Miss Anna Sheehan. who resigned
several months ago to accept a posi-
ton in the War Department. has been
reappointed to her former position in
the numbering division.
Patrick MCGOWAN. of the wetting
division, is on the sick list.
The surface division reports Miss
Georgia Estep and Miss Isabella
Weyrick on leave.
Miss Lena DeCarza, Blanche Thris-
ton and Henry Day, of the Stamp
perforating division, have been grant
ed leaves of absence.
One of the men of the rag Laundry
yesterday discovered that some
one was trying to get away with the
automobile of Mr.. Lewis, of the en-
craving division, which was parked
on the Fifteenth street side of the
bureau. Several of the men gave
chase, but the man got away. without
the machine. however. Mr.. Lewis
reports about SIS damage.
Mr.. Charles Finch, of the bindery
division, is recovering from an illness
Miss Felicia Lynch, of the num-
bering division, is still patient at
Providence Hospital