The Washington herald., 1919-03-21

Sidney ]. Marshall, with a vocal
solo, delighted the audience in the
corridor yesterday at lunch time with
THE Tempest of the Heart" from IL
Trovatore, and I'm Happy Moments
from Mariana Edward c. Hopes
accompanied him on the piano.
Miss Marguerite Mulligan. a former
bindery girl, now a yeowoman in the
naval reserve force, Is receiving the
congratulations of her friends on her
promotion and transfer to New York.
Jim johnson, who enlisted from the
linotype section when the troops We're
modified for service on the Mexican
border. has been discharged and re-
turned to work Wednesday night Jim
also served in the Spanish-American
war, and is anxiously waiting for the
next one so he can enlist again He's
some soldier and looking fine.
One day last week two keyboard
operators were in a hurry to get out
of the shop and walked down to the
third floor and stepped into a wait
ing elevator. which took them to the
seventh floor. and they left the build
ing at 40. Who were they? Ask
Phil!
Lawrence Rueth says Joe Cumm
ings told him a joke he heard ten
years ago. Must abeen one of those
decade chestnuts.
When the Jersey avenue car stop
ped at II street yesterday morning
the first thing out was a pipe, and
right behind 1t was Jim Maynard. He
fired up crossing the track, and by
the time he reached the curb the eX-
haust could be heard above the rat
tie of the Fl street car.
The honor conferred upon Joe
Dodge when he was made shop
steward was so heavy he laid of a
half a day to recover.
Deacon Weeks has been promoted
again. When Eddie Beck returned to
work yesterday, Tom Filgate asked
Donellan what had become of the
bishop"
Kirk Harrison says that II Reese
wrestles the way he plays checkers
Joe Turner will be up against it.
Joe Dreis came back to work yes
terday after six days fishing. He ad-
mits he caught a fish.
John R. Lamson. reviser in the job
room, is in George Washington Hos
pital suffering with heart trouble.
Walter Evans says that suburban
gardens can't be plowed up this year.
Too many buried bottles. He was
looking at Spruce when he said this.
Miss Annie d. Goss, a feeder in
the pressroom, is on the sick list.
Harry W. Arthur is absent from
the proofroom on leave without pay.
Miss Sophie Hess. folder in the
pamphlet bindCry. is enjoying If
teen days leave.
william H. Ellis is absent from
the keyboard room on account of
illness in his family.
Now amt you glad you>h have some
leave to tide you over this dull
spell? Nichols started last week
with twenty-nine days and is still
going.
Arthur J. Wadsworth leaves the
keyboard room today to enjoy three
weeks vacation.
Charles Doten is absent from the
keyboard room because of the ILL
ness of his wife.
Did you hear Bob Daley describe
that funny dance he saw the other
night? He called it "shimmy" dance
whatever that is.
William o. Gibson has been absent
from the pressroom several days be-
cause of illness.
Now that Clarence Hogarth has a
new Dodge and everything, things
look bad for the Baltimore pike.
William H. Bates, Robert e. King,
Percy S. Williams, John ]. Wade and
Harrison Reed are on the monotype
sick list.
Over in the old building is lady
who in trying to consume ali the