The Washington herald., 1919-03-25

William G. Ward came In yesterday
noon and captured a checker game
from Homer Melick. after playing
one draw game. The roofing was
spirited but quiet. and William Cor
nish occupied the bleacher. After
witnessing q real scientific checker
game Dan Casey concluded 1t must
be a burlesQue show that Harrisos
pulls every day on the fifth floor.
| Albert ]. Dietz is showing his
friends souvenirs and French money
brought over by his son Ernest who
has just been discharged from the
seth aero squadron after spending a
year in making France too hot for
the Huns.
! Two bowling teams from the limo
| type section will meet teams from
the foundry and the monotype Sec
ton tonight on the Grand Palace al
leys. Hugh Carey will lead the foun-
dry boys. and Eddie Dore promises
to appear with a team from the mono
section which will make the printers
hustle.
! Some one told Frank d. Smith he
would never set the world afire, but
he did his best Sunday when he tried
to eat his lunch in the woods. That
overcoat will not be needed now, any
way.
Now that Johnny Patterson has de-
clared himself out Of the race for
| president of the bookblnders' union,
John Mccarthy is being groomed for
| leader, with Otto Hermann as tirst
| assistant. After his record with the
bowling team, Otto Is entitled to some
thing.
| Down in the bindery they say that
| II Charlie Ford is as good at await
ing as his father Is at publiC-printer-
ing, then it's no wonder the ordnance
| girls fell for him. There are obout
800 here who will do the same thing
If he fiutters around the works.
II the electricians get the dollar an
hour they are after. and the machin-
| lists get their 80 cents, how will that
cheer the poor printers, pressmen and
bookbinders, who claim they do all
| the work?
| Herbert r. Ruff. son of Valentine
| Ruff. of the hand section. after serving
two OF his four years enlistment in
France. Is now laid up in the Naval
Hospital in Portsmouth, Va, for
minor operations.
| Forrest Grimes conveyed another
feet of giggles through the shop yes
terday.
A half dozen days from pay day,
and Joe Goetzinger appeared in fore
man Green's office yesterday with
enough to pay all the deficiency bill
missed.
! Louie Benner. whose military service
started in France and ended in
France. is now performing in the
I Jacket section.
Fred Council is. starting on fifteen
days leave from Mr.. Green's office, but
he will forego visit to the Eastern
Shore this time.
George P. Hickman, Haddy G. Annis,
| Millaid F. Harrison. and Burton W.
Doyle, are probationary compositors in
the monotype section.
Albert ]. Klatt is again at work in
the pressroom after several days
leave.
Misses Margaret and Bessie Nc
| Namara should ask Kirk Harrison
about picking flowers in public
parks.
George B. Klum has been absent
from the electrical section several
/ days because of illness.
Chief George H. Smith took sew
eral days rest after the strenuous
moving in the forwarding and fin-
ishing section.
Edward T. Negosta Is strutting
| around the pressroom. all because
| of q new girl at his house. Every
one doing fine.
Anybody want q nice shirt? See
oliver Graf. George Van Den Berg,
or that spess hound on Merg. Ts.
An early Monday morning argument
between Steve Harder and Phil Mach
man became quite . heated affair. but