The Washington herald., 1919-02-18
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

That Washington's Birthday will be
fttingIy observed by employees OF
the Government Printing Office is as
sured in the securing OF Hon. Ed
ward w. Saunders. Of Virginia. 70 de-
( liver tn" principal address. Mr..
/ Saunders is one OF the best-known
/ orators on the Hill" and may be
usually excellent program. The exer-
cises will be held next Friday at l@:lo
O'Clock.
During January the monotypc sec
ton established new record for type
composition, pilinE up almost 1900. %
600 ems OF miscellaneous matter To
appreciate the vastncss OF this amount
of type. il you started the FIRST DAY
you were born and sticked type at
the rate OF $500 ems q day until you
died in 1GSd year Old Father
Time would have 10 turn
rule. because the job would
be unfinished And this is presup-
posing you lost no time hunting sorts,
no wheels came OF the trucks and
you did not have 10 hesitate long
enough TO can q Kaiser.
| Department Commando :. C Nav
son, Department OF the Potomac, G.
( A R. and o. II. Oldroyd. assistant
/ Adjutant General. have completed
plans for the fifty-frst annual dc
( partmental encampment TO convene
today. a banquet will be held al the
/ New Ebbitt I'm honor OF Clarendon +.
Adams, commander in chief OF tho
G. A. r. tomorrow evening. Com
mander MawSon will preside, with
Col. T. Hopkins a. master OF Cere-
monies.
! Public Printer Ford accompanied a
visitor through the shop Saturday to
/ inspect the works
! A reward will be offered for the
name of the operator in the night
linotype section who failed to con-
vince Charles Slentz that two-incH
/ sink was essential at the head Of a
! take Of Record. He insisted that
/ John Cole so Informed him. and this
alone should have opened his eyes
/ Take this column home tonight
show it to Your wife. and ask her 70
send you TO work tomorrow with a
glass of jelly for Mrs. Adah ". Fried
Iander's gift 10 the soldiers at Wal
ter Red.
( Herbert Swingie. in the linotype
! section, found a sum OF money in the
/ seventh floor hallway some time ago.
and though many claimants have ap-
peared, the right owner has not shown
up. Go and get 1t.
George Smouse brings his hair oil
to work with him now, and at lunch
time he smears it over his pate. And
II listens like a Baltimore special
We refrain from mentioning the r1re
at Howard University YESTERDAY as
some one might jump to the concIus-
ion that window gazing was popular.
Frank +. Newton. formerly Of the
casting room. is in the Naval Hos
! pital undergoing treatment for dropsy.
Ernest Z. Gibson. of the night limo
| type section, disposed OF this year s
crop OF pork so successfully that he
has stocked up his Cottage City farm
with another crop for next year.
Sidney Bum. OF the watch force.
died Sunday at George Washington
Hospital at the aEc Of 6. The
funeral will he hedl today from
44S Seventh street southwest. Inter
ment al Gleswood Cemetery.
Did you hear Forrest Grimes per
| forming on the piano Yesterday? He
had everyone moving; even Macallis-
| ter and Van Hook were looking
/ nervous.
/ Miss Emma Hawkins. of the ma
chine sewing section, has resigned.
! Jesse Nave says that wars may
come and wars may go. but this here
Spess goes on forever
James Berry and Henry Hatch have
been transferred from the night to
the day force in the machine sewing
section.
William F. O'Brien. Joe Sheehan,
Jim Maynard. William F. Dorsey.
| Frederick L. Fridley. Joe Geraci. Ed
ward c. Grumley. Frank johnson,
! Charles NJ. Robinson. Elmer E.
proofroom to attend the Maine mem
orial services OF the Spanish War Vet
Grams.
Aonzo T. King. OF the stores divi-
sion, is suffering with pneumonfs in
! Emergency Hospital.
Arthur Denhams bookbinder on the
fifth floor, is on leave for a speIl-got
him on tablets.
George Awkward. assisting foreman
Of the Library branch bindery, is 'on
leave nursing a sick tootn.
Frank NJ. Miller returned 70 the
pamphlet bindery yesterday afSr an
absence OF two weeks because OF the
death OF his father.
Foreman Belair. of the machine
sewing section. says there is lots OF
| work In his room. and more to come.