The Washington herald., 1919-05-11
BUREAU OF
ENGRNINGl
AND PRINTING!
So NEWS

matching drive took place In the
stamp perforating division yesterday,
resulting IN net subscriptions 10 the
amount Of s11.0oo. The divisions quota
is but sl-e0o. This is believed to be
the best showing made in the bureau
thus far. Plans are being formulated
for big celebration in this division
some time next week
John J. Donovan. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. W. J. Donovan. 1914 Hobart
place northwest. is now at Camp
Dix. N J.. and in fine shape. Young
Donovan is member OF Battery A.
Field Artillery. Pennsylvania troops.
He served on the Mexican border and
a year in France. having participated
I in several large battles. Mrs. Dono-
van has been keenly interested in
the Victory Loan drive in the bureau.
The bureau baseball team has q
busy week ahead. Tuesday II will
tackle the Zone Finance team: Thurs
day. Naval Operations. and Saturday.
the Sixty-third Infantry. The proba-
Bile lineup OF the bureau team will
be as follows: Philips. left field:
Clayton. center field: Bussius. right
field: Davis. third base: Limerick.
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Dust. first base; Geibel. catcher. and
Powell. pitcher.
! At the last band rehearsal Eddie
White was complimented by Prof.
4 Kemper for his fine work on the
alto horn. which is a new proposition
I to him. However. the professor has
I insisted that Eddie try his luck on
one OF the new circular bass horns
that the band has just purchased.
and it's a safe bet that he vii
make good.
/ The employees OF the surface divi-
sion report that they do not need
the band wagon in order TO sell bonds.
Great credit is due Mr.. Cole. their
chief. and his assistants. for the won
derful showing made by this divi-
sion
John W. Mockabee. OF the machine
division. has added another hundred
to his bond subscriptions. making
s270o in all. This is believed to be
the highest individual subscription in
the bureau thus far.
Mrs. Hulda Shelton. Miss Nettie
Tomlin and Edward McReady are
the star workers Tor the Victory
Loan drive in the wetting division.
With a quota OF $3.50. this division
has turned in $1,000 to date. The
night force has made a wonderful
showing. having subscribed so. m.
Several large personal subscriptions
were noted from this shift. among
them being Mrs. f. L. Lederer. s. .4co:
Mrs Cora Held. sl.5ao: Mrs. Maud
Reveley. $500; Mrs. Mary J. McCann,
500. and James T. Edwards. $50.
Giles f. Eubanks Of the stamp per-
forating division. is reported to he
improving. following an operation al
one OF the local hospitals
A certain young lady in cage < Is
wearing a mournful expression these
days. They say her pal has gone to
the Treasury.
Mrs. Grace Green. Miss Emma Nc
iGahey. Miss Edna Petrola and Miss
Anna Young. Of the stamp perforat-
ing division. are reported sick.
Saw Miss Mollie Fifer. OF the num-
bering division. doing soEle markell
ing.
One Of the girls in Cage 1s had her
feelings hurt the other day. Cheer
up. Olive. life's not so had anyway.
Mrs. Florence Donaldson. Miss Bes-
sic MacCullough and Miss Mary Shell
don were excused yesterday.
The surface division reports the fol-
lowing on leave: Charles w. Hurdle.
James II. Sullivan and Frank Fraser.
Don't forget that a most important
meeting Of the Bureau Automobile
Association will he held Monday even
ing at f:l5 O'Clock in the lunchroom.