The Washington herald., 1919-01-19
G. P. o. NEWS NOTES

presented him with two large pieces
or aluminium and a red tin horn in
honor OF, the tenth anniversary of
Harrys wedding. Mr.. Parsons In
MS talk stated that Harry deserved
the cookery utensils for finding a
woman who would stand for him ten
years.
BY the way. Bill Foley, how about
another hair cut?
Walter J. Lee. a maker-up in the
DAY hand section, is confined to his
homo with sickness.
Miss Sybil G. Bliss. an emergency
clerk In the once of the superin-
tendent OF documents, has resigned.
Charlie Lisner, of the night linotype
section. reports that Mrs. Listner is
stiii confined to Sibley Hospital as a
result OF an automobile accident some
weeks ago. She is recovering.
MISS Mary ]. La Belle. a folder in
the third-foor bindery, is confined to
her nome with sickness.
Comrade William A. Roberts, the
oIdest compositor In the night hand
secllon' mas returned to work after
several nights sickness.
Miss Alice NJ. Conaty. Miss Pauline
A. Frank and Miss FIayia HASKELL
skilled laborers in the pa,nphIet h,nd-
ing section are on the sick list.
James II. Loughran, desknan in the
hlght monotype section, is slowly re-
covering from pneumonia
hugh jarrett. who recently left the
linotype section to return to his old
nome IN Charleston, writes thGt
printers In that city have Just closed
scale paying s35 TO day workers
ana S51 to night workers. forernen
/ setting - more. News like this
makes printers nervous. Even the
operator who writes this and the
operator who sets II are now trou-
oled with itching feet.
MRS. Mary A Lancaster. a skilled
iaoorer In the pamphlet binding sec
ton, has resigned.
James G. Boss. a veteran of the
monotype day section. who died on
the fourteenth, was buried Friday
from the home of his daughter Mrs
Walter w. Fawcett, at SpenceryilIe
Nd. Mr. Boss was one Of the oldest
| members OF the local typogra phicaI
union. having joined the old Typo-
graphical Society in July, 1867. He
had been sick for several months and
was living at the home of his daugh-
ter at the time OF death.
Miss Mary A. Creflin, a folder who
has been absent from the pamphlet
binding section for some time, re-
turned to work Saturday
Miss Arrah Rind and Miss Marrare,
Melch. OF the pamphlet binding sec
lon' are detailed to the office OF the
foreman OF binding.
Miss Julia L C. Reynolds. a skilled
laoorer in the Office OF the sUperinten-
oeht OF documents, has resigned.
Lester Martin, OF the monotype
KEYBOARD room. has been appointed
editor of Snappy Stories.
Another good one, hot OF the bat:
- "a hSNti ilDN Il NO"Gls An
swer: When it's collected at $50 a
IN. and returned at 2:3O D. m" And
during the interim C?-use your
dirty apron.
Miss Birdie d. Birch. a folder IN
the pamphlet bindery. is confined TO
the house with sickness.
Because OF the overtime work New
Year Day and last Sunday, most Of
the members OF the night linotype
section drew almost 800 Friday
night-almost as much as the ma
chlnists received.
Peter NJ. McCallum. a reader in the
proofroom, has been promoted to
desk man.
Did you ever see anything quite so
contagious as the smile of Mrs.
(Billy) Carlisle? As one man ex-
pressed il: It's like basking in the
sun. Small wonder is it that the
girls in the blank section all flock
around her at lunch time.