The Washington herald., 1919-04-21
BUREAU OF
ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING
~ NEWS

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The Government Baseball League
has been organized with the following
six clubs: Naval Operations, Marines.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau of Standards. Zone Finance
and the Sixty-third Infantry.
The opening game will be played on
May between the Marines and Naval
Operations, with the Marine Band to
liven things up. On May the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing and the
Bureau OF Standards will clash, ana
the Bureau Band will give these teams
a good sendoff
On May 6 the Sixty-third Infantry
will tackle the Zone Finance. and 1t is
expected that the Infantry Band will
be on the job. Jack Carr has been ap-
pointed umpire for this league. Now
for the roofing.
Miss Fannie Tolley, of the examining
division, is visiting her mother lin
Monkton. Md, for a few days. Wealth
er permitting. she will participate in
the egg-rolling.
Walter Scheller, a Harris pressman
in the surface division, is just back
from military service. He was dis
charged at Camp Meade
Miss Katherine Armstrong. of the
wetting division. Is spending Easter
and the following week at her home
in Charlottesville. Va.
Clarence Brewer, of the macerator
room. will use up several days of his
annual leave this week.
George Wells, who superintends
the heating of the dry boxes in the
examining division. is off for a
week.
Mrs. Ethel L. Heflin. of the sur
face division, left Saturday for d
weeks visit to her old home in
Delos, Va.
Everywhere you turn in the Bu-
reau. one of the new Victory Loan
posters just naturally hits you in
the face. There is no escape from
this big event.
Miss Mamie Small. of the office
force in the examining division. is
excused for Monday and Tuesday.
There was some racket in section
8 the other day, but it turned out
to be simply a modest send-off for
Miss Mary Jones, who is to be mar
ried some time this week.
Edward J. Leahy. foreman OF the
machine division. has been appoint
ed on the committee to canvass the
machine division in interest of the
Victory Liberty Loan.
Mr.. Leahy is surely the right man
in the right place, as 1t was large
ly due to his efforts that this divi-
sion went over the top in all the
previous drives. and he feels con-
fident that the machine division will
do just as well or even better this
time. Get behind him. boys.
Ted Wagner. of section 8. has
been enjoying a few days vacation.
Miss Elsie E. Swan resigned her
position in the surface division
April Is.
The job Of removing the gallows
from the motor presses in section
Is now IN progress.
The Bureau Band will hold it's
regular rehearsal this afternoon. A
brief business meeting will precede
the rehearsal. and all members are
urged to be on hand and on time.
Arthur Hunt. OF the numbering
division. is taking three weeks
leave to visit friends in little old
New York.
Is Miss Edna Thomas, of the num-
bering division. going to plant a
Victory garden? She has been seen
lately hard at work in both her
front and back yards.
Timothy ]. Casey. OF the mace
rator room. has been using up some
more of his leave.
Miss Bridget Condor. Miss Martha
Kealey. Miss Mary Deale and Miss
Anna Kidweu were excused yester-
day from the stamp perforating di-
vision.
The stamp perforating division
reports Miss Fannie Huline, Miss
Nettie Edwards. Miss Margaret
Fleming and Miss Lula Robinson on
the sick list.