The Washington herald., 1919-01-17

! ''' - i'l d!idlb Oi mice, promptly
! climbed on the table merely to get
! better view OF the animal.
! Patrick s. SprIghtly, for many years
an emplOye OF the press division. died
/ last Friday at Johns Hopkins Hospital,
! in Baltimore. For many years Mr
Sprghuy had been sufferer from
cancer OF the stomach
Walter c. Duckett. formerly of the
linotype section, now riding on one
Of the trucks OF the delivery section.
is celebrating the arrival OF new boy
at his home on Forty-e!ghth street
, President Patterson. of the Book
! binders Union, announces that VIII
| liam {. ConnOrs is IN charge of the
| entertainment and ball committee,
which will be given at a later date
! Now We are sure Of something good
in the entertaining line as ''ChLck'
is the man for the JOB. and his past
reputation assures US Il treat
Wnburn r Carver. a compositor IN
I the Job room, who has been confined
to his home for Sin weeks with sick
'''''.'' 80 iAA+' u liilll DNfu anu was III
the shop Thursday looking things
| over.
Mrs. Dora Steele. who is employed
in the blank section. fifth floor. re-
| Gently met with a painful accident
She slipped on banana peel and
was thrown against an iron fence.
! bruisinG her face and eyes. The in
/ jury was not serious
In the blank section there are
quite number of girls on the sick
list. though a few who had been
out have just returned. Among
those returned are: Miss Mildred J.
Beach. ruling machine feeder, and
Miss Anna Ritchie. blank book sewer.
Joseph X. Dawson, veteran
cOmpositor in the job room, who has
been confined to his home for more
than two months with sickness, has
been dropped from the rolls.
william T. Heritage. in charge of
the day monotypc keyboard room, is
again at his desk after being at
home a week with a very severe al
tack of sciatica.
Samuel T. Kennedy. operator in
the day linotype section. was called
to Union Station Thursday afternoon
to meet his brother John. who was
passing through the city on his
way to the home in Alabama, after
being discharged from the service.
The other day Jack Breene rushed
up to Ernest Taylor. and blurted out.
Say. Ernie, do you want piece
of news for The Herald"
YES. Jack. let's have it,"
Why. Bill Riedl has just gone
off for a half day" They say he is
getting estimates on new suit.
Henry Jordan. a veteran ldborer
in the job section, died Monday
night. Henry was always faith
full and careful worker. and his CO.
workers feel his loss considerably.
A, c. knight, a veteran printer
who has been employed in the book
shop of Judd and Detweiler for
about twelve years. has received an
appointment and is working in the
day linotype section. Although well
along in years Mr.. knight operates
Merg as we'll as many of the
younger members of the craft. and
Mr.. Mclean feels that he has re-
ceived quite an addition to his force.
Mr.. knight moved back to his old
home in Baltimore about the first of
the year, and he has now Joined the
guild of commuters.
Lou Allen gave a wet party" to
a few selects the other night, and
it must have been some damp" for
Lou was absent the next day. And
he has been whistling ever and
anon, ooh How 1 Hate to Get Up
in the Morning"
We'll. this is just a reminder: He
who dances, must pay the fiddler"
Granville J. Donovan. skilled la
borer i'm the pamphlet section, has re-
signed.
Albert Smith, in charge of the inter
mediate force of the press division,
who recently suffered a stroke Of
paralysis, is reported to be improv-
ing.
Edward Robinson. a laborcr in the
Job room, is confined TO his home with
sickness.
Oscar b. Bellinger. the imposer in
the night linotype section, who suf-
fered q badly bruised nlxer some