The Washington herald., 1919-05-04

John A. Phillips. Of the supply di.
vision. had the pleasure yesterday Of
greeting his son. Marc c. Phillips,
color sergeant of the 117th Engineer
Regiment, Rainbow Division. who ar
rived in New York Tuesday from
France. and is now stationed at Camp
Merritt, n. J.
Sergeant Phillips is at his home,
1850 Irving street northwest, on forty
eight hours leave.
The Rainbow Division is composed
mostly of California boys and will be
mustered out in that State, and
though Sergeant Phillips enlisted in
Washington he is slated for discharge
in California.
His friends will be glad to learn
that he Is in fine health. notwithstand-
ing an attack of pneumonia in Janu-
airy. 1918, and the trying ordeals of
the Champagne. Chateau-Thierry, Ar
gonne- Meuse. and Verdun battles
from June to November last year.
P. Aloysius Shields and Miss Agnes
T. Wade, a daughter of Thomas L.
Wade. of the hand section. were mar
ried Wednesday in ST. Ignatius' Cath
olic Church in Baltimore by the Rev.
E. Del. Mcdonnell. Mr. Shields for
many years has been an employee
of the District Building. After a
honeymoon in Philadelphia and At
lantic City the couple will reside at
l07 Seaton street.
In answer to an inquiring printer
the Treasury Department states that
the manufacturers of the Victory Loan
buttons are entitled to use the union
label but did not do so because the
Government does not specify its i'm
print.
William J. Hendricks. the newly
eiected delegate of the employees of
the Government Printing Office. ia
well fitted for the work. being .
graduate of law and an employe of the
shop for thirty-five years.
He entered the service as a Iaborar
and has risen to senior clerk in tho
time room. and since the Organizations
of hte Federal Clerks Union has been
active in the organization of the aoo
members now enrolled IN the Govern
ment Printing Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Peake ir ore
rejoicing over the arrival of a second
daughter at their new home in Amos
Place northeast.
Grandfather ,MilIard, OF the nipbt
proofroom. is Justly proud Of the ba-
bies.
The foremen and assistant foreman
IN the printing divisions were given an
increase in pay dating from Nav
Foremen now receive s., 400 while as
sistants were boosted from 80 cents
an hour to $500. plus the bonu. IN
both cases Several of them took a
half holiday yesterday to celebrate,
The assistants are busy figuring
whether they will really get an in,
crease. as their overtime pay will he
missed in future.
Miss Neil Biggs, accompanied by her
parents and Miss Freiseis, ia viewing
Little Old New York while we re-.
hearse our Sunday school lesson to-
day.
DR.. and Mrs. Daniel p. Bush ara
spending several days in Alta ntic
City.
Milton Simpson, son Of Stephens
M. Simpson of the hand section and
an attorney in the Department or
Justice, has been transferred to the
office Of the district attorney in New
York and left last Sunday to assume
his new duties.
Merrill X. Holdings has just re.
turned to the delivery section after
fifteen days leave In Spottsylva mia
County and brought hack with him
three owls captured in a hollow tree.
But why was Merrill pokin' rouno
in hollow trees down in Virginia?
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