The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Topics of Interest to Uncle Sans Workers
Bureau of Engraving

AT the meeting Of the Plafs
Printers Union last Sunday Harvsy
Hunt section /. and william Fisk.
of the 3:3o shift, were elected dele
gates to the international conven-
ton Of the Steel and Copper Plate
Printers Union OF North America in
Chicago in July.
William +. Downs, custodian Of
Presses. has been spending the past
two weeks at his home in Bervyn,
Nd. during some farming.
Mrs. Annie shipman. Of the stamp
,perforsttng division, has resigned her
position.
Mrn Maud Adams, Of the wettins
division. was on leave last week.
Adam p. Moessinger. pressman in
the surface division, has been
granted . weeks leave, which he
plans 20 spend at his home in Baiti-
more.
walter Bellsr. Of section G, has
the honor Of being captain Of the
team which turned in the Iarre~a
amount In subscriptions during the
drive for St Gabriers new church
in Petwerth.
Ths bureau band will give anoth>r
leoncsrt at 81 E1fzabeth's this aft
ernoon At 2.1o under the auspices
Of the Red cross
BENJAMIN c. DeFrateau, pressu1sn
in the surf.ee division, enjoyed last
week at his home in Virginia
Miss Bessie Allen. Miss Mary
| Clements, Miss Maggie Cross and
MISS Maud Gibbons. of the wetting
division. were on leave last week
Miss Elizabeth GuthridEe, OF the
numbering division, is I'll with the
grip.
Mrs. Lyons. Of the stamp pertorst-
| ing division, who has been absent
for quite a long time. is reported 70
be very i'll.
w. n. Louk. custodian Of presses.
is back from . ten-day vacation on
his farm in Oakton. Va
Miss Edith Dnnis. Of the surface
division. Is visiting friends in New
ark, n. J.
Mrs. Mary Butt. Mrs Jennie Green
I and Mrs. Anna Maker. Of the wet
ing division, are on leave
Miss Kate Sullivan. Of the stamp.
perforating division, is absent due
to the death OF her father.
The Bureau baseball team suffer-
ed two disappointments last week
for an opening game: first. on ac-
count of rain, and next because OF
the Withdrawal OF the Marine team
from the league This necessitatss
q rearrangements Of the playing
schedule
Charles Moreland. Of the surface
division, is enjoying a week OF nsh-
ing.
Clyde DeBinder. of the engraving
division. has treated his machine 70
a new coat OF paint and a general
overhsuling.
Miss Mather Kesley. OF the stamp
perforating division. has bten grant
ed three days leave.
Miss Elizabeth Sweeney. clerk IN
section s. was absent last week
Miss Edith Lipscomb. Mise Annie
Mccarthy. Miss n. Tomlin and Mss
Mary Utterback. OF the werting dd-
vision. were on leave last week
Miss Catherine Harrington and
Miss Anpa HPga have been ap-
pointed printers assistants.
Mrs. Rosa Hess, Miss Grace Green
and Miss Edith HUusley. Of the
stamp perforating division. are on
the sick list
Capt Samuel h Jacobs. cust,-
dian OF presses, enjoyed a few drys
leave during the past week.
The lunchroom did a rushing bus
iness when il was announced that
the management had secured about
ninety-hve barrels of sugar the
greater portion OF which would be
sold to bureau employees. Five
pounds per person was allowed, and
the line Of purchasers easily num-
ibcred a thousand at times after
working hours during this sale.
Peter Butcher. custodian OF press
es, will spend the Le1t week work
ing his garden out in Mount Rainier.
Miss Camilla Chism, of the ex-
amining division. has resigned her
position.
Miss Annie Beckman. assistant
forelady of section 4. examining di-
vision, was on leave last week.
Miss Sadie Reese, Miss Julia
Kramer and Miss Ella Stork. of the
lexamining division, were on leave
last week.
4
ed skilled helpers in the examining
division: John Shelter. Carl Straits.
Norman Bullock, Abraham Demi-
berg. Anthony Genara, Lewis Green.
Merl VanTassel. John Gregory and
Buford Bridwen.
George Goldsmith. OF section 6.
and the rest of the deep-seamen.
are putting the finishing touches
on their launch, and expect to have
IL overheard during the coming
week.
William Palmer. custodian Of
presses. will spend the month Of
May at his home in indianapolis
The bureau band will not re-
hearse this morning. owing TO the
afternoon engagement Trucks for
band members will leave the bu-
resu for st. EliIabeth's at l:30.