Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-05
GEORGE VI cH|LDS,
The Philanthropist's Western
Tour Began on Monday Last.
The Printers Home He Will Dedi-
cate at Colorado Springs.
An Institution tho First OF the Kind In
the World-The Itinerary OF the
Trip-A Reception by the
Printers' Union.

Last Monday afternoon Mr.. George
w. Childs, editor of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, accompanied by party
of friends, started upon a tour Of the
Pacific coast and the northwest. The
itinerary OF the trip has been received
here, which gives the names of the
places to be visited, dates Of arrival and
departure, and is accompanied by map
showing the routes and distances. This
trip will carry the party through seven
teen different states and territories of
the United States, and the province of
British Columbia. The total distance
travelled will be 10,170 miles.
The dates arranged for the trip include
several features of unusual interest. On
May 18th, which is the 63d birthday of
Mr.. Childs, the party will be at Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo., to participate in the
dedication of the Childs-Drexel home
for superannuated union printers. This
institution is the first of its kind in the
world. The fund for the building of the
home had its origin through George w.
Childs and Anthony J. Drexel
OF Philadelphia presenting. in 1885,
to the International Typograph-
ical union, then in session in
Pittsburg. Pa. an unconditional gift of
5000 each. This was the nucleus OF
the Childs-Drexel fund, and to increase
the amount it was decided that on the
anniversary of the birth of Mr.. Childs
each printer working in Offices east of
the Mississippi should contribute the
price of 1000 ems OF composition toward
the fund, and that on the 18th of Sep
tember of each year, the anniversary of
the birth of Mr.. Drexel, the compositors
at work in Offices west of the river
named should make like contribution
to the fund. Three years ago F. L.
Martin and A. A. McGovney of Colorado
Springs made an offer to donate eighty
acres of land about mile east of the
city upon which to build the proposed
home, if the printers union would
guarantee that building not to cost
less than $40, 900 should be erected on
the site. The offer was accepted and
the work was commenced and COM
pleted without unnecessary delay.
The home is pleasantly situa-
ted on an eminence overlooking
the city. The building is four stories
with basement, and has been erected at
q cost OF about 100000. 1t has 'front.'
age OF 144 feet by depth of A,
with wing in the rear of the north end
40x20 feet. The interior has been ar
ranged with view to provide the great
est amount of comfort to those who will
occupy it. The ventilation is perfect,
and the arrangement for light is such
that there is not q dark room in the
building. There is q large, cheer
full room in the northern end Of the
basement and running into the tower
which is to be used as q dining-room.
On the first hoors are the parlors and
reading-room and q chapel in which
meetings may be held. The upper
stories are fitted up as sleepiug-rooms.
Several of the rooms will be furnished
by the larger typographical unions; San
Francisco has furnished one with furni-
ture made from the celebrated California
redwood. The two parlors will be hand
somely furnished by Mr.. George w.
Childs and named for Mrs. Childs and
Mrs. Drexel.
The dedicatory services of this insti-
tuition will take place at $50 a. m. of
the date mentioned, and will include
addresses by Gov. John L. Routt of
Colorado, Mayor Sprague of Colorado
Springs, Hon. Horace G. Lunt of the
local chamber of commerce and w. B.
Prescott, president of the International
Typographical union, and an oration by
Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of New
Hampshire.
On Thursday, May Goth, Mr.. Childss
party will be in San Francisco, from
which point various places of interest
around the bay will be visited.
The party will arrive in Los Angeles
on Saturday evening, June 4th, and will
remain here until Tuesday morning,
when they leave for San Diego. Their
stay here will be marked by excursions
to Santa Monica, Redondo, and other
notable points.
Mr.. Childs, as announced in Mondays
HERALD, has accepted the tender of a
public reception in his honor, to be
given by the local typographical union,
which event will take place Monday
evening, June 9th.
After doing San Diego and the Coro-
nado, Mr.. Childs and party will start
north, taking in the Yosemite valley,
and returning east by way of Portland,
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