Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-17
NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED
The typographical Union Starts New
Year.
No Effort to BE Made to Secure the
International Convention OF
1898 for Warrington.

The recently elected officers Of Columbia
typographical Union were duly installed
yesterday before large audience, composed
OF members OF the union, at Typographical
Temple. The meeting was opened by the
retiring president. Mr.. George A. Tracy,
who. after calling the body to order made
an address, in which he briefly reviewed
the situation in the organization. At the
Close OF his remarks Mr.. Tracy announced
his Willingness to administer the oath OF
once to mis- successor and the other officers
elect, who went forward, and each Of them
promised solemnly to fulfill the duties Of
the office conferred upon him for the en-
suing year. The new officers are: Presi-
dent, John D. Kehoe; vice president, James
NJ. kreiter: secretary, c. NJ Robinson, and
treasurer. John J. Higgins.
After the ceremony was over Mr. Tracy
lett the chair, announcing, however, Just
pe1ore ne did So that in pursuance of in
structlons from the union he had called
upon the chairmen Of both the republican
and democratic campaign committees and
was INFORMED by them in response to his
questions that all the campaign documents
sent out by them were printed in union Of
fees.
Announcement of Committees.
Upon assuming the chair President Ke-
noe in a graceful speech returned thanks
to those who had elected him and asked
all the members to aid him In placing the
organization on such a footing as that to
which 1t was justly entitled. The chair
also announced the appointment Of the fol-
lowing committees:
BuSineSS-G. A. Meyer John Darlington
Daniel OConnell, ]. F. McGinness, w. NJ.
Keener.
Observation-Disclosures Doxey, s. ].
Iripiett, Q. J. Ricketts,. J. K. Wallace, F..
Printing-Wiliam A. Pratt, ]. H. Smith,
George r. Phillips.
Finance. J. Mccarthy. John Dickman.
w. w. Ludlow.
Auditing-James Willis, F. J. Ward, c. F..
Holmes, j. w. Carter, p. l.. Moore.
Grievance-E. 8. Brow ]. B. Showers, F..
M: Lewis. T. B. Hoagiand. G. v. Juno.
Entertainment-W. F. Reed. ]. F. Grant,
s. w. Edmunds, Isaiah Cox, c. J. Unger,
Carrie l.. Whitehead. Grace Lee Fisher.
Library-J. H. Broadnax, L. A. Shrimp, j.
w. Mcfarland.
Conference-H. K. Southland. George F.
Norton, G. F. Sudworth.
Relief-W. r. Love, Augustus Bruehl, d.
]. Mccarthy.
A Presentation.
At this point Vice President Kreiter on
behalf of a number of the friends OF Mr..
Tracy presented the ex-president with a
handsomely inscribed gold-headed cane as
"a
Tracy was taken by surprise. but replied
In appropriate language.
A committee was appointed to call on
Senator Stewart and request him to move
the office of THE Silver Knight" from
Alexandria to Washington, so that the
printers employed thereon will receive
urion wages.
The union decided that it would be i'm
practicable to ask the International Typo
graphical Union to hold Its convention for
a 4.
tel dant expense. 1t was said that such a
session would cost the union at least
5000. and the majority of the members
thought 1T would be better to apply that
81 m to the payment of the debts of the
union and thus again get the organiza-
ton back to its former excellent financial
condition.
The Metropolitan Railway Trouble.
President Kehoe was requested to call on
the officers and directors of the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway Company, and see if the
difficulty between it and it's discharged en-
ployes could not be adjusted. Mr. Kehoe
will, it is understood, explain to President
Phillips and the board Of directors that he
represents the 1,400 members Of the union
who, with their families, are forbidden by
the union to ride on the cars of the conf
pany while the road is boycotted, and that