Evening star., 1899-10-14
Leading Event of Season in Local
Labcr Circle a,
COMMITTEES ARRANGING DETAILS
Object is to Liquidate Debt on
Typographical Temple.
TIL E CIRCULAR ISSUED

One of the most important events of the
season In labor circles. IT is understood.
will be the fair to be given by Columbia
Typographical Union. No lOl The fair
will be held in the unions home Typo-
graphical Temple. 423 to i25 q street north
west beginning Monday evening. Noven-
Der "a Already committees are at work
arranging the preliminaries The board uf
control which has immediate direction Of
the fair, is composed Of the following MEM
bers Of Columbia Union: Edwin c Jones.
chairman; F. c. Roberts. vice chairman
A. W. Bowen. secretary; Joseph c Whyte.
treasurer; Miss Louise Gunton j. F. Nc
Cormick. Chas. w. Otis, VIM NJ I.eavitt
H. F. j. Drake. VIM. M Garrett and ] r.
Bright.
The committee on solicitation Is as fol-
lows: F. c. Roberts. chairman: T. A. BY
mum, secretary; f. C. Farrell. treasurer:
George A Tracy. A S. FennelI C A.
Meyer. J. NJ Eggleston. Francis BenzIer.
Jas. X. Polk and J. r. Brown. A ladies'
auxiliary committee is composed OF Miss
Louise Gunton. Miss Bertha Tellyr, Miss
Carrie Whitehead. Miss Kate V Spencer
ana Miss Mollie Reagan. This committee.
the hustiers for donations. upon whom viii
devolVe a great deal of The work TO insure
success, will soon be at work.
Circular Issued.
The circular sent out by the committee is
meeting with generous responses from the
business community.
1t is follows:
Beginning Monday evening. November
%, 1899. Columbia Typographical Union.
No. 10l, will hold fair for the purpus.. II
raising funds to liquidate the indebtedness
standing against Typographical Temu.e
This building, dedicated i'm 1892 by Pr-si-
dent benjamin Harrison. stands as "A mon
ument to the industry and thrift Of one Of
the strongest and most conservative labor
organizations in the District OF Columbia
1t IS our aim TO free The building OF The
small indebtedness now outstanding at the
same time demonstrating to the citiz,ns Of
the District Of Columbia that the principles
OF organized labor as embodied in the In
ternational Typographical Union are such
as VIII reflect credit not alone upon SIS
membership but also upon the community
in which they reside.
1t is our purpose to conduct the fair
which Will continue several DAYS and nights
at the temple. in sucn a manner as will
inure to the benefit not alone Of our orEani-
zaton, but to the business community as
well.
Columbia Typographical Union has at
all times aided every enterprise conducted
for the advancement of the city and its
citizens. Business men have reccyn .zed m,
influence OF our union in many ways real
iZng what the extensive patronage Of its
members means to the progressive rner-
chants of Washington and vicinity only
recently the organizatiOn was LARGELY in
strumental in securing an advance Of wages
of employees I'm the government printing
office, which insures yearly disbursement
OF about $4,000 more in wages. most CT
which will find it's way into .h. pockets Of
the business men of Washington
We respectfully solicit your aid ard at
tendance in making this fair A success.
Contributions will be properly acxnowlede-
ed through the local press"
The Several Committees.
The committee Oh finance. which will ar
range a system OF checks and accounting.
and audit all accounts Of the fair is made
up follows: J. F. Mccormick c w.
Grey Samuel Musick r. A. Martin. j. L.
Holland. W. L. Gutelius. c. c. Hipkins. H.
ID. Lowd. G. @. Seibold and j. H. Heslct
The committee on tickets and invitations
is headed by Charles W. Otis chairman.
His co-workers are w. n. Brockwell.
Shelby Smith. Chas. f Holmes. c. o. Do
ten, II. F. Sauter and Preston B. Wright.
They will also invite the special guests. in
dtviduals. lodges and organizations.
The committee on entertainment viii ar
range a program for each evening Of the
week. The members of the committee are
VIM. NJ. Leavitt. Thos. L. Jones f. F.
Gessler John Green, jr-. and Charles E
DIETRICH.
The refreshment committee viii be un-
der the direction of +. II. Mallck- He VIII
be assisted by Percy L. Moore. A. J. E.
Hubbard. ]. W. Carter. W. II. Van Bibber.
Samuel w. Edmunds, F. II. Ham5right
George p. Dowell, Wells c. Harrell. John
B. Dickman and Chas. J. Berner.
The committee on publications and ad-
vertising-Wm. NJ. Garrett J. II. BabcOck
and w. H. Phillips-will issue fair
daily during the progress of the fair.
The committee on booths will superlEtend
the construction OF and arrange the booths
and paddle stands. The committee is as
follows: II. F. ]. Drake, T. NJ. Ring. h. c
L CDhx A ATaT.r
The committee on attendance. which will
see that the various booths are directed by
attractive and skillful directors, is COM
posed of ]. z. Bright. VIM. F. O'Prien.
Thos. w. Haworth, Joe NJ. Lenhart and
John c. Macksey.
The booths will be ten IN number and
each will be under the direction Of the spe-
ciaI division of Columbia Union members
assigned to IT. The booths will be as fol-
lows: First division booth, second division
booth. third division booth. fourth division
booth. fifth division booth. job room bo0th,
specification room booth. branch offices
booth and downtown offices booth.
object of the Fair.
1t will be observed that the purpose OF
the fair is to secure funds to pay of the
Indebtedness on the temple-the home Of
Columbia Union No. 101. No labor organi-
zation in America has equaled the record
of this union. Its activity has been alike
beneficial to the organization and TO the
community. In its ranks are about $40
of earnest. intelligent and conservative
wage-workers. who have been foremost in
all enterprises that tend TO advertise OF
benefit the District of Columbia, giving
considerable sum 10 the recent peace jubi-
lee celebration and taking an active part
in the Dewey parade. Besides taking care
of its sick and destitute members. the
union contributes each year to the relief
of distressed Door of the District. 1t rep
resents all that is strong and progressive
as a labor organization.
When Typographical Temple was dedi-
Gated in 1892 President Harrison. the chief
executive of the nation, honored Columbia
Union with his presence. and President Nc
KinIey will be invited to attend the OPEN
ing night of the fair-Monday evening the
27th-which will inaugurate an event inter-
esting to large class Of people in the com