The times., 1901-06-16
CONVENTION OF PRESSMEN
Their Thirteenth Annual Meeting
to Begin Tomorrow.
Local Members of the Craft Arrange
Elaborate Plans for the Entertain
ment of Their Fellow Workers-A
Reception at the White House.


| ment of Their Fellow Workers-A
Reception at the White House.
| The thirteenth annual meeting of the
International Pressrren's and Assistants
| Union Of North America will begin to-
morrow at Typographical Temple at 10
a. m. The convention will continue in
session until Friday evening. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be about one hun
dred and fifty delegates present repre-
senting unions in different parts of the
United States and Canada. Addresses
welcoming the delegates will be delivered
by Commissioners Macfariand and Ross.
The convention win be under the au-
spices of Washington Printing Pressmen's s
Union. No l. and will be an epoch-making
period in the history of this organization.
The indications are that the meeting will
be one of the most successful known to
the international body, and the local
members are correspondingly greatly en-
couraged. The headquarters of the dele
gates will be at the National Hotel.
At the opening of the convention there
will be present the District Commission
ers, chiefs of the different departments
where the craft is employed and repre-
sentative business men and labor leaders
of this city.
The convention committee to whose care
has been entrusted the preliminary ar
rangements is composed of twenty-five
members elected by the local organization.
and consists of Frank B. Clarkson, Chair
man; Charles Richardson Vice Chairman;
William H. Weber Treasurer; c. E.
Bright, Secretary. and John T. Dunlap
James HI Galbreath, Cornelius J. Lucy
John D. Meyers, David Parker, Norman
c. Sprague. Charles II. Schultz. George A.
Forden. George NJ. Ramsey, Richard c.
McAuley, Oliver H. Reed Thomas 4.
Franklin, Jere Donovan, James R. Nc
Coach, Charles f. Davis, Charles H
Evans, James o. Taylor. Albert J. Cullen,
William ]. Dooley, Ed \. Baulsir, and
Emil Petersen.
Washington will be represented In the
convention by Edward A. Baulsir and
Emil Petersen, two Of the most popular
members of the local union, who are emil
nently qualified to discharge the duties of
the offices to which they have been elect
ed both having held the presidency of
No l.
For purposes of utility the Convention
Committee has been subdivded into three
others: Souvenir, entertainment, and hall
and decorations The Souvenir Commit
tee has prepared for the visiting delegates
a souvenir book, the Typography and press
work of which is almost faultless. Be
sides a most valuable illustrated article !
on the history Of the printing press since |
the first model appeared in the Patent |
Office 10 the present time, it contains |
many other articles of the greatest in /
terest to the craft. 1t is copiously illus |
trated, containing fine half-tones of the |
officers of the International Union, mem |
bers Of the committee, and representative |
Washingtonians. and many full page |
views of the Government departments. to-
gether with nine colored specimen plates.
All in ALL it is piece of work of which
he committee may well feel proud. The
Chairman is George NJ Ramsey and Sec
retaTy G. +. Bright.
The Entertainment Committee has been
in its efforts to make the
all that a convention should |
De, and it is safe to prophesy that when
) ords of praise are being distributed this
will come in for a liberal share.
The Chairman is John ID. Meyers, and the
Secretary c. J. Lucy.
The programme mapped out for the en-
ire week is as follows;
Monday-9 a. m. the convention viii be
officially opened with the address of well
ONE by Commissioner Macfarland. Ad-
ournment at y o'clock, when the dele
,ates will be escorted to the White House.
}ureau Of Engraving and Printing, and
he Government Printing Office. From 8