The times., 1901-06-01
CONVENTION OF PREOSMEN
The National Organization to Meet
Here June II to 21.
The Programme Includes a Recep-
tion at the White House and Va
rfous Trips Into the Suburbs-The
Local Committees for the Occasion.


The thirteenth annual convention of the
International Printing Pressmen and As
| sistants Union of North America will
convene at Typographical Temple the
morning of June Il, and will continue in
session until June Y or p. This cOnven-
ton viii be an important one. and it is
expected that in addition TO the regular
delegates elected to attend by the various
branch unions all over the United States
and Canada there will be present many ex-
delegates and many union members who
viii come in order to take part in the dis
cussions.
Last year the convention held in Mil
waukee had an attendance of nearly 1000
1t is thought that being in the Capital
of the nation this year the number OF
pressmen present will be much in excess
of that. From 1900 to 400 are expected.
The convention is under the auspices Of
Printing Pressmen's Union, No I, of this
city The Convention Committee is com
posed of the following officers: Frank B.
CIarkson. Chairman; Charles NJ. Rich
ardson, Vice Chairman; Clarence &.
Bright, Secretary; William H. Weber,
Treasurer The members of the reception
and other committees include John T.
Dunlap, James II. Galbreath. Cornelius
]. Lucy, John ID. Myers. David Parker,
Norman c. Sprague, Charles II. Schultz,
George A. Forden, George M Ramsey,
Richard c. McAuley, Oliver II. Reed,
Thomas A. Franklin, Jere Donovan.
James r. McCoach, Charles +. DAVIS.
Charles H. Evans. James o. Taylor, AL
bert j. Cullen, William ]. Dooley Edward
A Baulsir, and Emil Peterson.
There will be present the officers of the
general union, ]. H. Bowman President,
from Chicago; James Collery, First Vice
President. from Philadelphia; y. J. Me
Donald, Second Vice President from Bos-
ton; William J. Webb, of Brooklyn, Sec
retary and Treasurer.
The interest in the convention all over
the country iu great and the large cities
are sending good delegations. New York
alone will send sixteen delegates, but her
entire representation here viii be about
600 Boston viii send five delegates, and
will have over 800 people here. st. Louis
Will send nine delegates, Chicago seven,
and so on prOportionately all through the
list Of big cities.
held in Typographical Temple, which VIII
be business headquarters. The living
headquarters will probably be the Ma
tional Hotel. Business sessions Will be
from o'clock in the morning until 4 in
the afternoon. They will be open 10 the
ecutive sessions, which it is expected will
be necessary.
A programme for the entertainment of
the guests has been prepared by the En-
tertainment Committee of the Washing
ton union. Monday afternoon the dele
gates expect to be received by the Presi-
dent at the White House at 1:30 clock.
In the evening there will be an informal
reception TO the delegates and the gem
eral officers of the international Union
at the National Hotel. Later in the even
ing a smoker win take place at Typo
graphical Temple. Tuesday evening the
delegates will go to Glen Echo for sup
per For Wednesday afternoon a trip
down to Mount Vernon, where the con-
vention picture will be taken. has been
planned Thursday night the convention
Will banquet at the Rock Spring Club
House on Conduit Road, the whole
grounds OF which have been reserved for
the association on that evening.
In connection with the convention will
be published a book which will be Won
der of the pressman's art. 1t will con-
tain hundreds of photographers and will
be a complete pictorial souvenir in most
beautiful form of the Capital.