The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-11
Meeting OF B0OKBINDERS
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD IN
SESSION IN THIS CITY.
Welcomed by Auditor Hart for the
Governor and by Mayor BOokwal-
ter-COmmittees Appointed.

The International Brotherhood of Book
binders began its biennial meeting yester-
day morning in the hall OF the House OF
Representatives in the Statehouse with
speeches OF welcome on the part OF Capt
w. II. Hart, auditor of state. and Mayor
Bookwalter. Attending the meeting are
about two hundred delegates. representing
a membership of more than 10000. Edward
W. Tatum, OF Chicago. president of the
brotherhood. presided. and in the secre-
tary's chair was James w. Dougherty, of
New York. secretary Of the International
Brotherhood.
In his capacity as the representative of
the Governor Mr.. Hart said I'm part:
The pleasant duty of extending the glad
hand and welcoming your very worthy as
ISOLATION to Indiana has been assigned to
me by the good Governor Of our hOspitable
commonwealth. You are the representa-
tives OF an organization which is national in
character: you are identified with the uni
hcation OF interest special to your craft
and which, considered cOnservatively, can
but be beneficial both TO yourselves as en-
ployes and TO those whom you serve Your
trades mission goes hand in hand with the
art preservative. You are the brother-in-
law or the business or printing. and in as
sociation you give 20 the world by your
genius its wealth OF printed thought, cause
libraries 10 be the granaries OF the most
eclectic authorship. scatter the seeds OF
education In millions of schoolbOoks and
spread literature in all its phases in edi-
tons that are within the reach of every
class and condition OF readers. Your rec
ords are the right arms OF counting houses
and your ledgerS and minutiae OF books and
blanks are the resOurceful dependencies OF
business and commercial affairs. You serve
an important mission in individual useful
ness. and your organization as an element
OF the forces OF organized labor commends
md - tn TnmeNnr
who believe In the ideals and environments
OF that which Is most eclectic for those who
toll and would give TO all workingmen a
proper share In the products OF their labor. -
Mayor BOokwalter also made neat
speech extending the Inequalities OF the
city 10 the bookbinders- To these President
Tatum responded fifty.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
The principal business accomplished by
the delegates yesterday at their morning
and afternoon sessions was the election of
committees and the seating Of delegates.
The sessions were In secret no one being
admitted by the vigilant doorkeeper but a
duly accredited member OF the brotherhood.
After the seating OF delegates was accom-
plished the following committees were
named:
Appeals. ID. Bradburn. E b. Iatt. c.
A Wassenberger. William Glocken and
Bernard O'COnncT.
Returns and Finances-John F. Hendrick-
son. Miss Kate SmoOt. Il. Y. Richardson
John j. sToomey and William II. Creutz
Local Unions-William II. Kelley George
Wilson, 4. j. Shaughnessey. Matt Zeller
and j. L. Pitman.
Mileage-John J. Walsh. Z. j. Wilson w
II. Singleton, James A. Stockman and II 5.
Keffer.
Miscellaneous Business-James f. Coran.
Adolph PAUL.. ]. l. Feeney, NJ. Kennedy
and ]. Mahoney
Officers Responsiveness Costello, Miss
Mamie Daniels. +. j. O'Connor and Bert
Fox
The sessions to-day will be taken up for