Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
THE PRINTERS HOME.
For Invalid, Aged and Infirrm Members t. A Model Institution.

For Invalid, Aged and Infirm Members
 as A Model Institution. At this season of the year, when the tourists are westward bound, one point of especial interest, especially to
 the newspaper fraternity, is the .tUn- ion Printers Homes at Colorado
 Springs, Col, which was erected and | is maintained by the International Typographical union of the United
 States and Canada as a home for in
 valid, aged, and infrm members of the Organization. x i.4ssse.. sg.:.... 4 Statistics prove that the majority of
 printers become victims of consump- ton or nervous diseases, and this home at Colorado Springs does a noble work in prviding for them. Among many for whom it has provided are
 men of brilliant minds and whose in- tellectual ability has received recogni- ton in many directions aa5
 Messrs George w Childs and A. J.
 Drexel gave $1O,OOO as a.nucIeus for Ethis home. It was first proposed to erect such home nearly 5O-years ago, but after the reception of this dona- tion it was finally decided upon at the I34th convention of the Internat tional
 Typographical union at Pitsburg. in l1SS6. a.-.,A NJ es,.g>
 This was followed. by offers, of gen Eerous donations sof land from William Lambert of Austin, Texas; Charles s. Semper. of Semper, Col, and MT En-
 rich of Colorado Springs. The last
 named site was accepted. So, on a
 commanding eminence. overlooking Cr1o plains, stands the Union Printers
 home. The charms and fascination of the surrounding mountain scenery
 have furnished themes for many pens.
 Who has not heard of Pike'sg Peak, of
 Manitou, with it's springs and pictur- esque villas, of "the Garden of the
 Gods," Glen Eyrie. Blair Athol, Chey-
 enne Canyon, affording a new delight to the veteran typos and the thou
 sands of invalids who seek life and
 health i'll this vicinity.
 The building is of whlte lava stone, with red sandstone trimmings It is
 large, commodious building, with in- lviting porches. Each, story contains
 central hall extending the entire length of the building, nearly 15O feet, with spacious rooms on either side, bearing such we'll known names as l"Childs," ''Drexel.n Jefferson Da- vis,'' furnished by his daughter, Mrs J. H, Hayes of Colorado, Springs; i"Henry Ledyard," etc Many of the
 rooms are furnished by and named in
 honor of the best known Journals, in Ithe country. and others from the lead
 ing cities whose printers have been generous contributors to the good
 work. These rooms are very pretty
 and comfortable. There are kitchens,
 dining rooms, bedrooms, and laundry.
 There is also a library of over 2,OOO
 volumes and hospital. and, as con
 sumption is one of the, diseases to
 which the printer is especially liable,
 this class of inmates is usually large.
 but here receive all the care that spe-
 cialists can afford w
 This printers home is doing a need
 ed and noble. work. It is supported
 by the union printers, who contribute
 so many thousand ems" each year to
 it's maintenance. Five hundred printers have hecn received and cared 1 for here, which home is tribute t%
 the fatherhood of God and the broth erhood of man. &