Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
Written for The Stai

Written for The Sta,.
The International Typographical Union
has arranged to have an exhibit at the
worlds tuberculosis congress to be held
in this city September u to October l..
At the international printers convention.
| held in Boston, Mass. during the week
| of August 10 last it was officially decid-
ed to send to Washington an exhibit from
| the Union Printers Home at Colorado
| Springs, Col. consisting of literature and
| photographs of the home and tubercu-
| losis annex, and President Lynch was
authorized to appoint committee to rep
resent the l. T. L. at the sessions of the
| congress. The committee named consists
of DIR. De Witt c. Chadwick, chairman;
DR.. John F. Atkinson and Jason Water
man. all of Washington, D. G.
Appointed by President Kidd.
President Kidd, when indicted into Of
flee, gave considerable thought the per-
sonnet of the local committee on proven
ton of tuberculosis, in view of the gath
ering of scientists from all parts of the
world and the character of the duties of
the members. The committee appointed
was DIR. James r. Armstrong, chairman
F. J. Ward. j. D. Mann. Ed Breidenstein
and George Goodwin. The chairman will
be the official delegate from the local
union to the tuberculosis congress. The
chairman is engaged on reports to be
presented to the congress. and is fOrmu-
lating plans for campaign for properly
ventilated and sanitary WOrkroomS for
printers. to be brought about by the CO.
operation of employer and employe. The
health department of the District of Co
lumbia has offered its services and as
sured the committee all the aid possible.
in the furtherance of work of so worthy
a nature.
DR.. Armstrong is employed as a proof
reader on technical work in Uncle Sans
print shop. He has for number of years
placed his professional services at the dis
pOsal of his brother members in cases OF
emergency and has assisted in the nos
pital room when Medical Director Man
ming has been absent.
Over fifty years ago. May. 1857. the first
proposition to establish a home for invalid
aged and infirm printers was made in the
session of the National Printers Union
at New Orleans, La. The idea did not
meet with approval at that time, how
ever. and 1t was presented to conVen-
tions in 1850. 1870 1877 and 1SS2. During
| the thirty fourth annual session of the
printers convention held at Pittsburg in
1856 George w. Chids and A. J. DreXei
presented the International Typographical
| Union with a check for S10,OCO, which.
| amount formed the nucleus for fund
! that was to eventually establish one of
the finest homes owned by any organiza-
| ton for the care of its sick and intirm
/ members.
Home at Colorado Springs.
In 1889 Louis r. Enrich of Colorado
| Springs. on behalf of the board of trade
! of that city presented to the international
! Typogra phical Union eighty acres Of land,
on which the home buildings and gardens
are now located.
! The erection of the edifice was COM
menced in 1891 and May II. 1892 the
! dedication of the printers home took
! place Trades unions and civic societies
/ Joined in parade through the city, after
! which the large crowd in attendance adj
| journed 10 the home. where the exercises
were held in the open air. Among the
! speakers were Vice President Aimson of
| the board OF trustees, Rev. James t.
| Gregg, Gov Koutt of Colorado, Mayor
Ira e. Sprague of Colorado Springs.
| George W. Chlds. one of the donors of
the first check of $4,000 given toward the
project: Mr.. Cappeller, president of the
! National Editorial Association Bishop
! McLaren. August Donath and Senator ia
cob H. Galinger of New Hampshire. an
old-time typo who delivered the principal
! oration OF the day.
| Colorado Springs. where the home is To-
Gated, is city of about 10000 inhab-
itants situated on a plateau about 5000
| feet above sea level The charms of the
surrounding mountain scenery are beyond
description. among which are Pixies
| Peak. Manitou, with its health giving
springs and picturesque villas; the Gar
| den of the Gods, Glen Eyre and Chey
| enne Canyon.
Medicinal springs, with healing virtues,
bubble up among the foothills, and
/ light. dry atmosphere. with an abundance
of clear weather and bright sunshine has
| been and is doing wonders FOR thousands
of invalds who seek health and life in
that vicinity. The annual precipitation
| rain and snow-averageS about fifteen
| inches. The sun shines almost constantly,
and days are infrequent, summer or win
| ter. when it is not pleasant out of doors.
| The shade affords relief from the sum-
mer sun and the nights are always cool;
| and although the mercury sometimes
| drops below zero in the winter the dry
ness of the atmosphere prevents the low
| temperature from causing extreme dis
comfort.
Pretty Buildings and Grounds.
The grounds about the home are beau