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

Messrs Childs and Drexel. which was
used in partially paying for constructing
the main building. the home has received
but one endowment. made by herman a.
Hoyt. trustee of the estate OF julia A.
Ladd of Shirley Mass. This bequest
broneht the home S1.045 Since its COM
pletion all expenses, including cost OF
maintenance have been paid by an l. I.
u. per capita tax levied upon the mem
bershp. Every member in good standing
who becomes incapacitated from work o.!
reason of Ill health Or age Is entitled to
TRANSFORMATION to and from the home and
all care and medical treatment while an
inmate.
Prominent typo leaders in the United
States and Canada have at various tunes
suggested that in addition TO the per cap
tia tax each member contribute ST year
TO the home fund. This would be vol
untary donation. and if every member
should give a dollar it would turn in near
ly $4,000 yearly to the trustees OF the
home and add benefits to. the inmates IN
the making of still more improvements IN
the buildings and grounds.
Old Age Pension Law.
The cost of constructing and furnishing
main building, hospital annex. superin-
tendent's cottage and laundry and for
maintenance, salaries, REPAIR. improve
ments, etc, from the opening of the home
to May 81, 1900, Is SoSo. iSi-t-
August 3 last the I. T. U. old age pen
sion law went into effect and during the
past week Secretary George Seibold of
Columbia Union paid out monthly CHECKS
at the rate of 81 per week to eight mem
1erS of the local union. One of the most
important committees of Coumbia1 Typo
graphical Union is the relief eomIBNtee.
whose duty it is to ascertain if any; Jpern-
her or members family is in fieed and
to provide funds for the care s6fs whose
who need help. nsTJ sJT1
The printers union has led the way in
many worthy projects, and the putting
into effect the old age pension faW, IL an
example for both national and state, gov
ernments to follow in legislation lobkti e
to the pensioning of employees WHIT hf We
spent the best part of their live in the
service Of the government. ~. -
The basic principles of the ;tIltefna
man, DR.. Chadwick. is an old7tiitre: pie nj
Der of Columbia Union. Notwit hStahdinE
he is practicing his profession; ~ he has
kept in close touch with tire affaifS of
the union and has been interested i'm
movements looking to the bettermeHt of
conditions for the craft. mar ~
OF the committee in charse1S6f ri he
home exhibit at the forthcoming int ern3f-
tional tuberculosis congress- In
Chadwick is an old-time member oflltjo-
lumbia Union. Notwithstandib gA hhi is
practicing his profession he has kept INF
close touch with the affairs of-the-uAio on
and has been Interested IN movements
looking to the betterment of conditi ons
for the craft -rat.sgI y
Dr. John F. Atkinson, a graduate or
medicine and surgery, has obtained exa
perience of value in the attendance upon
cases at the Garfield Hospital. which
qualities him as member of the COM
mittee.
Jason Waterman the third member has
for the past two years been hartman
Of the laws committee of Columbia Union
nd &c 6P1aPafa n / I
The two letter membS hold positions
as revisers in the proofreading section
of the government printing office.
JAMES f. MAYNARD.