The Washington times., 1908-01-19
VETERAN UNION MAN
SEEKS TRUSTEESHIP
Friends of Albert w. Bowen
Working Hard to
Elect Him.

Members of Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 1O1, are pushing the candi-
dacy Of Albert w. Bowen, foreman OF
the FIRST division Of the Government |
Printing ONCE. who seeks to be elected |
a member of the board of trustees OF /
the Union Printers Home al Colorado /
springs.
At a recent meeting of the union Mr.. |
Bowen's candidacy was unanimously IN |
dorsed, the attendance - about 500 at 1
the meeting making il ore Of the largest !
In recent months. The president was
authorized to name a committe Of TWEEN !
ty-hve members 10 push the candidacy
Of Mr. Bowen.
In Union ThiIty-hve Years.
MI Bowen has been a member Of the
International Typographical Union for
thirty-five years. When Twin City IN
ion, 40. l07, was originated he was
elected its first president In 1855 ne was
elected delegate to the International
Typographical Union from that union
For the past eighteen years Mr. Bow
en- has been a member Of Columbia
Union. No. l0i In 1900 he was elected
I
graphical Union convention al Milwau-
kee. He has held positions OF response
bnity in Columbia Typographical I'm
ion. in which he has always given en-
tire satisfaction Mr.. Bowen has also
4 been prominently identified with relief
/ associations in the office and is pr
sonauy popular with the employees.
Bowers Boomers.
The following members of Columbia
| Union are in charge Of Mr. Bowen
| campaign: Harry w. TemplaT, chair
man. w. r. Love, secretary; Zachariah
! T. Jenkins. J. =. Cotton. F. c. Roberts.
| John a. Onyun. S +. McDonough, w.
IF. Crump. J. J. Sullivan. Thomas A.
/ Bvnum John 3. Dickman. Howard
sherman. Miss Teresa Mcdonald.
Joseph N. Eggleston, Charles l. Wiley
! George e. TaUman John r. Berg,
/ Charles A. Sheldon, William T. Han.
T. NJ Ring. +. \ Whlteneaai, f ii55.,
&c Knapp. ". y. Brockwel, Alexander
j. Watson, and c, G. Thompson
Thomas J. Kelly. Of the forwarding
and finishing section. OF the bindeTy. re-
signed his position Thursday 10 embdr K
in the cigar and tobacco business IN The
room formerly occupied by the Union
Printers Lunch Room, on II street.
Miss Margaret /. Silver, for several
years past a clerk in the catalogue Oh
vision, Office superintendent or docu-
nents resigned her position Wednes-
Baltimore. where she has arranged %
enter Johns Hopkins Hospital 70 pre-
. mare herself for a career as a trained
nurse.
p John f. Walsh. Of the pamphlet bind
erv. has returned to work, after an ap-
, sence Of several days caused by a pam
! full injury. having accidentally cut MS
hand on paper knife
Joseph McAanus. who was employed
; in the Office as a bOokbindeT until
? few months ago, was In washington
the past week. attending 70 some lesa
, matters for clients. Mr.. McManus has
. esta blished himself In the pract c o.
law in Boston.
Miss Ruth W. HelF has been appoint
{ / ed TO a cIevkship in the stockkeSpln.
: ] section office superintendent OF docu
1 ments Miss Hclf reported for dut-
! last week but has since been quaFau
. tined at home, because OF a suspecte'
p case Of smallpox in the house
Charles NJ. Lucas, who was trans
q | ferred from the first division to TAX
u the, Mace Of the press correctOr in tn
= press room, while the latter was Of
l
Friday
= Charles N. Houghton, of the frs
- division who was recently reinstatec
was transferred to the monotype key
r board section OF Thursday
= Miss Laura J. Kelly has been cert
n fed to the office for appointmeTt as
clerk She viii be assigned to tn
stoclk eeping section, office superinteno
J. ent Of documents.
James 4. Amoss. Of the forwardin
e and finishing section Of the bindery.
confined to his home with the girl
> Miss Blanche L. Van Deventer, OF tn
Al gold room. is i'll at home with the girl
Miss Lula B. HOsmer is filling Mis-
Van DeveHter's place in her absence.
$ Miss Mary y. Downey. Of the sol
" room, is away from office because {
re the death Of her sister. which occuTTe
u. on Monday night, and the serious Hines
ne of her brother-in-law.
Frank NJ Lloyd. of the first division
"a is laid up with bad case Of Jobs con
~ forter.
n. George r. Boone. assistant forema
of the first division, who has been
d with the grip for the past week or te
n days, has returned 10 work
George j. Hurst mead stamper in tt
IN stamping and casemaking section.
u at home with the grip. Henry Frah
81 is acting in Mr.. Hurst's place.
Steve Shanks, Of Richmond, Ky, h;
u been given a probationary appointmel
az as a linotype operator, having bee
- selected through civil service channel
Miss Arabelle X. Horne, of the bin
cry, is il with the grip.
os Miss Mile Parker. of the gold rOoT
os has been critically I'll at her home f
Pc | the past two weeks.
~ Miss Anna GarIinger, clerk in stoc
eI keeping section. Office superintendent
81 documents. who has been i'll for sever
- days, returned TO duty Thursday.
70 Mrs Amelia A. Colkleser, Of the 80
IN room, Is at home i'll with the grip.
nd Miss Nettie l. McCampbell, of I
ny gold room, has been transferred fro
OF the day to the intermediate force.
at James Johnson, who has been employ
at on a Washington newspaper for [
Tn past two years, received probauona
all appointment as a linotype operator
ter Tuesday.