Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27
GETS PRESSMEN
Ohio Capital Secures Convention Over
San Jose and Boston.
BUSINESS WINS OVER BEAUTY
President Berry Urges the Delegates
20 GO Home and Tell About the
Proceedings and Not the
Good Times.

Columbus, O., secured the next conven-
ton OF the international Pressmen and
Assistants Union Of North America by a
vote Of l5 as against ~ votes for San
Jose. Cal. and 6 for Boston.
The next convention will begin on the
third Monday in June, 1910, this years
convention adjourning at 2:9 Saturday
afternoon until that time.
The delegates chose Columbus for the
reason that four-fifths Of the unions are
located within a radius of 1000 miles of
that city and that conventions are held for
the purpose Of transacting business and
not TO give the delegates a chance to look
at scenery and eat fruit. San Jose made
a hard fight for next years meeting and
gave away many pounds OF fruit during
the Omaha meeting.
Before the close the women of the con-
~vention, through Mrs. George L. Berry,
wife Of the international president, him
self a Californian, presented to each mem
Der OF the local women's auxiliary a large
piece of cut glass as an appreciation Of
the efforts of the local women to show
a good time to the visiting women and
delegates.
Miss Clara Hoagland, chairman Of the
local committee. was presented with a
large cut glass punch bowl, smaller pieces
being given to Mrs. ]. M. Birch, Mrs. e.
n. Birch, Mrs. William Cole, Mrs. Frank
Byers, Mrs. ]. Donshey, Miss Helen Sew
ard. Miss May Carslon n Miss Add
Caralon.
Berry Is for Business.
In an ADDRESS to the delegates immedi-
ately prior to putting the motion to ad-
journ, President Berry congratulated them
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during the week in Omaha and admonished
them to put into execution when they
reach home the recommendations of the
convention. He told the delegates not to
go home and tell the boys merely about
what a good time they had in Omaha and
how they liked the country and the Knights
of Ak-Sar-Ben, but to tell them of what
was done in the convention and to take off
their coats and work all the harder in the
future for the good Of the order.
Annual conventions will continue to be
held by the international Pressmen and
Assistants Union of North America.
A resolution was presented to the con-
~vention at Saturdays session calling for
biennial conventions in the future and
one of the most prolonged discussions of
the convention resulted. Delegates from
every section Of the country talked on 1t.
The vote on the question was close, but
the annual convention plan won out.
Another important matter settled at the
last session of the convention was the de-
cision to elect officers in the future by
referendum vote. In the past the interna'
tional officers have been elected by the
, delegates sent to the international owen
tons. Under the new law each member
Of a subordinate union will have a voict
In the election.
domination to BE Published.
The list OF nominations will be published
In the organizations trade paper in Janu'
airy of each year and then the subordinate
unions will hold their elections on the frs
Wednesday in February. The returns o
these elections must be mailed within for
ty-eight hours to the international secre
tary. a board of judges to count the re
turns in his office on March L.
A resolution in the interest Of more day
light and presented by Delegate Albert j
Kreitler of New York City was carries
unanimously. This resolution asks that al
subordinate unions endeavor to get tn
consent Of employers to set the office clocl
ahead one hour during the months O
May, June. July, August and Septembe
and nave the working day begin at
r o'clock in the morning and close at
o'clock in the afternoon instead OF havin
it begin and close one hour later. Unde
r this plan work would be attended to dur
ing the cooler part of the day and the me
. would be given longer evenings.