Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24
Lynch MAKES REPORT
Work of International Typo
graphical Union.
PLAN OF SELF-INSURANCE
Proposition Regarded as Feasible
by Executive Council.
FAvoRs FLAT BURIAL BENEFIT
Suggested That Sentiment of the
Membership on the Question
Be Learned by Balloting.
FAvORS FLAT BURIAL BENEFIT

President Frank A. Kidd Of Columbia
Typographical Union. No. 1O1, has re-
ceived the annual reports of the interna-
tional officers of the TypoSra phical Union.
The reports have also been mailed to the
Washington delegates to the internal
tional convention of the organization
which Will be held in ST. Joseph, Mo-.
August ?-14. The reports were also
mailed to the presidents and secretaries
of the various local unions. This method
is employed instead of reading the re-
ports at the convention Of the organiza-
ton.
The Insurance Question.
President James NJ Lynch says in his
report that there will be submitted to the
convention by the executive council, act
ing under instruction from the Boston
convention. report on the insurance
idea. He gives various arguments that
have been advanced on both sides of the
question.
The executive council goes at consider
a BILE length into the matter of insurance
or burial benefits in its report. The in
vestigation of life insurance or the pay
ment of an increased mortuary benefit
as conducted by the council" says the
report, ..convinces the members of the
council that insurance for the members
u tHe international INFoSTdpIllCdI
is feasible and that the main question Is
as to the expense per member This IN
vestigatiOn also convinces the council
that any sum .paid to the members OIL
the organization as an insurance feature
should be in the nature of death OF
burial benefit. This will leave us free
from complication with the insurance
laws of the various states, and Will be
matter of great economy in the adj
ADMINISTRATION of the insurance funds.
The council expresses itself In favor
of fiat burial benefit of S1.COo a men,
her, or a graded benefit ranging from 500
to 5000 member, according to length OF
membership. 1t suggests, however. that
it might be we'll to obtain the sentiment
Of the membership as to the insurance or
readily accomplished on the ballot on
which the laws enacted by the convention
will be submitted to the referendum vote.
Summary Of Office Work.
Under the head of brief summary of
office work, President Lynch shows that
during the last year there were issued
from the presidents department 1896 Of
fetal communications. 24,437 circulars and
3,799 packages of printed matter relating
to label advertising and organizing work.
Considerable space is devoted to the eff
cient work that has been done Dy the or
ganization in it's health campaign. and
the work 1t has accomplished In its war
against tuberculosis. Pres dent Lynch
says, as to insanitary workroons: Our
unions will be justified In making particu-
lar scales for these exceptionally UNI
healthful composing rooms, scales materi-
ally h CHER than those that apply to the
modern. healthful and up-to-date compos-
ing ROOM
Among other matters that are taken up
at considerable length in the report of the
president are the label propaganda Of the
organization, the operation OF It's old age
pension and the proposal to establish an
insurance feature.
Finances Of the Union.
The report Of the secretary-treasurer, ].
w. Hays. goes into much detail concern
ing the condition of the organization,
both as to members and finances. II
shows that the total expenditures during
| the year ending May 81, 1909, were $685.
O61 10 and that balance of $25S, 12S Al
was left in the treasury. 1t shows that
| the number OF burial benefits paid during
| the year was 800, representing $685. 10
| This was smaller number of burial
benefits than for any preceding year sine
1903, and was twenty-nine less than In
| 1908. 1t shows that the average number
| Of members in good standing during the
| year was 44,921. and the average mem
| bership for the last three months 47,174
| In regard to the old age pension. the re-
| port shows total expenditures of SIS. 500. 35
| and balance on hand in the fund, May
81. of $3.50. 1911
| The average earnings per year pei
member we're 1897.