Evening star., 1909-06-16
IN LABOR CIRCLES

Columbia Typographical Union will be
capably represented at the coming session
! of Columbia Union and the craft gen.
| OF the four delegates from this city none
, will more carefully present the interests
of Columbia union and the craft gen.
| orally than Joseph C. Whyte. known as
| the downtown delegate
! Mr.. Whyte is a product of the District
! of Columbia He was born here thirty
/ seven years ago. and served his appren-
ticeship in Polkinhorn's printing office,
one of Washingtons old-time printshops.
/ Here he received training which placed
! him in the front rank of the printing
4 craft
/ After finishing his trade Mr.. Whyte
| constantly added to his stock of knowl-
| edge and kept abreast of the advance
ments in various lines of science, the arts
| and current history until his friends pro-
nonnce him to be today one of the best
equipped craftsmen in Washington news
paper offices.
Mr.. Whyte joined Columbia Typograph-
| ical Union in 1890. He became affiliated
! union. and because of his conservatism
! and the fact that he adopted as a motto
| DO things. he was selected to fill i'm
| Tortant assignments. one of these being
his selection by the union to be treasurer
! of successful fair given several years
| ago.
| After joining the force of the composing
| room of The Evening Star he was made
chairman of the chapel five consecutive
| terms. evidence that he is of the stuff
| required of men who fill important trusts.
| He also made a fine record az delegate
| from his union TO the Central Labor
| Union and as member of the relief COM
mittee.
Mr.. Whyte is now serving his Fifth
! term member of the board of trus-
tees of Columbia Union. At the coming
international convention it is expected he
will assist in bringing about accomplish-
ments that will he of value to the typo
graphical fraternity throughout the coun-
try.
Sam De Nedrey, In dealing with the
playground movement in the Trades
J'nionist. says:
The playground in the large city rep
resents air and sunshine as we'll as exer-
else. A chld's body is an accumula ton
/ of cells each of which excretes products
so poisonous to itself that accumula ton
may result in death. Playground activ-
tiles not only purify the blood through
the activity of the lungs in the pure air.
but also stimulate the excretOry organs
preserving we'll balanced system"
The milk wagon drivers of Chicago
have again signed an agreement with the
employers for three years, and have
gained an increase of 80 cents a week
for the first year and 81 week for the
following two years. This organization
has LOO members on the roll, and though
their former secretary robbed them Of
several thousand dollars three years ago,
they have $4,000 in the treasury today.
The painters of Fort Worth, Kan. have
secured an increase of % cents a day.
There are 1900 members of the Team
sters Union in the New York city dis
trict.
Among the prominent labor leaders in
Washington is Ed l.. Tucker. now cam
didate for reelection to membership in
the general executive board. Mr.. Tucker
came to Washington from Cincinnati in
1898. Upon arriving here he secured en-
ployment in the Washington navy yard.
and at once became active in the labor
movement OF the District He is one of
the oldest active members of the Interna-