United labor bulletin. (Denver, Colo.) 19??-1915, 1910-04-21
sUPERiNTENpENT DEACON
MAKES LECTURE TRIP.
To Visit Eastern Cities at Request Of
Printers Unions.


AT the St Joseph convention of the
International Typographical Union, last
August, one of the features was the illus
trated lecture on the Union Printers
Home and the good it was accomplish
ing. delivered by Superintendent Charles
w. Deacon.
The larger Eastern unions were SO IA
vorably impressed with the proposition
that several have officially rendered in
vitations to Mr.. Deacon to give his lee
ture in their home cities. The expense
of the trip and the meetings will be paid
entirely by the locals of the printers in
the cities where Mr.. Deacon appears, and
the idea is to interest members and
others in the /. 7. U. and its splendid in
stitution at Colorado Springs. 1t is
boost proposition from start to finish
Mr.. Deacon has so beautiful lantern
slides of the Home, showing the develop
ment made in the past IL years.
on Wednesday of last week, Mr.. Dea-
con gave his lecture. with stereopdcon
views. at the opera house in Colorado
Springs to a large number of interested
auditors. and the newspapers of that city
speak in hattering terms OF his effort
Mr. Deacon gave facts and figures about
tne treatment OF tuberculosis at the
Union Printers Home that surprised
even wellinformed Colorado Springs
audience.
The Eastern itinerary OF Mr.. Deacon
will include st. Louis. Grand Rapids, De-
troit. Buffalo Toronto. Albany, Syracuse,
Boston. New York City. Philadelphia,
Washington. Pittsburg. Cleveland. Gin
cinnati. Columbus. Ohio; Indianapolis
and Chicago.
Speaking of this lecture tour. the Col
orado Springs Gazette of April is. in
leading editorial. said:
The International Typographical Union
is generally recognize as one of the best
conducted and most progressive labor or
carnations in existence and it has
gained this reputation through fair deal
ing. backed by a greater degree OF intel
ligence than is displayed by the average
labor organization. That it is far in ad-
vance of most similar bodies is shown
by the fact that it was the first to con-
ceive and execute the plan of building
'home" for aged and infirm members.
This institution. located in Colorado
Springs. is favorably known all over the
world. not only for the spirit of brother
ly love which il represents. bus for the
good it is doing from a humanitarian
standpoint 1t would have been worth
its cost in the number of lives saved If
it were to close its doors today. In other
words. though the home is but a few
years old. IL has justified the faith of its
founders and stands a practical mon
ument to the intelligence of the thou
sands of men all over the United States
nd In xxbn mi.
of their daily earnings. toward its sup
port
In keeping with its well-known pro-
gressiveness, the union, within the next
80 days, is going to tell folks down
East all about its horne. what 1t stands
for and what 1t is doing. The home SUI
perintendent. Charles w. Deacon. leaves
Saturday on trip through the middle
and eastern states to give a series of is
or 20 lectures on the home and its work
and will illustrate his talks with stere-
opticon views of the institution that will
all of the cities where he will appear
have given assurance that there is much
interest in his coming and that he will be
greeted by large audiences.
THE Importance of this trip can hard
ly be overestimated Mr.. Deacon doubt
less will address thousands who know of
the existence of the Union Printers
Home but who know nothing of its aims
and works and many others. perhaps,
who may have never heard of 1t. And
he has but one object in view-just the
good of the cause. The union itself is to
pay the expenses of the trip: 1t is not a
money-making scheme in any sense of
the word. II the attention of union print
ers all over the country, as well as mem
bers of other labor organizations. can be
called TO the great work of saving lives
in the Colorado Springs institution, Mr..
Deacon and the organization he repre-
sents viii be satisfied.