The Washington herald., 1910-05-08

At the National Theater tonight the
entertainment under the auspices Of Co
lumbia Typographical Union. the chief
feature Of which will be the lecture OF
Charles Deacon, superintendent Of the
Union Printers Home. will afford those
who have never visited that, institution
an opportunity to see It in most real
istic light through the medium Of ninety
beautifully colored stereopticon slides.
showing the life and environments Of the
Home and the broad humanitarian work
which II is doing.
Mr.. Deacon, in his lecture, will tell Of
the inception Of the Home idea, as far
back as 1857. tracing briefly the events
leading to the selection Of Colorado
Springs as the site. and the subsequent
erection Of the main building. and re-
viewing the steady growth and the in
creasing usefulness of the institution
from that time TO the present
He Will tell how II is possible for such
an institution. caring for an average Of
80 residents, with an annual expendl-
ture Of about $4,000 and representing a !
property valuation Of Sl,0O0.0OO. 10 be
maintained by the sacrifice on the part
Of each member Of the International Ty-
biographical Union Of only one-half
cent a day. He Will tell Of the lives
which have actually been saved and OF
those which have been prolonged.
Through the efforts Of Mr.. Klnsolving
Of the night (mono lobster shift Gen.
Harries has put on an early morning car
on two Of his lines-the North Capitol
street car. arriving at New York avenue
and North Capitol street al 5.44 a. m. and
the Maryland car at the same point at
5.46
Miss Kate Burke. Of the pressroom. who /
has been seriously i'll for several months. !
is improving 10 the extent that she is able
to be about her room. She is al the
home Of her sister. Mrs. John Dunlap, 81
: street northwest.
The assessment which for some time
members Of the International Brother
hood OF Bookbinders have been paying,
in order to sustain the struggle for an
eight-hour day, has been discontinued
as being no longer necessary. The eight
hour day IS at present generally recog-
nized throughout the printing crafts. and
the l. B. OF B. have emerged from the
struggle with handsome balance both
of honors and cash. TO its credit.
Henry Willis. formerly OF the bindery, /
is noted for his feats Of pedestrianism. |
having recently INDUCED in trips to and
-,
more, his latest trip 20 Hagerstown being /
al n rate that rivals some Of the work /
Of the famous Weston.
Foreman Charles Rudy. Of the linotype |
section. viii leave to-day for a weeks /
visit 20 his mother at Harrisburg, Pa.
Mrs. Charles Ray Wilson is believed to |
be now about out Of danger and her |
baby ooy is doing inely.
Miss Lillian NJ Russell of the proof /
room, has every reason 10 feel elated over /
the success OF her dramatic productions |
at Advent Church on Wednesday and /
Thursday evenings last, for the comedies
selected were really enjoyable especially |
The Superior Sex Her Bible scholars
proved themselves capable actors gen
orally. and several OF them were really
excellent. especially Miss Bertha Tan
ere, who was the hit OF both productions. !
Worthy Of mention also was the work
OF Miss Jesse WeyriCh and Mr.. Morley,
In a Bundle Of Matches" and Miss Ger
trude Gibbs and Mr. lie Grange. in the
other comedy. Much Of the success Of
the productions was due TO the training
and advice Of Miss JEANNE Winston and
Mr.. Charles Purdy. who have had charge
Of the rehearsals Tor some time. The at
tendance at both performances more than
met expectations. and a comfortable ad-
dition 10 the church fund will be the
result. It IS understood that the same
cast has been secured to produce The
Superior Sex at Pythian Temple during
this month