Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-20
GETS HANDSOME GAVE[
GIFT TO NEW PRESIDENT OF
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
Officers Of the Organization Installed
and Committees for the Year An
nounced. in Annual Meeting.

F. c. Roberts, the new president of Co
lumbia Typographical Union, No. 1O1,
who was installed in Office yesterday
afternoon, was presented with silver
mounted gavel as a token of the esteem
in which he is held. The retiring presi-
dent. Frank A. Kidd, was the recipient
Of purse filled with gold coin and a
bouquet of flowers.
Mr.. Roberts, in his address to the men,
bers Of the union, made a number of
suggestions for Improvement in the work.
ing OF the union. He advocated the ap-
pointment of a special committee to look
after the interest of union members in
government service.
A resolution thanking the Secretary of
War for his work in preventing the abol-
ishment of the branch office of the gov
eminent printing Office in the State. War
and Navy departments was adopted. The
adjustment of the branch office, but
this was offset by the protest of the Sec
rotary of War, and Congress took no
action in the matter.
1t was announced that local law firm
would take up the cases of those who
had been dismissed by the public printer
on the ground that the branch office in
the State. War and Navy building would
be discontinued. According to the opin-
ion of the Attorney General Of March %
printer was illegal. It. is contended,
therefore. that the men dismissed may
be able to get redress and reinstatement.
Other Officers Installed.
The meeting was the yearly one of the
Typographical Union and in addition to
President Roberts officers were installed
as follows: Vice president, Francis Benz
Ter; secretary. George G. Seibold; treas
urer. James E. Bright: sergeant-at-arms.
Eugene Common: dOOrkeeper, n. c. Stops;
trustee, Joseph c. Whyte; auditors.
James w. Carter, William H. Cornish
and Louis c. Vogt; executive committee,
Harry c. Knapp, Wilson H. Cook. John
B. Dickman, Charles w. Radley, Eugene
Wolfe. Charles Long, Jacob Cromwell.
Harry W. Templar and Howard A. Har-
riSon.
Delegates to the International Typo
next August are Allen G. Flowers, John
ODonnoghue, Martin l.. Statler and
Philip Nachman; alternates, John w.
Allerton, Charles F. Mullen and Joseph
G. STEELE.
Committees Announced.
The following committees were an
nounced by the president:
Central Labor Union delegates-Sam De
Atkinson, G. G. Wilson and F. G. Rob-
erts.
Allied Printing Trades Council-Frank
d. Seiffert, chairman; George r. Sims
and Joseph NJ. Carper.
Membership committee-W. n. Brock
well, chairman: Ruch c. Johnson. Charles
O'Connell, E. T. Rigg and c. D. Deming.
Laws committee-E. A. Hutchison
chairman; F. l.. Davis and Henry NJ
Smith.
Business committee-William NJ. Leath,
Times chapel. chairman; William H.
Knowles. Post chapel H. J. Broderick,
Star chapel; r. ]. Mears, Herald chapel.
and A. c. knight. Judd & Detweiler's.
Relief committee-Frank E. Pyne, chair
man: George p. Dowell and Margaret A.
Evans.
Grievance committee-O. c.. McCardell.
Dale Sheriff, E. A. Fraser, D. E. Tyrrell
and w. H. Meyers.
Entertainment committee-John r. Pur-
Wis, chairman; Elmer Dement,, S. ]. Com
pers, jr., Thomas r. McCreery and w. S.
Sill.
Memorial committee-Thomas l.. Jones,
chairman; Benjamin A. Lineback, s. E.
Wise, E. T. Brown and L. H. Patterson.
Finance committee-Oscar d. Hyler,
Mullen.
Eight-hour committee-SheIby Smith,
chairman; T. NJ. Ring, William F. Dunn,
j. v. johnson and II. X. Yeager.
Oh prevention OF tuberculosis
DIR. James r. Armstrong, chairman; DR..
Samuel Battles, DIR. l.. J. Clements, Dr.
Benjamin H. Swain and DIR. Eugene Ste
phenson.
Delegates to the Union Label Trades
COuncil-C. B. Huse, chairman; Thomas
j. McDonough and Ernest Gibson.
Label campaign committee-C. B. Huse,
chairman; c. E. cook, G. II. Aschenbach,
c. A. Brewton. Hugh Everett. Frank o.
Hart, j. S. Prick. w. A. Pratt, Harry
Essex, r. E. Riddleberger. E. Z. Thomas,
George c. Fubershaw, and chairmen of
chapels.