Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-02
TRI-CITY TYPOS
IN CELEBRATION
Twenty fifth Anniversary of the
Formation of Union to Be
Marked by Banquet.
TO TALK OF OLD TIMES
Boys Who Worked at the 'Case'' in
Early Days VIII Discuss
Changes.

An event of more than ordinary in
terest in union labor circles is to be
the banquet of the members of the Tri-
City Typographical union 1o7 at the
New Harper, Wednesday evening. At
that time the members Of the union
Will celebrate the 25th anniversary of
the organization of the craft in Rock
Island. Elaborate preparations for the
banquet have been made by the union,
and committee on arrangements COM
posed of Marx Harder, Clement Nc
Quaid, Arthur Nelson, Grant Peter
son, William Kahle, Charles Boag, has
been at work on the plans for the affair
for some time.
union is expected to attend and de-
liver the principal address of the even,
fng'o program. Others who will speak
are:
Toastmaster-o. NJ cloudas, Daven-
port.
THE old-T1me Print"-G. M. Lukens,
Rock Island.
brief History Of 1o7' = T. F.
Wheelan, Rock Island.
"Old Reninis cences'-P. S. Nc
GIynn, Moline.
Our Organization" James M
Lynch, international president, Indian
apolis, Ind.
The event Is in reality celebration
OF the anniversary of the organization
OF the typographical union in Rock
Island and Moline, and not of the Tri-
City union, for the organization in its
present form is the consolidation of
the Rock Island and Moline. or Twin
City union No. 107, and the Daven-
port union, No. 106. It was on May
9, 1885, that a meeting of the printers
of Rock Island and Moline was held
at the Office of Police Magistrate Ben
nett of Rock Island. That meeting was
addressed by Chief Organizer Craw..
ford of the international Typographical
union, and he called the meeting to
order. A. w. Bowen was elected tenn
porary chairman and c. w. Phillips
acted as temporary secretary. On mo-
ton the name "Twin-City union" was
adopted, and a constitution and by
laws were adopted.
The First Officers.
Officers for the first term were elect
ed as follows:
President-A ". Bowen.
Vice president-C. w. Phillips.
Financial secretary-T. F. Wheelan-
Corresponding and recording secre-
tary-C. w. Schlegel.
Treasurer-Charles A. Mulach.
Guardian-P H. Philebar.
The members applied for charter.
from the international union and were
granted charter No. 1o7.
The charter members, many of
whom are still active, were as follows:
o. M: Cloudas, T. E. Wheelan, i. 4.
Hull. John Haley, E. S. Shaffer, c. A.
Mulach, P. H. Philebar, L K. Branden-
berg, C. w. SchIegel, c. w. Phillips,
Charles Desaulnier, Thomas e. Caver-
ly, A. w. Bowen, George H. Lewis, A.
B. Tanning, WY. Alexander. George
Sweger, Joseph Wiley, Warren D.
Hall.
The first year Of the existence of the
union was one devoted chiefly to the
work of getting the union fully organ
lied. A proposed scale of wages was
offered at one meeting during the
year. but it was never acted upon One
of the first formal acts of the union
was the presentation to the city coun-
ellis of Rock Island and Moline resolu-
tfons recommending that, in fairness
to honest labor, the municipal govern
ing bodies favor the bids of the Rock
Island Union, the Rock Islander and
the Moline Republican for official print
ing.
The second set of officers chosen
was as follows;
President-Charles Desaulnier.
Vice president-E e. Ziegler.
Financial secretary-E. S. Shaffer.
Recording secretary-T. F. Wheelan.
Treasurer-C A. Mulach.
Guardfan-Peter Philebar.
Shortly Afterwards Mr.. Desaulniers
resigned and Mr.. ziegler was elected
president He, too, resigned and o. NJ.
CIoudas filed the unexpired term.
1t was during that year that the