The Washington herald., 1911-09-10

ner in which he conducted the proceed
ings, and the local men declare he Is a
Dig man in every respect, and as pre-
siding officer the peer OF any international
| officer in America, and the fairness with
which he treated his, opponents, espe-
| cially those wreckers from Chicago, and
the manner in which he unhQrsfd them,
| ELECTED praise from many who were op-
posed to him.
Miss Anna C. Wilson, who is serving
her third year as a member Of the board
| OF directors Of the Union Printers
Home, will attend the annual meeting
| Of the board at Colorado Springs next
week. Miss Wilson is, the first woman
to hold international office in the great
printers union, although there have been
women delegates to many Of the an
nual conventions. Miss Wilson is visit
ing her home in Tuscola, Ill, where she
learned the printers trade in the ofice
Of her brother She Joined the union
at Chicago and has been member
Of Columbia Union for about twelve
years. She was elected delegate to
the St Louis convention in 1904. Her
term as a member of the board OF
directors OF the home expires next year,
and she will be a candidate for re-elec-
ton.
The death Of C. X. Barnhart, a proof
reader on the Sacramento Union, cast
gloom over the I. T. U. convention.
In company with his wife, Mr.. Barn
hart was attending the exercises in the
Greek Theater on Oakland Day" when
he fell back and died from heart dis
ease. He was an ex-president Of Tren-
ton. n. j., typographical Union. and
had resided in Sacramento for one
year. He was man of excellent char
acter, modest and retiring. sHis wife
and a brother, who live in Washing
ton. D. c., survive him-San Francisco
Labor Clarion.
The next meeting of the Printers Ma
tional Baseball League will be held in
Boston, Mass. 1t being the policy to
alternate between the East and the
West. Chicago won the Hermann
trophy at st. Louis. wrestling II from New
York, who had held It two years, and
who hoped to own 1t permanently by
winning three successive times, but the
team from Chicago proved too strong
for them.
The Clifton Forge Va) Daily Review
contains a column article from the pen
Of George c. Furbershaw. of the mono
type section, descriptive of the beauties
of the country and the delightful time
he and a party of friends had while
spending their vacation among the
mountains of that region.
One of the elevators loaded with hun
cry employees in a hurry for the lunch
counters adjacent the office was some
how caught between two floors at noon
on Tuesday last and held there for
twenty minutes, causing much discom-
hture and some harsh language
Richard P. Thomas, who is remember
ed as the obliging messenger between
the specification division and the Patent
Office for a number of years, is filling
the position Of manager Of a Fourteenth
street cigar store.
. James II. Alhertus. copy editor on
specifications, attended the J. T. L. con-
vention at San Francisco as a guest, and
after adjournment made an extended
tour on the Pacific Coast.
The men Of Advent Church, Second
and U streets, many of whom are en-
ployes of the G.. P. O.. have taken pre-
liminary steps toward the formation Of
n pleasure club. John Michael. foreman
of the jobroom, is active in the move
ment. Harry Ketner. of the elevator