The Washington herald., 1911-11-26

| The ARRANGEMENTS for the musical and
literary entertainment and dance under
the auspices Of Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 1o1. in typographical Tenn
pie. Wednesday evening is progressing
| satisfactorily under the supervision OF
| the entertainment committee OF the
union Messrs. l. II. Patterson, D =:
Gompers, Frank Cannon, W. s. Sin' ana
| w. H. Bayne. ,,,
The dancing will be in charge OF WILL
lam Hinton, dancing director, VINO VIII
personally superintend the thorough Wax-
| ing of the floor. The refreshments VIII
be in charge Of the Ladies' Auxiliary,
Mrs. A. c. Knight. chairman. The talent
will be first class.
The index TO the q. P. o. style Book,
compiled by Philip W. WyIie, is Just about
the handiest little pamphlet that coulo
have been devised for the readers Wheh
doing the rush act. and Its value ID ap-
preciated more and more each oaS.
The idea Of extending a reception to
the officers Of the International Typo
graphical Union and the large number OF
printer delegates to the Atlanta conVen-
ton of the Federation of Labor. who
will take In washington on their way
homo, is meeting with every encourage
ment and is expected to be one or the
bi9 events in labor circles of Washing
| ton.
The illustrated lecture Of Frank 4.
auckland at Carroll Institute on Thurs
day evening attracted a capacity auol-
ence. Mr.. auckland told many interest
ing things OF his recent trip around tne
world. and his collection of lantern SHOES
MI en-
tertainment, and his many friends feel
confident that his adoption OF the pro-
fession of lecturing will be success
Assistant Foreman Haworth. Of the
document section, has returned from MS
| leave.
Richard r. Campbell has been trans
ferred to the document section from
the War branch.
T, NJ Ring, one Of the best-known
members of Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 1ol. was assigned cases IN the
document section on Friday.
,Compositor c. X. stribling and Theoph-
Illus Fitzgerald, helper. Of the spess' doc-
ument section, have been on this weeks
sick list
| At the November meeting of the G, T.
| O. Mutual Relief Association, the follow
| ing officers were reelected Tor the en-
suing twelve months: President, A w.
Bowen, document section Owelfth ternn'
vice president, z. NJ Webster oindery;
recording secretary, E. F. Geyer' jacket
| section Twelfth term); financial secre-
| tary. A. ]. Arnold, and treasurer, 7.
| Frank Morgan, the two last named Oh
1 the monotype section. This pioneer asso-
citation, which has distributed thousands
| Of dollars for relief since It's organlza-
ton, II Is expected. will divide a pro
rata dividend in excess Of the past Two
years.
Director Benjamin A Lineback has Sc
cured a full orchestra for the accompani-
ment of the concerted numbers Of the
| programme by @. P. o. Chorus for
the Thanksgiving exercises ON Wednes-
day. which will be held as usual on the
main stairway OF the sixth floor, the
selections being rendered being: "Cantata
Donini" Dudley Buck; I'VE Shall Dwell
| in the Land" Sir John Stainer; Gloria,
Mozart; America" Smith. Miss Jessie
BIoomer will render some OF her choicest
selections on the violin, and Rev. Hugh
T. Stevenson, pastor OF Bethany Baptist
| Church, will deliver an address. The
IG. p. o. Chorus has been thoroughly
fortified for the occasion by Director Line
back, and these concerts have become
an exceedinly popular event In the lie
of the large force OF the printing once.
Arthur McNelly, recently transferred
as a composltor from the post-oftice to
the main office, is the son Of Arthur Nc
Nelly. for years the expert makeup on
the Congressional Record, and one OF
the best printers ever In the @. P. o.
Tales OF oId-time printers are always
popular where the printer men congre-
Pgate, and there are a number OF good
ones yet untold. At gathering recently
| inquiry as to what had become Of some
of them brought up the name OF Col.
w. He made his habitat along the Ohio
River from Pittsburg to Louisville, and
| for many years put up good front with
very little application at the case, being
a pretty smooth article when II came to
standing on a clearinghouse or work.
ing a touch on the free-handed members
of the craft. He kept himself looking
neat and TRIM and his military bearing,
coupled with the Southern style and
accent, enabled him to frequent the bet
| ter class of, sporting resorts with profit.
He was an unreconstructed rebel, to let
him tell it and the tales Of his prowess
during the war lost nothing In the tell
ing Well like most Of his kind, he
finally wore out his welcome and sank
lower and lower, until 1t was go to work
Or starye. About this time there was a
big printing contract starting In one of
the interior towns of the State, and the
colonel got the secretary of the union in
which he then was to advance him the
fare, and he showed up at the Office
where the work was being done, and the
foreman assigned him cases. The chapel,
however. objected that the vplonel was.
not In a condition sanitarily to make a
desirable office mate, but funds were col
lected to repair the deficiency, and the
chairman took the colonel in hand. In
that town there was an old commission
house with a stock Of army clothes that
they sold to workingmen for many years
after the war, and a good outfit, un-
derclothihg, shoes, hats, and all the
outer garments of blue could be procured
very cheaply To this establishment the
chairman repaired, after leaving the coll
onel in a barber shop with bathing at
tachments purchased a complete outfit
of clean, substantial clothing, and when
he returned with his charge he had him
clothed from head to feet with a uni
form the old fellow had always derided.
The reception he got was a laughable
one, but he needed the job, and he stuck
II out, and several months after, when
the contract was finished, he left that
city a well-clothed, good-looking, sober
printer, but to his dying day ne never
heard the last of how he was compelled