The Washington herald., 1911-11-26

and the one-half Of per cent TO the OLD
age pension fund, this win mako the To-
tai dues 2 per cent on all earnipg-one-
hnlf per cent more than now paid For
this added one-half OF 1 per cent. instead
Of the t75 now paid by the L T. .. to all
members In good standing, this scale VIII
prevail: For q membership of one year
or less, $76; for a continuous Membership
OF two year, $125; for a continuous mem
oership Of three years, t75i for contin-
uous membership of four years, $50, and
for continuous membership OF nVe
years 800.
II to this last sum of 500 Is added Co
lumbia Unions benefit OF S235, there viii
be total Insurance Of 1886 for each mem
Der who has been In continuous member
ship for fve yeRrs-a sum far in excess
Of that paid By any local trades union.
The annual meeting Of the Monotype
Relief Association will be held at 10
O'Clock this morning, at typographical
Temple, for the election of officers and
the Transaction Of other important busi-
ness. Although one OF the youngest as
Bociations Of this kind IN the G. p. o.,
its membership numbers several hundred.
Its affairs are In a prosperous condition,
and the dividend for this year win be a
tidy sum for those who have drawn no
sick benefits In 1911
A postal card to Charlie Tompkins gives
the surprising intelligence that William
Vandeveer is located at Hamilton, Island
OF Bermuda. Leaving here with the
original force that John Leach took to
establish the government printing ONCE
at Manila Vandeveer has since seen
much of the world, but until the postal
card came to Mr.. Tompkins nothing had
- - hN- he
Returning from BelIefontaine. Ohio, j.
Walker Miller brought greetings to many
OF his old friends from Walter Roebuck,
for many years G. p. o. employe, now
proprietor Of a prosperous newspaper in
the Buckeye State and one of its sub
gtantial citizens.
After an absence of three years, Mat
thew "Come-easy'' Hayes has returned
to Washington to beguile downtown
printer circles with his fund of interest
ing experience. and has had the center
OF the stage at several social sessions
during the past week.
Fred A. Anderson, pressman In the
postal-card section, will join the ranks
Of the benedicts in the near future, the
future Mrs. Anderson being one Of the
popular young ladies employed IN the
same section. Fred has had about as
varied a career as falls to the lot of any
pressman, his experience including three
years in the Philippines, several years
on one Of the leading newspapers OF New
York, charge Of the pressroom OF tbs
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune for a Pc
Rod, and other responsible positions
throughout the country, and he ranks as
~ h., 1Nnnh ~ 81 de
craft on the rolls Of the G. P. o.
Henry 8. Sutton MAUD 81, the poet
laureate Of the keyboard section, was
among the distinguished guests Of his
old friend and former printer associate,
Billy Mexican at the opening of the I'm
perial Theater.
Albert P. Z. Doyle has returned to
Washington after three years service IN
the Philippines. his vacation being for a
period Of several months.
Albert Nolan. a former washington
boy, who put in several years of active
work here In the cause Of unionism, re-
turned to the city early in the week to
visit his parents and to boom the can
didacy of his friend, Thomas E. Kelly,
Of Philadelphia, for the vice presidency
OF the International Printing Pressmen
and Assistants Union. Nolan is now
an employee of the Ladies' Home Journal,
Philadelphia, Mr. Kelly being also en-
ployed by that establishment, and the
locals of Philadelphia are backing their
candidate to the extent that they have
selected Nolan to make a tour Of the
principal unions in his behalf.
pressma0 Harry Cbaruoo5 [,s han
transferred from the day to the night
force.
The Ohio State Journal celebrated its
centennial anniversary by the issue of an
edition OF 100 pages, several copies of
which were sent to printers here who