The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest to q. p. O. Workers

Few men among the trades unIonists
of Washington have seen moro active
service than the subject Of this sketch,
Leonard Kukart vice president of the
Bookbihders' Union, No. 4. and delegate
from that organization to the Central
Labor Union.
Born at Fort Madison, Iowa, in 1866,
at the age of six years he moved with his
parents to Burlington, and at fifteen be-
gan his apprenticeship to the art OF
bookbinding with the well-known firm of
Akers & Blackmere, with whom he served
two years. Removing to Chicago, he fin-
ished his term Of apprenticeship there
and was appointed from there to a posi-
ton in the G. P. o.
After four years OF service here, he
returned to Chicago and became an ac-
tive worker In the ranks OF local No. Is,
OF Chicago; was two years its secretary,
and eight years a member of its arbitra-
ton board, and largely through his en-
ergy and activity II was brought up from
a small body to one Of the largest and
most influential in the country. AS a tes-
timonial OF his worth he was elected a
delegate from Chicago to the convention
of the I. B. B. held in Toronto, Canada,
in 1898.
Mr.. Kukart has also seen service in
Boston and New York. and while a MEM
ber Of local No. 2, of Philadelphia, did
particularly meritorious work as a men,
Der Of it's arbitration board. Since re-
turning to Washington in 1905 his services
have been constantly at the command Of
No. T. and he is now serving his second
| term as vice president. Mr.. Kukart was
married in 1898 at Angola, Ind, to Miss
Minnie l. Bright, and has a daughter
twelve years old.
T. Leonard Wade, of the document
| section. began his annual leave early
in the week with the intention OF doing
some fishing and hunting down the river,
but the attraction Of the bail games was
so great that he had not got away up to
Friday night.
Charles S. johnson and Alexander s.
Forester have received probationary ap-
pointments as compositors.
William H. Naylor, a proofreader in
the job section. rendered his resignation
October %.
Proofreader Frank A Roderick re-
ported for duty on Monday from an en-
joyable vacation he and Mrs. Roderick
spent with friends and relatives in and
about Frederick, Md.
designations during the week included
Herman Poppe. electrotype fnisher; Mrs.
Mary Z. Doherty, press feeder; Leyle c.
White, bookbInder; Mrs. Minnie E. Co
der and Miss Maggie r. Cammack. fold
ers; William H. Bright, elevator con-
ductor; Misses Anna NJ. Dare and Kate
Stevens skilled laborers, and Frank J.
Guilfoyle. laborer.
John P. Fersinger, messenger, and
Frederick W. Holmes. laborer, have re-
ceIved appointments.
From a tour OF six weeks by water as
far north as Nova Scotia, Joe Gibson
has resumed operations on the monotype
keyboard.
The death OF John Wesley (shad) Camp
bell at the Printers Home recently was
learned OF here with sorrow by many
who knew him. He had been an inmate
Of the home for a long period, and the
officials of the institution have testified
time and again that he gave as little
trouble as any one ever sent there, and
his cheerful, happy disposition made him
a general favorite. In his days of &C
tivity as a printer his habitat included
this city and the neighboring towns of
the Southeast and few men were better
known in that locality than he. While
he was a most fragrant violator OF all the
rules that any strict foreman could
formulate. he could always get employ |
ment for he was a good printer. and
one of the most interesting and amusing
characters tnat ever entered an office.
He was a good union man, a man who |
was never known to say anything but |
good of his fellow-man, and, though a !
free lance in many things, altogether one |
whose passing away is learned Of with |
sincere regret.
C. Ray Wilson. of the ruling room, was |
again honored by the Brookland Citizens |
Association this year with first prize for |
the best-kept lawn in that handsome |
suburb, the award this year carrying |
with II a substantial present in addition |
to the testimonial.
Charles I. Wiley. some time since fore
man of the Washington Post, and an ex-
delegate from Columbia Union, has as
sumed the foremanship of the compos-
ing room of the New York Globe, of
which establishment James Tole, who
only last year retired from the presi-
dency OF New York Typographical Un-
ion. has been made the mechanical su-
perintendent.
Dominick Fowler. Of the bindery,
headed a delegation Of New York vot-
ers to get there in time for the last day
of registration. and incidentally take in
the ball games.