The evening world., 1913-02-22

The grand march q. II o'clock was
led BIZ resident Charles NJ. Maxwell.
Nrs. Maxwell. Secretary John 8.
o'connsii and Mrs. o'Connsli.
GRAND MARCH A FINE PIECE
OF WORK.
Il was like q saily caparisoned army
on parade ana % dsftly and str1ifufiy
wsrs the thousands who took part In II
marshallsd by the yoUng men Of the
floor committee. that the other thou
sands WHO looked on chssred repeated
~ each now. intricate and beautiful
formal ion Of the marchsrs.
There are more than 100 "chape's" In
big Six" and each one OF them has ~
own social affairs-dinners. ciambaker.
picn.cs, baseball teams. bowling teams
and the inee-but the Union as whole
en4srta,ns but once year--at Its birth.
day party.
big six" among other provisions for
liehtening the burdens OF It's members
wh> meet with misfortune. maintains
teds In seven New York hospitals. where
a union printer can he cared for frce.
J, also bears the expense OF printers III
IN other hospitals when the occasion re-
auirss Il. The proceeds OF the annual
ball are devoted TO the hospital fund
Horace Greeley was the nrst President
Of Big Six" and there have been many
presidents since. Uncounted thousands
OF men have esteemed membership cards
in '.Bk Six" as thcie most treasured
possession in tho last sixty-three years,
ana unoounted thousands who wo"io
have despaired otherwise when tro0oie
came have found that the world was
swess sfser al because Of big Six"
THEY CARE FOR THOSE WHO
ARE AGED.
The New York local. on account OF III
sixs-~Bax Six" has about 200 members
comtrybutes heavily toward the phNan'
thropaes Of tho International Typo
graphical Union, which, among other
thtnss, include the maintenance on the
Homo for Aged Printers At COLORADO
sprin9s. at a cost Of 1900 month the
pensions Of 8 week to superannuatH
union prdn4ers and the sums paid to the
families Of union printers who die at M
end of five years. good standing. These
death benefits are 800 from the Inter
nataonsI and Us from the local.
The rules Of the International provide
for pensions when printer In good
standing reaches the age OF sixty. Bi,
10 . member OF Big Six" only hall
that age, meets with an accident 81
sickness that incapacdtates him from
work. he gets a pension, though fhs
general union rule makes no provision
,or s,sAh cases. They are left to the
generosity Of tho local. Big Six hai
~ = In a.
Some of big 6ix's" members hav'
laid aside their sticks and gone into
politics, commerce and professions
welding influence and winning success
Int keeping their union cards paid UP
Amonp the guests Of honor At the bal
last nisht were =. 3. Donnelly. thu
United states Public Printer. and Mrs
Donnelly.
Nv. Donneily was formerly President
Of Big Six" and has also served ~
President Of rne International. HI
keeps his big Six" card. you bet
Big Six sent a goodly number Il
the front In the civil war. and agail
in the little bit Of a sawsd-on war with
Spain, but in dts own Affairs II like'
peace better than str,fe-prefers me-
diation and concilistion 10 strikes. al
though it's members Say. We'll b
ready TO fight 10 have peace" Nov
there "a an arbitration sgrssmsat WITH
all the New York dailies.
BALL WAS ONE FINE SUCCESS
so IT WAS.
The ball last night was typical OF al
Big Six" undertakings--a success. Al
the ohicers and dozens OF committee
men worked hard for weeks to make q
So. 10 oficsrs are: G. n. Maxwell
prmidant; ioha ]. AxlAaa. XieA.GYAai