The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-09
NASHVILLE WILL BE LIVELY
PLACE ALL OF NEXT
WEEK.
Important Matters VIII Be Up For
CONFEDERATION Including San
itstion Question.


Three well known members Of the
local Iypograp hical Union. Frank 4.
Hummel. Harry l.. Mills and Ned
Sims. will leave this morning 10 at
tend the annual convention OF the
international typographical Union.
winch convc mes NJ Nashville. Tenn
Monday. August II and continues I'M
I'll Saturday. August l6. Mr. Hum
mel goes as the delegate from tn.
local Union No 20. which Union en-
braces all members OF the Printers
Union In Wheeling. while Sims and
NILS. who have both been delegates
10 previous conventions. and are
prominent and active union men. are
going for the purpose of greeting Old
friends and 20 enjoy their vacations
II VIII be the fifty-ninth annual con-
Vention they will attend and II is ex-
pected to be one OF the most success
iul or all Nashville is prepared to
Guido Itself in welcoming the BOYS
and nothing will be- too good for them
during their stay there. Everything
Is In readiness for their reception and
an excellent program. including
amusements as well as the regular
CUISINES sessions. has been arranged
Several matters of great interest to
printers all over will be considered
~ The convention. First Of these will
b" the increased death benefits. At
present the amount Of SIS is paid
Tor death benefit with a one " ars
membership and 500 with a member
snip OF five years. IL IL proposed that
these rates BE- increased and the
action Of tho DELEGATES on this ques-
ton Is awaited with much interest.
improvements 10 the Printers Home
AZ Colorado Springs will also BE- taken
up. especially with regard 10 the Tu.
bercrloSis Santa rum in connection
with the home. At present over ffty
percent OF the patients received at
me home arc turned away cured and il
Is believed that il will even be posi-.
Die To better this unusually high per-
cent with increased facilities for tho
care OF the patients and greater ef-
hciency In the management. although
II Is now considered the equal of anv
IN the county.
Old Age Benefit.
one change in the provisions Of the
union thar Is expected to be adopted
M the convention is the suggestion
mar The present old age benefit OF
$500 be increased should il not be
thought advisable to increase tho
amount it has been suggested that the
age limit BE- lowered
tonsids rable attention will b. given
10 me sanitary conditions under which
inc Printers work in various places
throushcit the country and il is likely
mat something will b. done toward
suggesting some improvement.
Anothrs matter. that Of districtinr
the unions may 10 considered hut I,
Is unlikely that anything will be done
IN thlS direction. as rho great success
we union has met with during the nast
full. N''''''
During tho past wear the Union has
enjoyed an almost unprecedented sue.
cess. having enrolled 5000 new Nom
o"rs. bringing the total membership
70 '-.f"l up 10 july !. The recaints
Iurlng the fiscal year we-e Sqf41q4 50
WIN 'Nl ehditures aCCregatirr s7-o
'N'.". leaving q balance in the treas.
airy al $796.94..5G.
me great successes enjoyed during
inc past year will no doubt cop,ribute
greatly toward making the conyention
q success ~ every way. and every IN.
HIcdtloh points toward a most pIeassn,
ana prot'@hlc meeting with n -.
attendance assured.
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