Denver labor bulletin., 1915-04-10
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL-

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Easter Sunday and an ideal day for
spring outing, caused smaller at
tendance thnn usual at the meeting
of d. T. Z. No. 40 last Sunday afternoon
in Horan hall. Considerable business
was transacted and the session did not
adjourn until 6 o'clock. Debate upon
proposed amendments to the bylaws
consumed considerable time. One amend
ment was adopted. 1t provides that
henceforth apprentices during the fourth
year shall pay into the local treasury
20 cents per week, to procure a fun
course in the I. T. U. School of In.
struction. n certificate of graduation
from which shall he essential to be-
coming n full member. The proposition
to increase the apprentice term from
four to five years was defeated. An
amendment which sought to impose
fine not exceeding SIS on members pat
ronizing unfair concerns, purchasing nom
label products or employing non-union
workmen secured majority vote, but
fell short of the two-thirds necessary to
adoption. The proposition may again be
introduced at future meeting when
with full attendance of members il will
probably be carried. Some OF those
present Sunday argued that moral sua-
sion" was sufficient to induce printers
to patronize the products of other nm
ions. A donation of SO was made ~
the relief fund OF former mine strikers
in southern Colorado. Letters were read
from the Denver Manufacturers as-o-
citation thanking the union for its work
in advancing the home industry cam
paign-
In order that there shall be no ques-
tion about the legal authority of the
!. T. u. executive council to expend
money for the proper transaction of bus
mess and clarity the situation that
arises since adoption of the Houston
amendment. the following has been sub
mittcd for a referendum vote of the
membership on May 20. date of ]. TT
delegate election: -Shall the executive
I council OF the International Union he
authorized to eSpend such sums of
money from the general fund OF the or
ganization as NAV be necessary to con-
iinne the conduct OF the business OF the
international. such as payment for ser
vices Of employees and representatives..
strike benefits and special assistance
when necessary. Officers and organizers
expenses. printing. publicity campaigns.
convention expenses. as provided in the
constitution. by laws. general laws. con-
ventiou laws. Topographic Amalgama-
tion and the agreement creating the In
tsrrsaiional Allied Printing Trades As
ISOLATION printed in the book of
laws
Every member Of the Smith Brooks
chapel stopped work for short period
on Thursday of last week to bid Miss
Anna Donovan goodbye. She has been
employed in the office for nine wears.
and since the monotypes were intro
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keyboard operators in the country. She
left to accept position in Portland.
One A. testimonial TO the friend
ship existing among members Of the
chapel. Miss Donovan was presented
with a sterling silver vanity purse.
Thomas Doyle, d-time Denver printer
and later foreman of the Omaha bee. ha.
purchased Bill Barlow's Budget at Doug
las. Niyo.. and settled down to the easy
sfflnenee of country newspaper pub
Usher
Frank Strctton and wife. both former
members of No. ~. are now reading
proof ON the New York Times.
John Thomas, monotype caster at
Smith Brooks. left last Friday for his
former home in wilkesbarrr. Pa. called
there by the serious illness of his moth
or. who is not expected to recover. Zunas
Wright came in from his ranch to sub
for Thomas while away.
The Colorado Pioneer Printers will
hold a luncheon and social meeting next
Tuesday evening. beginning at O O'Clock
in the Electric Club banquet ROOM Cham
bcr of Commerce building. Members OF
No. - are invited and may reserve
plates through President o. L. Smith.
For the performance of faithful ser.
vice. Officers of the Times chapel Were
reelected at the last meeting. They
are. Zaris Meredith. chairman. and l. II
Firebaugh. secretary.
Harry Mcintyre of Pueblo Typograph'
ical Union No. l75. who has been in
! Denver for the past three months as a
member of the committee auditing the
state trcasurcr's books. has completed
this work and returned to his home
town. During the summer months
Harry will devote most of his energies tc
extensive cultivation of homestead
ranch near Boonc. Colo.
Frank McNulty OF the Post chapel
was confined to his home this week b,
n threatened attack of pneumonia.
Invitations to the annual ball TO bs
given by Colorado Springs Typographical
Union No. 80 at the Antlers hotel next
Wednesday night have been received il
Denver.
Louis Davidson. son of Ed Davidson
of the Post chapel. will graduate frou
the United States military school al
West Point next June.
A movement is ON foot TO arganizc q
society of cx-delcgatcs here to act a.
an escort squad and entertaining com
mittec for visiting delegates and theil
wives passing through Denver this sum