Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-09
LOCAL PRINTERS PLAN
ANNUAL CELEBRATION.
Forty-Ninth Anniversary of Rich
mond Typographical Union Will
BE Marked by Big Banquet.
NOT CONFINED TO MEMBERS
Wives and Friends, Mayor and OIL.
Gals and Few Newspaper Heads to
BE Invited-Nlodern Practical
Printers Arc Highly Skilled Men.

In celebration Of its forty-ninth ami
versary. the Richmond Typographical
Union. No. 90. will hold It's annual ban
quet at the Masonic Temple on May
49, tuesday week. In conformity with
the policy adopted By the banquet COM
nittec last year, which proved over
Whcimingly successful. participation Ia
ms delightful event will not be con-
hned to members of the union, but in
Nitations will be extended TO their
wives. or TO such other charming com
pahlons OF the deadlier sex as they may
select
FORMAL announcement OF the print
ers banquet conveys but vague idea
OF what is contemplated. AS matter
OF TACT. II means that nearly all the
practical printers in Rich,nond, includ-
Ing those employed by the four news
papers OF the city. will assemble for a
Feast OF reason and flow OF soul, as
we'll as Of other and more material
meats, condiments and REFRESHMENTS
And In order that Il flow of soul may be
the more freely induced, The commit
tee has arranged for dancing which
VIII occupy the hour Immediately pre-
ceding the banquet, to be served at
o'clock.
SPECIAL INVITATIONS TO
MAYOR AND OTHERS
As special compliment, Mayor Aims
lie and few prominent officials Of tho
city and state will be Invited, as we'll
as a chosen few of the heads OF de-
partments of the four newspapers. In
common with all the others who feel,
or hope, that they are in any degree
eligible. these department heads are all
anxtouely awaiting the receipt OF the
coveted invitations.
To the general public the words
practical printer" bring the picture Of
a man standing before sloping desk
and picking from II little bits of metal
called type: or. perhaps. OF another
man swinging his weight on lever or
wheel that presses white paper
against mass OF that type. But. as
the words are used in connection with
this union. they serve TO include most
OF the men who operate any part of
the mechanica! equipment Of a news
paper or printers shop.
There are, OF course, members of the
union who still set typo by hand-on
special Jobs and advertising matter.
for the most part-and there are many
who we're printers before any other
method OF preparing matter for pub
icatton wa known. The Richmond
union. for example, is proud Of the
membership Of the veteran Dan Muir
ply, who worked with Horace Greeley
son the New York Tribune But. to a
large extent, modern printing is a mat
ter of the operation Of machines. There
could not set line OF type by hand. ex-
cept by the same slow process that
would mark any layman's attempt
UNION INCLUDES MANY
HIGHLY SKILLED MEN
:. Therefore, the union includes in it's
membership list not only the old
dinners. the "hand-set" men. but fore
enlen. who rarely touch keyboard:
operators, who know q big Mergen-
sthaler from M TO r.: makeup men
s~ho can dress" n page 10 perfection;
skilled mech tnics, who can take
stype-sctting machine TO pieces and put
J; together again in such fashion
tthat II will do everything but talk:
stereotypers. who can make cast al
most while the pressmen are locking
another on the press: expert proof
readers, who know the style Of every
newspaper from Maine to California
and the middle names Of most of the
and Great Britain. and all the others
those who are the publishers men be
him the guns"
q p. Harwood Is president OF Rich
mf ! Typographical Union. No. SO; w.
A Edelblutt, vice president: r. L.
w ~, secretary treasurer; W. b.
F.. gan. recording secretary; " o.
Powell sergcant-at-arms, while the
committee charged with the duty Of
making arrangements for the annual
banquet Of the organization Is COM
posed Of the following: c. p. Harwood,
chairman; r. L. Woody. secretary and
r. T. Bowden. r. l.. Brown, J. 4. Pat
man. w. FL Mullen. Richard Tucker. L.
fancy and ]. B. Burroughs.