Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-11-17
WANTS NOTHING
BUT UNION WORK
ON MEMORIAL
Trades Union Makes Request
of the Committee of One
Hundred.

A request that none but Newark
architects and Newark labor be em-
ployed upon the Memorial Building
for which a si500,OOO bond issue has
been approved, as 1t Is a Newark
building and Newark taxpayers are
{ paying for it, was made today at a
general meeting of the Committee Of
one Hundred, by Henry Hebeler,
trades union representative upon the
committee.
Mr.. Hebeler said he had been
asked to make the request by the
labor movement in Newark" ON
motion Of Richard G. Jenkinson the
request was referred TO the memorial
building subcommittee.
Today's was the regular monthly
meeting OF the committee, IN the
Board of Works room in<the City
Hall. One of its outstanding devels
opments was a request that the
women of Newark shall know Just
where they stand in relation TO the
celebration, 1t was made by Mrs, u
G. Jacobson, who, said her criticism
was not a personal one, but that she
had been called upon by women OF
the city who asked her, as member
of the committee. what they could
expect. eThe time has come when
the general COMMITTEES, or the ex-
eeutiye committee, must decide whal
part women are TO take" said Mrs.
jacobson.
Uzal H. McCarter, chairman OF the
executive and finance subcommittee,
informed the chairman, former Gov
ernor Franklin Murphy, that his
has tho mAffef
under consideration with view to
increasing the possibilities for assist
ance Dy me women of the city,
The salary attached the office OF
secretary has been cut from $4,000 a
year to S2,400 a year, 1t developed In
connection with the announcement
of the retirement of Secretary
Wilson j. Vance on December |. and
the appointment yesterday of his
successor, Carl J. Ahlstedt made by
Mr.. McCarter.
II have very unpleasant an
nouncerhent to make to the commit
tee" Mr., McCarter prefaced his an
nouncement of Mr. Vanee's retire.
ment. In conclusion he said;
Il want to pay tribute to Mr..
Vance. to the faithful loyal, and
more than faithful and loyal, affec-
tionate service he has rendered"
A vote of thanks moved by Mr..
Carter to the retiring secretary,
over and above his per dipm sti-
nend.,, was heartily given, Mr.. Vance
was deeply affected, and thanked the
committee. He expressed his close
interest in the most important
movement In Newark's history" DUR
ing his life here, and said that ths
Repression used by Mr, McCarteF,
''affeotionate service" was apt-his
service had been affectionate.
In announcing the salary reduction,
Mr.. Mccarter said that when Mr.,
Vance was appointed the entire
work of the committee devolved on
his shoulders. Now, however, the
work is so sub-divided that the sec.
retarial work is largely reduced, and
he and former Governor Murphy and
MIR. Ahistedt had agreed upon a
salary of 5000 a month as result
Treasurer David H. Merritt sub.
mftted a report, with brief explana'
tory remarks, which former Governor
Murphy interpreted as a warning =
all the sub committees to exercise
caution in preparing their budgets
lest the expenses of the celebration
exceed the fund In hand. The balanci
| last month was sl24 1850, Mr.. Mer
ritt reported. This month 1t Is onll
| sf21, ,s5s.i6. He explained that the COM
mittee has been spending grea
amounts OF anonsy, expending $500
! from the FIRST to the fifteenth, anf
| that collections have dropped to al
average of 500 O day. The total re
celpts to date we're sl72,35S70, ans
the total disbursements so1,0o0.54
In opening the meeting formel
Governor Murphy laid stress on tn
, Importance of the work OF the SUB
committee on monuments and tablets
"a great deal of the work. of tllt
celebration will be evanescent," saif
the chairman. He regarded the Worl
of the erection of suitable tablets II
various parts of the city as second II
| Importance to only the memoria
building.
Fifteen Million Stamps.
Decision to ask bids on the printing
of 15,000,000 poster stamps to be uset
on mail going out of Newark to ad
vertise the celebration was reaches
by the subcommittee on printing. 0
the publicity committee at q meeting
yesterday afternoon with Henry Wei
llngton Wack, general adviser to tn
Committee of One Hundred, The sub
COMMITTEES consists of John l.. O'Tool
and William j, McConneli.
Bids also viii be asked on 5,Oot
| 10000 and 1900 lots of poster hangers
some wirelbound and scme plain. Q
| the Robert Treat first prize poster i
! the poster contest. BIDS on bot
stamps and posters are TO be. In tn
hands of the committee by Friday
The poster hangers VIII be twenty
one by twenty-efght inches, and tn
stamps one and five-eighths by tw
and one-sixth inches. The. stamp Is
sue will contain reproductions OF a.
| three prize winning posters In equa
number. The 15,000,000 poster stamp
are likely to be only a preliminar
order, which will probably be mue
increased.
Estimates on poster stamp cost
were submitted to the committee V
Mr.. Wack, but as they were on ora
specifications, they were not con
sldered. The firms submitting then
and others, ore to be furnished writ
ten specifications and asked to sublni
bids. Mr.. Waek reported the poste
catalogue prepared by John Cotto
Dana and his assistants was nearl
completed and would cost eight cent
or less to publish. An issue of 1000
is under consideration. II is expeete
the catalogues can be sold to art stu
dents throughout the country fn
twenty-five cents each.