Denver labor bulletin., 1915-08-07
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.


place. This meeting was postponed from
last Sunday owing to the program OF en-
tertainment for the Missouri river spe-
cial carrying delegates and visitors to
the Los Angeles convention. a large
attendance of live members at tomor-
rows meeting is expected.
c. F. Snitzen OF the Times chapel has
returned from a weeks fishing expedi-
tion along the Gunnison river. Brings
back the usual lament OF all the big
ones dropping off the hook.
William p. Guild, recently manager of
the Montrose Daily Press, is again back
in Denver for an indefinite sojourn.
Abbott Henry Plunkett, linotype op-
orator on The Post, where he served his
apprenticeship, was married Wednesday,
July 2s, to Miss Julia Estelle Dessericb,
one OF the most charming and popular
Young ladies OF the Park Hill district
The happy couple are now in the East
on a honeymoon trip.
George p Nichols, John II. Ferguson
and Charles Haydn, delegates from Bal
timore No. 30. stopped over in Denver
Monday to say -Howdy" with bunch
OF friends. Nichols was formerly agent
OF the Union Printers Home and has
been a delegate TO numerous !. T. L.
conventions The Baltimore bows are
putting in a strong bid for the 1916
meeting and say they are going TO get
it.
Gus Rooster, one OF the delegates from
ID +. l.. No. 20 and member of the
convention committee on laws and Mrs.
Rooster. were on the Santa Fe train
whicl, was wrecked by cloudburst
south OF Colorado Springs, Friday night
of last week. They escaped serious in
jury. receiving a few bumps on the head
and a rough shaking up. Gus sent
postal from La Junta to say he might
have expected trouble. starting on Fri
day and the train being made up on
track No. l3.
The master printers OF Denver and al
lied crafts together with employees in
all departments. viii 90 on a picnic out
ing. Sunday, August -. To Eldorado
Springs. All members of the printing
trades unions are urgd eto attend. Fare
for the round trip has been placed az n
for adults and % cents for children
Harry D. Springer delegate from At
lAnta Iuiou No. -. arrived iu Denver
early sunday morning and visited Sec
retary Bird-alls office A. a lasting
souvenir Of the occasion he presented the
secretary with certificate of member
ship ftrayeling card) issued by Denver
Union to Springer ON February :. ISL
The well-preserVed document was neatly
framed and now has q conspicuous place
ON the south wall OF the ~ecrctary's pri-'
vate office The certificate was signed
by C. w. Rhodes, president. and ?. F.
Iierson. financial secretary, who were
Officers OF the union at that time.
Printed in large letters on the face OF
the certificate are these words: NO
money shall be indorsed on this card
In hess latter days travelling printers
don need any such warning.
Curtis Benton. former Denver typo.
Writes from san Francisco after visi,
to the exposition saving that Colorado
j. chiefly noted there by the vacant
plot that was originally reserved for
building site. which is being pointed
ont a. one of the reasons why Colorado
Is not being highly spoken of by visitors
Frank X. Poster. foreman of the Butte
Daily Miner and once Denver printer
writes Secretary Birdsall that he = com
ing back for visit in September to
renew old scquaintanees
4. +. Wahlmark. who left Denver for
the coast = few months ago on account
OF serious heart trouble. writes from
Los Angeles that he has somewhat i'm
proved and is able TO work a day or two
occasionally.
John J. Brown, Benjamin c. Bleakney
and William c Nickerson, delegates
from Boston No. Is; William ]. Blakc
I Boston Mailers No. l. and !. Y. Dons-
hue OF Lowell Union, composed a con
vention party which made a stopoVcr
visit in Denver Tuesday.
About twenty-five members of the
Colorado Pioncer Printers apG old time
members of No. 40 comprised a basket
picnic party which went out to Charles
:. Sempcr's ranch last SATURDAY. after.
noon and joined him and his wife in
celebrating No. 4a's oldest mc:nber's Ssth
birthday
Ben Tamplm and Neal Adams Of tn
Post chapel have been kept busy this
week entertaining some visiting se'l
tive from ths it.t
John w. White and Elmo L. Tavlor.
delegates from Nashville No 20. were
callers at headquarters of ID. 4. l. No
80 Tuesday.
Charles +. Barngrover ana wife are
entertaining as visitors this week J. O.
Barngrover, wife and two daughters
from Strathmorc. Cal. at their home
iH2s ouitman street. IL has been more
than twenty-slN years since these two
brothers had met and the two familic.
are holding little reunion. J. o. Barn
grover and his wife are in ,he employ
OF the Southern Pacific railway. both
being eligible TO old age pension, having
been connected with the road for over
thirty years. They are ON the return
journey home after a visit to Washing.
ton. ID. c.
Jake Wander Pcrel was unable to CON
tribute his Overland roadster for the
auto trim given visiting printers last