Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-20
The Optimistic
Philosopher


uled for next Monday, February
22. 1t is the one hundred and
seventy-third anniversary of the
birth Of George Washington, father of his
eountry, and the twenty fifth anniver-
1aryof the wedding of Ben Claff, feed
ERR VI large portion of organized
Dor men and women of Denver.
= Ryen years ago last August, when the
IL p arrived in Denver, he was
directed to the Royal restaurant on
Custis Street as the place whsre he
would find the most distinguished and
discriminating labor men of the city at
their feeding hour. 1t was so then, and
remains the same today, for Ben has the
: faculty of making friends with the boys
and serving them the right sort of eats.
in commemoration of this dual historic
date, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Claff have
issued invitations to about $50 of their
friends to join them in celebrating the
occasion at a banquet to be given at the
Royal l64l Curtis street, next Monday
evening at 8 o'clock. OF course they will
all be there and enjoy the time-of their
lives. extending congratulations to the
happy young couple and their bevy of
pretty girls, because Mr.. and Mrs. Claff
have always been partial to girls In their
Afamily. Ben Claff and the Royal are
recognized institutions of Denver. and a
host Of friends who cannot BE- present
will join in wishing him and his esti-
mable wife long continued health and
happiness.
There was n humorous incident con-
nected with last Sundays meeting Of the
Trades and Labor Assembly which
brought forth a round OF laughter, in
duIg-d in by all the delegates, and en-
joyed by none more than the new presi-
dent who was the subject of the fun
making. In announcing the standing
committees the president stated there
would he a luncheon Of committee MEM
ber- and Officers on the evening OF We'd
nesday. February "a. at the Royal res
taurant. and each one attending would
be expected TO pay 50 cents for his or
her plate. Two Jolly Jims. Kirwan Of
the Stenographers and Bulgcr Of the
Plumbers, Immediately appointed them
selves members Of the Anti-free Lunch
Committee In harmony with the recent
city ordinance abolishing free lunches in
thirst cmporiums. They sent TO the
secrrtary's desk the following resolution
which. though out OF order at the time.
was permitted to b. read by unanimous
consent:
Whereas. the organized labor move.
ment Of Colorado has always stood for
the strict enforcement Of law and order:
and.
Whereas, the new president OF the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly.
Clint g. Houston. in his proclamat tion
just issued relative to n get together
luncheon. has stated that the sum of
SO cs.nts per plate would b. charged;
therefore bc u
Resolved. That the Anti-Frce Lnneh
Committee. <cIf-nppointed. hereby ex-
tends . vote of confidence in President
Houston for his determine lion To uphold
and sustain the recently adopted FIRE
lunch orsiiusncc.' and his evident will
" gnr-s to comply with the laws Of the
~iiy. no matter how foreign this may be
10 his former custom and habits''
And just 20 make the -core even. the
president ruled that the Ansi-Frec Lunch
Committee should pay for the eat. Of
lady delegates attending the function.
90
Hon =. ID. Nelson Of Larimer county,
il q former member Of Denver Typo
graphical Union No. ~. While operating
y machine ut Smith Brooks and the wes-
tern Newspaper Union he studied law
and finally graduated with honors. BE-
ing n wise man he left Denver and went
into the northern country to practice on
the coyotes That he succeeded l. evil
dcnccd by the fact that he is now
member Of the Colorado General Assem-
bly,. A good story i- told Of how Ncl-
son was soaked for a S25 fine by the
union just before he quit 10 enter the
legal profession. He was engaged 10 a
young lady in Denver and was working
hard to accumulate sufficient surplus cash
to get married and go on honey moon.
This made him careless about overtime.
which according to Typographical Union
rnles must bc given out to subs. This
is the way the printers years ago be-
gan to settle the unemployed problem,
40 far as relates to their own member
ship. Nelson was reported to the union.
and John +. Collett. who was president
n the lims. imnoscd the fine u nr..