Evening star., 1915-05-30
STEEL PLATE MEN
MEET AT BANQUET
One-Half Membership of Entire As
sociation Gather About Board
at Eagles Hall.

one-ha1f the membership of the Steel
Plate Transferrers' Association of
America met at Eagles Hall last night
at the banquet rendered by the Wash
ington Association to the international
officers, delegates and membership at
large of this trade. which has but
eighty workers in North America. The
eighty men engaged in the work of
steel plate transferring. of whom sew
enty-four are members of the associa =
ton, are among the highest paid work
ers of their craft, it is said, and make
currency plates, plates for postage
stamps and bank note plates. for the
United States and, through one firm in
New York. all the currency now being
used by the republic Of China.
Late yesterday afternoon the organ
ization. already international in scope
formally denominated its officers I'm
ternational," and at the banquet last
night these officers made the addresses
entirely upon topics having to do with
their interesting craft.
George L. Dant Toastmaster.
George L. Dant of this city was toast
master. Benjamin Goldsworthy, inter-
national president. reelected late yes
terday afternoon, and vice president OF
the Washington association, spoke upon
The Advantages of Organization
Robert McKechnie, international treas
urer, spoke upon "Fraternal Spirit"
]. T. Wilson Miller, retiring interna-
tlonal secretary. spoke upon Some I'M
provements We Have Made; George
Wright, the first president of the aSso-
citation. made an address upon The
Bank Note Industry" and John Prem
der, secretary of the Washington asso-
citation. spoke upon the subject, THE
Rights of Employers
Mr.. Wrights address. in which the
speaker told of the old days in the bank
note transferring profession. when banl
note companies used to execute the ma
tional currency and postage stamps
proved of particular interest to the dele
gates.
Employers have rights which must bs
| respected. and which employees mus
| recognize. Mr.. Prender declared. II,
| said that employers fear repetition
when employees make demands upor
| that in his opinion an organization
should act conservatively in its de
| mands upon employers.
Employers have the same rights a:
employees" he said.
International Officers Chosen.
| The international officers elected yes
terday are Benjamin Goldworthy OF
| Washington, d. c., president; Robert
| McKechnie of New York, treasurer: o
H. Herlocker of Chicago, first vice
president; D. F. Caughlan of Boston
second vice president. and w. H. Hoag-
land of New York. secretary.
The local banquet committee was
composed of George l.. Dant, chair
| man; John A. Mooney and John Prem
der.
Those present included Alfred r
Gould. d. H. Sherman, Benjamin
Goldsworthy. Walter Dox-n. John
Prender. Andrew d. Headiey. Charles
A. Hall, Frank p. Louderback, Samuel
s. Ludlum. J. T. Wilson Miller. John A
Mooney, Lloyd b. Brooke. Rudolph
Bender. Harvey L. Cote. George l.
Dant. Samuel De Binder, Morris r
George, Joseph I. Griffith, William Nc
Aleer, Charles Vermeule, John c. New
man, John 2. Perry. Clarence I. Ronsa.
Vile. William H. NJ. Snyder. Evan s
Clarvoe. Daniel Stewart, A. T. Stand
fast, Alfred Frost, H. w. Hoagland
Walter II. Hutchison. Robert McKecf
ME. Edward H Holmes, John T. Ford
Frank d. Tichenor. Alexander H Wand
John Frew, Frank L. Adrian, Daniel
F. Caughlan, Robert S. Plowman and
Fred Daubney.