Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-28
Printers Home Notes
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Happy New Year-from yours truly
and every person here.
In what a pleasing manner the yule-
tide festivities were enjoyed by the
residents of the home, on that day,
will be stated in next issue.
To the American Red Cross, for the
annual membership during the coming
year, forty residents OF the home sub
scribed last Saturday.
While the residents must content
themselves to remain at home" un-
til 1t is satisfactorily proven that the
dreaded malady has subsidized, and al
tho many who desired to go to the
city for the purpose of making their
necessary holiday purchases were de-
prived of the privilege, they are glad,
nevertheless, that all are enjoying
their usual health here, despite the
prevalence of the epidemic and other
ailments of the season in nearly every
part of the city and county. With
patient forbearance the residents are
anxiously waiting for the welcome
notification that they may again te
allowed to come and 20 whenever and
wherever they wish. But they felt
happy around Christmas-time-and
some days previously, while being
obliged to stay indoors owing to the
inclement weather. to know that they
were not being forgotten by their
dear, kind relatives and friends, many
being recipients of valued gifts.
Christmas greetings The following
unions as has been the custom, in past
years, kindly remembered their men,
bers at the home: Albany, No. 4, two
residents, So each; New York City,
No 6, thirty-six residents, 81 extra to
each; Boston, Mass, No. 13, four resi-
dents, SIS each; ST. Louis, No. S, twelve
residents, So each; San Francisco, No.
81. five residents, s. each; Milwaukee,
No. 90, one resident, s.; Denver, No.
40, seven residents, s. each: Syracuse,
\. Y, No. 80, three residents, $40
each; Multomah, No. IS, Portland.
Ore, two residents, s. each: Wheel
| ing, w. Va, box of cigars and pair of
gloves, one resident; Kansas City,
Mo, No. so, four residents. IS each;
Jackson, Mich, No. 80. one resident,
SO; Columbia. No. 101, Washington,
ID. C, six residents, s. each; San An
tonic, Tex. No. I72, two residents,
$3.50 each: Pueblo. Colo. No. 115, one
resident, 81; Omaha, Neb., No. 100,
two residents. s. each Seattle, Wash,
| No. POP, two residents, IS each; Albu-
querque. n. NJ. No. 3N4, one resident.
| 50. Imperial Valley, Cal, No. T07, one
resident, s.. Undoubtedly there will
be others that will not overlook their
members; somewhat delayed. and will
publish the additional ones next week.
From a great distance-two recent
arrivals at the home from Halifax,
/ Nova Scotia. are Jack MacKay and
I New J. O'Callaghan the former is
/ suffering from paralysis and the lat
Z ter, tuberculosis, contracted while
serving in the Canadian army. Mr
/ MacKay is SO years of age, Joined
| typographical Union No. 130 in 1865
and is a printer of the old school who
set type on the Recorder on a piece
scale. The Halifax Recorder" still
retains all its old hand compositors,
altho machines have been installed in
the other newspaper offices. Mr..
MacKay had a thrilling experience in
the recent disaster which completely
wrecked that city; he received a
stroke about three weeks before the
explosion and was in bed and abso-
lutely helpless at the time. Some kind
neighbor informed him that he would
\ like 10 take him out, but as there was
going to be a second explosion he
would have time only to save himself,
and Jack lay in bed for an hour and
a half awaiting his destruction, but
fortunately the second explosion did
not occur. and Jack was informed of
the same kind neighbor of his redemp-
ton. Mr.. z. ]. O'Callaghan has been
vice president of his union for the
past two years, having become a men,
ber in 1915. He was n delegate to the
Trades and Labor Council of Halifax
and chairman of the label committee
| He expectS 10 return TO his former