Evening star., 1918-07-15
PLATE MEN MAKE
GIFT TOPRES|DENT
Delegates to Convention in
Session Here Present Por--
trait and Speech.

President Wilson was today pre-
sented by the International Steel and
Copper Plate Printers Union of North
America. which this morning opened
a weeks session here. with a framed
parchment having theron steel
engraved portrait of himself and an
excerpt from his speech to labor at
Buffalo last year.
All seventy-five delegates went
early this afternoon to the White
House. where they were received by
the President. w. ID. Clark, president
of Plate Printers Union, Local No. 9,
IN charge of the convention, headed
the delegation and presented the gift
The engraving is the work of C. +.
OF the world He is employed at. the
bureau of engraving and printing.
A second framed parchment, con-
tanning the portrait Of the President
ana an excerpt from his Buffalo
PRESIDENT. 1t Is planned to sell this
engraving for the benefit of the Red
Cross at Keiths Theater Thursday
The excerpt from the speech fol-
lows:
while we are fighting for freedom
, we must see, among other things, that
laDor Is Tree, and that means num-
Der OF interesting things.
1t means not only that we must do
what we have declared our purpose to
DO, see that the conditions of labor
are not rendered more onerous by the
war, but also that we shall see to. 1t
that the fnstrumentalities by which
the conditions Of labor are improved
are not blocked or checked.
Ihat we must do. That has been
the matter about which / have taken
pleasure in conferring with your
president Mr.. Gompers ,and If I may
be permitted to do SO. 1 want to ex-
press my admiration of his patriotic
statesmanlike sense of what was to
be done.
Il like to lay my mind alongside of
mind that knows how to pull in har-
ness. The horses that kick over the
traces will have to be put in corral"
Addresses Of Welcome.
The conference opened at the Ebbtt
! House at 10 O'Clock this morning. Ad-
dresses OF welcome were made by John
n Ferguson, president of the Mary
land State and District of Columbia
Federation of Labor Director Wilneth
OF the bureau of engraving and print
ing. John n Dickman. president of
the Central Labor Union; John J. De-
viney, superintendent of work at the
bureau of engraving and printing:
John H Gaynor. president of the Ma
ttonal Letter Carriers Associa ton.
and John S. Beach, acting president
Of the National Federation of Federal
Employees. President Clark of Local
No. 2. presided.
This afternoon a short session will
be held. and following that standing
committees Will be appointed. Eiec-
ton Of officers will probably be held
Friday.
In connection with the convention is
an exhibit Of plate engraving work
at 1o0S-1010 F street. Exhibits val
ued at about s1.00O,000 are shown. in
cludfng paper money, revenue stamps
liberty bonds and all such work turn
ed out by the bureau of engraving
and printing. The exhibit will be open
from 10 o'clock in the morning until
10 o'clock in the evening
Members Of the Red Cross auxiliary
unit, which is connected with TIE
women,s union of the bureau OF en-
craving and printing, are sacrifici,sg
day week to act as attendants al
the exhibit 4t-sE - -
The committee from the unit In
charge OF the women includes Mis-
Lula V. Harris, chairman; Mrs. Brick
head and Misses Rose Duehpiue
Blanche Nicholson. Mary O'Sullivan,
Anna Kelly. Catherine Carr, Elizabeth
Sweeney and Catherine Tracy.
The committee from Loca. No. ..
| which is in charge of arrangements
for the convention and exhibit. in
cludes Daniel Hassett, chairman. +.
]. Coleman. secretary and treasurer.
Andrew Fallon, Chris Lehmkuhl,
j George Jacobs, M T. Creelman and J.
H. McVey.