Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-13
OPENS
GATES WIDE TO
UNION PRINTERS
More Than 1000 Visitors
Throng City For Sixty
Fourth Convention

scranton, aug. 15.-Ine Slxty-IourtE
annual convention of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union was open
ed formally in the Town Hall at 9.3t
o'clock this morning.
Bishop M. ]. Hoban, of the Scran-
ton Roman Catholic diocese delivered
the invocation. Mayor Alex T. Con-
nell delivered a formal address OF
welcome in the name of the city
while Attorney Frank Donnelly per-
formed a similar office for the Scran-
ton Board of Trade.
District Attorney George w Maxey
delivered a stirring patriotic address
at the conclusion of which he pre-
sented to the International union a
beautiful silk service flag measuring
six feets by three and a half feet.
the gift of Local 112. The flag bears
a large star in the center of a field
of blue, the letters II. T. u" printed
in the official monogram, and the nu-
neral +,S0S. signifying the number of
members now serving with the colors.
There are more than 1000 visitors
in the city attending the convention.
guests of the Scranton local, 900
strong.
Introduction OF Chairman
William H. Hughes, president of
gates and visitors to the city, intro
ducing Marsden G. Scott, of Indianap-
oils. Ind. president of the Interna-
tional Union who then took the chair
Mrs. ]. w. Armistead, of Atlanta.
Ga. president of the international
Auxiliary called the meeting of the
auxiliary delegates to order at $50
o'clock in the courtroom. President
w. H. Hughes, of Scranton Local No.
112. officially welcomed the women to
the city. after which several talks
were given by the auxiliary officers
and delegates. The business session
then commenced.
At 1890 o'clock this afterneen the
men and auxiliary delegates will form
in line in front of Town Hall, Adams
avenue, and headed by the Big Six
band, of New York, comprised of
twenty seven printers and led by Lee
Roy Kennedy, connected with the New
York Herald, will march to the I. c.
S. building at Wyoming avenue and
Ash street.
Luncheon will be served at 1 O'Clock
in the open air. in the Sturges plot
across from the I. C. S. building. Di-
rector of Public Works. R. w. Allen
and Superintendent of Parks, Thomas
H. Phillips have arranged the seat
ing capacity. Should it rain the
lunches will be served inside the big
building. Following the dinner all
delegates and visitors will be allowed
to inspect the building and workings
of Scranton's big institution to which
formal invitation was extended by
Ralph e. Weeks.
Then the Ball Game
At o'clock the delegates and visit
ors will again form in line and head
ed by the Big Six band will march
to Athletic Park, where at 4.30 o'clock
the New York and Boston teams OF
the National Printers League will
cross bats. Players on both clubs ar.
rived in Scranton yesterday after.
noon. and a lively battle is expected
Several of the players have profes.
sional baseball records.
This evening at o'clock a band
concert will be given on the court
house square, opposite the Post Office
by the Big Six band. Leroy Ken.
nedy, the Indian leader of the musical
organization of printers, has arrang.
ed an attractive program.
Tomorrow will be Wilkes Barre
day and big picnic has been ar.
ranged by the Wilkes-Barre printers
at Harvey's Lake. There will be a
number of athletic contests as fea-
lures. An informal ball in the Casino
on Wednesday night will be another
big social event of the convention.
During the week the delegates will
also be furnished with tickets to the
Regent theater on Lackawanna av-
enue.
~, Conference Reports
With one of the largest sessions in
point of attendance since it's organi-
zation, the Eastern Pennsylvania Dis
trict of the International Topographic
cal Union met in quarterly confer
ence yesterday morning in Central
Labor Union hall. The meeting was
called to order by President William
Corless, of Scranton.
The conference opened with the
singing of America" with Robert ].
Hennessy, member of the Shamokin
union, at the piano. Delegates were
present from nearly all of the six
teen unions affiliated, most of them
being represented by the full quota
Of three representatives. Bert G.
Grady, chairman of the apprentices
and supplemental education, and
Harry Gottleib. delegate from the New
Jersey Printers Union, were seated
az fraternal delegates
Reports All Encouraging
The committee on textbooks made
a complete report and resolutions
unanimously passed by the State Fed
Grafton of Labor at the May meeting
were read. These resolutions call
for all unions, Typographical and
otherwise. to insist on school boards
purchasing unionmade textbooks
The report of Secretary Treasurer
James Mcpherson showed a steady
growth in membership.
1t was reported that a Topographic
cal union has been organized al
Chester. Pa, and that within the next
few weeks another new union will
be organized in the Cumberland VAL
ley Allentown also expects to union
lie another paper in the very near
future.