Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL

Horan hall, 1921 Cleveland place. IhlS
is the first regular meeting since the
newspaper scale was signed up, and
the assessment fund distributed. A
large attendance is expected.
Secretary Frank c. Birdsall con-
tinues to pay out money to members
who were assessed for the possible
strike fund. Letters are coming in
from printers who worked in Denver
and then passed on. Each IS sent a
check or money order for the full
amount assessed against him while
employed here.
Beginning with this month an as
sessment of one-half of l per cent is
to be collected until $1,000 is secured
to reimburse the general fund of the
union for expenses incurred during
the long period the job and newspaper
scales were being successfully nego-
tiated.
Harry V. Parker arrived in town
this week from Kansas City and an
nounced his purpose TO again make
Denver his home. Harry says that
after all, Denver is the best place on
earth for a man who wants TO live
up to reformation ideals.
George C. Mccormick, for twelve
years foreman of the Denver Post,
rendered his resignation to the pub
fishers, Bonfils and Tammen, last
week and it was accepted. Pete Rose,
assistant foreman, succeeds McCor-
mick, and William Tanner, employed
in the ad room, becomes assistant
foreman. Pete Rose has been en-
ployed on the Post for fifteen years
as a makeup, and his elevation to the
foremanship will prove popular with
the composing room force and other
departments of the paper. Tanner,
who becomes assistant foreman, was
chairman of the newspaper scale
committee, and is likewise popular
with the entire office force. Byrd
Wilson. foreman of the ad room, ten
dered his resignation TO Foreman Rose
when the latter assumed his new
function Tuesday morning, but at this
writing his successor has not been
named. 1t is understood both Nc
/ Cormick and Wilson viii remain as
employees of the composing room on
l the makeup and in the ad room re
| spectively.
D. J. Minchin, formerly machinist-
operator at the Globe Printing Com
pany and the Brock Hatfner Press,
writes from Los Angeles that he ne
gotiated the journey from Denver IN
his automobile without mishap. Says
work is plentiful for operators on the
coast.
Katherine Williamson, well remem
bered in Denver, for some time past
employed on the coast, is confined TO
| her apartments in San Francisco by
serious illness. Her many friends
here will hope for q speedy restora-
| tion to health
N. ("Hank") o'Day, Ralph Cay
Ter and Lee Wadsworth drew regular
situations as linotype operators on the
Post at beginning Of this week to
meet the needs of increasing business.
The Denver Ex-Delegates Associa-
tion and Others will give another So
cial dance on the night of Wednesday,
May Is, at the Nichols Dancing Acad-
envy, l247 Broadway. Tickets are 60
cents per couple and 80 cents for extra
lady, including the war tax, and can
be obtained from members of the
committee or chairmen of chapels-
Those who attended the dance given
by the association last Thanksgiving
eve have been calling for repeater,
and here il is Ii will be.informal, and
everybody who has the price is in
vited to buy ticket and show up
promptly at 9 p. m. The floor is to
be given an additional dressing OF
easy sliding wax for this event. All
the accessories that go with an EN-
Delegates function are to be utilized.
Robert E. Lee Brown, mechanical
superintendent of the Daily Oklaho-
man and Oklahoma City Times, morn
ing and evening papers of the same
company, in letter to his friend,
Howard NJ. easier, linotypist in The
Bulletin office. congratulating No. 49
on the recent successful newspaper
scale victory. proceeds to write tins
postscript: Il received copy of The
Denver Labor Bulletin, which presume
you mailed to me. 1t is bird, too.
Nothing in the country has anything
on The Bulletin. Typographical ap-
pearance, presswork and eating Is OF
the highest character
Up to date there are few aspirants
for local offices in d. 7. U. No. 40.
Nominations are to be made at to-
morrow's meeting and the election
comes Wednesday, May %, for local
and |. 7. U. officers. Clark B. Hicks
of the News chapel is the only an
nouncement for president to succeed
r. L. Pferdesteller, who has served
two successful terms. F. c. Bird
sail, of course, will have no opposi-
ton for election as secretary-treas-
urer, and next term completes n quar-
ter century in this important posi-
tion. Three aspirants for the two
jobs as /. T. U. delegates have passed
out cards, S. s. Summers of the kist-
Ter chapel. o. X. Chapman of the
Times chapel and John B. Thomas of
the Smith Brooks chapel. Alonzo
Wiley hopes to have no contest for
reelection as the honorable door
keeper.