Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-17
Printers Convention
OHIO TYPOGRAPHICAL CONFER
ENCE MEETS IN NEWARK
Social Session Saturday Evening is
Followed by Business Meeting
on Sunday Morning

The semi-annual meeting of the
Ohio Typographical Conference which
convened in Newark last Saturday
was we'll attended and much interest
was manifested by the delegates
present.
Social Session
AS usual a social session or get
together meeting was held Saturday
evening, and at an early hour the
spacious Woodmen's hall which had
been secured for the occasion was
we'll filled with delegates from the
various local unions throughout the
state and representatives of the
Pressmens Union, which was also
holding a state meeting, and who had
been invited to join with the printers
on this occasion.
F. F. Frasier, president of Newark
Typographical Union No. SO, called
the assembly to order, and after
few appropriate remarks, introduced
Mayor Atherton, who in his usual
happy manner extended welcome to
the visitors and presented them with
the freedom of the city.
George H. Hamilton followed the
mayor and gave a splendid talk on
"Unionism." He told what unions
could accomplish when united, and
urged all to stand together and pro-
mote the principles for which they
stand
Organizer Ferrell of the Press
mems Union, next spoke most interest
ingly along union lines, stating chat
the pressmen were daily growing
stronger in their unionism, and that
soon the time would come when there
were no open shops, and that all
printing offices would be under union
management in all departments.
The speeches for the evening were
closed by a few timely remarks by
C. L. H'Long, after which S. o. Riggs,
president of the Ohio Conference,
took the chair and annouced the fol-
lowing committees:
Auditing. B. Hogan, Thomas R.
Beckley and Chas. c. Metzger.
Credentials - Hugh Montgomery,
]. W. Ogg and Enos Davidson.
Following this the delegates and
guests were invited to repair to the
dining room where a sumptuous re-
past had been spread provided by the
Unions, to which all did ample JUS
tice. After the dinner cigars were
passed and the evening was spent in
most pleasant social manner.
Sunday meeting
The Sunday morning session was
called to order by Pres. S. O. Riggs,
and in addition to the delegates and
some visiting pressmen Max S.
HAYES, organizer, John Kreager of
Springfield, Jos. Keating editor of the
Toledo labor paper, John B. Hogan OF
Cleveland and C. C. Metzger were
present.
Among other important matters
disposed of resolution introduced by
Russell Calkins pledging support to
: the steel workers was adopted.
II The election of officers resulted as
follows:
Presidents. o. Riggs, Newark.
Vice President - Russell Calkins,
Lima
y-Treasurer-W. S. Flower,
Youngstown.
Toledo was selected as the meeting
place of the next convention which
meets the second Saturday and Sun
day of next April, and Pres. Riggs
urged that each union should be rep
resented.
The visitors expressed themselves
as highly pleased with entertainment
accorded while in the city, and ex-
pressed a hope of again meeting here
? in the near future. They also spoke
highly of the accommodations they
had enjoyed at the Arcade Hotel
IL which had been selected as head
quarters.
The meeting adjourned at II o'clock
The Pressmen
The meeting Of the pressmen was
= unusually we'll attended nearly every
2 city where an organization exists
j being represented. The session was
! held in Moose hall, and was concluded
2 Saturday afternoon.
The following officers were elected:
President-Otto Snyder, Cleveland
Vice President - Claude Watkins
5 Cincinnati.
Second Vice President-D. J. Far
rell, Springfield.
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