If the proofreader marks anything on his job, why the pest wants to whip him because he's a "slob." You furnish the "makin's," and pay his carfare -he never knows the conductor is there. If it were not for the privilege (?) of hearing him swear, your side of the bargain would be quite hard to bear. He borrows your tweezers, your line gauge and string, your pipe and your pencil-most any old thing! He never buys anything, for nothing he spends. Besides, what's the use? The "gang" always lends! Then it doesn't cost you very much. You'll not lack a very great deal if it never comes back. If you "shut down" on him, then he is "sore," and you are a "grouch"-O prunes, hear him roar! Who taught you the business, he'd just like to know? Isn't it awful to treat a friend (?) so? It wouldn't be so bad if he'd only bring back one-half of the things that he "swipes" from your rack. But if he did that he wouldn't be such a pest. It's from this endless "panhandling" that we'd like a rest. It's a pity some fellows are more swine than man. Pork, being high priced, is now under the ban-so the borrower, like the hog, costs more than he's worth. If he's not headed off he'll soon own the earth. Just cut out this item and post in the shop where the pest can't help but see it-maybe he'll stop! But if he shouldn't read it, just corral him some day and drive him over the bulletin board way. Or when he tries to borrow your false teeth or your clothes, or the cash to brighten the glow on his nose, just point to this item tacked up in the shop and tell him to !!!!!?????*****shrdlu shrdlu shrdlu-"Oh, beat it!"-then maybe he'll stop! A. N. H. BEMAN. Leavenworth, Kan. JOB PRINTING. "All the world's a stage, and every man's an actor and plays his part."-Shakespeare. on the The above quotation is a truism that should always be borne in mind. The union printers of the United States are important actors world's stage. They are also important to the world of organized labor. But there is a part the typographical union should act in the business field that has not yet been done at least to but a small extent. The performance of this work is a duty we owe, not only to the job printer, but to the employers of union job printers as well. A big union like that in New York, and other large unions, should have a corps of able men to work among business men to educate the business public as to the meaning of the allied printing, trades council label, and to convince the business public who have printing done that union printing offices should do their work, and that their printing should bear the union label. Business men generally, when the subject is broached, do not appear to know the meaning of the label, and there is a need of general education in this direction. In conversation with the business manager of one of the largest and best equipped job printing offices in New York, which employs none but union men throughout, he said that some plan ought to be devised to show the business public that they ought to have a union label office do their work, even if the cost were more. And I agree with him. The union printers of a city like New York ought to have several good men agitating among business men and the public all the time, educating the business public on the question of the value of a union office, not only to the workmen, but to the public at large. Every dollar spent by the typographical union in this way would mean a good investment, and would bring $2 back to the job printers. The writer was some time ago president of the Atlanta Allied Printing Trades Council, and spent much time in agitation among business men on demanding the label on their printing, with good results, but nearly every business man approached professed absolute ignorance of the label; had never seen it before, and was glad to know what it stood for, concluding with the statement that had he known about it he would have given his work to a union office all the time. When business men are shown that it is to the interest of the business men for the printers to get high wages, they will demand the union label on their printing every time. What is needed is agitation; the selection of some good men who can address themselves to the public; men of high intelligence and who know how to get outside printing into union offices. When union printers, through concerted action, take this matter up, put the men in this work, and assess themselves to pay the salaries necessary, it will show the proprietors of union job printing offices in New York and elsewhere that the nonunion office must go, that its death knell has been sounded. The union printers of New York are strong enough to throw into union label offices all the work done in New York, and to drive from the city's boundary by aggressive fighting every nonunion and scab shop in the city. I believe the fair-minded employers will share the expense of this work with the union, and they ought to see the wisdom of doing so. S. M. WHITE. New York, N. Y. A GOOD WORD FOR LANSING NO. 72. Were you ever in strange territory? I suppose more or less every one of us was. The next question, how did hospitality strike you? Especially a stranger; no one knows you, and you are looking for a friend. Not the kind that is willing to change a ten-dollar bill and give you two phony fives in return, but the kind who strikes your heart; the one who appeals to your sense of friendship; the kind who makes you feel life is worth while living. Mich. That's the kind I have met at Lansing, They haven't wealth to offer, but their friendship, and what more wealth can be found in the world than the sincerity of a friend. Words will not express the pleasantries that it impresses on a lonely brother. God bless them for their hospitality. R. EIDENBERG. Chicago, Ill. MEMORIAL ADDRESS. The following is an address delivered by Charles T. Hendler at Columbia Union's memorial services held at Washington, D. C., December 11, 1910: It was peculiarly gratifying to me to be invited to take part with you in this meeting, not only because of my interest in and sympathy for all that concerns the craft in which I am proud to have been for years an active worker, but more particularly because among the long list of names read a moment ago are those of many who were dear friends, with whom I became associated years ago when I first came to this fair capital city. During all of these years the ties of friendship then created have remained unbroken, so that their passing came to me as a personal loss. We have come together today to pay a tribute of affection and esteem to the memories of those of our fellow craftsmen who during the year have preceded us into the great, silent majority-who finished their "takes" and received the Master's announcement of "thirty." The custom inaugurated by Columbia Union of holding these annual meetings is a beautiful and inspiring one. These memorial meetings, with their sweetly solemn and impressive service of music, can not fail to lift out of the narrow confines of self all who participate therein, and thus tend to make better men and women of them. They will serve to keep green the memories of those whose hearty handclasp, genial greetings and cheery smiles will be missed forevermore. The effect of these annually recurring ceremonies must be to broaden, strengthen and deepen-to vitalize the bonds of the fraternal brotherhood of fellow craftsmen. The occasion is a sacred one, consecrated, as it is, to memory and to love, the sweetest, tenderest emotions that can spring from the human heart. What a rich harvest the Grim Reaper has gathered during the year. Last year there were twenty-two names on the memorial roll. This year the number is thirty-six. Some of these were in the morning of life, while others were of the veterans of the membership. One had been a consistent union man for more than half a century, another had for a long period served Columbia Union in responsible official position. Several were charter members of Columbia Union, and I understand that only one of the charter members of Columbia Union now survives, and he its first president. That this was a well-ripened harvest you and I and all who came in contact with them can abundantly testify. It seems but yesterday that we greeted these friends, then in all of the vigor and splendor of their active, virile manhood. Today their names are inscribed in the history of Columbia Union and their memories are enshrined within our hearts. So it always has been, so it will continue to be. When we contemplate the passing of our friends and the brief time allotted us to enjoy companionship with them during our journey through life, it is at times hard to realize that any appreciable interval of time has intervened between the first hail and the final farewell. Moore has beautifully expressed this thought: "So brief our existence, a glimpse at the most, Is all we can have of the few we hold dear; And oft even joy is unheeded and lost, For want of some heart that could echo it near. Ah, well may we hope, when this short life is gone, To meet in some world of more permanent bliss; For a smile, or a grasp of the hand, hastening on, Is all we enjoy of each other in this." The men whose memories we have come here to honor were printers-union printers-and they were typical of their class. They were proud of their craft and its history, and were true to the principles and teachings of its organization. They were good citizens, useful members of society, loving husbands and kind fathers, conscientious workmen, and loyal comrades and friends. They carried a message of gentleness, kindness, hope, confidence, and strength into the homes and hearts of the sorely afflicted and in distress. The good old German motto, "Ich dien," was the wellspring of their conduct toward their fellows, and they served well and faithfully. Like other men, they had their strength and their weaknesses; their merits and their faults; and we loved them_none the less for this very human characteristic. To engage our affections it is enough for us to know that they were printers, members of the world's greatest craft, the most efficient instrumentality of its progress. The progress made by the world in all directions during the five centuries since the discovery or invention of the art of printing from movable types has been stupendous. And in all of this progress the art of printing-our proud craft-has played the most conspicuous role. The real advancement and spread of literature, music, art, the sciences, history, philosophy-in short, of education, civilization and Christianity-date from the discovery of printing, and have been dependent on the development and dissemination of that art. What a magnificent art it is, and what pride one is entitled to have to be or to have been a craftsman of it. No more potent force has contributed to the advancement of civil and religious liberty. As printing presses have multiplied, education has become more widespread, and hand in hand with education have gone civilization and a broader, truer Chris tianity. Knowledge is power. As the printing ress advances, ignorance, the mother of despotism, is compelled to retreat. Thus, as education becomes more general, the peoples in all parts of the world are demanding and are obtaining, slowly and gradually, it is true, but none the less certainly, a larger measure of freedom-the God-given right, with the aid and under the guidance of Providence, to work out their own destinies in the pursuit of happiness. Is it not a glorious privilege to have been a part of this compelling force in the progress of the world to higher, better, and more beautiful things-to have wrought in the art that preserves the history and achievements of all the arts and sciences-to have put into enduring form the noblest thoughts of the greatest minds of the world? No other art or craft possesses in as great degree the inspiring influence to make truehearted, broad-minded, big-souled men. To the marvelous march of the material, intellectual, and social progress of the world, the wage-earners have contributed their all. Have the industrial and social conditions of the toilers kept pace with the material progress they have produced? For answer we have only to glance at the news columns of the daily press and note the constantly recurring struggles of labor to not only advance step by step, but to maintain that to gain which has during the centuries cost untold sacrifice and sorrow and suffering to the devoted, loyal and faithful adherents to the principles and purposes of trade unionism. True it is that, contrasted with the servile position of all labor until a comparatively recent period of the world's history, the condition of the wage-earners today shows marked improvement. This betterment can be unerringly traced back step by step to that period in the middle ages when the art of printing was discovered; when Freedom aroused from her long slumber; when learning was revived; when trade guilds were formed or created for the mutual protection and mutual aid of the workers in each class or trade. From this system of trade guilds has come the modern skilled workman the master craftsman of today-and that powerful and effective aid in his struggle toward better conditions--his trade organization. The typographical union, organized in 1852, and intelligently and conservatively guided, has moved steadily forward, and is today in the forefront of labor's militant forces. It has undoubtedly achieved much for its own craft. Columbia Typographical Union traces its honorable history straight back to the organization of the Columbia Typographical Society, in 1814. It was not until 1867 that a charter was asked for and obtained from the National Typographical Union, although as early as 1834 the society took steps looking to the formation of a national society. In the light of what has been accomplished, it seems to me not inappropriate to quote the preamble of the constitution adopted by the Columbia Society in January, 1815: "Whereas, Experience having proven that the association of individuals and the formation of societies for the express purpose of benevolence have seldom, if ever, failed to meet the sanction of both God and man; we, therefore, with these ends in view, and by this incontrovertible truth, strongly impressed with the hope that our endeavor will in like manner merit the commendation of all good men and draw down upon all our undertakings the benign influence of our Creator, do unite and form ourselves as one body for the mutual benefit of each, binding ourselves one to the other in the manner following." The prosperity and success that have attended the organization in its almost a century of existence amply demonstrate that Providence has indeed smiled on the work then begun. Today Columbia Union turns over to the family of one of its deceased members the sum of $310 as a funeral benefit. The International Union contributes $75 of this amount, and Columbia Union itself $235. Does this not speak volumes of the great practical good it is doing? Today any member of the International Typographical Union who has been on the active list for at least ten years consecutively, who becomes sick or infirm, and who so desires, is sent by his local union to the Union Printers Home at Colorado Springs. There, amid beautiful surroundings, with gentlest care, and in the invigorating air of the mountains, he may spend his declining days in happiness, peace and contentment, free from all care. This not as a charity inmate, but as in his own home-for it is his own home. Today the union printer who has been an active member of the International Typographical Union for twenty years continuously and is sixty years of age and incapacitated, or one who has been an active member for twenty years and is incapacitated, but who is not eligible to entrance into the Home, is entitled to go upon the superannuated list and will receive a pension of $4 per week. Today, in every union printing office in the land, the workday is eight hours. To accomplish this required some sacrifice and suffering, but is of incalculable benefit to the printer, to his family, and to the community in which he resides. Well may we look with affectionate pride on this magnificent record of achievement. Not only has the typographical union wrought well for its own craft, but it has naturally been a leader in every movement for the uplift of the toilers generally. Graduated from the college of the printing office, the printers must continue to occupy a position of leadership in this movement. For this organized movement must go on, and will not end, until something approximating ideal working and living conditions have been permanently achieved for all wage-earners. Progress along the road to that end must needs be slow, gradual, and tedious. Many perils will be encountered, and much sacrifice will be required. So long as organized labor is actuated by pure motives, and so long as its members remain patriotic and virtuous -just so long will it continue to move forward to the attainment of its ultimate goal. Just so long will it contain inherent strength to rapidly recover from periodic reverse and reaction. But if these fail, if its leaders become unmindful of their trust, if they become selfish, base, and corrupt, it will be weighed in the balance by an enlightened public opinion and will be found wanting. It will then receive a setback in the house of its friends from which it will require a long period of trial and tribulation to redeem it. This movement for the betterment of the toilers can not be wholly destroyed, for, founded on the eternal rocks of truth and justice and right, it is everlasting as time itself. You and I will very likely not live to see the complete and happy consummation of all this endeavor, but we have the sublime consciousness, the rich compensation, of having been a part, however humble, of the triumphant host. To some it may seem that, because opportunity has not been afforded them to do great things, to stand out conspicuously from among their fellows, their lives have not been worth while. Some may feel discouraged and disappointed because intellectual distinction has not been possible for them, or because they have not been permitted to achieve some striking or splendid success. But I say to you, my friends, that devotion to duty, loyalty to principle, a nice sense of honor, manliness and womanliness of character, and nobility of soul are of more real dignity and of greater worth in the world than rare endowments which bring renown and celebrity to a few. The impress of a wellspent life is imperishable. The supreme test as to whether a life has been well spent is: Was he honest? Did he do his work well? Was he sincere? Did he conscientiously perform his duty as it was given him to see it? Was he loyal to his friends? Was he generous? Did he aid in spreading sunshine and kindness, in contributing to the happiness of others? This is the standard by which at the last success or failure in life is measured. It is because these friends of ours measured up to this standard that we are here today. It is because they possessed these attributes of heart and of mind that Columbia Union cherishes their memories. And in paying tribute to these virtues we do credit to ourselves. These absent faces, these genial personalities, these loyal hearts will be missed from the fraternal circle; but Columbia Union is enriched by the sweet memories of their lives devoted to duty and to their fellows. A few years at most and we who survive will be summoned to travel along the same path these honored members of Columbia Union have trod into the sunlight of the great hereafter. Let us so shape our lives that on some such occasion as this, after we have answered the summons, it can be truthfully said of us, as we bear testimony to them, he did his work well, and was an ornament to the craft. AN INFALLIBLE WATCH. Our Dixie oldtimer inspires an old rhymer If a chain hangs below it, he surely don't show it- Like the owner, oft slow, it surely does "go" Whether losing or fast, it is always "half-past," Its back and its face seem running a race, "Proofreaders" all and "foremen" on call But for time to the minute his "ticker's" sure in it Is Dixie's old Ingersoll watch. O. LANGFORD. IF vices were profitable the virtuous man would be the sinner.- Bacon. THE heart will break, yet brokenly live on.J. Q. Adams. WOMAN'S AUXILIARY WOMAN'S INTERNATIONAL AUXILIARY. President-Mrs. Charles Hertenstein, 4901a Page boulevard, St. Louis, Mo. Secretary Mrs. Frank W. Long, 4926 Ash street, Norwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. CHICAGO, ILL. No. 8 held its regular business meeting, December 28, at Handel Hall, but too much Christmas prevented the members turning out in full force. We will look for them to be on hand at our next, and make 1911 our banner year. It should be the aim of all members to aid in making their auxiliary a successful one, and there is no better way to do this than to be present at the meetings. We are pleased to add to our list the name of Mrs. C. Schwaegerle, of St. Louis. Mrs. Frost gave a little talk at our last meeting on the good and welfare of the auxiliary, and as I feel sure that the woman's department is eagerly devoured in THE JOURNAL, I am making mention here that our meetings start at 8:15 P. M., sharp. No. 8 is indebted to M. H. Madden for badges presented by him, and we shall not fail to wear them whenever the occasion demands, for we are certainly proud of them and "the grand old man" of No. 16. The returns of our recent ball have not all been made, but financially and socially it was a success, to which, as secretary-treasurer of No. 8, allow me to thank the officers and members of Chicago Union No. 16. MARY J. ALLISON. THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER. We are still working on the organization plan, and insist that in time the results of our present agitation will show. It may be that the holiday season interfered somewhat. At the present writing our record shows sixteen new auxiliaries forming (some of them have been in that stage for several months), and all holding back to give every one a chance to sign the charter list. Unless all signs fail, we will have a decided addition in various localities by the time the next convention meets. Mrs. R. J. Lowther, secretary of St. Louis Auxiliary No. 29, was endorsed by her local auxiliary for the office of vice-president, subject to the referendum on May 9. I do not want to appear in the light of using my office to help any one's campaign, still I can not refrain from saying, as a member of No. 29, that Mrs. Lowther has been a hard worker, both locally and internationally, for the auxiliary, and her election would be a just recognition of her faithful work. She has been a regular attendant on all the conventions of the Woman's International Auxiliary and has made many warm friends by her activities. No. 29 is unanimously for her. At this writing the International has paid out the sum of $650 in death benefits-thirteen deathssince its organization. While a death benefit of $50 is not a great deal to the beneficiaries of our deceased members, it counts at a time when it is most needed and goes a great way in insuring a decent interment for our members. It should be remembered that the International Typographical Union, with its great membership, only pays a death benefit of $75, so that we, as youngsters in the organizing line, are not very far behind. I desire to thank the many individual members for the personal kind remembrances during the holiday season, and feel amply repaid for any efforts that I may have made for our organization, for by that means I have formed the friendships of which the cards are a testimony. MRS. CHARLES HERTENSTEIN. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. No. 16 was pleasantly entertained January 5 by Mrs. J. C. Crier in her delightful new home at a 4 o'clock luncheon, and about twelve partook of the hospitality and goodly cheer furnished by one of our enthusiastic and active members. The "sessional" part of the verbal program was devoted to a canvass of the social events proposed to be launched for the winter season, and if all that is planned crystallizes into happy verities, the gentlemen holding working cards in No. 115 will have little regret concerning their small but efficient auxiliary. Mrs. Tom Carroll, who by reason of her connection with various auxiliaries since the inception of the idea, has been considered the dean of No. 16, departed for southern California recently. We earnestly hope for her quick and permanent recovery and the delectable pleasure of her safe return. On January 23 a card party and luncheon was the offering to the sterner sex of No. 115. This affair was antecedent to a larger event to take place in February-our annual ball, which, as on two other occasions, has created considerable flutter in the printorial empyrean, and can not help but be the splendid success as were our two former attempts at large and informal dancing parties. No. 16's growth has hardly been a speculative possibility, because blessed from the start by a membership of women who, though few in number, have been keenly taken up with the far-reaching possibilities to be attained in consistently working for a definite end-that of placing printer workers a higher plane through immediate social con on Houston Auxiliary has added some four or five members, besides several associate members, to its roll since last writing, and is expecting to secure several more members soon, as the president, Mrs. L. A. Fridell, appointed a special visiting committee, to be changed each month, to visit present members and those eligible to membership. We had a most enjoyable social afternoon at the residence of our vice-president, Mrs. A. A. Tomlinson, January 19. Our last previous social was in October, when we were delightfully entertained at the suburban home of Mrs. J. S. Swope. Houston, as is well known, is in the race for the 1912 convention, and if perseverance speaks for anything she will certainly get it, and, if possible, we will send our delegate along to help the convention committee "boost" at San Francisco. Mrs. J. J. Whitley, who has been absent from the city three years, has lately returned and will be numbered with us again soon. We are very glad to welcome her back, as she was one of our most faithful members, being our first president. MRS. W. F. MERRITT. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. The minstrel show given under the auspices of Auxiliary No. 5 on Franklin night, January 17, was a decided success financially and artistically. There were a number of exceedingly well-rendered solos, and the work of the chorus was all that could be desired. The "jokes" pulled off at the expense of some of the well-known members of No. 1 were thoroughly enjoyed by the large crowd in attendance. The members of No. 5 feel indebted to the members of No. 1 who gave their time and best efforts toward making the entertainment the success that it proved to be. Mr. and Mrs. John N. Cullum celebrated their tin wedding January 20. They were handsomely remembered by their friends in Typographical Union No. 1 and Auxiliary No. 5. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cullum are faithful and energetic workers in their respective organizations. The very complimentary reference in the letter of Mrs. Hertenstein, in the January JOURNAL, in reference to the splendid organization in this city, was thoroughly appreciated by the membership, and we desire to say we do not propose to be excelled in the membership contest by any auxiliary. We were also very much pleased to read in same letter the pleasant things said of one of our late acquisitions, a former International president, Mrs. Ed D. Donnell, who recently came to our city to live. MRS. W. A. GREENE, OMAHA, NEB. Ahamo's last January meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Ben Knight in Council Bluffs, and was a very enjoyable one. Although the day was gloomy and cold, a cheerful fire, smiling faces and nice luncheon made the afternoon a pleasant one. No. 2 expects to give one social meeting each month for the purpose of enlarging its membership, and also to bring about a closer feeling among our members. There is little doing in the way of entertaining at present, Ahamo members apparently being busy with home affairs, 'but now that the holidays are over we expect to take up interest again. In the past winters No. 2 has been very successful in its annual dance and social, and we can see no good reason why 1911 should be an exception. MRS. FRED SULLIVAN. MILWAUKEE, WIS. As the result of the second annual membership contest conducted by No. 3, which came to a close in January, a goodly number of new names was added to our roster, of whom six were initiated at Our last meeting-which enjoyed an unusually large attendance. This brings our membership beyond the half-hundred mark. The winning team, captained by Mrs. Carney, will be tendered a banquet by the opposing side in the near future. At this writing arrangements are being made for a midwinter dance and social at Jung's Hall, January 31, which promises to be a great success. Our members are working hard in collecting the stipulated amount of printed matter minus the union label, in order to earn the promised goose dinner. But, thanks to the constant label agitation in Milwaukee, this is no easy matter. The quarterly report of the label committee submitted at our last meeting shows that through its efforts the printed matter of many large department stores here now bears the union label. MRS. F. J. HAMM. ST. LOUIS, MO. A euchre will be given the afternoon of February 16 for the benefit of the monument fund, and as members will donate most of the prizes, the fund should be aided quite materially. Through the kindness of President Hertenstein, of No. 8, the members of the auxiliary were each presented with one of the sets of postcards of the Union Printers Home. The views of the grounds and buildings are indeed beautiful. Mrs. E. Walden, Mrs. B. R. Byerly, Mrs. J. M. Mason, Mrs. G. W. Crowder and Miss E. Jones have been on the sick list recently. At the last meeting of the auxiliary the candidacy of Mrs. C. E. McKee for International presi |
