Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1890, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C.. SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1890—-TWELVE PAGE 4 WITH STICK AND RULE The Old Columbia Typographical Society and the National Union. BOUND ONE TO THE OTHER. ‘The Original Society, From Its Begin- ming—Something About tts Constitue tion and Its Promoters—Union No, 101—Sketches of Its Officers, ee HEREAS, experience having proven that the association of individuals and the formation of societies for the express purposes of benevo- lence 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 endeavors will in like man- Ber 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 asone body for the mutual benefit of each, binding ourselves one to the Other.” The foregoing is the opening paragraph of the declaration and constitution of tbat &ncient and honorable orgxnization— Columbia typographical society—and the words quoted Were penned during the month of December, 1814 That organization was the sturdy root from which sprang Columbia typographical union, No. 101, one of the most prosperous and powerful of allthe many vigorous combina- tions of labor in this country. OBIGIN OF THE WASHINGTON SOCIETY. The city ¢ Wa hington was a comparatively insignificant hamlet when there gathered to- gether, on the evening of Saturday, December 10, 1814, a few of the more prominent printers then resident here. They met at the house of H. C. Lewis, and with Andrew Tate as chairmay and William Duncan acting as secretary, it was resolved that all jour- neymen printers in the District of Colum- bia be invited to meet with the promoters a week later and at the same place. There was ameeting at the time appointed, when Messrs. Lewis, Coyle, Gideon, Sauttee and Santer, who had been appointed committee on constita- tion, reported a document which seems to have been satisfactory. A curious old constitution it is, gazed at through modern eyes, and some of its provisions would be regarded as perhaps @ little too paternal in these advanced days. One of the more remarkable articles in it is the twelfth, which says: “Whenever satisfac- tory evidence of the immoral or improper con- duct of any member shall be exhibited to the society by a member thervof it shall expel such immoral or improper person if two-thirds of the members present concur.” CARE OF THE SICK. ‘The society also proposed to take care of the sick aud to properly inter the dead. Article XIV provided for the payment of sick benefits to “sickly or distressed members, their widows and children,” not exceeding $3 a week in any one case. Section 2 of the same article pro- vides that “the sum of $15 be allowed from the funds of the society to the widow or nearest relative of any deceased member for the pur- pose of defraying funeral expenses,” &c, BADGE WEARERS. They wore badges in those good old days, for it 1s expressly stated in 2 whole article that “every member of this society shall furnish himself with a silver rule, of such size and di- mensions as may be established by the society; onone side shall be engraved the member's name and on the other a press; and a golden rule shall be provided for the president for the use of him aud his successors in office. on one side of which shall be engravgd ‘President of the Columbia Typographical Society,’ and on the other side « press, over which shall be an ss motto, to be hereafter designated and expressed by the-sooiety. At all proces- sions of the members shali wear their bag Bigg. by a biue ribbon from ‘the second button of coat.” ame SUBSCRIBERS TO THE CONSTITUTION. ‘The constitution was subscribed to by Alem ander Graham, Andrew Tate, Francis Burke, Jacob Gideon, jr., FP. Coyle, Peter C. Konkle, H.C. Lewis, Henry Martin, John H. Wade, David McKenna, Christopher Byrne, William Righter, John Allen, Robert Alleu, W. T. Now- land, Jobn Hines, James Pettigrew, Jobn Erskine, John Morrison, Alex. 1 Lawrence, Wm. Dougherty, Thomas G. Foster, Jas. B. Carter, Robert Dodson, Augustin P. Searing, D. Tuttle, Peter Force, Timothy Byrne and William S. DeGrushe. This old document, With the proceedings of the society up to the date of its mergisg into the typographical union, is to be found in a number of volumes now inthe hands of Secretary Frank Padgett of the union. These volumes are in first-class condition despite their age. The binding is worn and rusty, the edges are stained with the dust of three-quarters of a century, but the ink with which the society's proceedings were noted has faded but little in some instances and not at all in others, ‘THE FIRST OFFICERS. The first president was Alexander Grabam, and his brother officers in the primary organi- gation were Wm. Duucan, vice president; An- drew Tate, treasurer; John Sutor, secretary. They were elected January 7, 1815. The sec- retary, who had started out well chirographi- cally, began to get tired in June, aud when the first day of July came around his penmanship was of very low order, but still readable, Very precise was his record, very stilted were his phrases and he was simpiy a past ‘aster as to grammatical construction. In all the minutes of the society's proceedings there was not visible to Tue Stam reporter who examined them a single grammatical error. At the second meeting a lettef, copies of which had been sent to the societies in Baltimore, ——— New York, Albany and Boston, was read. In it the attention of journeymen at those points was directed to the fact that a society was iu existence here, aud in order that there be no doubtas to what the society was for a scale of prices was appended. From this document it seems that the wages paid while Congress was in session were fixed at $10 per week, but during the recess the journey- men had to get along on #9. There was a good deal of liberality im the scale, however, for when there was a rush of work the men would work three or four hours longer than was cus- tomary and without extra compensation, some- times for a week atatime. ‘hen they would get even daring the less busy season by taking a day ortwo off once ina while and the pro- Prietor of the office never made any deduction om account of absence. This treatment was ere long accorded only to a privileged few, for when Congress was not in session liberal- minded and open-handed employers frequently gave their men opportunities to do piece work — allowed them to make as much as they could when there was no work to be done. DRAWING THE LINES, It was not long, therefore, before the society lost some of its early elasticity, for it insisted that work done for the departments and aun- thorized by Congress was congressional work. ‘The practical result of this was the abolition of the 9 rate; it was either $10 all the year ‘round or it was piece work. Piece rates were fixed at 23 cents per 1000 for Drevier and upward and 333¢ cents for smaller sizes than brevier. Job press work was recom- pensed at the rate of 353, cents per token, but the Lewspaper pressmuu was given $754 ecuts Sunday work was frowned upon to the extent of 2 and no member of the society would allow his conscientiousscruples to be wreuched - jess sum. he first member of the society to escape from long hours and 10 a eek eae Jobn Hines, andata special mecting held on the evening of Monday, August 25, 1315, the secre- tary was authorized to draw on the treasurer for €20 with wiich to defray Mr. Higes’ funeral expenses, At the next regular meeung mem- bers were requested to wear crape on their left arms for thirty days, NO SURPLUS IN THE TREASURY. There evidently was not a surplus of funds im the society's treasury during the first three years of its existence, for, although the society’ certificates stated that they wore given ‘under the band and seal of the pres:dent, there really was noseal At the April meeting in 1813 a committee calied attention to this deficiency and said: “Your committee belicve seal may be procured cheap and that the it state of the funds of the society will Jostity the purchase.” In the latter of 1825 the society suffered to the extent of $31.25 through the defalcation facts and . wearing out @ agreed to reimburse, bis ellow-craftemen by payment of $150 per week. compromise was accepted, and for several years thereafter the society was engaged in endeavoring to obtain from him the first installment. One of the early treasurers was deficient to the tune of $212 and the society never got anything out of him—not even promises, SOCIAL FEATURES were more prominent and frequent then than now: The record of the meeting in January. 1826. contains the following paragraph: “This evening being the mieeaasy of the institution of this society the members, after adjournment, repaired to Mr. Kennedy's long room, where, with others of the profession, numbering near fifty in all, they partook of an elegant and sumptuous entertainment. After the removal of the cloth a number of volunteer sentiments, appropriate and technical, were Siven, interspersed with a variety of choice and well-executed songs.” ‘These anniversary syppers followed with un- broken regularity during the remainder of the society's existence. _ By 1829 the society's finances were in a flour- ishing condition and in February of that year the first investment was made of the slowly ac- cumulating funds. George M. Grouard wanted money and the society let him have $422 on what was denominated approved real-estate se- curity. The society had tote of trouble over that loan and it never did get all the money back. As soon as Mr, Grouard’s success became known he had numerous imitators. Rothwell & Ustick wanted $200 and Francis Burke made application for $100. Rothwell & Ustick got their money. but Burke's security was weighed in the balance and found warting. Just about the same time one William Phillips called for $200, but finding that he was not likely to get it diplomatically withdrew his application, In December, 1829, Lynde Elhott was work- ing at the case in Georgetown for less wages than the scale of the society and claimed that he had a right to do so because Georgetown was without the society's jurisdiction. Careful consideration was given the case by the society and in the Febraary following he was unani- mously expelled—the first “rat” in local typo- graphical history. The original constitution of the society was not allowed to go for any considerable time without amendment; in fact its rearranging occupied more than a fair share of attention in the majority of the mectings. The first amend- ment was one which permitted the reception of honorary members, and when it bad been adopted the society took to its bosom J. Gates, jr., W. W. Seaton, Andrew Way, R. C, Weightman, Samuel H. Smith, Isaiah Thomas, and Mathew Carey, The honorary list was never a large one. THE APPRENTICE QUESTION occupied a great deal of the society’s time at this period and so difficult of adjustment did it prove that the society gave it up for a long while. The large offices and the small estab- lishments could not agree ae to the relative numbers of men and boys, In 1535 the society had trouble with an em- | ployer named Duff Green and after a good deal of controversy and numerous special meet- ings—which, says the record, were called at “early candle-light’—Mr. Green's office was declared unfair. For fourteen years the society manufactured but little news. but in November, 1849, it pre- sented to the Washington monument associa~ tion a block of white native marble inscribed, “Presented by the Columbia Typographical So- ciety, instituted January, 1815, a8 a memento of the veneration of its members for the Father of his Country.” This tablet was placed in po- sition in the interior of the great obelisk and is there now. ‘The society received a very cordial invita- tion to send delegates to national convention of journeymen printers held in Baltimore, 8e | tember 12, 1851, and the invitation would pro! ably have been accepted had there not been too great wealth of candidates, The delegates were practically selected when the disappointed, ones joined forces and upset the plans of the apparently victorious, Through all the years of the society's exist- ence Benjamin Franklin was its ideal printer, but it was not until the latter part of 1857 that the idea was seriously advanced of erecting a statue to his memory. A committee was up- pointed to provide ways and meaus, and, amid apparently unquenchable enthusiasm, it was decided to erect a statue of the great man in one of the city’s parks. The enthusiasm lasted for some time, but the dollars filed to ma- terialize, so the statue proposition and that other statu—statu quo—became practically synonymous, GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY, Alarge number of printers were in Wash- ington just as the war was drawing to a close, of national prominence once said of Mr. Oberly in connection with the latter position: “There never was but one genuine civil service re- ) former on that mission; that was Oberly, and he was a fires beliver in the doctrine that ‘to the victors belong the s Of those members named in Columbia's char- ter but three survive. They are George A. R. MeNeir, A. T. Cavis and Norval W. King. The others have gone to be revised and corrected. GEOROR 4. RB. M'NEIR, the first president of Columbia Typographical Union, No. 101, was born at Annapolis, Md., at- tended the public schools and St, John’s col- lege, and began the printing business in the office of his father, the late Col. William MeNeir, who was an editor and State printer for many years. In 1856 he moved to this city, be- came an active member of Columbia Typo- ‘ical Society, and was made president in In April ‘of the same year the Na- tional Typographical Union chartered Colum- bie Union, No. 101, he being one of the charter members, and on its organization he was unan- ils. imonsly elected its president. He has twice represented Union No. 101 in the supreme body—once when the Natioual Typographical Union met in Washington, in 1848, and again in 1870, at. Cincmnati. About 1875 the rintere of this city organized the National Union Publishing Company, elected Mr. MeNeir its president, and began the publica- cation ofa daily morning newspaper, called the National Tribune, devoted to the interests of labor, which was successfully conducted for several months, when it was sold to'the late RK. C. Hewett, who converted it into a democratic newspaper. In 1861 Mr. McNeir entered the army asa member of the Washington Light Infantry, the first company mustered into the service of the United States for the suppression of the rebellion. He bas held prominent posi- tions in the printing business, has had charge of the Congressional Record and is now at the head of the Treasury branch of the Govern- ment printing office. ADAM T. CAVIS was born in Carlisle, Pa., on the 4th of March, 1815, After a very common school education he spent two years in a general store, but then relinquished that employment for the printing business, He began his apprenticeship on the American Volunteer, then published by William B, and James Underwood; thence he gravitated to Philadelphia, where he entered the employ- ment of Jeaediah Home, corner of Crown and Callowhill streets; thence, in 1534, he came to Washington, where he found cases in various offices. In 1835 he published the Saturday Post Harper's Ferry, an the patronage not being sufficient and the editor not experienced the enterprise was abandoned, Returning to Wash- ington he held cases in the office of James C, and although Lee was still making things in- teresting on the other side of the Potomac the society ¢elebfited its fiftieth antigversary by eating, drinking and making merry in the Sea- ton Ho (now the city post office) in 1865, It was a’great occasion and the events were fully chronicled in Tue Srax of the tollowing day, When the assassin’s bullet called Abraham Lincoln from the presidency of the United ‘States to his great reward the socicty helda special meeting, at which suitable remarks were made and an order was issued requiring mem- bers to wear the customary badge of mourning for thirty days, NEARING THE EXD. But the*end of the society was near. The National typographical union was abroad in the land, and its prophet, John H. Oberly, was moving emong men agitating the printers and urging a more powerfu! organization—an undi- vided brotherhood, On April 20, 1867, Messrs, J. ©. C. Whaley, N. Watkins, James J. Kava- pagh and E. 8. Bortel, « committee appointed to consider the desirability or otherwise of an amalgamation with the union, made a report favormg sucha step and the society adopted the report. The last meeting of Columbia Ser society was held on the first Saturday in May, 1867, in the council chamber in the city hail, now the court house. The meeting was nu- merously attended and very many of the old members wore sober faces, as though about to attend the funeral of a cherished friend. Under previous orders of the society the dues of members up to date had been liquidated to the amount of «bout $500 and cards to transfer them from one organization to the other had — issued, ; - is preliminary was part of a well-consid- ered plan to render unto Cwsar the things that were Cesar's and Jeopard no financial interest of the parent society, about to evolute a new orgauiaation. After the usual routine business was completed the president, George A. R. MeNeir, vacated the chair, when, on motian, William R. McLean was called to preside. The charter of union No. 101 was then pre- sented, accepted and an election heid, Mr. MeNeir being elected first president of the | body, All the other offices were filled. Thus was formed Columbia union, No. 101, of Wash- ington. it may aswell be said that, while the old society was careful of its funds, now tbat 1t had ted with all trade control in its jurisdiction it generously paid the expenses of the first two delegates to the National union—Mesars, Robert Penman and A. T. Cavis—aud donated to the union $200 to set itin motion. Notwithstand- iug this generosity many hostile to the mother thought the child should have inherited all aud singular the goods and chattels of a so- | ciety they regarded as dead; but the supposed decedent lived fourteen or fifteen years longer, | when, its funds having run low and no new to divide the assets, amounting to a little under $1,000, and dissolve. An equal distribution of the funds was made, each member receiving $31.50. The closing in- | cident in the history of the society was the presentation to Treasurer M. Caton of a mag- | uificent solid silver berry dish and spoon. This was on November 12, 1831. 4& PRECIOUS DOCUMENT. On the north wall of Secrétary Padgett's of- fice hangs a document which the printers who | they would every man of them fight before it | should pass out of their possession. It has around it an old walnut frame, on the inner edge of which is a narrow strip of what was once gilt wood. The paper is decorated with green, red and black ink and reads, in the main, as follows: “Know ye, Tuat the National Typographi Union of the United States of America, © iL estab- lished tor the purpose of effecting a thorough organization among members of the craft, and composed ot delegates from Typographical Unions in different sections of the country, and which assembles annually in general conven- tuon, doth, — roper application, it unto George A. MeNeir, Thomas Rich, E. Mac- Murray, A. T. Cavis, M. Caton, Norval King, J. C. Whaley and their successors this charter ‘juts is eignod by John H. Ober president, is is signe ol * and Alex. Troup, coccetary and poids ches | material could be attracted, it was Jeemed best | come and go pay but little attention to, yet | Dunn, corner of 9th and E streets, then pub- lisher of the Africar. i In December of 1837 he became a member of the Columbia typographical society, of which he was an act- ive member until 1847 and for two years re- cording secretary. In 1547 he went to Charles- ton at the request of John Heart and became | foreman of the Charleston Mercury, of which Col. John E, Carew was proprietor and John Heart editor. In the fall of 1548 he purchased an interest in the Sowlh Carolinian, at Columbia, which connection he maintained as junior of the firm of Johnston & Cavis until 1855, Dur- ing this period the paper was changed from semi-weekly and weekly to daily and tri-weekly and the firm were elected printers to the house of representatives of the state legislature twice during its existence, which terminated in 1855; thence he assumed half interest and business and editorial control of the Carolina Spartan, at Spartansbarg in the same state. During Mr. Cavis' s:esidence in Spartans— burg he studied law and was admitted by the court of appeals to | ong in the law courts of the state. On returning to Washington, on motion of the late William Fendall, he was ad- mitted to the bar of the Supreme Conrt of the District ef Columbia and afterward to the Su- preme Court of the United States. The war made it necessary that Mr. Cavis should go to Columbia, 8.C. There he be- came foreman and afterward associate editor of the Carolina Guurdian, bat had no proprie- tary interest. When the war closed he re- turned to Washington, where be had family connections as well as numerous frichds. He was employed in various capacities in the office of McGill & Witherow uutil 1873, after which, to the present time, he has been a proof reader in the government printing office, It may here be stated thaton his return to Washington he rejoined the Columbia typo- graphical society, was elected its financial sec- retary for several successive years; repre- sented it for two or three terms in the District labor assembly; had much to do with the eight- hour law, having made the first speech before the judiciary committee of the House of Rep- resentatives in that interest that was ever, up to that time, permitted to workingmen prop- erly so called. He also, for two terms, repre- sented the District assembly in the National labor congress—-one at New York. the other in to dissolution president of the old society. During the long years of his craft connection he has had abundant labor and honor and even now. within a few days of seventy-five, be is in perfect health and sufficient for the labor of each recurring day. ; NORVAL W. KING, who was sergeant-at-arms of the old Columbia typographical seciety and a charter member of typographical union No. 101, is an old resident of the elty of Washington aud has always been Philadelphia, He was also for four years prior | Lab ari printing office built by Mr. Wen- ll, Mr. James Eng! being the foreman. o —_ 1863, = King ed his position w printing oftice to accept a temporary clerkship in the sixth auditor's office, where he remained until May, 1864, when he entered the general service, United States army, asa printer in the adjutant general's office under Gen. Robert Will in September, 1867, he was assigned to the charge of the ane office pri dso continued until his removal, July 21, 1876, having been for about two years engaged in superintending the printing of the official records of the rebellion. In March, 1877, hi re-entered the adjutant general's office as a elerk and has so continued until the present date, meantime having been appointed a mem- ber of the board of examiners for proof read- ers, United States civil service commission. As a printer he was always recognized as one of the most conscientious and skillful, and as aclerk he has been complimented by promo- tion to the grade from which he was removed in 1876. WILLIAM RB. M'LEAN, No longer living, but worthy of more than passing mention, is William R. McLean, who took such an active interest in the evolution of No, 101 aud who did so much to make it what itis, In October, 1850, he joined the old so- ciety and was its president for several years, “When the society fag into the union under a charter from the National,” said the In- Printer, “he became one of the most Zeal- ous advocates of the new order of things and through his earnestness reconciled many to the changes which at that time appeared to them to be fraught with danger to the local craft,” Mr. McLean presided at the meeting when No. 101 was organized, represented 101 at sessions of the International union in 1868, 1870, 1873 and 1874, and at the Montreal session (1878) was elected president of the International. “ Mr. McLean died December 1, 1879, having been foreman of Tux Evesino Stag composing room for twenty-six years, IT RAN A NEWSPAPER, In 1875, during what was known as the Chronicle strike, the union ran a newspaper with more or less—frequently less—financial success, It was called the National Union and it was established solely for the purpose of giving employment to the men who had been thrown out of work in the Chronicle oftice, The management of the paper was in the handa of Mr. George A. R. MecNeir and he showed his ability by counseling the sale of the sheet to Mr. Kt. C. Hewett of this city, thus preventing its possible decease while in the hands of the Union. DUFS AND BENEFITS. One of the features of the old society—the sick benefit—was done away with in the newer organization, but the Union still pays the near- est relatives of a deceased member a sufficient sum to defray the expenses of a funcral, The sum now checked out for that sad object is $150 in each case. To meet this and the other ex- penses each member of the Union contributes fifty cents monthly; and those who join 101 now have to pay down an initiation fee of $10. This latter fee has been recently increased to its present figure from the more moderate sum of e2 ©OLOR AND SEX, The color question caused a good deal of discussion and a good deal of noise in 101 not so very long ago. Early in the ‘708 Lewis H. Dongiass, son of Hon. Fred Douglass, made application for admission and there was much ‘to do” for some time thereafter. Regular meetings were given up tothe case for some time apd a number of special meetings were held in order that the subject might be fully ventilajed. Finally the union decided to post- ous aption on the matter for six months, and efore that period elapsed the applicant had been appointed a deputy marshal by his father, then marshal of the District. Douglass never returned to his trade. Keith Smith, also colored, applied for admis- sion and was allowed to come in without delay | or trouble. Some members imagined there would have been objection to women availing themselves of the protection afforded by the union, but there was no open opposition to the admission of the fair ones. Now the initiation of a woman attracts no more attention than the swearing-in of a man. SOMEWHAT PERIPATETIO, The union has hada great variety of meet- ing places. For a while it congregated in the council chamber in the city hall, the latter-day home of Columbia society. Since then it has heard the rap of the president's gavel in Army aud Navy hall, 9th and D streets; om 9th street between D and E atrects, in Odd’ Fellows bail, in Columbia Jaw building, on 5th street be- tween D and E streets; on E street between Lith and 12th, in Shea's ball, on Pennsylvania avenue; and in St. Joseph's hall, at 5th and H streets. ‘Lhe latter is the rendezvous now, and thither on the third Sunday afternoon in each month will printers go to debate matters of interest to themselves and the craft in general, though heretofore the union met on the third Saturday evening in each month. the change of duy and hour haying been made at the last regular meeting of the union, OWNS REAL ESTATE, No, 101 is not a rich body but it 1s prosperous, It owns a very fine lot on G street opposite the United States pension office, and on this site it will some day erect a hall worthy of itself and @ credit to the city. With this exception the value of union property in the Disirict of Columbia 1s extremely small. In corner of the secretary's office is the imposing stone on which was drafted, A.D. 1815, by the late Joseph Gideon and others, the first constitu- tion of the old society. This relic is highly rized, and so are pictures of Benjamin Frank- Tea: George A. K. McNeir and George W. Childs, also in charge of the secretary. THE PRESENT PRESIDENT, The officers of No. 101 are men of recognized ability. The president's recognition has been frequent, for he is now serving his third term of office as such, Will- iam R. Ramsey is well- known in this city and hus hosts of friends all over American printer- dom. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, a little more than fifty years ago. His parents were pioneers of Franklin county, wherg his father ‘inent busi- many public positions #4 of trust. There were five sons in the family, three of whom learned WM. R. RAMSEY. the printer’s art and learned it thoroughly, Mr. Ramsey entered the army asa private on May 20, 1862, serving until the close of the war, and was mustered out as captain September 26, 1865. He began his career as a printer with the Ohio State Journal company, at that time one of the largest and mos: complete establish- ments in the country, and which produced Many men who have gained national reputa- tion as expert craftsmen. His record as a Union man and a printer is complete, and needs only to be mentioned to be appreciated, He was a charter member o1 Columbus union, No, 5, and to his active efforts its organization was mainly due, After leaving thear:ny he re- sumed the stick and rule and worked for a time in Cincinnati, 5t, Louis, New Orleans, Mempuis and Nashville, In the latter city he was fore- man at different times of both the Dispuich and the Banner. mec fied to the city of his birth he was placed in charge of the Ohio St then the leading democratic paper of the state, of which the Hop. 8.8. Cox was for years the editor, He afterward resigned this position to accept a situation in the government printing office, where he held various positions until the advent of Mr. Benedict. Then he worked m the composing room of ‘Taz Star until Mr. Palmer became public printer, and he was ap- Pointed au assistant foreman in, the govern- ment printing office. He now has the ification room. Very soon afterward | of J. 8 Barr, jr., of that place, and when he first moved away from home went to 8. Lor hp he — ¥ po graphic union Fos in July, 1887. less than horrors of a resi- - dence in St.Louis by receiving an appointmant to @ position im the government inting office. ‘or two years he worked on the Congression- al Record, and VICE PRESIDENT PAYNE. since November, 1889, has been employed in the Treasury branch of the office. SECRETARY PADGETT, The busiest of all the union officers is the secretary, Frank H. Padgett, who devotes the whole of his time to the manifold duties of his office—for which he is recompensed by the union. For several hours in each day he can be found at the office of No. 101, on 12th street, at which place be issues cards, dispenses good ad- vice, attends to the de- mands of the many call- ers and looks pleasant all the time. He served ¢f his apprenticeship on the-Z Sunday Copital, under Sam Haldeman, and see the union in 1882. ec was elected secretary in 1887, has held the office ever since, and will, if the union knows a good servant and can keep him, be re-elected as long as he can stand it. Mr. Padgett is a good deal of a military man and when he gets into his uniform the members of the national guard in general and the Wash- ington Light Infantry in particular address bim as lieutenant, TREASURER HIGGINS, The union’s treasurer is one of the most pop- ular men in the craft. Every member of 101 knows “Johnny” Higgins and every member is ca he knows jim. He is a good printer and a thor- ough gentleman. He served his ap- prenticeshi| riod with ill & Witherow and when that came to an end in 1870 joined Columbia, ‘or about a year thereafter he la- bored in various sdown town offices SECRETARY PADGETT, ceeded in securing @ position in the government print- ing office. Mr. Hig- gins has worked as a member of TREASURER HIGGING, union committees and for a number of years most mraanioneris & filled the thankless office of chairman of document room No, 1. He was delegate to Cincinnati in 1882, and in 1887 he was elected treasurer. ‘Iwo re-electior have followed and the third is only a few days distant, ‘The other officers are: A. G. Allison, reading clerk, of widespread popularity; Chris ©. Auracher, sergeant-at-arms, and Granville Harford, door keeper. The trustees are C. M. Robinson, Richard A. McLean and Geo. M. Depye. In the federation of labor the union is repre- sented by E, W. Patton, J. L. Kennedy, John T. Burke, L. H. Patterson and Wm. F. Reed. THE COMMITTEES are made up as foliows, the first named-in each being chairman: . Business committee—8. H. Bell, W. W. Ma- loney, A. G. Allison and Francis J. Ward. Jas. H. Koss, Jas, E. Reese, John Sherman and G. G, Seibold. Committee on printing—J. T. Clements, Jno. W. Clark and Jno. E. Hogan, Committee on finance—W. F. Rodrick, A. Turnbull and T, C. Simpson. Auditing committee—J. BR. McBride, H. ¥. Brooke and J, E. Keefe, Grievance committee—J, M, Eggleston, @, A. Meyer aud Wm. J, Gallagher. The executive committee is com; dof the chairmen of the various offices and subdivisions of oftices, as follows; Ed. 8. Wiler, Document room No. 1, G.P.O.; Lon Hudson, Document room No. 2, G.P.0.; 0. N. Bradburn, Document roomf;No. 3, G. P. O.; BR. W. Summers, Job room, G,P.Q.; Jas, A. McCabe (discharged), Specification ‘room, G. P. 0.; Orlando | Montz, Congressional Record; John Berg, Doc- ument proof room, G.P.0O.; 8. F. McBride, night bili force, G.P.O.; A. B. Proctor, Treasury branch, G.P.O.; C. E. Hall, Interior branch, @. P.0.; Chas. Bastian, State Department branch, G.P.O.; 1, Simmonds, Navy Department branch, .; L. G. Stephens, Svar office; F. Benz- Daily Post office: F. H. Hopkins, jr., tal and Critic office; E. F. Thompson, Sunday Herald office; Henry Lain (dead), Nationa! Tribune office; Edward Hopkins, Army and Navy Register; J. 8. Eagan, National Demo- crat; John O’Brien, National Economist. C. A, Connor, Church News; KR. C. Thomas, Women’s Tribune office; E, W. Patton, Ramsey & Bis- bee's office; W. H. D. Ross, Geo. R. Gray's (Globe oitice P. Williams, Darby's book |‘Toom; J. M. Williamson, Darby's job room; E. | J. Hall, Jutd & Detweiler’s book room; Charles | Berner, Judd & Detweiler's job room; 8. A. Davis, MeQueen & Wallace's office; Thomas | Monahan, Pearson's office; B. Harne, McGill & Co.’s cifice; Otto F, Smith, Sheiry’s office; Jno, 8. Robinson, Polkinborn’s office, THE ROLL OF HONOR. The following, arranged chronologically, is acomplete list of the presidents of Columbia union, commencing in 1867 with the first, and closing with the incumbent, who entered upon his term of office in 1889: Geo, A. R. MeNeir, W. W. Maloney, Thos. Rich, Jabez Lord, Geo, J. Webb (two terms), T. W. Howard (two terms), N. Watkins, O. F. Mattingly, J. P. Hamulton, John leury Boner, Wm. H. Towers, Wm. KR. Ramsey (two terms), W. H. Sweeney, E. ©. Grumley, Chas, M. Robinson, i. Simmonds, Wa. B. Floyd, A. P. Marston, J. B, Dickman, Wm. B. Ramsey (third term.) THEY ‘AVE "OPES, On the 26th instant the union will hold its aunual election of officers and delegates. There is a warm fight in progress as to the presi- dency. The candidates are John L. Kennedy and Edwin M, Blake, both employed in the government printing oflice. Edwin Payne, the present vice president, has no opponent for his place. No one seems to want Secretary Padgett out, so he will probably go right uiong, doing his duty faithfully through at least the coming official year. ‘Treasurer J. J. Higgins bas no apparent stumbling block between him and another re-election. Titus F, Ellis wants to be reading clerk, but his aspirations are contested by W. Winslow Williams. Four delegates will represpnt 101 at the next meeting of the International to be held in At- lanta, Ga., in June. For this honor several gentlemen are now striving with all nee, among them Messré, E. 8. Wiler, J. H. Ross, L, 4. Julhen, H. L, Work, L. H. Patterson, 0. 8. Montz, P. 8, Steele, J. LaC. Rodier and C. L, Grifiin of the government printing office; John Darlington of the Post; J.T. Clements of Tax Srak, aud E. J. Hall of Judd & Detweiler’s. SOME OF FASHION’S WHIMS, Small Talk About What is Uppermost in Women’s Minds. & Fasnton Has Goxe Back to the dressing table of a century ago and the result is a low coiffure, the hair being arranged low on the forehead and concealing the Home Gown ror rae Earty Spring are made without bustles or loopings and with a slight train in the back. Prva Uron Some or tHe Suen Woorex known as “‘clairette” are seen some beautiful silk borderings which are easily mistaken for the finest hand embroidery. Tae Burrearty Bopice 1s Quire THE Latest Concert and consists of a singie large butterfly in front made of passementerie and beads, A small butterfly decorates each shoulder and larger ones embellish the skirt. Sraaicut Unprare:) Sxiere will largely pre- vail for spning and summer dresses, “ Recentix Lauronvep Frexcn Tea Gowxs show exquisite now combinations rather than decided changes of style, Mutrrary 81¥Lzs or Decoration will con- Brora Watxme Jackets are much longer than ever before. " Committee on nominations—Oliver Shaw, | | | D. NINETEENT | Dal oF CH, 1 a i: Lots numbered 22, 2: Dy St = Carus and ial lots 1 | 30, secured all cash, rehaser. A be EUGENE WL A As" BE i Paiste he premisenon THURS. fe THIRALE KP. vf certain a sly med. A pusit of ‘Ul be. foultiug purchaser after 6 te MARCH io ‘of T ‘and ae Es ——_ AUCTION SALES. ___ FUTURE DAYS. Rees DARR "Soy ea or Se =i SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT SALE BY AUCTION OF NEW HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, BY ORDER OF MR. JULIUS LANSBURGE, BEING THE ENTIRE STOCK OF HIS FORMER STORE, No. 637 D STREET NORTH- WEST, AND KEMOVED TO OUR COMMODIOUS ROOMS FOK CONVENIENCE OF SALE. THE STOCK. WHICH Is COMPLETE, CONSISTS OF PARLOR FURNITURE, DINING ROOM FURNITURE, LIBEARY FURNITURE, HALL FURNITURE, CHAMBER FURNITURE, KITCHEN FURNITURE, AND WE NAME IN PART ONLY: PARLOR SUITES, IN SILK PLUSH, ° RAW SILK, TAPESTRY, RUG AND HAIR CLOTH, UPHOLSTERED ON FRAMES OF MAHOGANY, CHERRY AND WALNUT, EASELS, M. T. BOUQUET AND OTHER TABLES, FANCY ROCKERS. DINING BOOM BUFFETS, SIDEBOARDS, PILLAR AND OTHER EXTENSION TABLES, CHAIRS, SIDE TABLES, LIBRARY SUITES, DESKS, TABLES, LOUNGES, EASY AND RECLINING CHAIRS, COUCHES, BOOK CASES, COMBINATION BOOK CASES AND SECRETARIES. HALL RACKS AND CHAIRS, CHAMBER FURNITURE: IN WALNUT, ANTIQUE OAK, CHERRY AND POPLAR, WITH SWINGING AND CHEVAL GLASSES, ROCKERS AND CHAIRS, CHIVPONIERS IN WALNUT, CHERRY AND OAK, WAEDKOBEs, FOLDING BEDS, HAIR AND HUSK MATIKESSES, WOVEN WIRE SPRINGS, RATTAN ROCKERS, KITCHEN FURNITURE, SUCK 4s TABLES, CHAIRS, CUPBOARDS, &o, ALSO, CARPETS—BRUSSELS, MOQUET AND INGRAIN, FOR PAKLOKS, DINING ROOMS, LIBRA- RIES AND CHAMBERS. BUGS, SMYANA, BRUSSELS AND MOQUET, PORTIERES AND LACE CURTAINS. THE WHOLE MAKING A MOST ATTSACTIVE AND DESIRABLE COLLECTION AND AN EXUEL- LENT OPPORTUNITY FOK PERSONS TO BECURE NEW FURNITURE AJ AUCTION PRICES, AS MR. LAN BURGH’S INSTKUC- TIONS AKE TO DISPOSE OF THE EN: IRETY TO THE HIGHEST BILDEKs, AS HE 18 DE- TERMINED NOT TO MOVE ANY OF THE STOCK. TO HIS NEW ESTABLISUMENT. THE SALE WiLL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY, MARCH TENTH, AT TEN O'CLOCK AM. WITH: IN OUR SPACIOUS SALES ROOMS, @20 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE N.W. RATCLIFFE, DARK & CO, mb-4t Auctioneers, JOLLY, Auctioneer. = OF DRY GOODS, CLoaK: SONTAINE BUTS, Yo DOR LET ROEWEST WILL BE UN. COS LIS CING THULSD § c MAL “SIXTH, HALI VAST 12N O'CLUCK, ASS Paley AT SAME MoUK “UNL “bist m j ek consists in part as follows: Silks, Velvet Cashincres, Fine Dress Goods, Cloth oh, F jane Furs, Taide Livens, ectiuzs, Blankets, Comt rwear, Hosiery aud Glo c Umbrellas” Kubber G Jerseys and aks, Ginghaus, Cottons, Suteeus, Xc., &. Persons in want of the above mentioned will do well to attend this sale, as tue goods must be sold without Teserve; iti Consequence of & Chane 1 UUsiLess m5 -6b FOLEY. Aucuoneer, t BET WE TH SIRLETS OWN 48 No. UNLZ TSTRELT, 4 NCE OF GENERAL ; DECEASED. virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the ict of Columbia, pessed in equity cause No. 2, of Jane B. Hawkins and others agains: Heury Kuox Craig and others, the undersigned as trustees Will sell at public auction, in frout of the preuilges, on TUESDAY the TWENIY-FIFIH DAY. OF MARCH. A.D. 1890, at FIVE O'CLUCK P-M.,all that piace o& velof ground lying, betwe in the city of Washing. ou, District of Columbla, aud kuown as lot numbered twenty-two (22) i square numbered one hundred and hve ( re oree | forty (40) teet on 1 street and ren- ning back that width au avercse depth of one hundred and forty (140; feet toa public ail-y, aua is Haproved by a three-story front buildiug with Dasement ands two-story back building with baseuent, ‘The buildiugs, whicn pre situated in one of the most select locations in Washiuctouy were erected auder the supervision of the late Gen. Heury’ K. Graig, and contain a larxe saloon i, 19 feet BY feet, darve dining roow aud smal! Library or breakfast rucin and also six large and three suieil chambers, office mg rine cellar, servauts’ rooms, closets ts for .: alsy furvace and fuel rooma, &c. The frout iy as thtrey (30) foer wide. ‘Terms of sale: One-thind oi the purchase cash, and the balance thereof in ain, twelve, euhteek and iweuty-four months from day of aide, abd to bear interest from day ‘of sale. Jor which purchaser wil ive Lis promissory notes, No deed will be yaven until Sil purcliane money aud iuiterst be paid. $200, ill be required ‘ag "soon ae | yraperty im Terme of sale must be couiplied with within Aiter day of sale, otherwise the property will be resold At the rink and Cost oi detauichig yurchaser, SSS cost, , to TELte Will be paic to day of sale. WiLLtaM J. deposit nit ee MILLLR, 6 Loucslava SVeLUE DR. Way JOSEVH'SDALLINGTON, Trustees, i” oth street uw, T. E WAGGAMAN, Auctioneer. f27-deds CO., Auct ave. Dew. OF LUMBER, VIRGINIA PINE, GEORGIA PINE AND OAR,/PLANK AND TIM: BER, SENECA” SAND STONE, 1 LAKGE SCOW, 50-TON CAPACITY, 1 PONTOON, V2x20, AT AUUTION. Ov MONDAY MORNING, MARCH TENTH, 1890, st ELEV CLOCK, we will at the NEW PENNS«LVANIA AVENUE OR EASTERN BRANCH BRIDGE, ‘ail the Lumber, Timber, Stone, etc. as partly mentioned above, being left uuused in the con- struction of the new bridge, and to Which we invite ‘he uttention of parties in search of fine material, Bale by order GKO ON BLIDGE MANUFACTURING CO, OF : m6-3t "Sanaa ded DARK & 920 Pa. 75,000 FEET A Pl ‘600 GROTON, NEW ¥ _BATCLIFFE, DAKK & CO, Aucts. jae DOWLING, A\ BALE PRO) RTY UN NOKL TE) HAN toueer. IMPROVED MWESL COKNEK OF DK STREETS NORTHWEST. By virtue of adeed of trust deted 25th day of Sep- ten-ber, IsS4, and duly recorde. im Liber No. 1097, folio 478 et sey.. ene of the aud recordsof the District of Columbia, abd by ditection of the party secured theroby, we Will sell at public auction im front of the prquises | om 2CESv AY, ENTH MARCH, 890, at HALF-PAST +OUR O'CLOCK P.M, the tol: lowing-described real estate, situate in ‘the city of Mestunaton. 1.C.. to wit: Tho southernmost tweuly 20) LUABLE WEST feet {rout by the depth of Je one (1) im aguare hundred aud thirty-tve improved. by a tore, aud ® brick rd cash, balance in one and two 2igets, with interest, and secured by « deed of trust on ihe proyerty, or all cash. Conveysn and recording St cont O: pUrcuassr. “A deposit of €200 will be re quired at tne of sale, 127-dkds 0. C. GREEN, 'f Trustees ALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers. VERY VALUABLE PROP. ERTY ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SIXTH ASD F STREETS NORTHEAST, IMPROVED BY TWELVE THR? E-STOKY BRICK HOUSES, of trust recorded ip Liver No. 133, folio Uz, of the laud records for the District of Columbia, and upon the request in wriling of ibe hoiders of the notes secured there TRUSTEES’ SALE OF By virtue of a certain deed page 10" of Coluxbia, ‘eT wis: One-third cash ; balance. in one auid two years from day of in equal instalments sale; the purchaser to wive is votes for the deferred payments, bearii Luterest ut the rate of six per cent per annum, pay semi-ansually and ys of trust on the roperty sold: or all at option of of $100 on each’ lot will bu sold required when ‘All conveyancing and ‘recording at cust of Dur : SUGENE CARUBL, «| tresteca, mo-dasds LidaM J. aULLERS ™ BO, W. STICKNEY, Aucuoneer, 956 F st. USE No. 1031 No. 1736 N STREET NORTHWEST. AUCTION SALES. FUTURE Pays, Wwe 00 g Avctioncers, aL LARGE stock eee aE SF 1200 PATE SHOES, BooTs, IN Ly E BCAERS AND SMALL DE ANTS, VESTS OVI ry GooDs, FURY! > a OF OTHER STOCK, AT AUCTION, WITHIN OU; SAL! S RO NDA MORNING. WALK TENI BA M.. BEING THE EN’ Lid STOck OF A DEALER, AND WiLL LD «i GARDLESs OF COST. a JYUNCANSON BROS, Auctionsera RUSTEES SALE OF RICK HOUSE AND ON NINTH STREET WEEN txbt STREETS NORTHEAS NG HOUSE NO, so: s By virtue of a deed of recorded in Liber No. 1377, folio GO ct seg. one land | t the District of Columbia, we w on THU SIXTH DAY OF MARC - H. AL YCLOCK PML, i fropt of U promises, for parcel, of ground. and preaninos situate, Iria beituc in the ty of, Wastin the District of Yamtda, known and dist:ne Siteen U5) im Lanck tou's suint juare bum- bered nine hundred and ‘thirty-three 10) together Downie oF 1B balance tutereet! pay rae Prewises sold, or Conveyancing, &c.. st #200 required at the time of sales iin fifteen daya otherwise the serve the right to resel. the property at cost of the defaulting purchaser after Perement ty sowe ucwapaper published au thged eae JOHN WALTER, Im! qrustecs }OH> sous EL Yoare f24-dhan f2-THE ABOVE SAL TPONED UNTIL MONDAY. MARCH 890, same Ur aL uae { Trustecs, SRAME MOUSE AND LOT ON TENTH STREET BETWELN P AND RMODE ISLAND AVENUE, HOUSE No. 1510 TENTH STREE:. On WEDNESDAY APTELNOON, MAI TWELF 1H. at HALP-PAST FOUK O'CLOCK, a | Sell iu front of the premises, L011. SQUARE 337, fronting 20 feet by adepth of ¥: “l by Frame Dwelling rs b anh re five days’ advertisement ip Washington, Dc Eerrerry rpueuas DOWLING, Auctioneer, CATALOGUE SALE OFA SUPERB COLLECTION or OIL PAINTINGS, Representing the works of Celebrated Artiste, . THE COLLECTION HAS BEEN SELECTED WITH GREAT CARE BY A WELL-KNOWN COND O188EUB ‘In the Collection will be found examples by the fol- lowing Artiste: F.D. Bisco, J.L Guyot, Lanlois, Earps, Martini, Hensler, Gifford, Baum, Bright, Van Hoon, Vou Gendt, Berger, Hoffman, Cortes, Bembardt, dalviatt, Bousel, THE ABOVE COLLECTION WILL BE ON FREE EXHIBITION AT MY ART ROOMS, ELEVENTH STREET AND PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, MARCH 10 AND 24, AND BALE WILL TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, MARCH 12 AND 13, AT 11 A.M. AND 3 P.M EACH DaY, THOMAS DOWLING, m6-6t Auctioneer. CHANCEET PALE (OF VALUABLE IMPROVED BUSINESS KELAL ESTATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF FOURTEENTH STREET BE CORCORAN AND Kc STREETS Ni Nos. 1628, 1630, 1632. By virtue of s decree of the Supreme Court: District of Columbia, passed in cause Ne ity, wherein William siainaiits and Lillie W, cub re ants, 1 will offer tor sale, at “ property, on MONDA), te TENTH i, AD. 1800, at FIVE O'CLOCK P. iullowing-described parcels of real estate and pRovetuenite thefeunte belonicing, i the city of uetou, District of Columbia, to wit: Lows num! Bineiy-eght (YS) and uinet and George B. Pi of the _aoardin tu the uilice of the survey or Sr ite ity of Wanklowtun, apnoved by 8 sind & two-story huail, ndor which Terme of sale. One-third 0 canis aud balance at ove ad two sears, with intereat from the day of sale; the deferred }ments to be | ropresented by Dotes of the purchaser aud secured deed of trust upon day of sale the property will be resold coe, MORNE aE: ml-d&ds_ WALTER B WILLIAMS & HUMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. horth twelve feet six seventy-five feet cight a§done-balt inches 75 thence south tweive feet #ix inebes (12 {8.6in.) to aliey, thence east seventy-five feet eixht and ope- inches (79 1. Sig in) to place of begiuning, being the ruperty couveyed to Mancaret Tap sor by deed ber B1Y at District = dated June 17, 1879, aud rece: in Jolio 301 @t seg.of the land records of the Columbia, and is improved by & two-story and “Teeee E One-third of the purchase money iB exuus of saje; One-third of a cash, amd tnteece nt cue paktwe seus wnatombon froui day of sale; the deferred payusente to be scuted by notes of the purchaser and secured cf Gust upon. EE oa TKUSTEES' SALE OF FOUR TWO-STORY BASEMENT BRICK DWELLINGS, NOs, 705, 709, 711 SIXTH STREET NORTHEAST. By vartue of four certain deeds of trust, duly re con v Liber 137m, fol'200; Liber B7sdber Jes, folio 178 and "Liber the land records ‘of the tric id at the request of the party se cured thereby, we will offer for at public in front of the respective prewises on TUESDA, ELLVENTH Dal OF MARCH, A-D. 1800, at Fi O'CLOCK PB. all ) of nent company’s subdivision of Lot pitta Hoarined aed Fists mate p50), en | ‘duly recorded in buok 16, page 85, one conde in the surveper'e oalaoet the District of Jumbia, together with all te neLts aud appurtenavces to the any wise erie: in atx ‘secured ou ch the I “One-half cesh, balance nok i by deed of notes ! t tle ‘Wall Papers, Wail + Wi Blades ") (DHE Lancest 4 AND MOST COMPLETE STOOK So aa Teduced working See