Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-11
National Bricklayers' Unien.


The annual meeting OF the National Brick
Layers Union, commenced It's sessions this
morning Al 10 o'clock At Odd Fellows Hall.
The attendance of delegates was quite large,
there being representatives present from nearly
all the associations in the United States en-
bIaeed within the jurisdiction OF the Union.
The meeting was called TO order bv the Presi-
dent, Mr.. John s. Frost; Mr.. Edward Kirby as
secretary.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Drinknouee.
to seat within the hall during the proceedings
Of the Union. except when in secret session.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Cook, of
Washington, and adopted, inviting newspaper
within the hall, except when in secret session.
The Chair then delivered few remarks, de-
clar'ng the Convention fully open for regular
business. He hoped its proceedings would be
characterized by harmony, and result in such
good as will reflect credit upon the national
body, whose Representatives were in attend
ance for the purpose Of legislarng for the gen.
eral good Of the craft of the country
On motion Of Mr.. Conroy, a committee OF
five was appointed to examine the credentials
of delegates in attendance upon the convention
The Chair therenpon appointed as said CON-
mittee-Messrs. Martin Conroy, of BROOKLYN.
New York; u. q. Callsban, of New York W
=. Stewart, of Harrisburg. Pennsylvania: NJ
q. Manning, of Jersey CITY; Napoleon Pur-
nier, of GIN Cinnati.
On motion OF Mr.. Cook. of Washington, the
Union then took recess till o'clock, in order
cr' dentials Of delegates, aud also TO give the
members time to attend TO such outside busI.
ness as they may wish.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Al O'Clock the Convention reassemblei,
when the first business in order being tn,
report of the Committee on Credentials. Mr.
Conroy, Chairman, submitted the report, rs
follows:
Browning, ]. w. No }, N. ": BassiI. W.
No. !, Nd; Colfax. Y. V. A. No. II. N. y.
Caiien Bernard, No. ID, n. Y; Cook, Geo. O.,
No. ,. Washington city; Coyle, James, No. 5,
Ohio; Cogan Peter, No. /, \. Y; Conroy Mar
tin, Nc. !, Brooklyn, N. Y: Carman, F., No. 1,
Pa; Delmonte, Peter, No. 3. ONO; Dyer, Daniel,
No. !, Md; Farley. Timothy, No I. N Y.:Gor-
ham, H., no locality; Garvin, T. X, No. 3.
Mass Ganl, :. r., No. ,, N. Y. Glib, p,
No ,, Nd; GIN, Peter, No. IL, N. Y:
Hall. NJ b., Nc; I. Mass; Hail. Alex
II. n. Y; Kelly. G. C. No. " P PI
Lloyd, Absalom, No. |. Pa. Maxwell, Thorn IS,
No.2 Troy, n. u; Monkey. J. W., No. l, Nj;
No. 5, n. J.; NcCiee Thomas. No. :, Pa: NJ,
Closkey, Peter, No. !, Del; Nc Dermott, John,
No. IL, N. Y; MnnnIng NJ. g., No. /, N r.:
Murray, p. h, No. 6. n. T.; Nichols. H. w.
l.;O'Callahan. Daniel, No. I, ~ Y; O'Con.
nell, p. No. !, Ill; O'Neill, James, No. q. N.
:; Prels, George, No. O. Brooklyn. N ":
PAM, j. No 9, N Y; Plowmau, W. p. No
!, Washington city; Porter, james No. : Pa:
Pearl, Albert, No. ., Pa; Paul, Henry, No {.
Ohio: James POrtor. No. :, Pa :Parlico. N.
No. 1, Ohio; Rihl, Chas. No. 1, Ind: Rich.
-, No. 2: Md; Swayne, Il. F., No ,, Pr:
Smith. T. W. No }, Pa; Thomos, Ezra, No.
= Ono Thompson. J. II. Nd; Van Buren,
James NJ, No. Is, n. Y: Webb E s. No. D
Mass: Whalen, Thomas, No. :, Pougkeepsie.
N: y; Williams, Samuel, No :, Pa.
The report of the committee was accepted.
and the gentlemen whose names were th-rei n
embraced We're declared delegates TO the Union
and entitled to the privileges thereof.