The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-01-27
BALTMoRE, Jan. 81, 1872.

IL affords your correspondent much
pleasure to be able to say of the Daughters
Of St. Crispin that they are the most pros
Porous trades organization in this city.
They have hardly passed their infancy
the year of their birth-and yet they have
sustained some Of the most gigantic con
tests with their employers, known to the
history Of labor organizations In their
incipicncy they had to contend for their
rights to organize an association Being
crowned with the laurels Of glorious tri-
umph in this contest with their employers,
they were satisfied to rest but this they
would not be permitted to do. They had
scarcely settled down to enjoy this well
earned triumph, when they had to meet
another contest, and yet another, and
another, all of which they successfully com
batted and i'll which they signally triumph
ed They enter upon the new year with a
bright and glorious prospect before them
Having set at rest that much disputed
question " Can woman keep secret r.
they intend opening the new year with a
bold and firm front, and, as it is leap year,
your correspondent hopes to be able to
chronicle, before the youth who has but
Just entered upon his joyful life, bids
adieu to the winters snow, that many of the
Daughters MAXWELL, maybe, honorary
members Of the d. 0. $. G. In the next
your correspondent expects to be able to
send you list Of the newly elected officers
Of this admirable organization.
NEW ORGANIZATION.
The following is a circular issued by the
Book keepers Association, a new organiza-
ton. Your correspondent gives it as he
finds it, hoping it may induce others, in the
same line of business, to adopt a similar
course Of proceedings There are some
things IN their circular which your cores
pendent does not mdorse but being Of the
OPINION that the association, in due course
OF time, Will see the impracti ability and in
c Inslstancy Of them, he forbears, for the
present, to say anything about them Cor
respondence, with others desiring to form
similar organizations, are respectfully so
hclted, and will be promptly answered by
addressing the President or Secretary.
To THE Book KEEPERS or BALTIMORE:
There Is now in operation in this city an or
ganization Of practical book keepers, number
leg about twenty five gentlemen
The object and aims of the Association are
as follows.
4. 10 promote by every proper and legiti-
mate means the interests of the profession,
without mJuring the interests Of our employ
eTs Or interfering with our intimate relation
ship to them.
III. To provide fund. BY the payment Of an
entrance Zee and weekly or monthly dues, by
means of which the Association may be en-
nabled TO relieve its members when ont of en-
ployment or otherwise distressed
Ill. To encourage all deserving men of orr
profession whether members of the Associa-
ton or otherwisel, and to lend helping hand
70 youths who, having been properly educated
tor the practice Of the profession, may be de-
sIrous Of obtaining situations
To this end 1t Is contemplated to have a
standing committee authorized to take cog
nlzance Of the bases If all such persons As may
from time to time make application to the AS
ISOLATION, with power to use the influence Of
tbs Association in their behalf, provided al
ways that it is not to be exerted to the preju-
dice Of any Of our own members.
There is nothing of the character of trades
union IN tins organization. The intimate and
confidential relationship existing between us
and our employers would forbid our counter
ancIng any attempt at a conflict between us
Furthermore, the merchants and other gentle
men feeling an interest in the matter. will al
ways be welcome to our meetings, and may
become honorary members Of the Association,
with certain rights and privileges.
Everything has been done publicly and we
feel assured Of meeting with the hearty APP
proval Of the community at large, as well as
the cheerful cooperation of both employers
and employees, i'll the establishment OF such an
institution as will prove real benefit to the
profession.
An earnest invitation is extended to all
book keepers in good standing with their EN-
ployers and in the community at large to come
to our meetings and judge for themselves.
We are now occupying Covenant Hail. on
the southeast corner Of Howard and Licking
ton streets tup stairsl
CooPERs' UNION NO.
is again looking up, the last meeting being
fully attended. The Union is fully repre-
sented i'll the Workingmen's Assembly
The officers for the ensuing year are Pres
ident, Charles Luke Vice President, JAS
Meter Secretary, w. p Curtain Treas
urer, Lawrence Hickman.
THE JoURNEYNEN HOUSE PAINTERS
are making strong efforts to bring up their
membership; they hold regular weekly
I uSudlly well dIVenueu.
The following gentlemen were elected off
GERS for the ensuing year President, Jos
Benson; Vice. President, Geo. Wagner ;
Treasurer 5. Hayes Recording Secretary,
JOS. Wondly Financial Secretary. John
Benson Sergent-at-arms, Henry Cole
man.
Several Of the
TRADES UNIONS
have adopted the secret system, and will
not permit the names of the officers to be
made known. Among them are the Knights
Of st. Crispin, the Knights Of the Square
and Circle, Knights of Michealoff
OUR LOCAL PAPERS
have been vieing with each other to see
which of them could bestow the greatest
amount of praise on the crackkregiment
Of Baltimore, the
9TH MARYLAND,
for the splendid manner in which it got up
the
GRAND BALL,
at the Masonic Temple last Tuesday. 1t is
true everything that taste and art could de
wise was done to add to the splendOr of the
decorations. In addition 70 the artistic
skill displayed Ivy the directors nature lent
her aid. 1t the grand saloon were num-
Der Of canaries, hooking birds and other
sONGsTERs OF THE PEATHERY TRIBE,
and their melodious melody, mingling with