St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-15
IN The LABOR WORLD.
An Eight-Kour Mass Meeting
to Be Held Next Saturday
Evening.
It Is Expected This Will Be
But the First OF a Long
Series.
The Trade and Labor Assem-
bly, Holds a Very Lively
Session.
interesting Events OF the
Week in Labor Circles in
Minneapolis.
COMING EV ENTS.

The most important event during the
coming week in labor circles will be an
eight-hOur mass meeting, TO be bed at
labor headquarters next Saturday even
ing. Sept. q. The meeting is called IN
pursuance of the plan formulated at the
state eight-hOur convention held IN
MINNEAPOLIS Sept. S. Among the speak
ers will be T. II. Lucas, Eva Mcdonald
and John McGurk. The committee hav-
ing charge of all arrangements in re-
gard to the meeting is composed OF
Messrs. Reese, Fitzgerald, Fader.
Coughln, McNally and Guyrie. The
object of the meeting is to have f1ll
discussion of the history and objects or
the eight-hour movement. All working
men. whether organized or not, are cor
daily invited to attend. Ample Oppor-
tunity will be given for questions and
interchange of views. The committee
hopes 10 arrange so interesting a meet
inc that others will follow. and that not
the least OF the results of the meetings
will be thorough understanding OF the
eight-hOur movement and the means by
which it may be put into operation.
The ladies' beneficiary department
holds its regular open meeting this aft
ernoon for the benefit of all working
girls. The programme arranged con-
sists of instrumental music by Mrs. h.
GRAY, vocal selections by several of the
Young ladies of the society and short
addresses by T. Ii. Lucas and Eva Nc
Donald, These meetings were SuS-
pended during the summer, but Will
now be held regularly the third Sunday
OF every month. The object is to pro-
vide an opportunity for discussion of
K. of L. principles, especially in regard
to its advantages for workingwomen.
l.. A. 4031 meets next Thursday even
ing at labor headquarters as usual. The
last meeting was postponed on account
Thursday being st. Paul's day at the
State Fair. and very few of the MEM
bers were in the city.
The organized shoemakers have de-
eided to hold their annual ball at labor
headquarters Friday evening, Oct 4.
The arrangement. reception and other
committees will be appointed at the
next meeting. =, 81 =
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The trustees of the trade and labor
assembly hold special meeting Sun
day, Sept. q, at 2:5O p IN.
The state eight-hOur convention
meets at labor headquarters in st. Paul,
Sunday, Oct. Is, at 2:30 p. m.
The machinists. L. A. 1851. meet next
Tuesday evening in Hall No. 2. A
member of the association says: 'Our
assembly is in good condition. There
is no great increase in membership, but
with the cool weather and increased OPP
portunitieS for work in the city. we see
many familiar faces again with US and
our meetings gain in interest"
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineerS meet this afternoon at Labor
headquarters, Hall No. 2. Tie ladies
extend to them an invitation to visit the
open meeting of the beneficiary depart
ment, after attending tine necessary
business of their own organization.
The Transfers Protective association
meets this afternoon at Hall No. 8,
Labor headquarters. The transfers
find themselves specially busy during
this season when there are SO many Wis
itors in the city, and large increase of
work for all departments of their trade.
and they are in more hopeful mood
han usual.