The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-01
TACOMA FRArERxAL MOVEMENTS.
Halloween Celebrated by Sons Of Scotia
-Switchmen's Ball-Labor News.

Halloween Celebrated by Sons of Scotia
-Switchmen's Ball-Labor News.
TACOMA, Oct 3l.-IspecisL Last evening at
the Germanis tiesIer the CaIedonian and St
Andrew Society celebrated All Halloween.
Professor Alex Smith gave an exhibition il
fancy club sw nging. The committees in charge
were:
Reception-Robert Howder, A. s. Drunmond,
Charles Simpkins AMI A ". Watson. Refresh
unents-L- Short, John Forrest and Thomas Had
dow. Floor nagers-Jemes B. Darling, James
\. Neil and George Mcdonald. Door committee
George Chapman ana W. f. CaIderwood
The programme proved very interesting Il
was IS follows:
address OF welcome. President r: Hsddow
song-aDays O. Aud Lang syne'' -.
...,........-...-.-...' . Robert Howden
Eec4istlon. --.--.---.-..---.A-s Drummond
cong ..-.....----.-.---.--.A- MS Martin
Highland ding in costumel. -. Miss Lynch
Song ...............Mrs. Frame Haskell
kecltstIon. ....-...-..-..---.A:N ". Watson
song-"Row Thee Der the clyde -. --- :
h'g1ert ho"qen
Tie first annual ball OF the switchmen's Mu-
tual Aid Association was given Friday night at
the new Germania thester. The association is
in prosperous condition.
The BARRIERS OF the city feel the lack OF organi-
zatioR. some months ago the treasurer of the
local union abseonded with what money there
was in the treasury, since which time interest
in the organization has Jagged. until now some
OF the BARRIERS have instituted cut rates. Hair
cutting has been reduced from 80 TO - cents.
There are several new shops in town and there
Is some complaint OF hard times. An effort viii
be made Monday 10 reorganize the BARRIERS
union and maintain uniform prices.
Owing to the fact that a local cigar dealer has
q case PENDING before the superior court, in
vEf m h. ia 81 vg-th vic cS tha lar-
passed last winter regarding the use
Of the cigar-nskers' union label, de-
cision, reported in this weeks issue OF
Tobacco, IN similar action in Pennsyl-
vania is Of interest. The International
Union, No. l26, of Ephrata. Lancaster county,
Pa-, had a manufacturer, :. H. Brendley. VINO
had become dissatisfied with the union, ar
ralgned for using E counterfeit union label
The lower court sustained the injunction OF the
union, but Judge Williams. OF the supreme
court reversed the decision. holding that the
union was formed for the mental, moral and
physical welfare OF is members, is social, and
not commercial organization, and therefore
could not own g trademark. He held that the
label was used 70 stigmatize non-union manu-
facturers, and the court on being asked to
say the union had right TO use the label for
that purpose, refused TO comply.
The new ". a. Fairveather lodge, r and A
NJ. has long list OF members One hundred
"Si~ P%-SNAA' a. t-A1 VI saL4SAI4aA VI ZIG AOASc
Peter Gassmen, OF the Brewers Union; j. H
Andrews, Of the Horseshoers Union, and a F.
knight, OF the Carpenters Union, have been i'd
mitted as delegates 10 the Trades Council
The Tacoma Trades Council was invited to
attend the Western Central Labor Union ball at
Seattle tonight
Changes TO the city charter will be discussed
next Thursday night at the meeting OF the
Trades Council
Those in charge of the switchmen's ball were:
Reeeption-C. W. Williams, J. q. Doyle, William
Mcdonald, J. B. Wright, T. F. Mcfarland.
Andrew Earsrnan, J. N. Rotchford, y. Belanger
Floor direetor-R V. Curtiss. Floor managers
W. H. Page, Edward Perro. c. F. Mann, F. E.
Ryan, George f. Smith, C. F. Gegax