The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-26

vice PRESIDENT, tnemDer vi the L TesS'
mans Union, was, upon vote being
taken, created.
Ollie p. Tucker, of Fort Worth, was
elected second vice president
Moved by Daniels, of Dallas, that
this union send three delegates to the
meeting of the Federation of Labor to
meet at Houston July 3, 1892. The
motion was carried.
Upon motion the Houston and
Galveston deleg, tes we're elected as
such delegates, with instructions that
they, while attending that DO dy, take
no part in any political action that
may come up, and that they urge the
necessity for appealing to the next
Legislature of Texas to make Labor
Day legal holiday.
Resolution was offered by Hamilton
of San Antonio, asking that the State
Union request that the San Antonio
union be granted relief, by the way of
assis ting sick printers who come there
for their health, and who are heavy
charge upon said local union; carried,
Mr.. G. W. Hurwood arose end in.
vited the delegates to take carriage
ride to view the city this afternoon
Upon motion the invitation was &C
copied with thanks and that the dele.
gates be requested to remain in the
city till the adjournment of the con-
vention sine die
The time fixed for the carrias ride
was 5 o'clock p m.
The convention then adjourned till
l:15 p. m.
The convention was called to order
this afternoon at 1870 with thirteen
delegates present at roll call.
The president then read his address
which was we'll received. and a synop
sis of which will appear in THE
News tomorrow.
The address was referred to the
committee on presidents address.
The report of the committee on un.
finished business was read and
adopted
A resolution recommending that
September l of each year be cele-
brated as labor day was read and
adopted.
The committee on thanks reported
as follows:
SHALL OF WACO TYPoG RAPICAL
UNION, No. ISIS.
WACO, May &c, 1892.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Your Committee on Thanks beg
leave to submit the following:
The State Typographical Union in
convention assembled, extend a vote
of thanks to the city of Waco for its
unbounded hospitality in according
us the keys of the city.
2. To City Attorney John f. Flint,
our thanks are due for the eloquent
and appropriate address of welcome,
and for the good wishes so cordially
expressed.
3. To the newspapers of Waco,
THE WACO EVENING NEWS, the Eve.
ming Telephone and the Waco Day,
our thanks are due for the complete
reports of our session and kindly co.
operation in making the convention
SUCCESS.
4. That our thanks are due to the com
mittee on laws, Messrs. Beach, Ham.
ilton, Richards, Dirks and Tucker for
their painstaking application to their
duties and that their patient industry
is an example to our officers and mem.
bers in the performance of their du-
ties.
5. That our thanks are due to the
retiring officers for their services dur
ing the year and their efforts to per.
feet the organization.
g. We also beg leave to return a vote
of our most hearty thanks to Waco
Typographical Union No. 18S for the
magnificent manner in which they
entertained the delegates in this body
and visiting members of the various
unions of the state. We beg also
to return thanks to the indi-
vidual members of Waco union for
their entertainment and care of dele.
gates and visitors during our inter
missions JOHN FoURBY,
W. 4. CYRUS,
JOHN l. BRYANT,
Committee.
The report was unanim ously adopt
ed.