Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-15
LABOR CONN lSSIONERS
Their Tenth Annual Convention Will
= Begin Here Tomorrow.
Interesting Discussions That Will
gates Expected to Be Present.

The tenth national convention Of the
officials of bureaus of labor statistics in the
United States will be held in this city, be-
ginning its sessions in the hearing room of
the interstate commerce commission, 1917 +
street northwest, tomorrow at 10 o'clock
a. m. Vice President S. V. Matthews will
call the convention to order
Mr.. Carroll D. Wright, United States COM
missioner of labor will deliver the address
of welcome.
The morning sessions will be devoted to
reports as to the current work of bureaus
and discussions thereupon, the election of
officers and such other business as may
properly be brought before the convention,
and will be held upon Wednesday and
Thursday, within such hours as the con-
vention may determine. The afternoon of
each day may be devoted to inspection of
such statistical offices of the national gov
eminent at Washington as the convention
may select, for the purpose of examination
of methods, &c. Friday, May is. may, If
desired be devoted to an excursion to Mount
Vernon, and the Soldiers Home, Arlington
Heights and other points of interest in the
city may be visited by delegates at such
times as may be arranged after the con-
vention ssembles. The executive commit
tee have thought best to arrange no formal
take such action as it may desire, within
the limits above outlined.
Who Are Delegates.
Under the rules adopted by the national
association at Denver, May 81. 1892, which
remain in force so far as applicable until
changed. commissioners and chiefs of state
and national bureaus of labor and indus
trial statistics. their deputies and chief
clerks. are eligible to active membership in
the association. All commissioners and
ex-deputies of such bureaus are also ex-
officlo members, entitled to all rights ex-
cept election to office. The cost of member
ship in the association was fixed at s. per
year for, each state represented, and as
much more as is necessary to meet the
maintenance of the association, within q
maximum limit of SO. The convention
which 1t was proposed to hold at Albany,
N. Y, in 1893, was unavoidably postponed
and the present convention is called by the
executive committee under the Instructions
of a conference of chiefs and commissioners
held in Chicago in September, 1898 1t is
expected that there will be a full attend
ance al Washington of all who are eligible
to membership. In order that the sessions of
the convention may be mutually profitable
In extending our acquaintanceship and BEN
citing our work. 1t is suggested that 1t
would be well to reserve rooms by early
prior notice, in order to secure satisfactory
accommodations
States and Territories Represented.
The states and territories to be repre-
scented as follows:
Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania. Connecticut,
Missouri. Ohio. New Jersey. Illinois, In
diana, New York. California, Michigan,
Wisconsin. Iowa, Maryland. Kansas, Rhode
Island Nebraska, North Carolina. Maine,
Minnesota. Colorado. Texas, West Virginia,
South Dakota, North Dakota, Idaho, Utah.
Tennessee. New Mexico, Montana, New
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