The morning times., 1895-10-19
. LABOR BUREAU.

The Labor Bureau and Workmen's Ii
brary took a decided step last Monday
towards attaining the desires of those in
terested in the movement. According to
the call issued the delegates met in The
Times building and were called TO order
by Mr.. N. c. Sprague, of the 1. Printing
Pressmcn Association, " ho has been acting
as chairman of the preliminary meetings
on the bureau question. 1t " as stated that
out of all the organizations in the District
of Columbia, but one had voted adversely
on the question of forming a permanent
bureau. The representatives at Monday
evenings meeting was from twenty-eight
local organizations, and number OF others
have since votcd To take part. AT the
meeting several visitors from other labor
organizations W ere present for the purpose
of learning of the objects expected to be
gained by The establishment of the bureau.
After all credentials had been excepted the
meeting went into an election of officers.
The effective manner in which the tem-
porary chairman had conducted the prelim-
mary meetings resulted in his unanimous
lection to fill the position permanently.
Miss Ella H. Claggete, of the Ladies' Pro-
tective Assembly, was elected vice-presi-
dent; E. j. Rea, oft the Eccentric Association
of Steam Engineers, recording secretary,
and financial secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Jennie L. Monroe, of Excelsior Assembly.
For librarian, w II. Simmons, master work
man of District Assembly No. SO, was
chosen. The election of board of trustees
was postponed.
As it was very necessary to have some
laws TO govern the bureau a committee of
seven was appointed to draft suitable rules.
This committee was also instructed to pre-
pare for publicat ton n address setting forth
the aims and objects to be attained by
the establishment of the bureau and to pre-
sent the same to the bureau at it's next
meeting. The chairman of the committee,
j. F. Doyle, on securing information as to
the workings of similar institutions re-
ported that he had received some very val
liable information through the courtesy
of the Department of Labor, as the fol-
lowing letter will attest:
Department OF Labor.
Washington, d. c., Oct 8, 1896
"Sir: ] inclose herewith copies OF addi-
tional letters received from heads of State
labor bureaus in regard to the matter of
employment agencies With what sent you
before these make, I think, twenty re-
plies. So much time has now elapsed that
1 am inclined to think that we shall get
nothing from the others. If, however, any
other replies are received 1 will forward
them to you. and trust they may be of
some service.
1.-The United Charities Association of
New York city must out of their experience,
nave fOrIOullteQ rules IOE tnelf efnplOyIDenU
agencies that would be extremely useful
to you. Their address is as follows: DR..
William II. Tolman, United Charities Build
ing, los East Twenty street, New
York city. l presume II you should ask
them for copy Of their rules you would
obtain 1t. Very respectfully,
CARROLL d. WRIGHT,
Commissioner.
The meeting expressed its appreciation
of courtesies extended by Commissioner
Wright. The committee on halls reported
that several halls had been offered in
different sections of the city. The original
Idea of securing some building that would
not only answer the purpose of the bu-
reau, but accommodate a large number Of
the organizations for their regular meet
ings is favorably thought of. II such q
building can be secured 1t is thought the
expense connected with the bureau Will
be considerably lessened.
Librarian Simmons stated that quite o
number of business men were very much
Interested In the success of the Working
mems Library and from the correspondence
he had received on the subject 1T was
his belief that over 1000 books could be
secured in q weeks time. Now that the
organization had been permanently az