Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-06
THE LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
What Was Done at Meetings Held Last
Night.
Street Railway Men Want to Elect
Honorary Members-The Plumbers
and Steam Filters.

Railway Union held a large and very en-
thusiastic meeting last Eight at Bunch's
Hall, Sth street northwest, with President
Thomas j. Lawrence IN the chair. The pro-
posed amendment to the constitution, under
which persons not in railway employ may
be admitted to honorary membership, was
given second reading, In accordance with
the rules OF the body. The object of add
ing this clause to the constitution is, as
heretofore stated in The Star, to enable the
members of the union to show their graft
tude to number of persons who rendered
the union valuable service during the re-
cent strike of the employees of the Anacos-
tia Railway Company.
A request from the Cigarmakers' Union
that the members of the Protective Street
Railway Union refuse to patroniZe tobac-
Conists who do not handle union-made CT
gars was agreed to by a unanimous vote.
vote of thanks was rendered to MessrS.
Robinson, Cherry & Co. for the gift of trim
ming for the unions float in the Labor day
parade, and to Messrs. Johnson & Ebert
for doing the work free of cost.
The Carpenters.
The most interesting event connected
with the meeting last night of Carpenters
Council was the election of officers, which
resulted follows: r. R. Rhodes. presi-
dent; r. l.. Mason, vice president; Victor
F. Montgomery. secretary: J. c. Wilson.
treasurer and F. Flynn, sergeant-at-arms.
Mr.. A. B. Emanuel, who has been elected
delegate from Carpenters Union. No. J.,
to succeed Mr.. Jacob Nusbaum, resigned,
presented his credentials, and he was ad-
mitted and seated.
The newly chosen delegates from the
Amalgamated Association, MessrS. A. Muir
ray, r. r. Rhodes, ]. s. Malay. w. A.
Reed and W. c. Henson, also presented
their credentials, which being found cor
rect, the delegates were admitted and
seated.
A resolution was passed at the request
of Mr. NJ J. Willis, representative of the
Cigarmakers' Union. that the members of
the council will buy from no tobacconists
who do rot sell union-made cigars.
The Steam Filters.
At the meeting last night of Local Branch
No. 10, National Association of Steam and
Hot Water Filters and Helpers, there was
some warm language used in reference to
the course of the delegates from the Plumb
ers' Association, who, at the meeting of
the Federation Tuesday night last, objected
to the admission Of the delegates from the
Steam Filters Association.
Special committees were appointed to call
en- the proper authorities of the new Cor
ccran Art Gallery, the Cosmos Club and
ST. Matthew'S Church and request that all
work connected with those structures be
given u ullcIi HILL Inc SECRETARY WAS
directed to write to the president of the
National Brewing Company and the con-
tractor for the building and ask that all
non-union steam filters be at once dis
charged from their employ.
The subject having been presented for
settlement, a resolution was passed declar-
ing that for man to furnish tools for his
employers work was against the rules of
all steam filters associations throughout
the country.
In regard to the action taken by the Fed
Grafton of Labor in referring the question
of the admission of the delegates from the
steam filters to the Plumbers Association,
1t was, after a long discussion of the sub
ject, voted as the opinion of those present
that there was. not in the Plumbers Asso-
citation single man who had served an
appren ticeship at the trade Of steam fitting,
and that it would be impossible, or, at least,
improbable that men who want to carry on
three Understanding, gas fitting and
steam fftting-will be impartial in the set
Element of any question at issue between
themselves and those who are competitors
In either of tire crafts mentioned.
1t was also announced that the employing
steam filters have determined that they
will not make any contracts with union
steam filters until the employing plumbers
will agree to refuse work at the steam fit
ting business in buildings where the plumb
ers would. 1t is said, not think of attempt
ing to place the original plant.
A communication was read from one Of
the local unions at Boston, SldtlnS lnat the
members of local unions. Nos % and %, are
on a strike for a standard day of eight
hours and $3.50 per day.
In accordance with the request of the
Fedora ton of Labor. a committee of five
was appointed to meet a like number of
plumbers and see IL a satisfactory adjust
ment Of the present difficulties between the
steam filters and the plumbers cannot be
arranged
Thanks were voted to all who had assist
ed the union In making their part of the
La Dor day parade success.