The morning times., 1895-11-10

| business man who desires to be supplied with
competent and reliable help. The library
shelves are not yet filled with books, but
will be put IN practicable operation as
soon as possible.
| Good results has been already reached by
I theestablis'iinent OF this employmentagency-
Both temporary aud permanent positions
| have beeu secured for applicants. when the
| bureau and its objects DecoIne more famil-
| iariy known the benefits to be derived
| viii be incalcuiabie. The necessity for an
Institution OF this character has long been
| apparent to the well-tninking people OF
this city, aud, with library filled with
choice literature aud well supplied with
the daily papers, will be u great attrac-
| ton to those out OF work TO congregate
there, where ut the present tine the only
injecting place is on the street corners.
AT tne last meeting of the bureau com
nittee IL was decided TO appeal directly
to the members vi IaDor orga uIZations for
means TO carry out tne purposes OF tue
! bdreau. Petitions are being circulated re-
| questiuS signatures OF Volunteers VINO are
Willing to donate five cents per month to
| TINS audAble enterprise, ana 1t Is conf
| IDENTIFY believed that the petition viii be
| liberally responded to.
The Office al the bureau is open tn all
| from O'Clock in the morning TIN O'Clock
III The evening. When the library is COM
pieted the Office Will be kept open till 10
or IL uc.ock al night. FOR the DeneIIu OF
| those who may desire to communicate by
telephone, the Management announces that
| the telephone number is 260.
| The Bakers Drivers he'd u very interest
I Ing meeting III Bunchs Han on last Mon
| day evening. In addition to tue direct
| business Oh the assembly, several cninmit-
| tees from otner asseinogcs We're granted
the ilour. The Laundry Workers present.
al .aCIE.
ment OF the drivers, which was unanimously
! given.
The action of drivers ON the Auacostia
Railroad IN refusing tu work at reduced
wages was also indursed, and line of 81
Will be imposed ON any member caught or
reported riding ON that road.
The death OF two prominent members
Michael Ryan and Ii. +. Huth-was re-
| ported, and after feeling remarks had been
| made, resolutions of condolencc for the
bereaved families were adopted.
The liberality of the Drivers Assembly
| was again demonstrated when the COM
mittee on arrangements for the reCepti ion
| OF the delegates to the General Assembly
appeared i'll the sanctuary and asked for
donations. Afterlistening TO the committee
q volunteer subscription was started, with
the result that 800 dozen hot rolls were
! donated to the committee for the enter
| tainment.
Carpenters Assembly held a welfat-
tended meeting in the Society Temple last
| Monday evening. Worthy Foreman Moran,
i'll the absence of the presiding officer,
| filled the chair.
The assembly received a visit from ire
| entertainment committee ON receiving the
| delegates 10 the General Assembly, and
/ after hearing the object Of their visit do
mated the sum OF $40 as their share OF the
| expenses.
Tue resignation OF the master workman,
who has retired from the craft to enga ge
| in other business, was received and dacCepted,
| and the worthy foreman installed into the
chair.
The Horseshoers turned out in force at
| their senii-monthly meeting last Wednesday
night in their hail, No. T37 seventh street.
| The injury inflicted on the locked out em-
! ployes OF the Anacostia railroad engaged
the attention of the members Words OF
! denunCiation for the company and OF SYM
! patty for the men were feely INDUCED in.
| But sympathy without assistance is not
| the motto Of the horseshoers, therefore il
! was unanimously resolved to place an as
sessuent of twenty-five cents on the MEM
| bership for the benefit of the locked out
| drivers.
The report of the committee on unfair
shops was very encouraging. The strength
|
| non-union shops are making desperate ef-
| forts to right themselves with the union.
| one new member was initiated during the
| evening.
The Paperhangers' Union held its reGu-
| lar meeting on Wednesday evening, with
| President johnson in the chair. The Pa
! perhangers are taking great interest in
the Labor Bureau project and have great
| faith in what can be accomplished by that
| na
| sentative to the Bureau was to the effect
| that everything was now working smoothly
| and effectively and that already good
| many men had found employment through
its agency.
The action of the Street Railway Assem-
| bly, in placing the Anacostia road on the
unfair list was unanimously indorsed, and
| the sum of So appropriated for the locked
! out men.
The Eccentric Association of Steam En-
gineers met as usual on Friday evening in
Bunch's Hall, and Master Workman Breen
| was in the chair.
One new member was initiated ami two
applications received. Communication
from the Electric Workers, requesting the
engineers to take part In street parade
the coming week In honor of the delegates
to the National Convention, which con-
venes in this city, on November 12, was
received, and the secretary requested to
notify the Electric Workers that as many
members as could would Join them in the
parade. Appropriation of So was made
| for the relief of the locked-out men on the
Anacostia road.
The members were elated over the recent
order of the Commissioners to Major
Moore TO arrest all engineers running plants
| in this city without licenses. committee
was appointed to assist the police depart
ment in ferretng out all offenders of the
license law.
The Pioneer L. A. 1895, X. of l., Laundry
| Workers, held a well-attended meeting
| Wednesday night, with one initiation and
| two applications for membership.
| Delegates from House Painters, Tailors.
Butchers, Iconoclast, and Street Railway
Protective assemblies were present and
| addressed the meeting.
The assembly indorsed the action of the
Street Railway Protective Assembly In
placing the Anacostia Railway on the IN
fair list, and pledged the support of the
| assembly to the locked out men.
The attention OF the Laundry Workers
| has been called 10 the fact that drivers of
unfair laundries are representing them
selves TO be members of the assembly.
| The Laundry Workers desire TO call the
attention of all organized labor 10 the fact
that the only laundries employing strictly
union labor are those on the fair card, and
drivers of other laundries not on the fair
card are not members of the assembly, nor
have their applications been received
Four Great Painters.