St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14
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! as an honorary member of the bar
bers' union Tuesday evening last was
a decidedly pleasant and successful af-
fair, details of which We're fully re-
ported in the G o b e of Wednesday
| morning. The proceedings were opened
by an address from F. c. Kueppers,
which was followed by a piano solo by
little Mabel Silbert. NJ. E. Murray,
president of the International BARRIERS
union, made an address, as also did
Sam Brant on behalf of the trades
and labor assembly. Thomas McMil-
| Ian sang a tenor solo and Miss BERTHE
Steiger a soprano solo. The initia ton
of Mr. Erwin followed, whereupon he
delivered a speech characteristic Of the
man whose heart beats in sympathy
with the aspirations of the working
classes. The proceedings were enliv-
ened by the reading of a, letter from
Eugene V Qebs, in which he expressed
his regret at not being able to respond
to the invitation to be present. Re
freshments and dancing followed.
Chicago Great Western employees will
picnic at Minnetonka Aug. 6.
James Morrow has been in st. Louis
during the past week attending the
convention of the National Retail
Clerks association: Herman Bonn in
Boston attending the national con-
vention of the thea trical stage en-
ployes, and George w. Puppy at De-
troit attending the convention of the
International Moulders' union.
The employees of the Omaha railway
shops held a very successful picnic at
Lake Minnetonka yesterday.
The butchers will picnic at Bald
Eagle lake next Wednesday. Sci
bert's band will accompany them.
A charter has been granted by the
National Garment Workers union to
the st. Paul union. recently organ
lied. Large additions are being made
to the union at every meeting, and it
bids fair to be one of the largest or
CARNATIONS in the city. Many bright
young ladies are heartily enlisted in
the movement for self-protection, fair
wages and tolerable conditions, and
success seems certain. For the pur-
pose of extending acquaintance among
the members of other unions an ice
cream social will be held at Assembly
hall on Aug. 8, which will no doubt
be generously patronized by the mar
ried as we'll as the single men of other
organizations.
Typogra phical Union No. 80 NOM
mated officers at its meeting on Sun
day last as follows: President, Harry
Franklin; vice president, H. w. Den
nett; secretary treasurer, T. F.
Thomas, G H. Saults; recording secre-
tary, Phil Leisch and A. G.. Woodbury.;
doorkeeper, j. Maxwell; executive
committee, Messrs. Tousley, Eckley,
Waigli, REM, Cummings and w. S.
Boyd; auditing committee, Messrs.
Schott, Barton and Diamond; dele
gates to trades and labor assembly,
Messrs. Barton, Bender, Saults,
Coutts, Thomas, Franklin and Tru-
deau. The election will be held at
Assembly hall on Wednesday,, July 81.
Messrs. Burke, Nelson and Sharpe
were appointed tellers.
The tin, sheet iron and cornice work
ers elect officers at their regular meet
ing next Wednesday evening. Every
member is requested to be present.
Business is reported in a booming con-
dition by members of this union.
The banquet by invitation to he given
by the trades and labor assembly to
organized labor people is slated for
Friday evening, July Is. Several capa-
bic and prominent speakers will be
invited to participate in the modest
spread, and an interesting evening is
anticipated.
The bakers will picnic at Fort Shell
ing July q, for which extensive prep
arationS are being made.
The pressfeeders' union held it's July
meeting last Thursday evening to
which time it had been postponed in
order that its members might have the
whole of the Fourth to themselves,
The meeting was comparatively brief,
but full of interest. A communication
from the district organizer relative to
the closing of an office by the union
was referred to the executive board.
j. l.. Mcclellan read an instructive
paper on current topic. Frank Pam
pusch, delegate to the state federation
of labor at Duluth, detailed the doings
of that body in a lengthy and interest
ing report. Ed Flynn was elected del
egate to the printing trades council to
fill vacancy. The proposed new
scales of the stereotypers' and mailers'
unions were indorsed. After disposing
of the usual routine the meeting adj
Journed before 10 o'clock.
At the last meeting of German-Amer-
lean typographical Union No. Is the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing six months: President, John
Klaus; vice president, John Com
mers; secretary, w. J. Francois; treas
urer, August Luckert; statistician. Mic
Willwerscheid; trustee for one year.
Fred Hoag; delegate to trades and la
Dor assembly, w. j. Francois; del
egates to allied printing trades coun-
ell, John Klaus, John Schmitt, w. ].
Francois. w. j. Francois read a part
of the statistics of the international
secretary of the GA. T. u, which
shows that during the fiscal years of
lSS4-'94 the sum expended for benefits
amounted to $154 $685. divided as fol-
lows: Out-of-work benefit, $56.247.71;
strike benefit, $17,247.9S; sick benefit,
$5C,94 rs; death benefit, $25. 212. So: tray-
cling benefit, 50, 335. As. Membership.
June 80, 1894, 1,273
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