Evening star., 1895-08-03
INTERESTING LABOR NEWS
Local Union Of Electric Workers Transact
Important Business
Effort to Get the National Brother
hood Convention Here The
Committees Meeting.

The regular weekly meeting of Local
Union. No. 26 Electrical Workers. was held
last night at their hall. No. SGT 7th street
northwest, and the proceedings were full
of interest. President John NJ. Berger pre-
sided. Two honorary members were elect
ed and an application for active member
ship was received from Mr.. John A. Rau.
The uniform as finally adopted for the
Labor day parade will consist Of dark
pants, light outing shirt, black cap, with
miniature lamp in front; black belt, with
pliers, screwdriver and hammer. The
members will also carry coils of wire with
incandescent lamps and sockets, bells, etc.
A committee composed of. Messrs. r. F..
Metzel, John Lloyd and J. NJ. Berger, was
appointed to look after the electric work at
st. Elizabeth's Asylum and the new ware
house of House Hermann.
1t was announced that Mr.. w. J. Nc
Leod's shop will be strictly union in the
future, as Mr.. John A. Miller. who has
been elected an honorary member of the
Washington Union, has stated that tie will
have none but union men in his employ.
and that those now under him must either
join with the union or give up their posi-
tions, and seek employment If they wish 1t
elsewhere. 1t was further stated that Mr..
Miller is not only an honorary member CT
Local Union, No. 26. of Washington. but an
active member of Machnists' Union, No
1856. of Baltimore.
The statement was made that the con-
tract for making the official badge of the
union has been awarded to Mr.. S. N. Meyer
Of Washington, and thai 1t is probable
that, through the inf1usnce OF Local No.
20. Mr.. Meyer may also get the contract
for making the official badges for Local
No. 50. of Harrisburg. gF4
The trustees Of the union will meet at
No. 500 M street northwest Monday at 6
Pm, in order to make the usua; examina-
tion of the financial affairs of the society.
National Brotherhood Convention.
After the adjournment of the union the
com m;ttee having charge of the matter of
the coming convention of the National
Brotherhood was held.
A letter was read from Grand Secretary
Treasurer Kelly Of the National Brother
hood at ST. Louis, stating that the unions
in all the eastern and central states as far
as heard from favor Washington as the
place for the meeting of the convention.
While the west IS divided in their choice
between st. Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee.
Buffalo is the only city outside OF Wash
ington which mas made a hid for the con-
vention, and Mr.. Kelly says: II admire the
enterprise of the Washington Union for the
manner In which 1t has hustled for the
convention: AS none of the other uniors
seem to be making any special effort
toward getting 1t. they apparently trusting
entirely to their supposed advantages CT
location, Washington. therefore, seems to
have an excellent chance of securing the
convention"
The committee has prepared a petition to
be presented to the business men of WASH
ington. asking for contributions to aid in
defraying the expenses of the convention.
These papers will be signed by R. f. Met
EEL chairman, and eJonn NJ. Berger, sec
retarytreasurer Of the committee, and
will bear the seal OF the union in the lower
ieft-hand corner. and the committee is in
hopes that when these papers are pre-
Sented those to whom they are shown will