The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-11
CIGAR MAKERS IN SESSION
State Convention OF Blue Label League
Opened Here Yesterday.
THIRTY UNIONS REPRESENTED
Aftcr tho Reception of Credentials the
Convention Adjourned and the Re-
mainder of the Day Was Spent ut
Farvicw-TO Finish Wednesday,.

Pennsylvania's Blue Label league,
which is a component part of the CT
gar-makers' International union. as
sembled in state convention at Ancient
Order of United Workmen hall, 421
Lackawanna avenue, yesterday morn
Ing and the proceedings will continue
until Wednesday evening.
In this state there are thirty-two
unions, comprising a membership of
5000 cigarmakers. The product of all
union shops is marked with a blue
label, and from that the state assembly
derives its name. The object of the
union is given in it's bylaws as fol-
lows:
To gratuitously furnish employment; 10
give pecunary aid in case of strikes and
lockouts, sickness, death, or when the
member is out of work; to advance money
to members for travelling; to defend men,
bers involved in legal difficulties conse-
quent upon the discharge of their official
duties to the union; to defend the interests
of the union by the publication Of n trade
journal, to assist in bringing about a
federation of trade unions; to secure the
prohibition of child labor under II years
of age; the establishment of n normal
days labor to consist of not more than
eight hours per day for all classes; the
abolition of the truck system, the tene-
ment house cigar manufacture and the
system of letting out by contract labor In
prisons and reformatory institutions; the
legaliZation of trade unions and the estab-
lishment of labor statistics.
Names of Delegates.
The names of the delegates and the
unions they represent are as follows:
Union 100. Philadephia--Philip Months,
I. w. Bisbng, Charles Woesner. Joseph
Logue.
Union 1G5 Philadelphia-John De Bruyn,
Morris Bandit and T.. Loschenkohl.
Union 293, Philadelphia-James Bachar-
ach.
Union 1886, Reading-CharlesM NJ. Sitzinger,
Charles Calhoun.
Union 3l7 cSherrytown-W. Weaver.
Union pa Harrisburg-James Mccall.
Union 12G. Ephrata-S. a. Urich.
Union 232. Perkisley-Harry Gable.
Union 2i2, York-William r. Martin.
Union 295, Scranton-Albert Butterman.
Union 1O7, Erie-George Ward.
Union 257. Lancaster-Milton G. Evans.
Union 3l7, Wilkes -Barre-Louis p. Lang.
Union las, Willamsport--George Ericsson.
Union III, Allegheny-George Weaver.
Unio 1OS. Lock Haven-H. L. Obel-
hemer.
Union 14S, Greenfeld-H. E. Myers.
Apportionmcnt OF Committees.
The state officers are: Philip Months.
Philadelphia, president; Milton c.
Evans, Lancaster. first vice-president;
A. Il. Houck, Scranton, second vice
president; George II. Troastle, Leb-
anon, third vice-president; ]. De Bruyn,
Philadelphia, secretary-treasurer All
of these officers are in attendance with
the exception of Vice-President Troas-
tie.
AIT 10 a. m. President Months called
the convention to order, and after the
secretary enrolled the delegates. the
following committees We're appointed:
Credentals-A. s. Urich, James McCar-
roll, Joseph Logue.
Officers Report-Sitzinger, Butterman,
Evans.
Rules-Charles Woesner, Martin Butter
man.
Constitution-Evans, Loschenkohl, Lang.
Resolutions-Bendit Sitinger, McCarroll.
Press-Calhoun, Butterman, Logue.
At his point Mr.. Houck, of the Scran-
ton union, invited the visitors to a
trip over the far-famed Gravity to
Farview. It was accepted and the con-
vention adjourned to give the delegates
time to get dinner.
The party left on the noon Delaware
and Hudson train and spent the after
noon on the Farview mountains. They
returned to the city on the o'clock
train. Most of the delegates are regis
tered at Jenkins hotel, on Lackawanna
avenue. This evening they will visit
the Pine Brook shaft and the South
Steel mill. They speak in volumes OF
praise concerning Scranton and the
hospitality of their colaborers in this
city.
This mornings session will begin at
10 o'clock and there will be an after
noon session. The same programme
will be tomorrow, and the deliberations
will conclude in the evening. The visit
ing delegates will go after the conven-
tion to the picnic of the Scranton union
at Central Park Wednesday evening,
and on Thursday will leave for home.