Evening star., 1896-08-20
LABOR DAY. CONFERENCE
Preparations Being Made for. the Great
Parade.
There Will Be Bienty of Music and
Harmony WEI I,revail-News
From the Unions.

The Labor day conference composed of
committees representing the Central Labor
Union and Building Trades Council, met
last evening at the hall Of the Bricklayers'
Union. The committee on decoration re-
ported that they had called on many Of
the firms doing business along the route
OF the parade, and in response to the re-
quest Of the committee all had promised to
decorate their places on that day. The
matter OF music came up for discussion,
and the committee from the Musical
League reported that the league could
furnish frora twenty-five to one hundred
pieces OF first-class union music for any
and all organizations that may want to
employ them. The committee also report
ed that there was pending before the Mu-
slcal League an application for member
snip from the Second Regiment Band.
numbering thirty pieces, and that they
would be admitted at the next meeting.
also that there had been fifty-five addi-
tions to the league during the past two
weeks.
Harmony Assured.
Upon hearing the report Of the committee
the Bricklayers engaged thirty pieces of
music for the parade. 1t was announced
that this will be the first parade in the
District when the members of all the
bands will be affiliated with an organized
labor union
The conference requested that the Cen
trail Labor Union and Building Trades
Council be represented in the parade by
their respective officers. and 1T was agreed
that the delegates to the conference would
parade with their several organizations
The BARRIERS Union reported that they
would have all their men in the parade,
and that the shops in which they are en-
ployed will close during that part OF the
day. Also that those in line would wear
neat uniform.
The hod carriers reported that they had
decided to parade, and that they would
have about $50 men In line. -
brewery Workers.
The members Of the Brewery Workers
Union, No. u.s. held meeting last even
ing at Arion Hall, with President Harry
Yoos in the chair. and Mr.. Henry Heb
berle as secretary. After attending to
routine business the matter of the beer
boycott was brought up and after a full
discussion 1t was resolved to deny the
assertions made at the last meeting of
Gambrinus Assembly TO the effect that
the brewers union was an illegal organ:za-
ton
A paper was adopted and ordered sent to
National Secretary KurZenknahe of the
National Brewery Workers Union as q re-
ply to his letter stating that the action, [ f
the members of the Brewery Workers
Union in cutting loose from the knights Of
Labor was indorsed by the national eAecu-
tive board, as follows:
We, the undersigned, members of local
| union OF brewery workers, No. 1lS, COM
posed of practical brewers, hereby declare
that we have no grievance or 5oycot.
against any brewery in this city, and de-
clare. further, that we have nothing to do
with the so-called Gambrinus Assembly, or
their grievances" - ID.
In White Overalls.
Painters tnion No. ITO, met last even
irg, and after voting to parade on Labor
day in white overalls and white caps. pass
ed a resolution approving the action Of the
Building Trades Council in dema ntling that
the contracts entered into between the
Building Trades Coulcil and the brewers
be strictly adhered to.
me carpenters, joiners' and stair build
ers and beer bottlers assemblies OF the
x or J.. met last evening and confirmed
the action of their respective committees
regarding the observance of Labor day. by
uniting with others in an excursion to
Marshall Hall and River View.