Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-13
QUESTION OF MUSIC
Central Labor Union Discusses Some Local
Bands.
Name of the LanEdOn School Building
Labor Matters Considered mt
Last Nights Meeting.

The regular weekly meeting Of the Cen
trail Labor Union was held last evening
with President Milford F. Spohn in the
chair, and Mr.. ]. d. Moulden as secretary
pro tenn. Secretary Torrens still being
sick.
The acting secretary reported that he had
communicated with the legal representa-
tives of the brewers requesting that they
confer with Brewers Union, No. us. rela-
tive to the trade conditions which exist
between the local union and the employing
brewers, but had not yet received any re-
ply.
The secretary was instructed to again
request the brewers, through Mr.. Tobriner
of their counsel to confer with the work
ers, as it as the sentiment of the Central
Labor Union that it would be to the in
terest OF both If they would confer. An
answer will be requested before the next
meeting of the Central Labor Union, and
If it is not received further acti1a will, it
is stated be taken at that tine.
The delegates from the Bakers and Con-
PETITIONERS Union stated hey were anX-
lCusly awaiting the action Of the legisla-
tive committee in the matter of the Sunday
delivery of bread; mat they had a
committee acting jointly with the COM
mittee from Bakers Assembly to bring
the matter to the attention Of the boss bak-
els. They also stated that the Bakers
Exchange held meeting a few nights ago,
at which they considered the matter and
adVisa5llity of stopping the delivery of
bread on Sun day.
The contract committee was instructed
to call upon proprietors of river resorts
and submit to them the contr 1c:s of the
{. L. I. for music for the next season;
also that Mr. Churchill, leader of the Mt.
Pleasant Drum Corps. be reqIes5ed by the
secretary of the Central Labor Union that
in future he charge the union rates for
services rendered. 1t was also stated that
rfsh hlx Tllrr.t he.
of the drum corps to furnish music On tie
occasion of the joint debate between
Messrs. Hutchins and Davis Friday even
ing next. 1t was also stated that Mr.
Churchill receives $1o for the services of
the drum corps on that OCCASION and that
the members of the drum corps receive no
compensation whatever.
After hearing the report from Columbia
Musical League a special committee COM
posed of Messrs. Hobson, Shandley and
NcCrink, was appointed TO Messrs.
Gardner and Gates who have charge Of the
details of the debate, and ask that union
music he employed on that occasion. The
grievance committee was directed to re-
quest that the chief of police. Major
Moore, revoke the license granted the Ger
| man Band to play on the street because,
as was alleged, the band also takes en-
gdgements at ruinous rate of pay.
LanEdon School. --.. -.
The following preamble and resolution in
| offered by Delegate Shandey and unani-
| mously adopted:
| The contract for the erection of the
| public school building al Langdon hay
! ing specified that none but union labor
| shall be employed therein and such a
! clause having been Inserted through the
! efforts of Mr.. II. S. Sutton, a resident OF
| Lansdon. therefore.
Resolved. That the Central Labor Union
| fully approaching the efforts of MIR. Sut-
| ton in the interest of organized labor ten
| der to him the thanks of organized labor,
and request that the structure be known
as the Sutton school in recognition of his
! services in behalf of the organized labor
| of this District
| Call of Unions.
| Under the call OF unions the bricklayers
| reported that bricklayers We're employed
i'll the navy yard at s3.76 per day, when the
| ruling rates are 81 per day, and a special
| committee composed of Messrs. Lynch
| Shandley and Weber were instructed to
| inquire into the matter and if such is as
! certained to be the fact to report the cir
| cuEstances at once to Secretary Herbert
| AT the request of the PAYERS a special
| committee was appointed composed OF
Messrs. SIohn, Lynch. Lewis and Weber
| TO call upon Mr.. Babcock. chairman OF
| the House District committee, and request
| that he the Commissioners relative tC
| the employment of PAYERS on District work
| The PAYERS stated that a large force o.
| PAYERS is now being employed and tina
| Of he nun Der ten were members of theil
! union.
1t was reported that the contracting
| painter for the work at the new Columbia
| Theater was not emplC wing painters wht
| are members of Local 10, which is alice
| with the Building Trades Council and tn
| matter was referred to the Building Trade
| Council as the work is being done under
| Building Trades Council contract, which
| specifies that none but members Of thos
| organizations belonging to the Buildin;
| Trades Council shall be employed ON tn
| work.
The Brewery Workers reported tina. al
| the practical brewers in the city were nov
| members of their organization. that at tn
| last annual convention of the Nationsi
| Brewery Workers Union. The Brewers
| Trade District No. 30. K. of L., which ha'
been allied with the National Union organi
zation. was dsbanded, ard in the futur
the national organization will only recog
nize as legitimate organizations those char
tered by that body and affiliated with tn
American Federation of Labor.
| 1t was stated by the painters that tn
Williams. manager was employing an equa
| of Labor painters on scme work they wer
| having done.
The carpenters reported that the objec
| tionable non-union carpenters who had bee
| employed at the Columbia Theater had bee
| i'll their place.