Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-05
AMONG THE WORKINGMEN
Several Organized Bodies Met Last Night and
Arranged for Labor Day.
Most of Them VIII March fin the
Parade-What Mr.. SpOhn Says Of
the Carriage and Wagon Makers.

A special meeting of the Bricklayers'
Union was held last evening at their hall,
corner of 1th and L streets northwest.
President William Maghan presided and
Mr.. j. b. Dowell was secretary.
After receiving the report of the Labor
day committee which stated that all ar
engagements on their part i'm the demon
stratlon were completed, a resolution was
ADOPTED that all members report at the
nan at am prompt on Labor day, wnen
the roll will be called and all absentees
noted, against each Of whom a fine of 81
will be entered. After the parade the roll
VIII again be called. at which time 1t viii
also be necessary for all to be present.
SUITS 10 be worn in the parade were dis
tribu;ed.
Marshal Williams announced the follow
ing appointments for the parade. Assistant
marshal. William Roache: aids. lanes No
iahd Charles Goodchild, William Pollard
Patrlck Kline. Howard Clarkson. David
nDoWney' Thomas Corrigan, John Gleason,
Michael Welsh. John Stanley. TayIor
tunt, William Tibbs, Andrew Lewis. John
nahan.
me BARRIERS Union. at their meeting last
evening, completed their final ARRANGEMENTS
Icr the Labor day parade The members
we're directed to report at their hall at 10
am. Monday, when suits and caps will be
- ~ was announced that the
pcsS BARRIERS have been invited to march
win the; Journeymen in the parade. and il
WAS DeIeved the former would accept
Mr. Richard S. Salmon vas elected mar
s s, ana Mr.. f. w. Mendenhall. aid. 1t
was stated that the BARRIERS would have
not less than sixty mer in the line. Two
new members were elected at the meeting
ara IL was announced that six applications
lor membership We're pending
The Electrical Workers held their usual
weekly meeting last evening and after
nearing the report of the Labor day COM
ihit'ee decided to ride in the parade in
carriages Ihey also appointed a commit
tee to wait on the managers of two Thea,
ters and ask them TO employ only union
electricians.
AT the meeting las: evening of the En-
ehe"rs Union, No. 6dIS. a statement was
made mat the engineers at the jail are
kept on duty continuously for twenty-four
hours ami then allowed twenty-four hours
resi-, ana committee was appointed to in
the union. ~
lettering to a statement by a leading
member OF The Carriage and Wagon Max
ers Assembly. as published in The Star
y! yesterday 10 the effect that il was not
AT all certain that the local assembly AL
though member of a national body that
Is animated with the American Federation
or Labor. would send delegates to the Gem
,Iai LABOR mon. the representative of the
American Federation of Labor here and
would not shirk a fight with the Central La
Dor Union if the occasion should arise
president Spohn of the Central Labor
Union today said: so far as l am con-
cerEcd, L want no fight with the carriage
ana wagon makers. and If they prefer 10
remain with the knights of Labor instead
OF uniting with the other trades unions of
The District, will do nothing to try to get
them 20 do otherwise.
arr glad that they have become afili-
ate3 with an organization which has an OK
iStence outside of the District How The
otEer members of the Central Labor Union
may feel disposed toward the carriage and
wagon mixers L do NOT know. and there
being no boss of the {. l.. IT, each mem
Der speaks and acts for himself. l do moi
thlhk, however, that there will be any
trouble IN regard to the future trade rela-
Hohs OF the carriage ana wagon makers
no matter what course they may see
proper 10 adopt"