Evening star., 1896-06-29

ganizing literature. II you can get the ap-
plication for a charter here Syracuse. N.
assist you in installing the union. I leave
mere on that date for trip through the
east and II you are successful by that
time VIII SO arrange my route az to be
IN Washington about the 25th.
The White BARRIERS Union, Washington,
u o.. is the local title adopted, and 1t 10
anticipated that the new organization will
IN a short time have q membership Of LEO
nrst-class 1L white BARRIERS To many Of
these the Barters' Assembly has. 1t IL said,
peen objectionable, and as result many
OF the best shops employing the best class
OF BARRIERS have not been In sympathy with
the assembly. The object Of the new or
ganization Is to combine Journeymen and
employers and conduct the organization
strictly upon trade union lines. The next
meeting of the union will be held on Thurs
DAY Day evening next, at Leo Zwissler's shop.
lOl2 pennsylvania avenue. where, after a
thorough canvas, a large attendance is an
ticipated.
Eccentric Engineers.
The Eccentric Engineers have elected the
following officers for the ensuing term:
Master workman. P. w. Key: worthy fore
man. ]. A. Bowen; recording secretary,
Alonzo Lawton; financial secretary; W. J.
Leeman; trustee, William Motherhood;
delegates to the local Federation of Labor.
Alonzo Lawton. j. j. Breen, j. c. Caldwell.
matthew bTdUy anu JOnn y" ara.
The Beer War.
At the last meeting Of the agitation COM
mittee having charge of the beer war,
there was, it was stated after adjournment,
good attendance, and that plans were
adopted for keeping up the fight. 1t was
further stated that letters were read from
about twenty-five liquor dealers. all of
whom wrote that their sympathies were
with the laboring people, but that it was
not possible, under the circumst ances by
which they were surrounded to extend to
them the support they would like to. They
promised, however, to handle as little of
the beer made by the local brewers as ros-
sble.
A Printers' Banquet.
The might Bilr' force Of the government
printing office entertained a number of
their friends among the printers. proof
readers and Iressmen at the G. P. O., at
the annual banquet of the former, at
Freunds, Saturday evening. Over 100 per-
sons were present, and the occasion was
very interesting. Vice President E. G. Far
rell of the Typographical Union presided,
and Mr.. w. H. Reed aoted as toastmaster.
Speeches were made by Messrs. George E.
Tracy, Charles f. Holmes, E. Cornman. C.
Auracker. Thomas A. Bynum. J. NJ. Krei-
ter, William II. Bromley, William Bailey,
j. j.. Rodier, J. A. Brodnax, l.. N. Shimp,
II. Fl. Easterbrook, John II. Hogan, Thos.
B. Hoagland and Charles +. Miller.
Those who sang songs or gave recita ations
were Messrs. w. II. Reed. John O'Neill, p.
J. Haltigan. Owen Lee, John R. Purvis and
others.
The committee of arrangements vas COM
posed of Messrs. e. G. Farrell, chairman;
r. q. Garrison, w. r. Abbott, Harry Bill
lings, E. W. Patton, T. A. Bynum, John
Hogan and W. H. Reed.
Musfcians' League.
The regular weekly meeting Of Columbia
League of Musicians was held yesterday
afternoon at Electrical Workers Hall, and
vote of thanks rendered to the Central
Labor Union for placing the Musical AS
sembly on the unfair list. and also to a
proprietor of summer garden for refusing
to longer have ron-union musicians in his
employ. A Labor day committee to CO.
operate with the committees of other Or
ganizations was appointed as follows:
Messrs. William F. Weber, Samuel Engley.
T. Gessler. Joseph Reppetti and John
Trautman. The advisability of giving a
big exc ursion was discussed, but no con-
clusion was reached