The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-29
In THE WORLD OF. LABOR
PAYERS Discuss Their Grievance al
a Red Letter 'nsenng.>
G1s5<.~sr<h a~
Journey men House Painters Mask.
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Plans for Labor D0y-The
WOrklngmen'sLibrary.

The PAYERS Protective Union held a
Hall, No. $50 Eighth street northwest
There was u large Attendance and Prcsi,
dent Welsh was in the Chair.
The PAYERS. though ole OF the youngest
of the local labor organizations, is rapidly
increasing in membership, which now in
ciudes nearly four: ffrths' Or The skilled
street PAYERS in the District. Just now
they are in Conference, through the e. Il,
u, with which they are affiliated. with
the District Commissioners in Icferciice
TO the pay OF PAYERS employed an goverrs
ment work and are anxiousiy awaiting
their decision.
Formerly the wages ,0r'I pave rs sweres
1925. but within the lag, year orq 50 the
nay has been reduced 10 Sc, and in some
cases it is said to be less. Tie parers
maintain that the rate of wagesis liked
D., law. and thatit is an injustice to them
that the rates should be changed except by
legislation. ,,,,,,..,,. ,..-a...-. y
The question or letting of contracts Tor
work on the country Dads was also dhsf'
cuased. but as 1t was noticed. that. the,
work was now advertised IL was deemed
advisable To take no definite action iis>
the matter. ,..,,-,..,,, -, ..
After some discussion il was decided 10
ask the citizens of Georgetown to Use
their in fluence to have the Potomac Power
and Light Company employ members OF
the union on tie work being done by the
company. .-.........-. . :.
The c,.arter membership ron OF the union
has been closed, aud an Initiation Zee. OF
So will be charged in the future
The time and place of meeting was
changed, and the next meeting wbli lie
held on Wednesday, at Electrical Workers
Hall, No 5OS Eleventh street north west
special meeting of the workinSinap's
Library Association will tie held at No.
31i Eighth street northwes. this even
ing TO arrange some method
OF ind vidual membership. Tie necessity
of til is step is forCibly shO wa by the large
number OF members of Organized labor
who are constant visitors at The library.
rooms, but whose organizations do not
contribute to the support OF TIE association
These indiv idual membe rs havipg trs,e1l ihe~
benefits to lie cerived from the library are
anxious to take advantage of the privileges
offered by the library association. And. al
though these benefits have never hrcn
denied them, still they do not lick TO
assume the role OF bencficiarirs, and Tor
his reason have asked that some system hc
inauSurated by which they esa atsecoine
individual cont rib ItiDg members-
Manager Mardenssaid yester'lay thatti,cre
was no doubt but that the request of these
applicants would be granted and that al the
meeting this evening some plan woIid be
promulg ated by which ihey could eB1oy the
full be nefitof the association without feeling
that they were intruders. Further than
than thishe said the Y INTELLECTUALLY welcomed
as members and their contributions viii
he a great help in the way Of sustaining
the library.
How many OF this ind oil members viii he
enrolled it s impossible to say. hat !. Is
known that in those organizations whichGo
not contribute TO the support OF the library
there is a large mi nority who have always
favored doing So -r 81. ,uf,,..,, . %.
1t is also proposed to give a series Of
musical and literary entertainments IN The
fall for the benefit of the asSo csatio ion.
Mount Vernon Assembly Of Journeymen
House Painters. No. 1898. X. of l., held
a Well attended meeting last evening. at
the Workingmeus Library rooms. No. 3li
Eighth street northwest
The nnemters Of the assembly are very
over tho assured success OF
the excursions to MARSHALL Hall and River
View on Labor Day. and most or /! time
was consumed in discussing the arIansr-
nients.
A communication from Carpenters AS
sembiy No. 17is was received. challenging
the Painters toplay game or baseball on
Labor Day At River View. Tile challenge
was accepted. -.,