The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

attend, the indications are that the boys will
turn out in force in the future.
Bricklayers BENEVOLENT Union No 1 met
Thursday evening. The attendance was larg-
er than usual at this time of the year Dis
cussion of matters of considerable moment to
the union took up greater part of the
evening, after which the newly-eIected off,
GERS, whose names are given elsewhere, were
installed.
Edward Christopherson. or Genial Ed as
he is called by his numerous friends
prominent member of the tin, sheet iron and
cornlceworkers union, ex-president of the
trades and labor assembly, organizer of the
United Garment Workers Union of America
ex-chairman of the late Federation council,
and an ail-round hard worker in labor's
ranks, who has been an employee of the
Wolterstorh-Haskell company OF Ibis city,
for number of years past, has just re-
ceived just and merited recognition from the
hands of his employers IN being promoted to
the position OF travelling salesman. Eds ge-
nial countenance will be missed at labor
headquarters hereafter, and his voice. which
has so often been raised in behalf of the
toilers of this city, will be longed for when
it comes to "a fight to a finish" between
right and wrong. He deserves his promo
ton, and the editor of this department
wishes him abundant success in his new field.
Applications for membership in the None
Such Cineh club are being daily received by
Secretary Kriegher, and there is no reason
to doubt that on July IL, the date on which
the club will be formally organized. the best
talent frequenting labor's headquarters will
be enrolled as members. P. j. Geraghty is
one of the latest to take an interest In the
game and he and Ed. Christopherson were
pitted against Col. Brown and an unknown
Monday evening. the former winning three
out of four games played.
Frank Pampusch arrived home from his trip
through the South Tuesday morning. He
says that he was treated like prince while
in Nashville Tenn, by members Of the
Pressfeeders union, and that nothing was
''too good" for him while in that city,
The Boilermakers'. union held a short ses-
sion Monday evening only the regular routine
business being transacted 1t was too warm
for the majority of the members, who pre-
ferred to enjoy themselves at Como or some
OF the other resorts rather than sveter be-
meath the gas jets of Assembly hall.
The IrOnmolders' union held a shoFt but
undressing meeting Saturday evenings bust
ness being confined 10 the regular routine.
Owing TO the warm weather. the attend
ance at the regular semi-monthly session OF
the Brewers union last Saturday act
very large, and after transacting neces Ny
business an adjournment was taken until
Saturday next.
John Swift, of Minneapolis, organizer for
the American Federation of Labor, and a
member of the new Federation council of the
State Federation of Labor, is doing excellent
work in the Flour City. He has organized
the painters and decorators union with q
charter membership of twenty-one, and will
soon have the retail clerks united in an or
ganization OF their own. AS hustle. and an
orator, MI. Swift has few equals in the ranks
of labor.
There Is a rumor to the effect that
Phil Liesch is seriously considering joining
the ranks Of the Benediets.