Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-29
DOINGS OF LABOR BODIES
Nine Organizations Represented at Building
Trades Council.
National Union of Steam Engineers
and Local Federatfon-The Busi-
ness Transacted ut Each.

Nine organizations were represented at
last evenings meeting of the Building
Trades Council. President Silver was in
the chair and Mr.. Daniel Sullivan was Sec
rotary.
The chairman of the special committee
which was appointed to wait on the archi-
tect and builder engaged in the construc-
ton of Senator Forakers house reported
that the job was now strictly union-none
but members of organized labor societies
being employed there. 1t was stated that
at the last meeting of the carpenters ex-
ecutive board one of the non-union car
penters employed on the Foraker house had
been admitted to membership in the
Brotherhood of Carpenters. and since then
the carpenters there have been working
eight hours daily.
The special committee appointed to call
on the proprietors of the various planning
mills in the District reported having done
SO. and that they found the latter entirely
ployes with the Amalgamated Wood
Workers Union, which is connected with
the Building Trades Council.
President Silver was given a vote of
thanks for securing, at last Tuesday even
ing's meeting, the presence of the eXecu-
tive officers of the American Federation
of Labor and also of President NJ. D.
Ratchford and Cameron Miller of the ex-
ecutlNc DOdrQ OF CnltcQ Mine w OrkerS.
Credentials of the delegate from Car
penters and Joiners' Union, No. l. were
received, and the delegate was admitted
and obligated. This event marks the re-
turn of 4 MON No. l to the Building Trades
Council. from which it separated about a
year ago, on account of differences grow
ing out of the beer boycott in force at that
time.
Union No. &c at Arion Hall.
The regular weekly meeting of Union No.
PC. National Union of Steam Engineers,
was held last evening at Arion Hall Pres
ident Joseph Z. McCrink occupi ID the
chair.
The union heard statement from a
committee appointed ty tie National Asso-
citation of Steam Engineers relative to a
complaint that members OF their organZa-
ton were not recognized on union jobs, and
asking that they be so recognized by the
engineers union. No action was taken
upon this request, because the associ:tti On
is not affiliated with any central body here
and they are not il is claimed organized
Gil q trade union basis.
A committee of five was appointed to
confer with the grievance committee of tie
Central Labor Union, for the purpose of
adjusting the grievances of the Engineers
Union against one of the cal breweries.
The quarterly report of the trustees stat
ea that the affairs of the union were in fine
condition, there being 137 members in good
standing
The report of the delegates to the Cen
trail Labor Union was listened to with much
II terest, and was regarded as an indication
that the trades union societies OF the Dis
tr-ct were on more stable basis than ever
before in their history.
Federation of Labor.
President Roy Carroll presided At last
evenings meeting of the local Federation
OF Labor. The quarterly report of the
financial secretary stated that there is a
good balance in the treasury.
The delegates from the Shoe Clerks. As.
sembly reported a little trouble with ono
OF the dealers in the city because. as al
legged, he would not employ members of the
assembly. '-ie
1t was announced that five new members
were admitted at the !act meeting of Plas s.
terers' Assembly. -@''-