The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-29

preSS1eeQerS.
w. E. McEwen, of Duluth; John
Swift, OF Minneapolis, and Harry
Franklin, of st. Paul, appointed organi-
Zers for the State Federation of Labor,
Will enter upon their duties at once,
under the supervision of the president
and the federation council. Mr.. Nc
Ewen's field of labor will embrace .Du-
luth and the northern part Of the
state to Brainerd, Mr. Swift's the Fifth
congressional district, and the cities of
Faribaut, Austin and Mankato, while
Mr.. Franklin will have the Fourth con-
gressional district and the city of Red
Wing. The organizers fors the cities
of St. Cloud and Wihona shave not yet
been selected and will notkbe until the
trades assemblies of these cities rec
| ommend. some one for the. position.
Hen Ignatius Donnelly, the Sage Of
Nininger, will deliver the Labor day
address at the state fair grounds on
Monday, Sept. 6. The selection of Mr.
Donnelly gives general satisfaction
among the members of organized labor
President Brown occupied the chair
at the meeting ofsthe musicians union
Monday evening. e AS a preliminary to
the Labor day parade. the secretary
was instructed to procure badges ad-
vertising the fact that the members
wearing them belonged to the Ameri-
can Federation of Musicians. The Or
CARNATIONS, which will have strictly
union music, will be the Trades and
Labor Assembly. the cigarmakers'
brewers, boot and shoemakers' unions
They will each be headed by bands
numbering twenty pieces. The must
clans to the number of eighty, under
the direction of H, Stein, the veteran
leader, will form at the Hotel Ryan at
o'clock, where the four bands will
| render selection as one band, and
will then march to the point selected by
Chief Marshal Nash, for the formation
OF the parade and take their position
at the head of the various organiZa-
lions employing them. The music at
the fair grounds in the afternoon, will
be furnished by members of the Ameri-
can Federation of Musicians, under the
direction of Mr.. Stein.
The unorganized laboring men of this
city will undoubtedly be well represent
ed in the parade on Labor day. Or
ganized labor cannot afford to be out
done in point of numbers. The trades
unionist should not forget this fact.
The local union of the United Gar
ment Workers of America held we'll
attended meeting Monday evening. A
| considerable amount of accumulated
| correspondence was read by the Sec
rotary and action taken disposing of
the same TheZauestion of giving an
| ice cream sociaE and dance was set
tied in the affirmative, and Tuesday
evening Sept. %, selected as the date
! The following members We're chosen as
a committee on arrangements: Misses
Carrie Knudson, : Lima Schmidt, Alice
Pinkus, Kate Heating, Annie Ludden,
May Brac1en and Maggie Curtin. Car
| RE Knudson was selected delegate to
represent the union before the Trades
| and Labor assembly.
The allied printing trades council
disposed of considerable business Mon
day evening. 1t was decided to "look
| up certain papers supposedly owned
| or managed by union men which are
being published without the label APP
pearing thereon. IT was also deter
| mined that the members OF the coun-
| Gil would march with their respective
organizations in the Labor day par
| ade, but that transparencers setting
| forth the benefits. ,accruing to those
! using the label should be procured
| and distributed among the union or
CARNATIONS in the parade. A commit
| tee was chosen to visit two of the
| bookbinderies of the city in the inter-
ests of the bindery, girls union.
The joint agitation committee Of the
| cigarmakers' unions of ST. Paul and
| Minneapolis met in this city Monday
evening. Several important subjects
were discussed and action taken along
| the lines of renewed agitation of the
label. The committee having charge
of the recent excursion reported that
after settling all outstanding accounts
there was a good balance to enrich the
treasures Of the two organizations.
All true unionom men will take part in
the parade on Monday, Sept. 6. It's
| action that's needed at this time, not
| words. At
Thursday evenings meeting of the
coopers union was well attended