The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-06

State Federation Of Labor, c. A.
Ripke was the successful candidate.
The annual convention OF the Inter
national Printing Pressmen's union will
be held at Detroit, Mich, June To-
James J. Murphy, OF New York, chair
man of the shorter work-day COM
nfittee of the International Typo
graphical union, will attend the session
for the purpose of bringing the ques-
ton of shorter hours to the attention
OF the pressmen, and securing their
cooperation. President Prescott will
also attend the meeting.
A J. Metzger, c. H. Stratton and
Peter Lindstrom were constituted
| committee by the carpenters union
| Tuesday evening to meet with a SINH
lar committee representing the Mime
| apolS union for the purpose of organiZ-
| ing a carpenters district council to
cover the territory comprising the Twin
! Cities and vicinity. The object Of the
district organiza ton is ito secure the
| equalization of wages and other work
ing conditions, thus preventing the
possibility of competitive advantages
in those respects of one locality over
another closely adjacent. Should the
present movement prove successful, an
effort will DE made to organize a state
council.
The garment workers union held an
| interesting meeting Thursday evening,
a ,goodly portion Of which was devoted
/ to completing arrangements for their,
!, ice cream social and dancing party,
which will take place tomorrow even
, ing at Assembly haIl. The young
| ladies of this organization are adopts
! at entertaining and their past events
have gained for them a legion of
fTsTC do ,oI-, Ill, IL
sellers, the efficient secretary, Miss
| Keating, being particularly able, and
| this additional fact warrants the as
! sumption that the event will be the
complete success it deserves to be.
The members of the boot and shoe
| workers union and their friends will
hold forth next Saturday at Russell
| Beach. Chisago, lakes, the occasion be-
ing the unions annual picnic. In ad-
| dition to the usual haf-holiday, OBJ
| tanning on Saturdays, a number of the
factories will close all day, thus al
lowing their employees a full days out
ing. The athletic contests promise to
| develop some exciting sport, as the
prizes are many and valuable, and
certainly worth an effort. Round trip
tickets will be sold at Is cents for
adults and 35 cents for children under
twelve years Of age The first train
for the ground leaves at $50 a. m.
The following unionists of the sterner
persuasion, have been selected to as
SiSt the young ladies of the garment
workers union in the management of
their dancing party: Master of cere-
monies, Joseph Scharfbillig; floor COM
Inittee, Ed ChristopherSon, Phil Liesch,
Louis Nash, c.. r. Bonn, NJ. f. Murray,
A. ]. Kringle. J. ]. Gleason, Matt Bantz
and w. J. Thone; reception commit
tee, Thomas You'd, Frank Pampusch
Louis Mitchell, l.. G. Keating P. J.
Geraghty, Joseph Fleck and G. j.
Schott.
The delegate from the bakers union
reported the alleged neglect of duty
on the part cf the bread inspector to
the Trades and Labor Assembly at
it's last meeting, and the grievance
committee was instructed to inVeSti-
gate into the matter. 1t is charged
that light weight bread is on sale in
the city with the full knowledge OF the
Inspector, who has refused to confis-
cate it, as contemplated by the city
ordinance. The report of the committee
is awaited with interest by the mem
bers of the bakers union, and there
may be some new deveiopenlents at the
melting of that organization next Sat
urday.
Notwithstanding the bad weather
there was a fair attendance at the
meeting of the woodworkers' union
Tuesday evening The next meeting
will occur on Wednesday evening, when
the unfinished business Of the last
meeting will be disposed of and per-
manent officers elected. A number of
applications for membership will be
acted upon, and large attendance is
expected.
The executive board of the label
league will meet next Wednesday to
consider number of matters referred
to it at the leagues last meeting Tha
board is charged to investigate the
report that hats bearing counterfeit
union labels are on sale in the city,
and subcomnlittees will be appointed
for this purpose. The merchant in
this instance is innocent, while the
manufacturer is Goubly guilty, first
taking advantage of honest workmen
by stealing their trade mark, and then
by imposing upon well-meaning mer-
chants, selling them goods under the
pretense that they are union, while in
reality they are not.
Several more cities have recently been
added to the list of those requiring
that the allied printing trades union
label appear on all their printing
Prominent among the later additions
is Chicago. The executive board of
the local printing trades council will
hold regular meeting next Thursday,
when the question of drafting an or
dinance to provide for a similar ar
rangement in this city will come up.
Other label matters and a number of
grievances will attach some Importance
to the meeting.
The last meeting preceding the con-
ventdon Of the State Federation of La
Dor will be held by the executive coun-
Gil Of that body tomorrow evening,