The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-25

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ASSEMBLY HALL BULLETIN.
Meetings to. BE Held During the
j. Week.
Boilermakers p, :. ...................M Monday
BARRIERS .......p -. 49,. ......... Monday
p nooq"oTkeTs .,.......,. ....... Wednesday
joint Labor Dav g Cjjmmittee iFriday
Two new members were initiated at
the meeting of the cigarmakers' union
Thursday evening. Fred Rahe was
granted the use of the label, he having
agreed to abide by the necessary con-
ditions for obtaining the same An ap-.
plication TO strike from a Philadelphia
union, numbering 14O members, was ap-
proved. Subscriptions for the Labor
day parade. were received, a goodly
amount being realized A vote taken
OH the per capita tax asked for by the
state Federation Of Labor resulted
unanimously in favor of the PROPOSE
ton. Additional delegates to the trades
ana labor assembly will be elected at
the next regular meeting. The CON-
mittee having in charge of the eXcur-
| sion down the river on the steamer
Henrietta, which occurs today, report
ed the outlook good for a grand sue
cess. Ice cream, sandwiches, etc., will
be provided for those who desire them:
| The floor committee is composed. of r.
E. Hoffman, chairman, and William
Peglow, ST. Paul; Herman Schlirf and
Otto Gruening, Minneapolis H. Giese
Jr reported that the Minneapolis union
up to Wednesday evening had disposed
| of over 800 tickets, and the members
of the local union were urged to go and
| do likewise The steamer will leave the
| foot of Jackson street at 10 a. m. sharp.
| Union music will accompany the ex-
cursionfsts. -
| The executive board OF Topographic
cal Union No. 80 Tuesday evening con-
sidered several matters which had been
referred to them at the last meeting CT
! No. 80.
Bricklayers' Benevolent Union No, 1
held a short session Thursday evening.
Routine business only was transacted.
A circular letter has been issued by
Chairman Geraghty calling on all I'M
/ organized men to meet at Assembly
halls, Friday evening, July 80, for the
purpose of making arrangements to
take part in the Labor day parade.
l rSt !, MIA lion q nd
| agita ton. committees of the trades and
labor assembly, Net in joint session. AS
a result of their deliberations it was de-
| cided to institute. federal labor union,
which is to embrace unskilled and I'M
classified workmen. Five hundred in
vitations will be sent out asking the
recipients to meet at Assembly halls on
| Friday evening, July 80 First-class
speakers will be in attendance to pre-
sent the advantages of organization;
If the amendment to the constitu-
! ton of the International TYPOGRAPHY
| ical union meets with the approval -Ot
| a majority of the members through
! out the country, according to Secre-
= tary Schott of the local union, the eff
feet will be about double the present
amount of dues.
|
A joint picnic Of the bookbinders'
| and bindery girls unions will be held
! at Wildwood on Saturday, Aug. IA.
| The programme will consist of dane
ing, boating and athletics. Both
| unions have the reputation of always
| making a success of whatever they
undertake in the way of entertainment
as separate organizations, and with
the two combined there is every rea-
son to believe that the picnic to be
given on Aug. IA will be superior to
anything given by either of them in
the past.
The following officers were elected for the
| ensuing term at the Friday evening session
of the trades and labor assembly:
| President. H. McNally, preS.smen's union.
Vice President-L, D. Stickles. retail clerks
| association.
Recording secretary-T. F. Thomas, typo
Financial secretary-H. Geise Jr., cigar
Treasurer-F. H. Beckjord, tailors' union.
| StatiEtician-J. B. Wood, musicians union.
Sergeant alta -Arms-C. ]. Fischer, eoopers'
| union.
Hall Trusteez-F E. Hoffman, cigarmaISers'
union; John Klour. Topographic No. 1S; C. H.
| Strattcn, carpenters union.
Executive Board-P. A. acQui;lan. plum
be1s' union; NJ. Fichtenau. cigarmakers union;
| J. F. Krieger cgarmakers union; F. Men
| shek. pressfeeders,r union; j. A. Laubach,
corniceworkers' union; c. j. Fischer, coop
Hall Board-H. .FeydeF, cigarnnakers' union;
| T. F. Thomas typographical union; C. H.
| Bonn. theatrical stage employees union; G. H.
Prin0le typographical union.
A majority Of the union having voted in
favor of increased representation in the
trades and labor assembly, from and after
| the next meeting the membership will be in
/ creased by 100 delegates.
The report of the special committee ap-
pointed by the grand division of the Order of
Railway Conductors to investigate certain
| charges against a local committee typo
graphical union, of Los Angeles. Cal, rec
| ommends "that in future LEGAL committees
| and members cultivate more friendly rela-
| lions with o,her labor organizations" A
! resolution was also adopted ENDORSING all
! union labels and recommending the use of
l articles bearing those labels in preference to
Others
! The picnic at Chicago Gardens last Sunday
i given by the hack and cab drivers union,
4 drew a large crowd. The festivities were
/ largely confined to tripping the light fan
| tastic Financially the union will be considr
! erably enriched as a result of the picnic.
i aChraes Beurman was elected as add
d tional delegate to the trades and labor as
4 sembly at a meeting of the horseshoers' union
4 Tuesday evening Other business was con-
/ lined to the regular routine
! The shoemakers' union held a special meet
ing on Saturday evening" July II, and also
on Wednesday evening. What was done could
| not be learned although suspicion prevails
that business of more than ordinary impor-