The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19

ing in January. 1t was reported that fortv
nine Of the members visited the MINNEAPOLIS
union last week and that a pleasant time
was had.
=, BARRIERS Union No. 81 met Monday evening.
Secretary Murray announced that the new
shop cards had been received but would not
be ready for distribution until Jan. / Just
$500 was paid in back dues. II is ex-
pected large class Will join the union in
the near future.
The stone cutters union met at Assembly
nan tuesday evening with twenty-five mem
Ders present. Three cards were deposited from
Minneapolis and nine new members were ad-
mitted 1t was decided to use all honorable
EFFORTS to induce all those of the craft i'm tina
city TO unite with the union and committees
were appointed whose business it will be to
visit those who have not as yet affiliated The
next meeting will be held Tuesday evening.
Dec. Is. Beginning with January regular
sessions will be held on the first and third
Wednesdays.
The brewery workers union. at regular
meeting held Saturday evening last voted To
give ball Saturday evening, Jan. 70. A COM
mlttee to make necessary arrangements was
selected in the persons Of T. Daniel f. FOzeI
and Henry Stoeltz The dance will be held
at Assembly hall.
Nomination of officers was the principal
business transacted by the iron moulders
union last Saturday evening. Election will
occur the second Saturday IN January. The
committee having charge of the recent ball
reported it a financial success. Three mem
bers were reported as being on the sick list
adjournment cigars and other refreshments
were enjoyed. The cigars were presented by
Waldo Leonard and bore the label Of the In
ternatiOnal Cigarmakels' union.
Election of officers was the principal BUSH
ness to come before the COOpers' union Tues
day evening The result was as follows: Pres
ldent, William Brinkman vice president,
John b. Krledicr; corresponding secretary
Charles J. Fischer; recording secretary. VIII
liam Bell; financial secretary, Kasper Schmid:
statistician, Joseph Trainer; sergeant-at-
arms Frank Gruber; delegates to Trades and
Labor assembly, John b. Kriedler and
Charles j. Fischer. Routine business gov
erned the rest of the proceedings.
The last issue Of the International Coopers'
Journal contained half-tone portrait and an
interesting biography of Charles j. Fischer,
first vice president Of the International Mr.
Fischer is a prominent member of the coop
ers union of this city, elected to the
office Of president three times in succession.
and at present is serving his second term as
corresponding secretary. At the convection
held in Cincinnati last fall, at which time Mr..
Fischer was elected first vice president, ne
was rendered a vote of thanks for having in
troduced valuable resolutions and amend
ments to the constitution.
The difficulty which for nearly year past
has existed between the theatrical stage en-
ployes' union and the management of the
Metropolitan opera house has been amcably
settled. On Monday afternoon of last week
committee from the union held a conference
with the manager of the Sixth street play
house, the result being that all the employees
eligible to membership will unite with the
union and no discrimination will be used
against its members in future. The final re-
suit is highly satisfactory to organized labor
a whole, who hope that 1t will be many a
long year before a difficulty of a similar ma
ture again occurs
The BARRIERS Journal the official organ Of
the international organization in it's last is
sue, editorialIy reviews the controversy be-
tween No 81, of this city, and the officials
of that association. Although evidently
pleased that the difficulty has finally been
amicably adjusted, it takes the position that
No. 81 should have appealed to the member
snip instead of to the courts, (which at all
times and in all instances are opposed to la
Dor unions"
p. J. Geraghty. editor of the Minnesota
Union Advocate took in the convention of the
American Federation Of Labor at Nashville,
Tenn. last week. Although he did not go
a delegate, Mr.. Geraghty did some good work
for organized labor while there, especially in
securing the cooperation of several Of the
leading speakers in attendance on the con-
vention in the proposed mass meetings to
be given in st. Paul and other Northwestern
cities.
H. CARING will speak at Assembly hall at
D. m today His subject will be- why
Wageworkers Should Be Socialists Mr..
CARING is a well-known portrait artist of st.
Paul having at one time been Of the firm
of CARING G. Horton. All workmen are in
vited to be present.