The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-22

hours constitutes a days work, for
| which the carpenters receive from 221s
cents to 25 cents per hour. The local
| union pays a sick benefit of SO per
week for a period of ten weeks, and
looks after it's members when in dis
] tresS:
| Chief Marshal Louis Nash, J. H. Nc
! Nally, e. B. Lott, G. H. Bonn, F. e.
! Hoffman committee of the Trades and
! Labor assembly are leaving nothing
undone to make the 1897 parade and
| the festivities at the state fair grounds
grand success. They deserve and
should have the active cooperation of
| every union man in the city,
The majority in favor of the amend
ment to the constitution of the State
| Federation Of Labor, up to Saturday
| last, was 757. Only one union at that
time had returned a majority against
| the amendment.
st. Paul Division No. 40, Order of
Railway Conductors, held a well-at-
tended meeting at Knights of Pythias
! hall, corner of Robert and Sixth streets.
| Sunday afternoon last. Routine bust
ness governed the proceedings. Several
| members of Division No. 1, Chicago,
and Division No. 1T, Minneapolis, were
present.
| Division No. 40, Order of Railway
| Conductors, has rendered the use of
| its hall on Sunday, Sept. s. for the
holding of a joint union meeting of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and
! Order of Railway Conductors of the
! Twin Cities. The object of the meeting
| is to discuss matters of interest to
! the railway organizations generally,
| and to become better acquainted with
! one another. These meetings are held
every month at the Brotherhood halls
in either Minneapolis or ST. Paul. The
! meeting on Sept. 5 will be called to
! order at 2:30 p. m.
The shoemakers' union held special
| meeting Monday evening last Labor
| day parade and other interesting topics
! We're discussed.
A special meeting of the musicians
union will be held at Assembly halls
Monday evening to make arrange
ments for Labor day parade. All mem
bers who are not present will be liable
to a fine
A special meeting of the pressmens' union
will be held tomorrow evening to make ar
rangements for Labor day parade ETC. No
The new hall board held its first meeting
Wednesday evening. The election of officers
for term of six months resulted in c. H
Bonn being reelected chairman and J. F.
krieger securing another term as secretary.
The other members OF the board are II.
The joint picnic of the bookbinders and
bindery girls unions at Russell Beach last
tween 80 0and 400 were in attendance.
The executive board of Typographical union
No. 80 were in session at Assembly halls Sun
day afternoon. Several matters of interest to
| the craft discussed.
The boot and shoemakers union at their
last meeting decided to take part in the La
Dor day parade and ordered 100 new badges for
| the occasion. There will probaly be 300
| members in line. Mike Shanahan and Albert
| the Trades and Labor assembly
! Bricklayers Benevolent Union No met
| Thursday evening. Arrangements were made
| for taking part in the Labor day parade A.
| l.. Steiner being selected to act as marshal
| At the meeting next week it will be deter
| mined whether the union will have float in
At a meeting of the committee on music
from the Labor day committee Thursday
| evening. band of twenty pieces was en-
gagged to head the delegates from the Trades
! and Labor assembly. AS an additional at
traction, one of the best drum majors in the
Northwest was secured to lead the band.
The two brotherhoods of railway train
men and the ladies' auxiliary of this city
will enjoy a moonlight excursion down the
/ river Tuesday evening on the steamer Henri
/ eta.
Louis Nash addressed an opening meeting
of the tailors union at Minneapolis Thurs
day evening, and also open meeting of the
| woodworkers' union in the same city. There
4 was good turnout.
! At an open meeting of the woodworkers'
| union of Minneapolis Thursday evening" held
at Labor hall, Nicollet avenue, John
| Swift addressed the meeting. Mr. Swift spoke
with his usual eloquence and was frequently
| applauded. At the close of the meeting a
| large class of new members was obligated.
| John Swift organizer for the Fifth con-
| gressional district for the State Federation Of
| Labor, has received an invitation to deliver
| the Labor day address at Fargo, n. D. He