Evening star., 1898-08-26
INSTALLSITS OFFICERS
Bricklayers' Council Places New Leaders in
Control for Ensuing Term.
Address by PFesident Spohn-Appoint-
Fraternal sDeIesates Named.

The officers Of ffBrieklayers' Council, whe
were elected recently to serve for the en-
suing year, were installed last evening
Ihey are: President, Milford Spohn; vict
president, John H. Wolf; recording secre
tary, j. B. DowelI; corresponding secre
tary, Samuel Harper; financial secretary
Robert McMackin; treasurer, NJ. P. Canty
sergeant-at-arms, Patrick Boland; assistant
sergeant-at-arms, Thomas Kelly; trustees
l.. w. Straub, Florence McAuliffe.
In entering upon the discharge of his
new duties President Spohn expressed hi:
appreciation of the act of the members OF
the union in electing him their presiding
officer of an organization. he said, which
stands at the head of the trades unior
bodies Of the District. The report of the
treasurer for the present quarter, he SAID
shows that the union is in better condl
ton at present than it has been for tbs
last five years. After an unprecedented
trade depression, the prosperity of the or.
ganization demonstrates its stability anc
the wise, conservative methods which nave
been pursued with regard to the business
interests of the city.
Mr.. Spehn advised that in the future
the policy be pursued which will secure
to the membership a larger proportion OF
work than it has been able to OBTAIN III
the past. This, he said, could be done II
the organized labor of the District is true
to it's own interests.
Some Statistics.
He further stated that Of the 1000 or
ganized wage workers in Washington 5t
per cent are tenants. These pay an aver
age rental of SIS per month, aggregating
100000 each year, and, estimating that
the entire 1900 spend an average of 81 per
week, gives an expenditure of S,456,oO0
making a grand total of 81, ,0S6,0O0 disbursed
by them among the butchers, the grocers
and the landlords.
when it is understood said Mr.. Spohn,
that every dollar of this money has been
received from those who employ union Ia
Dor, we should determine to spend this
money with our friends. If this were done
by the organized workers of The District
an element which is now antagonistc to
organized labor and persists in employing
the cheapest would be forced to patronlze
the members Of the union organizations.
In conclusion, he said he hoped to see
the time when organized labor by pursu-
ing policy of patronizing those who pat
roniZe them, would force general recogn1-
tion of the union label, and that the union
trade mark would decorate the door Intel
of every house hereafter erected IN the
District Of Columbia.
Thanks to Retiring President.
A vote of thanks was extended to Mr..
a committee was appointed to secure a
suitable testimonial for presentation to him
as mark of the unions appreciation Of his
labors in its interest. during the past five
years as it chief officer
The following committees were an
nounced:
Executve-John H. Wolfe, John Welsh,
John Stanley, EDWARD OBrien and Milton
Taylor.
Finance-William Maghan. Thomas Allen,
Joseph Armand, Frank Miller and D. J..
McMahon.
Delegates to Central Labor Union-M. P.
Canty, John Shandley, Thomas Allen, Mill
ford Sponn and John H. Wolfe.
Delegates to the. Building Trades Council
j. p Haley, William Bresnahan, William
Maghan, William rRoache and Milford
Spohn.