Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11
OFFICERS AS GUESTS
Banquet to Be Given by Interna-
tional Maehinists.
HEADQUARTERS ESTABLISHED HERE
The Association and Its Objects
g."
Briefly Outlined.
THE OFFICIAL ROSTER

A banquet in honor of the general off,
GERS of the International Association of
Machinists will be given Tuesday evening
next at National Rifles Hall by Columbia
Lodge No. ia of Machinists.
The guests of the OCCASION will be James
OConnell, grand master machinest; D.
Douglas Wilson, editor of the official jour
nal. and George Preston, grand secretary
treasurer, the general officers of the inter-
national organization, with possibly some
of the members of the executive board of
the same, which Is composed of Hugh
Doran and Stuart Reid of Chicago, p J.
Conlon of Sioux City, Iowa; A. w. Holmes
of Toronto and John j. Connolly of South
Boston, Mass.
In pursuance of the action of the last
meeting of the international body, which
took place in June at Buffalo, the head
quarters of the body were on the first
of the present month, removed from Chi
cago to Washington. Since its formation
the association has been located in two
other cities four years being spent in Rich
mond, Va where it remained until June,
1895 and it was then removed to Chicago,
from which city it came here.
Strong Organization.
The International Association of Ma
chinists is one of the strongest labor
the lodge here has a membership of about
$50. while 1t is said to be fully as strong
in many other places. 1t has two branches
in Alabama one in Arizona, one in Arkan-
sas one in British Columbia, two in Cali
fornia, two in Colorado, seven in Connect
cut, one in Delaware, one in the District
OF Columbia one in Florida, four in Geor-
gia twenty-eight in Illinois, five in Indiana,
six in Iowa, three in Kansas, three IN
Kentucky, one in Louisiana, one in Mon
tana one in Manitoba two in Maryland,
four in Massachusetts, two in Mexico,
eleven in Michigan, four in Minnesota, four
in Mississippi, ten in Missouri, three In
Montana, one in North Dakota, one in Ne
braska one in New Hampshire, seven in
New Jersey, two in New Mexico, twenty
seven in New York, three in North Caro-
lima twenty-five in Ohio, four in Ontario.
Canada; two in Oregon, twenty-five IN
Pennsylvania, two in Quebec, two in Rhode
Island. two in South Carolina. i've in Ten
nessee, twelve in Texas, two in Utah,
seven in Virginia. one in Vermont, Two IN
Washington state, nine In Wisconsin anu
two in Wyoming. ~
Speakipg about the association and its
objects to a Star reporter, SecretaryTreas-
urer Preston said: Our organization has
passed through its tenth year, anu each
year has seen it's membership, as well as
its number of lodges or branches. increased
over that of the previous year, until at
this time We have more than 40 lodges, dls-
tributed throughout the United States.
Canada and Mexico, and, membership Oh
about $1,000
I'VE are elevatng our members socially
and intellectually: Educational features
economic and northumberland introduced
and discussed in our dodge rooms TO the
benefit of listeners and participants.
Improved Apprenticeship system.
I'VE are endeavoring to establish a legiti-
mate apprenticeship system in the machine
shop of the present day whereby we may
forever rio the fTaft--of the. handy man,
chunkers and mohkeyi- wrench machinists,
thereby giving our children a better oppor-
tunity to master the trade than is offered
the apprentice of the present time.
we believe the hours of labor should be
reduced to eight per day, and thereby give
our members a better opportunity TO i'm
prove their physical as well their mental
qualities, so that they may have more time
for recreation for themselves and their
families. and We further believe that the
employers of labor should receive an hon
est days work, and that they should also
give d fair days pay in return
I'VE also aim to stimulate the educa-
stand their political rights and use the
ballot intelligently in their respective
political parties, to the end that the gov
eminent may be a government for and by
the people and not be used a tool to
further the ends of combination of cap
ital for It's own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
and
I'VE recommend to orr members to do
all in their power to secure the nomination
and election of pronounced trade unionists
In municipal. state and national Iegsla-
lures, to the end that it will not be neces-
sary to humiiiate our citizenship in the
future with fruitless petitions