The age-herald., 1901-03-25
REGULAR MEETING
 OF TRADES COUNCIL
New Obligation Was AdminiS-
 tered to ihe Delegates
LABOR DAY CELEBRAlIO ION
Plans Are Being Arranged on an Elab- crate Scaie-lnvitatlon of Sales women Accepted-Talks By
 Prominent Leadera.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Birmingham Trade Council was held yesterday afternoon In BricAlayers' Hall, In Twentieth street, and much important business was transacted It was the first meeting held under the new constitution and the new obligation was administered to all delegates present
 The meeting was called to order by President F. J. Williams. with Secre- tary D. U. Williams and Treasurer liar " White at their places.
 Credentials were received as follows: Brewery Workers, No. B, H Tupper, George Burkhardt, Lee McGempsey, Will liam Armbuster, Peter Benginzer. Boot and Shoe Workers, No. 223, Tom Sangle- ton, E. Carpenter, H. Kreutzkamp. R. E. Graham, W. C. Cunningham. Stage Elm ployes No. IS, George De Whitmiz Jr., c. II. Price, E. J. Powers. Charles G. Cooper Carpenters and Joiners No. 75, S M. Lively.
 The grievance committee reported that an agreement could not be reached with tailoring firm who refused to give their work to union tailors and the firm was declared unfair. A resolution was adopt cd requiring the official journal the La firms under ban.
 Miss Alice Nall on behalf of the Sales Women's Local, No 327, in a few well chosen remarks extended an invitation to the members of the council and the af- filated unions to attend their Sock Party on Monday evening, April s, at Engineers Hall. They also distributed envelopes containing cute little socks, with verse asking that the size of the shoe be null tiplied by two and a corresponding num- Der of pennies be placed in the sock and left at the door on the evening of the entertainment. Miss Nall assured the council that the socks were union made. The affair is being given for the benefit of their charity fund. which is getting low on account of the demands which have been made on it. The invitation was accepted.
 The Labor Day committee reported In favor of the plan offered by the Labor Advocate to raise funds for the Labor Day celebration, which Is to be the great est demonstration of it's kind ever giver | Tn Birm1ngham. In the past Inercnants | have been asked for contributions, ana the council felt that while this was nee
 essary, and the merchants were indirect ly benefited, that 1t left a bad impres
 sion on the public. This year they ar
 going to publish a souvenir. which Is t
 contain a complete history of the Bir
 mingham district and organized labor | which is to be sold to union men through | their locals and the money so secured to go into a Labor Day fund. The work is to be ready about August 10. s. M. Lively was elected sergeant-at- arms by exclamation.
 & M. Lively, W. c. Cunningham and E. A. Woodwork were appointed to fill places on the grievance committee, and the following sick committee was appoint ed. W. H. Stanley. J. H. F. Mosley, F. J. Williams.
 Talks were made by W. H. Stanley on the duty of union men: J. H. Leath on the union label. and E. H. Basenburg on the cause that lead to the present condition of the masses