Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13

The annual entertainment by this organiza-
tion will be given New Year eve The
entertainers are being chosen from the
rank and file OF the organization. On THIS
account the event win be especially unique.
Columbia Lodge No. liza. OF mschinists,
| Is also arranging an entertainment and
dance to be held New Year eve.
The Drug Clerks Association, Local No.
240, has prepared a bill which will be in
tfcduced In Congress at the present session
and which provides that the daily employ
ment of clerks shall not exceed ten hours,
with three evenings off from o'clock each
week and an entire Sunday OF every two
weeks or one-half of every Sunday and
one-half of every legal holiday. Fines
from $25 to 500 to be imposed for viola
ton. The measure also provides for the
appointment Of two additional commits
sioners OF pharmacy. who shall be regis
tered drug clerks of six years experience
and six years residence In the District.
The proposed measure referred to Is in
dorsed by the Central Labor Union. with
which organization the clerks association
| is affiliated, and has been referred to the
legislative committee of that body
Does the agreement between the local
Brotherhood OF Painters and Decorators and
the Master House Painters Association pro-
hibit the Journeymen's orga mia ton from
affiliating with the local Allied Council of
Building Trades. is a question which was
recently submitted TO the employers by a
Union. At the last meeting of that body a
communication was read from the masters
associat ton, In which the question was an
swered affirmatively. The employers quote
a section Of the agreement with the en-
ployes which provides: THE Master Paint
ers' Association and the brotherhood of
Painters shall appoint three members of
each organization, who, as a body, shall be
known as the arbitration committee to
which all differences shall be referred but
If the two committees cannot agree they
Shall call in disinterested person. who
must be connected with the building trades,
and the findings of IL committee shall be
final on both organizatio provided that
the working force of shop or shops shall not
be disturbed during action by said COM
mittee."
The employers also refer to a section Of
the constitution of the Allied Council of
Building Trades which provides that
when q grievance exists on any building
or Job 1t shall Immediately be reported TO
the executive committee and the findings of
said committee shall be final and Its de-
cisions abided by" The employers maintain
that the law of the council conflicts with
the terms Of the agreement quoted and that
the agreement takes precedence.
A matter of considerable interest to the
various labor central bodies Is resolution
adopted by the recent convention of the
American Federation of Labor which d.
reefs all national bodies affiliated with the
federation to require the allied local unions
TO become attaCned TO central DOuleS- far-
ticular interest attaches to the order. of the
federation in those central bodies from
which local organizations allied with the
federation through SationaI affilis t'nn have
been expelled.
1t is said that locally the effect of the
resolution will apply to the plumbers and
amalgamated carpenters, who, it is said,
were expelled from the Central Labor
Union some months ago.
The election held by local Bricklayers'
Union, No. 1, Thursday, for three delegates
to represent the body in the next annual
convention Of the Bricklayers and Masons'
International Union, resulted in the seec-
ton of Robert H. McMac kin, Charles Z.
Stewart and William H. Maghan. James
F. Murtagh was elected Bricklayers' and
Masons International Union deputy and
Daniel J. Mcmahon alternate deputy.
The three successful candidates are prom
inent members of the union, Mr.. McMa ckin
being financial secretary of the organiza-
ton, having filled the position since 1896
and has represented his union at previous
conventions, as also has Mr.. Stewart.
Mr.. Maghan is president of the union,
now serving his eighth term in that posi-
ton. He has also represented his union in
several conventions of the national body
The convention will meet January IL at
Memphis, Tenn.