The age-herald., 1902-03-09
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

The Birmingham Trades Council will hold its regular meeting at Bricklayers' Hall this afternoon at 330 o'clock. The representation of the council in the con- vention of the State Federation of Labor at Selma will be selected at this meeting, The council is entitled to five delegates and five alternates, but as a matter of economy it is not likely that more than three delegates will be sent, and possibly not but one, although three is the proba- ble number. Several members prominent in the council are feeling as if the honors would sit gracefully on their shoulders, and the cause be benefited by their pres ence at the convention.
 As the convention of the State Fedora tion grows nearer there Is considerable speculation as to the officers that will be selected to serve the body for the next year. William Kirkpatrick or the Uniteu Mine Workers, located at Pratt City, is the present incumbent of the office of president, and D. U. Williams has served the body most efficiently as secretary treasurer since it's organization.
 J. H. F. Moseley, manager of the Labor Advocate, will be run by his friends for the presidency. He is well qualified for the office and it's bestowal upon him would be a fitting reward for his untiring efforts and zeal in assisting to create the organization, as he was one of the most energetic workers of the committee that laid the ground plans that brought the body into existence two years ago. He has been an active member of the Trades Council number of years, and 1t was a committee from that body that crystallized the movement for a state organization into reality, giving life to the thing, as 1t were. He will probably be sent as a delegate to the convention by the council that he may enter the lists for the presidency.
 The first vice-presidency is conceded to the colored element, and now occupied by s. l.. Brooks O. Pratt City. J. H. Beane of Selma, a colored carpenter, is the second president.
 D. U. Williams has made such a satis- factory secretary treasurer that his pros- poets are bright for reelection if he so desires. The oelegateship to the Ameri- can Federation of Labor is likely to bring out an interesting contest, Ed. F. Flynn, the first president of the organl- zation and D. U. Williams, who served the last time. being the two names prom inently mentioned in connection with the place. The session will be spirited and of much importance to the organized la Dor of the State
 The Birmingham Iron Trades Council held an important meeting Thursday night and discussed at length matters of great interest to the allied crafts. The council holds weekly meetings at Dun kers Hall.
 The Carpenters District Council is at present hom eless, as they have given up the hall in the Allen building, but they are on deal for a meeting night in Dun ker's Hall. Last Thursday night they had to meet In the business agents of flee, room G. Roden building. Hall accom- modations in Birmingham are inadequate and entirely too expensive. This should speed the labor temple movement.
 The Iron Moulders have an important matter on hand. They are trying to se- cure a. uniform scale in all the shops in Birmingham and the district. If obtain 1t will increase the price in some shops.
 The demand of the Bricklayers for the coming season is the 8-hour day without an increase of the rate per hour which Is now 50 cents. The demand for men will raise the scale when the season opens.
 Pat Cullinane, the present State organi- ger of the International Union of Brick layers and Masons. Is prominently spoken of for the regular Southern organizer of the craft which was provided for by the last national convention. He was a dele gate to this convention from Birmingham Union No. 1, and his friends say his oha hrier foY ba {pf He will be expected to devote his entire time to the work. and a good salary goes with the office. If selected he will fill the office well.