The age-herald., 1902-03-24
WILLIAMS SENDS
 IN RESIGNATION
Presiding Officer of Trades
 Council Will Leave
GOING TO HELENA TO WORK
Given Rising Vote of Thanks for Eff. cIent Services-Many Matters of Interest to Union Men
 Discussed.

The regular session of the Birmingham Trades Council yesterday afternoon at Rricklayers' Hall was quite a lengthy enc, 1t being after o'clock before the adjournment. The principal part was consumed by the consideration of trade union matters that have no interest to the general public.
 As was announced President Fred J :. Williams presented his resignation as the presiding officer, giving as his reasons that he had accepted a position to take charge of the pudding or forge depart ment of the Helena rolling mills which would necessitate him withdrawing from his own union and consequently relin- pushing his delegateship to the council The resignation was accepted and Mir. Williams given a unanimous rising vote of thanks for his efficient work in the in terest of the council during the several years that he has been a member of the body. In taking leave of the body and extending his appreciation of the honors that had been bestowed upon him he said that he had been a trades unionist from childhood, that he was leaving the move ment with clear record, and that he would carry his principles into his new sphere of work and that his actions in the future would be in keeping with his preachings in the past. and, in his own words the Lord knows I have done enough of that"
 Rise In Labor World.
 MT. Williams loss to the Council and the movement will be regretted. He has been in the Birmingham about nine years. He is now but 27 years old and first came into prominence in the local union of his craft, the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. being elect ed first as secretary and then president. Several years ago he became a delegate to the Birmingham Trades Council and since has served on important commit tees, as secretary, and was filling his third term as president. He was grand marshal of the last Labor Day parade. His rise from the ranks of the A. A. l., s. and T. w. was quite as marked, f1ll- ing important offices until some twenty months ago he was appointed to fill an unexpired term as vice president of the Seventh district, composed of Alabama and Georgia. At the last convention he was elected to the office and had the dis tinction of being the youngest member in point of age of the national executive body during the big steel strike, and was present at the conferences with those captains of industry, J. Pierpont Morgan and President Schwab.
 He relinquishes all active connection with the movement in accepting the new position. MT. E. Wins of Gate City Is acting as vice president of the Sew enth district until the national conven- tion, which meets in Wheeling, W. Va. April IS.
 Delegates Obligated.
 The following credentials were received by the Council and the delegates obli- gated:
 Machinest No. 7-H. F. Webb, E. L.. Bridges.
 Lodge A. A. I. S. & T. w Mo- ID. U. Williams, E. M. Southgate, George Will Hams.
 Plumbers No. 91-William Snow. J. J. Laring, John Dickey
 Barbers Union No. s3-F. E. Coaie.
 Carpenters No. 75-J. S. Berkley.
 Stone Masons Union No. w. W. Dent John Hoffman. H. c. Blakeley
 Steam Engineers No. SSH. A. Tomp- pert.
 Political Committee.
 The special committee on political &C., ton reported, but owing to the latuness of the hour the report was laid over until the next meeting for consideration. Three weeks will elapse before an other meeting, as there are five Sundays in this .nol.'l In the meantime the vice presidnt. Miss Alice Nall, is the principal officer of the council.
 F. E. Coale. formerly secretary of Bar bers Union No. S3, has been commits stoned as state organizer of the Journey men Barbers' International Union of America.