Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-20

Carpenters
union of the craft was the most important
This was accomplished in August, 1881, in
the city of Chicago, largely through the eff
forts and influence of the Washington
union. In recognition of the services of this
union the first general president of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters Of America was
selected from the Washington delegation.
At this time there were but three other open
trade unions in the District of Columbia
the printing trade the bricklayers and the
granite cutters. Local Union, No 1, then
concluded to attempt the work of organic
ing these three trades through the means
of a central representative body composed
of delegates from the unions in existence.
The first committee. composed Of carpen-
tiers, visited the bricklayers, the granite
them it's plan for a central union that af-
terward became known as the Federation
Of Labor of the District of Columbia" The
printers, granite cutters and bricklayers
sent five delegates EACH The plaSterers at
first hestated. giving as reason that they
were not allowed to affiliate with other than
members Of their own order. The carpen-
tiers then agreed to form an assembly with
in their own union and took out a charter
No. 1748. K. of l..
The work of organizing the central body
completed the painters timers, plumbers,
paperhangers and soft stone cutters were
called together by the Federation and Or
ganized. Soon after this, in the summer Of
1881, the carpenters wages were increased
from $3.50 to So per day. All went well
with the carpenters until the early part of
1886, when dissensions arose in their ranks.
The trouble grew SO intense that the idea
Of forming new union was conceived.
A large number of carpenters withdrew
from the union as a result Of the difficulty
and reorganized as Local Union, No. 100,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters The
organization was formed June 1, 1886, with
Gabriel Edmonston; secretary, F. Knight,
and treasurer. J. M. Heisly. Local No. 100
was born with both teeth and claws fight
ing for it's very existence.
From the time it was organized up to the
present period Local No. 100 has been
hard at work for the betterment of the
craft. The growth of the local organiza-
ton as well as the national body has been
marvellous, and the craft ranks among the
foremost with the labor unions Of the
country. AT the present time there are
11SO carpenters organizations affiliated
with the Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
sent about 100000 workmen, who are scat
tered throughout the United States.
The last four or five years has br 2ught
to Local No. 100 it's great successes. When
organized the local had but few members;
today there are nearly GOO names of car
penterS it's rolls.
The Brothe rhood Of Carpenters and Join
ers Of America is in convention at Atlanta,
Ca. Messrs A. ]. Cooper and Gabriel Ed
monston are the delegates Of Local Union
No. 100 to that convention. The off1cers OF
the national body are: President, w. d.
Huber of Philadelphia: first wee resident,
L. M. Guerin of Troy, N. Y: second vice
president, w. D. Michler of Kansas City.
Mo-; secretary-treasuTer, Frank Duffy OF
Philadelphia: general executive board, A.
c. Cattermull of Chicago, ILL.,; j. r. Miller
Of St. Louis, Mo-; j. F. Grimes of Calves
ton, Texas, and Fred. G. Walz Of Hartford.
Conn.
The offices Of Local Union No. 100 are
as follows: President. ]. d. wis n; wee
president Thomas E. Webster; tire asurer,
J. NJ Heisly; financial secretary, F. j.
Neidomanski; recording secre airy, Charles
H. Scherer; conductor, J. L. JONES' warden
William G. Walker.
President John D. Wilson is native OF
the Quaker city. and was born December
81 1850 He went through the grammar
schools of that city. and start d to serve
his apprenticeship as carpenter at the
age of fifteen years. He served the re-
ouired time and worked there until 1873
here ever since, during which time he has
been prominently identified in labor circles
He is now serving his third term presi-
dent of the carpenters and his fifth term
as trustee of the organization. He has
also served several terms as delegate to the
Central Labor Union and the carpenters
executive board. Mr.. Wilson represe MT ed
his organization at the tenth annual con-
vention of the brotherhood held In Scran-
ton. Pa, 1900
Charles H. Scherer recording and cor
responding secretary of the carpenters Is
a Washingtonian. his birth occurring Octo-
Der 4, 1856. He attended the public schools
OF the city and started to learn the printing
trade at the age Of fourteen. In 1872 he,
with his parents, removed to Mart a burg;
w. Va. where he took up the carpenters