Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-19

Regular meeting of the Bakers union l this evening.
 l The Barbers' union will hold their. regular meeting on Monday evening at Central Labor union hall.
 l The Bartenders' union has received duplicate charter to replace the one l destroyed in the fire of Feb 2. The strike of members of the Lath- CTS union was of short duration, they receiving the advance asked and re- turning to work.
 The strike of the Hartford brewers brought about by the Bartenders' union, who declared the action in some respects uncalled for.
 The handsome cake which has been l displayed in the window of E. J. Finn and which was donated by that gentle | man, is to be awarded to the best lady and gentleman waltzer at the Bakers union dance this evening. The Bakers union will give a dance at Concordia hall this evening. The committees in charge have worked faithfully and all that now remains is for the public to attend to make the event pleasant and successful one. At recent meeting of the Central Federation of New York city the beef trust was referred to as a s.rapacious and unscruplous corporation This i apparently did not bother the Big Five in the least, as the prices go higher and higher.
 Memorial services in honor of the late John P. Altgeld were held In the Hyperion theater, New Haven, on l Sunday last, under the auspices of the Central Labor body The principal ad- dress was delivered by George Fred | Williams.
 The label of the Allied Printing Trades on the printing for the boxing match Thursday evening, added much l to its. attractivenesS in the eyes of many. Manager Crowley sets good
 example which Waterbury sporting mana gers would do well to follow.
 Louis Orlando a prominent member of the Bakers union and delegate to the Central Labor body, will tonight ally himself with another union; this time of the matrimonial order. Miss Tessie Farr of Hartford will be in itiated with him. They will be obli- gated by Rev Father Gleeson. AIr and Mrs Orlando will give a reception to invited friends at Turn hall on Mon- day evening
 The International convention of the Buffers and Polishers' union will be held in Bridgeport i'll May. This will be the first time in it's history to meet | in the east. Prior to the converting of the international body there will be d
 meeting of the New England confer ence board to draft resolutions for leg l islation desired by the organizations ] Of this section. It Is understood that one of the principal aims Is to secure an organizer from Connecticut Wat l erbury has several men we'll qualified for the position.
 The bartenders' union held an inter
 esting meeting in Pythian hall on Sunday. Martin Hickey was elected l delegate to the International conven- tion to be held in Louisville, Ky, May l r. Morgan Burke was elected alter nate. Congratulatory resolutions were l passed on l. A. Sullivan's election. le being the organizer of the Waterbury
 BartenderS' Union. Five candidates
 were initiated and four applications received. After the meeting a social session was held which was much en- joyed
 ] The regular meeting of the Central Labor union on Monday evening was 1 remarkably well attended, delegates from 16 organizations being in attend ance. Delegates from the Amalga- mated Sheet Iron Workers and from the new Brass Workers local were seated for the first time '.Union proSpering and many applications for
 membership was the gist of the re- port of many of the locals. New leg
 islation and organization committees were appointed and work on these lines will be pushed vigorously from 1 now on.
 The election of officers of the Inter- national Typographical union will be
 held on May 10. and of the Internat- ional Buffers and Polishers' union on
 May q. Both organizations elect by referendum. This method is being adopt ed quite generally by trade unions and almost invariably gives the best
 of satisfaction, inasmuch as it gives every member an opportunity to voice his opinion, soInething that could not
 be always hadaunder the former sys-
 tem Of electing' at the conventions. as many Of the smaller locals located ot
 distancesfound it impossible to send
 delegates.
 The meeting of the Typographical
 nnion Monday evening though not
 largely attended, was a rather lively
 one. Resolutions were passed pro
 testing against the passage of two
 bills now before congress relative to
 the copyright law. which would per
 init the bringing into the United States
 foreign books and plates free Of duty,
 which were forwarded to Senators