The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
Laborers' Organization Sends
Coin to Cripple Greek Miners
and Lumbermen Are Assisted
PRESSMEN ARE ACTIVE
Will Make Fight to Secure
Next Years International
Convention to This City
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actively engaged in furthering their in
terests. Contributions to striking men,
bers are still being made, showing that
those out have the sympathy of their
coworkers.
Laborers' Protective Union No. 1914
has donated 500 to the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners for the benefit Of the
striking miners in the Cripple Creek
district. The union also retained 300
tickets for the benefit to be held at
the Chutes on January next, the pro-
ceeds Of which are to go to the strik-
ing miners.
John H. Weidemann was elected to
represent the union at the convention
Of the State Building Trades Council
to be held at Sacramento on January
II. The following nominations were
made for the ensuing term Of six
months:
For president, E. ]. P. O'Riley and
James A. Flanagan: for vice presi-
dent, John F. Vers, Michael Gleason.
George Crocco and c. NJ. Enickson; for
recording secretary, John H. Weide-
mann; for financial secretary, L. B.
Higgins; for treasurer, Patrick Tier
ney; for trustee, Edward Ozard and
Charles Wehr; for conductor, Frank
Dunno and A. c. Anderson; for SER
geant at arms, John ]. Lynch and John
Mccarthy; for business agent, Michael
O'Leary, w. ]. Joyce and Joseph Muir
ply.
The election will be held Tuesday,
December %. No member three months
in arrears will be entitled to vote.
TO CONSIDER NEW SCALE.
A special meeting of the Retail GrOc-
cry Clerks Union will be held on next
Tuesday evening at Fidelity Hall. AL
cazar building. for the election of Off
GERS for the ensuing year. The new
scale will also come up for final revis-
ion. 1t will then be sent tc the District
Council for approval. The officers
state that members are required to
sign the beneficiary certificate in order
to insure payment of benefit to heirs
in case Of death.
Brotherhood Painters, Decorators
and Paperhangers' Union No. 10 will
meet tomorrow evening at Elm
tracht hall, on Twelfth street,
between Howard and Folsom, for the
election of officers for the ensuing term.
Much interest is being taken in the
election. It is expected that this large
body with it's 1400 members will be fully
represented.
Matters of great Importance will be
brought before the meeting and every
member is requested to be present.
Printing Pressmen's Union No. "a has
decided to secure space in the souvenir
to be issued at the international con-
vention. This union will endeavor to
bring the pressmen's s convention to San
Francisco in 1904. Financial Secretary
George w. Whitman was elected to
represent the union at the Fresno con-
vention of the State Federation.
DONATION TO LUMBERMEN.
Coopers' Union No. 65 donated s. to
the locked-out lumbermen of Fort
Bragg. An additional contribution of
$40 was made to the widows and or
phans' fund of the Fire Department.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing term: President, c. L.
Ochs; vice president, Louis Oswald;
recording and corresponding secretary,
]. Beau: financial secretary, Patrick
Russell; sergeant at arms, NJ. Burns;
inside guard, Joseph Cress; outside
guard, N. ]. Buckler; trustees, H.
Scholton, F. Stefin and A. Milne; jour-
nal reporter, Nathan Cohn.
Walters Union No. so elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, ]. ]. John
son; first vice president, A. H. Wilson;
second vice president, Ida Fields; re-
cording secretary, w. W. Porter; finan-
cial secretary, s. Staadecker; treasurer,
o. Seifert; board of trustees-A. Reuk,
w. Johnson and H. Collins; sergeant
at arms, F. Green: outside guard, d.
Edwards; executive board-F. Figue-
roa. r. Dean, j. ]. DAILY, E. W. Spence,
L. Kirschbaum, D. Edwards, Minnie
Andrews, E. Spahr, Ida Fields, T. Mac
Arthur, ]. NJ. Barker and c. F. john
son; delegates to Labor Council
George Cree. J. II. Beckhusen, j. j.
Daily, A. C. Rose, Alfred Schlieper, G.
G. Vickerson, Roy Allen, Thomas Ayl-
ward, Burt LaRue and W. w. Porter.
Journeymen Marble Cutters and Fin
ishers' Union elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing term: President,
Edward Hayes; vice president, George
Mumford; treasurer. George Miller;
financial secretary, M. ]. Collins; re-
cording and corresponding secretary
Edward T. Kinucan; sergeant at arms,
John F'rederickson; board Of trustees
A. L. Rrownen, William McGrath,
Charles Hilf, John Pierce, Robert Nc
Conichi; delegates to the Building
Trades Council-Edward Hayes, Robert
McCon,chi. Charles Hilf and John E.
McDougald.