Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-03
The New Quarters.

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the new quarters to the right is the
Office headquarters and reading rooms:
to the left is the small hall which will
accommodate unions of membership
of less than fifty. Back of this are the
two large assembly halls in which
unions with membership Of from
100 to 500 members can be
seated comfortably All of these halls
will be beautifully decorated and
equipped with modern up-to date furni-
ture. When completed the hall will
be the finest labor hall in Iowa.
The Smoker.
The committees in charge of the
smoker have already made partial ar
rangements for the speaker on that oc-
casion and have sent invitations to
John P. White, secretary and treasur-
er of the u M. w. of A. district No.
IS, A. l.. Uricll, president of the State
Federation of Labor. and J.H. Kent, gen
eral organizer of the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners. An
elaborate spread will be made at this
smoker and it is anticipated that every
union man in the city will be present.
At the next meeting OF the Trades and
Labor assembly these committees will
report and final arrangements will be
made for the entertainment of all who
attend this smoker.
Annual Convention in Boston,
The twenty-third annual convention
of the American Federation of Labor
will convene in Boston at 10 O'Clock
November in Liberty hall. This will
be the most important convention in
the history of the labor movement OF
the world and majority of the time
the convention will be taken up with
the jurisdiction disputes under the
trades autonomy principle of the fed
Grafton and all signs point to a peace
full adjustment in the settlement of
these trades disputes, which for the
past two years have caused much wor-
ry and trouble to the officers of the
federation Already the Amalgamated
Association of Carpenters, comprising
about 10000 members, and the United
Brotherhood OF Carpenters and Joiners
with very near double that member
ship, have agreed to amalgamate as
have the Journeymen Tailors of Amer
lea and the United Garment Workers.
Increased Power.
At this convention the power of the
state declarations of labor and the cen
trail bodies of all cities will be given
increased power of discipline and many
new features added to the work of the
federation in the interest of harmony
between employer and employee. The
much mooted question of officers and
the wildcat stories circulated by news
papers that are enemies of the labor
movement will be shown as having no
foundation. Without doubt Samuel
Gompers will be reelected president
and the entire executive board retain
ed with Kim Much local interest is
manifested in the outcome of the con
vention and its proceedings will be
watched by a large constituency
among the trades unions of Ottumwa
John P. White of Oskaloosa will rep
resent the Iowa State Federation OF
Labor at this convention and there viii
probably be ten OF fifteen representa-
tiyes from the state.
Women's Union Label League.
On last Tuesday evening at the reg
ular meeting of the Women's Labe
league the membership fully doubled
itself and decided interest was mani
tested by all present. A charter ha!
been sent for and in all probability vii
arrive in time for the next regular
meeting, which Will be held next Wed
nesday evening in the Carpenters hal
in the Taylor building. The organiza