Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
COMMITTEES NAMED
President of Trades and Labor As
sembly Makes Appointments.
LOCAL UNIONS GROWING STRONGER

LOCAL UNIONS GROWING STRONGER
Older Ones Are Adding Members and
New Ones Are Being Organized
Metal Mechanics Elect Officers
Street Car Men Active.
The matter published in this column
Is furnished by the officers of the
Federation of Labor.]
From Wednesdays Daily.
Plans are being made for banquet
or entertainment to be given next
month by the Trades and Labor as
sembly. A committee was appointed
at the meeting held last Sunday and
while at present the members of the
committee are divided as to whether
to give banquet or some other form
of entertainment, it is thought that
those favoring the banquet will win
out. 1t is planned to hold the event
about February Is, and to make the
entertainment of whatever nature de-
cided upon, an annual feature.
The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Trades and Labor assembly was
held at Labor hall Sunday afternoon.
The meeting was largely attended and
much enthusiasm was shown in the
efforts of the clerks of the city to
unionize the stores The assembly
spent some time in discussing the mat
ter of supporting the eight hour bill
now pending before the United States
senate and by unanimous voice en-
dorsed resolutions requesting the SEN
ators of Iowa to give their support
and vote towards securing the passage
of the bill. The assembly also took
up the matter of the support of the
union label and all the labels endorsed
by the American Federation of Labor
were given the endorsement of the la
Dor organizations of this city, and the
label committee was instructed to be-
gin campaign in the interests of
those labels. The following standing
committees were appointed by Presi-
dent G. A. Hagberg:
The Standing Committees
On organization-S. P. Hobbs, Geo.
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Maiy Doyle, Wh. raihei' ~. Mcheh'
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Bradley, WIN. Lewis and Andrew
Souders.
| Leather Workers ORGANIZE.
! Monday evening at Labor hall the
leather workers Of the CITY Organized
a union to be know as the Omitted
Brotherhood of Leather Workers on
Horse Goods" A charter was applied
/ for and the new organization will not
4 meet until it has arrived. The fol
lowing officers were elected and will
be installed at future meeting:
i President-W. T. Noah.
4 Vice president-John Keott.
\ Recording secretary-F. L. Sailing.
4 Financial secretary-E. o. Chinn.
4 Marshall-F. A. Kinyon.
/ Chaplain. c. Tolbert
Painters and Decorators.
At the last regular meeting of the
painters and decorators union the
election of officers for the ensuing
/ year was held and almost complete
| new set of officers headed by David
Armstrong as president was elected
and installed. The national brother
hood of painters and decorators has
originated union label to be placed
upon all buildings painted by unior
painters. 1T is beautiful ornament
The local organization has decided tt
use this label during the coming sea
son.
Street Railway Employees.
Probably one of the best street rail
way organizations in the state is thu
local division. No. 1879, of this city
The members of this organization
, since the settlement of the difficultie.
last fall have not been asleep and hav,
today one of the most progressive or
carnations in the city. Very few EN-
Moves now remain without the fol-
If the organization. and peace. ha,
monv and good will exist betweel
the company and the members of th,
oreo n;zotion