Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-03

It is said, they promised to become q party
to. Another strike would not prove sur
| prise to the labor leaders.
| At a recent meeting Of the union officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing year
as follows: President r. H. Bontz; vice
president Charles E. Lehman; recording
secretary, Joseph Shilling; financial secre-
| tary and treasurer pro tempore Leonard
| Rubpel; business agent, Robert Frost; dele
| gates to the Central Labor Union, Joseph
| Fenton, D. Allen, Joseph M. Patterson,
, Thomas Mccullough and Leonard Rubpel.
| The annual installation Of officers of
Local Union, No. &C. of Electrical Workers,
| was held Tuesday evening at Mount Royal
Hall, 7th and N streets northwest After
| the installation ceremonies all the members
partook of a buffet luncheon and the meet
| ing was converted into smoker. Short
| addresses were delivered by several Of the
| officers of the union.
The past week has been one of enjoyment
and recreation for the local unionists, balls,
dances and smokers having been held by
various organizations. The most notable of
these affairs was the annual ball OF the
| bookbinders and the entertainment and
dance of Columbia Lodge of Machinists,
| both held on New Year eve and the annual
| entertainment and dance of Columbia Typo
| graphical Union, No. 1O1. held last evening.
| All were largely attended.
Washington has been selected by a large
number OF associations as the place for the
holding of their annual conventions and
meetings during the present year. The city
Is becoming more and more popular as
convention city, and labor organizations are
following the example set by college fra
ternities and scientific and industrial asso-
Citations In designating the city for such
purpose. Among the labor conventions to be
held here those of the International
Typographical Union and the International
Union of Stereotypers and Electrotypers.
Both will be held in the month of August
and promise to be notable events.
The special convention committee Of the
Columbia Typographical Union, No. 101, of
this city is energetically at work making
preparations for the annual convention of
the craft. The committee members are be-
ing assisted in this work by a committee of
the ex-Delegates' Typographical Union,
composed of members who have represented
local at an annual convention, and spe-
cial committee Of the Baltimore (Md.) Typo
graphical Union. The latter has already
| completed a program which includes jour-
ney to the monumental city during the time
the convention Is in session. Special ar
| engagements, 1t Is said. have been made with
the railroad companies for excursion rates
from all the leading cities, including Bos-
ton. New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
and many western cities. Besides the dele
gates there will be present at the delibera-
tons of the body. visitors representing the
various publishers associations. the Asso-
citation of Master Printers, and the many
branches of the printers art.
The regular meeting of the National Asso-
citation of Stationary Engineers of the Dis
trict of Columbia, No. 1, was held New
Year eve. After the disposition of routine
matters the annual election of officers was
held and resulted follows: President, 8.
w. Corwin; vice president, w. L. Stuart;
recording and financial secretary, w. NJ.
Donald; corresponding secretary, George r.
Reid; treasurer, G. T. Ward; conductor A.
o. Chapman; doorkeeper, M. McGraw; trus-
tees Messrs. Reid, Sasse and Williams.
The officials Of the American Federation
of Labor have within the last few days
sent out a number of circular letters to the
various labor organizations and the labor
press bearing on matters of interest to or
ganized labor. One of them is on the union
label movement, and states that cit Is not
without interest to call your attention to
the great and increasing demand for union
labeled and union-made products, not only
among the organized workers, but by those
who sympathize with the purpose Of our
movement. 1t should be our aim not only
to adhere strictly to union principles and
union practices, and at all times demand
union-made and union-labeled products
but to create among all classes Of people
a healthier and wider public sentiment
along this line In the circular is en-
bodied list Of the various unions which
have adopted a union label or button and
a resolution, adopted at the recent conven-
ton Of the federation. thanking the labor
press for its courteses. The federation or
ganizers are urged to give special attention
during the year toward organizing school
teachers. rubber workers, textile workers,
cattle herders and all working for wages.
In another circular sent out a resolution
adopted at the recent convention of the
federation is included and Is to the effect
that in order to give the BARRIERS the best
results of organization and to protect the
BARRIERS International Union from having
employers of labor becoming affiliated with
the labor movement. the federated labor
unions affilia ted with the American Fedora
ton of Labor shall be notified by the proper
officers not to accept BARRIERS to men,
bership, but shall seek to secure their affili-
alton with the Journeymen BARRIERS Ma