Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-29
FEDERATION MEETING
Over Four Hundred Dele
gates Expected to
Attend.
Committees have Work Well
in Hand---Program Of
the Convention.

Arrangements for the state con-
ventiou OF tue Federation of Labor
are far advanced, and Indications
are that the visitors will have no
reason to complain Of the hospitali-
ty Of the city, The general and sub
committees haye the program about
all arranged.
The city band and the reception
,committee will meet the visitors at
the trains. A bureau Q: Information
will be established, and q list of
hotels, boarding houses, and private
houses having accommoda tions,
Will be kept.
The state officers will have head
quarters at Hotel Buckman.
Latest reports are that between
400 and 500 delegates will he
present.
An extended article on the history
and aims Of the Federation will be
found on our third and fourth pages
The convention will be called to
order at the opera house at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning June 8th, by B. G..
Bradley, secretary of the Millworkers
union and president of the general
committee on arrangements.
After prayers by Rev. M. O. Stock
land, an address of welcome on be-
half Of the city will be given by the
mayor, and on behalf of the unions BY
Mr.. Bradley.
President Neary of the State Feder-
alton will respond to the addresses of
welcome and then Hon. G. B. Buck
man, congressman from the Sixth
district, will make an address.
soonnlnit itteez ona oesdeatials@svills
then be appointed. and during the
interval Of waiting for the commit
tees report Hon. John O'Donnell,
state commissioner of labor, will
speak on "The Growth of Organized
Labor in Minnesota There will also
be short speeches by several of the
delegates.
After the report Of the comm ittee
on credentials, standing committees
will be appointed by President
Neary.
The convention will then ADJOURN to
meet at the court house at 2 o'clock
p. m. All business sessions will be
held at the court house, where the
various committees will have rooms
adjoining the assembly hall.
In the afternoon of Monday the
annual addresses of the president and
the secretary treasurer will ba read.
The federation council will make
a report, and the committee on rules
will report order of business.
Monday evening there will be an
open meeting at the opera house.
The chorus under direction of John
Cans will give some selections.
There will be paper by one Of the
women delegates. on labor
question, and probably some ad-
dresses by other delegates The pro-
gram for the evening is not yet
definitely settled.
The conventions first bus iness
when it re-assembles Tuesday morn
ing, June 9th, at 10 O'Clock, will
be to bear the reports of the organi-
izations affiliated with the state
body, and the introduction sad con-
sideration of resolutions.
In the afternoon there will be read
the report cf the committees on
finance and resolutions, and there
will be final consideration of resolu-
tions
During Tuesday afternoon there
will be q game of baseball between
Little Falls and st. Cloud teams.
In the evening there will be an
Entertainment at the opera house, in
which W. I. Nolan, the we'll known
entertainer, will appear.
Wednesday morning there will be
further consideration of resolutions,
report of organization committee
and d iecussion of plans for carrying
on the work Of organization for the
year. -.
| Wednesday afternoon there will be
reports from the constitution COM
mittee, and committee reports on
officers reports. election Of officers,
consideration of communications
and bills, unfinished and new busi-
ness, financial report Of meeting, and
adjournment. #
II ths evening thsre viii be .