The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22
EDITED BY O. M. BOYLE

proved most profitable entertain
ment.
Fl Secretary Marcel Willie states that
Mixers Union No. 1851 needs the. help
of organized labor in order to push
the label. Since the earthquake the
union has had hard time to keep It's
members together. Recently it intro
duced a label and it is of great service
to the membership. Union men in the
city are asked to buy milk only from
such dairies as are using the union
label
Word has reached this city that the
steel and iron for the Building Trades
Council Temple is being placed upon
cars at Pittsburg and 1t may be ex-
pected to arrive in this city in about
four weeks. Just as soon as it reaches
here the building will be FASTENED to
completion. When completed the
city and lasting monument to or
ganized labor
! Cooks Union No. "A held its regular
weekly meeting at 1894 Ellis street
joint resolutions prepared by the COM
mittee from the Walters Union con-
demning the position taken by Secre-
tary Metcalf and which were pub
lished In The Call yesterday. A COM
mfttee of three was appointed to act
with the committee from the walters
to ferret out the truth Of the alleged
bribery of Japanese in the recent boy
colt.
Branch No of the Brewery Work
14y,sc vx,,< 49, onA
Noe street with President O'Brien in
the chair. There was a large attend
ance. The union voted unanimously
for A. Siewierski for general secretary
President p. OBrien was reelected and
Fred Hansen was chosen secretary Of
the branch. Robert link is sergeant
at arms.
The open meeting and social given
by Freight Handlers Union No. SO
drew large number of the friends
OF the organization together the other
evening musical programme was rem
dered and refreshments were served
The arrangements committee was as
follows: John Madden. j. G. Williams
Edward McDevitt. John O'Meara, A.
Tothamer and Timothy Cronin.
Steamfitters' Union No. 46 met in the
Labor Council Temple Wednesday night
and elected the following officers:
President, William j. Cook; vice presi-
dent, II. Geyer; recording secretary, T.
A. Reardon; financial secretary, J. J.
Kinny: treasurer. J. J. Crogan: guard.
j. Dolan; sentinel, J. j. Flynn; inspect
or. l.. Siebe; trustees-Joseph T. VIM
tiers, P. d. Hayes and John Carnegie
The Retail Clerks, Union of Fresno
is one of the strong organizations of
that city. 1t recently celebrated Its
fifth anniversary. Owing to the union
Its members enjoy many blessings
Hours are shorter and the salaries paid
are far better, and there is a most har-
monious feeling at the present time
between employer and employe The
early closing movement Is in vogue and
the union is doing many things to i'm
prove the life of its members. Not
the least of these is the monthly social
functions, which are patronized by the
best people in Fresno. With all these
advantages 1t is strange that there
should be any clerks in that city who
are members, but such is the fact.
They are benefited by organized labor
IN that their hours are shorter and
their pay more. but they refuse to bear
their share of the responsibility At
each meeting 1t is reported that. some
of these men are being persuaded to
join, but the peculiar thing is that any
remain outside the fold when they ad-