The San Francisco call., 1906-07-11

quarters, 1922 Steiner street. A min
Strel entertainment had been arranged
to Jake place on April 1s, but owing to
little disturbance in no way connece-
ed with the entertainment the affair
was postponed. The committee in
charge announces that il will be given
some time next month. The jokes have
been put on ice and will be ready for
use at a moments notice.
Thege were about thirty limitations
at the meeting.
All shoe clerks seem anxious to join
the union. The o'clock closing move
clerks will be enjoying its benefits in
a short time.
Five candidates were obligated at
the last meeting of Plasterers' Union
No. 65, and several applications are on
file. Members are all working. Meet
ing nights hereafter will be on Fridays.
The union is looking for more COM
modious hall.
The Woman's Union Labor League
met Monday night at 577 Noe street.
Hereafter the league will meet at 523
Steiner street, near Haight. The fret
meeting viii be held next Saturday
evening. Installation OF officers will
take place. Members are requested to
be present.
The twenty-hfth annual outing and
family reunion of Plumbers, Gas and
Steam Filters Union No. 442 will take
place on Saturday. July 21, at Sunset
Park. Boats Will leave the foot of
Market street for the Alameda mole at
$40 a. m. Returning the trains will
leave the park at p. m. The union
has taken temporary quarters at 1929
Buchanan street.
Web Pressrnen's Union No. 4 at it's
last meeting at 342 Ninth street de-
cided 10 enforce its laws hereafter.
They have been suspended since the
big fire. The relief committee dis
tributed the funds sent by the inter
national and various sister unions of
the country. All members are en-
ployed. Some left after the disaster,
but the membership is in good shape
and the union is fourishing
When President Kelly of the Plumb
ers' Union was asked for news con-
cerning it's membership he replied with
a smile that all were working at the
advanced scale. He says that so far
as the union is concerned the difficulty
is closed incident.
at the last meeting of Mattresses
Union No. IS. Vice President w. e.
Horne was present and spoke enter
tainingly on trade union topics.
The committee on constitution and
bylaws reported progress. The at
tendance has noticeably increased at
the last few meetings. Two candi-
dates were obligated and several ap-
plications for membership are await
ing action.
business Agent Minnie Andrews
signed up the restaurant at 512-16
Hayes street yesterday. The proprietor
gives union wages and conditions.
Printing Pressmen's Union No. "a
Will meet next Sunday afternoon at
o'clock at the hall, s39 Noe street.
action at the recent international con-
vention. The International. has for
warded $4,000, in addition to former
amounts, to be distributed to members
who suffered by the recent calamity
The shortest-Hved strike of car
penters on record. involving about
by the secretary of the Greater
New York District Council of
the Brotherhood Of Carpenters. When
the advance in wages from $3.50 to
$3.50 a day, granted by the Master Car
penters' Association to the carpenters
in Manhattan. went into effect. the Of
ficers of the brotherhood felt so sure
that the independent master carpen-
ters would at once grant the demand
that they announced that there would
be no strike. They were mistaken. how
ever, as nearly all the independent en-
ployers refused the demands, and a
strike was called. It lasted two hours.
BY that time the independent employ
ers, on account OF the demand for car
penters. had effected a settlement
Painters Apprentices, Golden Gate
No. l, will meet this evening at $50
McAllister street Members are re-
quested to be present.
The Iron -Molders' Journal for the
current month reports that during the
last six weeks the organization has
reached adjustments in various cities
in the United States and Canada that
have advanced wages and shortened
hours to over 1880 members. The
Molders' Union Is one of the strongest
members of the American Federation Of
Labor, and consequently has been a
special target for the assaults OF the
open-shop combination. Evidently the
molders thrive for all that.