The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31
EDITED BY o. NJ. BOYLE

Grafton
No orchestra composed OF members
q the American Federation Of Ms
cans engaged in performing at the
@-s-s oS ne season shall be permit
teQ to perform With travelling must
cans including lea6ers) other thar
sf=no opera leaders. who are not mem
GERS IN sooc standing IN the american
eoerauon OF Musicians. nor shall anv
y eilne members OF the American
eoffatlon OF Musicians be permitted
70 perform with the orchesrras a,,,-
L-oseo At theaters desi gnsted as un-
Iair by the federation. A traveline
20 asician or leader before commencing
engagement al g theater or place
amusement must exhibit his card
90 the local musicians playing there
snc satisfy them that he is a member
lh eooa standing in the American Fed
eration OF Musicians
Members are requested to submit ia
tne secretary not later than November
any change Of address or Of inStrtl-
r'entatton in order that such changes
may appear in the annual direetorv
anc GATE book for 1897. Members who
Nlsh 10 have their telephone numbers
appear therein, and who have not al
ready notified the secretary Of such
2 am oers, VIII please co so al once
AZ agreement between the Cleveland
Electric Railway Company and its en-
p-eyes whereby the company binds
itself 10 recognize the new union has
been perfected. President Andrews was
made acquainted with the fact that his
employees wished 10 form q union. and
they were agreeably surprised when
they found that there would be no op-
position 10 the movement Third Vice
President A L Behner Of the inter
national organization has been in
cleveland Tor some time and has done
nluch 70 bring about the organization.
President Mahon has also been on the
ground, and these two international
ofhcers have won 4 decisive victory
q he only restrictions placed upon the
union men are that no undue influence
VIII be brought 70 bear on the en-
rloFes 10 become members Il is also
given on that the president Of the
company VIII Immediately raise the
eTsges of the men two cents an hour
IN reference TO hours Il has been de-
cided 70 settle that by arbitration The
carmen throughout the country viii
BE- eheered by this good news
Carpenters Upion No. 1852 has de-
cide5 10 give social entertainment
about once each month The first one
Wal be held next Friday night al s77
.IcAllister street The committee Of
arrangements is as follows: T K
Thompson A. E Lidstrofn. F. E Max
weil O. Nelson. J O. Burckhalter ana
+ C. Dr0st-
President oscar W I-redericksou ef
the Los Angeles Central Labor Council
SPEC ks very optimistiesliy shout the
lahors movement IN that city He says;
Los angeles IS growing by leaps
and bounds. a conservative estimate
of the membership q organized labor
- = rr-1r
crafts especially are on the increase,
slShough there is marked increase
in both the miscellaneous and print
Ing trades or the thousands OF peo-
pie who come 20 Los Angeles annually
II IS natural that a certain percentage
are members Of trades unions. In ad-
tf0n 10 this many non-union me-
chsnics are continually joining the
unions. They soon realize that union
men receive the best wages and work
less hours
Mattresses Union No. IS held its
weekly meeting in the headquarters
a sls Octevis street last Monday with
ss Katie Bischof In the chair. Six
rndidstes were initiated and eighteen
= A7rlicarions are on the secretarys s
desk awaiting action Emma Mcken-
rRv was elected recording secretary IN !
place Of Bessie Franklin resigned. Il
orally are living up To the union re-
oulrements. The committees having
charge Of the Thanksgiving eve ball
are determined 10 make the first an
nusl affair z big success Il viii be
held in Turn Nerein Hall. S5s Turk
street
The charter OF the San Rafael Re
tai Clerks Union has arrived from
th.- East and the new organization
VII re known as No. 71ls. AT the
nexr meeting officers viii be installed
and . publsc reception rendered the
members and friends Of the union 4
1E7x q Ikcht. first vice president of
the international Protective Associa- +
tion. has been invited TO make the
principal address
BARRIERS Union 30. las held large
and enthusiastic meeting last Monday /
nisht al The heaeoDarters, 800 NeesJer sl,s
street Seven candidates were obli-
gated and nine applications received
The rules were suspended and an
amendment 70 the bylaws passed Gre
sting an organizing committee OF nye-
The following were appointed as the
committee for the unexpired term: W.
p Cu~rier O. 7 Peterson, J. Y Du- /
~os~z Daniel F. Tattenham and John +
Ledsrer The barber shop at Clay
street has been unionized ana the boy I
cott was removed Secretary Belly !
deserves great credit for the speedy
manner in which he Strengthened out
tl.ir shop he simply laid the law OF
the union down TO the proprietors sno
they readily ooncurred in his decision +
Painters Union 10 IS met in Elm !
rrscht Hall last Monday night with A /
2 Fleming in the chair Ten canoi-
dates were initiated and eighteen ap-
riicstSons are now being considered
Fenr members were admitted upon
travelling cards. The union stated that
IL was prepared 10 appoint its quota
q men for the police force whenever
called on BY the constituted authori-
ties
The regular weekly meeting Of Bar !
tenders League No. Al was eelo Mon
CAV night al headquarters, $50 meal
lister street. President Ferris was N
the chair. The hall was taxed 70 It's
i1tterrnost Three members were inl-
tisted and seven applications receiVeo- (
The local decided TO send three dele
gates 70 rhe general convention, which
VIII convene in Toledo, Ohio. on the
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