The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-13
EDITED BY O. NJ. BOYLE

San Francisco Allied Printing Trades
Council, at it's meeting on Tuesday
evening. elected the following omcers
for the ensuing term: President, George
A Racy; vice president. Edward
Wands; secretary, D. T. Powers; treas
| urer-H. L. White; sergeant at arms ).
M Baulsir: board of directors. Frank
Dermody, A. ]. Gallagher, George A
Tracy. George Royal, Miss Ella Wun-
derl1ch, Charles L. Linthrup, John Gar
vey, A B. Nutting, III. Hastings, Carl
Rockville. The council has under con-
sideratfon the advisability of organic
ing State Federation of Printing
Trades Unions, looking to the forma-
ton of a State organization that will
embrace all unions in California con-
nected with the printing industry. The
delegates from the various printing
trades unions to the convention of the
California State Federation of Labor
at Stockton in January will be asked to
take the initiative in the matter and a
convention composed of delegates from
all unions interested will be called at a
later date.
For the first time in the history of
the organization. Photo Engravers'
Union No. s has an open shop on its
hands. The firm of Bolton & Strong,
FIFTEENTH street, near Mission, has
openly declared its intention of running
a free shop. The firm declares that
1T Will submit to no interference from
trades unfonism. The Allied Printin g
Trades Unions, especially Typograph-
icai Union No. Fl and Printing Press
mems Union No. "a have determined to
| fight the attitude taken by the firm.
| The combined strength of the print
ing crafts of the city will be brought
to bear In this controversy. President
Gallagher of the Photo Engravers'
Union is not man to be easily trified
with and cooperation by the Interna-
t1onal Photo-Engravers will be readily
] granted. Gallagher is second vice
president of the international.
The Labor Bureau Association met in
semi annual session Tuesday night at
the new headquarters, 677 McAllister
street, and elected the following board
OF directors for the coming year: w.
H. Hutchinson, Charles j. Evans, John
Burchaw. G. E. Fitzgerald, o. NJ V.
Roberts, L. E. Loomis, E. o. Smith,
Charles S. Mattice, w. j. Kidd and
GERS were chosen for the next six
months: President, W. H. Hutchinson;
recording secretary, Charles S. Mattice;
financial secretary, w. ]. Kidd. treas
urer, Joseph c. Heymer. The associa-
ton is in flourishing condition, hav-
ing S75 members.
Printing Pressmen's Union No "a was
in session at the Labor Council Temple
last Monday night, with President D.
Daggett in the chair. Two candidates
were obligated. Owing to the stormy
weather nothing but routine business
was transacted.
| United Glassworkers' Union will give
/ hi 1.~xl~@
evening in Sheet Metal Workers Hall.
Guerrero street, near Fourteenth. The
next regular meeting OF the union will
be held in the same hall. as will all flu
ture meetings until the Building Trades
Council Temple is completed. The next
meeting will be held December 20. when
election of officers will take place. All
members are requested to attend these
meetings.
! The last meeting of Building Material
Transfers Union No. 216 was held in
Eintracht Hall. Twenty five candi
dates Were initiated and ten applica-
lions for membership received There
will be spirited contest for business
agent. Those nominated for that office
are Peter Burke, w. Rother, William
Yost and j. Most. The contest probably
lies between the first two. Further
ton will take place the last Saturday
! in the month.
| President Makree was in the chair
at the last meeting of varnishers' and
Polishers' Union at SIT McAllister
street. Three candidates were obligat-
ed and five applications received
Nominations for the ensuing term were
made The union is contemplating
giving a benefit for brother in dis
tress. Due notice of the time and
place will be given.
| The following officers were elected
at the last meeting of Carpenters
| Union No. 4S3: President w. r. Glib
son; vice president, G. A. Smith; f1nan-
cial secretary. Guy Lathrop recording
secretary, Charles L. Apperson; treas
urer, 0. M. " Roberts; conductor, M.
c. Turner; warden, w. II. McSusan
auditor. E. G. Fitzgerald; trustee,
iCharles L. Apperson.