The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

Steiner street. Five clerks from the
Mission district were obligated Sew
eral applications are awaiting action.
Working cards were distributed 4
Friends of organized labor are asked 4
TO insist on seeing the card of thet
salesman. The committee having the
minstrel show in hand reported prog 1
ress. The local entertained Miss B. 4
Chrisinser, stenographer of the inter-
national secretary treasurer, Max Nor
ris. Miss Chrisinger is visiting friends
in this city. She made a neat and elo-
quent speech, dwelling at some length
on the inner workings of the interna-
tional Office. A committee on publicity
was named whose duty will be to ad-
vertise in the most attractive manner
the early closing movement
At the last meeting of Plumbers and
Gasftters' Helpers Union No /
twenty FIVE candidates were obligated.
Because of the scarcity of eligible.
halls the union has decided 10 meet but
twice a month-the first and third FriS
days OF each month. The meetings \
will be held at Strickers' Hall, Twenty
eighth and Church streets. The fol-
lowing committee was appointed to
make the necessary arrangements for
a high jinks and smoker: NJ Struck
land Cchairman), D. Foley and ]. Car
mody.
Bookbinders' unions Nos 81 and 1s5
have decided to change their meeting
place. The next meeting will be held
in Native Sons building, corner of
Geary and Cough streets Friday even
ing, August Il. Members of each local
must have their dues and assessments
paid by that date. Fines for non
attendance of members of No. 81 will
begin at that meeting. The two unions
viii meet until further notice on the
first and third Fridays of each month
in Native Sons Hall Two candidates
were initiated and several Applica-
tions received. Trade was reported
very good both in this city and in
Oakland. Relief money continues to
come in, and any member of either To-
cal wishing assistance should visit or
communicate with Miss Ella Wunder-
Itch, 4I6s Twentieth street.
Delegate William G. Rusk has Just
returned from the recent Boston con-
vention of the International Alliance
Of the Theatrical Stage Employees
Union and Will make his report to the
local union. He reports that much
legislation of benefit to the organiza-
ton was transacted. The local union
meets in st. Helen's Hall the second
and fourth Tuesdays in the month.
Mattresses Union No. As held its last
meeting at 431 Ivy avenue, with Presi-
dent Katie Bischoff in the chair.
Twelve candidates were obligated and
several applications for membership
filed. The recording secretary Emma
McKenney, resigned and Miss Bessie
Franklin was elected to fill the va
cancy. Miss Eliza Gruver resigned
as trustee and her place was filled by
Mrs. Louise La Rue. The committee
an
did the scale committee. All members
out of work are requested to report
at headquarters, 431 Ivy avenue.
How many retail clerks are there
who know that they can obtain mem
bership in the Retail Clerks Interna-
tional Protective Association without
actually joining one Of it's local
unions?" asks the official journal Of the
organization. 1t proceeds: THE in
ternational office has a large list of
general members upon it's books and
this list is being added to almost
daily. The association, in concetving
the idea of a general membership fea-
ture, had a two-fold idea in view. In
the first place, it permits the retail
clerks in the small towns where il
would be impossible to form a local
union to partake of its benefits by the
payment of dues direct to the interna-
tional office; and again it benefits a
member of a union which disbands or
goes out of existence by permitting
him to transfer his membership to the
headquarters Office and thus preserve
continuous standing. OF course,
where unions exist all eligible clerks
must be members thereof. There are
thousands of clerks in this country
who would be glad TO know how they
might become beneficiary members of
the association. There is no medical
examination; simply statement re-
garding the general condition of
health. The applicant, however, must
be between the ages of IS and so years.
A certificate of membership is filed in
duplicate by the prospective member,
one copy being retained and the other
filed at headquarters. There is a
special beneficiary form attached so
that in case of death the association
knows to whom the benefits shall be
paid. The benefits increase according
TO the age of the policy, while the sick
BENEFITS are paid after one years con-
tinuous membership in the association.
A small initiation fee and so cents per
month dues are the only expenses"
Painters Union No. 9Se has made
demand for an eight-hour day and
5o-cent increase in the daily wage. 1t
was deemed necessary by the members
because of the rapid rise in rents and
the inecessaries of life. In some cases
il was stated that rents had been in
creased 100 per cent.
The Laundry Drivers Union has the
assurance that the local joint executive
board Of the teamsters will support it
in it's contention with one of the inn
portant laundries in the city to restore
the commissions which prevailed pre-
vious to the hig fire. These commits
sions were reduced after the fire. but
the laundry drivers ask TO have the
old commission restored. as the laundry
is doing as large business as ever. If
the matter is not settled before Friday
night il will be taken before the Cen
tral labor body for investigation.
Two thousand striking shirtmakers,
mostly young women, marched to the
Mayors Office in Philadelphia and pro-
tested against any of their number
being arrested without Just cause"
as it was put in the protest The Mayor
refused TO receive them, and after an
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