The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15

Walters Unien No. 80 held its reg
uisr weekly meeting Wednesday sfter-
noon at Its headquarters, 1885 Scott
street II was decided that these tenn
porary headquarters will be made the
permanent hsme Of this local The re-
lief committee has already expended
S6ss. Nominations were opened. To he
continued next Wednesday afternoon.
The election will fellow the succeeding
week The following nominations have
been made President, n. p. Scott and
J. D kirkpatrick; secretary. Theodore
Johnson; business agent, Thomas Ayl-
ward trustees, William KogIin, F. r
Smith, a c Hoffman. William Phippen
and W. c. Davis; executive board Ed
Mckenna, Charles II. Graham. c. d.
Laughlin. o. ". Mcclure, Andrew John
son. f F. Smith and William Phippen;
delegates TO local joint executive
board, Q. ". MCGUIRE, J. D. Kirkpatrfck
Anton Braun, c. D. Laughlin, William
KOglin and Theodore johnson: dele
gates to the Labor Council Bert La
Rue, Theodore Johnson. Thomas Avl-
ward. J. D Kirkpatrick O. W. Nc
GUire. n. p. Sestt. Ed McKenna, c. D.
Laughlin, A c Hoffman. William Kog-
hn. George Cennors. W. c. Davis and
Anton Braun. The business agent re-
ports that the six-day week is being
re-estsblished- Dues will be raised to
20 cents per month aIIer January /
1907 The initiation fee was reduced
TO $2-75 until October l, 1896. The
unions telephone is West 6S57.
Cement Workers Union No. / met
Wednesday night IN its hall Twenty
second and Folsom streets. and received
encouraging reports from Business
are working. The relief committee re-
ported favorably upon two more appli-
cants. making but seven applications
for aid so far. The amount donated by
Eastern labor organizations TO the ce-
ment workers now amounts to
more than $4,000. but il all has
been returned 70 the donors with
thanks. The union finds itself
financially able to care for all its mem
bers- At the meeting next Wednesday
night a vote will be taken on the
Building Trades Council temple, short
" 10 be erected Nominations for Off
GERS viii be opened and closed at that
meeting. The last meeting was fairly
well attended. but the hall will hold
the entire membership Much time was
occupied in discussing the subject of
how TO improve the trade. The con
sensus Of opinion was that a strict
compliance with the building ordi-
nances be maintained and that moth
ing should be turned out but irst-class
work II was argued that poor work
manship is not only detriment to the
community. but decidedly injurious to
the trade. This local numbers 500 mem
bers.
The regular monthly meeting of Mu-
gicians' Union No s was held yesterday
afternoon at 32l Devisadero street. The
following propositions were acted upon:
Report of the beard of directors; con-
he
creation Of the office OF business agent
and ordering contractors to pay mem
bers employed within forty-eight hours
after the termination of engagements.
Donations continue to come in for the
relief fund Death bene6t assessments
Nos. 5 and have been levied by the
board Of directors on account of the
deaths Of Jacob Brown and w. H. Book.
Dues and assessments for the second
quarter. amounting to 3L50, are now
due and payable July /.
Much important business was trans
acted AT the last meeting OF Cooks
Onion No. a. Trade was reported
good nearly all the proprietors now
giving their cooks one day of per week.
the same as prior to April is. The fol-
lowing nominations were made: For
president, Charles F. Fleisehmann and
William Schneider: vice president, o. 7.
y. Ledwith and George Bickford; re-
cording secretary, II. 3. Myers and
George Brooks; financial secretary, An
ton BalsIasv. Stephen Drake and Julius
Selner; treasurer, Louis G. Allan and
Louis Furniguer; inside guard, Henry
Querin; outside guard, George Porter
business agent, George Bickford,
George Rowe and James Cooper; dele
gates TO local joint executive board, j.
Brandstetter. o. T. n. Ledwith, stephen
Drake. Charles Cramer. George Bick-
ford and Julius. SeImer; alternates,
". George Rowe and Charles s. Smith;
delegates TO Labor Council, Julius Sell
rner. O. T. y. Ledwith, William Schnei-
der. George Rowe, O. E. Henley and
John Brandstetter: board of trustees.
Charles S. Smith, Frank Hicks. 7. Mar
shall and Charles Cramer; executive
bosrd O. Z Henley. J. Schrouth, T.
Marshall. Julius Selmer, George Tes-
sfer. Charles Cramer. John Schlinski.
A. J. Ferna ndez. Harry Fries, O. Beck
husen A NJ. Kelly. The election will
take place Monday. June %. Polls
omen at a. m. and close at 3 p. m.
The local will hold regular meetings
every Thursday at p m.
-rbe conn1issary store at the Cooks
Union headquarters very much resem-
bles a weII-hIIed country store. In a
large room the shelves are covered
with un6erclothing Of all kinds. There
is an endless variety Of shoes Of the
best quality. All members OF the al
lied unions are fitted out with all the
,ecessaries When there is a call fer
something not kept, an order is given
on one of the large stores. Everything
is bought in San Francisco ans the
merchants have received thousands Of
dollars Of Eastern money which were
freely sent here by Eastern trade
union organizations TO relieve the dis
tress Of their brothers. While Eastern
commercial bodies have been buying
clothes shoes, etc. in their Eastern
homes and sending them hither the
trade unienists have sent their money
here which has gene into circulation
among our own merchants and has
been Of great benefit 10 our storekeeD-
ers. In many ways trade unionism has
been or seat advantage 10 this city,