The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
UNION PRESsMEN LEAVE
: FOR NEW YORK MEETING
Delegates Will Endeavor to
Secure the Election of
George L. Berry
PLAN GREAT PARADE
Trades Bodies Prepare to
Muster Mighty Host
on Labor Day
PLAN GREAT PARADE

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pressmen and as
sistants' convention, which is to meet
at Brighton Beach, n. Y, next week,
left for that destination on Thursday
night. The delegation, of which Ray
EStudillo lis the chairman. intend to
make fight for George L. Berry of
this city for international president.
and the western delegation will make
a strong contest against Martin p.
Higgins. the incumbent. if he should
present himself as a candidate for re-
nomination.
Cooks union No. a. at it's meeting
last Thursday night initiated seven ap-
plicsnts for membership. The union
now has So applications in the hands
OF the committee on investigation.
The union was visited by two commit
tees-one from the carmen and the
ether from the laundry workers. These
disposed Of s25 worth of tickets for
the ball game tomorrow. The election
OF officers for the ensuing term will be
held June % between 8 a. m. and
10 p. m.
The retail grocers' clerks union
Initiated two candidates Thursday. The
four organizations of retail clerks in
this city will take a referendum vote
June Is for international officers. A
like vote will be taken by every sub
ordinate association in the United
States that night. The result will not
be announced until the first week in
July.
John 4. Keogh and Frank Borgel,
who went to Cleveland. Ohio, 10 rep
resent the musicians union of this city
at the international federation of music.
returned last week. Keogh reports that
the session was harmonious one, but
1nrr fr7c a1-af i,
affects the San Francisco union.
Joseph n. Weber of Cincinnati
owen Miller of st. Louis and Otto Os-
tendorf were unanimously reelected
respectively president, secretary and
treasurer Borgel was reelected
san Francisco. The next convention
will be held in st. Louis in May, 1908.
The committee that was appointed by
l-e building trades council at it's meet
ing last Thursday night at the request
OF the carmen's union to confer with a
like committee from the labor council
20 advise and counsel with the car
mems union in the future conduct OF
the strike, is composed of p. II. McCar-
thy, o. A Tveitmoe, William McDon-
aid, Thomas Maxwell. George V. Kelly
William O'Connell, William Kelly, A E.
Smith, William Golan and W. II. Urmy.
These committees will mSet Sunday
morning at IL o'clock in the labor
temple.
The meeting of the building trades
temple association for the purpose of
electing so directors to manage the af-
fairs of the organization under the
law OF this state governing co-opera-
tive corporations, will be held in sheet
metal workers hall tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Fr-nr1 fhe ren0rfS nraGanfpd 70 the
building trades council il appears as il
the parade on labor day in this city
will be the most elaborate affair of the
KIND that has ever been arranged.
Many of the organizations will turn
out with new banners andt many OF
them will have floats illustrative OF
their respective trades.
The game of baseball TO be played
tomorrow at the Recreation park
grounds between a team of carpenters
union No. % and nillmen's union No. 423
for the benefit Of the unions on strike
VIII be called at 30 a. m. and the fans
VIII have to rise early TO see the first
ball go over the plate Each team feels
sure of victory. The two teams met
once before on the field and the car
penters got away with the millmen.
The latter declare that under the train
ing their team has received during the
week they will spring a number of sur
prises on the carpenters. Charles Mel
son, president of the amalgamated car
penters. on behalf of that organiza-
ton, has issued a challenge TO the win
ner of the game tomorrow.
The laundry drivers association, al
its last meeting, decided to impose a
penalty on any member found riding
on the streetcars. A member declared
that if it were wrong to ride on the
streetcars on the ground that IL was
lending aid TO the enemy of unions.
IL also was wrong to use the telephones
of a company that was inimical to
unions. A motion was offered to pre-
vent members Of the association from
using the telephones during the tele-
phone operators strike. but no action
was taken.
Local No. I OF the cement workers,
A-B. c. w, at its meeting last Wednes-
day in Duboce hall received the reports
OF the officers and business agents,
which showed that the organization
was in good condition and that every
thing was most satisfactory. The con-
stitution and bylaws of the district
council OF cement workers were favor
ably passed upon. The executive board
OF that organization will meet tomo--
row. The union during the month OF
May initiated lb0 new MEMBERS IN
creasing the roll to 1876. and it still
has more than 200 petitions for mem
bership in the hands of the committee
on investigation.
Miilwrights' union No. 76e at a spe-
cial meeting held recently decided 70
levy an assessment of SO cents a week.
the funds to be used in assisting the
members of the unions on strike. II
was also decided to increase the assess
ment should occasion demand it
At the last meeting of the furniture
handlers union No !, President S.
Alexander in the chair. two candidates
were admitted TO membership by ini-
tiation The union fixed a penalty On
any member found riding on the street
cars The union will nominate cendl-
dates on June II for offices to be filled
at the next election and IL the members
do not attend on that night they viii be
subject to a penalty, and the secretary
has notified that every member must
attend on that night, whether he come
by bike or by hike or ride on a break
bone" A few evenings since the mem