The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-17

tOTS VI llIer 1<lnCOin SlAplC
Building Association met last Monday
night and proceeded Immediately to
the election of officers and trustees.
Before the organization of the new
directorate the old committee, which
has been engineering the Temple plan
since the initial meeting on Septem-
br 8, wound up its affairs. Treasurer
Ress made his financial report, which
was audited and found to be correct
The various committees then made
reports, and at o'clock the temper
airy organization passed peacefully
away. Now that the organization of
the Lincoln Labor Temple Building
Association is permanently organized
under the articles of Incorporation, it
may be interesting to give brief
history Of the movement. From time
to time during the past three and one
half years The Wageworker has agi-
tated for a Labor Temple. AT one
time It inaugurated the days work"
plan with a view to raising the nu-
cleus of Labor Temple fund. While
this plan was not successful, it met
with such hearty response that The
Wageworker felt assured that sys-
tematic organization would be. Ac-
cordingly The Wageworker suggested
the plan Of having each trades union
in the city appoint delegate to a
Labor Temple committee. After con-
siderable delay several unions ap-
pointed delegates, and there the mat
ter hung fire for two or three months.
Finally the editor of The Wageworker
issued invitations to the delegates
thus selected to meet at his home for
the purpose of starting the matter of.
at the home of W. NJ Maupin. The
committee at that time was composed
OF the following: J. w. Dickson, Car
penters' Union; Fred Ihringer. Typo
graphical Union; T. C. Kelsey,
Leatherworkers' Union; s. l.. Chap
lin, BARRIERS Union; A. V. White,
Plumbers Union; Alex Weckesser,
Pressmens Union. At this meeting
plans of organization were discussed.
The following Monday night the CON-
mittee met at the home of S. l.. Chap
lin, at which time an outline of the
articles Of Incorporation was sub
mitted. The next meeting was at the
home Of Fred Ihringer, and the arti-
cles of incorporation more fully con-
sidered. The next Monday night the
committee me. at the home of A. V.
White, and at that meeting the arti-
cles were formally adopted and the
money raised to pay the filing fee
This money was advanced by the COM
mitteemen, and the unions they rep
resented. Two more meetings were
held at private homes. one at the
home Of Mr.. Woelhaff and one at the
home of J. w. Dickson in University
Place. BY this time the committee
had reached such size, and business
had become so heavy, that it was de-
cided to hold meetings at central
place. Accordingly arrangements
HCTC IlsiuS " 1uCcI 1T OElu
Twelfth street. Since September s
the committee has met every Monday
evening with one exception, the regu-
lar meeting being omitted Christmas
week.
At the meeting held at Mr.. Whites
officers were elected for the temper
ary organization as follows: ]. w.
Dickson, chairman; Fred 1hringer,
secretary; Fred Ress, treasurer. Dur
ing the preliminary meetings Mr..
Maupin acted as secretary.
This temporary organization has
raised practically one thousand dollars
without any systematic canvas. Seven
unions have subscribed 800 each to
the fund as a starter. Individual sub
scripttons raise the total to over
$1,000. Now that the organization is
permanent and formed under the laws
OF the state, the work will be pushed
to the limit.
Last Monday night. as soon as the
old committee had finished it's work,
final adjournment was taken, and i'm
nediate1y the directors elected at the
first regular election of the Lincoln
Labor Temple Building Association
the Tuesday night before, as
sumed their places. J. w. Dickson
OF the Carpenters Union was elected
president by an unanimous vote. AS
he resumed the chair he said with
considerable feeling:
Brothers, I want to thank you for
this honor. but cannot find the words
with which to do 1t. All I can say is
that I would rather be president OF