Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
LABOR NEWS

<kSlLp sAanse Inc plan OF adver-
60 zaaslI5.~| bels by means OF
public entertain
rnents mas been carried on with good
success throughout the country. THE
plan, In fact, has developed into an
active campaign, in which Los An
geles is preparing to participate. The
purpose is that the various labels may
become so familiar and their impor-
lance so impressive to union purchase
ers and their friends that to fail TO
ASK for label goods will have no excnse.
Inc Women's Label league has eebn
putting forth extraordinary efforts for
some time TO arouse interest in the
idpel ana mas been fairly successful.
However 1t is satisfied that the nav
pan VIII bear greater results than 1t
has yet seem -
Inc league proposes to hold monthly
entertainments of II musical and lit
erary nature. at each of which some
or the union labels will be thrown on
a canvas by means of lantern ma
chine, each label TO be commented
upon by some member of tho craft It
represents.
Inc nrst entertainment of this series
VIII DC held in the Council of Labor hall
Labor temple, Thursday evening. NAV
~. me labels to be exhibited are the
printers, BARRIERS and bakers. The
women are at work arranging for a
program OF musical and literary selec-
lions they say will be the best ever.
On the afternoon of Sunday May "a.
IN the large second floor hall of the
new Labor temple at 53S Maple ave-
nue. will be held a great mass meeting
under the auspices of the Union Labor
Temple association.
The association held a mass meet
ing IN the same place on the afternoon
of April >, which was a great success
IN every way. On that occasion u
letter was sent to almost every union
man and woman in the city This
entailed an enormous amount of work,
which 1t is hoped may be avoided this
time. Every member of organized
labor is requested To be present.
The board of directors wishes es-
pecially to appeal to those who have
not been attending the meetings or
taking an active part in this noble
work. The board has an entirely new
pro- osition to offer at this meeting.
which IL wishes every member of Or
ganized labor to hear and consider.
All the stock of The Labor temple
must be sold In the next few months.
With all the stock sold the building can
be rushed TO completion.
At the meeting of the Walters union
No. II, held April 80, it was ordered
that in the initiation of new members
they be requested 10 use their infiu-
ence where they are employed to
handle nothing but union made cigars
made in Los Angeles.
An effort is being made by all or
ganizations of the II. and r. e. I. A.
and b. ]. l.. of A. to keep NJ. p. Scott,
general organizer. in this city for an
indefinite length of time.
Printers politics is boiling hot just
now. The candidates Tor the various
offices are getting around with the
merry mitt. Several strenuous con-
tests are being waged. Election
May 20.
"Funl More Fun! Bushels OF
Fun!!!" That's the way the pressmen
and feeders are heading the announce
ments of their grand annual picnic.
And no one who has attended a func-
ton of any kind given by the men
who make the impressions will doubt
their ability to furnish fun. Sport of
all kinds, including ball game, foot
races and dancing, will be the pro-
gram. The special feature will be a
free barbecue. The event will be held
at Seal gardens Sunday, May IL.
The program as announced Will be
as follows: Dancing afternoon and
evening, grand prize waltz; ball game
between Web Pressmen's union and
Printing Pressmen and Feeders union.
grand prize given the winner. Grand
prizes given to the winners of the fol-
lowing events: Sack race, potato race.
climbing creased pole, catching creased
pig, running races for men, women ana
children, tug of war.