The San Francisco call., 1908-12-10

union Of brick lay
ers and masons of America has in
structed the local in Boston, Mass, to
take an appeal to the United States
supreme court from a recent decision
OF the supreme court of that state,
wnich declared the local had no right
70 impose fine on members who re-
Lused 10 go On strike when ordered to
20 So 1t is alleged by the board that
ehe Iorce of the decision complained of
Is that If sustained it will destroy the
power OF enforcing discipline in the
organization.
The molders' union at its last. meet
ing received an invitation from the San
z rranclsco society for the prevention of
tuberculosis to attend its course of lee
lures to be given in the hall of the
CaNIornia club. It was accepted and
tne members were advised to attend
the course
The union donated $5 to the Akron,
o.' defense fund. 1t also donated $40
TO the men on strike on the Denver
and Rio Grande system after listening
TO an appeal by D. Tennenbaum.
AT the meeting of machine hands
iooge NO. us. international associa-
tion or machinists, last Tuesday night
'ue following were elected to serve as
Officers for a year:
D. u. Smith, president; Peter Spauld-
ing, vice president; Edward Corcoran.
recording secretary; David McLennan,
nnanclaI secretary; Frederick Fraser,
treasurer; Theodore Weske, trustee:
William Fl. Pinney, conductor; Charles
Borcher, sentinel; David McLennan.
delegate to the labor council; j. u.
smith and Edward Corcoran, delegates
10 the iron trades council
Mlilmen's union Ne.-423 has elected
tne IolIoWing as officers for the ensu-
ing term: William Seagraye, presi-
dent: j. Kemnitzer, vice president: 3
>; Daley, secretary; j. G. FalIon, finan-
cial secretary; F. NJ Pendergast. treas
Ter, warden; Charles HeIbing. o. Fred
erlckson and D. Burt, delegates to the
building trades council;
R. S. Glocking. president of the in
ternatonal brotherhood of book bind
ers, is TO come to California for the
purpose or making official visits to
nrst visit to local 35 at Sacramento
IN few. days, after which he will
come 70 this city. The local organiza-
tlon VIII give a reception and banquet
A campaign is to be started in this
city In behalf of the women employed
as clerks In stores with a view to se-
cure better wages and conditions for
them Mrs. NJ Lamphere of Butte
Mont, who has had. considerable sue
cess In that city, has been here for
several days obtaining information
from the local clerks unions as to the
situation.
The cooks association of the Pacific
coast Gncorporated) has elected the
following as directors for the. current
Louis Fourniguier, Charles Hunter
Charles Malmquist, Henry Miller. Rob
ert Musgrave, Thomas Osbourn. Victor
Putty, George Tessier and Randolph
Walden.
Reports from the general office of
the cigar makers union show that
of work register was open during the
current year the payment of out of
work benefits amounted to $4,000 a
month During one month the amount
paid reached $4,000.
varnishers' and polishers' union No
approved of candidates and received
two by card The union will nominate
candidates for officers for the next
term at the meeting to be held Decem-
ber 20.
A. Anderson, G. McDermott. George
Reeves, Edward Berkhoff, George Nor
have been named as the committee
that is to have charge of the ball to
be given in Garden rink by the glass
blowers union next Saturday. night
The cloak makers have reported to
Secretary Gallagher of the labor coun-
ell that the long standing difference
been amicably settled, and that the
house has signed the agreement pre-
sented by the union.
Butchers union No. 115 last night
made several additional nominations
for officers to be voted on next Wednes-
day. At that meeting the union will
take up the question of the. necessity
of having state inspector of meats.
Printing pressmen's union was ad-
dressed last night by George l.. Berry,
international president of the press
mems union, on the conditions of the
trade in this city and in the east.
l made the following nominations last
night: For president. T. Sullivan. J..
Q. Staples and ]. Herberg; vice presi-
dent, F. McKale and f. Caullet; financial
Thomas Sullivan.
The building laborers. excayators.
street concrete and asphalt workers at
their last meeting elected William
session of the state building trades
council. The union will nominate candi-
dates for office at the meeting next
Sunday.
Inc FOLLOWING members or San fran
cisco lodge No. 6S of the international
association of machinists have been
elected to serve for the current term:
w. E. Jones. president; II. c. Hodges, vice
president; Charles w. Meyer recording secre-
tary; James T. Bailey, financial secretary; l..
Gelssberger, treasurer; W. S. Carter, conductor;
J. j. Griffin, sentinel; T. L. Trouin, trustee; F.
j. Lyons, auditor; E. II. Misner. business agent
The lodge has selected the following
members to represent It In the several
bodies with which it is affiliated:
Delegates to San Francisco labor council-W.
T. Hagerty, f. II. Msner, Russell /. Wisler, f..
A. Brown. III. NJ Campbell. W. 2. Delaney, w.
H. Jones, j. f. Kelly and Ernest L. Reguin
delegates to iron trades council--W. K. Hag-
erty Il. a. Misner, J. J. Beatty, II. M. Camp
bell Thomas Cloworthy, James Maginniss and
Delegates to the AsiatIc exclusion league-W.
P. Delaney, E. H. Misner and W. R. Hagerty
The lodge appointed a committee to
make arrangements for the organiza-
tion of woman's auxiliary, to be COM
posed OF the wife, sisters or daughters
of any member" the committee to pre-
sent a report at the next meeting.
The weekly donation of SID to the
men on strike on the Denver and Rio
Grande road was ordered paid, as were
dement's to nine members on the sick
list Two applications for membership
We're received and referred to the COM
mittee on investigation.
Each district council and each union
Twill be represented in the state build