The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
BARRIERS TO REVISE
BYLAWS OF UNION
Sick Benefit Allowing Addition
al Five Dollars a Week Will
Shortly Go Into Effect
Laundry Workers Initiate Large
Class of Thirty-two in
Their Thriving Local

lse asSss All members Of the
tIsAoss csi2e Sssee co0Ec1l journeymen bar
~s6EslScIs bers union. local
No. 14s. have been
nouhed that they must attend a meet
ing Of the local TO be held Monday
september %, as a revision of the by
laws is 70 be brought up for adoption
or rejection. This will affect the col
lection OF dues, the appointment OF
stewards for the various shops in the
city and the question of a button or a
monthly working card. The members
have also been notified that The Call is
again the official medium of all busi-
ness transactions Of the local.
The local sick benefit feature will go
INTO eject october 1, when any member
IN good standing will receive IS in
adoitlon 10 like sum allowed weekly
hy the International body. making the
SICK Dement'S SO per week. This To-
cal is now one of the most liberal of
unions IN the care of it's sick or dis
aoied members. In addition 10 the
weekly benefits in case of sickness.
there is what is known as the funeral
DenenI which varies according to the
duration Of membership. In case of
The death of a member in benefit
standing" who had been a contributing
member at least six months and less
than one year. the sum OF $50 is al
owed; between one and two years
Sl5i between two and FIVE years. 500;
between five and ten years. 5000; be-
tween ten and fifteen years, $3.50, and
more than fifteen years $500 The
dues for the payment of these
benefits is 81 per month. In this con-
nection, Secretary Charles Koch re-
ports that the amount paid by the To-
cal during the last u months for bene-
fts was s2,975.
The local has appointed Oscar Hin
ters floor manager for the ball to be
given in Cotillon hall on Church street
near Market for the benefit of A A.
Wentworth, an old time member of
the organization, who has been stricken
by blindness This VIII be on the
night OF Sunday October 25. and the
following named committee OF arrange
ments and reception. the latter composed
exclusively Of past presidents, viii do all
in their power to make this affair a sue
cess; Committee of arrangement w
3. Currier, A. Gonzales. Oscar Hinters,
Charles Koch and L Less. Reception
eommittee-George Barrett, J. R.
Belly. Joseph DucoinR Frederick
Smith. l. d. Hester and Paul Hamann.
The secretary Of the local has been
advised that Jacob Fischer secretary
Of the international body, recently Wis
iteo the union printers home, Colorado
Springs. for the purpose Of obtaining
information relative TO that institution,
as the International contemplates es-
1ablishing a home on the same lines,
for its aged and disabled members. The
matter viii come UP for consideration
at the next meeting Of the higher body.
Andrew J. Gallagher, secretary of
the San Francisco labor council, re-
turned from the east yesterday He
expressed himself as well pleased with
The result Of the international conven-
ION Of the photo engravers. to which
he was delegate and Of which he was
elected an officer.
The meeting Of the brotherhood of
teamsters for the purpose OF discussing
the proposition of the draymen's as
sociation 10 reduce wages viii be held
in the Central theater at 1920 o'clock
Sunday morning. The mana cement
furnishes the theater free for the oc-
casion.
Branch 81 OF the amalgamated car
penters and joiners has elected J. 3.
Denar president; r. II. Pierce vice
president; James Smith. check steward:
". Simpson. sick steward: G. Dibbs
door keeper; Percy Bradford. auditor
Herbert Champion and William Fyfe
We're voted for as delegates to the
American federation of labor.
workers union. which now has a mem
bership Of 1873, there was an attend
ance Of nearly 900. A class of 50
candidates was admitted to member
ship J. F. Thurber and D. J. Cor
man were elected delegates to the state
federation Of labor. Secretary Carrie
Parmar and the business agent were
appointed a committee TO select suit
able present to show the unions appre-
citation Of the work done while in Of
fee by retiring Treasurer Harry Good
sill The president was empowered to
appoint a committee to arrange for a
ball TO be given with a view TO raising
2 fund with which to procure a ban
ner 10 take the place of the unions
handsome one destroyed by the big
fire.
The difference between the union of
felt and composition roofers and the
roofers' association, in relation TO
wages. having been amicably and sat
isfactOrily arranged. the members of
the union who did not go to work on
Monday returned to their respective
positions yesterday
The bar tenders union. local No. Al.
at fits last meeting increased its mem
bership by the initiation of two candi-
dates and two by clearance cards.
Three applications were received and
referred TO the committee on investi-
cation. The sum of 500 was paid to
the beneficiary OF the late ]. F. Muth,
= member OF the local who died short
time since.
The Mattresses union will give a ball
IN aid OF its fund for the care of the
sick IN Dreamland pavilion on October
% The union admitted IL candidates
10 membership by initiation. Mrs. A.
" Bickell OF the woman's auxiliary TO
the typographical union was visitor
during the meeting.
The committee on municipal affairs
OF the Vallejo labor and trades coun-
ell reported at the last meeting that
ft had interviewed the city trustees.
who declared themselves as favorable
20 the resolutions OF the council as
10 the employment of citizens of VAL
le5o on public works and OF having
contractors comply with the eight hour
rule The committee VIII see that this
IS carried out Delegate Davidson pre-
scented a report on the condition of the
Vallejo water system as he found it
81 Lake Chabot and Fleming hill The
manner in which the affairs in connec-
ton with the water system are con-
Quoted" he said. is a rank outrage"
This matter will be given further con-