The San Francisco call., 1908-07-02
LABOR DAY PARADE
!. COMMITTEES NAMED
Council Is Asked to Arrange for
Women's Division in Line
of Workers

@Tn MErns The Labor day pa
CTsSbT pfMse2ss fcoIEcT1 rade committee of
$aQfEzNclsS the San Francisco
labor council has
appointed the following committee to
arrange details for the celebration:
On agitation. w. Sweeney. John McLaugh-
A. C. Rose and G. A. Siskron
Literary exercises and speakers-Leo Michel
son, W. p. McCabe and Charles Schuppert.
General arrangements and prizes-A. ]. Gal
lagher. John Mahoney, Joseph Guinne, Charles
Schuppert. d. ]. Murray and Louise Larue.
The general committee will recon-
mend to the council that there be
division arranged to be known as "the
women's division" and that the same
be under the supervision of Louise
Larue. 1t will also recommend to the
council that the prizes be awarded by
committee to be composed of three
professional men and two businessmen;
also that the Labor Clarion, the official
organ, issue a special edition for Labor
day. The committee decided not to
have an official program.
1t was decided to invite the editor
and the business manager of the Clar-
ion to attend the next meeting.
The drawing for position in line will,
II the council agrees to the suggestion
of the general committee, be%held Fri
day, August Z.
Il. n. FTdtt ana "A. de Gallaghor were
appointed to furnish the press with
Labor day parade news.
There was conference last Tuesday
evening with the managers of Mount
Olivet cemetery and representatives of
the cemetery workers union and
committee of the San Francisco labor
council about charges made by the
cemetery workers that the employees
were not being treated as fairly as
they allege they ought to be. At the
close of the meeting 1t appeared that
the managers would do what they
could to remedy conditions.
The following have been elected as
officers of stationary fremens union
No. S6 for the ensuing term:
]. ]. Riley, president; William DAILY, vice
president; J. Grove, recording secretary; A.
Beaver. financial secretary and business agent;
A Steinmetz guide: W. A Brady, trustee; NJ.
Kelly. Charles Stryker and A. Beaver delegates
to the labor council; A. Beaver delegate to the
iron trades council.
These officers will be installed at
the next regular meeting, when dele
gates to the international body, that
is to meet in Detroit August 10, will
be elected.
Shinglers' union No. 1 last Monday
HlSnI SIcCL0Q DIS OlllCSIS LOT the ensuing
term:
B. B. McGrath. president, e. H. Bush. vice
president; John Williamson, recording secretary;
William Shade, treasurer; II: Fugate. financial
| secretary; e. Davis, B. B. McGrath and James
Fallon, finance committee; B. B. McGrath, E.
Davis. J. Williamson. r. Kalloch and @. Elliott
| executive board, and H. Hopkins. door keeper.
The union will be represented In the
building trades council by E. Davis E.
H. Bush and ]. Williamson. 1t was
reported that business In this trade is
not as brisk as 1t used to be, owing
to the fact that many houses that are
being erected have fat roofs. The men
in this trade are paid s5 per day. They
must all give practical. proof of ability
to do the work expected before they
are admitted.
Bar tenders union, local No. A. at its
last meeting installed the following
officers for the current term:
Bert Lane. president; Frank Carlton and James
McCrady, vice presidents; A. Zimmerman. re-
treasurer; Peter Tully; Inspector; Edward
Schmidt. guard; Daniel Regan. business agent;
A. Zimmerman. John Ringen and Bert Lane,
trustees; A. Zimmerman, Peter Tully Charles
Donlln, James E. Walker and A. Baer, execu-
tive board; Edward Schmidt superintendent of
This local will be represented on the
local joint executive board by J. E.
Vera, Daniel Regan. Frank Carlton,
George Shaw, NJ. j. Murphy and Harry
Maginniss, and in the San Francisco
labor council by A. H. Tiedemann, ]. F.
Halmon, Charles Donlin, j. e. Vera and
A. Zimmerman.
The local devoted $40 to the bottle
Gamers on strike in this city and a
| like amount to the striking stove
mounters and steel range workers on
strike in the east. It disbursed $32 in
sick benefits and initiated two candi-
dates.
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