Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-19
LABOR NEWS
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zzaszLEs lea, No. 45, and the
Poppy lodge No. %, ladies' auxiliary
held joint session and entertainment
Thursday evening, January 16. at Mann
moth hall.
The following Officers of the switchmen
were installed January Q: o. NJ. Seaman,
presidents Samuel Gcldstein, vice presi-
dent; Frank Seymour. past president;
Frank Morton, chaplain; John McGili,
conductor; Frank Saunites, secretary:
w. d. lilly, treasurer; Samuel McInnis,
guard.
The officers installed for Poppy lodge
were: Susan Seymour, mistress; Julia
McGill, vice mistress; Lula Mayhugh.
past mistress; Katie King, secretary and
treasurer; Margery Champaign, chaplain;
Mable Bailey, guard; Amelia McInnis,
conductress.
Both organizations meet regularly ths
first and third Thursday of each month.
The ladies give a social the fourth Thurs
day afternoon at the home of different
members.
There were several visiting members
from different states present. M. Nc
Fritize, now a prosperous rancher, but
formerly a ewitchman, rendered several
selections on the violin and readily
proved that he was still a master of that
instrument.
The ladies of the auxiliary are railing
off a pillow for charitable purposes and
request all members and friends of this
organization to assist l.. this UNDER
taking.
Clarence Darrow, the noted Chicago
attorney, who defended Haywood and
Pettibone in the recent trials at Boise,
Idaho, is rapidly regaining his strength
and health and hopes to be fully restored
in a week. Mr.. Pettibone has been at
the Hotel Touraine since he came to Los
Angeles several days ago and though
he was very sick for a number of weeks
he is now considerably improved.
Wednesday he was able to be out for
| several hours.
Carpenters union No. 10 of Long
Beach held a meeting January IL at
which were present several prominent
labor leaders of Pasadena and Los An
geles, who addressed the meeting on the
Importance of establishing women's label
leagues throughout the country.
The Los Angeles and Pasadena Wo-
mems leagues, especially, have done some
fine work toward stimulating the de-
mand for union labels, and the deter
mination now is to establish a similar
league In Long Beach. Other meetings
the near future, and 1t is expected that
permanent and powerful league pill
be organized there within the next few
weeks.
Pasadena painters No. go have elected
and installed officers for the ensuing term
as follows; President, G. c. Culbertson;
vice president, Jack Graver; recording
secretary, - Hart; financial secretry, L.
e. Canfield; conductor, - Armstrong;
| treasurer, William Ross, reelected; war
den, Fred Orr; truEto Frank Walker;
delegates to Central Labor council, Hart,
Walker and Henderson; delegates to
Building Trades council, Mills, Chase and
Bert Orr. The painters have begun pre-
parations for their annual social and
| ladies' night, which is to ioe early In Feb
ruary, and L. e. Garfield has been ap-
pointed chairman Of the COMMITTEES on ar
engagements.
The following officers were installed last
Tuesday night by Pasadena local 41S, In
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical
workers.: President, AL Bolyard; vice
president, william Tordoff; financial Sec
rotary, George Corrin; recording secre-
tary Ralph Munger; first inspector, b.
stoddard; second inspector. George White;
foreman, w. }. Clauoin.
a
meeting last week received credentials
from the following locals and the dele
gates present obligated: Plumbers 70, T.
b. e. w. 116. tailors 81, Brewers branch
and A. p. T. c.. Brother Nicholson
the horseshoers was also obligated.
II was moved and seconded that we
request that the delegates coming to the
new Labor Temple be requested by their
unions to wear only union labeled cloth
ing. After much discussion the motion
was carried.
Joseph Altman, a prominent labor union
man of Seattle, was in Los Angeles this
week. He is visiting the different cities
of the coast in behalf of organized labor
of his home city. An attempt is being
made to enforce the non-union shop IN
Seattle To this end advertisements SIM
liar to those sent out from this city are
being circulated with the expectation OF
flooding the Sound city with surplus men.
The central labor council of Seattle
has taken cognizance of the widely cir
cuiated reports that there was short
age of workmen in the northwest and
| has issued a statement that the govern
ment is fearful it cannot get men TO
repair the battleships which are coming
| here in the near future, and that the city
| is oyercrowded as a result of fake reports
| to procure a surplus with skilled ano
unskilled laboring men.
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