The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25

sgEEzNcI islation league re-
eeived by the San
rrdueisco labor council at it's last |
meeting was read and placed on file !
a similar communication sent to the
sacramento federated trades council !
was read and referred to the legislative !
agent of that organization. The pur-
port of the communication was to en-
list the good offices of labor organiza- !
tions In an effort to put a stop to cor
rupl polltlcdl rule in city, county and
state, by placing government in the
hands OF the people through the initia-
tive, referendum and the recall.
The banner awarded to the milk
wagon drivers union for its magnifi-
cent display in the Labor day parade
was presented to that organization
Wednesday night by J. w. Sweeney.
president of the labor council in behalf
OF Whitehead, Hoag & Co., the donors.
,, The gift was accepted in neat speech
by Secretary Decker of the union.
local No. 80, Wednesday night. it was
decided that after January l no member
would be permitted to work unless in
g,ss goId ssaading and from that date 1 all
should be rigidly enforced. 1t also was
decided that any member who refuses
TO wear his working button when or
dered to do so by the business agent
after February should be fined .25
cents for the first offense, 80 cents for
the e., second ono, and an 81 for the third.
| International organizer whose business
lit Will be to unionize every place in the
city. The meeting was addressed by
w. p Scott on the conditions of the
| trade and by Messrs. Ryan and Tenne-
bare in behalf of the men on strike on
the the Denver and Rio Grande railroad
| The drug clerks union will hold
open house in the Clerks building, ,S4S
| Van Ness avenue. New. Years day.
There. will be an entertainment during
the afternoon and evening and plenty
| of New Years cheer. The affair will
Under the Sf Sa tesn
elected chairman.
G; A; Mccolm. Charles L, Apperson.
Curran, David Duff H W. Scott.
n. II. Mclean and Kenneth Mcleod
have been appointed committee by
| for a jinks and smoker in Carpenters
hall. Fulton street, Saturday evening,
The Sacramento trades council has
sent letter to each city in the state
in which there is labor union or GEN.
tral body asking that the municipal
/ authorities be urged to pass an ordi-
nance that shall taboo all who are
not citizens of the United States from
being employed as laborers on the
| public streets.
The Vallejo trades and labor council
is considering proposal to affiliate
with the building trades council of
| the state. This has been recommen ended
by the executive committee of the first
named body.
Gas workers union No. $50 has
elected officers for the ensuing term
as follows: Daniel Cameron, president,
Newell Parker. vice president; a. r.
Coleman, recording, and Philip kneH,
financial secretary; Peter v Kearns.
N~al1 nm crFrf q
George w. Bell business agent:
Charles Hawthorne, guardian; c., W.
Assnussen, G. W. Bell, Fl. s. Cleveland.
man, F. Geherin. William Hoey, John
Reynolds. George Wands. members of
the executive board; George Bell, j. j..
p v. Kearns, Philip Knell. delegates
! to labor council; p. V. Kearns and p.
Knell, delegates TO the Asiatic exclu-
sion league.
The officers elected to serve garment
workers union No. 1s1 for the ensuing
Jennie Wamsley, vice president; May
Fenton, recording secretary; May Cum
mings. financial secretary and business
agent; Mary Johnson. treasurer; Ma
ME Miers. sergeant at arms; Maggie
Cali. Lizzie Poysell, NJ. Hammel, Anna
Guiberson' Margaret Seaman; xAcMt,rs Mary
board; Jennie Wanisley. Sarah Hagan.
Margaret seaman, May Cummings.
Mamie Miers. delegates to the labor abe,
son. Kate Granville, trustees: Winnie
Quilfelt, Anna Culberson, Margaret
Seaman, Lizzie Poysell. benevolent
committee.
The officers elected to serve the win
, dow shade workers union for the next
! term are: Alexander Garcia, president.
Charles BALI, vice president; Frederick
Evans recording secretary; G.. Halls
ing. financial secretary; G. Messenger.
M BALI a and nd B. Harris. trustees; j. Howe,
warden. These officers are to be in
stalled January 4.
The brick layers union has elected
the following as officers for the next
term: G.. d. Simms, president. Charles
fscorSns Tlss eeSeasny 4 fHhn Ham
mill. financial and corresponding sec
retary: NJ. j. O'Donnell, treasurer
John Kirk, conductor; pr a. By 3, Morgap'
t Mazza, Patrick Gerrity. arbftrators;
7 James Ringrose, c. Pengalh. Thomas
, Fay, trustees.
/ The first issue of the American
) Photo Engraver." the official organ Of
t recent session of the international
S body. was received here yesterday by
t International First. Vice President A
publication. full of matter of. general
3 and special interest to the craft. II
. is published in Chicago and is edited
( by NJ Woll, the international presi-
3 dent
! Cooks helpers union No. 110 has Sc
Icured new quarters at $50 Franklin
street and Will meet there on Thurs
iday nights. At the meeting to be held
this evening the committee that has
h been auditing the books of ex-Secre-
t tary Huber will present its report.
Blacksmiths' (ship and machine]
iunion No. 16S will not hold a meeting
d tonight on account of its being Christ
s mas eve. The next meeting is to bs
n held January Ia.
The cement workers union will hole
an election for officers for the ensuins
term in the Building Trades tempt,
I Sunday. December 81.
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