The San Francisco call., 1909-01-28
BARRIERS UNION
IN NEW QUARTERS
Rooms in Clerks Building in
Van Ness Avenue Near
Fulton Are Secured
Smoker Will Be Given in Cele-
bration of the Change
of Location
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avenue near Fulton. The belongings of
the union were removed to the new
quarters yesterday afternoon.
Tn Mattresses union meets in the
Jefferson Square building and 1t is said
that it will be asked to find another
office and meeting place.
The BARRIERS will celebrate their re-
moval by giving smoker in the new
quarters next Monday night, and O. p.
Weisberger and f. w. Seip were ap-
pointed committee to make arrange
ments for that event. Four applica-
tions for membership were filed and
referred to the committee on investi-
cation.
Bar tenders union local No. Al at
its meeting last Monday night initiated
10 applicants for membership and re-
ceived a like number of petitions to
join. The sum OF $35 was voted to
members on the sick list. The commit
tee on the picnic that is to be given
April presented a report to the effect
that the indications are that it will be
a very successful affair. 1t was de-
cided that 1t shall be a daylight and
moonlight outing.
The iron trades council at its meet
ing last Monday night elected all or its
officers except president for the current
term. The first officer Of the council
will be elected at the meeting TO be
held a month hence. The officers chosen
are: ]. E. Dillon of the molders, vice
president; George Sandeman or the
blacksmiths, secretary (re-elected); l.
A. Riordan of the steam ntters, treas
urer (re-elected); j. u. Smith OF the
machine hands sergeant at arms; John
l. Nolan, E. II. Misner, ID. S. Campbell,
T. A Riordan, d. Buckley and r. Jones,
executive board
The council received a letter from
State Engineer Ellery, in which he de-
clares that on state work he will give
preference TO California mechanics.
The retail shoe clerks will at the
next meeting discuss and vote on a
proposition to change the night OF
meeting.
Secretary Gallagher of the labor
council has received a personal letter
from Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American federation of labor, in rela-
tion to recent adjustment OF the cleo
trical workers difference so far as II
applies to local Isl. a copy will be
sent to that local.
The San Francisco labor council has
Gompers Mitchell and Morrison in their
action to have set aside the sentence
pronounced on them by Justice Wright
OF Washington, ID. 9.
The Mattresses union at its last
meeting initiated FIVE candidates and
received 10 applications
The beer wagon drivers union Of
Sacramento recently elected Eugene
Keubler to represent that organization
on the executive board, which meets IN
San Francisco, but when he presented
his credentials at the last meeting Of
that body he was denied a seat on the
ground that he had not been nominated
and elected in the manner prescribed
by the laws of the organization
The Sacramento labor temple associa-
tion has up to the present time disposed
and has on hand $5.144 A piece of
land at Eighth and l streets has been
secured and paid for. 1t is expected
that the temple to be built will cost
about S5S,Oo0.
During the year 1908 % members of
the brick layers conference of Califor-
MIA were summoned by death. The
beneficiaries of each received NOR
tuary benefit of 5000.
Mllmen's union No. 423 received
report from it's special committee, TO
which was referred the proposition to
take stock in the Los Angeles temple
association. The report was to the
effect that the association some time
since purchased a piece of real estate
and that now il is worth $4,000. The
committee recommended that the union
purchase $500 worth of stock. The
report will be made the special order of
business for next Tuesday night.
Retail delivery drivers union local
No. 27S has elected the following officers
to serve for the current term:
+. McDevitt, president: II. Jones, vice
president; Thomas Knock, recording,
and E. A. Brown, financial secretary;
William Jenkins, treasurer; F. Brazel,
trustee: ]; Fisher, business agent; j.
Hynes and j. Fisher, delegates to the
San Francisco labor council.
f. L. Nolan has been elected a mem
Der of the arbitration board of brick
layers union No. e.
Thomas ]. Clancy, one of the Oldest
bar tenders in point of service in this
city. died a few days since at the age
Of 81. A delegation from the bar tend
ers' union local IL will attend the fu-
neral today.
The tailors on ladies' goods, who a
few days since were locked out because
they refused to work an additional hour
a day, are still out.
The boot and shoe workers union
Will give ball in the Auditorium an
mex February 20.
The iron trades council has appointed
a committee to investigate and report
in the matter of a charge made that
one of the laundries of this city went
back on home industry in ordering for
its plant an engine from firm in the
east that is on the unfair list Secre-
tary Sanderman says it is probable that
the council, upon the report of the
committee, if the case be as repre-
sented, will ask affiliated unions to
discontinue patronizing that particular
laundry.
Frank Maxwell w. E. Waterman and
f. Hines have been appointed a COM
mittee to arrange a literary entertain
ment to be given in carpenters hall
Friday, January 20. by carpenters
union No. 1882.
Janitors union No. 10,3e7 at its last
meeting added 20 names to its roll of
membership by the initiation OF that
number of eligible candidates.
Local No 13 of the international
brotherhood of electrical workers, at it's
meeting last night, received letter
from Samuel Gompers, president of the
American federation of labor to the
effect that the local is not to recognize
any international body except the one
of which Frank J. McNulty is the presi-
dent, and p. w. Collins secretary
The local was addressed on the SUBJ
ject of the Drew BILL now before the
legislature. which provides that aliens
shall not hold real estate in California
1t was resolved that each member of
the local write to the assemblyman and
senator from his district to stand NV