The San Francisco call., 1909-04-06

w Bakers and confec-
ETa1oEs 1ssss22ss lcolEc11 TONERS union. To-
zaAAz cal No. "a. at its
meeting last Sat-
urday night admitted 12 helpers into
the new auxiliary by initiation. and
received several applications. Nearly
all OF the workers of this class have
joined the new organization
President Emil Schaerer OF the par
ent union has gone TO Chicago to at
tend the quarterly meeting OF the
executive board of the general body.
The next meeting OF the local will be
held in the Labor temple two weeks
from last Saturday to vote upon new
bylaws.
The committee on annual picnic re-
ported that 1t had secured Fernbrook
park for May 5.
At the meeting OF the photo en-
gravers' union last Sunday John W.
Hogan rendered his resignation as a
delegate TO the San Francisco labor
council and E. Mass was elected TO I'LL
the vacancy.
A. Hoffman. n. Garrett, ]. W. Ho-
gan, II. Winkelman and A. J. Gal
lagher were elected delegates to the
laundry leagues. which Is 10 meet IN
this city next month.
The delegates from the union to the
allied printing trades were charged
to- attend the next meeting Of that
organization, as matters affecting the
photo engravers will come up for dis
cussion.
The treasurer reported that during
the year 1908 the union paid $4,000 in
benefits to men who We're out of work.
Secretary Gallagher OF the labor
council received an invitation yester-
enee TO attend the meeting that is to
be held In Chicago during the first
week in May The meeting win be
addressed by prominent men Of this
and other countries.
Miss Margaret C. Daley. general or
ganizer for the united garment max
ers of America, Is still in this city fig
uring out the scale for the garment
workers here. She has been with the
local union longer than she ever was
with any other local arranging a scale
Of prices, for the reason that in the
east firms handle at most three lines
of products, while here they handle as
many as 27. and II takes much time to
order that there shall not be any
cause of complaint by employer or
employe-
union No. Is the following nominees
for office for the ensuing term viii be
voted for. A r. O'NeH. president. Z.
L. Bangs. vice president; f. BAREBACK
secretary treasurer; c. Barry and
Frank P. Kelly, sergeant at arms
Thomas II. Alsop. l. c. Smith and NJ. f.
Garrigan, executive committee.
The laundry workers union at this
time numbers 1,400, and OF that num-
ber less than so are out of employ
ment- Since the agitation by the anti
Japanese laundry league. there has
heer a uaarkad irrraaSe IN fba dar,ap a
for help in the white labor laundrtes
of the city.
The painters union at its meeting
last night obligated four accepted can
didates for membership and received
nine petitions, which were referred TO
the investigating committee. The COM
mittee on ball and entertainment re-
ported that all arrangements for the
event in the auditorium of the Building
Trades temple on the night Of the ITth
had been completed.
Robert Ewing has resigned as busi-
ness agent of'the steam laundry work
ers union,
The bar tenders union held its first
meeting in the new headquarters in
Market street, and ii was attended by a
large number OF members. The COM
mittee that had charge Of the picnic
last Sunday reported that IL had been
a great success and that the proceeds
would yield geodly sum to the fund
for the sick and the one to pay the
funeral benefit.