Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-28
IN LABOR CIRCLES

Some of the leading workingmen of
Washington are strongly in favor of the
proposition of District Commissioners
Henry b. F. Macfarland for the park
extension of the District. They agree
with him that now is the accepted time
for Congress to make a lump appro-
priation to buy suburban land before 1t
is improved by the erection thereon of
dwellings and other buildings. After
houses are built upon the now vacant
places the price Of the land will be
greatly advanced.
At recent meeting of the Central
Labor Union resolutions were adopted
to popula riZe Rock Creek Park by Great
ing additional entrances and extending
the street car service to the park.
Il believe the central body should go
further" said carpenter. and ask
Congress to appropriate, say. $4,000. 600
for public parks In and about Washing
ton These breathing places. besides
identifying this magnificent city and its
picturesque suburbs. will prove to be
the Cape May, Atlantic City and Adiron-
dacks to those of our citizens who can
not afford to go to the watering places
and mountains in the summer when the
sun is sending down it's enervating and
whitening heat
The Evening Star trophy. donated to
the Building Trades Mechanics Council.
will be contested for by many of the
good swimmers of the District next
Monday at the outing and field day of
the council at Marshall Hall There
will be many events, for which prizes
are offered for the winners.
Since Sam De Nedrey of Columbia Ty-
graphical Union was elected a delegate
to the Central Labor Union as the repre-
sentative of the Trades Unionist he has
been put in the category of the liner"
mentioned in an old poem. who lined
so many societies that he could not call
them all by name" According to the
unions that have elected him to member
ship Mr. De Nedrey is now a timer a
man and a printer. with other trades
unions yet to be heard from.
AT a recent meeting of Local No. Ss,
Stationary Firemen. he was by unani-
nous vote elected To membership in that
body.
r. G. NJ. Ross of the Sheet Metal Work
ers Local No 1G2. at the meeting We'd
nesday night received the unanimous vote
of the local for delegate to the national
convention of Sheet Metal Workers. which
meets in Denver, Colo, next September.
Stationary Firemen. Local No 6, at
recent meeting elected three delegates to
the general convention of that organiZa-
ton. which will be held in Yonkers Y.
Y. next month. The delegates elected are
John r. Hartley. NJ. Cookery and \. A.
James, all of whom are also delegates to
the Central Labor Union and James is
also second vice president of the national
organization.
Secretary Treasurer Albert HILBERT of
the United Textile Workers of America.
says the Trades Unionst. lis sending out
circulars to the affiliated locals requesting
that a vote be taken on the place of hold
ing the annual convention of the organi-
cation. Washington. d. c.. is named as a
substitute for Charlotte. y. c. which
place was selected at last years conyen-
ton.
Washington will have the eighteenth
annual convention of the Theatrical Stage
Employees of North America. in 1910.
Leonard Rubel and Harry Sellers We're
the representative of the Washington
local to the convention. and We're the
boys TO do the trick This paper con-
graduates them. and promises to do all
it can TO make the visitors feel at home
when they come to Washington"
The employees of e. G. Baker in North
east Washington. with their families. will
be treated by their employer to an out
ing at Colonial Beach next Sunday.
A bakers strike which is in progress
i'm Santo Domingo has resulted IN an eff
fort to get Porto Rican bakers to 20 to
Santo Domingo. Free passage has been
offered them. but the union. which is
affilia ted with the American Federation
of Labor has issued an official announce
ment warning the men not to go, as the
object is to use them as strike breakers
The Women's Trade Union League will
hold a national convention in Chicago in
September
The Labor Council of San Francisco is
considering a plan 10 send the unem-
ployed wcrk.nsmen of that city to work
on farms. Tiilers of the soil and gath
erers of the harvest are said to be as
scarce in California they are in the
eastern and middle states
The convention of the Wood, Wire and
Metal Lathers International Union will
he held IN Boston the week beginning
September Is.