The San Francisco call., 1909-09-03
TYPOS BOOST FOR
NEXT CONVENTION
Seek to Secure 1911 Interna=
tional Meeting of Craft for
San Francisco
TeamsterS' Brotherhood Names
Marshal for Parade to Be
Held Labor Day

San Francisco typographical union
No. 21 has gone into the boosting busi-
ness. That is, it will boost San Fran
cisco with a view to have the inter
national convention of that craft.
which is to meet in Minneapolis, Mimi.
sext year. hold its session for 1911 in
this city.
At a preliminary meeting held at
headquarters in the Investment build
ing last Wednesday, there was an or
ganization of prominent members of
the union, including Frank Wandress.
William Groom ID. G.. Shannon, p H
Desmond, ]. c. Richards, Jesse +. New
man, William H. Ellis, Leo Nicholson.
George A. Tracy, Patrick Evers,
Charles W. Cody. w. ]. Reid, conrad
Schmitt and Frederick Baker.
George A. Tracy. who called the
meeting to order. said that 1t is the
purpose of forming a general COM
mittee that shall have for its object the
securing of the convention of 1911 for
this city.
1t was decided to organize the COM
mittee under the name of the San Fran
cisco boosters club and the following
were elected officers: Frank Wandress,
chairman, Wlltlan II. Ellis, CSACbeNA
and Leo Nicholson, treasurer.
The matter will be fully discussed at
a meeting of the committee 10 be held
at headquarters Sunday afternoon at
o'clock and if the object in view Is in
dorsed, active steps will be taken at
once to start the vehicle moving that
shall bring the delegates from all parts
of the United States and Canada to the
city by the setting sun.
At the meeting of San Francisco
lodge, No 6S, of machinists, in head
quarters at 22S Oak street last Wednes-
day night, D. P. Haggerty and w. e. e.
Jones were elected delegates to the
state federation of labor. The lodge
voted to allow the organization of ma
chinists' auxiliary, numbering about
IT'S, to parade ahead of it Labor day.
The lodge will parade about 500 MEM
bers under the marShalship of d. p.
Haggerty. E. A. Brown and ]. d. Crit
fin as aids. The lodge initiated four
elected candidates and received three
applications.
Russell I. Wisler and Ernest L.
Reguin, who will represent the lodge in
the international association, will leave
for the east today.
The milk wagon drivers union last
Wednesday in session in Brewery
Workers hall, considered a number of
amendments to the constitution and
ing.
Edward T. Crosbie, after an absence
of a year. has again been elected busi-
ness agent of the furniture handlers
union. At the last meeting he an
nounced that he will increase the mem
bership to ESQ.
Business Agent w. I. F1agler reports
that all the members of the united
glass workers union are working at
this time and that business is improv-
ing daily.
The brotherhood of teamsters will
have John S. French as marshal for
the Labor day parade. He will have
John Keannelly and Charles Fisher as
aids The organization expects to turn
out its fun membership.
Manager Hatch of the Monticello
steamship company has presented his
answer to the demands made to place
his steamers and holdings on a union
basis. This was so satisfactory that
the bay and river steamboat men to-
night will ask the labor council that
the boycott be lifted.
George A. Tracy has returned from
the east, where he attended a meeting
of the international board of arbitra-
ton and the session of the printers in
ternational union.
The labor organizations of Alameda
county have arranged for a tag day
in Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley to-
morrow to raise funds for the union
mems orphan home in San Lorenzo.
The central labor bodies of this city
have been asked to hold a similar event
here for the home.
MEETINGS-LOdEes
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