The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
PRINTERS WORKING
TO GET CONVENTION
Booster" Committee Receives
Assurances of Support From
Many Coast Unions
Cooks and Stewards AssOcia=
ton to Affiliate With State
Federation of Labor

The boosters committee Of the San
Francisco typographical union held a
meeting last sunday afternoon in the
headquarters of the union. The pur-
pose of this committee is to secure
for San Francisco the convention of
the international union in 1911. At the
meeting 20 communications from that
number of typographical unions on this
coast were read Each OF these con-
veyed the information that the dele
gates to the next convention of the
international body would be intrusted
to vote and work for San Francisco
for 1911
The executive committee was au-
thorized to prepare and send literature
on this subject to every subordinate
body in the United States and Canada.
The committee was also directed to
communicate with the recently or
ganized society for the securing of
conventions for this city and enlist
its cooperation.
The sugar workers union has made
the following nominations for officers
to be elected for the ensuing term:
For president. H. Sager; vice president Sam
uel Gardner and c. Brayle: financial secretary
treasurer c. w. Peck and Edward Hill; record
ing secretary. {. 4. Olivia: conductor. r..
Wolf: guard Frank Meltor; trustees-E. o Bren.
c Brayie, W Thornton, o. Phillips; delegates
<. Hill, 5. Gardener.
The cooks and stewards associa tion
of the Pacific at its last meeting voted
to affiliate with the state federation of
labor. This association has men,
bership of more than 700.
Boiler makers lodge No. 2O5 will
hold a special meeting tonight. The
members Will be addressed by Louis
F. Weyand. general organizer for the
united brotherhood of boiler makers,
iron ship builders and helpers of Amer
lea. This lodge at its last regular
meeting indorsed the propositions to
issue bonds for the requirement of the
Hetch Hetchy water supply and the
Geary street road The lodge also
voted in favor of the petition 10 con-
gress for the extension of the exclu-
sion law so as TO include all that come
under the designation of Mongolian.
The following officers were elected
by carpenters union No. % at the last
meeting Of that organization for the
ensuing term:
L. B. Resgen. president: A. Morrison. vice
president; John 7. Burns, recording secretary
W F. Foley. assistant recording secretary: W.
T.. Smith. financial secretary: Patrick Connor.
treasurer; John Cliff. conductor: John Brodie.
warden; {. F. knight. auditor; p Fl. Nc
Csrthy J.. b. Reagan. r p. Nicholas. ". f.
smith. John Clark and John Cliff, delegates 10
the building trades council.
The members of carpenters union
No. 1882. who are TO serve a officers
for the ensuing term, are:
c. C. Campbell. president; Fl. Frehe. vice
president: a. Calderwood. recording secretary;
". E. Waterman. financial secretary; A. Am
hrose. CONDUCTOR G. 4. Nelson. warden: F. ".
Hutchinson. treasurer; J. Severn. trustee; James
French and A. Snegrove. auditors: Frank E.
Maxwell A. Calderwood and c A. Nelson. dele
gates to the district council of carpenters.
f. L. Nolan and Joseph p Duffy have
been elected to represent brick layers
union No at the international con-
vention to be held in Boston Janu-
ary 10.