Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-13

the next meeting the apprentice sys-
tenn will be the subject of a paper by
C. N. Hughes of the Machinists' union.
Organizer Thurber of the Sheet
Metal workers is meeting with success
in his endeavors to increase the men,
bership of that organization, new APP
plications for admission coming in
rapidly Seventeen new applicants
were initiated last week and many
more will be acted upon at the next
meeting.
Arrangements for the bazaar which
is to be given by the Woman's Label
league are being completed, and the
indications are that II Will be sue
cess, financially and socially. Many
booths have been taken by the differ
ent labor organizations in which TO
exhibit their product and advertise
union made goods. In addition there
will be a country store, fish pond, mu-
scum, fortune tellers, postoffice, shoot
ing gallery and various other forms OF
amusement in the auditorium on the
third floor, while in the social hall
there will be dancing each evening.
The arrangement committee is hard
at work on other features which will
be announced before the opening of
the bazaar, which will be April 2S. to
continue four days..
Each member of the Tailors union OF
this city has voluntarily agreed to
contribute 20 cents a week to the Hat
tiers, who are now locked out of the
factories in the east 1t was decided
at meeting of the tailors to continue
this donation so long as the lockout
was in effect. All of the other unions
in the city have made donations to the
Hatters In the last few weeks. the sum
| kAt. .f1 lrs III
william Korstian, who has just been
elected councilman in Pasadena, is a
member of the Typographical sunion of
that city, where he has resided for
more than twenty years. Mr.. Korstian
ers of Pasadena, who congratulated
him on being the first union man ever
elected to public office in Pasadena.
Meetings This Week
Monday-Bricklayers No. 2. Machin-
lists No. 311, Building Laborers No. l,
Amalgamated Association OF Iron and
Sheet Metal workers. Mailers No. 9.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brotherhood
of Electrical workers No. 116, Painters
No. 267. Iron workers No. 81. Paper
hangers, Marble workers No. SIS, Laun-
dry workers No. So. Millmen No. 1874.
Shinglers No. 2. Carpenters No. 1853,
joint board of Brewery workers.
dnesday-Lathers. Cigarmakers
No. 225, Boilermakers No 80. Steam
filters No. $3.50. Amalgamated Sheet
Metal workers No. 1888. Plumbers No Is.
The new metal trades council of the
metal trades department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor met last
Wednesday night and elected the fol-
lowing officers. uho will be installed
April 81: H. Ruehman, president; l..
d. Biddle, vice president: ]. H. Flack,
recording secretary: f. G. Miller, finan-
cial secretary; u. b. Rupp. treasurer;
F. II. Wheeler, George Smith and G.
N. Hughes. trustees. The council will
hold its regular meetings the first and
third Wednesdays of the month.
The Woman's Label league held
meeting Thursday. at which time sew
eral new applicants for membership
were initiated. For weeks friendly
contest has been waged by the league.
which was divided into two sides for
the purposes as to which side could get
the most new members, the losers to
give a banquet to the winners. About
100 members have been initiated since
May 13. Mrs. w. A. Engle is presi-
dent of the league and Mrs. Goshorn
secretary.
improvements in the shape of new
steps to the main auditorium, finishing
of new halls, placing the motor by
which the auditorium stage is lowered
and raised, and new fire escapes are
now almost complete. Work is being
pushed rapidly on other parts of the
building and much needed room will
thereby be secured. At present the
temple inadequate to the needs OF
the unions desiring quarters therein.
but this will soon be remedied. About
5000 a month is received from rentals
now, and this amount will be greatly
increased as halls are finished.
Organized labor in Sacramento has
patterned after their brothers in Los
Angeles and are about to erect a mag
nificent labor temple in that city. The
promoters of the enterprise are meet
ing with success in disposing of stock.
which is sold only to union men, and
nearly $4,000 worth has been taken to
date The plans of the building are al
ready drawn, and 1t Is proposed that
the corner stone be laid next Labor
day. The building will be credit TO
the city and monument to the fidelity
of the members of the labor unions
o. E. Held, business agent OF the
Tailors' union, has resigned his posi-
tion with that organization and de-
parted for San Francisco.