The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
'PHOTOFNGRAV[RS
TO FIGHT DISEASE
tuberculosis Sanitariums to Be
Established in Various
Parts of Country


ton recently explained to the
laboring men there the plans for
the establishment of tuberculosis
sanltarlums in various parts of the
country. 1t is the intention to have
two in the Immediate vicinity of Den
yer, Colo, one in North Carolina, one
In Canada and one in some state not
yet selected
These sanitariums are to be main
talned by per capita assessment of
81 year commencing with the first
OF the current year. In discussing this
cause of the character of the work and
Its erect on the human system more
than so per cent of the members of
the craft are affected with tubercu-
losis.
The retail shoe clerks union at its
last regular meeting had it's officers for
the current term Installed by First In
ternational Vice President Max L.
LIGHT. The union is arranging for a
smoker to be given in Clerks building.
The union received eight applications
for membership and admitted two can
didates by initiation.
The lathers' union will hereafter
meet in Eagles hall in Market street
The business agent reported at the
last regular meeting that the indica-
are for plenty of work for the mem
bers. AT the next meeting the union
Will be advised as to the settlement
OF the long standing jurisdictional con-
smiths.
5 The new board of directors of the
Pacific coast walters association Gnc)
were installed. for the current term
at the last regular meeting, after which
there was a high jinks under the sire
snip OF w. E. Collins, with first class
program. This association admitted
100 candidates to membership last
month.
meeting of the officers of local No. 16.
international alliance of theatrical
stage employees, Samuel D. Simmons, the
retired president. was given gold
cling bag as token of his services.
The milk wagon drivers union will
have the following as officers for the
W. H. Wonn. vice president; F. A. Nc
Govern, business agent; NJ e. Decker,
secretary-treasurer; j. O'Day. record
ing secretary; p. A Kisner, p. A. Skin
regular meeting donated $25 to the
italian earthquake sufferers.
There will be meeting this after
noon In the Building Trades temple
for the purpose of arranging a new
schedule of baseball games and other
athletic sports for the current year
The board of directors proposes to go
into the entire line of sports.
A. NJ. Thompson president of the
state federation Of labor, has been
elected president of the teamsters
union of Oakland. local No. 20. for the
ensuing term. This organization now
has membership of 325. The new
officers are TO be installed at the meet
ing Tuesday night
w. II. Morgan has been elected to
represent the electrical workers local
No. in the convention of the state
building trades council at Santa. Rosa.
The local had It's officers for the cur
rent term installed at the last regular
meeting.
The janitors' union is to hold a meet
ing in the Building Trades temple this
afternoon to which the janitors en-
ployed in the large downtown office
buildings have been invited, with a
view to have them join the union.
During the last regular meeting of
the butchers union the recently elected
officers were installed. The union do
mated $40 to the mechanics on strike
on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad.
The insulators' union has elected N.
L. Tifer, president; ". j. Williams, vice
president: II. r. Lewis, recording secre-
Ii. StTOnl, secretary treasurer. q.
Ryan, business agent, and ]. Won Bu-
low. sergeant at arms. for the current
term.
The allied printing trades council of
Sacramento has accepted the invitation
to send a delegate to the chamber of
commerce of that city. G. E. Battey of
the typographical union was selected
as the delegate.
The molders' union at its last regular
meeting installed its new officers The
committee on ball reported that it had
engaged Hendricks hall for the func-
ton.
Machine hands union No. 715 has re-
turned to the San Francisco Labor tenn
after next Tuesday, meet there on the
second and fourth Tuesday of each
month.
The woman's auxiliary to San Fran
cisco Typographical union No. II will
meet in the San Francisco Labor tenn
pie tomorrow afternoon for the pur-
pose of installing the officers.
The hackmen's union has made APP
plication to affiliate with the district
council of teamsters. The application
will be acted upon at the next meeting.
Painters union Ne. 10 at its meeting
last Monday night donated $500 to the
fund for the relief of the earthquake
sufferers in Italy.
The union has elected N. Smith and
L. I. Thomas business agents; w. ].
Gildea, treasurer, and w. Weber, war
den.
Secretary Gallagher of the labor
council is .endeavoring to secure on
behalf of Che labor council 500 per
month as provided for in the charter for
the hostlers in the employ of the fire
department.
The following have been installed as
the officers of stationary fremens
union for the current term: J. ].
Riley, president; r. Thomas vice pres
ident: T. Rooney, recording secretary;
A. Beaver, financial secretary and busi-
ness agent; c. A. Shea. treasurer; A.
Steinmetz. guard. At the next meet
ing proposition to establish a death
benefit Will be discussed.
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