The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

~ = ~ lIsfIl COUNCIL. ident of the inter
sRAsslS national brother
iOoo OF teamsters, will arrive from the
east today and remain a week or more.
he comes to strengthen his organiza-
tion on the Pacific coast
AT the meeting of teamsters' union
no. 60 Thursday night, President Tobin
ana secretary Gallagher will make ad-
dresses by request of the membership
A special meeting of building mate
rlal teamsters' union No. PIG is called
Ior saturday evening in the Building
trades temple to listen to an address
by the international president EVERY
member is expected to be present.
Next Monday night the joint council
or teamsters will be in session and
president Tobin will be present. All
teamsters in and about the city are
requested to attend this meeting and
near what the international president
ment.
The regular monthly meeting of ty-
biographical union No. 21 was called to
order Sunday afternoon by President
George A. Tracy. Six candidates were
obligated and two applications were re-
ceived Forty-seven travelling cards
Z
% withdrawn. The total membership
is 96l
The secretary stated that the union s
bank account had increased s3,552.74
during the last II months.
The auditing committee reported
Secretary Michelson's books and vouch-
ers correct and complimented the sec
retary upon his neatness.
Strike benefits were ordered paid to
members who had withdrawn from the
Marshall Press, the same to continue
until the members secure other en-
ployment.
The label committee submitted a
verbal report detailing the work of the
committee during the month and ask
ing all members to aid in the general
work of the committee.
A communication from the secretary
of the union label trades department
of the A. F. of l.. called attention to
the work being conducted by the de-
partment and pointed out the rapid
growth of union label sentiment
throughout the country.
The executive committee was in
structed to represent No. 81 at the
meeting May s to consider ways and
means for a permanent labor temple
building in this city.
The following nominations were
made. the election to take place May IS
For president-George A. Tracy and Harry L.
For first vice president-Frank bennington and
Philip Johnson
For second vice president-W. Cowperthwaitt
and George s. Hollis.
For secretary -treasurer-Leo Nicholson.
For executive committee tone TO be elected
! ". A. Gallagher and Z. Donovan.
For reading clerk-Airs. c. L. Hawkes..
For tTustee-W. ]. French.
For sergeant at arms-D. G. Lewis.
For auditing committee -four TO be elected
c. Schmitt, ". ]. Higgins, B. Wise and ]. F
For delegates to the international typograph
! ieal union convention (three to be elected)-W
A. Gallagher, E. Donovan. Frank Nandress
David Cooper Thomas Dignan, B. Wise and Cor
! Schmitt.
For alternate delegates-C W. Cody, ]. E
! Wilcox and Miss May Mckinley.
For delegates to labor council (nine to be
elected)-J. W. Mullen, II. NJ. Alexander, B.
SchonhoG. Leo Nicholson. 1: F; Compton. George
A. Tracy. E. Donovan, W. j. French {. d.
Parker and Philip Johnson.
For delegates TO Japanese exclusion league
three TO be elected)-C. II. Parker, J. h. Phil
lips and c. B. Crawford.
The ffty-sixth annual convention OF
the international typographical union
will convene in Minneapolis August
next.
Secretary Emil AIuri of the brewery
workmen has received a telegram from
/ International Secretary Joseph Proeb-
stle now in Portland, Ore, that al
contracts in Portland have been signed
with original demands granted"
This means says Muri, that the
Portland brewery workers viii work
under the San Francisco wage scale
which increases wages 50 per week"
At the last meeting of carpenters
union No. % Vice President Andrus
! Morrison presided. -Four candidates
were initiated and one clearance cairo
received. The committee of 20 pushing
| the fight against the Examiner reported
! it had visited many unions and all ha6
| indorsed the action of No %. Mrs
Parsons addressed the meeting and dis
posed of several of her books.
The following committee has charge
! of the celebration of the second ami
| versary and dedication of the Building
! Trades temple to take place Thursday
evening next: William Bemiss. w. H
| ITrmy, J. Crane, J. 7. Burns and Frank
| G. Macdonald.
There is a movement on foot within
! the ranks of several railroad brother
/ hoods to affiliate with the American
Federation of Labor. Those in posi-
tion TO know predict that it will not be
| long before the railroad brotherhoods
! of the country will follow in the foot
steps of the Western Federation OF
Miners and become part and parcel OF
/ the great family of trades unionists
marching under the A. F. of L. banner
The golden jubilee of the amalga-
mated society of carpenters and join
ers will be celebrated June 4. This
celebration is unique in the annals oi
trades unionism. 1t Is the first and only
| international organization that has
turned the half century mark.
The strict enforcement of sanitary
conditions in bakeshops was one of the
main topics of discussion at the recent
annual meeting of the general ex-
ecutive board of the bakery and
confectionery workers international
union" said Emil Schaerer in recent
address in Spokane. Schaerer is the
member of the general executive board
| for San Francisco and will shortly be
in this city. Continuing, he said:
Conditions throughout the country
are good and four additional organizers
1 were appointed at the recent meeting
! of the board. One of these will be
assigned to duty in Philadelphia. Az
a result of the recent carmen's strike
the bakers in the Quaker City realize
the necessity for closer organization
and many new members have beer
| received into the international.
'eThe chief topic of discussion at the
board meeting was the question oi
sanitary conditions in bakeshops. Doc
tor Evans, of the Chicago board OF
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