The San Francisco call., 1910-11-18

in the building industry in the city was
working harmoniously.
The granite cutters union is inter-
ested in having all stone used in build
Ing in this city cut in San Francisco.
This matter was brought to the atten-
ton of the council.
Manager Westenberg of the Whose
ever Will mission stated that he wished
TO thank the mayor for the part he had
taken in the wiring of the building be-
longing to the mission. The work was
done without pay, and the letter of
thanks was very f1attering to the
mayor.
The council adjourned for two weeks,
as next Thursday is Thanksgiving.
When the council adjourned it did so
out of respect to the memmory of DAN
lei Lynch of painters union No. 19.
The annual convention of the state
building trades council will convene in
San Rafael January 16. The sessions
will last about a week The executive
board will meet on Sunday, January Is,
In San Rafael. The sessions will be
held in Red Mems hall. The entertain
ment committee has planned several
excursions for the delegates, among
them trip to Mount Tamalpais and
also visit to San Quentin prison.
Mayor p. H. Mccarthy president of the
council, will preside at all the meetings.
There will be brick, tile and terra
Gotta workers union formed tonight in
Baden. j. B. Bowen, vice president of
the state building trades council; C. r.
Elder, organizer of the brick, tile and
terra Gotta workers alliance, and w. /.
Flagler of the glass workers union
will be present and address the meet
ing.
There will be a series of meetings
for carpenters and millmen of Alameda
county within the next few weeks
under the auspices. of the bay counties
district district council of carpenters. Fol
lowing are the places and dates of
meetings; Friday November 18, in
Linderman hall, 2420 Central avenue.
Alameda; Tuesday. November %, at
Carpenters hall, FruitvaIe avenue and
Fourteenth street. Fruitvale; Wednes-
day, November %, at Carpenters hall.
Twelfth and Brush streets, Oakland;
Saturday, November 26, in I. o. o. f.
nall, Shattuck avenue and Addison,
Berkeley.
In addition there will be a grand
mass meeting Saturday, December 8,
In Carpenters hall, Twelfth and Brush
streets, Oakland. These meetings are
called for the purpose of taking UP
matters that are of vital Importance to
are urged to be present not only at the
district meetings, but at the mass meet
ing in Oakland. Arrangements have
been made for the entertainment of
members at each meeting. Addresses
will be made by Mayor Mccarthy, j. T
Burns, president of the bay counties
district council of carpenters, and
many other prominent speakers.
At the Wednesday night meeting Of
walters union No. 80, President NJ. P
Scott occupied the chair The Christ
mas dinner committee made an encour-
aging report. 1t is a custom for this
local to give dinner on Christmas to
those members out of work and who
have no regular homes in this com
munity.
There will be nomina ton for officers
at the meetings. on the first and second
Wednesdays next month. Owing to the
two term clause in the constitution, all
the present officers will retire The
present officers have done much to
bring the union up to it's present high
standard of efficiency and it will be
necessary for the new officers to have
good executive ability to keep the or
gantzation in its present fourishing
condition. The retiring president M.
p. Scott, has been long associated with
the local, which now numbers above
the l,3O0 mark.
]. ]. Kenney, financial secretary of
the labor council, has so far improved
that he is able to be out again. Kenney
has been treated for a severe case of
blood poisoning and his friends are
glad to know he is recovering.
L. B. Regan, president of carpenters
union No. 22 and treasurer of the bay
counties district council of carpenters
leaves for st. Louis next week to at
tend as delegate the sessions of the
building trades department of the
American federation of labor. He rep
resents the united brotherhood of car
penters and joiners of America and was
chosen a delegate to the coming ses-
sion at the recent Des Moines biennial
convention of the brotherhood.
Machinists lodge No. 6S, at its last
meeting, initiated two candidates and
received four applications.s The cleo
tion of officers for the ensuing term
will be held the first Wednesday next
month. Vice President Harmon made
report of conditions in the north and
said he considered victory but a ques-
ton of short time.
The tenth anniversary of stabIemens s
union No. 404 was celebrated recently
Prominent labor leaders made ad-
dresses.
Bath house employees union will to-
morrow night hold its first annual ball
in Brewery workers hall, III Capp
street The arrangement committee
has everything in readiness for an en-
joyable time.
An interesting meeting was held
Wednesday by the woman's union label
league in the Building Trades temple
Women prominent in the movement ad-
dressed the assemblage. All were urged
to further the union label and unien
made goods.
When the bay counties district coun-
ell of carpenters adjourned Wednesday
night 1T was decided to hold no meet
ing next week, but attend the meetings
scheduled in Alameda county. The
next regular meeting of the council
will take place Wednesday night, No
vember 30
The new wage scale of the chauf-
feurs' union will shortly be presented
TO the employers. The schedule has
been sanctioned by the labor council
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