Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-22
PLAN BIC LABOR
DAY CELEBRATION
MATTER IS DISCUSSED AT MEET.
ING OF oTTuMWA TRADES
AND LABOR ASSEMBLY.
MITCHELL May CO M E
Prominent Labor Leader May be Sc
cured for an Address-Offlcers
are EIected-P. D. Queeney
Gives Address.

| If the present plans are carried out,
one of the big labor day celebrations
in the state will be held in Ottumwa
this year under the auspices of the OF
| tumwa Trades and Labor assembly
At the meeting of the organization last
evening plans were discussed for cele-
brating the big labor event. An effort
will be made to secure John Mitchell,
x-president of National U. M. w. a.
and one of the leading labor leaders
of the country to deliver an address.
Other prominent labor workers viii al
! so be secured. Ottumwa held no labor
day celebration last year, joining
hands with the Oskaloosa Trades as
sembly in q celebration there and the
Oskaloosa and Abba unionists will be
asked to participate in the big event
here. Other unionists from adjoining
towns will be asked to join.
Election of Officers.
| While the discussion Of the coming
labor day celebration was one of the
features of the meeting, another i'm
portant matter transacted was the
| election Of officers for the ensuing
year which resulted as follows:
Presidents. c.. Turner.
Vice PRESIDENT. D. Watson.
] Recording secretary-J. M. Wood.
| Asst. secretary-G. A. Mclaughlin.
| Sergeant at Arms-John OFT.
Member board of trustees-J. A.
Lukens.
Help Boost Ottunwa.
Urging that the labor organizations
OF the city join hands with the Com
mercial association in boosting Ottum-
wa was the recommendation Of the re-
firing president P. D. Queeney In his
annual address. The address told OF
the labor conditions both local and ma
tional The address in full follows:
ITO the officers and members of the
Ottumwa Trades and Labor assem- :
bly,:
Fellow workers.
'Tn reviewing the labor movement of
the past year both locally and inter-
nationally we find much cause for en-
couragement. Despite the attack on
the American Federation of Labor
through Its officers the report of the
recent convention Of that body shows
a large increase and the fact that the
officers were reelected without a
dissenting vote for the first time N
history, Is but an inkling Of the loyalty
of the workers to the principles in
volved, therein.
"The state which has been in con-
troversy for. a few months past, has
come out victorious and with the
action taken we have every reason to
believe the two factions of the cleo,
trical workers will be united soon.
Locally, our organizations have
, gone through quiet and prosperous
year with no trouble whatever, al
though many of them have signed w
new contracts with increased wages
and shorter work days
Many of the organizations have
, greatly increased their membership
and report the best of financial condi-
lions. The financial standing of the
assembly remains about as usual, al
though in membership we have gained
one new organization and re-instatet
one.
Our entertainments have beef
largely attended and have been yer.
pleasing and Instructive. I woult
suggest that they be continued witt
, more frequency in the future. l woul'
: also suggest that as the commercial
. association is striving to improve am
build up the city and as no one SHOULD
, be more interested in such move
ment than the workers, I would recon
mend that the assembly give that or
: ganization all possible assistance.
l Let our next year be our greatest
z which can be attained only by unite'
/ effort With those wishes, I am
"Fraternally yours,
!, "P. D. Queeney, Pres.