The wageworker., 1910-02-12

/ the facts and figures at his tongues
end, Mr.. Michler is able to demon
strate beyond cavil the benefits of the
organization and convince the most
skeptical.
The open meeting was brought to
an end by David Manrose, who pre-
sented one of the cleverest little vau-
deville stunts imaginable. Mr.. Man.
| love is lightning artist with the
brush and watercolors, and with his
electric lighted frame and his clever
way of manipulating the brush and the
lights he made a big hit with the au-
dience. He earned the long applause
which rewarded his clever work.
| At the conclusion of the open meet
ing which was held in the big hall on
the first floor, the local convened in
Hall No. and proceeded with the
work of initiating the huge class of up
wards of sixty applicants for member
ship. This was done as speedily as
f, possible, and then the entire member
ship proceeded to enjoy a little social
feed Apples, sandwiches. cigars
and pipes were passed around, and a
genuine old "gabfest' was pulled off.
With a membership practically dou-
bled by this short campaign No. 1856
is going to keep right on and do some
more doubling. Three years ago the
/ hoA ho,. Of ,1e &, -
ESQ. But through following unwise
policies-as is now admitted-the
membership dwindled down to about
! fifty, and sort of paresis, or loco
motor ataxia, seemed to have gripped
the organization. But the leaven of
union enterprise was still there, and
recently it began working. The in
dications are now that before spring
will again be thoroughly organized and
once more the largest union in this
section of the country.
20, want to tell you this Labor
Temple is putting the ginger into all
of u.s." exclaimed union carpenter
Monday evening. I'VE couldn't have
stirred up all this enthusiasm on such
short notice if we had not become the
possessors of something that demon
strated our way of accomplishing re-
suits. Now, when they usk us what
)unionism has done, we just point to
the Temple. That settles, that part of
the argument
Chairman Quick, who presided over
Monday nights meeting, has a lot of
native wit, and his introduction of
some of the speakers was thoroughly
enjoyed, even by the speakers them
selves.
This is only a starter" declared
Billy Emberson Monday evening. "We
are going to shove old 1866 further
along than she was even in the palmy
days of 1906. We are all just waking
up again."
Sure thing!" exclaimed Fred Els
Ter. who quit minute the task of
trying to be in three or four places at
once. Just watch us make No 1855
around here. We are just getting our
second wind, and with the experience
of the past to guide us we are going
to do things worth while in future
column or two might be filled with
the self-congratulatory remarks of the
union carpenters who had helped to
make the meeting a success. but the
!; remarks would all be about alike. So
what's the use? It was one of the big
, gest union meetings ever held in Lin
: coin, and its results are going to be
: beneficial in every department of the
!, Labor movement. From this time for.
/ ward Local No. 1866, United Brother
/ hood of Carpenters and Joiners, must
be accounted as big factor in the
, union game-bigger than ever, which
is saying a lot, for at one time No.
1855 was there with the goods. 1t
, will be again-with more goods.