The San Francisco call., 1910-06-23
Edited by o. n. BOYLE

workers of Los Angeles in their strug-
gle for the eight hour day was made by
pattern makers association at its last
meeting.
The letter carriers will hold their an
nual picnic Sunday, July 8, at Shell
have arranged an attractive program.
Two bands have been enga ged to ac-
commodate the dancers
Delegates Gallagher, Lamasney and
Shulberg, appointed committee by the
labor council at the last meeting to
draft resolutions dealing with the
threat of the governor to bring troops
into this city, have already met and it
is said that the result of their delibera-
tfons will be read with zest by organ
lied labor throughout the state
The outing and family reunion of the
bay counties district council of carpen-
ters will be held next Sunday at Fair
fax park. Elaborate preparations have
been made by the committee of ar
rangements to make this a memorable
outing. Following is the committees:
John Cliff, D. Morrison, Thomas Westo-
by, j. W. Maloney. r. M. Dickey, J. A.
ellis and A. Johannsen. The council
represents 36 labor organizations.
The sixth annual anniversary of the
moving picture operators union will be
celebrated at the Chutes this evening.
After the regular performance the
place will be given over to the friends
of the union and pleasant time is as
sured.
At, Tuesday nights meeting of sta
tionary fremens union it was stated
that the 25 cent assessment was being
paid by the members. Two candidates
were obligated. The election of off
GERS will be held next meeting. The
local will parade Labor day and has
chosen the following Labor day COM
mittee:
James Evans. Gus weden, William Anderson.
j. Cebrian.
Carriage and wagon workers union
No. is making steady growth at
each meeting. At the last session seven
were initiated and there are now sew
eral applications, awaiting action.
There will be an election at the next
meeting.
Next Saturday the home industry
committee of the labor council will
meet a committee from the Mission
promotion association in one of the
halls in the Building Trades temple.
The subject of home industry will be
discussed.
Steam laundry workers union has
chosen the following officers for the
ensuing term: President, D. j. Cor
man; vice president. Mrs. NJ. Carson;
secretary Carrie Farmer; treasurer,
Charles Linegar; business agent,
Charles Hawley; sergeants at arms, B.
McGranaghan and George Macklin;
trustee, George j. Black; auditing COM
mittee, Louis jenkins, W. Lawriston, E.
Moss, C. Clifford and Hugh Dougherty;
executive committee. E. Moss. H. Korts,
c. Livre, A Brown, c. Benson, Y. Black,
Emma O'keefe, NJ. J. McGeough, Lizzie
Williams, Nellie Victor and H. Dough-
erty; law and legislative committee, D.
J. German, Carrie Farmer and Charles
Hawley: delegates to labor council,
Emma OKeefe; Mrs. L. c. Walden, Mrs.
NJ. Carson, Charles Linegar, Lizzie Will
liams, Carrie Farmer, Nellie Victor,
George Bloch, James Linegar and A.
Brown.
Secretary Gallagher of the labor
council has sent $4,000 to Treasurer
Gurney in Los Angeles to pay strike
benefits to those battling for the short
er work day and union conditions in
the metal trades in the southern city
Twelve candidates were obligated at
the last meeting of mattresses union
and Ia applications received The eIec-
tion for officers for the ensuing term
will be held at the next meeting. The
local will parade Labor day. The COM
mittee in charge of the parade consists
of May Beck, Edith Reynolds, Bertha
Cooper, Laura Molleda and Lulu Drake.
An assessment of 10 cents member
Spokane.
The following officers have been
chosen for the ensuing term by the jan
itors' union: President and business
agent, C. NJ. Erickson; vice president,
B.. S. Burdick; financial secretary, B.
Stone; corresponding SECRETARY, G. A.
Shuttleworth; guide, w. Scott; guard
ian, w. Stumpf; treasurer. J. w. Spen-
Ger; delegates to labor council, c. A.
Shuttleworth and c. M. Erickson; trus-
tees, John Farrell, Fl. Brokowsky and
J. r. Matheson; label committee, c. NJ
Erickson; delegates to Asiatic Exclu-
sion league, D. Kane and w. Stumpf
Award in Arbitration
TORONTO, June 22.-Announcemen
has been made of the board of con-
citations award in arbitration of the
differences between the Grand Trunk
and Canadian Pacific railways and their
trainmen and conductors. It provides
% per cent increase in wages from
May last.