United labor bulletin., 1910-08-11
STATE FEDERATION
AT GRAND JUNCTION.

W. VI r., odAny Siuts
Organization Committee.-W. F. Evans,
Trades Assembly, Denver; Chas. Left
wich, Trades Assembly, Pueblo; Margar-
ct Noonan, Garment Workers, Denver; j.
C. Thompson, U. M. W, Louisville; D.
B. Winchester, Carpenters, Grand juno
tion.
Officers Reports e. Collett, Typo
graphical, Denver; Ed. Anderson, Label
League, Pueblo; r. G. Tomlinson, Paint
ers, Colorado Springs; Jas. Faulkner,
Cigarmakers, Denver Ernest Usinger,
U. NJ. w. of A., Louisville.
Resolutions Committee-Eli M. Gross,
Cigarmakers, Denver; Jas. McThoy, U.
NJ. W. of A., Lafayette j. X. Radley.
Trades Assembly, Colorado Springs;
Marion Leake, w. F. of NJ, Telluride; {;
w. w. Chandler, Trades Assembly,
Grand Junction; Clarence w. Morehouse,
Cigarmakers, Denver.
Press Committee-Harry w. Fox,
Trades Assembly, Pueblo; ]. A. Conkle,
Typographical, Denver ]. w. White,
Label League, Denver; Frank CORNER,
U. M. w. of A., Lafayette; John Wilson,
Hosting Engineers, Denver.
Grievance Committee-A. E. Strouble,
U. M. w. of A., Lafayette; H. F. S.
Tuckfeld, Machinists, Denver; ]. F.
Pfeiffer, Carpenters, Grand Junction;
Jack Luker, Pressmen Colorado Springs
H. S. Perregrine, Engineers, Denver.
Label Committee-W. P. Bishoff. La
bel League Pueblo; Sadie McManus,
Trades Assembly, Denver; Geo. w.
Banter, Building Trades Council, Colo
RADIO Springs; B. L. Purdy, Carpenters,
Alamosa; T. C. Hammer, Cigarmakers,
Trinidad.
Auditing Committee. R. Howard
Painters, Denver; w B. Ward. Carpen.
ters, Pueblo; Bessie Miller, Tobacco
Shippers, Denver; Thos. Curtis. U. M
w. of A., Sueprior; Joseph Crockett
Teamsters, Grand Junction.
Ounce Hutton, Grand Junction, Ser.
geant-at-arms.
After the minutes were read and ap-
proved Tuesday morning the president
announced the following committee on
the death of W. H. Montgomery and
Mark weldon: Ralph Moser. w. p
Bishop, E. j. Spergel
Secretary Hickey read his report
which was referred to the committee on
officers reports.
H. A. Budd introduced a resolution In
regard to the organization of the Asbestos
Workers; L. d. Hosman resolution In
regard to endorsing the Socialist party
E. ]. Spergel. a resolution in regard to
unfair picture shows; W. A. Hall, reso
luton denouncing the Railway Employees
and Investors association; George Allen
Sadie McManus and W. F. Evans, res
olution asking that the laundry workers
throughout the state be organized and call
ing on all union men to patronize union
laundries. The resolution recently passed
by the Denver Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, commencing Judge Steele was also
introduced by order of the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly.
The convention adjourned until z
o'clock.
On convening Monday afternoon Sec
retary Hickey read the minutes of the
morning session, which were received as
read.
President McLennan then announced
that there were present in the hall frater
nal delegates from the State Teachers as
sociation, and invited Mrs. Katherine
Cook, one of the delegates, to address
lhC hSiO6aAC9- Wis. OOOhs MiO ID a ht
lightful speaker and a good story-teller
entertained the convention for twenty
minutes. She spoke of the benefits to be
derived from organizations of labor ant
said that the hand should be trained as
well as the brain. Mrs. Cook said that
the following proposed legislation was
under consideration by the educationa
council of the Colorado Teachers associa
tion: Minimum wage for teachers; lie
galizing instruction In the manual arts
to prevent fraud in school elections
state commission for inspection OF plans
for school buildings; support of school
libraries.
Four other measures are now in the
hands of committees for formulation
Their prominent features have not yet
been definitely determined. They are:
For making the county the unit of school
organization; for the encouragement OF
county and state associations of school
directors; for the improvement of the
method of certification of teachers; for
the improvement of the normal institute
work of the state. w. w. Remington
secretary of the association, is the other
fraternal delegate to the convention.
The Teachers association Will also
submit four amendments to the constitu
tion at the November election:
An amendment concerning compensa
tion of members of the general assem-
bly,.
A constitutional amendment, amending
section 5 of article Of the constitu
tion. Concerning the State University
An amendment concerning the state
board of land commissioners.
An amendment to section of article
10 of the constitution, funding the state
Indebtedness.
Katherine M. Williamson, factory in
spector in the office OF Labor Commits
sioner Brake. was next called on to ad
dress the convention. She told the dele
gates that it had become necessary and
would be wise move to encourage the
club women of the cities to take up the
labor question. She said they were in