The San Francisco call., 1910-07-08


eRASc' Z. Smith acted as
secretary at last nights meeting of
the building trades council. Little busi-
ness was transacted.
Clerk Haggerty of the supervisors
addressed the meeting on the buying
of Geary street bonds He advised all
unions and union men to invest, and
the council decided to instruct all its
subordinate organizations and their
members to purchase these AZ per cent
bonds. Committees will visit the vari-
Gus unions and explain the situation.
The remainder of the evening was
taken UP in jurisdictional disputes
At the last meeting of furniture
handlers union No. / the following Of
hcers were elected: President, P. F.
Mum; vice president, c. w. Scull: re-
cording secretary, w. Glynn; financial
secretary and treasurer, F. c. Burns;
warden, F. Schusler; conductor, A.
Lawrence; delegates to the building
trades council. E. T. Crosby, p. F. Nuhn
and F. c. Burns
The local voted to assess each mem
Der 25 cents a week for the strikers
in Los Angeles.
Sailors union of the Pacific has
elected the following officers: Treas
urer. Ed Anderson; secretary, An
drew Furuseth; assistant secretary.
E. Ellison; first patrolman, E. A.
Erickson; second patrolman, Rob-
ert Rollo; third patrolman, Robert Tun-
nell;s janitor, Frank Brown; agent at
Vancouver, B. c., John Pearson; agent
at Tacoma. H. L.. Patterson; agent at
Seattle, P. B. Gill; Seattle patrolman,
]. E. Rasmussen; agent at Port Town
send, Walter Moller; agent at Aberdeen,
Harry Cook; agent at Portland. w.
Paul; agent at Eureka, John W. Erick-
son; agent at San Pedro Harry Ohlsen;
agent at Honolulu, Charles Sorenson;
editor Coast Seamen's Journal, Walter
Macarthur; manager Coast Seamen's
Journal Paul Scharrenberg.
The local has donated $50 to the
striking teamsters of Portland.
At the meeting last night President
Andrew Furuseth of the international
seamen's union gave an account of his
stewardship during the session of con-
gress just closed. He also reported on
the conditions in the various branches
of the union on the Pacific coast.
His account Of the progress made by
the striking sailors on the great lakes
was received with considerable interest.
Musicians day will be celebrated
this year by musicians union No.
at Shell Mound park, Thursday, July
81. There will be an all day concert.
The band will be composed of 200
pieces. The local will march from it's
headquarters to the ferry headed by
the largest band ever seen in this city.
Musicians day last year will be remem-
bered by many lovers of classic music.
The committees in charge of this years
celebration intend to surpass last years
effort.
International President Max E. LIGHT
clerks union No. 1929 of Oakland,
Wednesday night. The officers are:
President, Joseph Kettlewell; first vice
president, Carl SCHNEIDER; second vice
president. ". J. Curran; recording sec
retary, M. Lesser; secretary treasurer.
w. J. Sanderson; guide. Joseph Nc
Gowan; inner guard, z. Boylan; outer
guard, ]. Metros; trustees, j. Ostreicher
and H. V. Carter; delegates to Oakland
central labor council, Joseph Samuels
and r. Mitchell.
Those present at the installation were
General Organizer c. NJ. Fielder; A.
W. Seton Jr., secretary of the central
labor council Of Alameda county; B. A
Perry, secretary Of BARRIERS union of
Odhldu0s treasurer OF
retail clerks union No. Al; A D. AL
veraz, president of retail clerks union
No. AZ, and Delegate w. Broulliet of
shoe clerks union No. 40
After the business meeting prizes
were distributed for the best whist
players. Later a banquet was served,
at which President LIGHT presented
Past President Joseph Samuels with a
gold watch fob suitably engraved.
Andrew Furuseth will be at the labor
council meeting tonight and relate what
was and what was not accomplished by
congress In labor legislation. Furuseth
Will leave in about two weeks to at
tend the international convention Of
transportmen in Copenhagen. The open
ing day is August 90. It is expected
the sessions viii last about week and