Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-18
Come to Rock Island to Devote
Four Days to Consideration
of Improvement of Wage
Earning Conditions.
ARE GIVEN ROYAL WELCOME
Hospitality of City Extended by the
Mayor and Of Organized Breth-
rem by President of the TIL
City Federation.

At 10 O'Clock this morning delegates
70 the 2Sth annual convention of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor met
IN Rock Island. At that hour the del
egates present, 200 IN number, formed
In line and paraded through the bust
ness streets of Rock Island. P. ].
Carlson chairman of the local commit
tee on entertainment of the delegates,
was marshal of the parade Bleuer's
brass band marched at the head of the
column and was followed by two car
F1ages containing the women delegates
to the convention. Following the car
riages were Mayor G. w. McCaskrin
and Mr.. DeMiller in the mayors rig.
One hundred seventy-five men were
in the line of march, which was as
follows: From New Harper house
south on Nineteenth street to Third
avenue, west to Fifteenth street, north
to Second avenue, east to Twentieth
street, south to Fourth avenue, east to
Twenty-flrst street and north to Third
avenue to Industrial hall, where the
marchers disbanded.
The delegates then gathered at IN
dustrial Home hall P. J. Carlson.
tee, introduced Harry Strom, president
of the Trt-City Federation of Labor,
and after a few brief remarks of well
bodiess.he introduced Rev. J. L. Vance, |
pastor OF the United Presbyterian
church, who offered prayer.
Mayor Gives Keys to City.
Mayor George w. McCaskrin's ad-
dress OF welcome to the visiting |
bodies followed. Mayor McCaskrin ex-
tended to the delegates all of the priv
4leges of the city, and wished them
success in their meetings. He con-
cluded his address by reading reso- |
luton which was adopted at the coun- |
Gil meeting last night welcoming the !
delegates to Rock Island.
A L. Urick Of Des Moines, president |
Of the Iowa Federation of Labor, was !
the next speaker He welcomed the |
delegates on behalf of the Davenport |
contingent of the Tri-City Federation .
of Labor. He complimented the To-
cal tri-city bodies on the advance
which they had made in the amalgama-
ton of the two central bodies into one
central organization He told of the
Iowa legislative laws, brought about
for the betterment of the condition of
the Iowa laboring man. He said that
Illinois was in advance Of Iowa on Ger
tain things, but much behind in 9th
ers in this respect. He said that with
the most important industrial center
of the Mississippi valley here in the
tri-cities that the membership of labor
organizations should be more than 90
chr "a hot
ter organization. He congratulated the
local men for the things which they
had recently accomplished for the wei
fare OF the working people.
Local workers Thanked.
President E. r. Wright of the I'LL
nois federation responded briefly to
the welcoming addresses. He assured
the local men that Rock Island would
gain by having this convention and
that the visitors would take advan-
tage of the hospitality displayed. He
thanked the local workers on behalf of
the state workers for the effort made
to furnish entertainment for the dele
gates.
After President Wright had conclud
ed his remarks, the regular session of
the convention was opened, President
Wright presiding. P. J. Carlson, on
behalf of the local carpenters union,
presented him with a gavel made by
The carpenters union. The call of the
meeting, issued from Springfield, was ,
read by the secretary, J. F. Morris. :
After the conclusion of this report, a
rising vote of thanks was extended to !
the mayor and other speakers who APP :
peared IN tbo DrOgram q,
Report of President Heard. |
On motion of P ]. Carlson, A. L. I
Urick was made a fraternal delegate &
of the convention. An invitation from t
the Rock Island Brewing company to t
visit the plant of that company was 6
read and referred to the entertain {
ment committee.
Presidents Wright then submitted his t
annual report, which was referred TO
the officers. After Secretary Morris
had submitted a partial financial re-