United labor bulletin., 1911-03-23
LEAGUE ANNIVERSARY.
Label Contest viii Be Held In ceIebra.
ton-Good Speakers.


penters' hall Friday evening, April q.
The regular meeting of the league will
be held in Carpenters hall, 1947 Stout
street, on that date, and the anniversary
will be celebrated by label contest. A
committee. under the Craftsmanship of
James Torpey has had this contest in
charge for three months and the prepara-
tions for entertaining large crowd are
perfect
They have secured as speakers:
H j. Conway. national secretary of the
Retail Clerks.
Mrs. Kathryn Williamson, member of
Typographical union, No. 49. well-known
club woman and Womans Trade Union
League official.
Otto Thum, well-known trades union
list. member of No. 49. ex-president the
Trades Assembly. first president of the
Colorado State Federation of Labor, and
at this time president of the Denver
Typothefae.
The speakers will touch on the trades
union movement. the union label and
women as workers in the trades union
movement
Beside the speakers the committee has
arranged label contest as the proper
way to celebrate the anniversary of the
league. The contest is the suggestion of
Chairman Torpey of the committee, and
he and his committee have been untiring
in their efforts to make the occasion en-
tertaining instructive and profitable to
those who can show that they purchase
nothing but union-made products. Prizes
amounting to many dollars will be given
away.
All contestants must have their labels
in the hands Of the Business committee
not later than Wednesday night, April 5.
Emanuel Bros, that progressive firm
of label boosters. with two big stores on
Sixteenth street and who advertise the
label all the time, have offered a SIS
suit of clothes to the gentleman who can
show the night of the contest the most
labels worn on his person on articles
purchaseable in gents furnishing goods
establishment
Beside this grand prize to be given
away, the following firms offer the arti-
cles as prizes set opposite their names:
Gentlemen's First Prize-One barrel of
bottled beer, donated by A Coor's Brew
ing Co.; one $500 hat. donated by R. c.
Ford Hat Co.
second Prize-s5.OO pair Bostonian
shoes donated by Michaelson Bros; one
bottle wine, donated by Elmer Ekbom's
Union Cafe and Restaurant
Third Prize-One $3.50 box of so
cigars, donated by the Western Cigar
Co; one bottle wine donated by Elmer
Ekbom's Union Cafe and Restaurant
Ladies' First Prize-One union made
to-order manicure case, donated by The
Denver Trunk Factory Co.
Second Prize-Order for $500 in trade,
donated by NJ. O'Keefe & Co.
Third Prize-Two-pound box of candy.
Special Prize-1.U00 envelopes, do
mated by Eames Bros; one $500 hat,
donated by j. S. Dreyfus & Co.; one bot
tie wine. donated by Elmer Ekbom's
rT,fop (ofa and Restaurant
One dozen brooms, donated by Seltzer
& Pfountz, to be disposed OF the night OF
the contest to the ladies.
The special prize will be given 10 the
person submitting the greatest number
Of laundry lists with union stamp on and
broommakers' labels must be whole or
the top part of label with the words In
ternational Broommakers Union.
General Rules Governing Contest.
No unusued labels will be counted in
quantity contest
In contest for quantity of labels sub
mitted loose labels may be submitted.
but must be used labels.
In contest for variety. American Fed
Grafton of Labor labels may be submit
ted in any number, but must appear on
different article or wrapper used
around same in each case
Contest is free for Ill. regardless of
affliation or non-afaliaton with any or
ganization.
|. Under the head Quantity any num-
ber of labels will be accepted in guam
tity contest Those under specimen sig
nifty that only one label OF that variety
will be counted in the quantity contest
List Of Labels Available for Exhibit in
Quantities
Boot and Shoe Workers (factory and
repair), Brushmakers. Cloth, Hat and
Cap, Cigarmakers (canceled). Watch
Case Engrayers, Fur Workers, Flour and
Cereal Workers. Garment Workers Tor
dinary and speciaD. Glass Workers.
Glove Workers. Gold Beaters, United
Hatters. Horseshoers, Jewelry Workers.
Shirt Waist and Laundry Workers (le-
Ultimate laundry list, shirt. collar and
cuff labels), Amalgamated Leather Work
ers. Travellers Goods and Leather Nov
city workers. Machinists. Sawsmiths,
Tailors, Textile Workers. Tip Printers,
Tobacco Workers. Upholsterers. Wood
workers, Brewery Workers.
One Specimen Of Each.
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers.
Allied Printing Trades, Bakers e hnds).
Bin Posters. Coopers (black). Coopers
(lisht). Iron Molders. Ithographers,
Marble Workers. Metal Polishers. Buff
fers. Painters and Decorators. Paper
makers, Paper Box. Bag and Novelty.
Plate Printers. Piano Workers.
JACK HALEY CRITICALLY Ill.