The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-03
RALPH BA7ESCH0sEN
HEAD OF STATE
FEDERATION
Conrad Myers is First Vice
President Of North Da-
kota Labor Body. =.
H A r
NAMED AS OFFICERS
Get Together Spirit Strong
at First Annual Conven-
ton in Fargo.
OTHER R
NAMED AS OFFICERS
The Officers.

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. The Officers.
President, Ralph Bates, Book I"
binders union. Grand Forks; =
: first vice president, Conrad Myers, y
Typographical union. Grand t.
= A. Johnson, LeatherWorkers union,
: a. Johnson. Leatherworkers union, y
Fargo; observation-disclosures. Wal v
. ter R. Lee, Plumbers union, Far =
= go; board of directors. Max Rein =
. ecke, Bookbinders union, Grand y
= Forks j. w. Tuttle, BARRIERS union, y
. Grand Forks; E. j.. Rustad, Car Il
J drews. Painters union. Fargo: 8. y
= G. Sweeney, Typographical union, y
: Bismarck; delegate. to the Ameri- /"
. can Federation of Labor conven- y
ton in Rochester, N. Y. in No s.
: vember. Peter Morgan. Pressmans ,
. union. Grand Forks. y
n place at which the next y
= convention of the federation will y
. be held will be decided by refer y
. endum vote of all unions connect .
: ed with the declarations, to be y
. held June 1, 1913. =
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ORGANIZATION was the keynote of the
first annual convention of the North
Dakota Federation of Labor. which
held three busy sessions yesterday in
Fargo and closed at midnight with q
rousing meeting.
Early morning trains yesterday
brought a large number of delegates
from cities in other sections of the
state to attend the convention. There
were eighty delegates at the conven-
ton and union men in the state are
enthusiastic over the outlook for the
prevalence Of union conditions in
aJarNs r1fHy IN Tho cfnto
Organized at Forks.
\. The North Dakota Federation was
Lirst organized at Grand Forks last
October. The sessions of the V
ton yesterday We're devoted to per-
fecting and making permanent the
organization started at the original
meeting Of the federation. A perma-
nent constitution vas adopted at the
sessions yesterday afternoon. Among
the changes made in the organization
OF the federation was that made in
the board of directors. which will con-
sist OF five members in the future in
stead of three. as originally intended.
Speakers Are Heard.
Sever speakers last evening dis
cussed what line of effort the fedora
ton will seek to further. Resolutions
were passed commencing the stand
taken by the North Dakota Advocate
and the federation pledged itself to
stand solidly behind it's official organ.
The organization of the state fed
GRAFTON complete. union men in the
state will now devote their attention
to the organization of trades unions
in every city in the state. Organizer
John D. Chabbuck, representative of
the American Federation of Labor,
will supervise the organization of the
trades unions. He will make personal
visits to several cities in the state AMI
the work of organization will be r
ried on jointly in conjunction with the
Americ"" Federation of Labor and
the North Dakota Federation of Labor.
Ninety al Banquet.
Ninety guests attended the banquet
yesterday afternoon. The Woman's
Label league of Fargo was in charge
OF the affair and resolutions of
thanks were passed by the convention
IN appreciation OF their work.
convention.