El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-13
Painters and Paperhangers
Revise By-Laws-Wait-
ers' Union Growing.
CBy J. W. Harm. stereotypeEs' UniOn.l

IN W. members OF lne OdI pen ISAS
union made application for total
\ disability benefit at the regular
weekly meeting of the union Wednes-
day night at the Building Trades hail.
& TAYLOR who had three fingers
on his right hand amputated as re-
suit of a severe case of blood poisoning
and Frank Hilton, who has lost his eye
sight were the applicants.
R c. Light was elected delegate 70
represent the carpenters at the Build
ing Trades council in place OF l.: b
Lewis, who resigned +. I. Stanolsh
introduced Miss Eva Hall, who Is rep
resenting the Corset Workers union
which is on a strike in Kalamazoo
Mich Miss Hall spoke of the haro-
ships endured by the strikers and gave
a brief outline of why they went on
a strike. The carpenters MADE DO
nation to assist the corset workers
S W. McGinnes was initiated at the
meeting and was given his Journey
mans working card. J. b. w l 1i
president, presided. Herbert Brown,
business manager for the union, report
ed work fair. The meeting was well
attended.
Painters Revise Bylaws.
Revision of the constitution and by
laws was the most important business
transacted al the regular weekly meet
ing of the Painters and Paperhangers
union Wednesday night at the BullqlnS
Trades hall Adam P. HauSt, president,
called the meeting to order John Ma
son is secretary. Business manager I.
G. WoOdman reported work fair The
meeting was well attended and owing
to the revision of the bylaws, ADJOURN
ment was very late.
Cook and Walters Growing.
Seven new members were initiated
at the special meeting held at the
Building Trades hail wednesday after
noon bv the Cooks and Walters union
This union has doubled its member
ship since its organization only i've
weeks ago. Z. Lowe, sr.. is the precl-
dent, ana E D Skinner is secretary.
BIaeEzsmIths Meet.
Routine business was transacted at
the semi-mOnthly meeting of the Black
smiths union Wednesday night at Cen
trail Labor hall. The members Of this
union are much pleased with the out
look for the future. Most of the mem
bers are working on out of town jobs
The attendance at the meeting was
fair. Thomas Hunter is president The
fair.
BARRIERS and Timers Meet.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of
the BARRIERS union will be held to-
night at Central Labor hall Victor A
Lee. president, will preside. W. c.
Manning is secretary.
Sam Baynes, president Of the Sheet
Metal Workers union. will call the
regular weekly session of that body to
order tonight at the Building Trades
hau. Geo. PeeHham is acting secretary,
in the absence Of c. W. Scott
Carpenters Are Busy.
The carpenter work on the new Earle
apartments, On Epson avenue, is near
ing completion. Max Gum, Bert An
derson and J. E McEiroy are still on
the job doing the finishing work. John
Boon. viii Courtney, Jim Anderson and
Manuel Aguilar have been laid off.
These men are members of the Carpen-
ters' union and employed by contractor
J. B. Williams.
The carpenter. crew on the new five
room bungalow being built in Grand
View by Perry & kirkpatrick, has been ,
reinforced to rush the rOughing work.
The men now on the job are A. r.
Webb. foreman; Walter Highsmith, L.
Z. Bailey, J. W Vance, Otis Jones, Jim
Hamilton, Ralph Taylor and W. P. Pom
der. These men are members of the
Carpenters union
Stone Crusber Nearly Finished.
J. H. Place, foreman; J. J. Daugherty,
Walter Singleton and J. s. McGregor
have finished the carpenter work on the
new stone crusher at the foot Of Mt.
Franklin for Dudley & Orr. They are
members of the Carpenters union
John Redmon, member Of the Car
penteFs' union, begun work today for
contractor Crismore on a new five room
bungalow in Grand View, near the
Country club
R. G. ChenoWeth and his son, Charles. !
have finished the carpenter work on
the new warehouse. corner Rosa and
Estreila streets, built for the county.
Both men are members of the Carpen-
tiers union.
Plasterers on Jenkins Job.
William Ricketts,, a member Of the
Plasterers' union, went to work today
to assist at the plastering being done
on the old Jenkins store building. c.
NJ. Jaqua is also on the job. Both are
employed by Nick Carson.
W. .. Lambert has finished installing
a service basket system in the new
Blue store, corner Oregon and over
land streets. He is a member of the
Carpenters union and is employed by
Frank Wimber.
New BARRIERS Arrive.
Philip Biffell. union barber, who ar
rived here from San Francisco, has de-
posted his transfer card with the local
BARRIERS union He has taken a posi-
ton at the Depot barber shop.
Charles Shell has arrived here from
Calgary, Canada. He is a union bar
Der and if able to get employment he
expects to deposit his transfer card
with the local BARRIERS union and To-
cate here.
Joe Milia has deposited his transfer
card with W c. Manning, secretary of
the local BARRIERS union Milia arrived