Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
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Girls Boost Campaign In !
''GGt-TOgGtheI /" Meeting

The entry of the girl unionists o.
u7,oel;ng into the campaign to or
a,ize fire unorganized workers of the
u-boelinz district will lie formally sig
,.,ized on Thursday evening, March
- When the Shippers Union, Wheel
no protectorate No. L, National Stog
:. MAKERS League, comprising priR
.,nollv Of the girls employed at strip
.;nu tobacco in the Pollack Eight.
aanth street factory, will hold an open
mooting Il their quarters in Odd Eel
,ous hall. Twelfth and Chapline SITS
committee has already been APP
pointed, consisting of Mrs. Edith
BOARD and Miss Stancy Dawson, and
tnov are, working hard to assure the
.uccess of the meeting.
The girls extend a general and cor
aisl. invitation to all who wish to at
tend Among the speakers will be
Walter B. Hilton, Leo j. LaFlam, Hen
w. p Vessel, Harry P. Corvoran and
lravde E. Bartlebaugh.
These open meetings of the various
Unions are~g growing in interest, and
Zach meeting seems to be better than
those that preceded it. A number of
,tnions composed of men have had
tboir rallies already, but this is the
first given strictly by girls.
Potters No. %
Next Tuesday, March 10th, is the
date Of the long heraled 'sbliz' Of
Iocal Union No. %, National Brother
mod of Operative lPotters. This or
<anization has been making rapid
srides lately, and this open meeting
will celebrate the progress that has
recepNy been made and mark the be-
dnniag Of a period of even greater
progress for the future. Besides the
local speakers for this occasion, there
will be an address by Miss Fannie
Sellins, who has been active for
months, in this vicinity in the inter
ests Of the striking miners of the
Pan Handle district.
Bartenders
The Bartenders open meeting will
be held at the headquarters of the
organization at Sixteenth and Chap
line streets, and the feature of the
meeting will be the presence of the
cooks andlwaiters of the city, to whom
the Bartenders have issued a special
invitation The cooks and walters
have never been organized in the city,
the Bartenders having a separate 10
cal, but of theesame international,
which comprises the allied crafts and
hown at the Bartenders Interna-
dnal League and the Hotel and Res
tauTant Employees international Al
lance. Whether separate local OF
the cooks and walters will be formed
in Wheeling, or whether they will be
merged with No. 282, as mized To-
al is problematical. At any rate
they are all going to get together and
talk it over and have an enjoyable
evening while they are about it. Re
feshments will be served and there
will be pleasing program Of speak
ING and special features.
Street Railway Men
TherStreet Railway men of Wheel
ing outdid themselves as entertain
eFS last Thursday evening, March 5,
and broke the ice in a new direction
for the "Get-Together" campaign by
entertaining ladies. Half the hall on
one side was filled with ladies, visi-
tofS invited from the stogie factor
les and sprinkled through the audien-
&c were the women folks Of the street
car men. 1t marks a new era, and in
+ alcates that the women are taking an
interest in the work, and this spells
success,
The program opened about 5 o'clock
Slt1 an explanatory address by the
chairman fthe evening, Clyde E. Bar
aeOaugh. He introduced Rev. w. S.
D!Slnger, Who offered a prayer. He
was followed by Rev. C. S. Jones, who
uelVered an address, and Rev. Dyn-
singer followed with another talk.
Aooert Hess, secretary o fthe orgaIA-
auon. rendered humorous recita-
I lOn IN German dialect and was fol-
"Seo by Miss Fannie Sellins, repre-
NSatlng the mine workers, who de-
%sered the chief talk of the evening.
rnOmas Siilligan, as president of the
.'doeS Assembly, and Leo ]. LaFlam,
- ehalrman Of the organization COM
a %iaee' explained to the hearers the
s0!eels OF that and similar meetings,
sau lle entire plans of the organize
WI campaign. All the talks were
y, received and every body seemed
nssased "lth the meeting. A Colum-
~ gfatonola, the use of which was
~. ad'ed by House and Herman fur
SSleo ms music for the event, and re-
~ seSam enfs consisting of sandwich
-, 'fatl cake and coffee were SER
a. pes des, there was chewing gum
lenda7 compliment to the ladies
h Sau s'osies FOR the men, the latter
n no,as do42;ed by Russell, of Bridge
S@s a ran who is paralyzed in the
An sS, oNl Tao rehocially continues as
h. eeuFe stosie maker by wheeling
rou,l Invalid chair to his bench and
'O'klng al day.
Nv, Molders Next >.
on .~o'uefs NJ. 564 has announced an
yet fI meetins, but the date has not
~ been selected.
a.. Carpenters
MA ai penters too. are planning for an
pls meeting, but this may be a cou.
s siso months IN the future. as many de.
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