Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-08-05
HOME week FAVORED
BY central UNION
Affiliated Unions Now Will
Act on Endorsement of
the Celebration
TRY TO FORM UNION OF
BAKERS AND OTHERS

BY almost unanimous motion, the
Central Labor Union went on record
last night as favoring the "Old Home
week. celebration, and President j.
Winfield Scott was appointed as the
representative of the Central body. The
different affiliated unions will take mp
the discussion Of the proposition them
selves, but the action OF the Central
Labor Union in favoring it will 60 a
long way in their decision The dele
gates ielt chat anything that was good
10 advertise Wilmington and put IL ON
The map was good enough for the &. l..
|. The body was glad to note that on
the stationery Of the committee taking
up tho plans for the "Old Home Week.
celebration appeared the typographical
union label
The organization committee OF the
Central Labor Union comprising the
following members, IS at work cndeav-
orinC 10 organize new craitsi James
Okane chairman; Waiter Blackway,
Wesley Cartwright Williams II. Melvin
end Daniel Mackay. Together with Or
ganizer John n. Hickey, OF the Amori
made 20 form q local of the iourneymen
bakers. the laundry workers and the
leather workers The secretary was au-
thorsed Go ask the national organiza-
ton OF laundry workers 90 send n
woman organizer TO the city for two
weeks 90 start the work in that line.
AS the Brotherhood of Leather Workers
vii, hold r. meeting in the General pu-
I..l.t Hall ,.,..t Gaft4,.Iasr az farua,n fhn
organization committee win attend that
meeting and endeavor 20 get the mem
hets 10 affiliate properly with the ma
tional organization and aftcrward send
delegates to the Central Labor Union.
The secretary of the c. H. L. was au-
thorized 10 communicate with National
Organizer Shaunnessey, of the BARRIERS
international. asking the general eNecu-
tive board To keep Mr.. Stradley, bust
ness agent of Local 6S5, at work six
davs the week for period of six
months In organizing the whole city, the
international 10 give the necessary
financial support
John IT. Hickey. in his official position
rs voluntary organizer of the American
Federation of Labor in Delaware, was
authorized 20 attend the meetings of the
IL
men. which Is having charge of the ar
rangcments for the Greater Whining
ton Labor Day Parade" Mr.. Hickey,
with several of the local labor men. Or
qanizer II. l.. Eichelberger and Wilhelm
Bodenstedt. Of the Brewery Workers
Union. was instrumental in the signing
of the closed shop agreement between
the Bond Bottle Sealing Company and
its employees. so the members felt he
WAS well qualified to sit in the meetings
Of the Joint Labor Day committee.
The report of organizations as to
eanditions was as follows; BARRIERS,
fair: bartcnders. dull; brewery workers,
busy; bricklaycrs. fair; carpenters, in
side and outside men. improving; stage
finploves and horseshoers no reports
haperhangers. busy; machnists, dulli
hatternmakers, dull; ear and ship paint
fair; printers, very busy; plumb
~. dull; housepainters. duh; cigar
Nnakers. dull; teamsters, fair; boot
Blacks. fair; seal workers, fair.
The secretary stated that as yet he
had received no word from the law COM
mittee of the City Council as to what
disposition had been made of the pro
posed ordinance closing the bootblack
establishments at noon on Sunday.