The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14
PRESIDENT
ADDRESSED
BIC CROWD
TRADE UNlONlSTS LISTENED TO
INSTRUCTIVE TALK BY CHIEF
OFFICER OF STATE FEDORA
TlON OF LABOR,

A good sized crowd OF union men,
and quite a number of ladies who are
members of the Retail Clerks union,
greeted the speakers at the mass
meeting at Labor Hall last evening,
and the seating capacity of the hall
was taxed to furnish accommodations
for all who desired to hear the
speakers.
Mr. Cooper, the newly elected pres
ident Of the Retail Clerks' union, act
ed as chairman of the meeting, and in
few words announced the presence
of President Fenton and gave a brief
outline of the purpose of his visit to
Ardmore. The chairman then intro
duced Mayor Val Mullen, who made
short talk comrlimenting the mem
bers of the various unions of Ard
! more, assuring them of his support
in all things that are right and just,
and stating that he wanted them to
cooperate with MIN in the enforce
ment Of the laws and ordinances OF
the city and in the making of a better
city of Ardmore
President Fenton followed with a
! rty-five-minute talk on the purposes
and advantages of organized labor,
outlining the advantages that organ
| lied labor is giving to the morgan
lied. and Thoroughly convincing all his
listeners that the unorganized should
organized craft. He also gave rea-
sons Why every craft of this as well
as other cities should affiliate and
assist in maintaining a strong cen
trail body, as it is equally necessary
and essential to all locals. Mr.. Fen
ton made an urgent request that all
locals of Ardmore elect and send del
egates to the convention of the State
Federation of Labor, which meets in
Oklahoma City August 16.
President Fenton returned home to-
day. Before leaving he assured a
number of officers of the central body
and local officers that union condi
tions in Ardmore were far beyond
what he expected to find, and that
Immediately upon his return home,
propositions would be made to thor
oughly organize Ardmore, and that a
large wagon with ample capacity for
the organized crafts, and the unor-
ganized, to ride safely to a thor
oughly organized city, would be pro-
vided. He and other State Fedora
tion officers expect to visit this city
again within few weeks.
President Fenton was met at the
train last evening by a delegation
from the various locals, and by the
city officers, and was entertained
with a ride over the city and to the
lakes and club houses in the mayors
car, and the hours while he was here
were made to pass like minutes.
Mrs. Symonds, OF Philadelphia, was
the next speaker. She talked earnest
ly for half an hour. Mrs. Symonds
is a member of the International
Typographical union, and has been
for years associated with the labor
leaders of this country. She knows
the necessity of women organizing.
and throughout her talk insisted that
every woman who works for a living
should identify herself with organ
lied labor in whatever fine of work
she happened to be engaged-clerk, |
stenographer, school teacher, tele-
phone operator or bookkeeper. An
other point of particular interest
which she brought out was the fact
that the intelligent class in all lines
of work are he ones who are or
ganRed and affiliated with union
bodies.
At the close of Mrs. Symonds talk 1
the chairman announced that the Ma
jestic theatre had extended an in
vitation to the audience in body to
attend the show as his guests. The
invitation was greatly appreciated and
quite a large number accepted the
offer.
The local business firms OF the city
were very generous in lending their
assistance to the members of the en- |
tertainment and arrangement COM /
mittees, and to their generosity is
due. to a great extent. the success /