Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-12
BARRIERS HOLD STATE MEETING
and ENJOY DENVER HOSPITALITY
Harmony Exists With the
Board OF Examiners
Spacey Reelected President and
Anderson SeCretary-Treasurer;
Receive Expenses Next Year

The eleventh annual convention of the
Colorado State Journeymen BARRIERS As
. sociation was held in Denver this week,
there being sessions Monday forenoon,
afternoon and night in the assembly
room of the Building Trades club on
Arapahoe street. There was a good at
tendance Of delegates from the various
local unions of the state and much busi-
ness of Importance to the craft was
transacted. Also in attendance during
a part OF the session were the three
members OF the state board of examin-
ers OF BARRIERS, Charles J.. Goodfriend,
John =. Connolly and Philip Strubel.
Officers of the association for the en-
suing year were elected as follows;
President-rhomas o. Spacey, re-eleot-
ed. Denver.
First Vice President-George W. Bolen,
Trinidad.
Second Vice President-A. a Purdon,
Colorado Springs
Third Vice President-Thomas Arneal,
Victor.
ry-Treasurer-Ed Anderson, re-
elected. Pueblo.
II was voted to hold the 1916 couven-
tion in Pueblo, the first Monday in June.
Secretary Placed on Salary.
amended in several particulars TO con-
form to the new laws OF the intcrna-
tional union. A per capita assessment
OF five cents per month will henceforth
be collected from all union BARRIERS in
the state. At future conventions the
travelling expenses, together with s. per
day for time lost, will be paid out of
the associations treasury to all regu-
larry elected delegates attending. II
was also voted 10 place the secretary
treasurer on fixed salary to be de-
termined by the revenues. He will also
edo organizing work.
~ resolution was unanimously adopted
!,rd forwarded to the international off
GERS at indianapolis recommending that
a referendum vote be taken on the ques-
tion OF making substantial financial
donation TO W. T. Klapctzky, who has
devoted the best years of his life to
building up the International Journey
men BARRIERS Union and is now retired
by reason of age and i'll health. For
fifteen years Klapctzky was secretary
treasurer of the International at small
salary. and for ten years editor of the
Journcyman Barber. giving twenty-five
wears in all to the service of the organi-
zation II was the sentiment of those
attending the state convention that
$4,000 should be voted to. the man
whose best efforts made possible the
splendid international union Of BARRIERS.
Complete Harmony With Board.
feature of the meeting was the
complete harmony now existing between
the Journcymen BARRIERS and the state
board All friction that has heretofore
been in evidence has disappeared, and
words of warmcst commcudntion for the
work now being done by the board mem
bers were heard from the delegates. who
pledged cooperation of their respective
unions in assisting the board in enforcing
the license and sanitation laws. II was
stated that 95 per cent of the BARRIERS
are now in thorough accord with the
state board and giving il support.
According to those in attendance the
convention was the best ever held by the
association and will result in much good
to the craft in general. Colorado bar
bcrs organized the first state association,
aud its constitution and bylaws have
formed the basis upon which all the
others throughout the jurisdiction have
been founded. At recent referendum,
by vote of two to one, state associa-
tions were made mandatory.
Banquet and Baseball.
Entertainment for the delegates was
. provided by committee of the local
union. Monday evening a banquet was
held at the Royal cafe. Besides the
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