Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-07-29

TRADES ASSEMBLY
New Delegates.

j. Howard Ebert, Potters No. 46.
E. A. Cashdollar, Electrical Work
ers.
c.. H. Beall, Electrical Workers.
M. ]. O'Neill, Cigarmakers SOL.
Miss Gertrude Gallagher, Laundry
Workers 20.
Miss Anna bullion, Laundry Work
ers 20.
Mis- sMary Serclfen, Laundry Work
ers 20.
The time of the Trades Assembly
was taken up mostly Sunday by dis
cussion Of changes in the bylaws Of
the Trades Assembly. 1t was neces-
airy to make some changes so that they
would accord with the laws of the
American Federation of Labor, and at
the same time other changes were
added which experience has shown the
delegates were needed.
Among the changes were:
Giving the vice president the duty
IF appointing a minority of all COM
mittees.
Fixing the salary of the treasurer
at $425 per year.
Providing for surety bond for Off
GERS, instead of optional personal.
Fixing the salary of the trustees at
40 per year.
Providing that all bills must he ap-
proved by the finance committee be-
fore paid.
Fixing the salary of Assembly rep, ).
resentatives at conventions, ETC., at 81
per day and expenses at SO.
Creating a Union Label committee
of one delegate from each affiliated To-
cal union having union label, store
or shop card.
Providing rules for the expenditure
of the Poliaek hospital bequest, among
other things hunting the expenses oil
a beneficiary patient to $3.50 per day.
The changes were accepted as read
by Chairman Bartlebaugh of the COM
mittee, and the bylaws were adopted
as whole.
Labor Day Committee.
A motion to create Labor Day
committee of Is prevailed, the chair
man to make the appointments. Presi-
dent Higgins will make the appoint
ments shortly and all will be in readi-
ness for the big day. In the meantime
the parade, or enthusiasm" commit
tee is on the job every night and do
ing excellent work in bringing before
the locals the necessity of turning out
on that day.
Summers Band.
Delegate Louis Leonard, of the Am
algamated Association, brought out
the charge that Summers brothers,
proprietors of. band of that name,
were unfair to the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION, in that they would not join
the Amalgamated Association, though
working in the mill, and moved that
the Assembly request the Park man
agement to- hire some other band on
that day. The motion prevailed.
Can Workers.
Representatives of the striking can
workers were present, and after an
announcement by Chairman H. S. Cal
vert of the organization committee
sand' a report by W. B. Hilton as to
the conditions, Mr. John Cardona, one
of the representatives, was given the
floor. He told about the causes lead
ing up to the strike, and promised that
the employees would stick to the
death" His sentiments were roundly
cheered, and motion prevailed to
place the Arbitration Committee at
the disposal of the Can Workers, on
call.
FIJI Vacancies.
The offices Of Trustee L. ]. LaFIam
and Finance Committeeman John
Kline were declared vacant owing to
heir continued absence, and an cleo
ton was held, with. the result that
William Ebberts was elected to. the
former and Henry L. Rausch to the
latter position.
Expenses. 4
Majority, printing .............$ 8.55
Lawson meeting, deficit ....... 52.19
Total .................x.....s6 0.74
Receipts.
l. B. E. w. No 277 .........S 49.74
1. B. E. W. No 277 ......... 500
Tobacco Workers No 1900
Sehet Metal Workers No 49,. 1,86
Butchers No. ............. 27.92
Crescent Lodge No. 8..:....... 5000
BARRIERS No. 292 ............ 500
Linemen No. 81 ............. 7.2O
Hall Rent Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Total .................... .$139.72
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