Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
LABOR NEWS.

The joint retirement committee of
| the naval gun factory held a confer
ence at Naval Lodge Hall Thursday
evening. The committee is advocating
pensions for superannuated and dis
abled federal employees.
At the December meeting of the Re-
| tail Clerks Union. Local No. 262, in
| Typographical Temple, 134 new men,
| bers were obligated. The union now
has a membership of nearly 500 as the
| result of a campaign conducted for the
| last three weeks and. according to C.
| of the local, the membership will reach
| at least 1000 within a short time.
| Frank Morrison. secretary Of the
American Federation of Labor, and
Sam DeNedrey of the Central Labor
Union held a conference Thursday on
matters affecting the interests of the
| labor movement.
Bakery Salesmen's Union, Local No.
| SO. held it's December meeting Wednes-
| day, at Typographical Temple The eX-
| ecutive board of the union presented
| the members with a handsomely dec
GRATED calendar for the new year.
John II. Ferguson, president of the
| Maryland State and District of Colum-
bia Federation of Labor. was appointed
/. organizer for the labor body at a meet
Ing of the executive board last Sunday
| in Baltimore. Mr. Ferguson's work as
| organizer will take him to Cumberland
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| land.
John Murray. publicity agent for the
American Federation of Labor. spent
Christmas week at his old home.
Stenographers' Union, Local No.
11773. is supporting the government
employees in their fight for higher
scale of wages. a small portion of
| the union membership hold clerical
positions in the government service.
The election of officers for the cur
| rent year will be held at a meeting of
| the Hotel and Restaurant Walters
Union, Local 666. today in Typographi-
cal Temple.
Mrs. Mary E. Ganzhorn, president of
the Womans Union of the bureau of
engraving and printing, is a candi-
| date for the Office of vice president of
the Central Labor Union. The cleo
| ton of officers of the central body will
be held January s.
E. w. Morcock, treasurer of Column
bia Typographical Union, No. 101. and
f. C. Roberts, labor commissioner of
Porto Rico, will attend session of
Typographical Union in Baltimore
today.
Henry Media, general organizer for
the Upholsterers' International Union. is
visiting in Washington. accompanied
by his family. Mr.. Nolda is in charge
of the unions headquarters in Chicago.
The publicity committee of the Fed
eral Employees Union held an 'impor-
tant meeting last Wednesday night In
the American, Federatlon OF Lapor
building.
The Ice Cream Drivers and Helpers
Uninn, Local No. Ill. nominated officers
for the ensuing year at its December
meeting. The election will be held
January g.
The womens Union of the bureau of
engraving and printing has obligated
more than forty new members as the
result of an open meeting held recently
sor the purpose of pointing out to the
commanders of the union employed at
the bureau the advantages to be gained
by afiliating with it.
The board of representatives of the
Federal Employees Union met Friday
night, December %. and authorized the
Legislative committee Of the American
Federation Of Labor conference to ex-
pend whatever sum was necessary to
carry on their work.
Wednesday afternoon the publicity
committee of the Federal Employees
Union consisting of Bert Russell of
the patent office. chairman; Miss Jessie
Dell of the quartermaster generals Of
] fee, secretary, and J. G. Gurley. J. A.