Evening star., 1916-12-24
LABOR NEWS.

| The Plate Printers Union. Local No.
| :. at its meeting in Typographical
( Temple Tuesday night installed the
| following officers for the year: John j.
| peviny, president; A. II. Mills, vice
| president; Ray Burrows, recording sec
! retary; Frank S. Milovich financial
secretary; David y. Fulton. treasurer;
L. II. Brooks. Inspector; Earl Smith,
outside guard, and Clement j. CIergen,
inside guard. James A. kehoe. Richard
L. Grace and ]. F. Hardie were made
trustees of the organization.
| The executive board consists of John
| J. Dev.ny. A. II. Mills, P. J. Ryan,
| lanes Beck, Chris Lehmkuhl, Charlton
/ 3. Rout and Jesse Watt. Robert s.
| Zones, Daniel NJ. Hassett, James Early,
Louis Nichols and Edward Zernia will
Labor Union.
The Central Labor Union Monday
night adjourned until after the Christ
| mas holidays Many of the delegates
nave gone to their old homes to remain
lntil after New Year.
| The Mill Workers Union organized
| Friday sht with a membership of
over 200. Prior to organizing the mem
=
1872, of the Carpenters Union.
Local Union. No G3. International
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen,
held its annual election of officers re-
Gently at Coste1los Hall with the fol-
lowing result: d. J. O'Leary was made
president; Carl Rothmund first vice
president: Albert q Schlag, second vice
president; James Gallaher. third vice
president; NJ. j. Costello, recording sec
NJ a
corresponding secretary and business
agent: J. K. Hartley, treasurer; w. A.
Smith, guide; Nick Barrett, inside
guardian; Paxton Brown, outside guar
'iian- Trustees elected are: Roy Nevitt,
Z. L. Tlppett and c. F. Taylor. N A.
James, NJ. J. Costello. j. X. Hartley. d.
| J. OLeary and +. l.. Tippetts were
chosen as delegates to the Central
Labor Union. y A. James will repre-
sent the brotherhood at the interna-
Cional convention.
Joseph F.. Toone. first vice president
Of the Maryland State and District of
Columbia Federation of Labor, is in
Baltimore attending a meeting Of the
executive board of that body Mr.
Toone is also the Washington organizer
for the American Federation of Labor,
and expects to install four more new
locals in this city In the near future.
The Packers Union, Local No. 15347
has organized during the month. Five
new members were obligated at it's last
meeting.
Santiago Iglesias president of the
! Porto Rico Federation of Labor, who
has been in Washington for some time
urging Congress to pass a bill to guar
! antee to the citizens of Porto Rico
the same civil and political rights
| that he says they now enjoy Will
remain in thts city until Congress
takes some decided actionon the bill
mr. e-,dt tprp J-h htf.b III I,1
shortly after the holidays
/ Hotel Restaurant Waiters' Union.
Local No. G66 is scheduled to receive
its charter for organization today.
Election Of officers of the new organ
ization win follow.
The Laundry Drivers Union organ
ized December IA at Typogra phical
Temple with a large membership.
| The Express Wagon Drivers Union.
I Local No l2S, was perfected Thursday Y
night at True Reformers' Hall, at 18th
and streets northwest. Officers for
| the year were elected.
Bakery Salesmens Union, Local No.
80. nominated officers for the coming
year at it's meeting Wednesday night
The election will be held the first meet
ing night in January.
Milk Wagon Drivers Union, Local No.
10, initiated eight new members at its
December meeting.
Six new members were obligated by
the Dairy Workers Union Local No
5l03. at its december meeting held in
| Typographical Temple.
Members OF the Bakers Union have
been granted a full holiday tomorrow
I Painters Union. Local No. 3sS, will
| elect officers for 1917 at its next meet
| ing TO be held Friday night at Painters
Hall
| The Federal Employees Union has sen t
a letter Of Christmas greeting to Pres
! ident Wilson and the secretaries of the
various government departments
Bakers Union. Local No 1I8, will
hold its annual election of officers
January ut Costello's Hall Nomina-
| tions We're made at the last meeting,
held December 16.
Howard Bittings secretary of the
Washington Post Office Clerks Union.
has procured a number of signatures OF
/ its tight for the enactment of the Rouse
, retirement bill The bill provides for
the retirement of the employees of the
postal service on a contributory basis
after twenty five years of service. on
| an annuity of $500 per annum.
A. the December meeting of the
Washington Post Office Clerks Union
George Brown. Charles Hilton and Rob-
ert Lester were named to serve with
c. d. Pindel on the publicity commit
tee.
Columbia Typographical Union. No.
101, met last Sunday afternoon at Typo
graphical Temple. Two applications for
old age pensions were approved by the
legislative committee. At the meeting
Christmas offerings were voted for the
inmates of the Union Printers Home.
The union also voted to create the posi-
ton Of organizer.