Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-23
SPEND $4,000 IN
REFITTING TEMPLE
PUEBLO UNIONS PROUD
OF ACHIEVEMENT.
Have $4,000 Cash in Bank After Max
ing Initial Payment of $4,000 On
Home of Their Own in the
Heart of Business District.
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence.)
PUEBLO, Colo, June 20.-About
$4,000 is being spent in remodeling the
Board of Trade building on Union
avenue to convert it into a model
Labor Temple. This structure, one
of the best in the central business dis
trict, was recently purchased and a
$4,000 cash payment made by the
Labor Temple Committee, and the for
NAL dedication exercises will be held
in August, when the Trades and Labor
Assembly and affiliated organizations
take possession.
In Good Financial Shape.
The recent street carnival held un-
der the auspices of the Temple Com
mittee, netted $l.544. Secretary
Treasurer w. H. oung reported at
the last meeting that the Temple As
sociation now has a surplus of $4,000
in cash, besides many subscriptions
for stock being paid in installments.
At last Wednesday nights meeting
of the Trades Assembly Labor Day
Committee consisting of the follow
ing delegates was appointed: w. H.
Young, chairman, d. W. Law, J. c.
Rugg, John Starr and w. w. Hicks.
Talk On Extra Session.
Representative C. A. Foster was
present at the request of the Assembly
to talk over matters to be presented
for the consideration of the special
session of the legislature to be called
in August. These questions relate to
special war tax and especially that
automobiles bear a greater portion of
hn ig 1nl
against them.
The Assembly recommended that the
special session make provisions for
providing for the dependent ones of
the Colorado boys who respond to
their country's call Mr.. Foster said
that would be one of the chief sub
jects of the call.
Another New Union.
This week Secretary Treasurer w.
II. Young of the Trades Assembly or
ganized the Park and Greenhouse
Employees Union with a charter men,
bership of twenty-five. Application
for a charter from the American Fed
Grafton has been forwarded to Wash
ington and as soon as the charter is
issued and the union gets into working
shape the membership is expected to
reach the fifty mark.
oIlCtIS "tIe tltSteu aS
President, Frank Lundsberg; vice
president, George Lane; secretary
treasurer, Jacob Pistorious.
Personalities of Printers.
George W. Duffy, for long time
with the Franklin Press, is now with
Pannebaker Bros.
j. Charles Deus of the Chieftain
chapel, is vacationing on his ranch
near Walsenburg. He intends to plant
sixty acres of pinto beans and will
take his place this fall among the
bean barons.
Merrill Smith and Russell Haswell,
apprentices in the mechanical depart
ment of the Chieftain, have responded
to their country's call. Merrill has
Joined the navy and will go to the
training school at San Diego, Cal.
Russell has joined the cavalry and will
go into training at Fort Logan. Mer-
rill is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
Smith of 609 West Ninth street, and
Russell is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
J. Haswell of 903 Court street. The
Chieftain management presented each
of these young patriots with gold
watch.
Bernard Chastine, apprentice at the
Riverside Printing company, is also
among those who needed the call of
his country and Joined the engineering
corps. He went to Denver and passed
a top notch examination.