The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-01-19
EVERETT READY
FOR STATE MEET
Large List of Prominent Speak
ers and a Grave Program of
Labor Topics Prepared for the
State Labor Body.

Next Monday morning at 10 o'clocl
the gavel will fall in the Redman'.
Wigwam, and the 18th annual con
vention of the Washington State Fed
Grafton of Labor will have begun its
grind.
For weeks a local committee ap.
pointed by the Everett Trades Council
has been working hard to prepare fol
the big labor gathering, and nothing
will be left undone that will contrib.
ute to the comfort and pleasure of the
convention delegates and visitors
Hotel accommodations have furnished
the most perpleXing problem, but the
local committee has made it certain
| that all delegates will be comfortably
taken care Of, though necessarily
lodged in different hotels.
The program for the opening SEES
sion has been completed and follow
in detail:
Program of Convention.
10 a. m.-Convention called to order
by Seventh Vice President E. A. Fran
co.'s.
Orchestra selection.
Invocation, Rev. E. E. Flint.
Address of welcome on behalf of
the city, Mayor D. d. Merrill
Address of welcome, Hon. w. w.
Black.
Welcome extended on behalf of the
Everett labor movement, A. Dieterle,
president Trades Council.
Orchestra selection.
Address, Governor Ernest Lister.
Response and formal opening of the
business session, PRECEDENT E. P.
Marsh.
At the Monday afternoon session
President Ernest o. Holland of the
State Agricultural College at Pull
man, will address the convention upon
the subject of vocational training, with
particular reference to the work car
ried on at the Eastern Washington
university. The balance of the first
day will be taken up with the appoint
ment of committees and reading of
officers reports, and the convention
will settle down to the discussion of
important labor matters at the Tues
day session. From time to time dur
ing the convention speakers of state
wide repute will address the conven-
ton on subjects in which organized
labor is interested. Fraternal dele
gates from the state farmers organi-
cations and from the railroad brother
hoods will speak to the delegates and
convey fraternal greetings of their re-
spective organizations and labor Off
Gals Of the state government will ad-
dress the convention later in the ses-
sion.
A splendid entertainment program
has been provided. On Monday night
the convention ball will be given in
Eagles Hall. On Tuesday evening
the men delegates will be entertained
at an athletic smoker, while at the
same time the Everett Women's Card
and Label League will entertain the
lasy delegates and visitors.
Night Session Wednesday.
/ On Wednesday night a session of
the convention will be held, and the
convention will finish it's work Thurs
day, holding a night session if neces-
| sary.
This being the legislative year and
the Legislature now in session, mat
ters pertaining to legislation will oc-
cupy large part of the attention of
the convention. Legislation is by no
means the only phase of labor's ac-
Invites that will come in for con-
sideration, and wide variety of topics
will be discussed.
1t is expected that at least $50 dele
gates will be in attendance, with a
large number of visitors attracted by
reason of the fact that Everett has
been the scene of prolonged labor
troubles.
In view Of the gravity of the local
situation, the activity of the enemies
of organized labor, both in the state
and nation, this coming session of the
state labor body is expected to make
labor history and will be watched
with more than passing interest by
the general public, it's deliberations
closely followed by the labor clan,
throughout the state.