Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
LABOR NOTES.

Sam De Nedrey and Joseph z. Toone
returned to Washington Friday from a
successful business trip to New York
city in the interest Of organized labor
Local No. $50 of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway EN-
ployes at it's. meeting in Typographical
Temple last Thursday elected it's del
egates to the biennial convention of
the International Union of Street Rail-
way Employees to be held in Providence
r. l., in September
Charles D. Deming. Leroy D. Bran
don. Albert W. Bowen and Walter Kin
solving. who were elected recently by
Columbia Typographical Union. No. 10l.
as its delegates to the International
Typographical Union convention, which
will be held this month in Colorado
Springs. Colo. left Washington for
Colorado Springs early in the week.
The delegates took with them a suffi-
cient number of copies of the histori-
cal sketches of Typographical Union
to supply all the representatives at
the convention.
At the August meeting Of the Brew
cry Workers Union next Sunday, in
Building Trades Hall. large number
OF the members of the Garments Union
will be transferred to the roll of the
Brewery Workers Union. Since the
estimated that large percentage of
the former employees of the terminal
company have been given work in the
local breweries.
Several new members will he admitted
into the Retail Clerks Union, Local No,
262, at its meeting in Typographical
Temple tomorrow night
Il. f. Baker, president of the Retail
Clerks Union, Local No. 262, ha. gone
to Beaver Falls, Pa on business for
his organization. He is expected to re-
turn to Washington early In the week.
William +. Ashford of Columbia
Typographical Union, No. I01, died al
his home in this city during the week
past.
One hundred and thirty-two new
members were obligated by Carpenters
Union. Local No. 1872. during the month OF
July. the greatest number Of new
members initiated into the union in any
one month during the past ten years. ii
Is said. At the last meeting of the
union. twenty-one new members were
admitted and sixty-nine members OF
out-of-town locals were transferred to
the rolls of the Washington Carpenters
Union.
The following members of plate
printers unions in other cities were
admitted into the Washington Plate
Printers Union by transfer at last
union; Hugh P. Caherty, James Rooney
Edward McCloskey, Albert ]. Cunning
ham. Charles Drew. George Frower,
ant William Brown. who were former
ly members of the Philadelphia printers
union: Harry Phillips and Clarence E
Mcclure of the Chicago local. Harold
Levitt and Austin Collbock of the Bos-
ton printers union. and ]. Milton
Schulze of the Plate Printers Union OF
Pittsburgh.
The Brotherhood of Stationary Fire.
! men, Local No. 63, held its August
| meeting in Building Trades Hall las,
Wednesday. night and obligated five
new members. Newton A James
| financial secretary of the organization
pointed out that the union was expe-
riencing much difficulty in procuring a
| sufficient number of men to fill the
| large number Of vacancies caused by the
workers resigning their jobs to enlist with
| the armed forces of the United States.
Ice Cream Wagon Drivers and Help.
ers' Union. Local No. Ill, will hold an
important meeting in Typographical
Temple August 10.
An interesting meeting of Painters
Union. Local No. 1858, was held in
Painters Hall last Friday night. Pres.
ident Hugh Digney was the principal
members to respond to the cali to the
colors. Notwithstanding the fiourishine
trade conditions at this time. America
first" is Mr.. Digney's slogan these days
| At a recent meeting of Painters
of the brotherhood was amended SO as
| to increase the death and disability
| benefit. The amount of the increa Sc
has not been decided upon.
Joseph E. Toone. organizer for the
American Federation of Labor, is sched-
uled to address next Thursday nights
meeting of Milk Wagon Drivers Union,
Local No. 10.
p. J. Ryan: editor Of the Plate
Printer. the ofiicial organ Of the Steel
and Copper Plate Printers Union Of
North America. has sufficiently recov-
cred from recent Illness to resume his
ndftorial work.