Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
LABOR NEWS.

| The Central Labor Union is scheduled
| to hold meeting in Typographical
| Temple tomorrow night and transact
business that will be, of special sig
nifcance in the local labor movement
I John Colpoys represented the Central
| Labor Union at a banquet held recently
! in New York city in honor of the six
ty-ninth birthday of Samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation
| of Labor.
The meeting of the Central Labor
| Union held last Monday night adj
| iourned at $40 O'Clock in order to en-
able the delegates to attend the golden
wedding anniversary celebration of Mr.,
and Mrs. Samuel GomperS.
| Plate Printers Union, Local No. 2
! held a special meeting in Typograph-
| zeal Temple last Wednesday night to
| consider the revision of the union con-
stitution.
A. H Mills. vice president of the
| Plate Printers Union, Local No. .. was
| unable to attend the special meeting of
! the organization last Wednesday night
| owing to indisposition.
Joseph Z. Toone. organizer for the
American Federation of Labor, has
been busy this week fitting UP the new
| Central Labor Union offices at COG 9Th
| street northwest
| Mrs. Maria D. De Nedrey, mother OF
~
graphical Union. died January % at her
| home in Central City. Neb. Mrs. De
Nedrey was eighty-six years of age al
the time of her death.
George c. Thompson, one of the vice
presidents of the Cigar Workers Inter
national Union, is visiting friends in
Washington.
Stationery Engineers Union, Local
No. SO. met last Friday night in Typo
graphical Temple and approved several
applica ions for mem berShiD
Milk Wagon Drivers Union. Local
No. 10. admitted three new members
into the union at its last meeting in
Typographical Temple. The next meet
ing of the organization is scheduled
for Thursday night, February s.
Carpenters and Joiners' Union. Lo-
cal No. 1872. held an important meeting
in Typographical Temple last Friday
night.
The Yeast Workers Union. Local No.
1859, held its semi-monthly meeting
last Friday night in Typographical
Temple. Several labor leaders ad-
dressed the meeting on matters affect
ing the trade.
Editor De Nedrey has announced that
he will resume the publication of the
Federal Citizen. weekly newspaper
devoted to thA interests of labor. The
first publication will be made some
time this week.
The committee on retirement or the
Federal Employees Union is contem-
plating drafting a bill which will pro-
vide a system of retirement for SUI
perannuated and disabled employees of
the government that will meet with
general appreciation in the United
States, the Philippine Islands and
other government possessions. 1t is
believed by officials of the Federal
Union that If such bill should be
drafted it will be approved also by
the United States civil service com
mission. Those having this matter in
charge are John S. Beach of the pen
sion bureau, chairman: w. b. Barn.
hardt of the Post Office Department.
J. C. Davenport and w. c. Ryan, jr., OF
the Department of the Interior; j. w.
Starr, War Department: s. d. De Les
dernier, Treasury Department.. d. w.
Beach. bureau of engraving and print
ing: ]. M. Pickins, Department of Agri-
culture: T. s. Tydings, State Depart
ment. and H. A. Spilman. Department
Of Agriculture.