Denver labor bulletin., 1917-07-28
TRADES ASSEMBLY
ELECTS OFFICERS
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settlement.
Big Labor Day Planned.
Chairman Vessel reported every
thing looked favorable for large pa
rade and celebration on Labor Day.
1t was reported that the Douglas
Shoe company was complying with
the hours of the Retail Clerks, but the
Newark company and the Budd Shoe
company have not complied.
Delegate C. w. Buford (colored) of
the Janitors Protective Association,
made clean cut statement of the
colored labor problem and the abuse
that had been heaped upon his race
as well as the advantages taken of
them by unscrupulous employers.
Delegate Buford gave the Assembly
assurance that it would be his purpose
to cooperate in dealing with the prob
lens of striking workers.
New Officers Elected.
Officers for the ensuing term were
elected as follows:
! President-H. S. Peregrine, Engi-
neers Union.
Vice president-H. R. Spriggs, Re
tail Clerks.
| Recording ecretary-Thomas p
Rodgers, Press Assistants.
Financial secretary - Margaret
Reading clerk-R. E. Lowderback
Bakery Workers.
Organizer Anderson, BARRIERS.
Librarian-D. X. Armstrong, Leath-
er Workers.
Sergeant-at-arms H. Banks,
Laundry Workers.
Directors - Samuel S. Forrest,
Painters; Augusta J. Frincke, Bind
cry Women; E. A. Shields, Moving
Picture Operators.
Delegates to Colorado State FEEDER
alton of Labor-Sad.e Adney, Garment
Workers: William C. Thornton, Book
binders; Fred Vessel, Bartenders.
Past President E. J. Hines installed
the new officers.
Upon assuming the gavel, President
Peregrine addressed the Assembly as
follows:
President Peregrine's Address.
II desire to thank you for the honor
conferred upon me. l ask you to view
with tolerance any mistakes / may
make. 1t has been my luck always TO
act in the different organizations. /
have been connected with in "a .cIer-
ical capacity and not as a presiding
officer. | realize in following a par
Humanitarian like Delegate Thornton
| am up against it. but bear with any
mistakes / may make and will prom
Use to give you the best there is in me.
There are a few things / would
like to call to your attention. II il
one of the rules of the Assembly to
close its meetings at 300 O'Clock and
shall insist on that being lived up to
except on special occasions. More
complaints have come to me on this
than any other feature, and / am sat
sfied if this could be brought about.
we would have a much better feeling
and larger attendance of delegates
Let US cut out all useless verbiage
While we may be charmed by the
sound of our own voice, don't let us
get the idea that our hearers are
charmed by our eloquence. In re-
porting for organizations be as brief
as possible Remember the report of
Flanagan to the division superintend-
ent when the train was derailed, of
again, on again, gone again Also
the report of engineer on the lateness
of his train:
The wind was strong, the coal was
full of slate,
We couldn't keep up steam, the train
was late
'Brevity is the soul of wit
Sunday is the only day we have to
rest. You know the saying that the
man that has money could rest if he
would, the man that has none would
rest if he could, but we have to rest
when we get chance. Let us do what
we can to get the chance.
State of Preparedness.
"A word about our finances. We
hear great deal about economy, CON
servation, etc, and we should practice
this and be prepared for any emer-
gency. We are in the midst of
world war and we may be called upon
to help our brothers in the trenches,
our sisters of the Red Cross, and 9TH
ers. We should be ready for any
emergency. | am reminded of a pic
mic / attended, church picnic, by the
way. One of the crowd thought he
would take with him some bottled
goods. When it came time to spread
the lunch he was aware that he had
forgotten cork-screw. He applied
to his friends and they were in the
same fix. There were ten preachers
present and when he asked if any
one could furnish the desired article,
seven of the preachers responded.
They were to be commended. They
believed in a state of preparedness and
were ready for any emergency.
l." 1T is better to buy cheap bouquet,
For living soul this verv day,
Than a bushel of roses, white and red,
To place on his casket when he's dead
Control Personal Feelings.
"A few words more. ] have been
sorry, as ! think good many of the
delegates have, to see the bad feel
ing existing between The Labor Bull
letin and the Trades Assembly. We
think this could be remedied if we
were only big enough and broad
enough to bear with each other and
not let our personal feelings control.
If you will bear with me, ] will give
you a poem that ] once memorized