Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
LABOR NOTES.

| Milton SnelIings, general president ot
| the International Union of Steam and
! Operating Engineers. with headcuar-
| tiers in Chicago, was in Washington
! last week comforting with officials of
| the American Federation of Labor and
[ the Department of Labor.
| Inaugural ceremonies for the recently
| elected officers of the Sheet Metal
Workers Union, Local No 102. will be
| held Wednesday night in Building
Trades Hall at 5th and G streets north
! west.
The executive council of the Maryland
State and District of Columbia Fedora
ton of Labor will hold an executive
| session in the Central Labor Union
headquarters at SOC 5th street north
west Wednesday night.
President L. Z. Baker of the Retail
Clerks Union has recovered from a re-
cent illness
! More than fifty applications for MEM
| bership will be considered by the Re-
! tail Clerks Union, Local, No. 262. at its
meeting tomorrow night in Typograph-
/ ical Temple.
John J. Deviny, president of Plate
Printers Union, Local No. 2. and Dan
committee of the union, left Washing
ton yesterday for Boston, Mass, where
they viii represent Local No 2 at the
annual convention of the Steel and
"A
lea to be held July Is to July 81.
The Brotherhood of Stationary Fire.
men. Local No. So. held an important
meeting last Wednesday night in Building
secretary of the union and secretary of
the Central Labor Union. talked on mat
tiers pertaining to the future work of the
firemen's organization.
Columbia Typogra phical Union, No. 1e1,
viii hold its July meeting this afternoon
in Typographical Temple.
The following members of Columbia
Typographical Union. No. lo1. have died
It's, Joseph ]. Tomlin and William NJ.
Fa milton
The label committee of Columbia Typo
graphical Union. No. 101, have started
campaign to induce the local merchants
and other business men to have their
printing done in Washington. Robert A.
Mills is chairman of the committee.
Delegates of Columbia Typogra phical
Union. No. 101. to the international Typo
graphical Union convention. to be held in
Colorado Springs early in next month. are
preparing to leave Washington for Colo
RADIO on the LIST of August Those who
vention are Charles y. Deming. Leroy u.
Brandon, Walter A. Kinsoiving and Albert
W. Bowen.
Columbia Typographical Union. No. 10I.
and employing printers In Washington are
cooperating in an endeavor to preserve
the positions for the printers who leave
their employment to respond to the call
of the coiors during the
International Typographical Union and
its subordinate bodies subscribed more
than 100000 for the purchase of liberty
bonds.
Fourteen members of Columbia Tv-
pographical Union, No. 101, are serving
with the various armed forces of the
United States. They are Charles I.
Russins, William H. Chase. Marvin c.
Coleman. Charles r. Deeter. Victor u
Dent. James J. Hughes, James r. John
son, Elmer x Mckay. George A. Mon
agan, Edward NJ. Nevis. Richard Pow
ers. Robert A. Williams. Clifford s.
Hayes and Raymond B. Jacobs Many
more members of the union belong to
the District National Guard and under
the call issued by President wilson
modifying the suardsmen, they will
soon be mustered into the regular
army.
Secretary Seibold has announced that
Columbia Typographical Union. No. 1o1.
will keep in good standing during their
absence all members who join the army
or navy.
aecnt OF Carpenters Union. Local No.
49,. has gone to Long Branch. y. J.
c. NJ Adams has been elected BUSH
ness agent of Carpenters Union. Local
No. 1872, for a term of one year.
Milk Wagon Drivers Union. Local
No. 10. held an interesting meeting in
Typographical Temple last Wednesday
night.
Joseph F. Toone. organizer for the
American Federation of Labor. attend
cd a meeting of the Bakery Salesmen's
Union last Wednesday night in Typo
graphical Temple.
The Labor day committee of the Gem
trail Labor Union was buSily engaged
during the week on plans for the Sep
TENDER holiday celebration.
The first July number of the Plate
Printer. the official organ of the Steel
and Copper Plate Printers Union Of
North America, was issued last We'd
nesday.
Charles IT. Smith. associate editor of
the Plate Printer. has fully recovered
from a recent illness.