Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
ANNUAL MEETING
OF CITY EMPLOYERS
ASSOCIATION
Years Activities Renewed IN the
Annual Report Of President
GarretSon
OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR YEAR

Nearly 100 members attended the
annual meeting Of the Employers As
sociation of Wilmington, which was heid
last night In the Hotel du Pont.
Officers as follows were reelected
President, c. u. Garretson: vice prcsi-
dents. John T.. Hoalcy and f. IL. Gawthrop
treasurer. L. G. Taylor: councillors,
John +. Walker, Frank Overdcer, James
7. Robbins. II F. Mellon William Shinn,
A. p. Ncutze, Ro bert Glover and Joseph
Hamilton.
Ii was decided TO start a membership
campaign.
\ proposal to hold a public meeting
for the aInelioration of labor conditions IN
Wilmington was referred 10 the Councii-
lors
President Garretson submitted his
annual report, as follows:
Another wear has passed IN the HE ot
this association. during which time your
officers and executive committee have
bccn continually looking after your
interests
take great pleasure in being able "a
state that We now have membership
81 III. showing an increase IN member
shin for the past wear Of 70 and the most
interesting part i the tact that we have
received and accepted | ! new members
IN the last 80 davs There must DC a rca-
son
Wc arc glad to say that very little IN
the way Of labor troubles has transpircd
during the wear. the one exception hring
tho Strikx of union carpenters IN May,
IqI. Tor a universal rate for carpenters.
The EMPLOYERS agreed 10 give them an
advance IN wages. hut dId not feel that
every man. no matter what his ahlhtN
might he. should have the Same rate.
Tho strike was successfully fought m
very short period
Other strikes affecting local plants
we're handled by the association and IN all
cases open shop conditions maintained
We have today an issue confronting Its
thar. in my opinion, II the most vital
that We have had to combat since the
organization of the association. which
in hriCf is i~ follows.
During the month Of December, 1871 =.
q number of agItatorS caTnC INTO Wi
mington and called meeting, 10 which
fhcN extended Invitations 10 z number
Of the members ~ our ASSOCIATION. hut
only one ot our members attended this
meeting and he II the request Of the
officers ri ,lIr ASSOCIATION. and this re-
quest wa. made for the express purpose
Of aScCrfaIulng luSt what tins meeting
meant There Was no agreement entered
into between the labor representatives
and the contractors az Wilmington. for
the simple reason. s. before stated. that
none of the contractors WCrC there Z"
enter into any agreement however
!. Few weeks later letters were received
hv number Of tho members 81 olr as
so,iation from tho presidents 81 both tho
international mon uf BrIcklaycTs ami
Il Dro.Lr-bN1I s.ey--
of America. wherein they stated that no
member Of either organization would b.
permitted to work with any except those
who carried q paid up Union card and
that this agreement would become cf-
fectivc March II. 1918
1t i needless for nc - enter into the
contents OF our reply published IN All thc
Wilmington daily papers under date OF
Saturday, cbruary p rs | presume
every member Of our ASSOCIATION read
same with interest
There was nothing further heard from
the outside agltators or the local repre-
sentativcs Of labor until Thursday, April
!. 1918. on which date the carpenters
employed hv one Of olr members were
ordered 10 discontinue operation, and
on investigation il was discovered that
they were endoavorlng 70 make good
their threat IN connection with the
Ic'tcr before mentioned hv me
Gentlemen. now AGAIN il * our oppor-
ttIntv "a show hv hearty cooperation
orr strength a an organization. and let
to man Use the slogan let George do
IT, Ior H., simple reason IL Is not q one
man proposition hnt instead an abso-
lltr nccc,>i1 joT team work and cas-,
OF -flck together
believe that the hearty cooperation
the mcmber> Of this association arr CIV
lnc. n, one 10 tho other. and the solid
rom 18Th ch 'hcv present 10 the trade
nion- ha~ done moro than any thing
,l-, 10 keep the cItv IN the industrial
peace which II has cnIoyed during the
pa~f year
On January !. l9lS. tho Workmen :
compensation Ian became effective \
committee Of your ASSOCIATION investi-