El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-17
BRIGKLAYERS ARE AFTER EIGHT
HOUR DAY OVER ENTIRE STATE
State Conference Here Opens With Welcome by Mayor
Davis; Big Centers of Texas Represented Entertain
ment Features Prominent in the Program, Which
Closes Thursday; Visitors Inspect Brick Plants,

. DEDUCTION OF mortuary claims Of
n members Of the Texas state Con-
. ference Of Bricklayers. establishment
OF an eight dollar a day wage scale
throughout the entire state and sew
eral amendments TO the bricklayers'
constitution. are among the import
ant topics TO be discussed at the con-
vention Of bricklayers Of Texas. which
opened Monday morning in FL Paso
a. 10 O'Clock.
Port Arthur 1919 Host.
Port Arthur viii be the 1913 host
OF the Texas organization OF masons.
plasterers and bricklayers' interna-
tional union. Harry c. Bates. president
Of the organization VIII be reelected
without opposition. Dan Collins will
be vice president. and Harvey Walker
secreatry- treasurer for the coming
year These were the results OF the
Monday morning session OF the 1918
convention. in session here. Dallas is
still I'm the fight for the next conveu-
ton. but &c is certain that Port Arthur
viii get 10, according TO officials OF
The convention.
W j. Moran. member or the local
GOT aa|lNaaAN NIn UNION ana NAINNE or LELE
Labor Advocate, opened the cOnven-
tiOu with an address Of welcome in
the name Of FL Paso local No. Q. Rev.
John II. Jackson. First Methodist
church. gave the Invocation
In the absence Of mayor Charles Da-
Wis, j. u McBroom. city attorney well
coined the delegates in the name Of
Praises Labor's Part
John a. Wyatt, speaking for the
FL Paso chamber Of commerce. at
tributed much or the upward trend
Of FL Paso, commercially and indus
trialy 90 the activities OF labor or
gGniZati1ns Mr.. Wyatt praised the
part that labor has played in the great
war, saying that the ranks OF labor
had contributed their full quota and
more through voluntary enlistment
and conscriptiou.
Rev. lTr. Jackson urged his hearers
20 keep the home fires burning. and
tc give their who1ehearted support
20 the government in the present CO.
lcssal struggle.
Soldiers Future Rulers.
The boys in France will be the
rulers Of this country and the world. 20
said Rev Mr.. Jackson. after this war.
and IL is up 20 the men who stay at
home TO maintain them. and hold up
their hands i'm this crisis"
Rev. 1fr. Jackson also put in a world
saying that the time viii soon come
when women viii be given full privi-
leEes-
President Harry C. Bates. I'm his
speech Of acceptance. expressed the
thanks Of the state organization for
the cordial reception accorded the
delegates. Mr.. Bates spoke in support
o. Claude B. Hudspeth. candidate for
congress
Starting from Mccoy hotel. head
quarters for the convention. the visit
ing delegates. accompanied By local
members. and the local committee on
arrangements, marched TO Eagles
hall on South Fl Paso street.
Texas Well Represented.
Representative from every consid-
cradle town in Texas were present at
the morning session, and others are
expected 20 arrive on t0uiEhrs trains
The visiting delegates are Dan COL
Inns. san Antonio- r. d. Awker. Wichi-
Ia Falls; Albert O'Riely, Dallas; Otis
Clark and Henry Walker. Fort Worth;
r. Pierce. Waco, Horace Carson. Cor
sicana; Lee Bell Beaumont. Frank
Walsh. Gainesville, j. r. White. Har-
vey Eeefe. Port Arthur: Ed Russell,
Abilene, Dave Robert. Amarillo; 7. S.
Fisher. Cleburue; A. +. Wolfe. Corpus
Christi DELEGATES who viii arrive are
C.. C. LinnenberE. William Pudifis,
Houston; Harry Haynes. Lubbock; A..