The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-13
CONVENTION TO
 DISAPPROVE OF
 WOMEN BARRIERS
This Is the Opinion of the General President, Frank x.
 Noschang.
BIG CONVENTION BALL
Presidents Report Recommends Universal Price of 25c Shave,
 soc Haircut.
By ANTHONY MERLINO.

Especial to Connecticut Labor Press)
 Buffalo, Sept. 12-The annual con- vention of the Journeymen Barbers' International Union now. in session here IS regarded as the most interest ing in the history of the organization. When 1 reached here on Monday night at 8 o'clock, 1 found considerable re- lief after the hottest day l have ever known. There have been some hot nights i'll the Trades Council Hall in New Haven but nothing like the hu- midity in this section. There are S73 delegates here and many questions of vital importance are being considered - President Frank x. Noschang in his report advocated a universal price of 25 cents for a shave and 50 cents for a hair cut. No mention was made of a Teddy Bear or gopher hair cut. He also recommended that monument be erected at the expense of the Interna- tiona1 in Syracuse, N. Y, in memory of the late general secretary and treas urer, w. E. K1apetzsky, who was the founder of the Journeynen Barbers' International Union in 1887. He died on October Is, 1916.
 Owing to the strike of hotel em- p1oyees, the delegates have had trouble in securing suitable rooms and the meals are lacking in some essentials the dele gates are accustomed to. Congressman James M. Meade made an interesting address at the opening sesion. The an nt1al convention ball in the Broadway Auditorium was a glowing success. Many handsome toilettes were noticed. There was dancing contest at the hall which was unique. The entertainment features include an outing at Crystal Beach among the flying horses and a trip to Niagara Falls.
 The laws committe of the union has been holding sessions at the Niagara Hotel and is considering reconmenda- tions of benefit to the union. The com mittee is going over several recommen- dations that have been submitted by unions from all parts of the United States and Canada, principal among them being 2 recommendation as to the Sadvisabi1itv of an o1d-ageo pension and home for aged and inhrm barbers.
 Aonther question that IS occupying the attention of the committee on rec trnmendations is the advisability of permitting, persons to retain their membership. Once a member, always a mernber,' is the slogan of the pro motors behind this recommendation.
  perhaps be, the most important one that will be brought to the attention of the delegates. There are comparatively few lady barbers east of Denver" de aGiared Frank K Noschang of Indian apoliA president of the Journeymen Barbers' International Union. Lady barbers are quite numerous in the larger cities of the northwest Particularly is this the case in Seattle, Portland and Tacoma They have formed an organ ization of their own out there and they have sert petition through the Cen traI body of Portland, asking the con vention to affiliate their union with the Journeymen Barbers' International Union of America.
 The convention will disapproye, am certain, of the plea admitting lady bar bers to their union, as the laws com mittee has already done. The question will cause considerable debate when it is presented next week and 1 am of the opinion that they will wax warm. am strictly opposed to admitting lady barbers to our union for 1 feel that by so doing we are bringing very bad in f1uence into our organization. It is practically afiliating ourselves with the red light district as that is where most of the lady barbers come from.