Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-02
LABOR COUNCIL
NOW IN SESSION
More Than 400 Delegates
In Attend
ance
ADDRESSES ARE MADE
Convention Moves From W. c. c. S.
Hall to Opera House Owing to
( Limited Seating Capacity.

With more than 400 delegates in
attendance, representing practically
every trade organization in the state
of Virginia, the annual convention OF
the Virginia State Federation of La
Dor, convened shortly after 10 o'clock
today i'm the auditorium of the War
Camp Community Service Hall.
Among the delegates in attendance
are a number of women. This is one
of the most largely attended eonven>
(ticns ever held in the state.
The convention was called to order
by j. W. Collins, of this city, who is
president of Machinists Local No. $50.
Welcomining addresses were made
by Mayor Thomas A. Fisher on behalf
of the city and Carroll Pierce, presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce, on
behalf of that organization.
Invocation was pronounced by Rev.
DIR. E. V. Regester, pastor of the M.
|E. Church South.
Others who spoke on behalf Of Ia
Dor included w. f. Hanna. organiza-
tion of the International Association
of Macninsts; James Mirschberg,
commissioner of labor, state of Eir-
ginia; E. E. Smith, assistant superin-
tendent of school of Virginia, on vo-
cational education; Raymond V. Long,
state supervisor Of trades and indus
tries, Richmond.
Miss Adele Clarke Of the Equal
Suffrage League made a plea to the
convention to give its support to equal
suffrage and adopt resolutions urg-
ing the Virginia senators to vote for
the measure.
/ c. A. Woodman, of the Department
of Labor, representing the conci!;a-
tion department of that organization.
At the conclusion of the addresses the
business session of the convention
convened. 1t was called to order by
President G. L. Wilcox, who appoint
ed committee on credentials. This
committee made it's report at the af-
ternoon session.
/ Then came the regular order of
business, including reports from the
various councils.
The convention will end its delihcraS
ltions next Wednesday afternoon.
Owing to the limited capacity of
the War Camp Community Hall the
session ef f'the council were transit
red to the Opera House. This was
done at the afternoon session. The
|delegates adjourned at 1880 o'clcck
for luncheon and rcassembled at
| I2:3O o'clock when the regular order
|of business prevailed. The business
session for the day will end about 5
o'clock.
Officers of the State Federation are
as follows:
President, G. l.. Wilcox, Richmond;
Secretary. G. E. Lescure,, Roanoke;
Treasurer, L. J. Grey. Norfolk; First
/ Vice President, J. P. Duncan, Ports
mouth; Sergeant, alarms, ". P. Kcr-
! rick, Alexandria; Second Vice-Presi-
dent, NJ. E. Lovelace, Alexandria;
Third Vice-PreSident, NJ. L. Latham.
Fredericksburg; Fourth Vice Presi-
dent, A. Bryceland, Newport News;
Fifth President, G. w. Overman,
Norfolk; Sixth Vice-President, Jno. R
st. Clair, Roanoke; Seventh Vice
President. S. P. King, Bristol; Eighth
Vice President, Miss Mamie Cassidy
Danville; Ninth Vice-President, Miss
Carmichael, Lynchburg.
E>cutive Board-W. E. Akers
/ E9a aloke; F. S. Lyons, Portsmouth
J. Phelps. Portsmouth; Fl. A
% Richmond