The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-11

tney are read TO the Councll.
Committee Reports
The Workers College Committee
announced that it would have raf-
file of a number Of small articles at
the Triple Alliance and Non-Partisan
League Picnic at Lake Stevens on
the grounds and the proceeds de-
voted to the support Of the college.
The Label League Committee re-
ported that it initiated ten mem
bers at its meeting last Monday
night. The next meeting of the
League will be held next Monday
night in Room 5 at the Labor Tenn
pc. Let every member be present
and bring one or more prospective
members with her.
The Draper Home committee re
ported on arrangements made for
the entertainment Thursday night,
and said the Union Cafe would en-
tertain the "Kiddies" Thursday eve
ming at supper, for which Mr.. CAT
ney was given thanks.
The Resolutions Committee an
nounced a meeting for Saturday eve
ming.
The independence Day Celebration
Committee reported arrangements
had been nearly perfected for the
celebration in Seattle on July >.
There were AZ members at the meet
ing. There will be a monster au-
tomobile parade in the morning and
the picnic and exercises will take
place in Woodland Park. The city
appointed a committee to cooperate
with organized labor and the greatest
celebration for years will be had.
Delegates Wefferling, Anderson and
Howarth were appointed to repre-
resent Everett organized labor on the
committee Members of organized
labor owning automobiles are re-
quested, if they intend to visit Sc
attic on July 5, to give all spare
seats in their machines to friends
who desire to go. They are asked
to report to the Everett committee.
Reports of Unions
The Butchers had a good meeting.
The Molders votel 81 per month
to the Workers College. Mrs. Miller
addressed the meeting on the Draper
Orphans Home.
The Painters endorsed the Seattle
celebration and favored putting
float in the parade. They bought
fifteen tickets for the Draper kid
dies" entertainment. Five mem
hers joined the Triple Alliance and
there would have been more if there
had been more membership cards.
The Theatrical Stage Employees
had a lively meeting and elected Of
ficers.
The Teamsters had fair meeting
and purchased twenty-five tickets for
the Draper "Kiddies" entertainment.
The Timberworkers No. 7 had a
good meeting, elected officers and
voted 81 per month to the Workers
College
The Street Car Men reported that
their brother member who refused to
wear the button had changed his
mind and now wore one. The button,
the delegate said was a good thing
and should be worn by members and
looked for by the travelling public.
The Railway Carmen initiated five
applicants, gave $500 to Bro. Tyler
to entertain the Garments convention
as he saw fit, and listened with at
tention to the Plumbers committee.
John Nicholas Beffen
The well known economist and
| lecturer, will be a visitor in Everett
few days, and on motion the hour
of 8 o'clock p. m. was made a spe-
cial order of the Council to hear an
address from that gentleman. Dele
gates Fortson, Meyer and Sullivan
were appointed to advertise the lee
ture.
County Library
Miss Ashley and Miss Crocker Wis
tied the Council and Miss Crocker
addressed the delegates on the work
Of the American Library Association.
/ The Association is working out its
plan for the dissemination of knowl-
edge through good books She said
! the association was placing books on
the vessels Of the merchant marine,
coast guard stations and light houses,
asylums for the blind (providing
uniform type for their instruction
and use throughout the country,
technical books for factories, books
on all kinds Of industrial problems,
etc. She gave statistics on and de-
plored the large percentage of litter
acy in the United States and said
books printed in foreign languages
to teach American ideals were being
distributed by the association. She
said the association was directing its
efforts toward establishing county
Libraries" and "book wagons" to fur
nish literature to rural districts, not
otherwise provided There are u
out of 80 counties in this State where
there are no libraries. Endorse
ment by the council is what the lady
desired
Considerable adverse criticism was
made of the habit of Libraries of ex-
cluding from their shelves books on
economic and social subjects which
are distateful to the plutocracy.
The council appointed Delegates
Higgins, Howarth and Goldthorpe to
consider the subject, visit the city
library and report to the Council
Bro. j. H. Barrett of the Joint
Protective Board of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul, Western
District, who is attending the Car
mems Convention, addressed the coun-
cil