The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-02
David Booth, Carpenters Local,
{ Is Named President and
+ Committees Chosen
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.lEADING UNIONS ARE
4. STRONGLY REPRESENTED
Meeting Ad journs to. Sunday
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: Afternoon, Jan. 4, When
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I, Reports Will Be Given

closer fellowship among the various
labor organizations of Bemidji, dele
gates from nearly all Of the local
unions met at 2 o'clock New Years
afternoon in the Odd Fellows hall to
elect officers, name committees and
form plans for what is to be known
AS the Bemidji Labor League.
=. Officers Elected.
Officers were elected las follows,
the nominations being voted upon
Spontaneously:
/ & President-David Booth, Carpen-
tiers union.s :: =. >.
/! 4 e-Presid ent-C. M. Booth, In
tern ational Timberworkers
secretary;7Treasurer-Pearle Davis
f. = -Machinists.. ( ( - ~; -
ss33- Trustees Morken, r. E. Gotta
Iand Frank Highly.
III All officers are to he subject to
recall. Immediately after the elec-
ton, the new officers took charge
spf the meeting and the motion was
4 carried that the name of Bemidji
Tabor League be given to the organ
ssiEation.
II Standing Committees.
xA The standing committees appoint
sd by the president and the trustees
ARE as follows: -
s Resolutions and, By-Laws--H.: A..
( sBridgeman, Perle Davis, M. w.
sPierfe, David Booth, E. s. Caskey.
ss Ways and: Means7-Mark ,, Morris,
slE T. Davis, C. NJ. Hammond.
4E9I .octnroc olni 1,itoro
fDunwoody, Otto Morken, Perle Davis.
Entertainment-H. Peterson, AL
fired Krog, Charles Daley "a
fS} Locals Represented. $50. >.
Sa3 Among the organizations repre-;
SSsented at this meeting were the An
Sternational Association of Machinists,
local No. 1877; Maintenance%of %of Way;
Order Of Railway. Conductors; Inter-
national Typographical Union; Brick
SLayers,s Masons: and Plasters Lodge
mo. 6; Brotherhood of Locomtive
lFiremen and ~ Engineers No 636;
brotherhood of Railway Clerks;
5united Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners No. "2,192; Brotherhood,
ofsLocomotive Engineers, Division No.
802; Brotherhood of Railway Car
Men of America, Pine Tree No. 1873;
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
No.s82O;7 internationally Union Of Tim
berworkers and National Federation
Of Federal Employees.
ELIGIBLE as Members. '~~'
I According to plans, those eligible
to membership in this league must be
American citizens, or those who
Have declared their intention to be
such and have taken out $}the first
papers toward citizenship. One OBJ
feet of the organization Is to teach
the foreign element .Amerioanism
and to aid in making more and better
american. citizens among the labor
ing class :. 2,
4 Only those whoifmake their, nVeli-
Hood by; honest labor will be admitted
to become members, but it is not re-
.quired that they belong to any union
organization. In this phase, it will
ne the object of the union laborers
to point out the political and fnan-
cial advantages Of becoming union
lied. : 81
] Interesting speakers will be
brought to Bemidji during the COM
Ing wear anu dlSO ScNSldl AoAA"
1nents are being planned, at which
times the meetings will be open to
the public.
Krog Presides.
The meeting was called to order
bv Temporary Chairman Alfred Krog,
With J. T. Davis, temporary secre-
.tary. An outline for the work OF
the meeting was presented by David
Booth. following which motion was
carried that each organization repre-
.sented should appoint member for
the nominating committee. for per-
1nanent officers: ->..; @5.} =
q Meet Again January 4.
1 Following several discussions con-
corning eligibility to membership and
methods for the maintenance of the
league, it was voted that the meet
1lg be adjourned until Sunday, Janu-
sarv 4, at 2 o'clock p. m, at which
time the various committees are to
submit their reports.
! The next meeting will be held IN
the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and
commerce association in the City
building. .....~.-