The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-31
Of
DELEGATES
ARE ARRIVING
Hammond Scene Of States Big
geSt Labor Meeting For
This Year


sentinE seventy-nve crafts were seat
Cd in Huehn hail when Fred Dietrich
Gary. president of the Lake County
Central Labor Union called the thirty
seventh annual convention Of the In
diana State Federation Of Labor TO
order in Hammond this morning.
The convention opened at 1890
o'clock and at least hundred more
delegates were expected 10 arrive on
noon trains from the eastern and
southern part q the state.
Mayor Dan Brown welcomed the
delegates and the convention was
turned over to T. y. Taylor. president
Of the state federation. member OF the
painters local OF Terre Haute.
You are representing one os the
best causes to humanity said Mayor
Brown in his speech OF welcome
Union labor has done a great deal for
this country and this region"
Dietrich thanked the mayor for his
welcome to the convention.
The chair made d number Of an
nouncements. Delegates were told
shat an Information bureau was at
their service n tho convention hall.
ruling was made that every dele
gate must have the three requisite
union badges to be seated.
a motion was passed expressing the
thanks Of tho Indiana Federation Of
Labor for the services performed by
State Senator James Nedjl ar the re-
cent session OF the state legislature.
BOoKBINDER THROWN OUT.
Carl Mullen. one of the Hammond
delegation moved that Harry Bsssett.
bookbinde-. indianapolis. be not seat
ed Mullen said Bassett had not been
working at his trade and that he pub
lished a paper derogatory 10 union la
Dor. and was noteligible to represent
the book binders. The convention roc-
ed not 10 seat Bassett.
Where can I buy a union made
oelt7" asked one delegate in the rear
Of the hall 7 broke mine"
The fact that you broke your belt
speaks well for the union restaurants
Of Hammond" replied the chairman
When the convention recessed a
noon there were over q hundred dele
gates standing IN the sisles. Every
seat was taken and the hall was
packed.
The constant interruption OF rhe
convention by passing trains was .
source OF annoyance to speakers.
1t is possible the convention viii
arrange to use the auditorium Of the
Christian church which seats over a
thousand persons.
In his report to the convention tho
president discussed labor acts pre-
sented to the recen4 legislature and
recounted conditions AZ the sta Il,
asyluns for the insane SIS seen by him
N a tour of inspection.
\ printed report Of the financial
condition Of the state federation was
submitted by Adolph Fritz. moulder
indianapolis. the financial secretary
copies were distributed to delegates
President Taylor was assisted IN the
handling of the convention by JOSEPH
Nessick, glass worker. Marion, the
vice president. and Henry Gaoler
painter, Hammond, the reading clerk
John Walker. president OF the iii
nois State Federation OF Labor, was
a visitor at the opening session.
President Taylor announced the fol
lowing committees:
PRESIDENTS CoMMITTEEs.
Secretary y-Trensurer's Report-A N
Whitehead Washington; A 3 Hat.
eery, Indianapolis; Harry Thompson
Losansport
Credentinls-L. r Pierce. Evans
Vile; W E. Neu, Indianapolis. WI
liam Moy. Linton.
OrgantEation-Arthur Thomas. Con
nersville. Thomas Harle, Hammond
Ben Clark. Bloomington: Franl
Avery. South Bend; Sam Logston
| Boonville
Union Label--Mrs. o. P. Smith
! Logansport; Grace Z. Jones. Logans
port; Bessie Blue. Warsaw; Maud
Cooper. Clinton; Nett.e Vestal, CIlu
ton. Mrs. Cora Fox. South Bend. Anna
B. Fields, Elwood Miss Elizabetl
Griffith Logansport; Grace Trip, 10
gansport; Mable Salisbury. Evans
| VILE; Anna Duffy. Evansville; Mar,
Boseker. Fort Wayne
Lnw-RusseN Gilmore. Indianapolis
! II L. Pirtle Terre Haute, Tom Croak
I Hammond; A. G Eltonhead, Evans
Vile; L ] Hart Lafayette: Johi
! Ladshaw, Terre Haute; Louis Sch
wartz, Indianapolis
RcaoIution$-oieorge Goetz. soutl
/ Bend: John Goodman. Linton. Ra.
Abbott Hammond. A J. Schafte1
Terre Haute; Frank Ankenbrook. In
! dianapolis; William Moy. Linton.
Education Frank Morgan. For
Wayne. J. r. AicCanIy. indianapolis
/ Gus Dawson. Boonville. c. G. Hack
man. Elkhart; Allen Athey. Marion
Frank Henry, Gary. John Houghtor
Jacksonville
Rules-Harry Lentz, Terre Haute
Herbert Lenfesty. Marion; Fred Hob
enberger, Evansville; I'd V De La
grange, Fort Wayne; Art Lidey. In
dianapois.
President's Report-David Erbled
ing. indianapolis. Fred " Tennei
Indianapolis; J H. Usrey Linton; II