Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-12-15
AMERICAN FLINTS
GET-TOGETHER MEETING

meeting was conducted bv the three
Flint Glass Workers Locals of thi:
city namely Nos. 4, 80 and AZ. These
locals represent the flint glass anC
mould making industry Oh this city
and the meetino was held in K. of p
hall last Saturday evening.
There were present members of the
glass workers from GAINESVILLE, Ian
caster and Cambridge.
A yer" delightful chicken supper
was served at siX-thirty, after which
short talks were given by Mr.. Kelly
of the Cambridge, o. Glass Co., Mr.
Dorey, of the Holophane Glass Co
and Mr.. Geo. Schmeltz, of the A. H
Kelsey Co. 1t was a disanpointment
to the committee to receive word that
Thos. Rowe, of the American Bottle
Co., who was to be one of the nrinci-
pal speakers of the evenino could not
be present.
The following program was carried
out:
Solo, Mr.. Ed. Welsh, accompanied
by Lea Richart.
Hinger of the Bottle Co. and Glen
Robinson of the Kelsey Co.
Piano and violin duet by Masters
Walk and Kennedy.
Talk by National Representative
of the Flints, Jos. O'Mallev. who in
the course of his remarks stated that
the flint glass workers believed in CO.
o~eration, laying your cards on the
table and discussing your PROPOSE
tions. He believed that the day was
coming when all manufacturers would
join hands and employ Union Labor
and closed his talk bv wishing all
prosperity, health and contentment.
Solo-She is Mine, Oh Mine, John
Layhley.
Solo-They Needed a Song Bird in
Heaven, George Rohan.
At this time the chairman called on
one of the oldest glass workers who
is holding down one OF the big jobs
at the Lancaster Glass liant, for
few remarks. Bro. Jacob Spence, a
member of Local Union No. ga who is
now IA years of age and still work
ing.
Bro. VIM. Muhleman, President of
the GAINESVILLE Central Labor Union,
gave a very nice talk and stated in
the course of his remarks that this
world would be verv delightful rlace
if the people would only have little
more feeling for one another, and
closed by reciting the poem "Let Me
Live in the House by the Side of the
Road and be a Friend to Man.
Readings-Morgan Davis.
The ~"incipal speaker Of the eve
ID OF al
President of the American Flint Glass
Workers Union, who opened his
speech by saying that he was indeed
glad that the manufacturers as well
as the workers were represented, and
heartily welcomed the manufacturers.
He stated in the course of his remarks
that very often we never paused to
consider the other fellows troubles,
and that the manufacturer had trou-
bles as we'll as the worker. That it
was never his desire to close a fac
tory until all honorable means had
been employed to bridge the chasm,
and then only when all fairness had
left lie stated that a word spoken
at the ripht time had healed many
sores and illustrated this point
CellIiIS Liie SIOfN VI MI. JdCOU helSJ a
renorter on the New York World, who
at one time soupht to take his own
life by drowning in the East River,
and had only been diverted by the
slap of his dogs tail on his leg: and
how much better it would be if we
would occasionally Sian one another
on the back and give encouragement
by the touch of the human hand.
Bro. Clarke closed his remarks by
stating this talk was to have been
the second of his talks of the evening
but owing to the illness of our ow'
Brother Geo. Hamilton, who was to
be presented with life membership
by l.. U. No. 4, could not do so, but
honed that some one would convey to
Brother Geo. Hamilton, his own kind
regards.
The program was concluded when
Chairman Bro. Harry Cochran con-
Quoted the drawing for the nortahle
electric lan'~ so kindly donated by
the A. H. Kelsey Co. Ticket No. 1873
was the lucky number and Mr.. James
Alsbaugh, mouldmaker at the Ameri-
can Bottle Co. plant, was the lucky
man.