Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-01-27
LOCAL FEDERATION
DISCUSSES PLANS
FOR LABOR TEMPLE

Another Nellsattrnded meeting Of
The Twin City Federation OF Labor
Nas held Wednesday night, at which
considerable business of Importance
WAS transacted. All officers except
ore we're present.
\ proposition from a professional
inaoof carnival company 20 put ON
carnival for the Federation was re
leeted. In is stead, committee was
appointed for the purpose OF making
arrangements 10 hold AN indoor car
niNai sometime about the last of Feb
raAty. This matter had been under
discussion for some time.
The Labor Temple proposition was
brought up and discussed at lcaEth.
It Is the opinion II all the delegates
that a home of our own IL badly need
ed, where the dffewnt unions may
hold their meetings without restfie-
ton. and where they may hold social
gatherings whenever they desire 20
do s.. \ letter IL 10 be sent 10 the
unions of the Twin Cities, placing the
matter before their attention. and a
committee win present the need for
sleh a building and advise with the
locals as to the hest method OF iiuane.
ing the proposition. II Ia understood
east side business men will subscribe
literally for bonds II it should be do
cided 10 build In that section Of the
city.
New delegates were seated from
Carpenters Union No. "a.
The mass meeting committee ~.
ported, giving dates of speakers. and
presenting the financial needs OF the
committee. Several weeks nxu the
various locals were asked 10 suhxcribe
a sum equivalent 10 80 cents pet mems
her for these meetings., Many have
done so, and Il Ia desired that's {he
rest make known to the secretary 1cf
the Federation thcir decision In thfk
natter Some very prominent leher
leaders are still TO come. among them
being Samuel Gompera, Matthew
Moll, Victor Olander, John II. Wal
ker, John =. Frey. George II. LAkey,
and others.
ghree new members OF the oxecu.
tive board were appointed 10 MI va
canciea. The new members are An
drew Hampton. NJ. y. Burr and q. q.
Wilson.
A resolution was adopted, anking
the Illinois State Federation Of Labor
to appoint permanent committees,
Nfbet Nut1 ~ HHbtt w W r8ANMA84W
the interests OF organized labor n
the state institutions Of learning. n
IL felt by organised labor that tl>&
cause of organised labor should ~
taught with the same degree of ~
euraey and truthfulnexs ~ II the
cause of organised capital.
| Remembering the confusion and
trouble encountered last year III vtnI<-
Ing preparations for Labor Day e4t-
nbratinn. owing 10 the late e(Nkt ~
! appointing committee. The n.et<~< 4k
i this years celebration was bfQuEht
up. A committee was appointed to
get the opinion OF the different locals
relative 10 holding the celebration uts-
der somewhat different conditions.
The plan advocated By some Ii To
provide each union man participating
In the celebration with ticket entitl-
Ing him and bis family to admittance
10 all events, There are many at
tendants at Labor Day celebrations
each year, who enjoy all the sports
without paying any part Of the cx-
pense, and IL Is the plan TO charge
others than union men and their fam-
| lies an admission fee 80 that they
will stand their part of the expense.
II Is planned to hold big celebration
next year, with attractions on u scale
never attempted In this locality be-
fore. The early start will undoubted-
ly be the cause Of making this years
celebration the best ever held In Gen.
tral Illinois.