The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-29
MUCH ENTHUSIASM SHOWN BY UNIONS
 ABOUT THE STATE
C. F. of L. Head Picks Men From Among Large Number Suggested and Work Will Be Started at Once

After several weeks delibera- ton and consideration of num- Der of candidates who were sug7 gested to him by various union men throughout the state. Presi- dent P. F. O'Meara of the Con- necticut Federation today ap- pointed the committee authorized by the recent convention in New Haven. which will have charge of the establishment of a bank owned by and run for Organized Labor in Connecticut. The con- vention authorized a committee of seven to include President O'Meara and Secretary l. M. Ornburn and five others to be ap- pointed by the president.
 At the close of the convention Presi- dent O'Meara requested the delegates to offer suggestions as to the makeup of the appointive members of the committee and large number responded not only then, but after they had returned to their homes and consulted other union leaders. From this list MT. O'Meara selected the committee, and in accord with his own knowledge of the ability of the men and their interest in the pro- iect Each of the men selected had been suggested by many organizations not their own, and President O'Meara believes the makeup of the committee will therefore give general satisfaction. The committee as appointed IS as fol- lows:
 Karl Lang, Brewery Workers, Bridge port; George Chandler, Carpenters, Greenwich; Thomas R. Russell, IT,, Carpenters, Hartford; James P. Dona- hue, Painters and Decorators, Water bury; Francis R. Everin, Street Railway Employees, Hartford.
 In accordance with instructions by the convention the committee will inn mediately get to work. The first meet ing for organization and discussion of week of July, next week including July 4th, and President O'Meara being of the opinion 1t might not be con- venient for the committee to get together ' in that week. The meeting will proba- bly be held in New Haven.
 President O'Meara and Secretary Ornburn have already collected a large mass of data concerning banks and especially the success of thost Labor owned banks established elsewhere in the country. This will all be available for the first meeting of the committee, and comprehensive information speedily put before the unions of the state.
 There will be no letup in the activity of the committee. Each member has been notified of his selection and agreed to serve and do his utmost to push the project to speedy consunation. As stated by MT. Ornburn at the convention, it will not be necessary to wait two years for charter from the legislature, but it is possible for the Federation to secure one of several banks in Con- necticut already doing business by pur chasing control of the stock and thereby start in business as soon as the unions cooperate and make the purchase possi- ble. D
 The State Council of Carpenters has already gone on record for the establish ment of a Labor bank in Connecticut, and many of its local unions have also voted to support the movement. There is no question of the success of Labor bank here, as others have succeeded else- where, and it is hoped to have the bank actually "in the works" by fall.