The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-12-14
TRADES COUNCIL

The Cooperative Trades and Labor
Council met Tuesday night in regular
session. President Peter Schmitt pre-
sided and thirty-five delegates were
present.
Delegates of the Electrical Work
ers' Union asked that member of
/ their organization be admitted to the
meetings as a visitor. The request
was granted.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The credentials of Walter Faith to
represent Stove Mounters' Union, and
Lawrence White to represent Painters
and Decorators Union, were read, re-
ceived and delegates installed
The regular monthly bills were al
lowed.
A communication from the Saliva
tion Army, appealing for Christmas
donation, was read and received.
The committee appointed some few
weeks ago to meet with the Red Cross
committee regarding their member
ship campaign, reported that they met
with the Red Cross and that VIM.
Goodwin, chairman of the membership
drive, told how the drive was progress
ing and the different sources that the
money was coming from. He also
showed the committee the small per-
centage of working people who con-
tributed. Miss Caroline Margedant,
secretary of the Red Cross, gave the
committee an outline of the work the
organization is doing in Hamilton and
the country district. The object of
the meeting was for the purpose of
getting the laboring people interested
enough in this worthy movement to
become members and enthusiastic
workers. The report of the committee
was received and motion offered that
the delegates carry the report back to
their organizations and that they re-
quest that their membership join the
Red Cross campaign be complied with.
4 Carried
/ The committee appointed several
weeks ago to look up roller skates
and the purchase of an organ to put
on a skating rink in the auditorium
made their report as to how much the
proposition would cost. After some
talk on the proposition the council
decided to drop the same for the pres
ent Lack of funds to purchase the
outfit prevented the council from go
ing further into the roller rink bust
ness; however, later on the council
may take up the proposition again
The committee appointed to meet
with the incoming mayor in reference
to appointing some laboring men on
the different city boards, repored that
they met Kelly and that he promised
to do all he could to, that end. Labor
thinks that they are entitled to rep
resentation on these boards and the
executive board of Trades Council was
instructed to get busy and look up
suitable men in the labor ranks who
are competent to hold the positions
The Milk and Ice Cream Drivers
Union delegates delivered to the sec
retary check to the amount of
$298.50 This money was collected
from their members for the labor
temple building fund which movement
was created some time ago This will
be big help to the temple. At the
same time the delegates of the Pol
ishers' local turned over to the secre-
tary a check for $247.62, the profits
of their recent dance given in the
auditorium. Contributions of this
kind show that the members of. both
organizations are doing their utmost
to get the labor temple on a paying
basis. Other organizations should
pattern after the milk drivers and the
polishers.