The Connecticut labor news., 1923-09-15
NOONAN REELECTED PRESIDENT 1. B. E. W.
 AT MONTREAL MEET
All Other Officers Retained By Unanimous Vote-Complete
 Harmony Prevailed.
A $z ASSESSMENT IS LEVIED

Holding two sessions daily for six days, transaCting vast amount of rou- tine and general business, with never a controversy that required a roll call vote, was the unusual labor convention record of the International Brother hood of Electrical Workers in seven teenth general convention just held at Montreal, Canada, President James P. Noonan and the complete roster ot lr- cumbent officers were reelected by ac- clamation for terms of two years.
 It was a harmonious meeting, with 355 delegates representing local unions throughout the United States and Can ada As shown in the reports of Presi- dent Noonan and Secretary Charles P. Ford, summaries of which appeared in last weeks issue of LABOR, the broth erhood has weathered the open shop drive of employers and the shopmen' s railroad strike, and IS 1n a strong posi- ton to go forward.
 Most of the conventions time was de voted to the consideration of routine business, the accumulation of two stren- uouS years since the previous meeting. In order to place the finances of the brotherhood in proper shape an assess ment of $2 per capita voted to be collected one dollar this year and an- other dollar next year.
 At the same time a meeting of the Electrical Workers Benefit Association was held. This association has been op- erating for the past year and half and
 in this short period hs accumulated a surplus fund of nearly half a million dollars. A movement was initiated whereby the organization of a mutual insurance r1an in the near future is 1 f cers and executive council were author ized to work out such a plan. It would give the members a larger amount of life insurance at nominal cost. It was also voted that when a mem Der is totally disabled he shall be paid three fourths of the amount called for in his policy nd then be given paid Up policy for the full amount to go to dependents at death This IS perhaps l the first time such form of benefit has been guaranteed by a labor union. The ]! purpose is to make 1t possible for the disabled member to have sufficient cap | ital to engage in a small business that l will be sustaining.
 The complete roster of international | officers was reelected without opposi- ton, this part of the business being 1 performed in record time. Perhaps no higher compliment has ever been paid a staff of international officials They 1 are:
 President, J. F. Noonan, Washington D. C.; secretary. Chas. P. Ford. Wash ington. D. C.; treasurer, w. A. Hogan. ! New York
 Vice presidents: E. Ingles, London | Ontario; John J. Smith, Jamaica Plains Mass; c. M. Bugniazet, Washington D. C.; A. M. Hull New Orleans. La l H. H. Breach, Washington, D. C.; D l w. Tracy, Houston, Texas; T. C. Wick CTS San Francisco, Cal; E. J. Evans l Chicago, III.
 Executive council: Frank J. Nc 1 Nutly, chairman, Newark, N. J.; first district, G. w. Whitford, New York | second district, F. L. Fel1ey, Hyde Park | Mass; third district M, P. Gordan l Pittsburgh, Pa.; fourth district. Edward l Nothangel, Washington, D. C.; fftf
 district, M. J. Boyle, Chicago, III. sixth
 district, Frank Swor, Dallas, Texas
 seventh district, C. F. Oliver, Denver
 Colo; eighth district, J. L. Mcbride 1 Winnepeg, Canada
 Seattle was chosen as the city fol
 holding the next convention in 1925.