Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-01-25

2127 is associated in building up CON-
munity cooperation, and especially
Mr.. George Barner. mayor Of the city:
Mr. F. 9. Gilbert, president Of the
Centralia Chamber OF Commerce; Mr..
Kresky, past commander Of the Grant
Hodge post, American Legion: Rev.
w. ]. Sharp, pastor Of the First Pres
byterian church; Mr.. Adrian Cormier.
manager Of the Liberty theater. and
Mr.. L. l. Lynn, secretary Of the Cham
Der of Commerce. who welcomed and
addressed the convention; therefore
be it
Resolved. That the fifth annual
convention, Washington State Council
Of Carpenters, express to all the peo-
pie Of the city of Centralia our appre-
citation for the brand OF hospitality
and good fellowship found in this city,
and every delegate attending this con-
yention will find it a pleasure to
broadcast throughout the state how
the people OF the city OF Centralia put
into effect their slogan, "The Latch
Strings Out in Centralia.'"
Address Convention.
The council also voted its apprecia
tion to the local press.
1t was also reported that five new
local unions had affiliated with the
state Organization in the past year.
The following speakers addressed
the convention on Thursday morning:
Invocation, Rev. W. ]. Sharp: ad-
dress Of welcome, Hon. Geo. Barner,
mayor Of Centralia. Addresses were
also delivered by Mr.. +. F. Gilbert,
president OF the Chamber of Com
merce, and Mr.. Kresky, past COM
mander Of Grant Hodge post, Ameri-
can Legion. President Flynn ably
thanked the speakers for their well
received addresses.
In the afternoon the convention was
addressed by Edward Clifford, direct
or OF the state department of labor
and industries, on the workings of
the department. He was followed by
r. p. Duncan, also of the department
Of labor and industries. Through the
addresses the delegates received a
very definite idea Of the workings of
the department and the value Of the
department to the laboring people of
the state and the necessity of cooper
alton in carrying out the provisions
of the safety code. Mr.. Clifford prom
ised to send each delegate copy of
a booklet dealing with the safety
code.
Short and Young Speak.
President Short Of the State FEEDER
alton Of Labor was next called upon
and particularly stressed the positive
need Of non-partisanship in all move
ment undertaken by the union bodies
in this state. Mr. Shorts talk was
very instructive and enjoyed by the
delegates.
The last speaker OF the convention
was the father Of the Washington
state labor movement, and represen-
tative of the American Federation of
Labor, C. o. dad" Young. He re-
viewed the early history Of the state
labor movement and the dreams many
men in the movement had Of beauti-
full Utopia for the men who toll. He
said that these dreams all faded as
dreams will, and in order to accom-
plish results, real work had to be
done, work that was now well under
way. Mr.. Young also gave a brief
history Of his life and how he worked
on the farm as a boy, dreaming of
brighter future as he worked.
After listening to dad" Young, Alb
erdeen's carpenter-poet, Heber White,
wrote and dedicated the following
poem entitled "The Dreamer" to the
veteran labor leader:
Down on the farm little boy
Toiled on from morn till till night;
In rags he worked and little joy
To make his young life bright.
The daily load, burden sore,
With cracked and bleeding feet,
But he would dream and ponder Ger
A future, fair and sweet.