Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-16
BIG SUCCESS
Was the Stationary Engineers
Meeting Wednesday Evening

No. $50 l. U. S. and O. E. was sue
cess in every way-in numbers, fine
speaking, enthusiasm and good eats.
Stationary Engineers Local, while
not the largest in the city, is in the
forefront when it comes to energy
and push, and the boys are going to
get in a lot of new members, and with
that end in view they held an open
get together meeting on Wednesday
night which was attend by their own
members and large number of un-
affiliated stationary engineers, and
not wishing to slight anyone the en-
tire Trades Assembly, which was
meeting in an adjoining room, was in
vited in body. 1t is needless to say
the Assembly did not turn down the
bid, but went right willing and nobly
sustained their reputation as trench
men good and true.
The meeting was presided over by
J. A. Banner, who is always booster
for organized Labor, especially for
Local $50. After enjoying splen-
did layout of good things served by
colored walters, the rest of the eve
ming was devoted to talks by local
and away from home speakers.
Harry Cochran, president of the
Trades Assembly, fired the opening
gun in brief but spirited speech, ex-
pressing his pleasure at being among
those present and complimenting the
Engineers on their flourishing condi-
tion and the militant spirit they have
always displayed in the Labor move
ment
E. E. Baker, secretary of the Re-
tail Clerks, a fluent speaker and an
experienced old war horse in Labor
circles, followed in fine talk along
union lines generally. He related
some "reminiscences and gave some
good advice not only to the Engineers
but to organized men in the city gen.
orally.
Stanley Cherrington, secretary of
Columbus Local No. 189, said that he
was born and raised in southern Ohio
where unionism was taken as a mat
ter of course, but that you had to
come further north to realize some of
the troubles a real union man had to
fight and overcome, but that united
action would finally triumph and win
out.
Lawrence Grumley, business agent
of No. $40, also of Columbus, said the
Columbus Locals were doing fine, and
the building trades council now in
cluded nearly all crafts and would be
100 percent in the near future.
Second Vice President Possell gave
splendid talk along general lines.
He claimed the stationary engineers
Of Ohio were not as thoroughly organ
lied as they should be, blaming it
partly upon the fact that their occu-
patton tended to keep them isolated
and separated from union men gen
orally, and that many of them did not
realize the great benefits of organi-
zation. But so per cent organization
can accomplish wonders, and a cam
paigD if enthusiastically pushed will
soon raise that so to a 100 per cent
membership.
c. E. Howery, of Pittsburg, ma
tional organizer, told how they work
ed things in the smoky city, and how
wages had gradually climbed from
comparatively nothing to $1.10 per
hour, with bright prospects for a still
further increase. At an annual ban
quet last year $50 were present, but
that $50 reservations had already
been made for this years affairs.
Quincy Hubbel, president of the
Ohio State Branch, gave an enthu-
siastic talk, urging the necessity of
united action, and the good results of
being really union mne, not merely
card men, and urged all to attend ev-
cry meeting and to transact all their
business and thresh out their troubles
in the hall, not wait until adjourn
nlent and hold overflows on street
-
listening world. He told how a man
what he puts into it, and said Sam
Gompers should have patented the
union plan so that the lawyers, doc
tors and merchants could not have
copied and profited our plan for their
own benefit and profit. Children, he
said, naturally organized into gangs
for mutual protection, but were too
apt upon reaching mans estate to
forget the benefits they reaped as
children and backslide. So let's be
kids again and organize for mutual
benefit and protection.
Dave Evans, international secretary
and treasurer, and editor of the En-
gineers Journal, gave a cracked lack
talk along union lines in general, but
PAID special attention to the new in
surance feature which pays a gradu-
ated death benefit to dependents fam
lilies, according to length of member
ship, until at the end of five years
the amount is $500. And all for
twenty-five cents month This plan
is drawing many new members and
holding the old ones. This is proved
by the fact that the organization is
increasing faster than at any time
since its organization in 1892. Mr..
Evans is a fine talker and his re-
marks were accorded close attention.
Mr.. Banner, to whose hard work
the success of the gathering is large
ly due, then dismissed the meeting af-
ter thanking all for attending. He
said he could not see how anybody
after hearing the facts and argu-
ments just presented by the speakers
of the evening could fail to join the
ranks of boosters for the advance of
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