The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-29

to press.
This morning, at 10 o'clock,
the furriers' union delegates
convene at Irving Plaza Hall,
18th st. and Irving Place.
Both gatherings will make a deci-
sion on amalgamation.
The leaders of the National Or
ganization Committee at the cloak
and dressmakers' convention were
preparing to read to the conven-
ton the official report of the N.
o. C. A full report on the contents
of this report will be carried in
Mondays Daily Worker.
With the exception of several
delegates coming from the Pacific
Coast, all the delegates had already
arrived when the convention opened.
Hundreds of cloak, dress and fur
workers are expected to come into
New York from Boston and Phila-
deIphia today in an organized expe-
dition to greet the convention and
attend the huge mass meeting in
the Lincoln Arena which will be
held tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. The minimum of 10000
workers that are expected to gather
here are to hear report on the
merging of the two organizations
into one amalgamated needle trades
union.
On Thursday and Friday, the two
last days before the conventions
opened the headquarters of both the
furriers and tile eloakmakers'
unions were beehives of enthusias-
:ic activities.
Hundreds of workers came and went
in a continuous stream. The N. o. C.
offices at 16 w. 21st st. were filled
on every floor, with meetings Of
various committees, officers and
shop meetings. At the fur work
ers' headquarters, while the day-to-
day business of the New York or
ganization went on below, the Joint
Board delegates went to go into
session for consideration of final
plans for their convention opening.
Mass Meet Sunday.
Yesterday the garment and fur
manufacturing district was flooded
with literature calling on the work
ers to come to the huge mass meet
ing which both unions are calling
for Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock
in the big Lincoln Arena, 66th st.
and Broadway. The circulars were
signed by Louis Hyman for the
cloakmakers' N. o. G. and Ben Gold
for the Furriers' N. E. C.
At this rally, where over ten
thousand needle trades workers are
expected to gather, the leaders of
the cloak, dress and fur workers
will report the decisions of both con-
ventions on amalgamation into one
national needle trades workers or
ganization.
After the mass meeting in Lin
| coin Arena, many workers will at
tend a banquet Sunday night at New
Star Casino. All delegates will be
at the banquet and the rank and
file are invited.
Monday morning the delegates
from both unions will go into joint
session in the New Star Casino and
will continue their task of laying
the foundations of the new union
till Tuesday evening, when it is ex-
7ected the convention will finish its
work.
Delegates Selected.
The Italian cloak and dressmak-
ers' locals of New York and Boston
yesterday gave out the list of dele
gates who were chosen by their re-
spective memberships at meetings.
Twelve delegates will represent the
New York local and three are here
from Boston. From New York they
are: Oswaldo Eusepi, A. Ceccheni,
C. Guglielmo, A. Bonilace, G. Mas
saro, NJ. Morreale, S. Santangelo, S.
Milazzo, G. Spadafora, M. Berardi,
A. Porrino and o. Grassi. The Bos-
ton delegates are A. DiGirolano, S.
Miceli and G. DeRea.