Montana labor news., 1938-12-22
Dr.. TeniN Addresses
Anaconda Union on
Institution al GaIen

ANACONDA.-The Central Labor
Council of Anaconda held its regular
meeting Monday night, Dec. IL, in
the A. o. H.. hall. A fine attendance
of delegates were present with Pres.
c. B. Ashelock presiding. Roll call
of officers and delegates and alb
sentees noted.
Sec. Healy read several commune
cations which we're of interest to
those present.
DR.. F. l. Terrill, superintendent of
the Galen tuberculosis hospital, had
been invited to address the meet
ing. He was given the floor and
gave a most interesting talk about
the present hospital and the big
need for an additional unit adjoin-
ing the present building. He espe-
cially dwelt upon the overcrowded
condition existing at the present time
at Galen, and adding it was human
ly impossible to crowd any more
patients into the present hospital,
although there is a waiting list of
70 patients who are sick and will
have to await their turn to gain adj
mittanee. He related the past year,
and had his record book with him,
that 20 patients whom were on the
waiting list had passed away while
awaiting to gain admittance to the
hospital, and only Is patients had
passed away in the same period that
were in the hospital being treated.
This fact alone shows the great need
for a new building. He also said
at present all the buildings for en-
ployees, such as engineers, kitchen
help and orderlies and especially
nurses, were filled to capacity, and
he expressed a desire for the Cen
trail Labor Council to help him all
they possibly can to obtain a bud
get from the legislature to construct
new quarters for help and a nurses
home. He also expressed his thanks
to the council for the fine help the
body has taken sending committees
to Helena and asking Governor
Ayers, Senators Murray and Wheel
er, Congressman O'Connell and
O'Connor for their support of this
matter through letters and tele-
grams. kilograms read later in the
meeting from these gentlemen left
all with a happy thought as it ap-
pears now it is quite likely a new
hospital will be built through the
PWA and the Central Labor Council
have been a large part in getting
this worthy project built. The doc
tor was given a fine applause when
he left the meeting.
Bro. Mogus, chairman of the COM
mittee who had been appointed to
attend the meeting in Helena, Dec.
4th, of the Progressive Club for
Political Action, reported his com
mittee did not attend the meeting
on account of weather conditions
and hazardous roads.
Bro. Erickson reported on the
progress of work at Deer Lodge
county poor farm; also made further
reports of progress of the much need
ed Improvements at the Warm
Springs state institution.
Mrs. Schmidt, delegate from the
Cooks and Walters Union, informed
the council that this union was
rafting off a cedar chest willed with
homemade linen to create a sick
fund. Upon motion and passed the
council purchased two books of
tickets for this worthy cause
Several other letters were read
off, the president asking delegates
to take note and report back to their
unions.
Bro. H. H. Horne, delegate from
the BARRIERS Union, introduced Mr..
H. C. Pickering of Tacoma, who is
the international organizer for the
BARRIERS and Beauticians Unions. He
gave a fine talk, informing those
present of the conditions of the Cen
trail Labor Councils in the different
states in which he travels. He gave
several illustrations of what can be
done throughout the state for the
workers when they are organized,
A resident of Washington state, he
told of gains that had been made
by electing union men to the state
Legislature. He expressed thanks to
the council for helping the BARRIERS
Union have 100 per cent union con-
ditions here and adding the Beauti-
clans Union were the same.
Mrs. Henrietta Schrapps, delegate
from the Beauticians Union was
noted absent on account of her sons
illness. Also Bro. Donohue, who
always attends the meetings, was
reported sick.
Much discussion on the floor re-
garding the unions and the Central
Labor Council affiliating with the
Montana Federation of Labor,
making this body stronger through
out the state. Upon motion and
passed, a committee consisting of
Walter Healy, chairman, Joe Doran,
and H. H. Horne, was appointed to
call on all local unions to see how
they felt regarding affiliating with
this body, to report back at the next
meeting, Wednesday, Dec. %.
Bro. Lyons brought a matter to
~. nAAonAsn, &c AZ nnn1ncil that the