Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-15
It's News
To Me
IMPULSES
By 0. J. Pecmd

the things that my Irish grandmother used
to tell me to follow my lunches and play impulses
When little younger did this but after getting
few we'll directed bumps finally registered with that eau
ton not prudence the better part of vaor However,
that's not what started out to write about.
What this originally started out to be guide for dele
gates to the UAWCIo Atlantic City convention Hence you
visited these orgies of union democracy this
is for whether delegate not IT. on the other
hand you have delegate before, read anyhow
This will go problem transportation, which,
you must know knotty question during the Now
over safely this get down to
the real stuff.
YOU ARRIVE
other years you arrived at the convention hotel,
other hotel within easy distance from the convention
hail. you lined up in long line of delegates sometimes 1t was
two or three lines before the room clerks desk.
Finally after about one or sometimes two hours OF waiting
fully "have room reserved for Joe zilch?"
The clerk would give fishy eye dip down under
the counter and with handful of cards After running
through them quickly he would Sorry have nothing
for We will have openings until six weeks from Mon
day 200 M"
That's all out This year going to get rooms
In other years delegates from the same town and local could
whisper in the clerks II Blah and with smile he
would hand them key to good That's all out too
hope.
FIRST NIGHT
After you get your room the first thing you
the bath there bottle fastened
on the wall If not complain to the management Then
YOUR coat neck (some delegates them the first
few days. shirt and shoes ring for service uncork your
you yourself proper sprt(s you dress,
look for restaurant after waiting for at least 80 minutes
to hour finally get cold steak French fried potatoes
cabbage slaw pear cottage cheese of pud
coffee piece apple pie bill that makes the Ell
Dorado seem like piker
you are ready for the evening You to the
hotel look friends first straight the hotel bar
where enemies quang amber sdecars
martins hghbals and other forms of liquid refreshments
BY this time getting rather parched in the throat
and the benefit your you yourself down
couple of doubles Just have mind all made
to evening getting rested
for the serious business the convention walks in but
one of your Local union pals.
THE NIGHT NOISES
Along about 2:3O the hostess bartender = Porter
detectlVe)
joint up and and pal decide talk things So he
to sits down the bed and and burps
while the genial host for service to order
mix and ice.
About this some leaherunged hand pushes his
big head out the window CO Then bedam breaks
loose Windows fly heads out and the evenings erenade
is
first night fun after third fourth fifth
sixth night when you really determined to down and
do serious close eye its discouraging.
Just about the time you think everything going quiet
down. along the leatheunged lathe hand with his CIO
and you're off again.
Insults leap window window "Reuther is
thief he shall be removed, Thomas horse thief
body's horse thief sings from windows all floors
All that the resting period of the UAWCIOvenion You
lie in bed and wonder if your family is resting we'll You
think of home mother wife and kids and
wish in little bed You think to yourself
that it would be pleasure to get at 500 and to
work only those would quiet down and let sleep
When awaken the morning to grab quick break
fast before dashng off to the convention hail. bear slight
resemblance to well used dishrag and feel the
But this must stop lest some of delegates
decide that the convention too vigorous for constitution
Nevertheless it's the greatest earth that you will
enjoy In retrospect than will while suffering from
the tormentS of the who to tire in
mind, body lungs
I'll be seeing the convention fellow sufferers and
don't say you weren't warned.