The union times., 1948-04-24
Building Trades Win Against Taft Law
Committees For
 Banquet Named

Leading trade uniOnists in the New Haven area are now serving on a number of committees planning for the annual banquet of the New Haven Central Labor Council, to be held at the Hotel Carde on Satur- day, May 2 at 7 PM.
 The personnel of the committees was announced at the Council meeting held Thursday by William P. En- right, Painters Union, who is general chairman of the Banquet Committee. While the banquet plans were the feature of the meeting, number ot other important items of business were transacted.
 The following are the committees for the banquet:
 SPEAKERS COMMITTEE
 Harold V. Feinmark, Typos, chairman; Vincent J. McCovern, Council president; Nathan Sher- The Union Times; William P. En- right; Joseph J. Egan, Typos; and Everett V. Shaw, Police Union.
 TICKET COMMITTEE
 Joseph J. Egan, Typos. chairman |; John Dillon, Carpenters: Samuel F.. Curry, Trolleymen; Stanley Creis- ing, Plumbers; Bernard Cilbride, Electricians; Harry Russo. HOd Car riers; Frank ViOlante. Barbers 1; William Castle, Paper Box Work CTS; Albert Hopkins, Post Office; John PisanO, Teamsters; James O'Kane, Iron Workers.
 RECEPTION COMMITTEE
 William P. Enright, Painters, chairman; Miss Viola Cradeck, Teachers. Mrs. Elizabeth Marland, Hotel & Restaurant Employees; 1; Carl C. Hoff, Musicians; John A. Johnson, Carpenters; George Sand CTS, IT,, Typos; Frank Carr, TrOl- leymen.
 ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE
 Robert Schecter, Musicians, chairman; Ovile Asselin. Cigar Makers; Saul Kreas, Painters; Will liam Corcoran, Bartenders; and John White, Bremen.
 PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
 Nathan Sherman, chairman; !; AmiIee Triano, Typos; August F.. Striby, Bakers; William P. Barry, Stage Employees; and John J. Mil Ter, Motion Picture Machine Opera tors.
 Enright reported that the banquet had aroused wide interest throughout the city, and said that with the CO., operation of the 50 affiliated local un- ions, highly successful affair was certain.
 POLITICAL ACTION
 Harold V. Feinmark, reporting for the Connecticut Federation of Labor's Political and Educational League, said that Rowland Bishop of Norwich had been selected as director of the State League. Joseph P. Cleary of Bridge port is chairman, and J. Lawrence OToole IS secretary-treasurer.
 Joseph M Rourke, secretary-treas- urer of the Conn. Federation of Labor announced the forthcoming dinner meeting of the Conn. chapter of the Americans for Democratic Action, to be held in New Haven May 5 (De- tails are in another article on this page -Edltor.)
 Saul Kreas, business agent of Paint CTS Union, No. 186, told of correspon- dence with the New Haven Register concerning the use of union painters. Kreas has just been reelected to a three-year term as a member of the Board of Directors of the New Haven Tuberculosis and Health Association. Willard Uphaus, Teachers Union, was named AFL representative on the Co., Ops committee to increase member ship and a donation of $25 was voted to the United Financial Workers of New York, now on strike against the New York Stock Exchange.
 President Vincent J. McCovern was authorized to appoint conn mittee which will keep in touch with charter revision activities.