Los Angeles Herald, Volume 35, Number 60, 1 December 1907 — LABOR NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LABOR NEWS

Typographical union No. 174 waa the first to hold a meeting In

the new j^aDor tempie. wuiuubu. i™ building Is not yet completed arrangements were made by President Crlswell ot the printers with the president of the 3-abor Temple association for the privileges of the social hall on the. second floor Sunday \ afternoon, November '.'A. Special notices had been sent to the memrers, and it proved to be • one of tht largest meetings that local has held in months. The National Typographical union was established in 1862. Ten years later E the | International Typographical union was organised that Canada might be admitted.

The American Federation of Labor has levied a 1-cent per capita tax on all affiliated unions through tho United States. C. M. Felder, secretary pro tern of the Central Labor council, when asked what use this fund would be put to, said: "This money will be used by the local unions as they may see (It to better their conditions, and not as an offense or defnse fund, as some persons may supI.ose. The Labor temple . Is advancing rapidly and the various unions expect to i.ecupy it by the first of the year. Meetings are being held there every Sunday afternoon by various locals. All of tho unions are in prosperous condition and every one Is happy over the prospects." The Central Labor council Is in receipt of a bouquet of carnations which will long hold a place of honor in Its offlcen, even after they have withered and died. This memento of gratitude was sent by the family of L. Rivera after Mrs. Rivera end her two children had been brought from among strangers in St. Louis to Los Angeles by the of the locil nbor unions. The fact that Mr. Rivera Is runfliied in the city bastile on ths charge of being a revolutionist is too well Known to need further mention. Carpenters" union No. 168 was well represented at ots last meeting. Mr. Hughes, organizer, delivered a short address, in which he gave valuable advice to tho members, and was heartily npplauded. Shortly after the meeting was called to order the lights went out. Candles were substituted and the meeting went merrily on as if nothing had happened. Machinists union No. 311 held its regular meeting Monday night. It was well attended and business of Importance was transacted.

Los Angeles lodge No. 311, International Association of Machinists, will hold a bpeclal meeting In tb,e new Labor Temple I- u tiding at 538 Maple avenue Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock for the purpose of netermlnlng whether every member of that local shall be assessed shares of Labor temple stock, general Inspection of the building and a general joliflcatlon. A great feature of the meeting will be that A. Gallagher, secretary of the Central Labor council of San Francisco, will address the meeting. The machinists will meet a.t their old hall at 522 San Pedro street at 2:80 ln th« afternoon and march over to the Labor temple in a body. From the present outlook this meeting promises to be on« of the largest evor held by this local In the history of Los Angeled. This local will hold a regular meeting in Its hall Monday night and will have the annual election of all officers, which will be a rousing one. as this local has a membership of over 1100 members.