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pELECTEDC'LABOR TEMPLEInSa ■ Labor Temple AssociationStarted Real Work on AtlID - Project Last Night.vS.**{-fPLAN A $40,000 BUILUINGI:lt;r 1Ptiis*■!1I1 fie:i' Committee Appointed to Inspect I'ro- i spiposed Sites for Structure and Early hL‘Action Is Assured.At a meeting: of the Labor Temple association last night at labor head-! Allbeehershothapa?quarters, over 116 West Ninth street, ®er new officers were elected and the 1Hawork of maturing plans for the pro- ^ posed labor temple was begun in a l earnest. I ereThe officers elected are: Thomas J.1 Sheridan, of the trades assembly, j sld president; Hayne Montieth, of the: an( carpenters’ union, vice president; J. ISS J. Shelby, of the moulders’ union, cor- or responding and financial secretary; I 1 Charles A. Patterson, cigarmakers’ j *'1S union, treasurer; William Switzer, cigarmakers’ union, statistician; Wil- be liam Bowers, corresponding secreta-ry; E. F. Long, sergeant-at-arms; iboard of directors, J. R. Ristine, T. .1.*18 Sheridan, J. J. Shelby, E. F. Long, n(d Wiliam Switzer, Chares Patterson, atnd Hayne Montieth . atTemple fo Cost $40,000. nie.These officers took charge of the j (lu* organization last night and they will hold office one year. The meeting was one of the most enthusiastic held for several months and the delegates from the various unions pledged themselves to boost early and late for the labor temple. The new officers 1 heahd the members of the board of di- ] terrectors are representative men. They j the are energetic and capable and will at j jjf once proceed to carry out plans for I shc the new $40,000 labor temple for the Joplin trades unions.To Raise Money.Iersthecormaor,iwilImeIpra toA committee has been appointed to ope inspect the proposed sites offered for] ful ! the temple. The committee will look j she1 over the lots offered and report at a• subsequent meeting of the associa-He i tion. The I .abor Temple association‘ has some funds on hand with which to- h' lt;purchase a site and by the time a j tesrd I final selection is made the associationiaHj hopes to have enough money on {theat j | hand to pay for it.opli - Within a few weeks the association * ( will begin an active campaign to raise (L* ; funds to build the temple. The officers \ fult;lanj of the association are working one c*, plans for the campaign and the so-( Bo liciting committees will be appointed jncran . jn the near future. . The prospects j Cusrher $eem very bright for the new labor»a.un, temple.mbi t ----ha niTfn Arr inn /\nrlt;iTriCOljotsaiofPi
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Joplin Morning Tribune
Joplin, Missouri, US
Sat, Feb 17, 1912
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