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THE ELECTRICAL WORKER. 23
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Grand President McNulty visited us
and gave us a good talk, which all the
brothers seemed to enjoy. I am sure
it did a lot of good, as we are taking
in new members right along and our
local is getting along nicely, but the
great failing is the boys do not attend
the meetings as regularly as they
should. The meetings could be carried
on with much more interest if all
the brothers would try and be present
at all of the meetings. Weare now
affiliated with the new Pipe Trades·
Council, which, with the aid of Brother
Cullen and a few of his fancy
bends, made a very nice showing in
the Labor Day parade. They had a
float, the top being made entirely of
conduit. The electrical workers made
a vety swell appearance. With success,
I am
Fraternally yours,
W. B. SLATER, P. S.
No. IOO
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty
God, in His infinite wisdom, to call
from our midst our beloved and' esteemed
brother, Ralph W. Downing;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the electricalwotkers,
though they cannot refrain from
.mourning their great loss, bow in
meek submission. to the will of God,
who doeth all things well.
Since the deceased became a member
of our order he, by the faithful
discharge of his duties as a member,
did . credit to himself and reflected
honor upon the organization.
He was .an upright worker a.nd a
good citizen, who by his never-failing
courtesy -and amiable disposition did
gain the respect and, friendship' of all
whom he became acquainted with.
For his l.tpright conduct we,' the
members of this organization, delight
to honor him living and sincerely
mourn him dead. We deplore his untimely
·end, and will preserve in our
hearts a loving remembrance of him
as one whose manly qualities earned
our esteem and respect, as well as our
lasting friendship; and be it further
Resolved, That this memorial be recorded
upon our minutes and published
in- the ELECTRICAL WORKER, and a
copy sent to his bereaved family, and
through respect for our departed brother
we drape our charter for a period
of thirty days.
H. T. HULL,
R. B. ARMSTRONG,
R. HARRY RIED,
Committee.
No. 99
It is about time No. '99 had something
to say for herself, or our sister
locals will think we are asleep. The
reason we have not written lately is
that we had an open charter and have
been very busy taking in new members.
Vvork is quite brisk here at the
present time; all the boys are working,
so we have no kick coming.
We held our Labor Day parade on
Sunday, Sept. 10th, on account of the
heavy rain on Labor Day, and I am
pleased to say the boys turned out in
large numbers, our recording secretary,
Brother R. A. Ripley, being one
of the aids to the chief marshal. We
expeCt to send a delegate to the convention
if such a thing is possible.
Wishing all the other locals all kinds
of success, I am
Yours fraternally,
FRANK P. MAGUIRE, P. S.
No. 465
Although organized more than one
year ago, Local Union No. 465 has
never had a letter in the ELECTRICAL
WORKER.' This, of course, is our own
fault. However, we have just arrived
at that point where we simply have to
let the workers of the country know
we are alive.
On Labor Day just passed Local
No. 465 had its first opportunity of
publicly "showing off;", and we certainly
showed. Our .local, of course,
participated in the parade held in the
morning of the 4th, float and all, and
such a good appearance did we make
that the judges of the parade awarded