American Flint Glass Workers' Union - 1897 Pittsburgh Convention

FLINT MEN OF AFFAIRS.

Complete List of the Delegates to the

Great Convention Here.

WEIGHTY PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED.

All in Readiness for a Pleasant and

Profitable Gathering.

All is now in readiness for the opening of the twentieth annual convention of the A. F. G. W. U. in this city Monday. The delegates began to arrive today and will all be present when President Smith calls the convention to order at 9 a. m. Monday. Councilman Frank Klumpp, of L. U. No. 5., will deliver the address of welcome and the response will be given by Vice President Frank Williams, of Baltimore. No work will be done Monday, the convention simply meeting to adjourn. The delegates will take in the sights of the town and the flight of the air ship at Schenley Park Monday, and Tuesday will buckle down to real work.

Their responsibility is great, as a number of questions of vital importance will be settled at this gathering. The continuation of the unlimited move system in the pressed branch; the manufacturers' demand for abut a 10 per cent increase in the chimney moves; the abolition of the annual convention; and the election of the national officers by popular vote of the trade are some of the questions whose settlement will have great bearing on the future prosperity of the trade. But much of the work of the convention will consist of dry routine in committees, yet the officer's reports and the grievances presented by Locals will go far towards making matters interesting.

All the arrangements for the entertainment of the guests are completed, although a great shifting of dates has occurred. As it now stands the programme is as follows.

Picnic at Alliquippa Thursday, July 8; moonlight excursion up the Monongahela river Monday evening, July 12; banquet Wednesday evening, July 14. The boat will take on the excursionists at the Twenty-second street wharf, and the banquet will be held in Odd Fellows Hall.

Below is given a list of the delegates, with the branch they represent designated:

1. general flint. Brooklyn, Henry Smith, Alex Laturnous and J. J. Schutte.

2. general flint. Philadelphia, Con Sullivan.

4. pressed. Pittsburg, Henry Schohe, M. W. Sullivan, Chas. Rossier, Chas. Brown, Louis Ranzleiter.

5. chimneys and iron molds. Pittsburg, John Klumpp, M. Greiner, Geo. Egler, Wm. Miller.

6. chimneys and iron molds. Marion, Ind., T. Kenna, W. J. Croke, L. Wenstel, John Dillon, and Frank Batt.

7. mold makers. Millville, N. J., John W. Stranger.

8. chimneys and iron mold, Steubenville, O., John Dillon, James Shannahan, James Nolan, James Brannagan, Hugh McGinnis, Bartley Foley.

9. general flint. Wheeling, W. Va., Frank Lyons, Chas. Otto

10. pressed and iron mold. Moundsville, W. Va., Scott Littleton, Jas O'Neal, and John F. Tobia.

11. prescription. California, Pa., E. A. Power.

12. prescription. Pittsburg, J. J. Powers, Alex McKee, and Wm. Murry.

13. general flint. Hamilton, Can., Robt. Dillion.

18. prescription, Millville, N. J., Mark Branin, Robt. Rhubart.

21. mold makers. Pittsburg, Chas. Sahner, and D. W. Vaux.

22. prescription. Philadelphia, Jas. McGinness

23. pressed and blown ware, Muncie, Ind., A. J. Evans.

24. general flint. Montreal, Can., Philip Kramer, A. Schaaf, and E. O. A. Sullivan.

25. Prescription. East St. Louis, Ill., Ed Prosser.

26. prescription. Bellaire, O., N. Kenzel.

27. prescription. Avonmore, Pa., Wm. Harris.

28. cutters. Toledo, O., Pat Healey.

30. pressed. Newark, O., Louis Rehbees.

31. pressed and blown ware, Tiffin, O., Jas. Cain and Robert Hill.

33. prescriptions. Gas City, Ind., P. E. McGuigan.

34. chimneys and iron mold. Bellaire, O., R. W. Archer and Thomas Powers.

36. shades and paste mold. Monaca. Pa., John W. Moorehouse, T. W. McCleary, J. C. Irons.

37. prescription. Alton, Ill., Harry Mackinaw, Preston Atkinson, Chas. Wood. Fred Dahlstrom.

38. pressed. Beaver Falls, Pa., S. J. Hasten and Mich. Flaherty.

40. chimney. Redkey, Ind., E. E. Brahnon.

41. chimney and past mold. Charleroi, Pa., John Hildebrandt, Wm. Noonan, Geo. Hilbert.

42. chimney and iron mold. Pittsburg, Wm. Fitzgerald, Dave Evans, Frank Cready, George Lattos.

45. pressed and blown ware. Marion, Ind., Ed. Healey, Wm. Hassner.

46. castorplace and wooden mold, Millville, N. J., M. Kane, Jesse Steelman.

47. stopperers, Millville, N. J., G. M. Dommitt, L. W. Schlagel.

48. pressed. Tarentum, Pa., Frank Keisler, John Wiedmer.

49. prescription. Tarentum, Pa., J. H. Evans.

50. chimneys, Elwood, Ind., Wm. Davis, Dan Kratz, Joe Kelley.

51. engravers. Pittsburg, F. C. Dickens.

52. pressed and iron mold. Pittsburg, Peter Youngman, John Q. Schaffer, F. C. Ortwein, John Grimes.

53. mold makers. Wheeling, W. Va., Eugene Stahl.

54. chimneys. Ottawa, Ill., E. J. Dougherty.

55. pressed. Washington, Pa., Wm. McLaughlin, Chas. V. Arbogast.

56. prescription. Avenue, Pa., Jas. Crumley.

57. cutters. New York City, Jos. Smith.

58. engravers. Wheeling, W. Va., Al. Huskey.

60. prescription. Wheeling, W. Va., C. E. Noble.

61. pressed. Greentown, Ind., C. N. Edmonds, David Jones.

64. pressed and blown. Philadelphia, J. L. Dobbins.

65. pressed. Homestead, Pa., Wm. Stuckert, Andrew Nestler.

66. blown. Philadelphia, Wm. Ackley.

69. lamp workers. Millville, N. J., Ben Heritage.

71. pressed and iron mold. Indiana, Pa., Sam Dugan.

73. prescription. Marion, Ind., Wm. Shively, F. Carter, D. C. Reardon.

74. pressed and iron mold. Findlay, O., Bert Murrin.

75. prescription. Elwood, Ind., Sam Reed.

76. pressed. Greensburg, Pa., Herbert Phillips.

77. prescription. Butler, Pa., Frank Libell, David Reitey.

80. blown ware. Coraopolis, Pa., Chas. E. Voitle, F. Howard.

81. Bulbs and paste molds, Toledo, O., T. W. Rowe.

83. pressed and iron mold. East Liverpool, O., P. T. Sullivan.

86. pressed and chimneys. Jeanette, Pa., Ed. McCormick. Charles Sunders, John Johnson, William J. Hill, Peter Schaaf, Dave Hazlett, John Fishbach.

87. prescription. Sharpsburg, Pa., A. S. Williams.

88. prescription. Anderson, Ind., Jas. Morrison.

90. prescription and stoppering. Baltimore, Chas. Harr, H. Benner, T. F. Brennan.

91. prescription. Muncie, Ind., Thomas Humphries, F. L. Gass.

96. prescription. Zanesville, O., J. H. McGrath.

99. pressed. Bridgeport, O., Chas. Davis, Jas. E. McGee.

100. prescription. Cumberland, Md., James Conway.

101. chimneys. Peru. Ind., M. W. Lang, David Good.

103. pressed. Grapeville, Pa., Henry Bowers, John Bishop.

111. shades, chimneys, and iron mold. Jeanette, Pa., Ed Hauers, Aug. Webber.

113. prescription. Everett, Pa., Albert Steck.

114. chimneys and paste mold. Elwood, Ind., George Snyder, Chas. Schroth, Chas Ebeck, John Cummings, H. Judge.

116. pressed. Summitville, Ind., Milton V. Simpson.

119. pressed. Zanesville, O., P. Myers.

123. pressed. Albany, Ind., John Deacon.

125. prescription. Hyde Park, Pa., George Brown.

127. pressed. Dunkirk, Ind., T. S. Kelly.

129. prescription. Kane, Pa., William H. Meacham.