Flints in Secret Session

FLINTS

IN SECRET

SESSION

No News Given Out

Ex­cept by Officers.

COMMITTEE'S REPORT

On the Wage Scale is Expected

for Today.

Meeting of Yesterday Resulted in

Considerable Advancement Being Made —

No Vote on Amalgamation — Grand

Ball Last Night.

The third day's proceedings of the Flint Glass Workers' national meeting was a decidedly busy one, but there was little or no business transacted in open meeting yesterday.

The proceedings of this body differ greatly from other big meetings of the kind. In as much as the members, or delegates, have learned to transact their business with the greatest of secrecy. This has been brought about by the position their organization takes with reference to the manufacturers. They consider their business on the occasions like a card-player — not to permit the other fellow to see your hand.

The body assembled yesterday morn­ing at the usual hour, with a full attendance, and the information given the press is to the effect that soon after the meeting assembled the committees re­tired to their several places of meeting, and a recess of the convention proper was taken until a short time before the noon hour. This reassembling was for the purpose of enabling any committee that might be ready to make its report. There were no reports made, and the meeting adjourned for noon.

The meeting was called together at 1:30 o’clock, and again the committees adjourned to their respective rooms, where they were

CLOSETED AT WORK

Hard all afternoon. During this time there was another recess in the convention, and when the adjournment came shortly after 5 o’clock last evening, Sec­retary Kunzler announced that there was no news for the press.

He stated that during the day President Smith notified Local No. 35, at Marion, that it should hold a special meeting tonight and name a delegate for the convention in session. The two delegates that were here for the single seat, had been rejected, on the grounds that the convention was unable to decide who should have the seat.

The committees in many cases have a volume of work to transact, and some of them may not be ready to report for several days, and the work will simply be continued until it is completed.

There has been some delay here over the manner in which work is usually rushed through. This is the result of the great amount of entertainment that is being given the delegates by the local committee on entertainment. While it delays the work to a certain degree, there is no regret on the part of the delegates, for their time is not limited, and they have learned to love Muncie, as is customary with all visitors.

The big demonstration of Monday, the street car ride the following day and other matters of a social nature being enjoyed by the delegates, have occupied a considerable amount of their time, but not too much, and all that has been planned for the future will be none the less enjoyable to the jolly del­egates.

THE WESTSIDE BALL.

The big ball given by the Woman's Union Label League, at Westside Park, last evening, in honor of the delegates and visitors of the American Flint Glass Workers' Union was a success in every respect. Over eight hundred tick­ets were sold, many of which were pur­chased by the visiting delegates, who loyally supported the enterprise.

The grand march was led by Thomas Brannen, of Baltimore, and Mrs. Arthur Casey, of this city. They were fol­lowed by President Smith, of the A. F. G. W. U., and Mrs. Ellen Lillibridge, president of the Label League, and Sec­retary Kuntzler, with Mrs. Belle Grant, secretary of the Label League.

About 150 couples participated in the grand march, which taxed the capacity of the pavilion to its utmost. The vis­itors danced until almost 1 o'clock, and every one present enjoyed a most de­lightful evening.

The music was furnished by the In­diana band orchestra, and refreshments were served in the booths on the ground by the ladies of the Label League. Over $100 was cleared on the entertainment for the benefit of the league.

It was due to the excellent manage­ment of the following committee, ap­pointed by the Label League, that the affair was such a success: Mrs. Emma L. Strong, chairman; Mrs. Belle Grant, Mrs. Mary McElherron, Mrs. Jessie Humphries, Mrs. Jennie Burk, Mrs. Lil­ly Pippin, Mrs. Emma Donnelly, Mrs. B. Hagenlocker, Mrs. John Reece, Mrs. John Restler, Mrs. John Sullivan, Mrs. Mary MacDonald.