AFGWU Convention opens on Monday; AFGWU Local 23 listed

FLINTS'

ANNUAL

MEETING

Will Open in Muncie on

Monday.

PREPARATIONS MADE

For a Royal Reception to the

Visiting Delegates.

Grand Parade to Be Given on the Opening

Day, Followed by Addresses at Heekin

Park — Thousands of People

Ex­pected to Visit the City.

Tomorrow the first of the out-of-town delegates to the twenty second annual convention of the American Flint Glass Workers' annual convention are ex­pected to arrive, and from that time on until Monday morning the 204 dele­gates and a thousand or more other members of the union can be looked for in Muncie.

The work of decorating and putting the finishing touches on the general ar­rangements for the entertainment of the big meeting was begun two days ago with the swinging of the banners that float over the streets. This work is being prosecuted until the commit­tee headquarters, convention hall and other places where the workers will be located during the session are in fine shape for their reception.

Coming up town from the depots the visitors will be greeted by the follow­ing inscriptions

ON THE BIG BANNERS.

Both on Walnut anti Main streets: "Welcome, American Flint Glass Wor­kers' Union."

The next banner reads: "A. F. G. W. U. Convention, Beginning July 10."

"In Union There is Strength, A. F. G. W. U." swings across Walnut street at the crossing of Jackson.

A Main street banner reads: "Twen­ty-second Annual Convention. A. F. G. W. U."

In front of the Bennett Block, corner of Main and High streets, are two banners, reading "Headquarters Commit­tee on Arrangements for A. F. G. W. U. Convention.

Official Headquarters American Flint Glass Workers' Convention," is the inscription on the banner in front of the Kirby Hotel.

Charles Heffner, the decorator, has been employed to place many yards of bunting and scores of flags in artistic positions in the rooms to he decorated, and his first work was done in the ex­ecutive committee headquarters yes­terday. They will be bowers of beauty.

Fifteen hundred "Welcome" flags, made especially for this occasion, are being distributed by the committee throughout the city. The committee yesterday decided to dispose of the flags at cost price, two for 25 cents, and they should all be disposed of not later than Saturday evening. These, with the Na­tional colors, will make the decorations and should be

DISTRIBUTED MOST LIBERALLY.

Especially in the business districts of the city. Every residence in the city, too, should be decorated with one or more of the banners, each one of which bears the following inscription: "Wel­come, A. F. G. W. U." This inscription surmounts the following in white, with a blue background: "N. H. of A. F. G. W. U. of North America. Organized July 1, 1878." In the center of the cir­cular inscription is the picture of clasp­ed hands; also representations of a mold, lamp chimney, bottle and goblet, articles made by members of this Un­ion.

Carpenters are at work erecting a band stand in front of the Bennett block, on West Main street, for the pur­pose of having band concerts given at intervals during the convention. The first of these will be on Monday night, by the Indiana band.

The committee on contributions is hard at work making collections, and when this is completed will publish the names of the larger donators. The com­mittee will also publish a complete re­port at the conclusion of the meeting, accounting for the expenditure of all money collected for defraying the expenses of the convention. It is estimated that the expense will pass the $2,000 mark. If there is money left in the Treasury, it will be presented to some charitable institution.

The meeting proper opens Monday afternoon with a grand labor demonstration and speeches at Heekin Park woods. In this parade there will be representatives of nearly every labor union in the city, while Anderson, Marion, Elwood, Alexandria, Hartford City, Redkey, Albany and other towns will have representatives in the line of march.

The railroads will give half rates to Muncie on that day, and special trains are coming from the west on the Lake Erie road, consequently a big delegation from out of town can be expected to hear the grand flow of oratory and witness the parade.

The line will form on West Washington and West Main streets, right resting on High street. The march will be south on High to Jackson east to Walnut, south to Willard; east to Grant; thence south to the park.

Judge Leffler will preside at the meet­ing in the park, and the welcome address will be made by Mayor Tuhey. This will be followed by an address by Mrs. Crossfield, of the

UNION LABEL LEAGUE

And others. President Smith, of the A. F. G. W. U.; Judge Tarvin. of Ken­tucky; Golden Rule Jones, of Toledo. O.; Samuel Gompers, and other distinguished speakers, together with Con­gressman-elect Cromer, will be present and will be heard. It will be an afternoon with rare attractions.

The next important event on the program will be the picnic, ball and ban­quet at Westside Park, on Saturday of next week. There will be athletic games and contests of all kinds, and a base ball game will be arranged between the delegates from the East and the delegates from the West.

The banquet will occur on the even­ing of the 18th inst., on Tuesday, and it promises to be a great event. There will be 250 covers, and the banquet will be served in four courses, with music and a great amount of oratory on the side. This will be at Union Labor Hall, in the Patterson Block.

Senator Walter L. Ball will preside, and there will be toasts from the fol­lowing persons: Mayor Tuhey, President Smith, of the Union; Congressman-elect Cromer. State Senator James Morrison, a delegate from Anderson; Judge Leffler, Prosecutor E. M. White, Mrs. Lilllbridge and Mrs. Crossfleld, of the Woman's Union Label League, and Chairman C. N. Edmonds.

During the week or ten days' session of the convention meetings will be held morning and afternoon, and one of the

MOST IMPORTANT MATTERS

To be considered or urged at the con­vention is that of amalgamation with other trades unions in the glass busi­ness.

It is compulsory that every local in the organization be represented at the annual conventions. The locals pay the expenses of the delegate, making liberal allowances for spending money during the convention, and any dele­gate who fails to represent his local is fined $150. Some few of these fines have been paid, but the law is seldom violated. There are 204 delegates to this convention.

The officers in charge of the arrange­ments are:

President — C. N. Edmonds.

Secretary — J. A. Sullivan.

Treasurer — James McMonagle.

Central Committees — Local Union No. 2. C. N. Edmonds, John Fitzgibbon, William Finley, A. Burkhardt, F. E. Duke, J. Creamer, George Kahill and John Clark.

L. U. No 23 — T. J. McElherron, Jas. Sullivan, Jas. Burke, Charles Curtis, Alf Meacham, John Sullivan, Charles Jenkins, George Grunning.

L. U. No. 91 — John Spencer, C. Shee­han, Ed Gottlop, James McMonagle. F. Gass, C. Canning. George Wilson and S. Hudson.