American Flint Glass Workers' Union - 1899 Convention - Muncie, Indiana

THE FLINTS' CONVENTION.

All Committees Hustling and All Bids

Fair for a Great Success.

Nothing But Muncie Talked of In Pittsburg --

Event Will Be More Auspicious

than Was Expected By the Committee.

The coming convention of the flint glass workers to be held here next month promises to surpass any previous affair of the kind ever held in the state. The preparations are the most elaborate and the interest of all concerned reaches a greater degree than was anticipated by far. The convention is being talked all over, so to speak. At Pittsburg the by-word is "Muncie in July." The subject has been brought before the local union there, which will be extensively represented, and the matter has caused widespread gossip among the glass workers. The convention is being looked forward to with unusual interest.

The various committees are working as they never worked before, and all report great success in the different features of business. Preparations are being made in a careful manner that is sure to render satisfaction. The excellence of the program furnishes the assurance that all will be well entertained. The arrangement committee has appointed Alfred Meachem [sic] Meacham as a traveling representative, and he is now touring all the gas belt towns extending personal invitations to all labor bodies, and reports that many organizations have signified their willingness to participate. A great number of locals, branches, and preceptories will come in a body and should the expectations of the committee be but partly realized there will be an immense demonstration on the first day.

The decoration committee reported recently that the final work will soon be accomplished, and their success has been highly gratifying. Besides the opening demonstration, there will be a picnic, banquet, trolley ride, and other interesting features, all of which will serve to make the visit one of real pleasure. The Commoner and Glassworker devotes a great deal of space in describing the preparations being made, and ventures the assertion that the event will be one of the most auspicious ever held. That paper contains the pictures of many of the leaders in the organization, among whom are a number of Muncie men.

A flint worker just home from Pittsburg, stated this morning that the convention was talked of there more than it was here. The promise of many other union organizations to participate in the festivities, especially on the first day, is greatly appreciated by the workers, who will endeavor in every possible manner to make the affair one of the most significant and creditable ones in the history of the union.