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Court Waterbury, No. 3, F. of A .: Chief ranger, Roger Lynch; recording secretary, Henry H. Hayden; financial secretary, John Z. Dowling ; treasurer, James J. Connelly.
Court Falcon, No. 44, F. of A., instituted July 12, 1889. Its officers at present are : Chief ranger, Thomas O'Leary, Jr .; recording secretary, Edward Herbert ; financial secretary, James P. Herbert ; treasurer, Patrick G. Egan.
Court Linden, No. 75, F. of A., was instituted August 1, 1892. Its officers at present are : Chief ranger, John Finnerty ; financial secretary, Joseph S. Wors- ley ; recording secretary, John B. Marcoux; treasurer, Thomas M. McGrath.
Court Welch, No. 84, F. of A., has the following officers : Chief ranger, Joseph McArdle; financial secretary, George H. Heckelman ; recording secretary, Joseph A. Brenneis; treasurer, Elmer J. Chatfield. This is the Waterville branch of the lodge.
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Court Martin Hellman, No. 86, F. of A., was instituted November 7, 1894. The officers at present are: Chief ranger, William J. Caldwell; financial secretary, James Cosgrove ; recording secretary, Patrick Kendrick; treasurer, Paul Asheim.
Court America, No. 98, F. of A. : Chief ranger, John Vose ; financial secretary, Benjamin W. Johnson ; recording secretary, George H. Clark; treasurer, June D. Cashman.
Court Oregon, No. 138, F. of A .: Chief ranger, Edward Foley ; recording sec- retary, Thomas Byrnes; financial secretary, William F. Guilfoile; treasurer, James McKnight.
Court Richard Wagner, No. 139, F. of A., has the following officers: Chief ranger, R. G. Amberg ; financial secretary, Louis H. Pellinitz; recording secretary, H. E. Wilhaus; treasurer, John J. Siefen.
Court Champlain, No. 146, F. of A., has the following officers : Chief ranger, Henri Vigeant; financial secretary, Charles Charpentier; recording secretary, Emile A. Schneider ; treasurer, Ralph L. Brandely.
Court D. B. Hamilton, No. 147, F. of A .: Chief ranger, H. Miller ; financial secretary, B. F. Hoggett; recording secretary, M. Cossett; treasurer, Stanley B. Heaton.
Court Guiseppe Verdi, No. 151, F. of A., has the following officers: Chief ranger, Santolo D'Andrea; financial secretary, Nicola Garzia; recording secre- tary, Angelo G. Stanco; treasurer, M. Pesce.
Nordsjernum Lodge, No. 165, S. F. of A., has the following officers: Presi- dent, David Dahlstrom; secretary, Arvid Morten ; financial secretary, Oscar Rich- ardson; cashier, Edward Strom.
Pine Rock Circle, No. 29, Lady Foresters of America: Chief commander, Mrs. Mary Dechon; sub. chief commander, Sophia Carroll; recording secretary, Helen Cross; financial secretary, Catherine McNeish; treasurer, Mary C. Goe- merly.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS
The Independent Order of Foresters was a further separation, and was or- ganized solely for insurance purposes. Court Waterbury, No. 3578, was estab- lished June 1, 1897. Its officers are: Chief ranger, William La Force; financial secretary, Thomas A. Maton; recording secretary, George A. Hines; treasurer, Adam Wilkie.
Court Eugenie, No. 794, I. O. F .: Chief ranger, Flora Gagne ; recording sec- rétary, Mrs. Eugenie Duguay ; financial secretary, Pomela La France.
There is also now a Catholic Order of Foresters.
LOYAL. ORDER OF MOOSE
The Loyal Order of Moose, Waterbury Lodge, No. 703, was organized August 1, 1911, as the local lodge of the national fraternal organization of that name. Its membership today in Waterbury is 1,500. The order pays a sick benefit of $7 a week and a death benefit of $100. It also cares for dependent orphans.
Its present officers are: Dictator, Frank H. Bailey; vice dictator, Peter J. Shea; past dictator, Thomas W. Parrie; treasurer, John H. Butler ; secretary, Cornelius Horgan; prelate, Albert Whitaker; trustees, M. A. Gray, Thomas H. King, Thomas E. Bywater.
Its first officers in Waterbury were: Dictator, Matthew J. Smith ; past dic-
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tator, Robert Palmer; vice dictator, Herbert E. Hughes ; prelate, Arthur Young : treasurer, Howard L. Rogers ; secretary, Chris. P. Bannon.
Meetings were held for eighteen months in the hall at No. 11 North Main Street. After that time, club rooms were leased and elegantly furnished. Four years ago, the lodge moved to 95 Bank Street, and the club rooms were greatly enlarged. They are now kept open daily for the entertainment of its members.
ORDER OF HEPTASOPIIS
Until August 1, 1917, there were three conclaves of the Improved Order of Heptasophs, a fraternal insurance organization. These were Waterbury Conclave, No. 326; Silas Bronson Conclave, No. 651, and Jacques Cartier Conclave, No. 810. The membership of these was about three hundred, although since its insti- tution in Waterbury in 1888 it had at one time attained to a membership of over six hundred.
On August Ist all these groups which desired to continue the insurance were taken over by the Federal Aid Union of Lawrence, Kan., which assumed all of the liabilities of the old order of Heptasophs.
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
The Fraternal Order of Eagles, Waterbury Aeric, No. 379, the local branch of a national organization, which is largely social, was established April 28, 1903. It now has a membership of 1,275. In March, 1916, the local aerie purchased the Waterbury Club Building on North Main Street.
The Eagles have had a prosperous career in Waterbury. At its recent bazaar. which was given in Buckingham Hall for the purpose of securing a building and furnishing fund, the sum of $4,700 was raised, a good start for its purpose. It is believed that it will in the spring of 1918 have enough money in its building fund to begin the erection of its new dance hall in the rear of the present beautiful club house.
At its election held in December, it elected the following officers: President, John H. Crery ; vice president, Edward Foley ; secretary, Dennis R. Mitchell; treasurer, Charles Lynch; chaplain, Martin Hayden ; recording secretary, Patrick Hogan; trustees, Thomas D. Temple, Ed. J. Walsh, Edward Mraz.
Its first meeting place was at 288 South Main Street, and its officers in 1906, the year of its organization here, were: President, J. C. Haren ; secretary, Dennis R. Mitchell; treasurer, P. J. Courtney.
In 1908 it moved to Knights of Columbus Hall and in 1910 to Eagle's Hall at 151 Bank Street. There it fitted up beautiful club rooms, and remained until it purchased the property of the Waterbury Club.
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN
The Improved Order of Red Men have two tribes in Waterbury, with a Woman's Auxiliary. It is a social, secret, fraternal and benevolent association, and its first Connecticut Great Council was organized in August. 1887. On December 15, 1889, Waterbury's first tribe came into existence. Its officers at present are :
Tunxis Tribe, No. 10, C. of R., E. M. Clarck ; C. of W., W. F. Engert; K. of W., Edward M. Dwyer.
Toantick Tribe, No. 22, was instituted October 19, 1892. Its officers are :
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Sachem, George Pond; C. of R., William S. Bolton; C. of W., Frank A. Wells; K. of W., H. L. Bassett.
Momamton Council, No. 5, D. of P. is the ladies' branch of the organiza- tion, and has the following officers: Pocahontas, Mrs. Katherine Turrell; K. of R., Mrs. Louis Brown; K. of W., Mrs. Clara Leonard.
ORDER OF UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS
The Order of United American Mechanics was organized in Philadelphia, as a patriotic organization. It later extended its activities and became a beneficiary as well as a social and patriotic society. Franklin Council, Progressive Council, Martha Washington Council, as well as the Gen. Joseph Warren Commandery, have all been merged into the parent body, Excelsior Council, No. 2, or the Woman's Auxiliary, Lady Trumbull Council, No. 5, Daughters of Liberty.
Excelsior Council, No. 2, O. U. A. M., was instituted February 1, 1877. The officers are: Councilor, F. F. Partiss; recording secretary, D. L. Russell ; financial secretary, H. W. Edwards ; treasurer, C. S. Ryder.
Lady Trumbull Council, No. 5, Daughters of Liberty, instituted June 30, 1882. Councilor, Charles Gibson; recording secretary, Rachel Chase ; financial secretary, Clara Wilmarth; treasurer, Abbie Seeley.
Fidelity Council, No. 47, Sons and Daughters of Liberty. Councilor, Mrs. Elizabeth Richmond; recording secretary, Mrs. Fannie Warner; financial secre- tary, Mrs. Lettie J. Flood; treasurer, Mrs. Frank Blakeslee.
Progressive Council, United Order of American Mechanics, was in 1895 a young and flourishing council which had been organized on February 22, 1893. In 1897 its membership had grown so small that it surrendered its charter, the members joining Excelsior Council of the order.
Gen. Joseph Warren Commandery, United Order of American Mechanics, was organized in 1892 by the members of Progressive and Excelsior councils, as the uniformed rank of the order. Its officers in 1895 were: Captain, E. J. Schuyler ; first lieutenant, A. J. Scott ; second lieutenant, C. A. Green.
These officials, together with the members, decided in 1896 to surrender the charter as the membership was too small for effective drill work.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
The Modern Woodmen of America, a national fraternal and insurance organ- ization, with headquarters in Rock Island, Ill., organized Rosedale Camp, No. 9,615, in Waterbury on May 1, 1902. It now has 174 members. Its present officers are: Counsel, David McNamara; clerk, George S. Husker; banker. Edward Keenan.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
The Woodmen of the World, a national fraternal and insurance organization, has four camps in Waterbury. The first of these, White Oak Camp, No. 3, was established in 1896 and Arbutus Camp, No. 8, came soon after this date. The total membership in Waterbury in 1917 is 1,500. The officials of each of the camps are as follows :
White Oak Camp, No. 3, C. C., H. Cook; clerk, W. E. Roberts; banker, O. G. Rabe.
Arbutus Camp, No. 8, C. C., D. F. Cass; clerk, H. W. Edwards; banker, F. C. Meisinger.
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Pine Camp, No. 68, C. C., Dr. G. C. Mangini; clerk, Santolo D'Andrea : banker, Donato Margiotto.
WORKMEN'S CIRCLE
The national fraternal and insurance organization known as Workmen's Circle, has three branches in Waterbury, Workmen's Circle, No. 26, was organized in March, 1903, and now has a membership of 155. Workmen's Circle, Branch 137, organized in 1910, has a membership of 120. Workmen's Circle, Ladies' Branch 190, has now a membership of 40. The order has its own sanitarium at Liberty, N. Y., where it cares for those of its members who are stricken with tuberculosis. It pays sick and death benefits.
The officers are: Circle 26, George Fisher, secretary; treasurer, J. Green- blatt ; Circle 137, secretary, M. Saltzman; treasurer, H. Feldman; Circle 190, secretary, Bessie Cassel; treasurer, Mrs. Max Levin.
SONS OF ST. GEORGE
The order of Sons of St. George is a progressive fraternal society which English residents in the United States formed as a social and benefit organiza- tion. Hawthorne Lodge, No. 213, was instituted in Waterbury July 6, 1883. Its membership is naturally limited, though at present it is well over the hundred mark. Its officers for 1917 are: W. P., H. T. Matthews; W. T., G. R. Lewis; secretary, Thomas Hodkinson.
SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM
Shepherds of Bethlehem, Radiant Star, No. 2, is a woman's fraternal and benefit organization. Its present officers are: Commander, Mrs. Grace E. Can- dee ; scribe, Mrs. Susie M. Granger ; accountant, Mrs. Jennie C. Ainslee ; treas- urer, Mrs. Helen M. Stanley.
KNIGIITS OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE
The following are the officers of Amity Castle, No. 1I, Knights of the Golden Eagle : Noble chief, William McNaught ; master of records, F. B. Reynolds ; clerk of exchequer, H. W. Edwards; keeper of exchequer, William Hatton.
It has in addition to its insurance feature, an adjunct in the Amity Social Club, which has finely furnished club rooms adjoining the lodge hall at 136 Grand Street. All the members of the Amity lodge are entitled to club privileges.
NEW ENGLAND ORDER OF PROTECTION
The Waterbury lodges of the New England Order of Protection celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the organization of the order November 15, 1917. The first lodge in Waterbury was Archer Lodge, No. 4, established June 1, 1888, the year following the founding of the order. Since its foundation it has paid out in the five New England states, which comprise its jurisdiction, $17,000,000 in insurance. It has now placed its rates on a new basis, insuring permanency to the order.
The lodges with date of organization and present officers are as follows :
Anchor Lodge, No. 40, organized June 1, 1888. Warden, George S. Davis ; secretary, Frank L. Kainz; financial secretary, Edward J. Morgan : treasurer,
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Annie E. Burritt. The approximate membership in 1917 is two hundred and thirty.
Mattatuck Lodge, No. 187, organized March 15, 1892. Warden, J. S. Neill; recording secretary, H. W. Alden; financial secretary, Ira Markle; treasurer, George M. Condet. The approximate membership in 1917 is two hundred.
Alexander Von Humboldt Lodge, No. 210, organized February 23, 1893. Warden, Elizabeth Huber; recording secretary, Emil C. Steinman; financial secretary, Valentine Hahn; treasurer, Clara Armbruster. The approximate membership in 1917 is two hundred and fifty.
Brass City Lodge, No. 244, organized December 5, 1894. Warden, Mrs. Mary E. Deehon; secretary, Thomas Eddy ; financial secretary, Edward Byrne ; treasurer, Patrick Barry. The approximate membership in 1917 is two hundred.
Sheridan Lodge, organized May 31, 1893. Warden, Jennie A. Turley ; re- cording and financial secretary, Joseph O'Connell; treasurer, John H. Butler. The membership in 1917 is approximately one hundred and seventy-five.
Waterbury Lodge, No. 486. Warden, Mrs. Sarah Cook; secretary, John Parry. The approximate membership in 1917 is one hundred.
ORDER OF OWLS
Order of Owls, Waterbury Nest, No. 1,427, has the following officers: Presi- dent. J. A. Reed; secretary, W. F. Guilfoile; financial secretary, George M. Chapman ; treasurer, A. L. Hellenstein.
UNITED ORDER OF PILGRIM FATHERS
Mizpah Colony, No. 163, United Order of the Pilgrim Fathers, was organ- ized March 15, 1895, with thirty charter members. Its first governor was Jacob B. Blakeslee.
Its present officers are: Governor, Reinhold R. Book; secretary, Sarah A. Benham; treasurer, Louis R. Silvernail; collector, Helen M. Stanley.
KNIGHTS OF MACCABEES
The Knights of the Maccabees, a national fraternal and insurance organiza- tion, has three lodges in Waterbury. Valley Tent, No. 13, organized December 8, 1896, has a membership of sixty, and Waterbury Tent, No. 36, has between fifty and sixty. The Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees is called Eagle Hive, No. 16.
The officers of these organizations at present are :
Knights of the Maccabees, Valley Tent, No. 13: Commander, Charles F. Loomis ; lieutenant commander, Adolph Recker; record keeper, Colin F. Wilson; finance keeper, Harris Hayden.
Knights of the Maccabees, Waterbury Tent, No. 36: Commander, Thomas W. Gill; lieutenant commander, Patrick J. Lynch; record keeper, T. J. Coyle ; finance keeper, William J. O'Brine.
Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees, Eagle Hive, No. 16: L. C., Mrs. Elizabeth Shearon; L. L. C., Annie Courtney ; finance keeper, Julia M. Cunningham; record keeper, Mrs. Mary Keefe.
UNITED ORDER OF THE GOLDEN CROSS
The United Order of the Golden Cross is both an insurance and a temperance organization. Sterling Commandery, No. 300, was instituted in 1886, and in
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1895 had a membership of 132. This has been reduced, but the commandery is still active in its work and thriving. Its officers at present are: N. C., George Clapp; K. of R., Mrs. Annie Rowley ; F. K. of R., Mrs. S. Nellie Clapp; treasurer, Mrs. Margaret Meeker.
THE ROYAL ARCANUM
The Royal Arcanum, a national fraternal and insurance organization, has one council, Mattatuck, No. 713, in Waterbury, established October 13, 1882. It grew to large proportions and held its membership until a few years ago, when the first change in rates was made effective. A further change in 1916 affected Mattatuck Council as it did the councils all over the country, where the average loss of membership was about 20 per cent. The present officers are as follows :
Regent, Charles A. Hill; secretary, Wallace Roberts; collector, Louis A. Totten; treasurer, George W. Watson.
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY
The object of this great national order is the education and elevation of the American farmer, and the social, moral and intellectual development of its members.
Mad River Grange, No. 71, started December 1, 1887, with fifty charter members. During the height of its success, Mad River Grange had as many as 700 names on its list. In 1895 there were 200. Today the list is small, but composed of the best farmers in this section. It meets weekly in Grange Hall, Mill Plain, during all but the three summer months. Its officers at present are : Master, Merton E. Reid : overseer, Oscar B. Todd; lecturer, Charles A. Graham ; secretary, Bessie D. Parks.
ORDER OF THE SILVER STAR
Martha Washington Council, Order of the Silver Star, was a social and sick benefit organization which flourished in 1895 and in 1902 had finely furnished club rooms in Johnson's Hall. The fire of that year destroyed all its possessions and for a time it met in the homes of its members. Its councillor at this time was Frank L. Snagg and he and his associates decided in 1903 to discontinue the meetings. It has never been officially dissolved and still has a small fund in the bank.
FRENCH SOCIETIES
Club Sadi Carnot was organized August 21, 1904. Its officers for the present year are as follows: President, L. Grasselor ; secretary, Pierre Besancon ; record- ing secretary, J. V. Fesselet; treasurer, Frank Graber. This is an organization composed of European French and is solely for educational and social purposes.
Council St. Jean Baptiste d'Amerique, No. 304, was organized June 1, 1877. Its present officers are: President, Roderick Adams ; recording secretary, Joseph Lecomte ; financial secretary, Charles R. Charpentier ; treasurer, Edmond Thibault.
L'Union Fraternelle . Francaise has for officers: President, E. Pouard ; finan- cial secretary, C. Didam ; recording secretary, J. V. Fesselet ; treasurer, C. Gueble.
L'Union St. Jean Baptiste d'Amerique, Council Laval, No. 189, has the fol- lowing officers: President, Roderick Adams; recording secretary, Philias Le- comte ; treasurer, Edmond Thibault.
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ITALIAN SOCIETIES
Below is a list of the Italian societies organized in Waterbury, with their officers :
O. F. D. I. Order, Sons of Columbus, No. 273. President, Charles Sciullo ; secretary, Joseph Caporaso; treasurer, Joseph Sciullo.
O. F. D. I. Vittorio Emanuele, No. 351. President, Luigi Lerz; secretary, Vincenzo Guarini ; treasurer, Giovanni Laudati.
O. F. D. I. Queen Elena Lodge, No. 222. President, Mrs. Lucian Pinto ; recording secretary, Mrs. Maria A. Carissimi; financial secretary, Mary G. Sciullo; treasurer, Angelina Jamele.
Order Sons of Italy, Loggia Dante Alighieri, No. 66. Venerabile, G. Salva- tore; recording secretary, L. Carissimi.
Order Sons of Italy, Loggia Lucitoe, Prov. No. 110. Venerabile, Nicola M. Ventresca ; financial secretary, Nicola R. Ventresca; treasurer, Francesco Ca- rissimi.
Society Operia Aviglianese of Soccorso. President, Canio Rosa; secretary, L. Lovallo; treasurer, F. Verrastro.
SWEDISH SOCIETIES
Odin Benefit Association. President, Gustaf R. Lofblad; secretary, Carl Nelson ; cashier, Edward Strom.
Order of Vasa, Gota Lejon Lodge, No. 19, was organized January 20, 1900. The following are the present officers: President, Gustaf Johnson; secretary, Franz Johnson ; cashier, Eric Larson.
GERMAN SOCIETIES
Below is a list of the German societies of Waterbury :
Concordia Singing Society. President, John E. Weiss; corresponding secre- tary, John Kern; recording secretary, William Bierbaum; financial secretary Albert Lampe, Sr .; treasurer, Wolfgang Schaeffer.
The Concordia is justly termed the leading German singing society in the state. Twenty-two years ago it elected Hans Saro as its musical director, and it is due to his masterful training that five first prizes were won by the society at eight of the state saengerfests. It began its triumphant career at Bridgeport in 1898 with a first prize, following it with similar successes at Union City in 1900 and at Seymour in 1902. It won first prize at the State Saengerfest in Hartford in 1910 and again at New Haven in 1912. The society numbers fifty active members, but in all competitions it is recruited to ninety.
During the war period there have been no saengerfests, but these will be resumed as soon as conditions are again favorable. In the meantime the society continues its local concerts.
D. O. II. Gleichheit Manner Lodge, No. 71, was organized October 1, 1887. Its officers for the present year are: O. B., George Groetzenbach ; secretary, Franz J. Keller; cashier, Henry Kluttig ; treasurer, Charles Kopp.
D. O. H. Steuben Lodge, No. 391, was oganized February 29, 1876. Its officers at present are: O. B., Nicholas Massonnet ; secretary, George Groetzen- bach ; financial secretary, Henry Kluttig ; treasurer, Karl Kopp.
D. O. H. True Sisters Lodge, No. 28, at present has the following officers : O. B., Mrs. Lena Hennegger ; secretary, Mrs. Anna Thomas ; financial secretary, Mrs. Charles Yoos; treasurer, Mrs. Eliza Schmidt.
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Dramatic Association of Lyra Singing Society has the following officers : President, Louis Jositz; secretary, August Beutter.
Harmonia Benevolent Association was instituted in 1861. The present offi- cers are: President, Christian Schlag; secretary, Ferdinand Schroeder ; financial secretary, Joseph Sevetag; treasurer, John Kirschbaum.
I. O. B. B., Melchizedek Lodge, No. 200, has the following officers: Presi- dent, Herman J. Weisman; secretary, Louis L. Simons; treasurer, Samuel A. Chase.
The Lyra Singing Society has the following officers: President, Louis Jositz; financial secretary, Alfred Waldheim.
O. D. H. S. Freundschafts Lodge, No. 8, was organized March 29, 1887. The present officers are: President, Edward Koslosky; secretary, Edward Cramer ; financial secretary, Julius Natush; treasurer, Fritz Cramer.
The following are the officers of the Turnverein Vorwaerts: President, Fred- erick Cramer ; secretary, Emil Hummel; treasurer, Albert Hummel.
The Unity Association has the following officers: President, Herman J. Weisman ; secretary, Louis L. Simons ; treasurer, Samuel A. Chase.
U. O. R. M., Uhland Stamm, No. 190, was organized January 28, 1874. The present officers are: President, Louis Grohs; secretary, Christian Wiemer ; cashier, Jacob Baer; treasurer, Richard Selback.
The Waterbury Turnverein has the following officers: President, F. Schwaller ; corresponding secretary, Karl Wilke; treasurer, J. Sasloff.
The Workmen's Sick and Death Benefit Fund, Branch No. 42, was organized in 1891. The following are the present officers: President, G. Waldheim; re- cording secretary, Emil Bierbaum ; financial secretary, Charles Blattman; treas- urer, Frank J. Gatter.
THE LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
WATERBURY BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
In 1900 a Building Trades Council was formed by the painters, the carpenters, and the plumbers, which affiliated with the National Building Trades Council in 1902. The latter endured for three years. In 1905 the council applied for a charter from the Structural Building Trades Alliance and remained with the body during its existence, after which it became affiliated with the present building trades department of the American Federation of Labor. Under this parent body the Waterbury Building Trades Council has really increased in membership. The eight locals now affiliated with the council are as follows: Carpenters and Joiners, No. 260; Electrical Workers, No. 660; Sheet Metal Workers, No. 199; Painters and Decorators, No. 491 ; Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters, No. 22; Naugatuck Carpenters and Joiners, No. 804; Naugatuck Painters and Decorators, No. 418; Naugatuck Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters, No. 169.
The council maintains commodious, well-arranged quarters at 127 East Main Street, consisting of two meeting halls, reading room, and business agent's office.
The relations between the building contractors and the building trades organ- izations are most cordial. There is a business-like spirit of co-operation existing between the organizations that brings forth the best result for all concerned, those having buildings erected coming in for their share of the good results of this harmony.
The present officers are: President, James Campbell ( Painters) ; vice presi- dent, R. Beardsley ( Electrical Workers) ; recording secretary, H. T. Strickland
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