SATISFIED CUSTOMER; SATISFIED WORKMAN Mrs. I am glad I took your advice and didn't wait for the 'flood' season Election of General Officers and of Delegates to Conventions of the American Federation of Labor AND OF THE Building Trades Department of the American TO BE HELD OCTOBER, 1923 INFORMATION TO VOTERS AND ELECTION OFFICERS This Election Will Be Held Under the Provisions of the Constitution of the Brotherhood (See Sections 32 to 43, Inclusive, Pages 11-14) Governing General Elections Under the Referendum. The election must be held at a special called meeting in the month of October for the regular day of meeting or such other day as may be decided upon by the local union, but not before October 1st or after October 31st, 1923. The polls shall not be open before 1 p. m. and shall remain open until the voting has ended. Each member must be notified of the hours during which the polls will be open and be requested to be present and vote. Only members in good standing are entitled to vote. Local unions will adopt measures to maintain order, expedite voting and keep the election clean. Ample facilities, tables or booths, should be provided so as to enable the voting to proceed without hindrance or delay. One end or corner of the meeting hall should be divided off as a polling station with an entrance to right and an exit to left of the table or tables at which the members of the Election Board are seated, in the rear of which should be tables or booths for the marking of ballots. Only members voting should be allowed back of the desks of the Election Board. The official ballots, furnished by the General Office, shall be used. No other ballot will be counted. The ballots shall remain in the hands of the Election Board and be issued singly to members as they present themselves to vote. The Financial Secretary of each union shall prepare an indexed list of members in good standing; the names to be in alphabetical order and written on one side of the page only, so as to be easy of reference. The Financial Secretary shall have his ledger before him to decide disputes regarding the standing of members. Each voter shall present his membership book to the Financial Secretary. If entitled to vote he shall be handed one ballot, his name being entered on the stub of the ballot and in the polling book. He shall then mark his ballot in the booth or at the table provided and, having done so, shall fold and present it to the President or VicePresident who shall tear the number from the end and deposit the ballot in the box, at the same time announcing the voter's name to the Secretary who shall record the member upon the polling book as having voted. When voting for General Officers vote for ONE candidate only for each position named on the ballot. When voting for delegates to the Conventions of the American Federation of Labor, vote for FOUR candidates only. When voting for delegates to the Convention of the Building Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor, vote for FIVE candidates only. At the closing of the voting the Election Board shall canvass the vote, fill out the tally sheets in duplicate, one to be placed in the files of the local union, the other to be forwarded at once to the General Office, together with the voted, unvoted and defaced ballots, ballot stubs and poll book. Returns not in the express office by midnight of October 31st will not be counted. If returned by mail they must be sent by letter postage; containing written matter they will be first-class mail matter. The local Election Board shall report the results, as shown by its canvass of the returns, at the meeting of the local union following the election. By order of the General Executive Board. CHAS. J. LAMMERT, Gen. Sec'y-Treas. Gentlemen:-I have used your Acme Quality Oil Color for a number of years. I have found it stronger in tinting strength and richer in tone, than any I have been able to get from other sources. Yours truly, I. W. LOWER DECORATING CO. I. W. Lower If it's a surface to be painted, enameled, stained, Acme White Lead and Color Works THE PAINTER AND DECORATOR Devoted to the Interests of House, Sign, Pictorial, Coach, Car, Carriage, Machinery, Ship and Railroad Equipment Painters, Decorators, Paperhangers, Varnishers, Enamelers, Gilders, Glaziers, Art Glass Workers, Bevelers, Cutters and other workers in glass used for architectural and decorative purposes and the Trades Union Movement in General. Statement of Ownership and Management (Required by the Act of August 24, 1912) The Painter and Decorator is published monthly at LaFayette, Ind., by the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhange:s of America. Its editor, managing editor and business manager is Chas. J. Lammert. Its owners are the members of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, and no individual, firm or corporation owns 1 per cent or more of its stock; neither has it any bonded or other indebtedness. CHAS. J. LAMMERT, G. S.-T. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 22nd day of March, 1923. (Seal) Sam S. Savage, Notary Public. (My commission expires January 9, 1926.) ADVERTISING-Correspondence relating to advertising should be addressed to A. S. Murphy, Advertising Representative, Colonial Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pa. The publisher reserves the right to reject or cancel advertising contracts at any time. The Painter and Decorator, published at LaFayette, Ind., is the official journal of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America and the only publication issued under the auspices of that organization. The A. S. Murphy Co., is the only agency or person authorized to solicit advertising for the official journal of the Brotherhood. 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Laber and reform papers are respectfully requested to exchange with The Painter and Deco GEO. F. HEDRICK, Gen'l President, Room 201, Painters and Decorators Bldg., LaFayette, Ind. CHAS. J. LAMMERT, Gen. Sec'y-Treas., Room 401, Painters and Decorators Bldg., LaFayette, Ind. JOHN M. FINAN, 1st Gen. Vice-President. 549 Fullerton Parkway, Chicago, Ill. JOSEPH F. KELLEY, 2nd Gen. Vice-President, 1617 South 55th St., Philadelphia, Pa. CHAS. A. CULLEN, 3rd Gen. Vice-President, 509 Grafton St., Worcester, Mass. JOS. F. CLARKE, 4th Gen. Vice-President, 1804 S. 11th St., Tacoma, Wash. CLARENCE E. SWICK, 5th Gen. Vice-President, P. O. Box 304, Memphis, Tenn. JOS. P. HUNTER, 6th Gen. Vice-President, 34 Bridge St., Niagara Falls, Ont., Can. Editorial One Hundred and Ten Thousand In closing the books for the month of July, I am glad to report a membership of approximately 106,887, including honorary members and apprentices, an increase of two for the preceding month, and eight more than in July, 1922. While the organization has shown a steady gain in membership during the past year, it has not fulfilled the expectations of your General Officers, although every effort has been put forth nationally by the employment of additional organizers who have been working faithfully in districts where our locals met with reverses during the depression period. The results are not very encouraging, especially not to an organizer when he finds it hardly possible to obtain a quorum to special called meetings, after repeated requests for the services of an organizer were made. There never was a more opportune time to bring within the fold the men of our craft now on the outside. Building condi tions are good, and it is much easier to assist now in an organizing campaign than it will be a few months later when the trade is slack. Bear in mind that every non-union man working at the several branches of our trade is a competitor, and recall with what force this is brought home to you when jobs are few, and the outsider is ever ready to take the job at any old wage. Yet you, who have stood loyal and have fought for better wages and working conditions, have enabled the man on the outside to share with you the better conditions of work and pay you labored and sacrificed to achieve. And because leaving them on the outside only makes it harder for us to improve our conditions, and in order to eliminate this unworthy competition, I would suggest that all local unions start a membership drive, with business agents employed and committees appointed to assist in the work. When none are employed, special committees should be appointed to work in teams and as an inducement, one of the beautiful Brotherhood emblems, illustrated in this issue, should be awarded by the Locals as a prize for each member secured. In the smaller centers, where all are ac |