Show Ironworkers Union Philadelphia 9The ironworkers ironwork-ers convention afternoon session was occupied largely by reading Secretary Martins report of the work and statistics of the organlza tion for the past year The membership mem-bership is placed at 49000 The report re-port of Treasurer James Penny on the finances of the association was also read it showed heavy drains on the funds fer the strike benefits and the association is still largely indebted in-debted on account of unpaid claims In this state affairs and Lin view of the trouble in the Bessemer steelworks steel-works at Bethlehem it is urged that the officers of the national lodge be empowered to levy an assessment on or about September 1st The association is now drawing largely upon its surplus for current expenses and the prospEct that before the week is out at least one hundred thousand dollars wi 1 be drawn from this fund makes it necessary to adopt some financial measures to meet the existing ex-isting pressing demand President Jarrett authorized many stringent measures to keep Information from the press One of the first district delegates from the western eud of Pennsylvania was suspended from the convention lor divulging portions por-tions of the proceedings to the newspapers news-papers |