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United Garment Workers of America - 1912 convention
941 N Meridian (Knights of Pythias Building)
 

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UGWA Local 127 of Indianapolis hosted the convention in the Knights of Pythias Building. Local 127 President Jessie G. English shared the podium the first day of the convention with the governor of Indiana and the mayor of Indianapolis. The Indianapolis delegation to the convention was comprised of Ms. English, Edna Jay, Jennie Wallace, and Abbie O’Connell.

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Souvenir Program, Fourth Biennial Convention, United Garment Workers of America, August 26-31, 1912, Indianapolis. Published by Pivot City Press, 222 North Meridian. (Indiana Historical Society).

Possible scanned image of souvenir pages from I.H.S.