The Labor Temple's Growing Pains
A festive social evening at the Labor Temple reveals the success of local unions—and the urgent need for a larger headquarters.
The story, cleaned up
A cleaned-up reading of the newspaper page: spelling and layout repaired, one story lifted off a crowded page. It follows the original closely but it is not a transcription. The original page is below; read it if a detail matters.
That the present quarters are far too small is the only conclusion to draw from the Label League dance and social held Monday evening. The crowd was admirably handled, but the building was clearly inadequate to the demand. Downstairs, dancers filled the floor to the music of Wagner and Moline, while card tables were crowded on the second floor. Despite the successful social and financial outcome, the ladies of the League fear this may be the last time they can provide for such a crowd in the current space. They suggest that future events will have to be limited to members only until a new Labor Temple is constructed, an idea that should set all union members to thinking hard.
“We’re having a lovely time but we do wish the unions would hurry up and build a new Labor Temple.”
The struggle for community space in early Everett highlights the role of unions not just as workplaces, but as hubs for social and cultural life. The need for a 'Labor Temple' reflects the era's attempt to build a civic identity independent of corporate-owned halls.
From readers
No comments yet. If you know something about this story — a correction, a family memory, a source — it belongs here.