Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-20
The yVorkiusmen,s Der,ons,ra,i.n

tuct turned cut en- masse 70 welcome General
Carey 10 70 mis- city, he bavjns hsea reesn,lv
elected on thu eIght.hour platform TO repre-
seat IN Con srsss the secons Ohio district The
asIaoHs,r.jioa was arranged by = committee
81 ne NCIKH1gmeu's Assemble of eybIcb Mr.
Joseph ". MattiBgiy c-ed as chairman. ard
br also act a. chief marsha Of ts- process
Son. AT eaEiy candle light the III feTsnt trade
c.S'ADatiOns commenced 20 gather. and sfter
ssNSn O'Clock he neighhOrhOOd OF the City
nan pre- en- I'd Rn aninRtsd apps srance-tnat
SeIbe The Mace for toe formation OF The pro-
c-ssloI The WorkiEgmen's Assembly com
PC "a OF delegdtes from the difiersnt trades)
met IN re Council Chamber, aud about TX
oclc3k teak their places at the mead Of the
Ihe, telng accompanied by the 12th Infantry
Land. The a. emily had IN line a handsome
silk flag, and q large transpareucy with the
following legerds: " WorkInguen's Assem-
bly, o. the District of Columbia" -" Eight hours
a leSal cay work" Labor Reform" g We
hoLOE our champion"
The o.her Associations took position in thc
following ORDER.
JJurneymen : enc Cutters Association,
numbering about two hundred men, headed by
martial mus c,and marshaIled by Mr.. Clarence.
There were several transparencIes IN the line,
IN crlted "Journeymen Stone Cutters As
soeIation, organized IN 1881 'Un;ted we
stand; divided we fall" ..Benefit of eight
hours" over n repre- entation OF a father in
struggling his two children, and 1.-The result of
ten hours" above representation of a tired
meehsniClstretched out on his bench, I'VE, the
workipemen, insist upon our share OF the
comforts OF life"
Journeymen Bookbnders' Association num-
bering about 200 men, marshalled by Captain
T.. =. p. Wroe, and headed by Malons's band.
In this part OF the line were quite a Number
o. tue Typographical Union. The Bookbind-
ers carried transparency with the name OF
the Association and date of organization, Feb
ruary 14th, 1893, with motto "Juncti In uno:''
large transparency In the shape OF full
bound ledger with the name of the Associa-
ton, and large number Of torches, making
very brilliant appearance.
East Washington delegation, Numbering
about 400 men, NEST OF them from the Navy
Yard headed by Heads Washing on Brass
Band, maTshaled by Edward Burt, assisted
bv j T. Porter, &. Emmons, And. Neville,
Chris. Long. handsome American flag was
displayed at the he.d of the line, follow wed by
the immense burgee raised on the f1ag. staff by
the Navy Yard workmen some time since, in
scribed Eight hours a legal days work.
transparencies inscribed welcome to our
Cincinnatus, Gen. Carey" "L1ng shavings
aud short days, aud plenty Of ships upon the
ways" The ioiners of America on the eight.
hour question are dove-tailed together 40
per cent. ana eight hours"
Plasterers' Association, mum boring about 50
men, headed by me band of the 5,h cavalry,
maEshalled 10y Joseph MORROW, president OF
The association. There We're tTan-parenciss in
his rar, of toe line inscribed with The name OF
the association Snd 'lnstItuTsd January, 1Si}
TeoTEanl7et MAY, 1907" I'VE nOnOr the
I workingmsn's friend" eve strike for >
! bCUIs March 18Th. 1eGS"
Z
Holy Hlll band OF Georgetown Thy were
nearly so men In the line, m4r,haIisd by W
n Cotton, +. ReHs'de, Benz. E'glestO1 ana
John Reynolds. The following legends were
Inscribed or me transps rsnci g. nRricklaysrs'
u ion No. u eve honor he WJrkIuy m an ;
trlsnt.' Eight bcurs l-Ea! day WORK 80
TINS OTJuEnt M the rear OF the rro1essi N.
and although number OF organizations d.d
n-t participate rs OrganiZ9tIcas large repre-
ss- tons were q the line.
About eight O'Clock the procession s-ar-ad.
al z D "HT uWrn 81, o. "as.#r
q I'm street. 20 r tD OH. E.. % IN. % Lon
l-.HHd avenue @ the SeatoLH pus., where Gen.
I tEty IS stopping An immense number OF
persons were on ne Strnaf- av TO IS alD1 =
I ~ roUi- the procession was cusar4d Cne
Trades Union Han cover g -rouJs-) gth and
l. Ir-l-, u--uFI ID Gs he H-E.x -jstHrs head
/ quarter vas brilliantly iilu".ILtfsd from tip
/ 70 bottom with candles aui Chinese lanterns,
I ana IS De procession pass %. blue tights, KO-
/ man candles, rocket ana baHSsia Ign, ware
I 1t OF, making perfect blaze OF TIRE works
while the crowds cheeTad lastly.
Tie poriIcO or The S@aton House was hand
/ sCmely decorated WIN II As, &c. and brill
/ ants lighted, aud after the procession mad
I "3'hered, The different bands performing ap-
prOpria'e music, Mr =. g. g Whalpg, PrssI-
I dent OF the Nation Al Labor Congress. with the
/ committee OF the assembly appeared. as also
Gen- Carey. Loud cheers we're given for Gen.
/ Carey. and order having been restored, MT ]
l 4. &. Whaley appeared upon the balcony and
extended 20 General Carey hearty welcome
| on behalf of the wOTkiugmep OF the District
DIR. W haley said that IL was emInertIy fitting
that such welcome should ba extended 10 one
who had been elected 10 Congress so'ely by
worEngmsn, and thai, too, without organIZa-
/ uon- claiming that II was enninently significant
| OF what could be done win perfect organiza-
/ ZION throughout the country.
/ General Carey responded in an eloouaut
/ address. He said :--ssIn the late canvass in nv
| district my supporters were called the Tan
| Bucket Brig@de, because they we're working
\ men and carried their humble dinners in TN
| cans 10 their workshops. am proud of tnat
kind Of constituency. L. was tue iaoorine
| men That went 10 the polls, in spite OF party
| discipline, and elected a representative On the
| platform OF labor. am, say, proud OF such
| constituency; that they are Gods nobility
| they make the wilderness and the solitary
places blossom as The rose. There were three
/ piHnks In my platform LIST Eight hours a
1 legal days work in the Government work
| =hOps and docE-yards throughout the country
/ 20 Ine preservation Of the public lands for
/ actual settlers: 81. The payment Of the public
debt In lawful money, and the co ualizatIon a
1 taxes throughout the country. Too much OF
our legislation is IN the interest of Capitalist
and again 81 labor. capital and labor should bs
80 hsImonZed that each should receive an
| equal share" He proceeded to discuss these
pianks In his platform at some length his
! views upon the financial question being sub.
s'-nuaily the same as contained in his Pitts
| burg speech, as reported in the special dis
| patch 10 yesterdays STAR.
| The various associations then marched 10
/ their respective headg uarters: the BrIckiaysrs
1 Association returning TO Mr.. tiOTbutts corner
OF -th and r. streets, " here that gentleman was
rendered the compliment OF seren tde by the
holy Hill Band, in appreciation of the brilliant
| illumination al his house on the occasion o,
| the passage of the procession.
GOVERNMENT CLERKS AssOCIATIoN-Ap
| adjourned meeting OF the Government Clerks
| Association was held last evening at their
| rooms; ll6 7th street, the Presid 10. NJ KeI.
sey) In the chair, and John w. Hogg Score.
| tary.
The committee to prepare a memorial to he
! presented 10 Congress, as king iha- a n brarv hs
established accessible TO all the clerks, report.
! ed the same, and after some dsbate IL was
| adopted
| S.Yorke Alice, Eco. Librarian OF the Treas,
/ urY D-psrtment. sfated that the Iraasnru 4