Evening star., 1869-12-03

FOURTH WARD woRKIxsxESs' ASSOCIATION
Eieetion u Delegates 70 t.e National Labor COaeea
ttoH-A met ting of the wOTkngmcn OF the
Fourth Ward vas held at Rev. Mr.. Boaldinis
church last evening. and in the absence of ;h,.
President twas called TO order by the Sccrctarg,
MI james NJ. Tallty. Mr. Maurice Murphy
was called to the chair Mr.. A. NJ Green. fro-n
the Committee on Arrangements. reported that
the committee had discharged its daty as far IS
the deiec Ites from sbroai Thcy also Offered
resolution requesting the General Commit -
together with the delegates from the several
wards OF this city aud Georgetown, TO advocate
Union League hall as the place ior the general
sessions OF the National Convention. TEe re-
port was adopted.
Mr.. Tally, from the Committee on Delegates
then announced the following as the choice of
the committee for delegates :-MessrS. 4. NJ
Green, +: III. Donegan, W. ). Morse, James "
Iaily and VIM. NcuRg. There was some oppO-
some time had been consumed in di>posinr OF
motions TO lay on the table, to adopt and reject,
the meeting proceeded to act on the names
rec. .mmended separately, and those proposed
boro, George Shanklin, John West and Patrick
Foley we're added to the list.
Mt. Green moved that a committee of three
be appointed to assist the General Committee
on Reception; which was agreed to, and the fol-
lowing were selected :-MeSsrs. Murphy, WIN.
Scott and Frank GenEifer.
Professor Green here formally introduced Mr..
Murphy as the newly appointed Commissioner
of the Fourth Ward, and he addressed the meet
ing briefly to his line of policy, and he hoped
il would be satisfactory. He stated that he
would not resort TO drawing tickets from hats to
determine who should be placed at work, but
would, as near as possible, give work to those
who are worthy. lie would not go back further
than last June TO determine whether man
should have the patronage of the party. and
those who voted and worked for the party then
would have their claims considered, at least.
Last june they had lived one year under Repub-
lican rule, and il they did not then know how TO
vote they should not expect favors now. If such
received work at his hands, it would be without
his knowledge as to the facts. He intended to
change number Of men Immediately. and in
hllinS their places he would strive to select the
most worthy Republicans, especially those who
have not had work for months past. Adjourned.
The NATIONAL UNION BUSINESS COLLEGE
ptsn Of Gen. Gorfeld-A few evening since,
Gen. Garfield, of Ohio, visited the National
Union Business College, at the corner of 7th and
the several departments by Prof III. n. Copp
and Mr.. j. C. Wilson, he addressed the students
who were engaged at the time in receiving in
str9etion in lenmanship from Prof. Spencer,
and expressed his qualification at seeing so
many engaged in the good work, men and boys
of all ages and avocations, who were helping to
solve the great problem as to what should be
done with their leisure hours; important for
young men as they must use spare time either
for good or evil. 1t was dangerous for them to
have unemployed leisure, and the probabilities
are that the young man, who does not improve
his time, will do much harm by an improper use
OF it. 1t was well that they were engaged in
hitting themselves for active business pursuits,
and they should not be ashamed to labor.
At some length he spoke Of labor
as blessing, and urged that they 60
out in the world with the determination TO
earn their bread, and not be dependent on 9TH
ers.
This season over three hundred students
have been attending the various departments,
about sixty being ladies, and the students are of
almost every age, from ten to sixty-five, embra-
cling clerks, messengers, and wOrkinpmen. The
main feature of the institution is to give stu
dents a thorough business education, but there
are special classes in modern languages and pho
biography, and the fact that all the graduates of
the college are now employed in good places
four OF them in the banks Of this city-speaks
well for the institution. The pupils of our pub
lie schools who obtained scholarships in the col
lege are reported as doing remarkably well, as
also others from our schools who are receiving
instruction. Z. III. Moody, of the First District
at the close of the last session received a prize
and he, with j. w. Heron, of the Fourth Dis
tricf, will graduate at the close Of the present
session.