Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-24
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,
About These school Trustees,

About These school Trustees.
MT EditOr:-WOuld it not be well to make
1t 'sine qua non' for position on the Board
OF Trustees, that the wives should be appoint
to afford their husbands sufficient leisure to
attend to their school dutiess X.
THE WoRKINGMEN's ASSEMBLY met last
night, Alfred Thomas in the chair and George
E. Taylor, secretary. The Typographical
Union forwarded the credentials of j. Malo-
hover, upon which favorable report was
made and the gentlemen named were duly
elected. Upon the applications of Isaac Co
hen, ID. L. Spear, James Lingerfelter and Fl.
A. Paris, filed some time ago for membership,
Mr.. Spier, from the committee on OrganiZa-
ton, made report unanimously agreed to by
OF the assembly provides that no delegate shall
be admitted except they come duly accredited
from regular and permanent ORGANIZED body
OF wOrkingmen. We cannot recognize the
Workingmen's Relief Association as a regular
and permanent organization, and have based
This decision upon the following facts: The
met in a nall or a similar suitable place, their
meetings being held at the street-cOrnerS; the
insufficiency of this measure will be seen by
future statements. The request of your com
mittee to meet us in a hall was answered by
the president Of the association that this would
De an unnecessary performance. Mr.. Cohen
states that he will leave this city in the near
future, and that in this case the meetings will
be discontinued, and, as logical consequence.
an association without meetings becomes de
funct Now, we hold that public meeting at
a street corner, where everybody is admitted
as member upon giving his name, can never
transact business in satisfactory manner,
and the true wants OF the association
mittee has reason to believe that Mr.. Co
hen is the sole and Independent. bust
ness manager OF that association.
uniformity, as nearly all the business has been
transacted unanimously. To illustrate the
transactions OF said association, peculiar
feature is nOticeabe-their delegates being
rot at all representative men The associa'
ton, as it appears upon the books. consists of
207 members, of which about 200 are laborers,
being representatives., either as officers Or
delegates. The delegation of four which has
been sent to this assembly by theslaborerS
consists OF one machinist two carpenters and
one printer. Now the gu tStOn arises, can We
admit, for instance, pr inter who is not Il
member of the Typographical Union, who is
well, you know how the printers call these
men; and is it not the same with the carpen
tiers? There is, without doubt, pressing
necessity of organizing the laborers of the Dis,
trict and it is the duty OF the assembly to
larly organized Taking all this in considera-
ton, it would be against our principles as
trades unioniStS to report favOrably upon the
above credentials, and we therefore rec lm-
mend that the same be not accepted" The
report was adopted unanimously, and the Gre
dentialS were ordered to be returned to Cohen
On motion of Mr.. Armstrong, the sum of So
was appropriated to secure halls and organize
all unOrganiZed wOrkingmen in the District
After some debate the resolution was adopted
Meosrs; Thomas, Hamilton, Evans. Barker,
Stewart, dewitt, Spier, Emm0nS, CranStOn
and Plass We're appointed to revise the const-
tuition and bylaws of the assembly and report
at the next meeting.
THE BASE BALL MATCH yesterday afternoon
at NewingtOn Park between the New Bed
fords, of New Bedford, Mass, and the Nation
ole nf hIS alt xrrn1
resulting in favor of the New 2edfords by a
score of 5 to l. The Baltimore Sun s:-The
heldlng was particularly fine, and errors few
the part of the New Bedfords, partic uIarly that
OF Gore, the center fielder. The MASSACHUSETTS
club have yet two games to play the Nationals
Very cnb ana A t8da they ay WA w.
lngtOn, defeated the Potomac Stars, of East
Washington. yesterday afternoon. The score
was Ii to E, and the game rather dull.
LONG RANGE SHOOTING AT BENNINGs'.-
Messrs Burnside, Bell and Laird of the Co.
at Bennings with the three Scott Brothers sn Of
Sandy Springs, Md. The shooting was over
the $40, 800 and 1OOO-yard range, each man fir
ing fifteen shots at each range. While firing
at the 9OO-yard range, the firing pan of DR..
SCOTS rifle was broken, and he was forced to
retire. The shooting was finished, the score
being made up from the shots of the two other
range OF the Columbias. The following was
the score: Burnside, l79; Bell, 1893; total, 37S
Walter Scott III; E. w. Scott, 179; total, 35j.
THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE held meet
iIg at Squire Walters office last evening and
synopsis of the rules bearing ON the prac-
drawn up and a copy furnished each justice
for his guidance. The new fee bill was dis
cusSed, and the opinion was expressed that it
was wei. arrangGd one, unCer which prac-
tlce would be both profitable and pleasant,
and it was unanimously agreed that the JUS
tees present would in all cases strictly ad-
here TO The prices prescribed.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-MessrS. Duncanson
Bros; sold yesterday for John Joy Edison and
Charles +. Fraser, trustees, plot of ground,
with improvements, at the intersection OF
Vermont avenue and 18th street, lot No. S,
square 3G4, to L. Ii. Callan, trustee for S50D
TABLE LINENS from 25, 81, 81, so, etc. White
c0unIerpaneS from 80, IS, |, Us, etc. TOwson's,
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