Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-28
KNIGHTS ASSEMBLY
a DIFFICULTY ABoUT LODGING a
cOLoRED DELEGATION.
A Number Of Excursion -PhrtieE Coming
in Prom the Northern
Cities. &c, &c.
The New York Sun Of yesterday says

The New York Sun Of yesterday says;
sixty delegates OF District Assembly ~
VIII attend Tie General Assembly oi tht
knights of abor Ia Richmond, N& bVtry
knight Of Labor" ~ ID one OF ~est oer'
gates yesterday. when he euieH tnt
order knows that hif obligation makes % NJ
disregard the color. creed and nailonAhty
o. hH fellow members. bistrlr5 ~ nv
has among lie members number oi
coiorec men. one OF these cOiOreu men
happens 20 be p deiechiH- Ia fact ne vas one
uf The first cnOEeT. When our comm ttt-t
was making arrangemeDis Win CoiOhn4
Murphy OF the Mefcoanis Hotel o. hich
uurd hP said ne would gladly accomns-
dRis FoTfy-nine, but he could not DEFY Inc
custom ard ussgeE Of the city by allowing
the colnred man tine equal rights au priVi-
leges with those OF ms Whiie feioW-oelt-
gates The c0iored delegate when he heard
fRiD secured q place far himself and said
fbe.O her delegates could select Sny hOiel
fhev liked. The other delegates however.
by 3 Unanimous vote. declared they wOu'o
only 20 Where their cOlOreo brother was ~
rnilfed on the same iOOting.
The Assembly then looEed about 10 de-
wise 8 way out OF the trouble. u huRiiy
seuf the coloIed delegate and white bro
tner 10 Richmond 10 secure poGrc tOf Inc
entire Delegation among cOiored fsmlii les IN
tnRf city. No mem ner OF - Will board an
v here except with colored family. Jhm
action ~ 40, we ncpe, VII WORK good Rno ~
of grsHf benefit TO 10 and 10 humanity. ln
Richmond there is 8 cistrici assembly
winch iCunYes the coorrd Kpighie
District Assembly 4es act Will bring we
bope. these white hrothen 70 their senses
and starr s. break up OF the color line, We
are al anxious 20 bfrtp tine work u msy
be that the greater Eari OF the session OF The
General Assf unbiy will be taken up witn
TINS question. and not on the Home Clun
The HOME Club ~ not very n8o, after al.
, Ou ought 10 have heard some o. them on
vino we're fl Kchm0nd when Lee surren-
nerec."
Mr.. Mullen says that he knows no
thnr about these delegates devisiug
means 10 secure board IN coiOred fami-
lies but be has heard that they are
speaking Of bringing tents with them,
ID which TO 1--we during their stay here.
lie states that the colored delegate
above referred to is 8 native Of Ricb-
mond, and well knows tn, customs
prevailing here.
EXCURsIOEIsTs COMING.
The National Republican Of Wash
ington. y. c., Of Yesterday says
% On TO Richmond and 10 victory will
be the CIV of District Assemblies Go
and o., Knights Of Labor, during this
week. 1t is probable that 200 OF more
visiting representatives Of tie oroer
from different parts of the country viii
arrive here Oh Friday and SATURDAY.
They will be quGrtered al the Metro
polltun. American, anG ST Marc Hotels
and they will be entertained by Ladies
Progressive Assembly, 1891. Ar ex-
cursion party for Richmond will leave
the Baltimore and Potomac dep6; Sat-
urdsy night under the auspices Of Dis
trict Assemblies &C RnG 9 and both
assemblies viii act as 81 escort 10 tbs
representatives leaving here. The O.
cursion Is given II honor O, the Assem-
bling at Richmond Of Lsbor's Congress
OF. as II is better known, the General
Assembly, Knights Of Labor
The cRn-makerE Of Baltimore to he
number Of several hundred viii come
here Oh the steamer Louise. upon which
they viii be quartered during then
stay.
The morocco-wOrkors Of philadel-
phia 10 the number Of several hundred
will also come here oD an excursion.
Several other organizations are eX-
pected here, and the efsrt vii he maae
10 get them to time their visit, so as 10
take part in the parade OF the llth.
when il is expected that 5000 men
will be ID line. Tht Richmond Knights
will not be uniformed, but each mar
will wear & white badge.