Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-19
THE SESSION CLOSES.
Proceedings Of the D. A. 8, K.,of L.,
Annual Meeting Yesterday.
LIST OF NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
The District Said to be in Excellent Shape
at Present.
DOYLE WILL BECOME AN ORGANIZER

The annual session of D. A. 3, K. of L.,
closed yesterday afternoon; but before the
meeting adjourned the Press Committee was
discharged and all delegates present were
instructed not to give word of inlorma-
ton of the proceedings. The publication
in The DISPATCH yesterday morning of
the proceedings of the previous day, was
the subject of discussion at the opening of
the morning session. There was great in
dignation on the part Of certain delegates,
who claimed that the man who had
divulged the secrets of the ses-
sion was dishonorable and not
proper person to remain in the order. A
motion was then offered and adopted to ap-
point detective committee" whose duty
ii shall be to discover the person or persons
who gave out information that they were in
structed not to disclose. Several members
were appointed to constitute court to try
the persons when discovered.
DETECTIVES THREAT.
Last evening reporter for this paper was
accosted by one of these men, who tried to
given the minutes of Thursdays session. He
failed, and, in order to force a confession from
the newspaper man, took off his coat and an
nounced that he would thrash him. Several
members of the order interfered, and The "de-
tectlve" was compelled to retire.
AFTER the discussion on this matter had
closed the election of officers was continued.
Miss Laura Powell, the efficient Financial Sec
retary had no opposition for the consolidated
omces OF Secretary-Treasurer. and was unani-
mously elected
The new Executive Board will be composed
of the following named members: W. c.
hrueger, James Petrie, George F. Pitts, ]. C.
bowers, ID. F. Watts and A. Livingstone. The
Master Workman, Worthy Foreman and Sec.
retary are, ex-officio, members of the board.
The Trustees are W. D. McAuliffe Joseph
L. Evans and Michael Lynch.
Jonn u. Hughes was elected Treasurer by
acclamation.
The reports of committees occupied the bal
ance OF the day, and the session adjourned. 1t
IS stated that nothing of Importance was |
Drought out, and one committee did not report |
lore completing the work. A delegate stated |
that there was nothing of special importance |
before this particular committee and the fail
ure to report would do no harm.
WHY HE WAS ANXIOUS.
An ex-delegate was around all day, but did |
not enter the assembly room He said:
They have got it in for me, and want to |
wait and hear what they are going to do"
1t was afterward learned that the man had |
been accused of appropriating certain amount
Of the districts money. Itwas finally decided |
not to prosecute him, as it would cause too
much publicity.
All the new officers were installed, and Mas
ter Workman Doyle retired. In speaking of
what he intended to do in the future, he said
Il have general organizers commission and
propose TO GO out on the road and organize new
assemblies. The order is in good shape, and
here is no dissatisfaction in D. A g."
MI. Doyle was not a regularly elected dele
rate in the convention, his local being repre.
'ented by Mr.. Cunningham.
John Flannery in the current issue of his
laper, the Trades Journal, says that Secretary
Soss' report showed loss of 1000 members
ince January /, in D. A. g.