The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-17

The reception rendered the delegates to
the nineteenth general assembly OF knights
of Labor OF America at Builders Exchange
building. on Thirteenth street, last evening,
was a brilliant affair. 1t was success
of which the District Assembly and organ
lied labor In general i'll this city lave
reason to be proud and Will long be re-
membered as most enjoyable reunion
of the laboring classes and their friends
at the National Capital.
The hall was crowded to the doors with
a large and representative audience, COM
posed of the families of the members or
the various local labor organizations Be
hide5, where Were tue guess Oh hOuor, the
large number Of the friends OF organized
Ine hall was brilliantly Illuminated and
beautifully decorated with shields and
flags. The stage was ornamented with
evergreen, chrysanthenuns, potted plants
and United States flags. during the even
f exseIient hg music 'e was I rendei by ftsiorios
orchestra, the members uI whbh Belong
to the District Musical Assembly, and
volunteered their services Tor the occasion.
OPENING OF THE FUNCTION.
The assemblage was called TO order at
$50 O'clock by Mr.. W. II. G.. Simmons,
master workman of District Assembly,
No. sc, who. on behalf OF D. A. GO and
organized labor OF the city, extended
hearty welcome To tue visiting delegates.
He was glad TO say that through the
country, there was something in store In
efforts Of the K. of L. throughout the
the near future, for the laburing classes,
ana LnaJ aii ~ ia -DOR forward WIN con
fidence to better times and better IA
cilitics and opportunities for education or
He impres on the national dele
gates the fact that in the District the men
and women were all In the same bodt.
without vote, and asked when they re-
turned to their homes in the North, East
south and West that they would call
the attention of their representatives III
Congress TO this unfortunate ana UNJUST
condition of affairs. Mr.. Simmons then
introduced Mr.. Joseph A Wright as the
first speaker-
MIR Wright said there was something
radically wrong with the organization OF
society. 1t was not Just, lie said, that
those who do the most should get the
smallest remuneration and that those who
create the wealth of the country should
live in rags and want.
Senior Worthy Foreman NJ. J. Bishop,
who is reCog guized at the wit OF the h nights,
made a humorous speech which kept the
audience in roars OF laughter from start
TO flush.
SENATOR BUTLER SAYS SOMETHING.
The next speaker was United States
Senator Marion Butler OF North
Carolina The Senator said lie was glad
to be with the nights. He was member
OF the Farmers Alliance and he was sure
tween the two organizations, because
they were fighting IN common cause III
they could only combine, he said, 1t
would not be long before prosperity
would smile upon the whole country.
General Master Workman Sovereign was
introduced amid q tumult OF wild applause,
which lasted for nearly 1ye minutes m he
is an eloquent, earnest and logical talker,
and was listened TO with marked atten-
tion throughout
He said tue only solution OF the problem
ftf al nd would
| tion or the wage-earning system and the
est abb ishment Of cooperative system
through which the wage-earier would
| get th,. full benefit of his labor. He then
| referred 10 all the poverty and destitution
| in the country, all OF which could justly
| be charged 10 organized capital.
| SOVEREIGN CALLS DEBS A LEADER.
In conclusion he referred TO the early
| liberation of Eugene V. Debs, 81 ying that
then organized labor would have leader
| who would move heaven and earth to
| have justice done to the wurkinGnlan-
Alter the speaking the audience was IN
I vited to remain ana parJake III the reIresh-
| ments which had been provided. The re-
| Irpshments were served IN the west rOutn,
| which was handsomely adorned with chrys-
| anthemuInS and roses
| The committee uI arrangements was COM
posed uT Mesdames J l.. Munrue, William
| IL Wilder, Misses Ella Claget, Kate Sage.
Messrs. ]. K Potter, Charles J. Wells and
E. j. Rea and live members from each vi
the local labor organizations
| Among the auultnCc WERE
Rev. Dr. Alexander Kent, NJ T. and Mrs
Fred. Parks. Miss Nellie Sage, Mr.. ano
Mrs Miles u. Bowen. N. W. Bridge, Mr
and Mrs. L. II. Patterson, W. c. Van Hay
T. j. Lawrence. Mr.. and Mrs. James r
| McHugh, MIR. and Mrs. Sand Dement,, Mr.
and Mrs. james L. Nealey. Mr.. and Mrs
+. g Robinson. Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Pauline
Hanson, J. f. Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
O'Day, Miss Katie A. Potter, Mir. Georg'
o. Cook. E. W. Oyster, Paul 7. Powen
Mr.. W Ii. wilding. Miss Wiiding, Mr.. ant
Mrs. W H. Wilder. Ed. Collins. Mrs. j
Keep Miss Jennie Keep, Mr.. and Mrs
j. b. Feuton, Mr.. and Mrs. ". IL; q
simmons. Mr.. and Mrs. George Nairns
Mr. and Mrs. W. ID. Macomber, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Steve Clements, Mr.. and Mrs Johl
l., Neeb, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. stump, 5
NJ. Bell. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Noble
Mr.. and Mrs. K. II. Moore, c. II. Warcen
Miss Warden. Mrs. Lacey, Mr.. Ed. Ltnholin
Hon Marion Butler, United States Senator
North Carolina; n. a. DenninC, editor \
iional Watchman; NJ. +. Hobbs, p NJ. w:
a. SO; Mrs. NJ. F. Hobbs, John F. W. Whit
man, ex-presldent Federation OF Labor
Mrs John +. w. Whitman, James Digs
and ladies' Mr.. and Mrs: J h. Potter, Mr
and Mrs. c. 7. Walport, Mr.. and Mrs JOIN
Horscamp, Miss Horscamp, and man
others.
Excellent speeches were also made by MI
II u Martin and I NJ Mcclure.