The Washington times., 1895-06-30

tie next meeting OF Excelsior Assembly.
riGay, July ., at the Typographical
Temple, for The purpose of Installing the
Officers for the ensuing term, which he
had accepted
The master workman also stated that he
had visited tie special exhibition OF man.
ual training work OF the pupils of the
public schools and was very highly pleased
ANA impressed with this important branch
OF the school system. The results attend
lng ITS introduction, continued the master
workman. were beyond ordinary compre-
hension; the specimens of workmanship as
displayed at the exhibition, showing the
different stages of progress made 10y the
student, were practical and convincing
Illustrations in favor OF the system II was
but lew years that manual training was
introduced as part o fthe public school
introduced as part or the public school
as an experiment but il has proved TO he
j success, so mach so, that the sccptical
prejudice that opposed its Introduction has
been entirely overcome, and those that
were 50 emphatic in tEclr predictions Of
failure lave bad To admit that manual
training a. part OF the public school sys-
TEN Is iar more essential 10 the cultivation
or good citizenship ami the advancement
OF InduSt ~ than that of stuffing the
future citizen full OF Latin. Greek, psy-
chology and studies in the higher branches
The master workman promised to have
prepared for the legislative committee
81 the Dnstrict Assembly pictures of
manual school buildings OF this and other
cities in time SO That the committee could
use them IN presenting memorial TO Con-
greSs and urging the claim for better ac-
ComedatiOn 10 carry out the sublime in-
teutions OF the founders OF manual training.
Under cali OF assemblies. Tin and Iron
Workers reported several limitations at
1.tgf
had endorsed the Labor Bureau scheme
as introduced by the Master Workman and
had also appointed q committee on Labor
Day celebration.
Excelsior Assembly delegates extended
an iuvati0n TO all members of the order
to be present at their next meeting In
addition 10 the iUstallment of Officers an
address would be delivered by the District
Master Workman, w. II. q. Simmons, 10
be followed by addresses of other prom
ineut members of the order. Members Of
the newly organized locals Were especially
invited The meeting would be held on
Friday evening, July 3, at the Typo
graphical Temple
L. A 3456. Carriage and Wagon Makers
Assembly, reported large attendances
at its last meeting. A fun set OF officers
had been elected, several candidates had
made application for membershlp, and
a committee had been appointed TO wait
on the Evening Star Company TO request
that the new delivery wagon ordered by
the company be built by union labor. The
committee had been Informed that the
contract had been given out, but the COM
pany would use its influence TO have the
contractor employ union labor on the
wagons The delegates also stated that
the wagons of The Times Company had
been reported TO their assembly as being
in a very dilapidated condition, and ex-
pressed the hope that if new ones were
needed they would be built by union labor.
BARRIERS delegates recommended that
the name of CaJer Hall, 6l7 Z street,
be taken off the unfair list, which was SO
ordered.
Musical Assembly reported several ini-
tiations and several applications for re-
inst al ement.
Delegates from the Douglass Assembly
reported limitations, appointment of COM
mittee on Labor Day; also requested The
delegates to visit them at their meetings.
Cement Workers, Excelsior Assembly, Tile
Layers. reported appointment of Labor
Day committees.
PIasterers' Lathers reported election
Of officers. initiation of candidates, and
requested officers and delegates TO visit
their meetings and instruct them in the
workings of the order. The master work
man promised TO be at their meeting Mon
day evening for the purpose OF giving in
structions and installing their officers.
District Organizer Thomas p. O'Dea
stated that all arrangements had been made
for organizing the clerks Of Georgetown
into an assembly of the Knights OF Labor
which would be done on Friday evening,
when he hoped that as many delegates
as could be present would do SO.
Announcement was made that the FEEDER
alton of Labor would bold an open meet
ing on next Tuesday evening, for the pur-
pose of expressing sentiments on the YER
dict Of the United States Supreme Court
in the Debs case. The delegates were
urged to be present at that meeting.