The Washington times., 1901-10-21
PAPERHANGERS AT Odds.
Dispute Over the Surrender of the
X. of l.. Charter.
Mr.. O'Dea's Claim That ihe Action
Wns Taken by Minority OF As
sembIy No. G7-Mr. Hickman Says
Two-thirds of Members Attended

There appears to be a difference of opin-
ion as to the cause and result of the
action of the members of Paperhangers'
Assembly, No. 81, K of L., taken at a
special meeting Thursday night last. By
some 1t is claimed that the paperhangers
decided to surrender their charter to Dis
trict ASST mbly, No. 66, X. of l., and
affiliate with the Brotherhood of Paint
ers, Decorators and Paperhangers. t. P.
O'Dea, Master Workman of District As
sembly, No Go, K. of l., claims that only
forty of the members of the Painters and
Paperhang.rs' Assembly, K. of L., took
such action at an unauthorized meeting.
In the story published relative to the
action of the paperhangers on Thursday
night no mention OF the Painters and
PaperhanSers assembly, K. of L., was
made in conueC don with the affair. When
the account of the meeting was pub
lished it was stated that the action of
the psperhangers in deciding to surrender
the Knights of Labor charter was ''prac-
ticaJly unanimous" In an interview
Charles L. Hickman, the secretary Of the
meeting, stated that OF all the members
present only three voted against the sur
render of the charter. These, he stated,
were already affiliated with the Brother
hood of Painters, Decorators and Paper
hangers.
Il. P. O'Dea, General Master Workman
of the local District Assembly, knights
of Labor yesterday issued statement
formally denying the story, published sew
eral days ago, to the effect that the
Painters and Paperhangers' Assembly,
X. of l., had disbanded and gone over to
the Brotherhood of Decorators. Painters.
and Paperhangers. Mr.. ODea claims that
forty of the members of the assembly
who were dissatisfied with the result of
the recent strike, held an unauthorized
meeting. and decided to go over into the
Brotherhood. The other 100 members of
the assembly have not left the body, ac-
cording TO Mr.. ODea, and are still mem
bers in good standing
A meeting Of the Paperhangers Assem-
bly, win be held this week to take action
in the cases Of the seceders
Charles /. Hickman, in speaking of the
above statement last night, said: Il was
a member Of the Paperhangers' Assembly
No. 81 Knights Of Labor. and acted as
secretary of the organization for six or
eight months prior TO last Thursday On
that day, October II. a meeting OF the
members of the assembly was held TO con-
slider the adyisability OF surrendering our
charter to District Assembly No Sc. of
the Order OF the knights Of Labor There
were about two-thirds of the members of
Assembly No. 81 present and participating
AZ pAoNNsNAf4bS- 1I4t meeting was
opened according 10 the ritual Of the
knights of Labor. and acted as secre-
tary, In the absence OF the regular secre-
tary. William F. Coggins.
Mr.. O'Dea was present as Master
Workman OF District Assembly To. e6 X
of l., and spoke. briefly, advising the
members of Assembly 67 not to change
their allegiance to the Brotherhood az
Painters. Decorators and Paperhangers
No matter what action was taken In ref
erence TO this. Mr. ODea stated that II
was his intention on the day following To
ask for the charter of Assembly No. e.
After this a vote was taken on the
proposition to surrender the charter 10
District Assembly No. GO, Knights of La
of Painters. Decorators, and PaperhanR-
srs. This vote resulted in all the mem