Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-08-23
VISIT OF THE BLACKSMITHS.
The Disciples Of vulcan's Late Pilgrimage to
OLYMPUS.

VsyWPuS.
About 200 Of the sturdy knights of
the forge visited the capital city, Sat-
urday, arriving by the Multnomah
about P. NJ, instead OF at IL A. NJ, as
had been announced.
They were met at the wharf by the
10, committee, headed by Mr.. P. J..
O'Bren. and concourse Of citizens,
and al'er an informal welcome and
general Handwriting were conducted
to the several hotels and restaurants
for hasty meal, as the late arrival of
the boat made expedition necessary.
Promptly at 2 o'clock procession
was formed at the intersection Of
Fourth and Main streets, and headed
by Wagner's celebrated band, which
accompanied the excursionists from
Seattle, moved to the capitol grounds,
where delightful grove, with stand
and seats, used for such occasions, wa s
utilized for the principal exercises of
the meeting.
John Miller Murphy, by invitation
presided, and called upon Mr.. ]. II.
Mitchell to introduce the speaker of
the day, who from the absence OF Gov.
Rogers, was Labor Commissioner
Blackman, his factotum and son-in-
law.
Mr.. Mitchell dwelt upon the bene-
fits OF organization of labor, not alone
for protection, but for the educational
benefits to be derived from association
and interchange of opinions upon all
matters affecting peculiar handicraft.
The intelligence of people cannot
rise higher than the general education
Of the masses, and to attain eminence
and distinction requires the enlighten-
ment of the social substrata upon
which to build the superstructure in
graceful lines and exalted proportions.
The admonition he sought to impress
was to Do Well the part in the field of
labor assigned to each, whether it be
in professional, mechanical or COM
mercial life. He was glad to see this
evolution of labor into its higher de-
velopments, where brain is united with
Drawn in furnishing the more artistic,
the more servicable and the more
elegant products of labor. Mr.. Nit.
chell concluded with few words
eulogistic of the speaker to succeed him.
Mr.. Blackman said he was the SON
in-law OF the Governor, and could
therefore be pushed about to serve the
pleasure of the executive. That &C.
counted for his being present to
welcome the party before him. The
Governor being absent, the mantle Of
the great had fallen upon him, and
he would therefore extend the freedom
OF the State, and, warming up. included
the brewery at Tumwater, and there is
no telling how far his generosity would
have extended had not a spirit of
restlessness on the outskirts of the
crowd attracted his attention at the
bare mention of Olympia's most noted
product, and he carefully and dexter
ously withdrew the eagle he was plum
ing for fight.
The audience was then dismissed
with the Injunction to eat, drink and
be merry, a precept they evidently re-
garded as an obligation from the hap
py conditions prevailing at the steam
er's departure, 6 o'clock, when cheer
after cheer betokened the joyful ter.
mination of the first annual excursion
of Knights of the Forge, who have
adopted the less pretentious title oil
the Blacksmiths and Horseshoers' AS.
ISOLATION.