Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17
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A wel-attended meeting Of the enter
tainment committee Of the ex-delegates
union was held last Sunday afternoon at
Biographies Temple The committee Is
formulating 9 program for the entertain
ment Of the delegates who may attend the
next annual convention Of the International
Typographical Union. to be held in this
city In August next.
The Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers
Union, No. 8, has. elected officers for the
ensuing six months as follows: President,
recording secretary. Charles A. Mattel;
financial secretary, H. T. Mathies; treas.
urer. M. B. Insco; fguide, Frank Mann; SER
geant- arms Daniel Council; trustees. H.
F. Mace; c. H. Linkins and ]. A. Aims
worth; delegates to the Central Labor
Union. Charles Mattel, J. A. Ainsworth,
]. A. Smith. M. B. Insco and H. F. Mace.
The principal business transacted at the
meeting of District Assembly, No. &c. OF
the Knights of Labor, last Thursday even
ing was the hearing Of reports from the
OF credentials Of the representatives of
the several local assemblies for the
suing term. District Master Workman
Thomas P. O'Dea presided, and William
Il. McDewart recorded the proceedings.
Delegates from the Musical Assembly re-
ported progress on the part of their or
ganlzation. quite large number OF its
FORMER members seeking reinstatement.
AHC dipeutcTS reported tNdt, WITH lew
exceptions, all were at work, and as
result of correspondence with the Master
builders Association conference between
the organizations composing the carpen-
tiers. executive board and representatives
Of the builders association will be held in
few days. The relations between the
builders and the journeymens organiza-
lions We're reported to be most harmonious,
and the result of the approaching con-
ference was looked forward to with the
1t was announced that the election of
omcers OF the District Assembly would be
held the first Thursday of next month, and
notices thereof were ordered sent to the
respective local assemblies The princi-
pa! offices for which it is expected there
will be contest, are those Of the master
workman and recording secretary.
Reports from the general officers Of the
Knights Of Labor were submitted, showing
that number Of charters for new as
sfmblies had been issued, some Of which
were sent as far west as the state Of
Washington 1t was also announced that
number OF assemblies Of the country
which had allowed their charters to lapse
had been reinstated, and that many others
are seeking retaliation, new confidence.
1t Is stated, having been created when
the present administration was officially
made known. One Of the largest local as
semblies. composed of over TOO members,
It Is averred, was among the latest to be
reinstated by the paying up Of all back
The members Of the legislative committee
reported that the Department Of Commerce
bill IL under consideration in the House of
Representatives. The chairman Of the COM
mittee stated that nearly all Of the recon-
mendations made by District Assembly No.
Go had been Incorporated in the bill. 1t
WAS also announced that the protest Of the
assembly against combination creating a
Department of Commerce and Labor was
still pending, but that 1t seemed that the
House committee had not recommended a
division and that the friends Of the Knights
of Labor In the House Of Representatives
and the Senate have promised their support
to bring about separate departments.
After the consideration of the report the
secretary was instructed, by unanimous
vote, to send, under the seal Of the assem-
bly,. protest to the House against the
Department OF Commerce.
There was long discussion upon the bill
introduced in the House by Representative
Jenkins, providing for government owner
ship of the coal mines and railroads The
bill was heartily Endorsed and fayorably
commented upon as being directly In line
with the basic principles of the Knights of
Labor. ~
The complaints against the methods of
punching transfers by the local street rail-
roads were also the subject Of considerable
discussion Several delegates spoke in de-
nunciatton OF the system and said the blame
seemed to rest with the conductors, who do
not allow a passenger sufficient time to
transfer to the connecting lines. The over
crowdtng Of the street cars was also dis
cussed, after which both matters were re-
ferred to the legislative committee for in
veStigation