The Washington times., 1903-12-07
LABOR PAYS TRIBUTE
TO ITS DEAD MEMBERS
Columbia Union Holds a
Memorial Service.
SAMUEL GOMPERS PRESIDES
Assembly Is Addressed by Rep esenta-
tive Livernash, and a Musical
Program Is Provided.

The members Of Columbia Topographic
cal Union, No. 10l, and a great number
of the friends OF organized labor as
sembled yesterday afternoon at Typo
graphical Temple to pay tribute 10 the
memory Of the dead members Of the OF,
ganization. 1t was the first time tbs
organization has honored its dead mem.
bers in this way. and the services were
impressive and interesting
The principal addresses were made by
Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, and Repre-
sentative Edward ]. Livernash of Cali
fornia
Joseph NJ. Johnson, president Of Co
lumbia Typographical Union. explained
the purpose Of the meeting and invited
Mr. GomDers to the chair to preside
over the ceremonies.
An excellent program Of vocal seleC-
tons was sung by persons prominent in
local musical circles, and at the close
Of the exercises the benediction was pro-
nounced by the Rev. DR. Alexander
Kent, pastor Of the Peoples Church.
Mr.. Gompers' Remarks.
President Gompers said in part:
There Is not today any other asso-
ciated movement that has done so much
for the uplifting OF men as the labor
movement II was the much-abused la,
Dor organizations that took the children
out of the shops and factories and put
them in their homes. And 1 say there
IS nothing you have done IN your whole
history that reflects more credit to You
than your contributions 70 the Printers
Home. which was established by the IN
ternational Typographical Union in
Colorado Springs
AS you know, it is the custom Of the
people OF the United States to commem-
crate the deeds of the soldiers OF the
civil war. 1 ask you why they should
always be called heroes If those men
who died giving their lives for the rights
Of labor are TO he stigmatized as
'hobos? You live your lives well and do
your duty by your fellow-man and you
viii De heroes. It is better to know how
70 live than TO know how to die"
Dignity of Labor
Mr.. Livernash spoke. in part. as fol-
lows:
In thinking Of your dead. remember
that they were humble men: working
men. and. above all else. union men.
In being humble they did right for
honest humility is. indeed. a virtue Il
is well also Cor US 10 remember that
they We're wOrkingmen. for whatever
may be said about the dignity or work,
We know that the world often forgets
that labor is the excellent thing it is de-
picted TO be We are so forgetful. and
nowhere more so than in this prideLul
Capital Of ours. SO let US remember
the honest toll of the dead
But they We're union men. and It
were wen for you 10 remember that
Organized labor today holds the highest
pace IL has ever had. Your dead
helped to bring this about And in this
action what did they do? They simply
assisted in applying the principles of
justice to the working world and saw
TO IL that morality was brought TO the
aid Of toll So, in this hour, we must
remember to be grateful to this little
band OF dead for what they did 10 help
the general cause
Those who contributed TO the musical
part Of the program and the selections
sung were as follows; Tenor solo by
Wiley II. Davis. ''Open the Gates Of the
Temple" a mezzo-soprano solo. by Mrs.
L c. Hover And God Shall Wipe Away
All Tears" a baritone solo by Mr. Ar
thur n. Gardner. The Plains of Peace"
and duet by Mrs. L. c. Hover and Mr..
W ]. Galbraith.
Roster of the Dead.
The list Of the unions dead follows:
Robert F. Smiril. Joseph P Patton. f.
". Hopkins. John Darlington. John II.
G. Debus. George W. Patten, Emme
c. Jones. c. B. McElroy, John T Go7d-
win, o. F. Dunlap. Joseph Hamacher,
h F. McArdle, Bernard +. Mckinley
p. A Cation. Wilbur G. Brewer, F i.
MalOney. S. E Culverwen. Max Was
mund, F. NJ. Richardson. c. z. Leves.
W. II. Dexter. ". NJ. Aler, Granville
Hartford, A G. Appich, T. G. Williams,
T. H. McGin. Herbert A. Gibbs, William
NJ Hutchinson, T. Z. Shafer. John II.
Boner. Andrew Keiner, B. F. Cullen,
Otis ". Mckee. J. Harmon Smith.
Grant Z. Price. Z. c. Crump, Franklin
Rogers, W. r Quinn, /. Petrie. ]. I.
Brewster, z. J. Soanlon. J. D. Smith.
". S. Brooks. r. 3. witter, George Z.