The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-05
ROSE PASTOR TALKS TO UNION
y, G.. PHELPS STOKES WITH HER
AT CIGARMAKERS MEETING.

Anti.socialist Gathering Welcomes the
East Side Settlement Workers--Botl
Make Speeches and MIR. Stokes IL "a
he Made an Honorary Member
j. G. Phelps Stokes, who IL engaged to
be married to Miss Rose Pastor, visited
Ciearmakers' Union No. IS while 1t was
holding meeting yesterday at the Harlem
Terrace, 2l2 East Hath street. He was
accompanied by Miss Pastor. All business
was suspended while Daniel 8. Jacobs
delegate OF the union, escorted the pair
to the platform. Miss Pastor wore tailor
made gown OF gray with white shirt
waist.
When they reached the platform the
officers OF the union nearly fell over one
another in their efforts to seat their visitors
They were finally seated beside Moses
DeCosta, an officer Of the union, who ex =
planned to them the object Of the meeting
to repel attacks made upon the non =
Socialist unions by the Socialists.
Miss Pastor was then asked to address
the meeting. She was a cigarmaker by
trade and lost her place because she in =
terested herself in the trade unions.
This invitation to speak has been en-
trely unexpected" she said. glancing at
Mr.. Stokes. Il merely came In as visitor.
accompanied by my-by Mr.. Stokes, and
did not expect to be asked to speak. As
you know, was cigarmaker in Cleveland
before l became q cigamaker here. In
Cleveland the conditions under which !
worked were slightly different from what
found in this city. In Cleveland those
among whom / worked were chiefly He
In, pit
people with whom I worked were Bohe-
mans"
Miss P,stcr then told Of her experience
as a Gig lrmaker in New York.
The principal trouble in the factory IN
ha s city h in snGh oss The sse
ing to sit on stools. In the case OF delicate
girls this produced distressing backache
Before the ten hour workday was COM
pleted."
Miss Pastor wound up with a quaint
plause followed and Mr.. Stokes was in
vited to address the meeting.
He told the cigarmakers that he was
deeply stirred by Miss PASTORS speech
and that he knew q good deal OF her
struggles to make a living both in Cleve-
land and New York. After telling what g
useful thing trades unionism is he wound
up by saying:
Il hope soon to be able to carry on the
work in the interest Of humanity that am
doing on a more extended scale with the
assistance Of Miss Pastor when she Is my
wife, which hope will be very soon.'
He glanced at Miss Pastor as he said this.
She responded with smile, and then he
said:
Il am glad she is trade union mist
The applause which followed became
cheers when a proposition was made to
make Mr.. Stokes an honorary member OF
Ciua rma kars' Union No a. Some of tho
members reminded the chairman that under
the rules OF the Cigarmakers' international
Union no one could be member unless he
was cigarmaker. The announcement
was then made that Second Vice-President
Woods Of the international union was pre-
pairing an amendment providing for honor
airy members. Mr.. Stokes was assured that
he would be the first honorary member Of
Cigarmakers Union No. Is. He thanked
the meeting and then Miss Pastor shook
hands with all the members while Mr.. Stokes
stood bowling. When they left there was
another burst Of applause.