Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-09-27
KEYNOTE WAS HOSPITALITY.
LOCAL UNION OF PAINTERS
ENTERTAIN.
Mr.. 0'Conner. of Baltimore Made a
Speech On "Principles
of Unionism.''

Local Union No. 93S, Painters, Dec
orators and Paperhangers of America
last night demonstrated more clearly
than all of the addresses on "The
Principles of Unionism" ever deliver
ed could have that one of the strongest
and most thoroughly lived mp to doc.
trines of the local union is hospitality.
good fellowship and a determination
to make all guests enjoy themselves at
union social functions.
While the good of the guests was
looked after in royal style by the COM
mittee in charge of the arrangements
for the reception and dance held in
the Assembly Rooms on Gloucester
street, Mr.. ]. Y. O'Conner, of Balti-
more, looked out for the advantages
and more firmly roofing of the prin-
ciples of unionism in Annapolis. Mr.
O'Conner's address was the first thing
ON the program following the address
of welcome by Mr.. H. ii. Miller
chairman of the meetings. sMr. Miller,
in short talk forecasted the coming
of Mr.. O'Conner and touched upon
the inception. organization and work
of the unions in this city within the
past two years. He also extended o
hearty welcome TO the 800 or more
guests. During his remarks he denied
most emphatically that unions held
the strike as one of its principles, or
that union men like the strike, which
was only used as a last resort to gain
absolutely necessary concessions from
capital.
Mr.. Miller then introduced Mr.
O'Conner as man who had Civ en-
much of his time and energies to the
furtherance of the cause of organized
labor, and man who, through these
efforts. had in some casef been practi-
cally blacklisted by employers for his
help to the laboring classes. Mr.
O'Oonner spoke for about 45 minutes
and followed out the line of talk in
troduced by Mr.. Miller, going, how
ever, deeper into the vital principles
of organized labor and its marvellous
growth in this country since its first
toddling start TO the present day,
when it is becoming one of the strong
est factors in American life. His
watchword tounion men was the slogan
which has made this great country of
ours what she is today among the ma
tions of the world "United we stand,
divided we fall - In the line of his
talk on this perfect unionism, Mr.
O'Conner advocated, above all things
that one union stand by the other in
all ways and particularly to support
unionism by demanding of all mer
chants only the handling of union
made goods. The speaker also summed
up the laws beneficial to the working
man which had been passed through
the efforts of organized labor, includ-
ing the shorter working hours, th e
mechanics lien law and the increase
of wages throughout America. He
hot l.f &bn la aaf
through its whole great course mention
labor organizations. it did state most
specifically that "the laborer is wor.
thy his hire" I" During the course of
his remarks Mr.. 0'Conner was con-
stantly applauded.
On the stand by the speaker and the
chairman of the meeting was another
guest of honor of the union in the per-
son of Mayor John dep. Douw. who
listened attentively to the address
upon "The Principles of Unionism" "
and complimented Mr.. O'Conner upon
his speech Following the addresses
Mr.. Miller announced that refresh
ments would be served the ladies and
others present who desired them in
the Assembly Room and also an
nounced that there were refreshments
of more mannish nature to be had in
the basement. The wives and daugh-
ters of the hosts assisted in serving an
excellent lunch of sandwiches and
other good things, including ice cream
cake and fruit After the refreshments
had been disposed of the floor was
cleared of the chairs, and the younger
folks given leeway to dance to their
hearts content, music being furnished
by portion of the Naval Academy
orchstIa.
Taken as a whole the reception was
one of the greatest successes of all the
entertainments recently given in An,
napoils by any branch of organized
labor, and great credit is due the COM
mittee in charge, which consisted of
Messrs. Fred. Hanback,, j w. Syms,
O. d. Tuder, W. NJ. Cargill and @. H.
Hill.