Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
GIFT OF A LOVING CUP
PRESENTATION TO MINISTER BY
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.

Rev. Daniel w. Skellenger the retiring
pastor Of the Sixth Street (southwesD Pres
Dyterian Church, who. for the past year.
mas been delegate from the Presby-
terrain Ministerial Alliance to the Central
LABOR Union was presented with a loving
cup by his co-delegates at the meeting last
evening of the central body Shortly after
the meeting had been called to order by
President Brinkman. Secretary Samuel d
Nedrey called the name Of Delegate ski
lenger and requested him to step upon the
rostrum. Addressing DR.. Skelenger, the
secretary related the early history Of the
labor movement in this country, and how
it had been looked upon askance by the
churches of all denominations, He directed
attention to the hesitancy of the Central
Labor Union in admitting to fellowship in
that body the representative of the Mnisi-
terial Alliance, but that the experiment
had proved a valuable one, and now that
Mr.. Skellenger was to depart from among
those with whom he had counseled for more
than year, not as shepherd of the flock.
but a toiler in the vineyard. it was the de-
sire of his colleagues to present him with a
token of their appreciation of him as a
man and minister DIR. Skellenger, taken
completely by surprise. for time seemed
at loss how to reply, but recovering him
self. thanked the delegates for their gift.
stating that he would keep it as one of his
The cup bore the inscription. Presented
to Rev. d. w. Skellenger by Co-Delegates
of the Central Labor Uuion, Washington
d. c., May, 1907
Delegate Riggles of the machinists pre-
sented the following, which was adopted
and a copy ordered sent to President Roose-
welt:
THE delegates of the Central Labor
Union Of the District of Columbia. desiring
that the public and public utility corpora
lions, especially gas. electric light and
street railway companies. shall receive fair
treatment in all matters of legislation and
regulations which mutually concern them,
urgently petition that you cause the bureau
of corporations to make a careful and full
examination of the business and methods
of such corporations with a view to deter
mining what legislation Is necessary to Sc
cure fair and just treatment of all con-
cerned in regard to rates charged and
services rendered"
The committee recently appointed to Or
ganiZe an allied labor league and miscel-
laneOus trades council reported that II had
completed it's work by organizing a body
Thursday night of last week, and that soon
forty-six locals would be attached thereto.
This organization is along the lines of the
Building Trades Council, and is expected to
Tighten the work of the delegates of the
Central Labor Union.
Delegate Roberts, from the special COM
mittee appointed to look into the feasibility
of holding smoker, at which were to be in
vited number of business men of the city,
Tor the purpose OF them with
the object and the manner in which the
central body transacts business. reported
that 1t thought 1T would be best to post
pone the smoker until after Labor day.
The suggestion of the committee was
adopted.
Referring to the discharge OF employees
by Public Printer Stillings j. l.. Feeney,
delegate from the bookbinders' union.
charged that the public printer had shown
hostility to organized labor by discharging
all of the officers of that union employed
at the works." and that men who had
acted as committeeman had been ousted.
Also that a pressman had been discharged
because Of his activity in organized labor.
The delegate gave notice that he will in
troduce a resolution at the next meeting of
the central body calling the attention OF
President Roosevelt to the unfair proceed
ings of the public printer"
Delegate Riggles stated that he had in
terviewed Commissioner West in relation to
the condition Of the street-lighting service
Of the city, and that the Commissioner had
informed him that while the lamps are
not as well equipped as they should be the
reports showed that only 5000 hours of
darkness, by reason OF poor lamps, had
been reported by the inspectors since last
March.
President Brinkman. secretary treasurer
of the International Carriage and Wagon
Workers Union, who has just returned
from a weeks sojourn in Philadelphia.
where he had been on business for the
tional organization, reported that his trip
had resulted in gain OF more than 1000
in the membership Of that organization.