The Washington herald., 1909-08-23

The general committee recently APP
pointed by the Central Labor Union 10
arrange a reception TO Samuel Gompers.
president Of the American Federation Of
Labor. on his return to Washington In
october from his three months trip
abroad met yesterday morning at Typo
graphical Temple
The committee is composed Of twenty
FIVE Of the men prominently identified in
the national and local labor movement.
With the exception Of Sam De Nedrey.
who is in New York. and r. c. H. Ross,
attending a meeting OF the sheet metal
workers in Denver. there was a fun at
tendance.
Details Take shape.
John D. Colpoys. president OF the Cen
trail Labor Union. ex-oficio chairman OF
the committee, said last night that while
Mr.. Gompers would not return for nearly
two months. yet the details OF the re-
ception 10 be rendered him are practi-
eally completed, and that the royal vel
come TO be extended 10 the labor leader
would eclipse in Importance any demon
stration OF its kind attempted in the Dis
Union while in the city.
James J. McCracken. OF the Hosting
Engineers Union. was elected chief mar
shall to handle the parade feature He
viii name a corps OF assistants from the
several local organizations that will par
ticipate in the parade and mass meeting
at Convention Hall. President Colpoys,
Of the central body. will have charge OF
the mass meeting.
With Mr.. Gompers coming 10 Wash
ington viii be the members OF the exc
cuttve council OF the American Fedora
ton OF Labor and leading presidents and
vice presidents Of the national and inter-
national labor bodies affiliated. These la
Dor leaders will accompany Mr.. Gompers
as an honor guard from New York. and
viii be the guests OF the Central Labor
Union while In the city
II Is the purpose OF the general COM
mittes 20 meet Mr.. Gompers and his
party at the Union Station by representa-
tiyes from all the locals. and the parade
will probably number $500 men. Several
bands Of music will be In the line Of pa
rade, banners and streamers OF welcome,
&C. Following the parade through some
Of the principal streets Of the city, Mr..
GompeTs and his honor guard will review
the parade from some central point not
yet determined.
In addition TO the presidents Of the ma
t.onal bodies that Will welcome President
Gompers, II Is expected that a number Of
men prominent in political and Official
life viii be on the reviewing stand. and
viii make brief addresses at Conven-
ton Hail Indications point 10 the par
tcipation Of all the locals IN the city.
Typographical Union, No. l0l, and the
bricklayers' organization. and the two
carpenters unions numerically viii make
the largest display in the parade Each
Of these organizations has notified the
committee that Il is arranging 10 turn
out IN fun force.
Committee in Charge.
The committee in charge Of the reoep-
ton announced that the eighteen big 10
Gals OF the Building Trades Mechanics
Council. about 1900 men. would turn out
in the parade and at the mass meeting
with every man.
Those composing the general committee
are: John j. Colpoys. chairman: James
]. McCracken. Sam De Nedrey. John
Torch. Charles T. Smith. r. G. NJ Ross,
Newton A. James, Luke Ludlow, Charles
r. Wandell. Thomas G. lglehart John J.
Purcell, z. J.. Tucker. Frank D. Manning,
John J. Schmidt. James II. McHugh Ru-
dolph Thiele. William II. Schaeffer James
NJ Barrett. Joseph c. Clark. JAMES Cal
leher. c. L. Allison. y. c. Sprague, Daniel
A. ELLEN. ". Il. Pollard. and James Co
sidine, If.