The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-02
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moving picture man gave material and
financial assistance to the cause.
The Pathe representative couldn't see
4 that way. He left the hall apparently
much confused. When the delegates
filed out at the close of the meeting,
however, there stood the undaunted
movie" man and bis machine Next
week all America will be given a pic
tortal insight into the convention.
Tomorrow Big Day.
Tomorrow will be one of the big days
of the convention. Several Washington
clergymen have been asked TO attend
the meetings of the unemployed and
make addresses.
Monday evening, between and s
o'clock. the hoboes will give an open-air
meeting at the reservation on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, between Ninth and Tenth
streets. Miss Harvey, Mr.. Law, and Dr.
Frank HaviIsn6 called on Major Sylves-
ter this morning and made application
for a permit. This will be issued Mon
day at noon.
Tuesday night a hobo entertainment
VIII be given at the convention head
quarters, 1914 G street northwest, at
which only members of the organization
will take a part. Tickets are to be
placed on sale this afternoon, and the
proceeds will be used in establishing a
Washington branch Of the Brotherhood
Welfare Association.
The delegates to the unique conven-
ton. which probably will extend
through Tuesday night, are today OFF,
cially and proudly known as 'hoboes."
BY a vote of 10 to l yesterday the or
ganization decided TO let that title re-
main.
James Eads How this morning said
that he realized that he has hard
night before him.
There are more different kinds of
representatives here than I had bar
gained for" he said.
The opening session had convinced
him of that fact A long-haired dele
gate, wearing a black flowing tie and
q faraway look, told the hungry dele
gates that 1t Is about time that some
of the fortunes of this country are
distributed among the penniless. This
delegate, who halls from Baltimore,
and who led the Baltimore delegation
on the forty-mile hike from that city
yesterday, decided to go after the APP
plause from another direction.
Champagne is made to drink" he
continued in broken English. Turkey
is made to eat 1 would like to have
champagne every night. and turkey
three times a week. But l cannot buy
either. Now, II champagne is made to
drink, and turkey to eat, why not
alter conditions in such a way as to
put them within the reach of all Of
us?"
Got Applause.
The Baltimore delegate got the ap-
plause he was looking for. For several
minutes his remarks were greeted with
cheering from certain Of the delegates.
"'Frisco Ed" Andrews, chief of COM
missary,' who looks after the punk"
and the Java" consumed at the con-
vention, said this morning that the last
remark of the Baltimore delegate cost
the conventions finance committee ex-
actly 81 cents.
'Befo' dat guy said somethin' bout
toikey and izz water" Frisco Ed"
explained, desc ginks wuz willin' to
eat punk and drink plain Java But,
: believe muh, when 1 confide in you
dat after dat speech every Weary
Willie insisted on sweetnin' in his
Java, and muh-lasses on his bread.
And 1 had to give 'em what dey want
ed, too, er trouble would hev follered."
There was great rejoicing in hobo
land this morning, when a sympa-
ed down G street yesterday and got
one peep at the provision counter
from which the delegates are being
fed, brought down five gallons Of
home made raspberry and strawberry
jam. This elderly lady yesterday Of
fered to make such a sacrifice for the
hungry-looking unemployed, but Po-
Nceman Donnelly, of the First pre-
cinct on duty at the convention,
couldn't find anything in his police
instructions which says a bluecoat
must act as a jam distributor to an
army of tramps.
He politely told the would be bene-
factress this She was undaunted,
however, and leaving her bed hours
ahead Of time this morning, she sum-
moned a messenger boy, and when
the first knight of the road" fell in
for breakfast, he found awaiting him
a generous supply of real jam. There
is enough on hand now to last the
delegates through tomorrow.