The Washington herald., 1912-01-01
KNOCKERS KNOCK
"OLD YEAR" OUT
Wives, Daughters, and Sweet
hearts Lend Aid.
BANQUET AT NEW FREDoN1A
samuel GOmpers Pays a Tribute DO
WOmnnhOOd and Refers to Re-
cent Factory Fires In which Girl
Operatives Lost Their Lives.
Music and RIirth.

While not mentioning the McNamaras
by name II was plain the dynamite eHplo-
sion at the Los Angeles Times building
was the case referred to by Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fedora
tion OF Labor, last night. in his address
before the members and guests OF the
knights OF Momus, or the "Knockers
Club" at the dinner to. their wives,
daughters, and sweethearts at the New
Fredonia.
After describing tile hardships the
workers, including women and children,
are compelled to undergo to make this
country prosperous, Mr.. Gompers said:
rs 1t not enough for US to ask our
selves where we are drifting? And when
the conditions are such that men, fool
ishly or fanatically or criminally, take
matters into their own hands Il is not
enough to take thought OF the result OF
such an outrage, but We should investi-
gate the conditions that would prompt
such insane revenge"
"wOmen TO Burn"
Mr.. Gompers referred to the factory
fires of recent occurrence where many
women and girls lost their lives, and
said:
those who ould exploit the women Of
our country merely for the advancement
Of private property. And after all the
Investigation Of the slaughter, nobody
was to blame, is what We are told. No
country on the globe puts so low a price
on human limbs, arms, eyes, and human
life as ours, and just for our prosperity"
Mr.. GOmpers then paid tribute TO wom-
anhood. and said that he made a wise
surrounded with his wife, daughters.
sons, and sons-in-law, and that these
have been Of great assistance to him in
his work
II have been trying" said Mr.. Com
pers, not only to be of assistance to
men. but to womanhood."
John r. Purvis, president of the club.
was toastmaster. Following selections
by a quartet, composed OF Mrs. c. B.
Rsyly, jr., soprano; Miss Richie Nc
Lean, alto; Alan Brett. tenor. and Elijah
KinseIIa, bass. the POSTMASTER intro
duced F. a. Kidd. a past president Of the
club, who told humorously OF the plans
for the dinner. which was the first ever
given to the ladies by the members Of
the club.
None are more entitled TO one night
of in the year when they can do as they
please than the printers" said Mr.. Kidd,
was the first organization to recognize
women on an equal basis with men in
the same work"
Some of Features.
Following a bass solo by Mr.. Kinsella
atd Mr. Gompers' address, Fred n.
Whitehead entertained with stories about
the able assistance OF old maids. John
German. secretary TO Maj. Sylvester,
then told several stories in dialect to
the delight OF those present. He was
followed with addresses by Capt. Bell
and Thomas a. Bynum, vice president
Of the club.
The ladies' night banquet was in charge
OF the executive committee OF the club.
COMPOSED OF John r. Purvis, president;
Thomas A. Bynum, vice president; NJ. A.
Bodenhamer. treasurer; John A. Huston,
secretary. and r. A. Julian, sergeant-at-
arms. The banquet hall was filled TO
ovsriowing. and at midnight Aud Lang
Syne" was sung.
Plans are being made for the annual
dinner Of the club, which. as usual will
be a stag affair, and will be given in
February.
Present at BANQUET.
The following is a list OF the diners:
Mr.. and Mrs. V. L. Sipos, Mr.. and Mrs.
a. ]. Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Henry,
II. n. KeIchner, F. F. Kimmell. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Armstrong, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Brice, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Maley,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Huss, }. r. A. johnson,
Harry J. ObelI, Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Parrish, John R. Purvis. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Gompers. Miss Gompers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Humble. Mn and Mrs. Harry
Goodrell. F. Kautenberg. Michael Ser
rano. Mrs. Kennedy, Mr.. and Mrs I.
W. Sharp. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Boden-
hamer, Mr.. and Mrs. Shelby Smith, Mrs.
Katherine Richards. Mr.. and Mrs. E. ].
E,Iwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kidd, Mr..
and Mrs. George Ellis, Mrs. J. Greene,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. MaIoney, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. waudby, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Har-
vey, Mr. and Mrs. ]. Fugle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
A. GiIIin, Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Connor,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas A. Bynum, A. P. Doyle, Mr..
and Mrs. George PulIiam, Mr.. and Mrs.
b. F. Bodine, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Julian,
Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Long, Miss n.
ShIpman, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Giles,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Flynn. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. NJ. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs.
uar-,- Iamr,on DIR and Mrs Frank