The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-12
LEADERS OFF. ". ".
FIFTH AYE. GUESTS
Mingle With Men and Women
in Evening Clothes.at
Mrs. DOdge's House.
ARMY NOT so WELL OFF
Sleep on University Settlement
Benches--Pay for Their
Own Scanty Supper.

The idle I. W. W. brethren slept on
benches last night at the University
Settlement after munching bread and
drinking coffee that they had to buy
while their leaders were en-
tertained In Fifth avenue.
Al the home Of Mrs Mabel Dodge, on
the third floor OF 20 Fifth avenue, two stories
above Cen. Daniel Sickles's rooms and one
floor below the apartment that former
Governor william Sulzer hired few weeks
ago. Big Bill Haywood. Frank Strong
Hamilton, Frank Tannenbaum's successor
as leader OF the army. and other leaders
discussed social problems with their
hostess and a large number OF her
friends.
The latter were mostly in evening dress
and the l. W. W. people In sweaters and
less elegant garments. but all seemed to
be having an interesting time.
News OF the gathering in Mrs. Dodge's
home was brought to Rutgers Square.
where the unemployed were shivering in
the wind while debating where to sleep
for the night.
The army marched In disorderly array
to the Settlement House. where there were
welcomed By DIR. Robbins Gilman, the
head worker. They disposed themselves
on benches and sang their battle hymn
'oh. why don't you work
Like the other folks dor
How the hell can work
When there's no work to dof"
scanty Lunch Eaten.
The coffee and bread. bought with q
collection OF $3.50 taken in Rutgers
Square from the brethren themselves and
some passersby were speedily disposed Of
At 20 Fifth avenue the reporters we're
admitted by the coiored factotum to Mrs
Dodge's rooms.
Several !. w. w. leaders who had left
their marching friends In Rutgers Square
were neatly aNd serviceably clad in gray
sweaters and other habiliments that
evoked no criticism. Most OF the large
number OF women there wore evening
gowns. All were listening intently to the
answers Big Bill Haywood was giving to
a flock OF questions about what was the
remedy for the present social unrest.
There were present some men with long
black flowing locks. who say they are
anarchists, some OF the Haywood type
who are leaders OF Industrial organiza.
lions. some who belong to social uplif,
movements IN New York and have Offices
In skyscrapers uptown. some women who
didn't appear TO have any occupations. bu,
an overwhelming interest In the welfare
Of the downtr odden. and then. OF course
the plain professional unemployed"
We will now listen to a speech from
Mr.. Haywood and others, but I wish &c
say that the movement of the l. w. w
into the religious institutions recently
had better be left out OF the discussion.
said the leader.
Red Banner There.
Mr.. Haywood and some others got W
and moved to the centre OF the room
whereupon became visible one of the rec
l. w. W. banners used last year In tn,
Paterson pageant In Madison Square Gar
den.
just then one OF the unemployed wills
pered to a woman in evening dress be
side whom he was standing that reporter
had entered the room
A woman with a low gown removed he
cigarette-sevsral OF the women wer
smoking and virtually al! OF the men
and said something that sounded like
"Oh. horrid 90
4 heavy set young man came out an,
said that the gathering was for the pur
pose OF discussing social problems an
that all present were friends of Mr.,
Dodge and that positively nothing shoul
be published about II
A man who said he lived In the hous
and was q friend OF the Generals aske
a policeman outside II those people wer
going to be allowed TO wake up his age
and Ill friend. He was reassured an
went back home. But the meeting Taste
until late In the evening.
The directories give 20 Fifth avenue a
the residence of Edwin S. Dodge, II
architect OF lol Park avenue. An in
quiry over Mr., Dodge's telephone la,
night brought the information that III
meeting there was strictly private an
, that no information would be given abol
It. The doormsD said that Mrs Nab,
Dodge lived in the third floor apartment
In addition to participating In all
these activities. the |. w. W. went q
new tack and for the first time d
manded food and shelter from a JEWS
congregation. At 3 o'clock In the afte
noon. nifty from the army knocked NJ Il
|, door OF Stutziner Synagogue. $40 Hen,
street, OF winch Joseph Finkels;ein
president, and said they wanted to
. fed and put up for the night One
the leaders OF the synagogue asked the
to wait until the Purim service while
900 Of the congregation were taking pa
In was over, and something might
done,
The army waited. but the synagog,