The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-03
FEAST FOR
WALSH CRITICISED
Bad Taste Seen in Call for
"Fellow Spirits" to Dine at
Washington Irving.
INQUIRY BY CHURCHILL

Looking forward to that dollar dinn-
of fellow spirits IN honor OF 'that fear
less crusader" Fellow Spirit the
Hon. Frank y. Walsh. chairman Of
the Federal Commis so on industrial
Relations, next Saturday night III tho
washington Irving Hieh School. 1t vas
laid Yesterday that there was Il large
live ny In the eoup Of social %justlce pre-
pared for the occasion by the Labor
Forum. The idea of advertising Il pub
lie school building us an ep.curean rival
TO the Astor or the Waldorf, or any
other hotel. for that matter. does not
reconcile itself favorably with the Ideas
of President Thomas w. Churchill and
some others on the public policy os
such use OF a school house.
Therefore the large fly.
Frank p. Cunnion, chairman OF ne
Board Of Education's on no
care OF public buildings. which granted
permission to the Labor Forum 20 hold
the dollar dinner at tho Washington
irving High School at q meeting lN
Friday, said yesterday he did not Ike
the Labor Forum'sdinner notice. And he
added that n Intended 10 talk the matter
over to-day with PRESIDENT Churchil.
Earlier In the afternoon Mr.. ChurchN
said that his first impression was tina.
IA. use OF 4 school 'as an adjunct 20 the
Aston or the Waldorf seemed inadvls-
able. Mr.. Churchill promised An In.
qu!ry at oncA
rhe dollar dinner. Il seemA. IL planned
IN connection With the opening. rather
'rbla.ine FORTH" OF "A series OF lectures
IN tho cause Of social Justice at thu
Washington Irving High School Oh
p.-- A~~>->. NyAp FAIlnV
Spirit the Hon Walsh 10 to DO the bias
ing forth. All Of tho Fellow Spirtts viii
eat on the night before-dcpendent Of
| coura, on the aforesaid hy-and tn
caterer Of the Warrington Irving H'gt
School vii, collect the dollarA What
the janitor will 10 With the smeilA
smoke and left overs was all guaranteed
to the committee on tho care OF public
buildings.
"A representative Of TIE LAnn
Forum appeared before our committee
las. Friday" said Mr.. Cunnion. and
asked for permission 10 hold tho dinner.
He said II was q most extraordina1
AFFAIR, strictly In connection with ira
forum lectures. objected At FIRST. but
the committee after some debate decided
to grant tho permission. II has power
10 do so under the rules Of the board
But az for opening tho door to this sort
or thing. 1 don't hko ~.
Notice to "Fellow Spfrits."
, The dinner notice sent out b. the
Laoor Forum announcing the event >.At
thus:
Prank p. Walsh Ia COMING on from
Kansas City especially 10 be the opes-
ing speaker at the Union Square Labor
Forum, holding its first meeting SUI
day night, November Z. II has been
suggested that fellow spirits with ~"
fearless crusader for soclal justice vol
come him in a way most fitting ara
effective.
six hundred recently harquo'tel tHH
Tony Elihu Root at the iiot"i AS A."
Not the Same 500 would banquet Wa
1t 4. therefore all the more imppr'n :
and proper that Frank i. Walsh a I
the cause OF social Justice which We * 20
be fttlnyly honored. HonJred No. 81
a Hotel Aston. but in the most u'r To-
cratic place IN the world. the mo.
public school building. In order To- .| =
forth the cause OF social justice I.' "
could be no more htting comb.rlJ. n
ms a free Walsh. an assembly a.. l's
people. in Il free American SChooi lHa-.
we Invite all true lovers of 81" !
Justice to meet with the chi.ruta .
the Federal Commission on Indus ,
Relations In the House Of the re.
This IS tho first time that 4 pI''
, school building In New York city los
been thrown open 10 the people for I.I
a purpose. Two Thousand Invitations
10 his 81 dinner have been sent "''
bv tho labor organization committee.
reservations 10 he made by %telephor'ug
to the Union Square Hotel"
Louis n. Pink, one Of the conrn!tc'
on tho care OF public building. r.'
satisfied with the idea o: holding -
dinner IN the school. but said he though
the announcement in poor taste.