The Washington herald., 1922-07-31
STRIKE SPEAKERS
AT ALEXANDRIA
See EARLY PEACE
PASTORS Give Religious
Tone to Meeting in
Theater.
x. C. HOLD MEETING
Third Degree Conferred on
Class by Washington
Officials.
THE HERALD BUREAU.


TT King Street.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, July 30.-P.
J. Conlon. general representative Of
the Railway Employees Association.
addressing a mass meeting this aft
ernoon In the Ingomar Theater un-
der the auspices of the striking
railway shopmen, declared that
statements made in the press re-
garding the seniority propositions
are garbled-
He referred to the tyranny the
men had to endure, and said the
sooner the public becomes acquaint-
ed with the true situation the bet
ter for all concerned. He praised
the solidarity of the 100000 rail
workers in the strike. The men. he
declared have sacrificed everything
because they know their cause Is
just The speaker praised the
Southern Railway for its attitude
but said that as work is the same
everywhere the men cannot enter
into an agreement with any one
road.
Colon predicted that by Wednesday
the men will know whether or not
they will return towork nextThurs-
day morning. He praised the loyal
ty of local merchants and others
who have stuck by the men.
Rev. Robert E. Mckay. pastor Of
the Del Ray Baptist Church. de-
clared> that right is. never defeated.
although 1t may appear to be. I'VE
are living under a Constitution that
gives US a right to fight for JUS
tice." he said. He urged prayer by
the men the last few days of the
strike.
An early settlement of the strike
was predicted by Rev. Robert
Browne, pastor of the Methodist
Protestant Church. Rev. Edgar
Carpenter. rector of Grace Episcopal
Church, said he was glad to see that
the strike is nearing settlement.
H. +. Chichester. president of the
local crafts, presided.
Invocation was given by Rev.
Mr.. Carpenter and benediction ty
Rev. Mr.. Mckay.
The third or major degree was
conferred on a large class of can
didates this afternoon by Fitzgerald
Council, No. 45s, Knights of Co.
lumbus, at st. Mary's Hall. The
ceremonies were in charge of Leo
Rover, OF Washington. past State
deputy of the District of Columbia.
Attending were a number of WASH
ington and other out-of-town Wis
itors- Preceding the initiation the
visitors were entertained at dinner
at the Hotel Rammel.
Attorney Frank Stuart this morn
ing addressed the Bible class of
the Methodist Protestant Church,
taking for his subject What shall
il profit a man il he gain the whole
world and lost his own soul?"
Mary Custis Lee, Seventeenth
Virginia Regiment Chapter. United
Daughters of the Confederacy, will
hold a called meeting at Lee Camp
Hall at s o'clock tomorrow night.
Mrs. Alma Gibson, wife of ]. N
Gibson, lib Harvard street, died
yesterday at Providence Hospital.
Washington. The body was brought
here to Wheat1ey's mortuary chapel
and shipped to Trevilian, Va. for
burial The deceased is survived
by her husband.
A lawn fete will be given tomor-
row night on the union railway
station grounds. Music will be fur
nished by the Citizens BanG, and
funds derived from the concert will
be for the benefit of the play
grounds.
News has been received here of
the death of Charles Goldsborough
Stirling at Saranac Lake. N. Y. He
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sara
V. Daingerfield Stirling. The fu-
neral will be. held tomorrow MORN
ing at the Church of st. Mary the
Virgin, New York City.
The regular monthly meeting of
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate Vet
erans, will be held at s o'clock to-
morrow night at Lee Camp Hall.