Evening star., 1944-09-10
Fifty Years Ago
"The Catholic population of w

ington," said The Star for September
8. 1894, will wend
rother Woitefs its way to Mount
A.n,,;,I Olivet Cemetery to-
morrow afternoon to
do honor to the memory of the late
Father J. A. Walter, who died just five
months ago" A handsome monument
Of granite 1t was explained, was to be
dedicated in the presence of a vast
throng of friends of the departed pastor
of st. Patrick's parish, minister be-
loved by all classes and conditions of
people. His successor, Father John
Gloyd. The Star for September 10 re-
ported, unveiled the memorial. An i'm
pressive feature of the ceremony was
the singing Of Lead, Kindly Light" by
the Apollo Quartet, consisting Of w. D.
Mcfarland, First Presbyterian Church;
P. B. Turpin and Frank Reside, Episco-
pal Church Of the Epiphany, and
Bernard Ryan, ST. Patrick's.
A speculation printed in an out-of-
town paper led The Star for September
IL, 1894, to discuss the
!. Ms political interests of a
Ambitions Government officer who
at that time had not
been thought about In connection with
the presidency, yet who within seven
years was to occupy the White House.
Theodore Roosevelt, it had been sug-
gested. shortly was to resign from the
Civil Service Commission. The explana-
ton Of his proposed action was that he
was inspired by aspirations to become
Mayor of New York" Friends, cited by
The Star. doubted the accuracy of the
rumor. But T. R. did resign the job to
which he had been appointed by Ben
jamin Harrison in 1889 and he did return
to his native city to dabble in municipal
affairs-with the result that he was
elected Governor of New York in 1899
and Vice President in 1900. The assas-
sination Of William Mckinley brought
him the highest position in the gift of
his countrymen, September IA, 1901.
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Members Of the Grand Army of the
Republic, In an "encampment" as
sembled at Pittsburgh
New Veterans on September 13, 1894,
Leader elected a new COM
mander In chiefly
a majority Of eleven votes. According
to The Star for the date mentioned, "it
was the closest contest" in the history
of the great Union veterans organi-
cation then in its prime. The sue
cessful candidate was Col. Thomas G..
Lawler of Rockford. ILL., Only three
days earlier at Nashville, Tenn, re-
preventative widows, wives, mothers,
sisters and lineal female descendants
OF men who served honorably in the
army and the navy of the Southern
States had organized the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy-an incident
the golden anniversary of which will
be celebrated appropriately at Confed-
crate Memorial Hall, 1872 Vermont ave-
nue. NV, tomorrow evening.
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The Star for September Is, 1894, re-
produced a lengthy article from the
Chicago Sunday Times
Eorly lobor dealing with the begin
Troubles ming of the trade union
moveme In tn e
United States. One paragraph in the
account said: "The first strike in Amer
lea took place in the city of New York
in 1903, when some sailors struck for
an increase of wages This first out
break-if it could be so denominated-
was ended by the arrest and conflne-
ment of the leader. Prior to 1925,
while there were numerous organiza-
tions of a minor nature, the formative
period Of trades unionism in this coun-
try was of little importance. From
that time until 1851 the development
Of the movement was important, as
1t was the creative period of the union,
based upon the demands Of organized
labor today. During this period of 26
years, labor worked for shorter hours
Of toll, higher wages and also lost con-
siderable time In cooperative expert
ments"-including the Robert Dale
Owen community at New Harmony, Ind.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is not the
first President to love the seagoing
branch of the national
A Navy defense. On the front
Admirer page of The Star of
Septe m b e r II, 1894,
there appeared brief story to the
effect that in "a lot Of old cipher dis
patches" relating to the War between
the States. Mai. George H. Davis, In
charge Of the War Records Bureau,
"came across . letter" addressed to the