Word: greenly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week if they were looking down they must have seen 400 grave gentlemen in black proceeding in dignity past the revolving barrel and into the dance hall adjoining. The dance hall was fitted out with chairs, and there before the grave gentlemen, William Green called to order the 45th annual convention of the American Federation of Labor...
...first time in 40 years the convention assembled without the dominating presence of Samuel Gompers in the chair. But William Green, his successor, seized the iron-handled hammer (a regular gavel had been forgotten) and pounded the desk, opening a session that was expected to last for two weeks. The chief events...
...Green's Speech. Chairman Green opened with a speech and the reading of a long report from the Executive Council, of which he is head. He told that the Federation (composed of 31,261 unions) as of Aug. 31 had 2,878,297 members not counting some 500,000 unemployed or out on strike and not paying dues. He assailed "employes' representation," "employes' ownership" and "employes' insurance' as schemes of employers more insidious than outright attack in undermining the unions. He warned Labor of Communistic organizations masquerading as part of the bona fide trade union movement?such organizations...
Coach Hawley's chief worry at present is the dearth of kickers. Against Vermont last Saturday, only two points were gleaned on kicks after the eight touchdowns scored by the green-jerseyed men. Unless his kickers come along fast, Coach Hawley will be at a serious disadvantage in tight games. Tully and Sage, veteran ends, are the only members of the squad who are at all proficient at drop-kicking. The squad possesses no capable place-kicker, and even the kicking off has not been entirely satisfactory...
...Green Has Solitary Punter...