Main Performers | Henry D Harben, S Stennett, Jack Jones, H G Adams, A G Cameron, George Lansbury, John Stokes, Robt. Williams, J V Wills, John Scurr - speakers, Ernest Dale - organ |
Orchestra or Band | Massed Bands, Edmonton Socialist Band and Band of the Musicians Union |
Set List | Organ Recital (Ernest Dale), Vocal Selections: 'Comrades Song of Hope' (United Socialist Choir), 'The International' (United Socialist Choir), Music by Massed Bands, Song: 'England, Arise!', Chairmans Speech (Henry D Harben), Speeches: S Stennett, Jack Jones, H G Adams, A G Cameron, George Lansbury, Appeal - Collection for Women's and Children's Relief Fund, Speeches: John Stokes, Robert Williams, J V Wills, John Scurr, 'The Red Flag' |
Performance Notes | Trades' Union Meeting.
Early in 1914 London was gripped by a lock-out of 30,000 building workers. They were locked out by The Grand Master Builders Federation because of a series of strikes for better pay the workers had undertaken in 1912-1913 and the worker's growing refusal to work with non-union workers. large crowd of building labourers carrying a banner of the Builders and General Labourers Union attended the laying of the foundation stone of St Mark Church, Bathurst Gardens, Kensal Rise, Harlesden by Lady Hilda Mosley on Saturday afternoon. Lady Mosley was booed and hooted by the building workers and the crowd sang the "Red Flag". The dispute building workers remained solid and the dispute was not settled at the outbreak of the War in August 1914. (Glasgow Herald, 27 April 1914) |
Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1914/27) |