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of the sewing trade. Each little craft had its union. There was a skirtmakers' union, a coatmakers', a dressmakers', a shirtwaistmakers', a men's clothing makers', a pants makers'. The joining into federations such as the International Ladies Garment Workers which now exists came much, much later - very many years later. She may even then have been president of the shirtwaistmakers, but anyhow she was a member of it. She spoke good English. She was a Jewish girl from the East Side, many of whom didn't in those days speak good English, but she did. That was why she was chosen to speak. She made a very beautiful and moving speech. Of course it was a very emotional speech, because the dead were her friends, had been members of her union. It was a very, very moving and very impressive speech. You never could forget this red-headed little shirtwaistmaker. This had happened to the members of her union. She was very wrought up.

The whole meeting was very successful. All kinds of other able citizens spoke, but they were the usual. Tim Healy of the stationary engineers, who was the head of the labor movement at that time, made a speech. He was big, heavy, with a walrus mustache - an Irishman. He made a good speech. He had the gift of gab. But it was little Rose Schneiderman who, I think, impressed on most of us the