, 1875-12-01
HALLWAY CONDUCTORS,

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way Passongar and Freight Conductors Mutual
Aid and Benefit Association Of tho Unltod States
and Canadh" met yesterday ak IL o'clock
in tho ladies' ordinary OF tho Tro.
mont House. Onto largo number Of
delogAtes woro prcacnt, among whom vcro
y. 8. Collins, E. D. Latin, Chicago i Alton ".
II. Kelly, Lake Bhoro l. Michigan Southcrn; Ed
Sellers, Michigan Central; W. .. Craw, 81.
Iotila Il Southeastern; O. ]. Miller, Canada
Southern: A. II. Graves. Lake Shore l. Michi-
gnn Southern; II. J. Woodward. Ut. Louis, Al
ton 4 Torre nante; William Clark, Chicago Il
Alton; }. G. Wood. Michigan Contral; J. II.
faggIs, qaena Il Clinton; ". Il. jennings
aaodusky & Cleveland; A. F. Durdell, Michigan
Central; ). r. Wlscman, Atchieon 4 Nobrsska;
| i. W. Bush, Michigan Central; II, ". Graves,
Lsao Shore 4 Michigan southorn; u. o.
Nichols, Chicago 4 Alton; j. GroenmAn, Chi
cneo & Alton, @. ". Freeman, ILL.,
il! {;no;s ;,,,. oA,e; 5ees%ss'
sears, Lake shore Michisan southefo: s"n = 7. + +.
Hobbs, Chicago Laae Huron; G. F. Weodon.
=. NJ. Putnam, Till ,ois Central A. p. Dcde'f.
Michigan Genital J. J. Fitzgerald, Ohio Il Mis-
aibslppl; ". Cummings Chicago, UnrliuRton d.
Chicago l. Alton,
MR.. JAMEs O. SHERMAN,
OF tho Michigan Central. called the Convention
10 ofdnr and. after stating that the orator Of the
vnlvod upon lin 10 do tho host ho could towards
filling his position. lilo then addressed Tho AS
socintf6n as followd:
FELLow-sfEMnkna or TIE ASSOCIATION: II IL Jrst
to org 2e Association, which their e1pcrionce had
tauaat them would te beaea 10 tho railway conduct
w:t hut twcnty.aoven. but they arranged sroihcr-
hood which, in t1.o iAngnago Of their constitution,
Ito e,abli. md ms!n..!a an A.soeIetion which shall
atreH, OF those Of our members who MAY loss thcir
s' as sssnms refnsnsny dss5 Ant! a.
tao North md West .ppr:ved q tlos neh'.s JUDI, @
s r. ~ sn ena es IT, ssaes;s
and nlare its burdens by enro cir nanlcs, until
,pda, TO- " with IN. ssar 1e aud many so,s
that little bnnd nilded wisnr NAH they know. whsn
they invoked thoss inner feelings OF humanity which
anl Hsefulnes thuso rcstinna dear aud all tho chart
tics Of wife, fatler son, nnl brother.
r.. annual mesns With tlo actas contiou p ot our our
sesis, wh II hots snd prosno;t. sd i Il pleas
nsS ora TO .a ~ 10 hs whl t. required e me-
has. within tho year. incseiseI sron twenty 10
neary sGo mon,osr' M H. ana has money eouah tn tbs
know, We have Ind but ons acalh.
One year Of official hfe has moro than realized
tho expectations Of hcan Who founded Tho As1oci4ut
We allreJo,ce that hsvo had no moro dsa!hs aid
ws lop9 @ tsat t, ws may not ~ havo my tho c, ming
s:a ill., ases 1T ysa. = 9'ss ss.t.sss s'ss
nt who shall say In view os thia fact, that tho cui
u our organization has not been mora than ACCOM-
growing clover toge.lor Ii those kindly tccl,nas
which arc ths nobeat attributes Of huuan lIfe shd
make that hio worth living for.
While dentrd tho privilege Of n,waya extending
practical relief to the suffering. hkye ncvsrhelcsI
realized , IN greater degree than ever bcforo
suffering to ba relieved, K aAd T that Au'nan 1uss
n proportion Is wc mako ourselves Tho alnoners of
mol for ourselvus fulfil Ao great en and object OF
fe avo wo net learned better than ever before the
great lss,sas oi is9 Mindful ot .ne neees,as q
tlea bcfors they exHts tour pity Haye ero charity
bogan." [Applauae.l
Mlr. Az. Dunnlne, Of the chicaeo 4 Alton,
which WAS received with good doal Of favor.
and ordered to 10 spread Oh tho records Of tho
Association.
AMENDING TIE CONSTITUTION.
Hr. J.J. Fitzgerald, Of tho Ohio l. alieeissippi,
moved 10 Rppolpt committee OF tiyo to reyiyo
the conRtEtution md by-lAws. Tho motion WAS
catried and the following Committee appointed
J; J. Fitzgerald. OHIO 4 Mits'asippi; y. 3. Jen-
fsM,g, rfs,Mngs, saananaky Cleveland 9. T. Collins
Michigan Southern; T. II. Putnam. Illinois
Mr. ". 8. Scars. Of tho 1ako Shore Il Mich.
tgao Southern, offered recommendation that
tho bs-iaws DO 30 amoDded es 10 mako tho
Assoasment-fee IN case OF doath or injury e. iu
place Of et. as IL now reads.
Tho chief advantage to DO gained by this
change lay In Tho isct that the asBessuaeut
were zoo mombsrs. tito aaaosatnnnt would
amount to s3t.GGu. Mr. Hears aud tho railway
conductors had Organized tue flrst truly mutual
lfe.insuraneo company In this country In cIa-
this organization was tho last, but, tho rpcRker
hopod, not tue least. They Lad it IN their
power 10 guide mutual life luEurance 10 port Of
safoty, aud 10 bring about prosperity vllct
No backward step should 10 taleu. Taere
might have bcon errors Ia the past, but ho
wond say 'burY tho dead past" and pt,al, GU |
ward u tholr nobie cause, and In tits lie bsdo |
them Qod-Hpoed,
TREAsunxa's nErqur.
The Secretary and TrsaanF1r, Mr.. Oh1rlos
Huntington, then made hiA ANNUAL report. Tue |
balance on band was *C23.02. The Association
but Il was confidently hoped that tho proceeds |
from initiation fees would luora than provide TO.
this debt, only portion OF which wa now due.
Ih0 report further announced ths death OF |
Henry q. Brown. !ato passenger conductor Of |
tho Missouri Pacific, aud tho Secretary au-
nounccd that the Board lad osuored an aayegs-
mont and ho had tho proper blank notices ready |
for the local 8ecretaslea to fill out. rhc report
was kcCepk0Qs
AMENDMENTS.
The Committee on tho Revision Of the Consti-
tuition and Dy-Lawn Tepor.ed recommending a |
change Ia Art. by which no member except |
The Secretary shall bold moro tAan one ohlos 1t
at tho Ran,o time.
Tho noxt recommendation wns ln regard to
Art. ., and was 10 the oiEoct TINT tho Prosiduut
should call an ANIMAL 1noetlog 10 tho second
week Of October. lnslead Of ID tho, month Of
November. This change waa mads 10 order to |
cal! the snnual meeting before cold neather eot6 |
in. and when travelling u p!easaptes. ~,
:. Tho third recommends ion was In Art. OF |
tho Bylaws, and PROVIDED tint all meetings
shall hereafter be hald ia Chicago. instead Ut
AZ place agreed upon by majority Of tho tialo-
The recommendations we're aeYarally adopted.
4nd we're lnade parta OF the Constitution and
Dy-Lawa
0FF1cEnA.
Ibefa being 20 further business, ths AHsocia-
ton proceeded to elect officers for the ensuing
wear. With tho fnllawtnv rcsnlt J.mnu RI