, 1877-10-12
TICKET EUNCHERs.

THE cpNnuCTonS' MUTUAL AID sOCtETf.
The third annual Convention OF tho Railroat
Conductors Mutual Aid and Benefit Assocfa-
tion Is HOW In session at the fremont House.
The meeting eatne TO order ycstcrt,ay forenoon,
when there were present about le0 lelegatos.
They nppeard to be q remarkably solid body,
the members weighing from 15o to go pounds
q set OF line, healthy, stalwart men, who would
hardly seem 10 need anything iu the wny Of
protection or charitable aid beyond hard labor
to kecp their physical organizations down TO
healthy standard.
The Convention was called 10 order hY the
President, Ms J. G. shearman, OF the Michigan
Central Railway, who appointed tho following
Comtnlttee on Ctedenala1s: c, y. Abbott, OF
the Colombo Central; Charles Aura, Of tho
Illinois Central; Frank o'Ne,i, OF the Chicago,
Burlington i Quincy H. II. Warner, Of tne
Nebraska, Kantaa & Tcxas; |. T. aheFwtn, Of
tho Chicago, Dubuque d. Minnesota,
Mr. Charles Huntington. Of tho Chicago s
Alton, acted as Secretary and Treasurer.
sir. A. j. Dunnine read the annual address,
npoloslzing for tho abscnrc pf Mr.. Redmond,
who had been expected TO address the Con1en.
tion. Tho subject Of Ar. Dnnniag'a address
forctblo aud eloquent picture Of ths
distress which comes to family when, bY acet.
dent, a !ncn,beF OF the Association IL removed
from them. llu referred to the recent failures
u 4EfGtAl HE4k' AN0HA bAflls&4 DAAh4 HllA lN1AIs
anco cumuau!es, sud urged upon the fpeulb':Fs
ahc duty VI providing among themselves for the
protection of their families In case Of such arct-
dcnts. lie congratulated the Society uDon tho
| suStcAs which had attended It during tlu past
| year, Rnd upon the tnerease Of it's mem6erthip
AIT! resources.
| slr. Steele, u the Michigan Central, then by
| Invitation delivered MI able address on the same
Sir. Dunning. 10 stated TINT In tho year 10Th
5an De" II, l!ollauder, took up the theory Of
chance to ltis contingencies: Twcnty y-taus. years
insurance. 1nale thelr appearance In Loudon iu
what wss known ~ the "Alcrcer's Wldoaa'
Fund. This was followed two ur three years
aiter by "The Society q Assurance of
bie Society" This latter continued IN
cxistcncc TIL 1867, while the first two seemed to
| hays been snuffcd out without any one know
iog how they welo born, row they lived. or how
Old use, because 1t was founded upon ths prtn.
cple Of mutual beucsolcnec rather l!san mutual
Insurance. After the organization ot the "An,'
lcable," Simpson stepped uPo,! tue stage with
with Ills mathematical calcnlat[ous, and
one company after another was established
until, in ls7, thcEeiwcra no less th4h ~ cotlpa
panies in England nnd BixtY-four In Tue United
States. l!e proceeded to contrast the ieatafe.
Is have of late deceived tho public and abused
tLris couttdenea.
At tLu close Ut Mr.. stee1e'a addrcss the Con
rcntion took recess, the member: going down WI
/ stairs In body to discuss in an infornlal way
the subject Of punch. tCAuEus ~ the fraternity
punrh, brothers, punch with eare. y
At hAlt-past O'Clock The Contention reat
aemt1ea aud listened to the report Of ths Com
mtttec on Credentials, which waS referred Il
the Committee for completion
A vote Of thanks was tendered 70 Mr.. Dun'
mug, who made tclicttous retpouxc, and Des
reply to Nr. Duunln3.
Aspscil committee VA appointed On inrt