Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-22
The Railroad Conductors Life In.
surance Association.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION TODAY.
The Railroad Conductors Life Insurance Asso-
citation OF the United States and Canada COM
menced its 18th annual meeting at Wizards hall
to-day, and there was quite full house, many
OF the delegates being accompanied by their
ladies' and number of their friends being pres
emit There We're on the platform Judge Black
burn, DR.. Lanahan, and the offlcers-A. c. Sim
clair, president; NJ. A. Horn and j. H. Stone
vice-presdents; ]. w. Culberson, secretary and
treasurer; j. W. Moore, R. j. Snevely and T. r.
Wing, executive committee; MI. w. L. Sears
Sinclair, OF the C. & n. W. r. r., (Milwaukie
diviSion) called the convention to ORDER and in
troduced Rev. DR.. Lanahan, of the Foundry NJ.
protection of Providence was invoked over those
whose avocat1on is so dangerous.
THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
Judge II. ii. Blackburn delivered the address of
welcome on the part of the city, in which he
referred to the delegates as being engaged in
most important business, carrying live freight
at rate OF speed dangerous We're It not that all
the world feels that '!n your hands all are safe"
This association deserved the respect of the pub
lie because its chief cornerstone is charity, and
1t had In the few short years OF ITS existence
ing. He welcomed them again to the city, eX-
pressing regret that their stay would be SO short
and hoped that when they left here they would
feel that the time had not been idly spent, and
they would have safe journey through life,
and all reach that station where accidents are
unknown.
Mr.. w. L. Sears, Of Adrian, Mich, in the
absence OF the gentleman who was to have
delivered the annual address, was introduced.
Referring to leaving ''home" where he had left
an address, he said that word home" was pecu-
liarly appropriate, for we are here at Our home,
the home Of finance, the home Of politics, the
home OF commerce, and the home Of our nation,
and he proceeded to deliver very feeling address
on the influence OF home.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
MeSsrs. H. Feltrow and George Harrison were
appointed a committee on credentials. X. P.
Brown, w. M. Russell, Ii. c. Gurtean, o. A. Brig
ham and G. E. Hurd, On constitution and by
laws: aud w. S. Sears, C. M. Ludwick, Ward
Nichols, George Hartford and r. r. Harges, on
finance.
THE ANNUAL REPORT.
The president read the annual report, in which
he referred to the year having been moderately
successful. The increase OF memberShip has been
light, and the mortality has been correspond
ingly light. He paid q tribute Of respect to the
memory OF deceased members. They pointed
with pride to the work done by the association,
having expended in the eleven years of their
existence $3.50, 900. He would not detract from
other conductors associations located in Chi
cago Philadelphia and elsewhere. He did not
believe that they had accomplished their mission,
and he anticipated renewed zeal in the good
work, blessing alike those giving and those re-
ceiv1ng. The convention, at HAS, adjourned to
1:30 O'Clock.
Among the visitors to the convention is sBuc-
k1en West, formerly Of the B. & p, now residing
at Minneapolis, MINI.