Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-02

and e. =. E9Gn Spe0h--HtSs GeiSt, Miss
Ha'rItjiIs and Miss Sct5eTt Furnish Good
Music.
In accordance with previous announce
ment, the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, under the auspices of Division
No. $50, had banquet at the Metropolitan
at noon yesterday, and at two o'clock they
met at the Opera house, where they had
an entertainment of very pleasant
character. which was opened by Miss
Marie Geist with very delightful little
solo from Stradella. 1t was the expecta-
ton that Miss Katie Geist would accom-
paD7 her sister at the piano, but sickness
prevented her from appearing, and Miss
Louisa Seibert. at the last moment, very
kindly filed her place. and accompanied
Miss Geist IN a most satisfactory manner.
The cello solo was very charming pro-
dUct;o1 and was played with great
strength and steadiness and with such
fui.. clear. round tone that the
most eEacting critic could not
ask anything more. Miss Eta Hawkins
sang. III follow thee IN q very pleasing
manner. This accomplished young lady
i Developing into most charming SINGER
anu SHOWS very decided Improvement
eve time she appears II public.
ADDRESS OF P. Il. ARTHUR.
The address of the Grand Chief, p. NJ.
Arthur consisted of a statement of the or
ganizat:on of the order, the purposes for
which It was formed and what it had &C.
compIished. He said the reason he sup
posed why the general public knew so lit
tie OF sthe order was because members
were SO bashful that they did not tell any
one about it. He concluded that as the
members themselves would not tell that he
would explain the purposes of it. In 1868
a few locomotive engineers in Detroit got
together, held a meeting and completed
the organization of what has now come to
be known, after passing through several
changes, as the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. The purposes had in view by
the order was the benefit of the members,
to promote their welfare individually,
which could better be done through the
means of such an organ
izatiou than by individual action. It was
independent of politics and looked only to
the welfare oil locomotive engineers. The
order had established and supported papers
and magazines treating upon subjects in
ested. An insurance company was organ
ized by which the family of each member
received s., 600 in oIseof death. Each person
IN the order is protected and secured in
equal rights. The order inculcates morals
and full obedience to all laws. The order
now consists of two hundred and
forty-t1uc subdivisions. composed of
1900 members. The speaker dwelt at
considerable length upon the responsible
ties LAID upon the members, the vast
amount OF property and the great number
Of Ives entrusted to their care. These
considerations he said made it necessary
70 re4U of the members the best charac-
ter and the maintenance o. lofty principle.
He maintained that as long as these were
the guiding object and purposes of the
order. the railroad officials and owners
wou-G make no objections to If, as
sue. an organization must
WORK for their advantage
as well IS for the advantage of the mem
bers. l: is only when the members seek
to interfere with the roads and their bust
ness that stockholders and railroad man
ayers Will object The speaker mentioned
with much satisfaction the extensive re-
lief that had been afforded to the widows
of deceased members. The members of
the order were also active in many other
walks of life besides that of railroading.
Many of the members were prominent in
the Sabbath schools of the land in all
parts OF the United States and in educa-
tional institutions. He axpatiated upon
the vast system of railroads throughout
the United States, and the immense i'm
portanca of the system, and dwelt upon the
great responsibilities that rested upon the
in uh
ant interests, are left, in great
measure. He also spoke of what
elevates the working man, and the
great work that has been done in regard to
temperance, the latter being a prime
necessity in an engineer, and closed with
an appeal to the brethren to maintain the
principles of the order.
ADDRESS OF WIN. L. KELLY
The next speaker introduced by Mr.
Thomas, who presided, was Mr. William
Louis Kelly, of st. PauI,who spoke as fol-
lows:
NJ. chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
l an at a loss to know why my friend
Mr.. Thomas should call on me to speak to
an audience composed mostly of locomo-
tive engineers upon questions of machin-
cry and manners affecting that profession,
especially. when he knows full well that If
pressed to decide 1 would be in doubt
which end of the locomotive carries the
COW catcher. Laughter. But doubtless
knowing my profession, he has concluded
that lawyers talk best upon subjects of
which they know the least. Great laughter I
Seriously, my friends, when
look over this body of
strong man and when I reflect what your
daily duty Is, the perils you face, the clear
ness of sight, mental and physical, the
strong arm, the reliant will, the qaick and
clear Intelligence demanded of you, one
and all, instinctively bear my simple
tribute to your worth as class. The SOL
der faces death upon the battle field. He
snatches the bauble glory, from the very
lannon's mouth; but he does this impelled
by great passions, by holy and noble feel
ings, often, love of country, defense of
fatherlsnd, he does it in the
glamour of wars pomp and
circumstances, the parsphernalia of march
ing aud counter marching hosts, the fut-
tering of gay banners, the bugle call, the
rattle of drums and musketry, and when
the blood leaps quick and hot from heart
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