Omaha daily bee., 1884-09-26
TO THE GOLDEN GATE.
The DELEGATES Of B. L. E. to The
Grand Division Leave Omaha
To Arrive In San Francisco October
lst, n Party of Jolly Eocomo-
tive Engineers.

ton arrived in this city over the Chicso
q Rock Island. They were met at tn
depot by a large number of their loca
and visiting brethren and escorted b
them to the hotels. The day was spen
by tho visitors in viewing the sights of
THIS WESTERN CITY,
a few taking carriages and riding out t,
the fort and other places of interest.
AT 2 +. m. q meeting of the Union wa.
heidi In the rooms Of the Omaha division o
tho B. of l.. E., to which all were invited
and which nearly all attended. After
the meeting was concluded the whole
brotherhood, both local and visiting,
formed into q procession on Fourteenth
and Douglas, headed by the Union Pa.
citic band, and marched down Fourteenth
to Farnam, up Fifteenth to Douglas and
into Falconer's hall, where the wives Of
many of The delegates had assembled be.
fore them. The hall had been lastly ar.
ranged in honor of the occasion where
the wives and lady friends of the mem.
bers of Omaha lodge No. 1873 were in
waiting to receive tho visitors.
After all had been seated Delegate j.
F. Staley, of Omaha division No. 1873 in.
troduced
GRAND CHIEF ARTHUR,
who expressed his pleasure for himself
and his visiting brethren for the kind re-
ception rendered them by Division 1873.
The speaker continued that he would
state the object of the order to the en-
gineers' wives, mothers, daughters and
sweethearts, that they might know its
noble ends and purposes. He never
would forget what the ladies had done
for him and the brotherhood. He had
travelled much for the brotherhood, and
had received many kind welcomes to
many firesides, which had often kept
him from encouragement. He would
say to the ladies,
"GoD BLESS YOU,
for what you have done for the brother
hood for many times, it is certain that
through yonr words and influence that
engineers who were hating between two
opinions decided to sustain the brother
hood. Twenty-one years ago last May
the brotherhood was formed at Marshal,
Michigan, and was organized with twelve
HULL ulill 10 W Sl5Ndlb tllc prOISSSlOI
and render aid TO the widows and child
rem of deceased engineers. Within six
teen years 81, 533, 900 has been distribut-
ed to widows and orphans, and 5000, 600
to the needy and distressed. This, said
the speaker, is the object for which it
was formed.
1t is presumed by some that it has been
organized for the purpose of debating to
railway managers but this impression is
ERRONEOUS. Its object is
BETTER ENGINEERS n A CoMMENSU-
RATE.
The troubles of the brotherhood have
all arisen out of the r~efusals of the rail-
roads to recognize and treat it as an or
ganized body.
In conclusion said the speaker "we
stand for Justice, sobriety and morality
and our motto is do unto others as you
would have them do to you and 30 full
fill the law"
This beautiful address was well received
and during the course of its delivery the
speaker was frequently and loudly ap-
plauded by his audience.
Then came a bountiful repast prepared
by the wives of No. 1873 division men,
bers, and served to the visitors by their
LEGAL brethren.
Delegate j. l.. Wade. of division 200,
Of Savanna, Ill, for the visiting delegates,
then presented the ladies of division 1873,
of this city, with a
BEAUTIFUL WALNUT DESK,
to be used blythe members in their rooms,
upon which the records of the division
are to be inscribe d. This beautiful gift
was received by Mr.. 7. G. Livingstone,
of division 1873, MIR. Charles Whitney re-
spending to Mr.. Wade in a neat little
speech OF acceptance.
After spending a couple of hours very
pleasantly the delegates repaired to their
hotels. About 8 o'clock they began
starting for the depot. Before $50 the
depot presented q scene of activity eel
dom witnessed. A train of seven sleep
ers, the Silesia, Messina, Bohemia, Castle
Rock, Montana Michigan and Boise City
drawn by the
MONSTER ENGINE NO. 118
was pulled up into the depot. Here the
train with the old reliable Joe Hay at
the throttle and conducted by the GEN
tlemanly John j. Fifield was boarded by |
the delegates and their wives. The par
ty left the depot at a few minutes after
10.
The delegates will arrive in Ogden
Saturday evening and will spend Sunday
in Salt Lake City, arriving in San Fran
cisco on Tuesday. The grand division
will begin October l and continue from
eight to ten days until the purpose for
which it is called is accomplished. The
delegates will not come back by a special
train, or cars but each one will choose
his W route and time for returning
home.
The delegates while here were loud in
their praise of their Omaha brethren and
also its citizens for the generous and
hospitable treatment received at their
hands, all of which was a matter of great
surprise to them. 1t probably has never
been the pleasure of Omaha to see such
a fine, proud and manly bearing set of
men, and their short stay in this city
will doubtless never be forgotten by both
visitors and hosts.
List OF Officers and Delegates.
OFFICERS.