Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-16
The Convention at willaril's Hall
To-day.
COMMISSIONERS EDMONDS' ADDRESS OF VEL
CoME-THE OPENING PRoCEEDINGS-LIST OF
MEMBERS PRESENT.

The convention of American Railway Master
Mechanics met at Willard's Hall this morning
The proceedings were opened with prayer by
Rev. DIR. Sunderland. The vice president, Mr.
j. Davis Barnett. Of Port Hope Ont, presided
Mr. j. u. Edmonds, president of the board o
District Commissioners, welcomed the conven
ton. He said he had never welcomed a con
Vention to the Capital with greater pleasure
In the most complimentary language he re-
ferred to what the world owed to the achieve
ments or the master railway mechanics. They
Dattied against time and space, overcoming
both. and We're the masters of the universe
har,nessing up the elements and putting them
The address was received with applause by
the delegates.
delivered his opening address, i'm concluding
which he paid high cOmplmen mt to the Ameri-
can people, and said we should be compli-
mented upon having a president in whom was
confined the wisdom of a statesman and the
knowledge and eXactness of business man.
AT the conclusion of the address "A recess was
taken 10 prepare suitable resolutions upon the
death Of the late president of the convention,
Mr. John II Flynn, of Atlanta, Ga.
ne ooJees Gr the convention is to discuss all
chanics, with the view Of extending the i'm
provements and still further developing the
-e-.-..s LIST OF DELEGATES PRESENT.
The following delegates answered to the roll
call to-day: II. 8. Bryan, of the c. & L., Aurora,
ILL.,; j. N. Boon, of the n. Y, w. S. & B., Frank
lyn, N: y; r. w. Bushnell, of the b. c. r. &N.,
Cedar Ia Rapids, Ia; G. E. Boyden; of the n. Y. &
Midland Port Hope. Ont; r. H. ssa Brsrs OF of tine tine
CO. s. W., Elizabethtown, KY; +. q. Brown
ell, Of the 2: & s, Burlington, VT; Charles
Campbell ofthe L: ", Delano, Pa; CHI Colby,
OF the B. 4 A., Boston, Mass; N. 4. Chapman,
of of the iS. Midva!e steel Co. Phila; H. L Cooper,
Cook, of the Georgia, Augusta, Ga; Allen Cook,
OF the c. and Z. l., Danyille, Ill; Edward
Evans a; Of the c. w. and b., Chillcothe, Ohio;
w. &. Ennis, of the r. Y. s. and W. New Jer.
sey; Z. FInlay, Little Rock, Ark. w. A. Foster,
Mass; 6. w. Gates, Of the West of n. C., sails,
bury, n. c.; James 7. Gordon, of the Concord
R: r.; J. s. Graham, of the L. s. and NJ. S., Buf.
Cleveland, ohio; B. r. Harding, Of the r. and
Del; T; J. Hatswell, OF the +. and P. NJ, Mich,
l., Springfield, III; J. N. Landen, Of
the Old Colony, Boston. Mass; H. l.. Lurch,
Boston, Mass; William Lannon, engineer House
Lewis, OF the D. L. and W., New Jersey; James
Meehan, &c OF the {. n. Q. and 7. p, Ludlow, KY;
James McGlenn, of the Carolina Central, North
Carolina; j. S. McCrum, OF the NJ. r. Fl. s. and
g., Kansas City, Mo-; j. E. MorreiI. Of the c. r.
and S; E, Jacksonville, hi; g: B. Ross, of the
OF the \. \. and n. E., Norwich Conn; Henry
Sehlachs, of Illinois Centra;, Chicago.
Illinois; W; 7. Smith, Of the r. c., Coving.
tSn,y KY; lanes sssssa ssrode, Of n; e. Elmira,
Springfield, Mass; d. .. shaver, Of the Penn,
sylyania railroad, Pittsburg, Pa; J. Ii. setchei,
the Boston and Maine, Boston, Mass: e. ".
stevens, OF the L. 3. and NJ. s., Cleveland, Ohio:
W. H: Seiby, of the w. and st. L., Moberly, Mo-;
VIM. Swanston, of the j., NJ and IndianapOlis'
Ind; T. B. Twombly, OF the c., r. /. and P.'
Chicago I'LL: w. F. Turreff, of the c., c., C. and
l., Cincinnati, Ohio; John Thompson, Boston,
Mass; w. WOodcOck, of the C. K R. of n, j.
Elizabeth, n. j.; G. w. White. of the L. and n,
Alabama; b. A: Whitney, of the Intercoloniai
railroad, Moncton, N: b.; +. w. Dean, East
Angus Sinclair, New York city
A number OF ladies were in attendance during
the morning session