The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-09-22
THE BROTHERHOOD OF LocoMo.
TIVE FIHEMEN.


ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER FRANK
p. SARGENT, DELIVERED BEFORE
THE FIRST BIENNIAL CONVENTION
or TIE ORDER, HELD IN ATLANTA
GA, SEPT, 10, 1888.
The editor of the GAZETTE at
tended the pubic exercises of the
first biennial session of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen
held in Atlanta, Ga. last week
and would be pleased to publish
full report of same, together with
many interesting items of news
gathered from conversations held
with members Of the order. who
came from all sections of the
country, but can not do so for
want of space. We give heres
with full list of the officers and
committees of the Brotherhood,
also the biennial address of the
grand Master, which We know
will be read with interest by
members Of this grand order in
McComb City and other portions
of our State, who could not attend
the convention.
Grand Officers-F. P. Sargent.
grand master; j. j. Hannahan.
vice grand master: E. v. Debs,
grand secretary and treasurer; e.
v. Debs, editor and manager of
magazine.
Board of Grand Tiuslees-C.
w. Gardner, chairman; G. G.
Sutherland. secretary; l.. ?.
Smith.
Gran Executive Board Harry
Walton, chairman; w. IL. Burns,
secretary ~. j. Leahy, +. y
Holl w III Mcdonnell.
Grand Chap'aln-C A Wilson
Grand marshal--M II Henry
Giaud waidens+C j Singleton,
chairman; G A March, E II !
Chandler, L w Hennesy.
Grand inner guard-F NJ Dlaney, |
assistants, w II IIollingsworth,
Peter u gan.
Grand cuter guard--W L john
son; assistants, J s Wallace, III
w Vaughn.
COMMITTEES
Reception and Invitation- III.
j. Young, chairman; james Boat
right, A Il Grubb.
Ways and means S Lannon,
Chairman; M Dean, Nv L
Hynes.
NIagazine-F w Crookshauk, !
chairman; CHARLES Naylor, Z w
Walbaum.
Beneficiary claims s ID n ey
Vaughn, chairman; NJ l. BIxlcr,
Ed + McNulty.
Constitution and by-laws Il
c Donigan, chairman; w p
Mcbride, John Wellington.
Ritualand secret work rk-George |
Auchter, chairman d Umun, Cl
5 McAuIiffe.
Resolutions-T j Hayes, chiir-
man; l. L Hood. w L Field.
Appeals.-C w AIaIcr. chair
maj; w. b. Miller, A. L. Den
nson.
Salaries-Frank Dupcl, chair,
man;J S Wheeler, S X Wild.
Welfare of the ordcr-W NJ
Weeks, chairman Z w Armor,
James G Geddis.
Special GO mn mmIttee-M A
Henry, chairman; G G Walt. ]
J. Knautf.
ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER sAR-
GENT.
MI. Chairman: The rcprcsen-
'atIves Of the great Brotherhood
q locomotive Firemen, delegates
rom 3S5 lodges-comc 10 Atlanta
% hold the first biennial eonven-
t'on of the order. The brother
nooi has lodges in III Of the !
provinces Of the dominion Of
Narada, as also 10 every state and
'efrlt"ly ofIhc great American re- !
public. 1t is 4 national and an
International brotherhood. II does
hot stop to consider natural orr
ae1lncial boundaries. 1t crosses
s1ourtalns, rivers and inland seas
~''h equal facility. 1t follows
ahere The iron track Is laid-aud
~; 'a''ds its lodges Ii the cities and
images of the plasn. in the val
%ys' and IN the places where the
,s:eomotive Climbs to the habita-
n. mus Ut man above the cloud /
= rue Brotherhood of Locomotive |
s,en ae'nen knows no north, no |
su'n' 40 east, no west. tn lls
!; NJ md ambitions, ia its legisI-s-
n.' ana literature, 1t his one su-
Sne b; purpose, aud that is to |
I'M in one ffafa,naI hodv fhn