The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-11
LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
SESSION AT ATLANTA.

Grand Master Sergeant in the Chair
Chief Arthur, of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers, on Hand-A
Collection Taken Up for the Benefit
ofJacksonville.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 10-At s o'clock
this morning Concordia hall was well filed
with regular delegates TO the national con-
vention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
| Firemen. Each one wore a nickel badge
attached to blue ribbon. On the top of
the badge appeared the number of the lodge
to which the wearer belonged, while just
| beneath it was two shovels and a pick
carved on the badge, around the edge of
which were written brotherhood of Loco
motive FIremen. About 2O0delegates were
in the hall
| Grand Master Sergeant presided over the
meeting in a business like manner and every
thing passed off very tremendously.
The morning session was devoted to get
ting the convention down to working
| basis.
| The officers Of the brotherhood who are
present are Grand Master Sergeant, Vice
Grand Master Hanahan and Grand Secre-
tary and Treasurer DebS.
THE GRAND TRUSTEES.
Besides these officers, the members of the
| board Of grand trustees are here, consisting
of c. W. Gardner. c. c. Sutherland and L.
P. Smith, and the grand executive board,
composed of Harry Walton, w p Burns,
j. j. Leahy, F. Y. Hall and W. p. McDon-
hell. The other officers of the broth 9rhood
are: Grand chaplain, G.. A. wilson; grand
marshal, NJ. P. Henry; grand wardens. c.
j. Singleton, NJ A March, f. b. Chandler
aud F. W. Hennessy grand inner guard,
F. NJ. Blaney, with " H. Holdings worth
and Peter Logan as assistants; grand outer
guard, W. L. johnson, with j. s. Wallace
and 7. w Vaughn as assistants.
The tiremen are as fine a looking body of
men as ever met in convention IN this city.
They represent men through whose agency
| the commerce of the country is carried on.
EVERY SECTION REPRESENTED.
The representatives came from every
where except to the south of here, only one
representative being present from any place
south OF Atlanta-1lacon.
The convention is being held in Atlanta
for the purpose of infusing new life into the
brotherhood at the south. The organization
in this section is not as active as it should
ne and it IS hoped by the members that this
| conv ntion will be the means of bringing
every fireman into the brotherhood.
All the meetings of the convention will
be held in secret, except the public meeting
| tonight. Only such action of the CON
vention as the officers give out will be pub
lished.
After organizing this morning the report
of Grand Master Sergeant was reached,
and he was in the act of reading 1t when II
o'clock, the hour for adjournment, arrived
The convention was then declared ad journed
until . O'Clock
A COLLECTION FOR JACKSONVILLE.
Two delegates were stationed at the door,
one on either side, to take up collection
from those present for the yellow fever suf-
ferers in Florida. Each delegate dropped
in something as be passed out, some putting
in % cents, some 30 cents, and some ST. In
all, something over 800 was raised.
After to-day the convention VIII be in
session all this week from s o'clock in the
morning until noon, AID from o'clock in
the afternoon until 6 o'clock.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session met at 2 o'clock
with Grand Master Sergeant, presiding.
Reports of the various officials Of the
order were read, which showed that every
thing was in furnishing condition.
Chief P M. Arthur and S. E. Wilkinson.
grand master of the brakemeu'S brother
hood, made addresses showing the progress
made durl G the year by their orders and
the benefits dispersed. Their addresses
were received with much enthusiasm
Public exercises were held at DeGive's
opera house tonight, and large audience
was present The following interesting
programme was carried out:
Invocation-Rev T. P Cleveland
Address of welcome to Administering
Mayor Collier.
Address of welcome to Georgia-Gov j. B.
Gordon.
Biennial address-Grand Master F. P. Sar-
geGnt.
Address-Grand Chief F. NJ. Arthur of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
AddreSS-GIoke smith.
Address-GTaud Master S. f. Wilkinson of
| the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen.
Address-W. A. Bosard OF the Railroad
Young Mems Christian Association.
Address-Vice Grand Master j. J. Hannahan
! Denedction-Re T. P. Cleveland.
The exercises were interspersed with
music.
There are about 400 delegates in attend
ance from all parts of the United States
and Canada
| Chief Arthur came to Atlanta
| for the purpose of laying before
the iiremen the condition of the strike of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road,
and let them take such action as they might
see proper. He says the strike will be at
ali end when that road agrees to pay its
employees the same wages as other roads do.