Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-16
MADE A TRIAL RUN.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers Begin Business By
HOLDING AN INITIAL SESSION.
Grand Open Meeting to be Held in the Opera
House To-day.
CHAUNCEY N. DEPEW WILL BE THERE

The delegates to the Convention of En-
gineers held their opening session yesterday
in Old City Hall. The business done was
preliminary. Credentials were examined
by the committee appointed by Grand Chief
Arthur and passed upon Some committee
reports were read. The Grand Chief made
some Introductory remarks, and the conven-
tion adjourned at $50 o'clock P. NJ, until
$50 o'clock on tomorrow morning. -Four
hundred and twenty delegates were present.
The remaining 80 have yet to arrive.
The Grand International Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers has every reason to
be proud of its organization, if its rank and
file are to be gauged by the representatives
of the 452 divisions constituting the order,
which il has sent to its twenty
seventh annual convention. 1t would
be hard to recognize in the body of
delegates-some of whom are jolly looking,
others Of studious mien-but all of prosper
GUS appearance and we'll dressed, the men
whose daily duty places in their hands the
lives of their felIow-creatures Rather
would they pass for men whose anxiety
seldom exceeded the result of speculation
on Change, or negotiating other species of
business than that of custodians of the desti-
nies of thousands who sink into repose while
trusting so implicitly to their watchfulness
and discretion. But, perhaps, if selection
we're to be made of men for this position of
trust and responsibility, choice would not go
beyond these princes of the railroad service
who at present represent their brotherhood
here.
ARTHUR'S FIRST EXPERIENCE.
Grand Chief P. NJ Arthur, the presiding
officer of the convention, had his first ex-
perience of railroading on the New York
Central in 1852 When be had been raising
steam for two years he was promoted to the
regulator and remained in the company 8
service for Z2 years. At the Baltimore COnven-
tion of '69 he was elected s. g. c. E. and was
elected Grand Chief at Cleveland. O., in 1874.
He has retained this office since. He has dis
played great executive ability and is conserv-
ative leader.
braking on the Toledo, Wabash and Western
road in 1857. He first commenced to keep her
hot in the following year. and in the year fol-
lowing was promoted to yard engine. He
commenced to run regularly in 1860. He has
been a member of the Executive Committee,
and was elected to his present Office in 1872.
Second Grand Engineer Deloss Everett, after
serving some time as a machinist, first shoveled
in 1852. He was elected to his present office at
the Chicago Convention of 1884,
First Grand Assistant Engineer III. c. Hays
entered the service of the Michigan Central in
1868. After braking on several roads for a
time he fired the first engine that crossed the
Kansas river. Subsequently he entered the
service of the Detroit, Lansing and Northern
road, where he remained for Is years. He was
elected to his present Office in 1856 and has held
it since.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has invited the
POn inn ff,I ant OH cot md
the visit will be made on next "Wednesday. A
special train will be placed at their disposal
An invitation was also received and accepted
to visit the Westinghouse Machine Company's
works.
THE LADIES ALSO AT WORK.
The Ladies Auxiliary Corps connected with
the Brotherhood also commenced its work yes
terday. They met at the Central Hotel. Their
work yesterday was IN the form of organizing
and attending to routine matters. The object
of the auxiliary is the assisting of the Brother
hood in entertainments, aiding the sick. etc.
The officers are: Grand President, Mrs. Muir
dock, of Chicago: Grand Secretary, Mrs. st.
Clair, of Logansport, and Grand Organizer,
Mrs. Orr, of Peoria, Ill.
To-day grand open meeting will be held in
the Opera House at 2 o'clock. A telegram re-
ceived in the city last night stated that Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew had left New ork at $50 P. M
Governor Campbell will also be here. The pro-
gramme, as published in yesterdays DIS
PATCH, is here reproduced:
Overture. re...................0pera House Orchestra
Opening remarks .... Observation-Disclosures.
Master of Ceremonies H. K. Adams
Prayer. Grand Chaplain q. X. Dority
Welcome to Pittsburg. ......... Hon. H. /. Gourley
''''' " George W: Eipiinstcne, Esq.
Music.
Address. Lieutenant Governor Davies
Address. .......Goyernor j. 4. Campbell, ohio
Poem................P Fenneli (Shandy Maguire)
Music.
Address. Major f. A. Montooth
f ,. harper,
Address. ............. Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew
Annual address ........Grand Chief Z. NJ. Arthur
Closing address and prayer. ..... Bishop Whitehead
Local railroad officials and others will also
make few remarks.
The real business of the convention will COM