Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-10-20
TICKET -PUNCHERS TALK
Gay Celebration BY Railroad
Conductors in the Opera House.
LASTS UNTILBARLY THIS MORNING.


the Opera House and $50 OF These |
Were Ban quetted.
A beautiful conservatory scene, with |
real growing plants as well as painted |
ones, and hundred fine-looking |
men, greeted the 1000 friends of the
Delaware Order of Railway Conductors |
from the stage Of the Grand Opera House |
last night. The men on the stage were
members and friends of Division No. |
224, Order of Railway Conductors 1t
was their sixth anniversary. 1.-THE stage
was brilliantly lighted with various
colored lights.
The entertainment began with music
by the Opera House orchestra, followed
by prayer by Rev. J. S. Willis. The
opening address was made by Hugh c.
Browne. The speaker paid an eloquent
tribute to the o. R. G. and Of Division
No 224, as being composed of men typi
cal Of Delaware He spoke of the
great achievements of the men of the
Diamond State individual and corporate
81 never saw a railway conductor,
said the speaker, "who was not a gentle
| ludu. luubeut bnluk luty are lhe uueSb
set Of men in the world-except lawyers.
| daughter and applause) These are men
who are trusted with the greatest re
sponsibilities, having the confidence of
both passengers and railway men. A
railway conductor is not born-he is
made
Figuring in the great developments
and inventions OF civilization, and tower
ing above others, is the railway. The golden
grain and ricn ore of the West would
never have been developed had it not
been for the railways. We very seldom
c)nsider what the freight conductor has
to 60 through in his work of transport.
ing from one end of the country to the
other, ia all kinds of weather, food sup
plies, products and rich minerals The
passenger conductor has TO endure more
still, He is obliged to shoulder awful
responsibilities, but he must answer
always in good spirit-some of the silllest
questions ever asked by one man of
another, and some sensible ones, too. He
must be ready to carry on and off hts
train bags baggage and babies, and if
he looks bored or cross be is set down as
a stern man. On behalf of Division No
224, which these men before you repre-
sent, l welcome you TO night.
men, lOUs but mtuuefS Oh OlNlhtOn
PA are Delawareans. In the greatest
exposition the world ever knew-the
present Worlds Fair at Chicago Della
ware has supplied the skill and material
for the greatest structure in the United
States; she has supplied a man who has
proved a wonderful power in the man
agement, and who is known to nearly
every railway conductor in this division,
Hon. George V Massey. One of Rhode
Islands citizens once said In response
to the question How many square feet
are there in Rhode Island? Sir, Rhode
Island is not measured by feet but by
heads.
Conductor Parker on Division ee4.
After st. Andrews Choir, led by John
Craig, had sung The Wilderness, there
were two addresses on behalf of the
order. l. Thomas Parker. member Of
Division 224, spoke especially for this
division. He said In part;
II esteem it a great honor to address
this magnificent audience, but have the
pleasure of shifting the address on be.
half Of the order to our grand chief con-
ductor who Is here with US. On October
16, 1887, we organized Division 224 with
twenty-one charter members; we now
have ninety seven. Our Mutual Benefit
Department is a great organization in
itself. Let me read the following brief
statement of the money our organization
has handled:
Receipts from all sources. ..............S .S7572 &
Paid in sick and funeral benefits. ,..., 2205 i
2 Paid TO the Grand Division, Order of
hallway Conduetors..... ....t.,.'... ,lso "
Miscellaneous expenses ..........-.-.... 2ssl .
Balance in treasury y...................S l2i1 "A
THE mutual benefit department OF tn,
3 Order of Railway Conductors Of Amerlcs
? has membership of 10, 16S and has paiC
, in claims for death and disability O.
Z 81, ,264, ,376.
Grand Chief Conductor Clarke
was introduced by Mr. Parker and made
an excellent speech. He had come al
the way from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to tn
e anniversary. Had l any doubt Of tn
4 esteem Ia ichWilmington Division, Or
der Railway Conductors is held, that donb
would have been Immediately dispelled by
q one glance at the audience. The Order 0
s Railway Conductors has passed througl
d many apparently hopeless struggles 70
existence. Twice has it been on tn
q verge of disintegration and decay. Now
however, it has arisen above the cloud
: and now has % 000 good, true and nobl
mtus Out VI tub nrob u 0ht VI
:, ganization is to make the railway cor
:, ductors of the United States better men
- We have organized a mutual bene6cia
!, branch and, out of that, in these fe'
- years we have paid out 81, 800, 000
= The order pays $40 a week to sic
- members That is not a charity, but
business contract, and in no case could
D. member of the order or his family fee
that in accepting benefits from the orde
they were becoming objects of charity.
He closed with an eloquent peroration de
D. criptive of the order and its future as
thought it would be.
Ms Osborne, beautiful woman an
us one of Philadelphia's most pleasing col
ng traltos, sang beautiful solo in thr,
as parts: Night, Morning" "Bol
nd Song" Her expression and fine artic
he lation captivated the audience and 81
was recalled and received handson
70. bouquet. AS an encore she sang, wit
tie great expression, Sweet Genevieve.
by winis's Address of the Evening.
N Rev. ]. S. Willis made the address
ms the evening and carried his audience