San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-10
RAILWAY CONVENTION.
AFTERNOON SESSION, WITH ADoP,
TON OF RESOLUTIONS.
Ball Last Night-Session This Morning
and Barbecue This Aftenoon-A
Continued Round of
Pleasures.

The afternoon session Of the rail
readers was taken up at 2 80 p. m
yesterday, and owing to pressure
of other business before the con.
vention the addresses by Hon
Perry J. Lewis and John A. O'Con.
nor on legislative matters were
postponed until this morning.
Discussion Of the best manner Of
forming joint legislation boards,
began at the morning session, was
continued in the afternoon. After
a thorough discussion by the dele.
gates and some advice by P. II
Morrissey, grand master B. Of
R. T.; E. E. Clark, grand
chief 0. r. c., and NJ. M. Dolphin
assistant grand chief o. r. t., sew.
eral changes were made in the plan
adopted at the Fort Worth conven.
ton last year.
The following resolution was
presented and adopted:
Resolved, that a committee OF
five to consist Of one member from
each organization, be selected to
urge upon the membership in
Texas the Importance of electipg
legislative boards and coop
Grating with each other for
Legislative purposes"
The following committee was ap-
pointed: c. B. Ketchum, B. of L.
E.; B. J. Fitzgerald, O. r. T.; o.
T.; E. P. Curtis, o. r. c.; W. W.
helms, o. r. T.; o. l.. Kinslye, B.
of l.. F. After consultation this
committee presented the following
resolution, which was adopted:
"Whereas, There exists an i'm
mediate necessity for action on the
part Of the railway employees Of
Texas toward securing legislation
in their interest, and for demand
ing the repeal of laws detrimental
to their welfare,
"Therefore, be it resolved, by us,
the duly elected representative Of
the different lodges and divisions
of the B. of L. E B. of l.. F., B. of
R. T., o. R. G. and o. r. T., of
Texas in union meeting assembled,
that we earnestly recommend to
the several lodges of the organiza-
tions above mentioned that they
Immediately take a vote on the
question Of maintaining legisla-
tive board at the session Of our
legislature and that in the event
OF such proposition being adopted
we further recommend that the leg.
islative boards so selected by their
lodges and orders to cooperate
with each other in their efforts to
protect the interests of the railway
employees Of the state Of Texas.
The expense of the legislative
board Of each organization to be
paid by the members of such Or
ganization in accordance with the
laws adopted for their govern
ment."
The meeting then adjourned till
$3.50 o'clock this morning.
The grand ball given last night
at the Beethoven Mannerchor hall
was success in every way.
Over two hundred people were in
attendance and the committees
made the night one continued
round OF pleasure for visiting and
home guests. At 8 o'clock, prompt
ly, the excellent string orchestra
broke forth in a grand march,
which was led by Mr.. Sam Martin
and Miss Tina Wright, and until
an early hour in the morning a
choice program of dances was rem
dered. Capt, G. B. Hice acted as
floor manager, and at II o'clock
al intermission was had to allow
the guests an opportunity to Sc
cure refreshments.
The following gentlemen served
on the floor and reception COM
mittees:
Reception, Messrs. and Mes
danes, P. G. Woods, NJ. Moy-
nahan, w. II. Turner, John Harris
and j. D. Seamonds.
Floor, ]. p. Green, chairman; P.
G. Woods, B. Shangle, J. Pagan,
Jas. White, George Surkey and N.
Z. Stevenson.
BALL NOTES.
Little Lula Nash caught the
assemblage by her clever recita-
ton.
Officer Mass, formerly an old
railroad man, was placed on duty
last night.
Hon. G. B. Hice was voted the
handsomest man on the floor by
the ladies.
Col. Joe Green was the busiest
man at the ball and was at times
two or three whole committees in
H.