The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-16


Academy OF Music yesterday afternoon
at $40 o'clock was the third meeting Of
the kind ever heidi g., where all the
branches and organizations of railroad
men met in union,
The house was crowded to Its utmost
capacity and the meeting WAS opened
with an overture from Devon's orches-
ira, followed by divine blessing in
voked by Rev. DR.. Carson, Of Greene-
Memorial, followed by on address by L.
CcffiD, secretary of the Railway
Home for Disabled Employees, in Chi
cago.
The officers Of the organization, the
reception com mit.ee. Mayor McClelland,
Me- jor Sands, vlce"pre sdent OF the Nor.
folk and Western. and r. II. Soule,
superintendent of motive power Of the
Norfolk and Western, occupied the
stage.
g. e. Weisz, of New York. secretary
OF the National Railway Prote C. tive
League. was introduced, and acted in
tho capacity OF master OF ceremonies
In behalf OF Mayor McClellant, of
thiD city, and Governor O'Ferrall, OF the
State. Chairman Weisz introduced w.
A. Glasgow, who needs no int,oduc ton
to the readers OF The Times MIR. Glas.
Cow in an eloquent speech welcomed
the visitors to the Magic City of the
South. He spoke OF railroad organiza.
ton. and said that it bound ,he men to-
gether and added materially to the
progress, wealth and welfare of our
country: The progress made Throughout
the entire country, for number of
years, The speaker attributed to the
efforts OF organized labor.
Mr.. Glasgow, in conclusion, said what
this country needed now more than
anything else is more Americanism and
lees sectionalism; that the South, OF
secession and slavery, was dead; but
the South of union and harmony was,
thank God, alive.
Mr.. Glasgow closed his address by
again welcoming the visitors to the
city and to our homes
Lanier Gray sang Ia his usual style
My Old Kentucky Hume," with Mrs.
Ludwig as the accompanied.
In behalf of the railroad men, L S.
Coflin fee!tngly responded to the ad-
dress of welcome. He stated that they
appreciated the hearty welcome ex-
tended to them by tho people OF the
historic aud grand old com monwealsh.
He spoke OF the wonderful and marvel
Gus developments of this country dur.
ing the nineteenth century. One OF the
greatest and moss complete of theoe
developments and improvements Is the
railway syste Of trans porsa ton. Mr.
Coffin said that there was no. single
mile Of railroad laid in this country
until he was quite large lad Of a bow.
and spoke along thas line to inform the
people what the railroad men have ec-
compiished.
Mrs M C. Cassell, OF Cleveland, Ohio,
grand vice president Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary 10 the Brotherhood of Loco.
m = tun EDrr
dered couple OF nice eelections, with
her daughter as accompanist en- the
piano.
+. P. Sergeant. grand master of the
Brotherhood of Firemen, said: ~
alwsys feel at home In Virginia. and
feel that l am with those whom I
respect and have admiration for, and
with whom 1 am associated with In the
discharge Of my duties, and men who
are heroes in the discharge of their
daily avocsticns; to meet with them
here to day and 20 greet them, and feel
the warm grasp OF their hands and to
know that stand on the sacred soil OF
Virginia, ls an inspiration which we feel
from the hesrt; thss is one OF tho
gladdest occasions CT my life.
virginia ha. history, history for
which all nay be proud; out from Vir-
ginis has come some of the graudest
ard noblest men which this country has
ever seen. In the days of oppression
and the first thought OF liberty dawned
upon the people OF this land, it was to
such men SIS the immortal Henry who
arose AID declared for liberty, and for
1t as no Other man ever did. In those
days they wanted father for our coun.
try, and out OF Virginia came that
mob man. who every American adores,
The immortal Washington.
THE gentlemen selected to-day to