Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
A MELODlOUS CONVENTION
Arrangements fer the Gathering Of the
Musicians League
Meetings to BE Held Here Beginning
April s-QucstiOns to Come
Up for Discussion.

Tuesday, April Z. the annual convention
of the National League of Musicians will
begin in this city at Willard Hall, and con-
TRUE in session for five six days. The
convention promises to be one of the most
interesting in the history of the league, and
delegates representing every section of the
United States are expected to be in attend
ance.
The present officers of the league are:
President, Alexander Bremen of New York;
vice presidents, H. d. Beissenberz, Indian
apolis, nd; George Nachmsn, Baltimore,
Md; Gustave Koehler, Toledo, Ohio; treas
urer George Schath, Cincinnati, Ohio; Sec
rotary, Jacob Beck, Cape May, n. j.; men,
5ers Of executive board are: First district.
Harry Asmus, Buffalo; second district C.
IL William Ruhe, chairman. Pttsburg,
Pa; third district Jacob SchmalZ, Cincin-
matt. Ohio; fourth district, Edmund a.
Orach, Chicago, Ill; fifth district, Samuel
II. Treloar, Butte, Mon.
There has been some talk among the DEL
gates as to who VIII be the officers for next
year, but not much has been settled in that
direction. Mr.. Bremen will. ii is said. be a
candidate for reelection. Delegate Miller
of st. Louis is prominently mentioned for
the place, and Second Vice President Mach
man of Baltimore is looked upon as dark
horse in the race. Mr.. Nachman, however.
does not aspire to anything above the first
vice presidency, and for this position he
VIII not have any opposition.
The sharpest fight of the session will. it
is expected, be for the secretaryship. Mr..
Jacob Beck, the incumbent, has held the
office for five years, and is a candidate for
reelection, but it is understood that Mr..
Drach of Chicago also wants it, and 1t is
thought their chances are about equal
Business of much importance to all the
members will occupy the attention of the
ctlVenIion. Principal among the matters
to be brought up will be the death benefit
convention
Cleveland last year that committee APP
pointed to consider the matter reported
tavorably on the adoption of compulsory
death benefit, which Was afterWard adopt
cd by the league, but whose operation was
8, spended by President Bremen, on the
ground that the law was not constitutional
The disputed law is as follows: ION the
Death OF member In good standing II snail
be the duty of the secretary OF the local On
whose jurisdiction the deceased was
membcrD to notify the secretary of the
LEAGUE of such death, forwarding the prop
er legal vouchers thereof. The secretary of
the league shall then notify all the locals,
transmitting with such notification the
amount due by the local for such death,
based on a per capita of , cents for each
member. according to the preceding re-
turns of the locals.
1.-The amount due by each local must be
paid to the treasurer of the league within
thirty days after receiving notification of
such assessment under penalty of suSpen-
sion of the delinquent local.
1.-The secretary OF the League shall draw
an order on the treasurer in favor of the
local of which the deceased was member
for the amount due, who shall pay the
same to the family of the deceased or his
legal representatives forthwith.
Another contest viii: be upon the much
mooted question Of UNIVERSAL membership,
which has been bone of contention for
the past few years
1t is understood that nothing will he said
during the convention about the propriety
Of an affiliatipn with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. This question was fully
discussed at the Cleveland convention last
year, and decided adversely. The contro-
versy now going on in New York between
Local No. and the labor unions will be
discussed, but 1t is doubtful whether the
league Will take any action in the matter
either one way or the other.
The members of the Baltimore Local will
Unite with those of the Washington Local
in the entertainment of the delegates to the
convention. and it is the intention of both
to give their guests such a good time that
they will never forget it.
An attractive program of entertainment
has been arranged for the benefit of the
visitors 1t includes social Sc ssion at
Wizards Hall and banquet at Wizards
Hotel, with a trip down the Potomac river
to Mount Vernon. On the occasion of the
social session it is expected that there will
be present $50 visitors from Baltimore
alone.
The object of the National League of
Musicians is to better the general welfare of
the profession throughout the country, and
they convene once a year to elect officers
shd legiSlate for the good of its member
ship, which now numbers over 10000. The
league was organized March s, 1885, at the
Grand Hotel ia New York by delegates ap-
pointed for the purpose from musical or
CARNATIONS in the cities of New York, Phil
aGelrhia, Cincinnati, Chicago, Boston and
Milwaukee