The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
SERENADE AND BANQUET
LOCAL MUSICIANS ENTERTAIN THE
VISITING MEMBERS.
Terms of A~fhIiatiOn with American
Federation of Labor Fully
Considered.

At IL o'clock last night one hundred mem
bers of the Indianapolis Musicians Pro-
tective Association, a branch of the Ma
tional Musicians League, which is holding
It's annual convention in this city, marched
TO the Hotel English to greet the visiting
delegates to the convention. Sixty of the
marchers carried their musical instruments
with them, forming a specially picked
orchestra which was to serenade the visit
ors at their headquarters. Prof. r. A.
Miller was the orchestra's chosen leader,
and he arranged the men about him in a
circle before the hotel and there was rem
dered some music such as the people of In
dianapolis seldom have an opportunity to
hear outside of special concerts. Sousa's
King Cotton march, Morning, Noon and
Night in Vienna" by Souppe, and a Chan
lilly waltz We're rendered.
Following the serenade owen Miller, of
st. Louis. made a few remarks in behalf of
the visiting delegates, and then all, both
ioca! men and visitors. fell in behind the
band and marched to Mozart Hall, where
a banquet was spread for the visitors by
the local musicians.
The convention of musicians began it's
session yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock.
The committee to which had been referred
the two contested credentials at Monday
nights session had not made out it's report
and was continued. The committee APP
pointed by the convention to submit six
important questions pertaining to securing
a charter to the executive council of the
American Federation Of Labor, reported
that it had been unable to get an audience
with the council and after a five minutes
session the meeting adjourned until 4
O'Clock in the afternoon. At that time the
mmi again reported that the Ques-
tionS had not been considered by the coun-
Gil and the session Immediately adjourned
till 8 O'Clock in the evening. About 5
O'Clock in the afternoon the committee was
finally granted an audience by the execu-
tive council and in the evening made it's
report to the convention. The entire seS-
sion was occupied with the reading of the
questions and discussion of the answers
made by the executive council.
The answers were to the effect that after
utilization with the American Federation of
Labor and national body of the Musicians
Union would be the sole judge of the quail
fcations of its MEMBERS; that the National
Union could not after affiliation grant a
charter to a local union that was a member
of some other national union which affiliated
that the National Union would have full
power to discipline it's members, but that
the disciplined member may appeal to the
American Federation of Labor.
The executive council further stated that
as the convention of mechanics is now
about to form a national union and with
it's formation and utilization is about to as
sumo authority and Jurisdiction in the
musicians trade, that its authority and
| jurisdiction cannot legally or morally APP
ply to matters arising previous to the ex-
istence of the national union about to be
formed. The American Federation of La
Dor concluded it's reply to the questions
ganization was based upon the lines as
stated it would pledge its cooperation and
support. The meeting then adjourned un-
til 10 O'Clock this morning.