The record-union., 1897-05-14
Roamed at viii Through the Orange
and Lemon Groves.
The Session of the Grand Division
Devoted to the Hearing of Reports
of the Various Committees A
GRAND Ball and Banquet TO be Held
This Evening.

/ Los ANGELES. May 13.-Before en-
terlng upon the work planned to come
before their convention to-day the rail-
way conductors and their friends. TO the
number of 1,500, freshened their minds
/ by drive in the morning air of the city
/ OF Pasadena. AS early as I O'Clock the
hundreds of people began vending their
way toward the Southern Pacific and
the Terminal depots. Both roads placed
their trains at the disposal of the Wis
itors, but several hundred availed them
selves of the electric cars while others
drove out in tany-hos.
They were met on their arrival at Pas
adena by citizens in carriages and taken
for drive through the best parts of the
city, and among the orange groves and
rose gardens, where they were invited to
help themselves to the best that the
community affords. There We're over 800
carriages and tally-hos provided, but
some of the visitors We're glad to avail
themselves of express wagons and hay
racks, as there was not enough carriages
! to go around
! They were a jolly crowd, and enjoyed
| themselves thoroughly, being given en-
tire liberty to roam at viii among Pasa-
dena's choicest orange and lemon groves
and rose gardens, where they gathered
many mementoes of what they declared
TO be the most delightful day they en-
joyed in their whole trip. on the re-
turn trip to Los Angeles the excursion
lists stopped at the South Pasadena
ostrich farm, where a pleasant half hour
was spent reviewing the ungainly birds
from Africa.
/ - toe ,satYr ,,.1 - I
Angeles in time for the meeting of the
Grand Division at 1 o'clock this after
noon. The business before the conven-
/ ton was the hearing of reports of the
various committees.
The Committee on Jurisprudence
which has on hand all amendments
primarily and acts upon those which
relate to the laws of the order, pre-
sented its report.
The next report heard was that of the
Committee on Grievances and Appeals
and as the name suggests. its work is
largely one of arbitration and adjust
ment.
The report of the Committee on Grand
Officers reports was next in order
The really tremendous work resting
upon the Grand Chief Conductor and the
y
ants is realized by very few outside the
order 1t is the work of these officers to
inaugurate new lodges, as we'll as during
the year to visit those already existing.
The number of divisions already goes
into the hundreds and the membership
numbers more than 10000 men, who are
in a degree, under the authority of the
Grand Executive Committee.
The order was started early in the
sixties, and was at first entirely social.
After 1880 it assumed larger proper
tions, and since 1890 the growth has
been rapid and strong. This is largely
because at that time was eliminated
from the bylaws the clause restricting
the order from engaging in any sort of
strike. Although this clause was elm
mated, the order still represents the
more conservative body of railway en-
ployes.
A certain light is thrown upon their
fraternity, when one learns that their
chief officer receives a salary of $4,000
a year, and that a number of other i'm
portant officers receive $4,000 annually.
Perhaps the best feature of their gov
eminent, however, is that there is q
widespread feeling that the longer a
is capable of serving, and so selections
are, usually, matter of form. There
are not mutitudes of Office seekers at
every corner; instead, a large number
of loyal men and women working stead
lily for the universal brotherhood of
mankind.
The Ladies Auxiliary held their usual
meeting to-day, reports of committees
being the order of business.
The Atlanta special will not leave on
Sunday, rs planned but on Monday, in
consequence Of the convention having
taken more time than was estimated at
first.
The conductors will hold their grand
ball and banquet on Friday evening at
Hazards Pavilion. The pavilion is
being decorated in the col0rs of the
ordered, white and green. There will
be seats for /. 800 people at the banquet
tables in the annex. Besides the con
ductors and their parties, many Los An
geles people will attend the ball. Fully
5000 people are expected TO be present.
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