The San Francisco call., 1897-05-11
Railway Conductors Ar
rive by Scores at
Los Angeles.
Each Trainload Met by Com
mitteeS Before Reaching
the City.
international Convention Of the
Order Will Begin Its Session
To-Day.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. May 10.-The in
ternational convention of the Order OF
Railway Conductors, to open here to-
morrow, will in many respects be the
most notable one in the history of the or
ganization. Delegates and their friends
are arriving by hundreds and are being
properly cared for. Every State in the
Union will be represen ted at the business
meeting tomorrow afternoon.
Los Angeles Division No. Ill has made
great efforts to add to the pleasure of the
guests of the city, and an elaborate pro-
gramme has been prepared for their en-
tertainment. The committee on arrange.
ments includes H. s. Kinch, George T.
Cough, f. w. Bunnell, George H. Odell,
e. ]. Janicki, ]. B. Freet, E. 7. Haggin,
George H. Hollis, R. 7. Hedrick. J. E.
Hartell and w. d. Perkins. The ladies
of the auxiliary association have also
been enthusiastic in their efforts to help
out this work. The executive committee
of the local ladies' auxiliary consists of
Mines. Elizabeth Hollis, Anna I. Shorb,
Alice Wiliots and Addie Clifford.
Members of the local orders go out on
all lines to meet the incoming trains and
welcome the travellers, even before they
reach the city. One special bearing the
Canadian delegation arrived this morn
ing after o journey of eight days from
Montreal. w. A. Coon of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, has charge of the Canadian party,
which includes r. A. Purdon and wife, &.
Stuart, P. w. McMahon and wife, J..
Morrison and wife. W. Ha.sard, n. Glen
denning, Toronto; ]. Fahey, Winnepeg;
]. W. Tucker and wife, w. ]. Durbin, wife
and daughter, Milwaukee,; D. Cameron,
North Bay, Canada; w. Smith, Brantford, +,
Ontario; III. Draney and wife. ST. Thomas.
n. D. John Mckay and wife. Ottawa; w.
c. Wright and wife, J. II. Elliott and wife,
Montreal; w. II. Elson, Moores Junction,
and w. A. Burlon, Kamloops.
private car. the Cleopatra. which ar.
rived this morning. brodght w. w. Flack
and wife, J. S. McCombs and wife, Frank
Rooney, Mrs. w. S. Fiack of Harton,
Kans.; J. McCory and wife. w. 4. Cecil
and wife of ST. JOSEPH Mo-. John Moran
and wife of Council Bluffs, Iowa; s. Z. Kes-
singer and wife of Caldwell, Kans.; E. E.
Scott and wife of Platte. Kans., and Mrs.
H. D. Bliss OF Minneapolis. The party VIII
live in the car and make side trips at will.
A train of five cars was required to bring
the Southern delegation from Atlanta and
it arrived this morning. The passengers
will make their homes in the cars while
on this trip. Three more special trains
are expected to- morrow. The city already
seems full of the conductors, who disport
large and brilliant badges and show that
they are bent on having good time.
Tomorrow evening, after the business
session is concluded, reception will be
rendered at Hazards Pavilion, when
music and speeches will form part of the
programme. Addresses of welcome will
be delivered by Chief Conductor Kinch
and by Mayor Snyder. to be replied to by
Grand Chief Conductor E. E. Clark.
Wednesday will be the great day for
amusement. for then the visitors will be
given an exhibition Of Wild West and
early California scenes at Fiesta Park.
On Thursday there will be an excursion
to Pasadena, on Friday evening a grand
ball and on Saturday and Sunday the
guests in small parties will go everywhere
and see every thing.
The order is a secret organization, but
little is said in advance about what the
business meeting is likely to develop and
whether the elections will be harmonious
or not. This is The twenty-sixth annual
session of the order, which is shown to be
in excellent condition financially. The
insurance fund is said to be in extremely
good shape, and the order is growing
stronger every year.