The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-17
PLEASURES BEFORE BUSINESS.
Delegates to Ladies' Auxiliary Hav-
ing Good Time.


It was a forrid freight train, " bout
two miles long, according to one of the
delegates. 1t neatly divided in half the
Ladies Auxiliary to the Order of Railway
Conductors. One half of the party stood,
warm and indignant, on one side of the
freight and impotently waved hats, par
asols and wraps at the train and at the
sky. On the other and right side of the
train were the dock and the boat and the
happy half of thesparty. 1t was one min
ute to g. also according to one of the Gel
egates. Consequently they. had plenty of
time, for weren't they almost at the dock
and hadn't they been told that the boat
wouldn't start until 8?
But there was the freight train! 1nso-
lently, relentlessly, heavily 1t came
swinging down the track and half the
sisters were deprived of even a sight of
the tempting river and the gay eXcur-
sion boat. When the two miles long
train finally wound its sinuous length
out of sight the unfeeling excursion boat
with the triumphant half of the party
on board was ser enely winding it's way
up the river. Those who were left had
an opportunity of bemoaning their tardi-
ness, like the foolish virgins OF BIbe
lore, and hunting up another boat. The
lora was the name of the independent
boat that wouldn't wait. The Oracle
Moore was the boat that came to the
gates had their excursion. However, ev-
erybody, even the temporarily disappoint-
ed delegates, had a good time. In fact,
all had such a good time that all Were
not willing to get down to convention
business yesterday afternoon, and when
Mrs. ]. H. Moore, the grand president.
called the meeting to order there were
several vacant seats. The excursion took
the visitors to Minnehaha and the Sol
diers' home. The members of the local
Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers were hostesses to
the delegates in a picnic luncheon.
The committee on Jurisprudence report
ed at the afternoons secret session.
Several important changes in the consti-
tuition were proposed and discussed, but
the grand president decided that they
should not be announced to the public.
However, the impenetrab,e veil of silence
was lifted just a trife. 1t was gractously
announced that a letter of coincidence had
been sent President Mckinley expressing
the auxiliarys sympathy and concern in
the illness of his wife. Also that tele-
gram Of greeting had been sent the Order
of Railway Trainmen, now in session in
Milwaukee.
Mrs Moore was presented yesterday
with a half dozen st. Paul souvenir sill
yer spoons with gold bowls the gift Of
Hoyt Division No. l. Ladies Auxiliary
to the Order OF Locomotive FlreIneL. MIS-
Sullivan, president of the division, made
the presentation Mrs. Moore is, appar-
emily, a decidedly popular president. Her
warmest admirers, and she appears to
have a host of these refuse to entertain
the thought of rival candidate for the
office. Those who are less outspoken in
their regard have apparently no other
candidate to offer in her place, or, If they
have, do not consider it advisable to an
nounce 9ier name at present. The fact
that the election does not occur until the
last day of the convention gives inter
ested people a chance to fix their fences
and. no doubt even now many are quietly
doing a good deal Of that work.
Mrs. j.: G. Mccall. delegate from the
local division, Como Division No SO, re-
ceives the honorary office of junior grand
sister This means that she Is to be the
conventions delegate to the next conven-
ton. Heretofore it has been customary
to introduce resolution doing away with
this honorary office, but no such resolu-
ton has been offered this year, a cfrcum-
stance that testifes to the popularity of
the local delegate. SAP