The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-16
SPEND A BUSY DAY.
Women Delegates Raise Question OF
Insurance Claims.

NlnLInS.
A suggestion made by Mrs. A. p. Hon
eycutt, Of Alabama Tex, yesterday after
noon in the S nate chamber of the cap toll
where the Ladies' Auxiliary TO the Or
der of Railway Conductors was n sec.
ret session. touched upon a matter that
VIII probably cause a good deal Of dis
cussion in the order Itself before tho
question is finally settled Mrs Honey
cutt, who Is a delegate to the convention
OF the auxiliary, presented the case OF
a conductor who is suffering from loco
motor ataXia, and therefore unable to
hold position. The insurance laws OF
the o. r. c. only cover cases Of acc1.
dents as in the matter of losing a leg
or arm, etc. No provision whatever Is
made for any disability the man may
be suffering from as a result of his work
on the trains. Mrs. Honeycutt urged the
delegates present to use all Their nhu ncs
with their husbands to bring about a
change in the insurance laws OF the order
so that member of the order, lncapaci-
tated like the conductor In question may
receive aid If he is entitled to T.
Mrs. w. G. Grabbe of Grand Rapids.
Mimi, chairman of the committee on
credentials, reported ten grand ohicers
present, one permanent member and
eighty-seVen delegates. Mrs. J. II,
Moore. the grand president, presided at
yesterday afternoons session. In the
temporary absence OF Mrs. Harriet A.
Hodges, grand vice president, Mrs Q.
Little, of Minneapolis, was appointed
grand vice president pro tenn.
Besides the appointment Of committees
by the president the reports OF the
grand officers were read. Mrs Moore
in connection with her report offered a
resolution in regard to the auxaary's
school of inspection. Inspectors are ap-
pointed to inspect the different divisions
Of the auxiliary and the resolution pro-
vided for the establishment OF a cen
trail school for the instruction Of the In
spectors, such a place TO be some place
near or in Chicago.
Mrs M. T.. Higgins, secretary and
treasurer, read her report. The total
receipts for the year, including the ball
ance ON hand at the beginning Of tho
year. were $7875@, and the total dis
bursements $5,6H.69 leaving cash bal
ance of $2,645.3s The auxiliary now has
a membership of 1904, about 500 more
than last year.
A communication was received from
Gov Van SAINT in which he thanked the
members of the auxiliary for the floral
and verbal bouquets received by him
from them. gSH
The convention decided to devote an
entire day to the consideration Of insur-
ance. Mrs j. NJ Soule, Of Chicago sec
retary Of the insurance committee. viii
have charge An invitation was received
from Flour City Division No. 10l, Mime
apolis, to attend a reception that the
division WI hold in honor Of the dele
gates. Friday afternoon, at the West no.
tel, Minneapolis. The members accepted
the invitation. The Huntington drill
work that is TO be presented by a team
under the direction OF Mrs. Soule was
postponed from Friday to Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. P. c. Callahan, Of Jackson.
Tenn, chairman Of the grand executive
committee submitted her report. Mrs.
Callahan is one of the way down
South" members of the convention. Her
witty speech made before the auxiliary
in the senate chamber yesterday after
noon has won her many friends among
the delegates.
The first business taken up this morn
ing will be that of the Jurisprudence com
mittee. A number Of radical changes
were made IN the bylaws of the auXil-
larry at It's meeting two years ago. so II
is not expected that any sweeping change
will take place in the laws this ear.
A little furry was caused in tho con-
vention yesterday when an effort was
made to obtain consideration for resolu-
tions sent IN after the flrst day Of the
convention. According TO the present
ruling all resolutions to receive attention
must be in the presidents hands when
the convention opens, else they win
not be considered. The effort yesterday
to have this ruling changed was fruit
less
Yesterday morning the members Of the
auxiliary accompanied the conductors on
a trolley ride TO Fort Smelling and the
Indian mounds. Fully 800 Of the visitors
and their families boarded thirty trolley
cars at the Ryan, between and $50, and
rode TO Fort Smelling and from there
back to the Indian mounds. In the even
ing there was an informal reception at
the Merchants hotel. Seibert's orchestra
played and the members OF the auxiliary
spent the time chatting or resting
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The following are the committees aD-
pointed yesterday by the president:
Credentials-Mrs. W. B. Crabbe, Grand
Rapids Mich; Mrs. Ruby GIL, Blooming
ton, Ill; Mrs II. NJ. Sooville, Detroit,
Mich; Mrs. G. l.. Ray, Pittsburg, Pa;
Mrs D. e. Peterson, Peoria, Ill. Juris-
prudence-Mrs p. c. Callahan. Jackson,
Tenn; Mrs. L. NJ Turpin. Chicago; Mrs.
J. @. Felker Preston, III; Mrs. r b.
Bronson, Galesburg, Ill; Mrs. W. A.
Adams Harrisburg, Pa. Resolutions
and Thanks-Mrs. r. A. Ingraham, Fort
Worth, Tex; Mrs. Lillian Boyd Ogden.
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