Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-09-13
H NAYNON SHOVEL COAL.
President Roosevelt an Honorary
Member of the Grand Body Of
Locomotive Firemen.
ELECTED AMID GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
The Public Was Then Admitted to
tbe Auditorium and Listened to
an Address by President RO0sc-'
welt. which was Received with
Enthusiastic Approval

dent Roosevelt. Monday, was elected
an honorary member of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen. lie at
tended the executive meeting Of the
order in the morning, walking from
the hotel to the Auditorium, dis
tance of a few blocks escorted by
Grand Master Sargent, committee
Of the brotherhood, ana a detach-
ment of Troop b, state guard.
The brotherhood first held its exec
utiye session. Acting Grand Master
Hannuhan welcomed the president,
saying that his presence at the con
vention would do much good to or
ganized labor, not only in this coun-
trv. but in Canada and foreign coun-
tries. as well,
President Returns Thanks.
The president returned his thanks
for the welcome, and said he was
glad to be with the brotherhood. He
said that the Firemen's brotherhood
was the result that naturally comes
from the application Of the principle
of common sense to their work. lie
said that organized labor never had
made an unreasonable request Of him,
and that il il had. he would have de-
MED it, In speaking of the appoint
ment Of Grand Master Sargent, of the
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general of immigration, the president
said it was one Of the most satisfac-
tory appointments to him and to the
public he had ever made; that Mr..
Sargent has a hard body and not u
soft head
Elected an Honorary Member.
John +. McNamee. Of Columbus, o.,
one of the grand officers and demo-
cratic member Of the legislature,
moved that the degree Of grand hon
orary membership be conferred upon
President Roosevelt. The motion was
referred to the committee on consti-
tuition and bylaws, whose recon-
mendation was unanimous that the
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lhe coIllni''ee was au"P,e" o$ -
ing uhahiiIi""S 'o'e' anu "i'i'u s''"'
cheers'
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tion for the compliment paid him and
Grand Master Sargent then gave him
a pass "llch auIl'''S MN J." al meet
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most eh'h"Sias nc, 'hF aHu'euce rising
10 ItS Ieet ana cheerlhg' Nheh the
presluehl auuresSeo 'ne convention as
NY prolhers' ne was cheereu again.
lie SaIa ne was slao To De mere ana
Jolileu the olheIs III eAIenolhS cor
ulal NeIcohe 20 lile y visitors from
OahaaS ana Mexico lie needed no
pressing ne SAID 10 come to TINS
meeting
Believes in Organized Labor.
81 always have, gentlemen, admired
greatly the railroad men of the coun-
try and | do not see how anyone wAo
believes in the fundamental principles
Of citizenship can fail 10 do So" He
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