The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-29
Advertiser Bureau.


 Selma. Nov. 8.
 Last night at the Hotel Albert the Order of Railway Conductors installed their of- ficers for the ensuing year, after which they had an elegant banquet. Lanier Division of Railway Conductors of this city, is in a most nourishing condition. Hon. John D. Riggs installed the newly elected officers in most impressive man. ner last night. while Conductor Seward acted as marshal. The following officials. who had been elected to the various of- Aces tookNthe oath: W. c. Smith. w. E. Stoddard, A. W. Newman. F. J. Bow line and B. A. Hogs, Mrs. ". c. Smith and A N. Aidrige. two of the officers elected, were absent and will have to be installed later on. After the ceremonies were over Hon. John D. Riggs, who acted as master of ceremonies. asked the assembled crowd to be seated and an elegant supper. consisting of about ten courses was served.
 W. C. Smith, who had been elected as the head of the order in Selma was called on to respond to the toast: ''The Order of Railway Conductors and its Object. Mir. Smith in few plain words stated that the object of the organization was to make better men out of the members morally and to be a benefit one to the
 
 becoming a member of the order took on obligation to be his brothers keeper They had an insura ance feature. which was com puisory, so that when a man passed away, either naturally or by accident, those de- pendent on him had something to support them.
 Mir. Smiths manner was earnest and he showed by his words that he was deeply grateful to his brother conductors for placing him at the head of the organiza- ton and he promised to do all in his pow CT to promote the welfare of the order.
 Conductor Pat Norris was next called on by Postmaster Riggs. Mir. Riggs made a fey preliminary remarks in in- troducihg MT Norris and said that he had listened to the speech that Mir. Norris was to get of for a dozen or two times since it had been in course of being rnemorialized and he was glad that the time for MT. Norris to turn 1t loose had arrived. so he would not have to be bored with his eloquence any longer. MT. Riggs then stated that Pat Norris would re' spond to the toast: Why is an Irishman as good as any body e!se?''
 Mir. Norris was at his best and his handsome face fairly beamed with hap piness. He arose to the occasion and defended the Irish people from the many COluHnlen tHdt uau DccI HUI iOu dt thSAh and said he had rather be a good Irish- man than bad king. He acquitted him. self with great credit, and when he sat down a toast was proposed to "Old Ireland" which was cheered by all pre- sent.
 E. E. Stoup. chief train dispatcher. rep bonded to the toast Discipline in the Railway Service" Mir. Stoup easily. con ried of the honors of the evening as an orator. He opened his remarks by say ing that he was once conductor him. self and he knew what it was to have to go out at all hours of the night and day and under the hardship of long. tedi- ous trips. He still claimed as his warmest personal friends the men with whom he used to be associated as a con- ductor. A railroad was like an army he said. the fundamental principle of both being discipline. It was as impossible to run a railroad as 1t was to fight bat tie without discipline. He went on to tell the conductors present that the officials over them were really doing them favor when they '.jacked them up," as the railway men termed 1t. It was human nature to get careless and they would fail to reach the mark of perfection tc which they asptred if they did not have some one overlooking them and watch. ing every mistake that they made. Ht then told them to be loyal to their. supsri. ors and thereby she good Of the service in which they were engaged would be increased to a very great extent. MT. Stoup has an easy flow of language, a pleasant delivery and his operation at the close of his speech was particularly | eloquent and appropriate.
 Toastmaster Riggs next called on J. IT Nunnelee to respond for the Press" Mir Nunnelee had been assigned post oi honor at the end of the table. He did no' follow in fthe old beaten path and tel about the press being the palladium oi liberty. the watch man on the tower etc. but spoke of the Selma press since hs had been member of the profession ir this city for the past ten years. He al. luded tenderly to the courtly and gifted Graham, and the rugged and honest Col. son, at both of whose funerals he had acted as pall-bearer. and notices of the death of whom he had penned. Mir. Nun