The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-16
A GREAT GATHERING
RAILROAD ORGANIZATIONS TO
MEET HERE.
Expected That 1000 Visitors Will
Assemble in Montgomery Next
Summer-Executive Council
is Preparing Program.

The meeting of all the railroad organi-
cations in the South which will be held
in Montgomery next June promises to be
a stupendous affair. At least 1900 visi-
tors are expected, and every part of the
United States will be represented.
To prepare for the entertainment of
the crowd, and to make ready for the
program to be carried out, an Executive
Council has been formed The Council is
composed Of members of the local divis-
ions of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors. the Ladies Auxiliary to the Order
of Railway Conductors and the Grand
International Auxiliary to the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers
A meeting of the Executive Council was
held yesterday in the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers hall. 1t was called
meeting. The General Chairman, Mr.. ].
c. Conner was present, and the General
Secretary and Treasurer. Preliminaries
were discussed and it was decided to
have regular sessions of the Executive
Council every Tuesday beginning with
next Tuesday.
1t is difficult to grasp the extent of
this great union railroad meeting. Ev-
cry railroad organization south of the
Ohio River will be in attendance. These
include the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors, the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Order
of Railway Conductors, the Grand Aux
Hilary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, the organized Firemen, and
the unorganized Firemen, and the orga-
nized Trainment, fact all railway en-
ployes IN the South. In addition to these
invitations will be extended to the rail-
road organizations throughout the North
to meet with the Southerners.
Mrs. Jack Wright, the Grand Sentinel
of the G. 1. A. is a member of the Elk
ecutive Council. Last week she went to
Pensacola in the interest of the great
siasm there, The Pensacola News has the
following:
About twenty-five railway employees,
with their wives met at Rafford hall at
10 o'clock this morning upon a call is
sued Saturday.
Representatives from the B. L. E.,
B. L. F., o. r. c. and B. of r. l. were
present, besides a number of employees
who were members Of no organization.
Mrs. Jack Wright of Montgomery, Grand
Sentinel of Ladies Auxiliary B. L. E.,
was present, and w. NJ. Mason of Mont
gomery, a member of branch 495, B. l..
E., was a visitor.
The meeting was organized by the
selection of Mead Wilson as Chairman
and G. NJ. Carroll, Secretary.
The meeting was called to order with
out further ado, and Mrs Wright was
introduced. She needed no introduction
however, for from frequent business trips
here she was well known to all in the
hall.
Mrs. Wright took up her subject with
great earnestness and delivered a strong
talk in support of her contention. that of
melting interest in a convention of much
Importance which will be held in Mont
gomery in June and which will be com
posed of all classes of white railway
employees. Mrs. Wright handled her sub
ject well and explained what she wanted
so thoroughly that when she sat down
all had a perfect knowledge of the pur
poses of her visit.
when she had concluded her speech,
speeches were made by eV-
cry one in the hall both ladies and gen
tlemen. and the meeting did not reach an
adjournment until after the dinner hour,
Mrs Wright is plain spoken business
woman AID is heartily interested in the
work of railway employees. Wife of a
engineer herself. she can sym
pathize and feel for others in the same
position, and has perfect command of the
English language, and more especially
when talking on tris. her favorite sub
ject. Her visit here will prove of great
beneit.
ITO condense the matter for this issue,
it is just this: A great convention of all
classes of railway employees will be held
in Montgomery late in June. at which
the highest officers in the different rail
way peoples organizations will be pres
ent. The plan is to hold this convention
three or more days in that city effecting
a grand organization of the entire num-
Der and getting the greatest good for the
greatest number. At the conclusion of
this convention the entire party will he
brought to Pensacola on a special train,
remaining in this place three days or
rnore. The local organizations will en-
ertain them in various ways, not the
least features of which will be bay excur-
siGus and a possibility of speeches from
= he highest grand officers at the opera
house
How many will make up this Conven-
zion cannot as vet be stated, but the
number to come here will form the most
important of its kind that has ever been
20 Pensacola.
At today's meeting small amounts
were pledged from different delegates to
lefray the conventions expenses, the
amounts being suggested by Mrs. Wright