The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31

Preparations for the union meeting of railroad orders in Montgomery Tuesday at the Auditorium are complete.
 For the past ten days the prime movers in this undertaking have been untiring in their labors, and, aided by a number of enterprising members of the Comfner- ciaI and Industrial Association, have been successful in securing all the finan- cial assistance that was necessary to make of this meeting a success.
 Seven months ago this great project was undertaken by a few of the members of the different railroad orders fin Mont gomery and this committee has worked faithfully and conscientiously and there is much for which the members of the committee feel that they may congrat- ulate themselves
 The visitors to the meeting k1ve al- ready begun to arrive and by tuesday at noon the majority of those wao are coming will have arrived While th. num- fber of visitors will not be as large as was at first estimated, yet there will be a representative number of railroad people in Montgomery for the next four days and these people will ip representing the class to which they belong also represent all sections of the country.
 The program for the meeting begins
  son Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. In the eabsence of Governor Jelks. Col. A. A. Wi ley. Congressman from the Second Dis trfct. will deliver the address of welcome for the State, followed by an address oi a welcome to Montgomery by Alderman Ray Rushton. Addresses will be made by Capt J. M. Falkner and others.
 In response will be addresses by Grand Chief F. M. Arthur of the Brotherhood .r.F Chief Conductor E. E. Clark of the Order of Railway Conductors.
 F. H. Burgess of Louisville, a promi nent member of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers, will speak in the in terest of the order which he represent. and he will be followed by others of the isdifferent orders
 Mrs. W. A. Murdock. Grand President of the, Grand International Auxiliary oi the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will speak of the part tho c. I. A. is talk. ing in the realm of women's organiza- tions, while Mrs. J. H.. Moore, the Grand President of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors will talk of the good work done by the members oi the order of which she Is the President. most cordial invitation is extended to the public generally to attend these open ing exercises.
  be rendered the visitors. The Auditorium will be elaborately lighted and decorated for the occasion. This is the first grand ball ever given by the railroad people of this city and the committee having in charge the arrangements proposes to make 1t one of the most delightful and enjoyable ever given here.
 Wednesday will be ''order day." suit able halls have been provided for all the s~~Ho f0d will meet in different halls.
 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers will hold their sessions in the Mont gomery Theatre and will be presided over by Grand Chief P. M. Arthur assisted by Deloss Everet, Third Grand Engineer
 The Grand International Auxiliary tt the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer: will hold their days session in Professor Weisner's hall. Their session will be pre- sided over by Mrs. W. A. Murdock Grand President, assisted by Mrs. Mary E. Cassell, Grand Vice President; Mrs Harry St. Clair, Grand Secretary; Mrs. J. D. Anderson, Third Assistant Grand Vice President; Mrs. J. Wright, Grand Sentinel. and possibly others of the grand officers of this order
 The session of the Order of Railway Conductors win be held in the Council chamber and their presiding officer for the day will be Grand Chief Conductor E. E. Clark of national fame. He will probably be assisted by other grand of- ficers of the order.
 The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors will meet in the Knights of Pythias hall. They will have with them for the first time Mrs. J. H. Moore, their Grand President and Mrs. Higgins, their Grand Secretary and very probably others of their grand officers. Palm Division, the local Ladies Auxilia- ry to the Order of Railway Conductors, has been organized less than year and this meeting with their grand officers and members of the various divisions all over the country will prove of especial benefit to them in their future work in Mont gomery.
 Wednesday evening from to Il o'clock, reception will be tendered the grand officers at the Elks Home, which promises to be one of the most delightful affairs of the week.
 The receiving party with the grand of- ficers will be from the Grand International Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers, Mrs. J. A Hamn, Mrs. sGeorge Morgan, Mrs. Arthur Payne and Mrs. J. c. Conner.
 From the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Order Railway Conductors win be Mrs. J. c. Wilcox, Mrs. w. T. billiard. Mrs.