The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-03

LaQleS AuXtlldTy ol oN X Weissner's Hall on Dexter Avenue. !s S. Ladies Auxiliary of Conductors 5e * at Pythian Hall on Court Square. * Reception tonight at Elks Home SS < on Bibb Street, to Il o'clock W%%@@x@@&s s $ 8 a &@%e feeling of brotherhood pervaded the atmosphere of the great Montgomery Au- ditorium yesterday afternoon, when rep resentative railroad men and women from every section of the country assembled for the big meeting of men and women representing the various railroad orsdh- izations of America.
 The visitors were made to feel welcome to the Capital City of Alabam by hearty speeches that teemed with patriotism ana the responses by men and women who are high in the councils of the railroad examinations of the country were equally as cordial.
 The faces of the visitors beaned with happiness as they listened to the words of eloquence and many expressed pleas ure at the evidences of hospitality on every hand.
 The first day of the great gathering was given over to the opening addresses at the Auditorium and to grand ball at the Auditorium last night, at which the railroad workers of Montgomery en- tertained the visitors after true South ern fashion
 Today the real work of the men and women will begin when the various di- visions will have separate meetings be- hind closed doors and discuss the internal affairs of the respective organizations.
 Five Hundred Visitors.
 Nearly 800 railroad men. their wives and their daughters are in attendance, and numerous other visitors were brought to Montgomery on trains of last night. It is expected that by this morning 800 enthu- siastic railroad workers will be in Mont gomery.
 Most prominent among the arrivals of yesterday was L. F. Shepard of Cam den, N. J., Grand Junior Conductor of the Order of Railway Conductors. who is in Montgomery to represent E. E. Clark, the chief of the organization. MT. Shep- ard was given a hearty reception by the members of the Montgomery Division, and will tonight be rendered supper at a hotel by the members of the Montgom cry Division of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Order of Railroad Conductors. He is young man, apparently about 40 years old.
 A striking feature of the gathering of the railroad people is the every effort made by the Montgomery Committee to have them feel that Montgomery Is their own. The visitors are appreciatlve. Many remarked that they had often heard of the hospitality of the South and of Mont gomery. but they never understood Southern hospitality and the progressive ness of Montgomery until yesterday
 Throughout the day there were frequent sympathetic allusions to the tragic death of Jack Wright of Montgomery, one of the most popular men who ever pulled an engine liver. and the expressions of sym pathy for Mrs. Wright. one of the most active Auxiliary workers in the South, were tender. MT. Wright had been deep ly interested in the success of this meet ing.
 Yesterday every incoming train brought number of railroad workers to Mont gomery, who were greeted at the depot by members of the local Committee on Reception.
 The morning hours were spent in vis- iting points of interest in Montgomery by the visitors and by the Montgomery railroad men in busying themselves put ting the finishing touches to their prep arations.
 An immense sign was swung across Commerce Street at Court Square signi- flying the Exchange Hotel as the head quarters for the visitors. A bureau of information was established in a room at
  stant attendance there throughout the day
 At the Auditorium.
 At 2:SO o'clock yesterday afternoon the railroad people and a number of their Montgomery friends began to pour into the Auditorium.
 The hall was especially decorated for the occasion. The stage was decorated with palms and ferns. The proscenium was decorated in many colored ribbons bounded by a chord of white in which the letters Welcome" were painted. The gallery was decorated in buntings of many colors. In the center of the hall hanging from the roof of the structure was a pendant of bunting. slowly revolv- ing with the breeze on which the various emblems of the orders meeting in union session were hung.
 While the audience assembled music was rendered by the Montgomery Theatre Orchestra.
 On the stage was seated William A. Love of Atlanta. Ga, a retired locomo- tive engineer. who acted as master of ceremonies; P M. Arthur of Cleveland O., Chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; Deloss Everett of Cleveland O.. Third Grand Engineer: Timothy Shea of Peoria, H.; Second Vice Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Lo- eomotive Bremen; l.. E. Shepard of Camden, N J.. Jnnior Conductor; Mrs W A. Murdock of Chicago. H.. Grand President of the Grand International