The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-18
HOME FOR AGED MUSICIANS
CONVENTION TO MEET TOMORROW
WILL TAKE ACTION.
Executive Committee Meets at Deni-
sOn-Local Committees Appointed
social Programme.

The executive committee of the musicians
union met in the Hotel DeDison yesterday
morning and transacted routine business
which has accumulated since the last con-
vention. Many Of the $50 delegates expected
to arrive Tuesday reached the city and laid
before the committee grievances held by
their locals on account of treatment from
others. Perplexing questions of jurisdiction
and minor interpretations of the constitu-
ton and bylaws were needed and will be
embodied in the report to be submitted to
the convention.
One of the questions to be presented to
the convention will be that Of establishing
a home for aged and infirm musicians. This
suggestion has been made at previous con-
ventions, and the belief that such a home
should be established is nearly unanimous
among the members. determined EFFORT
is being made to have the convention which
is to meet tomorrow take some definite
action on the proposition. George Mach
man, of Baltimore, a member OF the ex-
ecutive board, is greatly interested in the
proposed home, and has made an effort to
learn the sentiment of the delegates. He
will probably introduce a resolution in the
convention.
Should a resolution providing for the
home be introduced, the delegates from
Nation, ILL.,, will present committee of
citizens from that city to extend an in
vtation for the location of the home In
Nation. Donations of land and a guar
antee of a start for the fund with which
the buildings are TO be erected have been
offered by Nation people, and the COM
mittee and delegates will try to persuade
the union to take action at once and desig-
nate Nation as the city in which the
home will be established.
The local committees planning for the
entertainment of the delegates to the con-
vention were unable to meet yesterday
aft,or sob Led Of ,,
sence of a majority Of them. The opening
of the parks yesterday took most of the
musicians out of the city, and there were
not enough of them available for attend
ance at the meeting to accomplish any
work. The committees are as follows:
Finance-Henry Ostendorf, Guy Montani,
Henry Sprengfeil, Nicholas Rembusch and
r. b. Rudy.
Entertainment and Speakers-H. A. Roth
j. B. Ferguson, F. Billinger, ]. B. Gamer
on. j. j. Curley. Jud Hall, AL Worth. A.
Ernestinoff, George Baumann, Emil lump
fe, H. McGibeny and George E. Mills.
Transportation-A. H. Shellschmidt, H. s.
Beissenherz and L. p. Roth.
Music.H. Klausmann, r. A. Miller, H.
Arndt, F., J.. Mayer. Guy Montani and l..
Printing and Badges-H E. Beissenherz,
A. w. Thompson. r. E. Ruth, Al Worth
E. English. Henry Warrum, II. Davis,
J; Jakobi. ". g. Kern. A; L Nuckols. L.
A. Davis, E. Zumpfe, w. A. Zumpfe, Alvin
Schelschmidt II. Hedrick. .Leider. Edward
Schaefer, ]. B. Vandaworker George Wood
James II. Danner, ". NJ. Griffin, H E.
Bruner, H. Tourner, Oscar Boecher, H. d.
Kaiser, Charles NJ. Cooper, Louis Reising,
L. Kehr, August Goth, w. P. Hall, E. A.
CASTOR and Charles V. Gowing
H. d. Beissenherz has been acting as
chairman of the entire committee and has
spent much Of his time in organizing the en-
tertainment. Nothing has been planned yet
with the exception of trolley excursion
to the parks of the city and an informal
smoker to be given in Germania Hall Thurs
day night. The committee will organize a
band of one hundred pieces which will lead
the delegates from the Denson Hotel to the
convention hall tomorrow morning and has
also invited Mayor Bookwalter to make an
address Of welcome to the visitors.