The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-30
TOMLINsON HALL BANQUET.
Hundreds Of Miners Entertained by
Central Labor Union.

Sentral LABOR union.
Indianapolis union labor men entertained
the miners now visiting the city and the
operators here for the wage conference
with a banquet last night in Tomlinson
Hail. The banquet was not an elaborate
affair and was more of a light lunch which
preceded cigars and the speeches on the
programme After the speakers of the
evening had concluded the banquet re-
solved itself into variety entertainment
in which some of the players from the the
alters added to the amusement of the spec
tators. and finally two boxing contests,
with battle royal, ended the programme.
Beer served to refresh the guests
The entertainment was an affair planned
by the laboring men of the city to welcome
the miners and operators. Covers for 15OO
were laid The guests included the general
officers of the labor unions that have head
quarters in Indianapolis, the mayor repre-
sentatives of the operators and those per-
sons that had been supplied with admission
tickets by committee members from the
Central Labor Union.
II was after 9 o clock when John L. Felt
man, chairman of the Central Labor Union
committee and master of ceremonies, gave
the word and the festivities commenced.
After the conclusion of the meal Feltman
chairman formally welcomed the guests
to the entertainment. Mayor Bookwalter
then spoke of the pleasure ii gave him to
address the miners as well as their friends
He enumerated the achievements of the
miners in their recent labor troubles and
spoke OF the prospects of harmonious rea-
tons between the soft coal miners and the
owners of the coal mines in this district
w. n. Harding made the address of the
evening He spoke of his relations with the
members of organized labor and his con-
nection with the laboring men of the coun-
try in the past. Meetings which were pro-
ductive of great labor organizations at
which he was present were described by
him.
Speeches were to have been made by John
Mitchell. T. l.. Lewis, w S. Boyle. repre-
senting the operators. and others. but the
United time and the unusually long pro-
sramme caused them to be dispensed with.
The vaudeville entertainment was sup
piled by j. Russell Powell soloist; Elmer
Thiebes, Samuel Sachs. Harry Barlow.
singers. and Mile Rave, of the Rice and
Barton show. and Marshal Marion and
Marsh. of the same aggregation. Idylla
Mae Vyne, THE Effervescent Girl" of the
combination. danced at the conclusion of
the vaudeville bill.
The wind-up of the banquet consisted of
boxing bouts between Charles Webb and
Fred Blackburn and Eugene Bezenah. OF
Cincinnati and Kid Page, of Boston.
Five Black Diamonds in a battle royal
furnished the most amusing feature of the
programme and closed the bill IL was long
after midnight before the banquet was al
an end, and IL was pronounced success
by the men who have attended similar &C.
casions for many years.
The following committees planned and
supervised the entertainment:
Executive Committee-John l.. Feltman
chairman: William r. Ewald. f. Jared, III
S. Beissenherz G.. Streibeck, Matthew
O'Mara. Roscoe Barnett.
Banquet Committee. l.. Fetman. w
f. Ewald. F. Jared, Matthew O'Mara, r
Barnett.
Entertainment Committee-H. s. Beissen-
herr. Conrad Streibeck, Edward p. Barry.