Bisbee daily review., 1904-05-13
Brotherhood of Loco
 motive Engineers
MEETING IN LOS ANGELES DUR
 ING THE PRESENT MONTH
Over Theree Thousand Members With Their Families Are in Attendance Election of Permanent Chief the Most Important Feature of the Gathering.


 Convention of Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers opened "Wednesday. most of the delegates were in attend ance. The convention is composed of 646 delegates and as most of them are accompanied by their wives or daugh- ters, the total number of visitors for the occasion will approximate 5000. Wednesday morning nearly 500 cele- gates arrived by the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific and more arrived during the day. Among the arrivals are Delcs Everett, third grand engi- neer, and c. A. Blake first grand assis- tant engineer. Benjamin Evans, grand guide. was taken i'll in Chicago on his way hither and had to return to his home in Rensselaer,, N. Y.
 In the party that came Wednesday were Grand Chief Engineer ". s. Stone. First Grand Engineer T. s. In graham, Second Grand Engineer and editor of the Engineers Journal. C. H. Salmons, Third Grand Engineer Deios Everett, Second Grand Assistant En- gineer J. c. Currie, Grand Chaplin G. R. / ority; also Mrs w A. Murdock, president, and Mrs. Harry St. Clair, secretary of the Ladies auxiliary.
 Grand Chief W. S. Stone, who sue ceeded the late P Nj. Arthur as the head of the great organization, pre- sided over the meetings, which began Wednesday in Turner hall and contin- ues throughout the remainder of the month. Meantime there will be meetings of the Ladies auxiliary in Blanchard hall. There are to be 200 delegates at the convention of the auxiliary.
 Wednesday afternoon in Mason op- era house there was a public meeting Mayer Snyder welcomed the visitors 10 which a response was made by J. c. Curry of Jersey City. N. J. Sev- eral local railroad men made short ao- dresses.
 Local railroad orders were repre- sented on the stage by one delegate from each and other seats were occu- pied by prominent business men of the city. Except for this one occas- ion the meetings of the engineers will be secret.
 While the business meetings are in progress there will be much enter tainment provided for those whose presence is not required in the Gelib- esa.ions For this the local committee has provided a yarid program. The committe of arrangements in compos ed of E. Stevens, third grand assist ant engineer, chairman; R. c. Martin, secretary; R. w. Kelly. E. c. Jordan. c. E. Hughes.
 One inmportant thing to be accom- plisbed at this sixth biennial conven- tion is the election of a grand chief w. s. Stone was chosen at a special election last August to fill out the un- expired term of P. M. Arthur. J. C. Currie of Jersey City, second grand as- sistant engineer, refused the proffer- ed place, but he may yet be prevail ed upon to accept it.
 It is said there is now no issue on between the brotherhood and the em- ploying roads. The order has at tained such strength and has been so wisely guided that all diserences are easily adjusted by the peaceful means of arbitration and strike never again may be considered necessary
 At the woman's club house. Thurs day evening the Ladies' auxiliary gave a reception to the brotherhood. their relatives and friends. May 14 both orders will take a trip over the kite shaped track and May IT the women will visit Paul de Longpre's studios in Hollywood by invitation, the evening being passed in a trip through China town, which will be decorated for the occasion