Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-17
RAILWAY AGENTS MEET
Annual Convention Of the Ma
tionaI Association.
SESSION AT RIGGS HOUSE
Welcomed BY District Commissioner
Mcfarland.
THEY DROVE ABOUT THE CTTY
usesptiSn to Bs Given Tozisht-WM
Go 70 IT. Vernon Tenos-
row XoFniDe.
SESSION AT RIGGS HOUSE
Welcomed BY District Commissioner
THEY DROVE ABOUT THE CITY

IH6 tcApH auHSaf c0nventtoH OF eH0 1S0-
tfonaI Associations Of Railway Agents as
sembded 81 1899 O'Clock this morning n
the pasiors Of the Riggs HOUSE. a Iarss
number Of the members and their wives
and friends were present. The president Of
the association, W. H. Mills Of the Lake
Shore and Michigan railway, Norwalk,
Ohio. presided. In the course OF his re-
marks in opening the convention President
Mills said: we are located In Washington,
which Is the center Of all that IS Interesting
In the country. Many Of you have come to
have the opportunity of meeting the Presi-
dent, but that Is impossible, for he Is away
at his summer home. But you will have the
pleasure Of hearing the man who Is next to
the President in matters concerning the
District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Mills then introduced District Com
missioner H. B. F. mcfarland, who was
greeted with applause when he arose TO
speak.
Commissioner Macfarland's Address.
Mr.. Mcfarland said In the course of his
remarks: I'VE are glad to see you here
because you have brought the ladies with
you. They are a guarantee that the keys
of the city will be returned intact. But
you must not regard It as having the keys
delivered to you for you are co-stockhold-
ers with us in this great city. hope you
will feel at home. We greet the members
who have came from Canada. Our Lady Of
the Shows They are as American as we
are. You who are United States Americans
will share the national spirit and go away
with larger patriotism.
I'VE are very glad to welcome you 1or
yourselves and as representa- tives Of your
brethren throughout the United States and
Canada. You are all Americans, and you
all ought to feel at home in the great
American capital. Every national associa-
ton ought to meet oftener than once in ten
years in the national capital and We hope
that having once tried Washington you will
feel, like all other intelligent visitors, that
you must return again and again."
President Mills then said in reply that
all of the members of the association were
glad to be in Washington. and he had no
doubt that within short time the capital
city would surpass the capitals Of the world
in beauty. il it had not done so before the
present time.
Brief addresses were made by S. B. Hege,
local passenger agent of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, who has worked hard 1or the
success of the convention; Passenger
Agent Lennon of tie Baltimore and Ohio
at Chicago; w. e. Kerr. agent of the Bal
timoEe and Ohio at Newark Ohio: ]. E.
Van Duren, agent of the Erie railway at
Gowanda. N. Y.
President Mills then announced that the
convention would go into executive session,
which closed shortly after 1890 O'clock
The program for the afternoon consisted OF
an automobile drive about the city. which
started from the Riggs House at o'clock.
Reception Tonight.
This evening reception will be held In
the parlors of the Riggs House, at which
the members Of the association. together
with their families and friends, will be
present.
Tomorrow morning the members will go
to Mount Vernon at 10 o'clock. A business
session will be held at $3.50 in the parlors
of the Riggs House.
The officers OF the association are as fol-
lows: President, w. H. Mills. agent Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railway.
Norwalk, Ohio; First Vice President w. E.
Kerr. agent Baltimore and Ohio railway.
Newark. Ohio; second vice president c. G..
Goss. agent st. L.. /. NJ and s. railway.
Little Rock, Ark; third vice president, ].
w, Cousins, agent I. C. railway. New Or
leans, La: secretary. w. NJ. Drury, agent
L. 8. and NJ. 8. railway. White Pigeon,
Mich; treasurer, J. E. Gray, agent f.. c.,
C. and St. L. railway. Cambridge City. Ind.
Executive committee-A. N. Dietz, ticket
agent Baltimore and Ohio railway, Cleve-
land, Ohio; j. e. Van Dusen, agent Erie
railway, Gowalda. N. Y; NJ. ]. Fleming.
agent Baltimore and Ohio railway, Terra
Alta. w. Va; l. D. MUMMY, agent. w. r.
w. and +. B. railway, Memphis. Tenn; e.
F. Sauer agent Vandalia line, bingham,
Ill; c. A. Paul. Frisco system, Norwalk.
Ohio.