Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-09-25

EAGLETS,

ces of the new william Hale Thomp.
son Club. Plans for the year were
made at dinner given by the Club
at the Hotel Sherman. A number of
receptions, dances and dinners were
planned to be held by the club within
the next few months.
City Attorney Charles II. Francis
acted as POSTMASTER at the dinner, at
which the program for the year was
arranged. The speakers included May.
or Thompson, DR.. william l.. Noble.
the president.elect of the Illinois
State Medical Society, Health Com.
missioner John ID. Robertson, Commo-
dore James A. Pugh. Fred Lundin, Mel
son n. Lampert and Rev. John p.
Brushingham.
The officers elected by the club are:
DIR. William l.. Noble, president; Har-
ry +. Grace, vice president; Nelson N.
Lampert, treasurer; Thomas J. Hick-
ey. secretary; A. Sheldon Clark, chair.
man of organization; DR.. William l..
Noble, Harry +. Grace. Alex J. John
son, Samuel NJ. Hamilton. Eugene N.
Strom, directors.
~S
Frank J. Harrington. who made
such fine race for alderman of the
Twenty.third ward last spring, is much
talked of for good place on the Dem.
ocratic County Ticket next year.
Five hundred envelopes. each con-
tanning a check from the Red Cross
relief committee on the Eastland dis.
aster, were delivered by postmen to
survivors of victims of the disaster.
In all, the amount sent out to families
who suffered in the river disaster was
$40, 900, made up in $40 checks.
Members of the relief committee ex-
pressed some anxiety when they heard
that shysters and confidence men are
on the trail of these checks. and may
seek to advise the beneficiaries as to
the investments which they may de.
sire to make Of the money.
To safeguard the Eastland suffer.
ers, the committee has taken all pos.
sible precautions and has warned each
beneficiary that before investment he
or she seek advice from the relief
committee or some well known and
reputable business man.
Five complaints against the Chica.
go Surface Lines and its officials with
the state utilities commission were
dropped when Commissioner Owen p.
Thompson announced that he had re-
ceived communication from the
complainant advising such action. At
torneys W. w. Gurley and John J.
Herrick, appearing for the defendants.
said they also had been informed the
action would be dropped.
MY understanding is said Mr..
Gurley, that J. b. Hogarth has an.
nounced that he is tired Of pursuing
his course against the company and
officials and that he wanted to quit.
There are five other cases pending
which II was announced would also be
dropped"
Hogarth was not present. Attorney
Seymour Stedman said later that his
services in the fight which Hogarth
was making had been entirely gratui'
tous and that he neither was prom
Used nor expected pay.
Mr.. Hogarth told me yesterday
said Mr.. Stedman, that he desired
to consolidate his complaints. know
nothing of his action In having the
complaints withdrawn"
The complaints made by Hogartll
were against the $4,000 salary paid
John NJ. Roach as an adviser to Presi
dent l.. A. Busby; against the com
pany carrying items of paving expen
ditures in the Joint capital accoun,
with the city: against the application
of the company for authority to issue
$3,145,OO0 first mortgage bonds
against the system OF accounting ap
piled by the company and as to i'm
proper payment OF dividends.
Margaret Haley, business agent o.
the Teachers Federation, was chosen
member of the legislative committed
of the Chicago Federation of Labor a
l the HuuudI eIeCtiOI w tuc ios6VSS WV
of any person who has opposition TO-
the office sought. Miss Mary O'Reilly
another member Of the Teachers Fed
Grafton, was chosen on the executive
board. The following officers were re
elected without opposition, Presiden
Fitzpatrick being chosen for the elev
enth consecutive time:
President-John Fitzpatrick.
Il Vice.president-Oscar Nelson.
Secretary-Ed. N. Nockels.
Financial Secretary-F. G. HOpp.
Treasurer-Thomas F. Kennedy.
Sergeant at Arms-E. A. Schroeder
Reading Clerk-William s. McClen
athan.
These positions were filed by bal
loting:
Finance Committee-Elizabe Ma
loney, NJ. b. Phillips and Gertrude Ste
etzel.
Legislative Committee-Margaret A
Haley, A. C. Anderson, John Bruce, JIG
seph w. Morton, Steven Sumner.
Executive Board - Mrs. Raymon
Robins, Mary O'Reilly, Harry Hanson
Charles H. Grassel and j. A. Kahn.
Delegates to Illinois State FEEDERS
ton of Labor. II. Hopp, Fred A
I.ohn and John Werlik.
Delegate to American Federation G