Evening journal., 1915-01-26
-LAUD MUSICIANS
Who Do THEIR DUTY
Men Who Went Down on
Titanic Remembered by
Friends at Banqet Board
y sePRESIDENT HONOR
GUEST OF NIGHT

una Reviewing the history of the national
Organization, paying tribute TO the he
eroie conduct of bandsmen ON the ill
,efatcd Titanic, and to the musicians
Iwho stuck TO their posts and played
while the lroquois Theatre burned
Frank Carothers, president OF the Amer
lean Federation OF Musicians was
greeted with round after round OF APP
plausc by members OF Wilmington Lo-
o.hal No 3il OF the Federation at their
slhanouot az Winklcrs Hofbrau last
night
The affair was given in honor OF the
,,incoming and retiring officers Of the
Wilmington body and was attended by
more than fifty musicians. William H.
Wmtcside, president OF the Winning
ton BODY was toastmaster and nitro
duccd Mir. Carothcrs and several other
speakers
izatiou Is record OF progress which
has come as the result OF honesty fair
ness and efficiency OF musicians atiiliat-
ed with us Mr.. Carothers said. Our
mcmbership has grown from 10000 TO
10000 during the past twenty years
....l cooperation mas uttN Nhu - wv NY
note of our policy in dealing with en-
Mowers Gentlemen, remember, tho in
fercst of the man who employs you
should be yorm own. Never forget that
he must make money to pay You. tive
him the best you have.
"1he brightest minds in this country
arc agreed that collective bargaining IS
tho surost means the worker has OF OBJ
tanning a fair scale of wages and proper
conditions. Remember you are ia the
bargain. in every agreement made with
your employer, 50 never neglect his IN
tcrest
'erho day of the long haired, incom-
pctcnt musician, who played here ana
there for the smallest wages, has passed.
lrhc musician of today is a business as
i' we'll as professional man, who is willing
10 be lust with others. but who insists
on Justice for himself
"Ihe workers should stand together
and insist on the union label II the
millions of union men iR-this country
would demand the label on all their
purchases and show a healthy interest
M in politics by supporting their real
friends. labors lot would be far better.
Other addresses were made by j. II.
Henry. H. V. ID. Phillips, Charles NJ.
Banks Louis Hyatt, Lester Riggs, Harry
Craig, Henry G.. Draine, George NJ Rose
,ice-presidcnt of No. 3ll; John c. Say
lor. isidor Singer and Alfred White.
Those present were; Frank Caro-
theirs, Harry Alexander, William IT.
Whitesidc, Henry G. Draine, George Nj.
Rose, Leon Easom, Joseph kanoisky,
" c. Hahn, Newark, Del; c. j. Tat
man. Lester Riggs, II. ". Craig, Viii
II, liam sauerbery, r. y. Beyerlein, }. n
Robinson. John Fehl, Isidor Singer
Thomas Bird, A. NJ Mealey, Waltei
Mckay. j. Frish, A. irish, Harry y
Stausebach, George Middleton, G. vii
liam r. Bradford, Thomas Richards
James y. Henry, a. v Gemmll, Clar
ence Cox, Alfred White. Stewart Pryor
Louis Hyatt. Charles NJ. Banks, Frank
Lewis. J. Bader, l.. V. r. Phillips anc
William Sheets.
The committee of arrangements con
sisted of Lester Riggs, chuirman !
Norris Robinson, !. Stewart Pryor ant
Clarence y. Cox. During the meeting
rising vote of thanks was given th'
committed. following which the com
mittcc said If they ever were given an
other chance the would have a large
gathering present President White
side Immediately appointed them com
mittee Of arrangements for 1915. Ih
local has l57 members in good standing