Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-06-04

Everything is in readiness for the
two big railroad conventions which
are to be entertained in Newark this
week and next, and the efficient corps
of officers and hard working COM
mittees of the local organizations
having the affair in charge are to be
congratulated on the arrangements
made for the accommodation and en-
tertainment of the visiting delegates
who will number between three and
! four hundred.
Two separate and distinct gather
ings will be held The first being
that of the five shop crafts, each of
which will convene in different halls
on Friday morning, June a and con-
tinue in session two or three days
The convention Of System Federation
No. 80 B. & o. and Allied Lines will
begin it's deliberations on Monday,
June 7, and continue from day to
day until the business coming before
it is disposed of. The Sherwood Hotel
has been selected as headquarters for
both conventions.
Shop Crafts Meetings
The conventions of the Shop Crafts
will be called to order at nine o'clock
Friday morning by the General Chair
! men of the respective crafts at the
following places:
Blacksmiths, John f. Schaefer, Gin
cinnati, presiding t-s
Boilermakers, j. b. Ungruhn, Gin
cinnati, presiding-Moose Hall, Hib-
bert & Schaus Block, east side park.
Sheetmetal Workers, John ]. Wall,
Cincinnati, presiding - Engineers
Hall. East Church street
Carmen, C. w. Murphy, st. Louis,
presiding Hall, South Third
| street.
Electrical Workers, V. H. Effnger,
Lima, presiding-Sherwood Hotel.
| 1t is expected that many matters
of great Importance will be disposed
of at these gatherings and large
attendance is expected.
System Federation No. 80
This will be the big gathering, and
many delegates from the great B. &
O.. system will be in attendance to
transact a vast amount of business
which has accumulated since the
last meeting in Baltimore.
1t will be called to order at ten
o'clock Monday morning, June 7, at
Red Mems Hall, west side square, by
C. N. Fullerton, of Washington, Ind,
President of the Federation, and will
be open to the public. Unless changed
later, the following program will be
observed:
Invocation
Address of Welcome-Mayor H. A.
Atherton.
Address-Wm. M. Morgan, repre-
senting Trades Assembly.
Address-Clarence r. Jones, repre-
senting Chamber of Commerce.
Address-George H. Hamilton, rep
resenting Organized Labor.
Response-Martin F. Ryan, Gen
eral President International Brother
hood Railway Carmen of America.
This will conclude the opening ses-
sion and an adjournment will be taken
until afternoon, when the convention
will reassemble and the real business
of the meeting entered upon. The
sessions will be continued from day
to day until all matters claiming at
tention have been disposed Of.
Entertainment of Visitors
In addition to numerous receptions
and smokers which will be given by
the various craft organizations for
the pleasure of their brother mem
bers, the Committee of Arrangements
will provide much in the way of enter
tanning their guests. Monday and
Tuesday evenings pilgrimage will
be made to Buckeye Lake, where the
time will be devoted to enjoying the
numberless attractions of this most
delightful resort. On Wednesday
evening a meeting will beheld on the