The Connecticut labor news., 1924-06-07
MUSICIANS ESTABLISH YALE SCHOLARSHIP IN MEMORY OF LATE PRESIDENT FELSBURG
MANION AND ROSS
 REELECTED BY 0. R.T.
Other Officers Retained as Successful Triennial Convention Closes
 at Cleveland.

Cleveland, June 7-The 24th regular and first triennial convention of the Order of Railroad Photographers has concluded what IS regarded by the officers of the organization as the most important in it's 38 years of ex- istence, and took number of progress sive steps which place the telegraphers in the forefront of the American labor movement.
 Resolutions indorsing the Conference for Progressive Political Action and the action taken by the grand officers of the order since its last convention in promoting 1abor's interests on the poli ical field, were heartily approved by the 700 delegates comprising the con- vention.
 The telegraphers went to the mat with Congress. on behalf of the Howell Bark1ey Railroad Labor Bill, now being held up by administration leaders in the House of Representative against the desires of the majority of the House.
 The telegraphers also voted to sup port the equal rights program of the American Federation of Labor and the National Women's Trade Union League" and to oppose the blanket legislation for sex equality sponsored by the National Woman's Party.
 Other resolutions adopted by the convention indorsed the union label and provided for an educetion cam paign in its behalf through the col urnns of the Railroad Photographer, the official organ of the order; approved the child labor amendment to the Con- stitution, and urged immediate action on 1t by Congress; indorsed candidacy of the South Dakota Federation of Labor and a local chairman of the photographers for Congress from tne first district of that state, and urged all members of the organization to de- posit their funds in the Telegraphers National Bank of St. Louis, the assets of which are now nearly $5,000,000.
 The convention unanimously adopt ed resolution providing for the erec- tion of a. memorial tablet to A. D. Thurston, the founder and first presi- dent of the order, to be placed in the Rock Island station at La Porte, Iowa, on June 9, the 38th anniversary of the occasion when Thurston called togeth- CT less than 50 men and organized the Order of Railroad Photographers.
 The story of how Thurston, crip- pie, hobb1ed from office to office and educated the telegraphers up to a re- ton is one of the most dramatic stories in the annals of the. American labor movement.
 The convention reelected the fol- lowing grand officers:
 President, E. J. Manion, St. Louis, formerly of New Haven, Conn. Grand secretary-treasurer, L. J. Ross of St. Louis.
 First vice-president, w. T. Brown of Chicago.
 Second vice-president, Thomas NJ. Pireson of New York
 Third vice-president, G. D. Robert son of Ottawa, Ontario.
 Fourth vice-president, George E. Kipp of Buffalo.
 Fifth vice-president, L. M. Eddy Of San Francisco.
 Sixth vice-president, J. w. Ander- son of Nashville, Tenn.
 The seventh vice-presidency was dropped, and no officer elected to fill out~lne vacancy in the number caused by the death of Fourth President 1 J. J. Dern1ody during the year.