THE fourteenth quarterly meeting of the Brothers of the B. & O. System will be held in the Opera House, Millvale, Pa. (Bennett), on April 18 and 19, under the auspices of Div. 452. The Grand Chief expects to be present, nothing intervening to prevent, and as these meetings in the past have been largely attended, Div. 452 naturally desires success for this one, and extends a cordial invitation to all, with a hope that this meeting may be the best attended and most important of all in the good that comes from it. Come, Brothers, and get in social touch and absorb the lessons of right duty that makes for the welfare of all. Fraternally yours,

T. G. HENRY, Chairman.

BRO. N. W. DUVALL, member of Div. 365, Louisville, Ky., reports that a man calling himself Thos. B. Miller, has a B. of L. E. traveling card, and on examination he was found to have the correct work, stating that he was running between Altoona and Harrisburg, Pa., and desired to have a check cashed. Being a stranger he asked that his check be endorsed, and the check drawn for ten dollars on the Indiana, Pa., First National Bank was endorsed on the back, Thos. B. Miller, Jas. O'Neil and Albert Snyder; Miller got his money, but check was returned, no account in bank, and the two Brothers who were endorsers had to reimburse the bank. The number of the Division granting the card was forgotten so we are unable to find whether the card was a forgery.

The check transaction is evidence of fraud, and it is reasonable to suppose that his name is not Miller, and we hope the next Brother approached will be sure to get the number of Division on card, and be able to give us a good description of the man, so he can be apprehended.

We, however, want to call attention for about the twenty-fifth time to the law, Section 106, page 45, Statutes. No honest Brother wanting aid can object to waiting until a telegram from his Subdivision corroborates his own statements when he is among strangers, and if this law is complied with there will be little opportunity for the dead-beat and fraud to get

favors or money from members of the order. Let every member comply with Sections 101 and 106 and frauds will be hunting some other fields in which to ply their trade. EDITOR.

BRO. H. W. BETHEL has been appointed a traveling engineer of the G. & S. I. R. R. including Columbia, Laurel and Silver Creek branches. Brother Bethel is a member of Div. 552, and has been chairman of our Adjustment Committee for several years. All are convinced that the company has selected the man for the place. B. J. D., Div, 552.

BRO. C. M. WEATHERS, member of Div. 532, was appointed Road Foreman of Engines for First Division of the Atlantic Coast Lines and its branches from Richmond, Va., to Savannah, Ga., in January.

The Brother is fully able and qualified for the position and the company has made a good selection, showing our ranks are not forgotten if we prepare ourselves to merit it. W. J. MCALLISTER.

BRO A. J. PROLE, of Div. 449, who was promoted last spring from General Foreman of the S. A. L. shops of Americus, Ga., to Master Mechanic of the Fourth and Fifth Divisions with headquarters at Savannah, Ga., has again been shown the appreciation the company has for his ability by being transferred as Master Mechanic to the Third Division of the S. A. L., with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga.

The Brothers of the Fourth and Fifth Divisions regret very much to give Bro. Prole up, but feel that the company has made no mistake and are proud of his upward move and wish him every success. F. A. E., Div. 449.

THE twenty-first anniversary of Div. 250 will be held in Sunbury, Pa., on the 17th and 18th of May. Some of our Grand Officers and a number of distinguished Brothers, including "Shandy Maguire," have promised to be with us, and a royal good time is expected, and we hope all the Brothers and their wives that can possibly attend will come and help us make it a day of pleasure long to be remembered. We will do our best to

make it worth your coming. Will give program in May number.

Fraternally yours,

J. F. WALLS, Sec'y Com.

BRO. LEVI KAYS, of Silk City Div., 521, has resigned the position of Road Foreman of Engines on the N. Y. S. & W R. R., to accept a more lucrative position with the D. & H. C. Co., at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

On leaving the service of the N. Y. S. & W., Brother Kays was presented with a very beautiful watch charm by the engineers and firemen, who regret very much to part with Brother Kays as an official and friend, and we hope that success will crown his every effort in his new position. J. W. M.

WARREN S STONE, our Grand Chief, was in Kansas City on February 21. Several members of Div. 81, Kansas City, Kan., met Brother Stone at the hotel. They then called upon Mr. Brinkerhoof, superintendent of the Union Pacific, with whom they had a very pleasant talk.

In the afternoon Brother Stone addressed a meeting composed of both Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan. His address was very interesting and helpful, and if followed by the members of the Brotherhood, we would have one of the greatest labor organizations in the United States. Our Grand Officers alone are not able to make the organization, but must haye the support of every member.

Brother Stone, accompanied by several members of Div. 81, left on the evening train for Ellis, Kan.

Yours fraternally,
J. L. SIMPSON, F. A. E.

DIVISION 386 has moved its Division headquarters from Amory, Miss., to Magnolia Hall, 3d Ave., Birmingham, Ala., and holds meeting on the 1st and 3d Sundays at 10 A. M.

D. H. BADGLEY, F. A. E.

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S birthday was celebrated by the Sisters of G. I. A. Div. 128 in the hall of Div. 11, when the Brothers and their wives were entertained first by giving a dinner, and in the after

noon by a social chat and card playing; at 6 o'clock we again sat down to a sumptuous lunch. When the tables were cleared away the real pleasure commenced in the way of music, recitations, speeches and dancing. Before we were aware of it Old Father Time had registered 11 P. M., when with hearty handshakes and goodbyes and with a wish for a reoccurrence of the pleasure we enjoyed on this day and occasion, we separated for our homes. Fraternally yours,

WM M. BLYTHE.

BRO. J. M. ASHLEY of Div. 256, has been appointed Road Foreman of Engines of the new division of the S. A. L. Railway between Birmingham, Ala, and Atlanta, Ga., with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. Brother Ashley has been a member of Division 256 for the past ten years, and has been a member of the Gen'l B. of A. for the past three years, and his services have been particularly satisfactory to the Division and Brothers on the fourth Division of the Seaboard Air Line Ry. Brother Ashley has been a very successful engineer for eighteen years, keeping abreast of the times, and the members of Division 256 are convinced that the Company has selected a man who will give satisfaction to the men and achieve results for the Company which will be satisfactory to them also, and while we shall feel the loss of Brother Ashley from the Committee of Adjustment and lose to a certain extent his words of advice at our meetings, still it gives us pleasure to have one of our Brothers selected for so important a position as the one Brother Ashley has been appointed to. This being a new division with new men will make it quite hard for him for a while, but Brother Ashley has the gift of getting along, and we, one and all, wish him success.

Brother Ashley was our Delegate at Los Angeles. J. W. URQUHART, Member Div. 256, Savannah, Ga.

WE UNDERSTAND that many members of the B. of L. E. will attend the convention of the Knights of Columbus, to be held in Los Angeles the first week in June. As the Brothers here would like to know

the exact number who will attend, we would be pleased to have them write Div. No. 662 early in May, as we want to meet as many of the Brothers as possible on their arrival here; and we may have something more in the May JOURNAL.

Fraternally yours,

R. W. KELLEY.

WARREN S. STONE Div. 672 was instituted in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 25. This Division was organized with 31 transferred members from Division 386, who are running between Memphis and Amory, Miss. Five men were initiated into the mysteries of the B. of L. E. in a beautiful and impressive manner by our worthy Grand Chief, W. S. Stone, and other prominent Brotherhood men of Divisions 23, 502 and 225.

This Division starts out under the most favorable circumstances and should, in a short time, double its membership, as each and every member has pledged himself to work for the success of a Division named in honor of a man we feel proud to have as the Chief Executive of the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

At 7:30 P. M a reception was held in Elks' Hall, under the auspices of Divisions 21, 23 and 672, and G I. A Divisions 322 and 159. This hall was appropriately decorated with ferns and mottoes emblematic of the order. The music was furnished by Saxby's Orchestra. The program consisted of speeches, solos and monologues.

Bro. S. W. Tate acted as master of ceremonies, and introduced the speakers in a pleasing manner, the opening address being made by Mr. H. H. Litty, attorney at law, formerly a locomotive engineer, in which he welcomed Brother Stone to our city. This was followed by an able address from our Grand Chief. Mr. Johnson, President of the Merchants' Exchange, made a very interesting talk, in which he spoke of the advantages of Memphis as a convention city. Then came Mr. T. H. Arnold, who gave some very humorous and pathetic recitations; several songs were rendered in a very acceptable manner, as well as specialties given

by the Hudson family and Montgomery twins.

During the evening Mrs. J. D. Ryan, on behalf of Success Div. 159, G. I. A., in a few well chosen words, presented the C. E. of Div 672 with a handsome Bible. The C. E. was caught unawares, but managed to express thanks for himself and the members for such an appropriate gift.

The closing speech was made by T. H. Hiner, T. G. A. E., in which he invited all present to the banquet hall, which had been tastefully arranged by the members of Chetolah Div. 322, G. I. A.

The contributions of cakes and salads from the two Divisions of the G. I. A. were much appreciated, and the manner in which the supper was served reflected great credit on the members of Div. 322, G. I. A.

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Brother Hiner mentioned the fact that among other good things to eat we had a fruit cake baked by Bro. R. C. Brennan, a "Frisco" engineer, who wanted every one to have a piece. Bro. H. H. Smith jokingly remarked that if Brother Stone ate a piece of this cake he would be laid up in a hospital for a week with a case of acute indigestion." However, he looked better the next day, after having eaten his share of the cake.

There were visitors present within a radius of 300 miles; besides, several General Chairmen, viz.: E. A. Shipley, Frisco; Myer Hurley, Santa Fe; Humphrey Roberts, I. C.; D. W. Thompson, of the L. & N.

On Sunday afternoon, the 26th, a union meeting was held in Kirschner Concert Hall, I. O. O. F. Bldg., Bro. Thos. Tate of Jackson, Tenn., presiding. Matters of interest were discussed by several members and General Chairmen of the different systems represented.

Grand Chief Stone and Ass't Grand Chief H. E. Wills, gave us some advice that set us all thinking, and we felt that the visit of these two Grand Officers will be the means of more activity and interest in matters connected with the B. of L. E., and also aid us in living up closer to the Golden Rule and the mottoes of our order.

We will be busy in Memphis for the next year, making preparations for the 1906 Convention, and will endeavor to make it such a success that the delegates will feel that they did not make any mistake when they voted for Memphis at Los Angeles. Ď. L. FORSYTHE, Div. 672.

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A SURPRISE party and banquet was given by Mrs. W. E. Futch at her home, 853 Hough ave., Cleveland, O., March 11, in honor of the 45th birthday of her husband, Bro. W. E. Futch, President of the LE M. L. Ass'n. The guests were all from the Grand Office of the B. of L. E. Covers were laid for nine, and the hostess did credit to the occasion. In the center of the table was a large glass vase filled with an immense bouquet of beautiful flowers. The vase stood upon a square piece of a mirror, which was surrounded by fortyfive illuminated wax candles, representing the age of her husband, and the menu was of the very best. Deloss Everett, Third Grand Engineer, toastmaster of the occasion, in a happy speech congratulated Mr. Futch on the passing of the fortyfifth mile post of his history. Warren S. Stone, Grand Chief, responded to the toast, "The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers," in a very happy manner. was followed by E. W. Hurley and M. Cadle, Assistant Grand Chiefs, then M. H. Shay, treasurer of the association, and Charles H. Salmons, editor of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' JOURNAL, and last by M. Harris and Edward Richards, representing the employees of the Grand Office, all of whom spoke in the highest praise of the efficiency of Mr. Futch as an officer. The gathering had a twofold purpose. One was to celebrate the forty-fifth anniversary of his birthday and the other to pay a tribute of respect to a hero, who has inscribed his name high upon the roll of fame in the history of this association. When the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was in session at its sixth biennial convention, May, 1904, at Los Angeles, Cal., it was tendered an excursion to Playa del Rey Beach, a famous bathing place on the Pacific coast, and one of the bathers, E. A. Montague, of Albany, N. Y., unfortunately ventured out too far and became exhausted, when the cry for help was heard, "A man is drowning." Mr. Futch was not one of the bathers, but he immediately rushed to the beach and went to the rescue of the drowning man. Then began the struggle for life or death, which resulted in Futch landing his associate safe on the beach. The convention on their return to Los Angeles appointed a committee to draft a set of resolutions to be presented to Futch in commemoration of his splendid and heroic deed. The resolutions were hand

somely engrossed by Geo. Brice, of the Spencerian College, and Warren S. Stone, Grand Chief, on behalf of the donors, in an appropriate address presented the same to the hero The next surprise was the presentation of a large reclining chair to Mr. Futch by his fellow Grand Officers, which was handsomely done by E. W. Hurley, Assistant Grand Chief, of Boston, Mass. The only thing to mar the pleasure of the party was the absence of William Prenter, First Grand Engineer, who was ill, and H. E. Wills, Assistant Grand Chief, who was out of the city. After the banquet the remainder of the evening was spent in listening to several piano solos rendered by the hostess, Mrs. Futch, and her daughter Ethel, and a recitation entitled " Capital and Labor," by D. Everett. D. EVERETT.

DIVS. 156, 432 and 436, B. of L. E., of Birmingham and Avondale, Ala, had as their guest on Wednesday evening, Feb. 8, Assistant Grand Chief Engineer, Bro. H. E. Wills. This being the first Grand Officer to visit the South in several years, much enthusiasm was shown, and at a special meeting called for 7:30 o'clock, all three of the Divisions were well represented. The large auditorium in the City Hall building in Birmingham was tastefully decorated and every courtesy possi ble was extended by the city officials for the occasion.

Bro. Wills was accompanied by our General Chairman, Bro. J. T. Whiddon, and was met at the depot by a special committee who escorted him to the Hotel Hillman, where arrangements had been made for him previous to his arrival.

The secret meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Bro. G. F. Garrett, Chief Engineer of Div. 432, in the chair, who, after making a short address as to the object of the meeting, introduced Bro. Wills.

Bro. Wills outlined the new work of the Grand Office and gave us much valuable information relative to our work, which was thoroughly appreciated by all who were fortunate enough to be present.

Two very pleasant hours were spent in listening to our distinguished guest, after which he was escorted to the parlors of the Hotel Hillman, where he was met by the members of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the B. of L. E. and several prominent citizens who were invited to meet our guest, among whom were Hon. W. M. Drennen, Mayor of Birmingham; Rev. Dr. Staggs, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church; and Hon. Eli P. Smith, of the Birmingham News.

After an informal reception in the parlors, the banquet hall was opened to us, where spreads for one hundred and fifty

guests were laid. The large, spacious hall was beautifully decorated with palms, ferns and cut flowers, each lady being presented with a pink carnation. The menu was served in six courses, under the personal supervision of the genial proprietor, Mr. Knobb. During the entire evening, music was furnished by the Callman orchestra and many beautiful selections rendered.

Bro. Thos. M. Pounds was toastmaster for the evening and, as usual, filled the chair with much credit, first introducing Mayor Drennen, who, in a short but very impressive address, paid the organization of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a beautiful tribute, and gave its members just credit for the present conditions both socially and financially of our city, better known as the "Gate City of the South."

Bro. Wills was next introduced and in language beautifully spoken, gave much information in regard to our grand and noble order, which was listened to with profound interest. Bringing out many beautiful illustrations, he urged the ladies to use their influence with their hubands in manifesting more interest in their Divisions.

Addresses by Dr. Staggs, Mr. Smith and others followed, and the evening will long be remembered as being most pleasantly spent, and we trust that in the near future we will have the pleasure of having more of our Grand Officers meet with us, as it tends to awaken more interest in our work and profession, and we extend to all a hearty welcome. Rest assured that we never get too busy, but that we can do honor to our guests.

Yours fraternally,

J. S. MAY, Div. 432.

GRAND RIVER VALLEY Div. 286 having been assured that one of the Grand Officers would be with us on Sunday, March 5th last, efforts were made to get the news to all our members and the results were somewhat surprising. Our Assistant Grand Chief, Bro. M. W. Cadle, was on hand as per agreement, and when the meeting was called to order, we probably had a larger attendance than we ever got out at one of our regular meetings before. After the general routine of the Division's business matters was transacted, we were given a splendid address by Bro. Cadle, who consumed something over an hour in his explanation of the work, and what was good for the general benefit of the order. His advice to those Brothers who are frequently delinquent in the matter of paying their insurance assessments promptly, was most appropriate and right to the point. Grand River Val

ley Div. has a membership of about 200, and it is seldom we see more than twenty or twenty-five members at our regular meetings, and we believe that Bro. Cadle's "scorching" on the lack of interest shown by the Brothers who continually absent themselves from their Division meetings will result in lots of good.

In the evening a banquet and reception was tendered our Assistant Grand Chief, followed by a short musical program, an address by Bro. Cadle, and brief talks by some of the Brothers and Sisters present. The musical program consisted of a piano solo by Mrs. Ella Kelly; violin solo by Miss Rilla Andrews, with Miss Hazel Clements at the piano; piano solo by Miss Georgia Graney; song by Miss Iva Reading, with Miss Laura Moshier at the piano; and recitations by Miss Beatrice Richmond.

The evening was a most enjoyable one and personal thanks are due from every Brother to the Ladies' Auxiliary for their splendid effort, and also to the daughters whose talents helped to make the evening one long to be remembered.

J. W. READING.

HEALTH ASSOCIATION, of Div. No. 53, B. of L. E., Jersey City, N. J., which we believe was the first one in the field with this kind of Indemnity Insurance, reports a membership of 173, from whom was collected during the year ending Dec. 31, 1904, $4,888.50; paid out to 57 members sick and disabled during the year, $4,548.50; cost to each member for the year, $30.

This association has had years of experience and years of success, and any Division desiring to establish weekly indemnity or a health association will do well to write to Bro. Chas. Metz, Secretary and Treasurer, for their constitution.

MINNEHAHA Div. 180, Minneapolis, Minn., has an Indemnity Insurance with $15 a week payments, which cost the members from January, 1904, to January, 1905, but $2.25 each. While we consider that we had a very fortunate year, we think it an excellent thing, and vastly better than can be had in any old line company, and as there is much discussion on the various phases of the subject of insurance in the JOURNAL, believe this kind of insurance would be a good thing for every Division, but better for Divisions having a membership of 40 and upwards.

Fraternally yours,

C. E. BARTON, C. E., Div. 180, 1234 Mary Place.

BRO. JAS. CHATEM, 167 Robert St., Toronto. Can., member of Div. 70, who lost