Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-25
CONDUCTORS, BROTHERHOOD
MEETING.
Address by Past Chief Beck.


An open meeting of Berkeley Di
vision, No. 6, Conductors Brother.
hood, was held in their Hall, Scheu's
Building, on the 10th, to which the
Lady Managers of their late Fail
were specially invited. After the
transaction Of some preliminary blu.
siness, Past Chief j. J. Beck arose
and addressed the Ladies present, in
substance, as follows:
LADIES
On the part of Berkeley Division
No. 8, Conductors Brotherhood. |
beg leave to return sincere thanks
for your exertions to promote the in
terests of our Order. Our Fair has
| truly been a success, and to the La
| dies who conducted it the honor is
| due.
When first within this Hall some
| of our Brothers proposed getting up
a Fair, every one desired it; but for
fear it would prove failure caused
| us to almost abandon the idea. But
when you met with us, and assured
us of your assistance, we felt that it
| must and would be success. The
kind and earnest manner in which
you talked to us caused the faintest
heart to take courage.
Your success has been beyond our
most sanguine expectations, and |
find language inadequate to express
our heartfelt thanks to you for what
you have done. The aim of our as
ISOLATION is mainly to elevate the
condition of our members, morally
and materially, to assist the widows
and orphans of deceased brothers, to
promote brotherly love among our
selves, and to aid the company we
serve in maintaining proper discip-
line SO as to insure the greater safety
to our own lives, and the lives and
prosperity of the public at large.
There is no estimating the amount
of prosperity an adherence to the
rules of our order will insure, nor of
the misery that will be thereby avoid
ed. Your sex are perhaps more deep
ly interested in this matter than
ours.
1t would be very easy indeed to
point to the many instances of life
long suffering entailed on wives, mo-
theirs, daughters and sisters, by a
neglect on the part of their natural
protectors of the rules of conduct
which our laws render imperative.
And / am happy to say, it would be
equally easy to point to the good
fruits that have already sprung from
~ n1 ~ thncn col fn,s
The railroad companies have at once
recognized the Importance to them
selves as well as us of encouraging
an order, the cardinal principles of
which are Sobriety, Charity and
Brotherly Love, and they have al
ready reaped reward in the decrease
of accidents, and the comparative
facility of maintaining discipline
among sober employees.
1t should, then, be our study to
enlarge the circle of our influence so
as to embrace all who are admissible
to our ranks, under the laws of our
Order, and to administer these laws
for the best interest of our members
and their families, as well as the
great Corporation in whose prosperi-
ty we have so great stake, and
whose interests are identical with
our own.
Again, ladies, allow me to tender
you the heartfelt thanks of Berkeley
Division, and pray that your gentle
but powerful influence may always
be eXerted as it now is in behalf of
Sobriety Charity and Brotherly Love.
The address was received with evil
dent delight and profound attention,
not only by the ladies, but by all pre-
sent. The remarks of Mr.. Beck show
that he thoroughly understands and
fully appreciates the high aims and
objects of the Order Of which he is
an honored member.