Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-07
A Live Union.

A Live UNION.
It is delightful, encouraging, inspir
ing to hear such news as you will find
in the following letter from our ear
nest State Superintendent of railroad
work.
Our National Superintendent of that
department has accomplished grand
work and l sincerely trust every local
in the State that can do such work
will fall into line and render all the as
sistance possible. There is no telling
how much good can be done in this
special branch of work. Think of the
many busy, earnest men and boys who
are constantly away from the sweet,
refining influences of home and loved
ones, working steadily day and night
to advance the interests of mankind
by making it possible for the great
railroads to carry on their tremendous
business. 1t is a perfectly grand
sight to see the beautiful trains of
steam cars drawn by their magnificent,
powerful engines, come speeding
through the country with their hun
dreds of human souls on board or the
heavier and no less important trains
bearing food and fuel, dry goods and
everything necessary for the good of
the people,
Then think of the dangers, the dark
ness, the storms that may come, the
heat and cold and the incesSant evil
that is every day the portion of these
earnest men. Think of the engineers
and the firemen! 1t takes brave and
courageous men to run our railroad
trains. Do they not miss the sweet
comforts of home, and will they not
appreciate the fact that the great com
pany of white ribboners all along their
lines are sympathizing with them and
wishing them safety and happiness on
every trip they make. Think of it,
dear sisters and co-workers, and wake
up to the great need in our State of
the department of railroad work in
the w. c. L. U. Go to work; there is SO
much you can do in this department.
Write to our State Superintendent
Mrs. Ella o. Biggs, McComb City, and
she will instruct you as to how to be-
gin and what to do
MCCoMB CITY, MISS, July q, '94.
MRS. LUCKIE, DEAR SISTER, sup
pose few lines from this the smdrtest
Union in the State, for it's age, will
not be unwelcome. Since the visit of
Rev. r. j. Boone to McComb City, in
terest in THE LEADER and the column
devoted to our interests has been
awakened, and we intend to send in
names for the paper as fast as possible.
Our Union is doing grand work
among railroad men. The local Su-
perintendent, Mrs. F. G. Losey, is the
right one in the place Her efforts are
untiring and are nearly always crown
ed with success. The Same might be
truthfully said of the Superintendent
of all the other departments which we
have adopted in our plan of work.
Special mention should be made of
the Superintendent of Demorest Med
al Contests, Mrs. Mary Reynolds, who
is doing splendid work. The Superin-
tendent of Social Purity work is an
earnest, consecrated woman, and we
are congratulating ourselves on the
selection, as it is rather difficult po-
sition to fill acceptably.
think this will become one of the
strongest Unions in the State and will |
be tower of strength to the Prohibi-
ton party owing to its large honorary
membership.
hope to make my department one
of the best in the State, and am work
ing hard to that end. 1t has been
somewhat neglect ted in the past, and /
find but few Unions in the State that
are doing work among railroad men.
hope to remedy that in the next year.
1t is one of the most promising branch
es of work.
hope all the Unions will appoint
of this department,
and that they will write me at once for
instructions. / will gladly do all can
to help any Superintendent in start
ing the work. Yours earnestly,
MRS. ELLA o. BIGGs,
State Supt Railroad work.