Evening journal., 1903-10-01
RAILROAD MAN
GIVEN A BIG BANQUET
L. D. Tuft Ends Service in
Pennsylvania's Employ Sur
rounded by Officials

The retirement Of Leonard ID. Tuft as
road foreman of engines on the Delaware
division Of the Pennsylvania railroad yes-
ierday was the occasion Of a banquet Ga
the Clayton House which brought to-
gether more persons prominent In rail-
road circles than any like affair ever held
i'm The city IL spoke well for the popular
ity Of Mr.. ruft who has been IN the SER
Vice Of the company for forty-nire years
The dinner was presided over by Road
Foreman Of Engines Redmile, who sue
ceeds Mr.. Tu1t. Grace was said by the
Rev. w. L. S. Murray and speeches were
made by Federal Judge Gray John Blggs.
the counsel for the railroad company IN
this State; William ~ Barnard superin-
tcndent OF the Maryland division. and r..
L. Holiday. the superintendent Of the
Delaware division. John Z. Book. W.
u. Redmiie, and j. w. Reynolds COM
posed the committee in charge OF the af-
fair.
In concluding his address IN which he
spoke In the highest terms Of railroad
men, Judge Gray presented Mr.. Tuft with
Ia gilt-framed picture containing photo
graphs Of those present at the dinner.
Letters Of regret were read from
A4"DA &c AltHNNNf III" NNIAAtNI EIHEIAl
of the Pennsylvania railroad who is suf-
ferlng from a severe cold; r. f. Brooks
the general superintendent Of the r.. b.
& W., who had been suddenly called away
and l. n Mills. a former superintendent
Of the Delaware division. who was in
Those present were. Federal Judge
George Gray John Biggs. counsel Penn
sylvania raiiroad T.. r. Warmer. di-
rector p, B & W.; The Rev w T.. S.
Murray. James Arllikin superintendent
motive power r. L. Holiday. superin-
ltendent Delaware division: W. n. BAN
lnard superintendent Maryland division:
lC. G. Turner. master mechanic; Gamble
Latrobe. supervisor Delaware division:
4. = Minis retired superintendent Della
ware railroad; W. H. Lungren superin-
tendent Of shops: j. B. Book. trainmas-
ter Delaware railroad: Frank Carlisle.
trainmaster Maryland division; John
lBarlxley. chief clerk Delaware division
r. r. Bayiis chief clerk Maryland di-
vision; Henry Sellers master bridge
builder Delaware railroad; James Fl.
Price. chief clerk Of motive power Mary
land division; John Mahoney, retired
supervisor Delaware railroad. Formci
Representative Ezekiel Fleming; r. r.
NriHIlNs ArrlrNilllA NIIl'ilItlr|IHI NAlNlaRNII|
ldiviaiou: j. S. Pottyichn aesistnnf train
lmaster Maryland dlvision A J Hyiand
assistant trainmaster Marylnd division
John w. Lawson. paymaster Marylanl
division: William Redmile road foreman
lof engines Delaware division; r. b. Bri
son. stationmaster; j. w. Bailey. motiv
power clerk; John Brear. roundhous
superintendent; B. F. Carver. road fore
imam Maryland division; F. Linthicum
~. NJ. Barben. j. +. Kaiser. ]. r. Ven
able. c. c. Allen. J. W. Mackey. chic
clerk Of motive power Delaware division
~. W. Reynolds. assistant trainmastei
Maryland division; ]. ~ Kates, division
Operator Maryland division; j. W. Aydon
chief dispatcher Maryland division
Charles Howard W. Y. Casey. assistan
trainmaster Maryland division III. F.
Smith, division operator Delaware divis
ION; c. c.. Clifton. Baymastor Doiawar
division: Bradford Murphy, retired train
master Delaware divisions S. s. Roberts
John Orem.