The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-10


 The real success is that of having done your duty. My greatest compensation is not my salary, It is the opportunity to do things.
 No fireman can be a competent, progressive, industrious man that this fact does not reach the notice of the management.
 l believe we are working out great problem in this country. l believe in this continent we are going to evolve the ideal citizen.
 Frederick Meister of the Boston lodge spoke highly of Mir. Kelly and in behalf of the members he represented wished him all success.
 Colonel Pickett of this city was the next speaker. He spoke of the inter dependence of the men upon the road and the road upon the men, and of the fine qualities of the roads officials In closing he paid tribute to Mir Kellys personal character and wished him all success.
 Mayor Studley said in substances: T thank you for the honor you do me in inviting men to be present and I congratulate you that your lodge has arrived at full age for I see that it was organized in 1885, and has now arrived at the age of twenty-one years.
 There have been great changes in railroads in the past few years. The railroads have developed the country. A great army is engaged by the rail roads to-day. The railroad is like an army.
 am sorry that MT. Kelly is to leave here Go where he will the eyes of the people will always be upon him. H ehas been useful man to the men and to his employers, to the rail- road and to his order I bespeak for him the good wishes of all know that when he leaves here you will miss him.
 Mayor studley then presented MT. Kelly with a gold hunting case 21- ruby jeweled watch from the Elm City lodge as a farewell gift.
 Mir. Kelly was the next speaker. He said in resume: I don't know really what to say, This is a surprise to me. It is lik carrying coals to Newcastle you have sh0wered so many good things upon me. I don't know wheth- CT I should feel glad or sorry.
 This is no doubt the last meeting I shall be with you for a long, long time. My membership and my good wishes will remain with you. Be loyal always to yourselves and if you are loyal to yourselves there is no doubt you will be loyal to all to whom your loyalty i4 due.
 You have often been told that griev- ances you thought you had were im- aginary, and when so told you have been loyal and have abided by the de- oision, I hope this may continue,
 To Mir Higgins I want to say that before you came here as general man. ager there was little done except strife but since you got the reins into your hands consideration and fair realing has always been the rule.
 It is indeed surprising to see how much the general officers know of your faithful services, but there are a great many things they do not know This road is Second to none in disci- pl!sq.
 The firemen, at least, of this system have the highest regard for their gen. eral manager I believe, Mir. Mellen, you have made no mistake in him.
 One great mistake, it seems to me, in railroading to-day is that too many men are trained on one road for the benefit of another. Is it good fnan- ciering to let a man be turned out aft CT he has passed through his first ex- perimental year because of some slight mistake or because of the animosity towards him of some petty officer? The railroad service is not a desirable walk if life to-day for the young man who 4las brains and it is difficult to get men with the requisite brawn and brain.
 I will say to you, MT. Mellen, stand | by your general manager regardless of | what somebody under you may think. |
 Speaking on the question of shorter hours of labor he said he believed they would be granted soon voluntarily, not | becaused forced by a law. The time, he declared, was not quite ripe for it yet.
 Miss Abble Limerick president of the ladies auxiliary, expressed the appreciation of that branch of MT. | KelIy's services and extended its good wishes. On behalf of Catharan Hama han lodge she presented Mrs Kelly with a handsome bouquet and also a pin of the order.
 President Mellen received quite an ovation when he was called upon. He expressed his pleasure at being able to be present and his belief that the more frequent recurrence of such oc- casions of meeting would be beneficial. He spoke highly of Mir. Kelly and his 1 services to the brotherhood and closed l by saying that it was his desire for the members to know that the old man at the head of the concern is looking after your interests whenever they come before him.
 Frank T. Hyndman, superintendent | of mechanical construction, closed the affairs with brief expression of re- gard for the departing guest.
 At @ session of the lodge previous to the open meeting three new members were initiated.