The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-10
TO MIR. KELLY
NEW HAVEN ROAD OFFICIALS IN
 REPENTANCE.

President Mellen, Vice President
 Byrnes, General Manager Higgins
 and Mechanical Construction superin-
 tendent Hyndman Speaks at Recep-
 tiOn of Elm City Lodge, Flremens
 and Engineers BrOtherhOod--Mnyor
 studley Presents Gold Watch to De-
 parting Master on Behalf of the
 Lodge.
 Elm City lodge, No. 2S4, the local division of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Bremen and Engineers, as- sembled in odd Fellows hall on Crown street yesterday afternoon to give an enthusiastic farewell to their brother, Andrew P. Kelly, who after thirteen years service as master of the local lodge has been called to a seat higher up in the organization, that of fifth vice grandmaster of the national asso- ciation. Mir. Kelly and his wife leave th5s city next Saturday for Chicago, whither the new office calls him, and he goes with the hearty good wishes for success of his fellow members, mingled with sincere. sorrow at his r y11nyr frAp1 ibair nr,t,.ronJy
 The exercises were opened with re- spects to tha entertainment of the in- ner man in the shape of a well pre- pared banquet, of which the women of Catherine Hanahan lodge, 191, of the ladies' society of the brotherhood had charge The satisfaction of all those who partook demonstrated that the ladies had fthngly executed their share of the program
 Edward P Donegan, who succeeds MT. Kelly as master of Elm City lodge presided yesterday as toastmaster, in which capacity he opened the verbal exercises. He assured the brotherhood that he would strive as master to fol- low in the footsteps of MT. Kelly as nearly as his humble ability would al- low and would try to carry the organ ization along in the same lines as had been followed in the past. He assured the members that he would endeavor to have maintained the good relations towards the order and that he would likewise expect every man to do his. duty by the company in accordance with the agreement existing
 General Manager Highs of the New Haven road was then introduced He opened with the remark that he was glad to be present at the meeting to show his regard and his respect to the lodges leader, Mr. Kelly. Contin- uing, he said that he came to New Haven about two years and a half ago at which time he heard that Mir. Kel- ly was very persistent and insistent in looking after the interests of his or ganization, and also that he was a thoroughly honest man. Since then, after meeting MT. Kelly, he had learn ed that his advance information was correct. "I have transacted much bus mess with him. he said, and while we have disagreed at times our diff ferences have always been manly and these have not given rise to any per sonal i'll feelinE.'
 Some people don't talk enough. No one will ever accuse Mir Kelly of that daeect. I never knew him to fail to have a good argument to put up. It shows the high class of men on the New Haven road that two of its en- pl5yes have recently been chosen to positions high in their organization, MT. Kelly and MT. Hurley.
 To-day we want to foster a feeling of mutual confidence between employ CT and men rather than a feeling of distrust, which has been prevalent. Mr. Kelly has a large field to cover. Tn if there will be a splendid opportu- nitv to establish this confidence.
 In closing MT, Higgins spoke of the number of recent accidents on the road. and thought that Mir. Kelly could do much to impress upon the men the importance of thorough re- gard to signals.
 q hope MT. Kelly may have great success, and in the words of Rip Van Wrinkle, may Live long and prosper.
 Vice President Byrnes was the next sneaker. In substance he said: think that many men in the railroad service feel that they are fixed in the place that they are in, that is in the ranks Now as matter of fact thare isn't a position on the railroad that a man cannot reach if he will work hard. By hard work I don't mean long hours. I am in favor of making the hours of work as short as Ii, nos sible But work with earnestness and a determination to succeed. That's what is going to bring a man success If a fireman puts coal into his engine a.. if it was his own coal he ban5lad ho would discover the first princinia of success. The man who is going to suc- ceed is the man who is as careful of