The Washington times., 1906-06-10
Excursion to River View
VIII Be Big Affair.
SPLENDID zATI0N
Relief Association Has Made an Excel
lent Record for Itself Since
Its Inception.

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take place in the District during the
year, IS the excursion given to River
View for the benefit fund OF the Wash
ington Railway Relief Association. This
big event Will take place Friday, July
p, and arrangements are being perfect
ed 10 make it the largest and best of
any yet given under the auspices Of the
association.
The Washington Railway Relief Asso-
citation is one of the largest beneficial
organizations among railway traction
men in the country With a surplus in
its treasury of more than $4,000 at the
present time. and with a record Of hav-
ing expended more than $4,000 in sick
and death benefits in FIVE years, makes
it, pre-eminently, one OF the most sue
cessful financially
Comparatively Young.
The organization is comparatively
young in years, having been formed IN
1900 Primarily the purpose OF the organ
izatiOn is 10 insure protection TO it's
members and their families When the
association was first organized A. /. Nc
DermOtt. president of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, whose
employees only are eligible TO member
ship, came cheerfuly to the front and
1NAAaAtA NAr1lf d. a UAtltuS 10 the IunQ.
Each year the association has grown
with rapid strides and is now on a Sc
cure financial basis.
The object Of the association is Iaud-.
able in that II goes TO the relief Of any
Of its members during their Illness. or
at death Sick benefits are paid to mem
bers, whose illness is not a result Of in
temperance or whose death is not the
result Of suicide, immoral OF disorderly
conduct The association is open only to
those who are. actively employed BY the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany- On the death Of any member the
sum ot $3.50 is paid to his family The
sum Of $50 is paid 10 a member upon the
death Of his wife or mother. If the mem
Der himself is sick, he receives IS per
week benefit from the association.
Club Rooms Provided.
One OF the first steps taken by the as
soclation after organization was 70 ac-
quire club rooms for its members. Be
sides contE4ba' ting $1,000 to the fund the
company came 10 the aid Of the en-
ployes. and at its own expense fitted
up large and commodious Quarters at 9I4
+ street. fitting il out with several nooI
and billiard tables. bowling alleys. read
ing and library rooms. and installing
every modern convenience that might
add 10 ;he pleasure Of the employees.
since the ciuo rooms were first opened
every item Of expense has been met by
the railway company, and annually it
appropriates money out of its treasury
for the Improvement Of the quarters. In
addition TO this the company quickly
responds I" any appeal for aid from the
association in emergency cases
Inc conductors and mOtornsen who
predominate among the employees Of tae
company find at these rooms various
ways In which 10 while away their spare
moments, all Of which are profitable 10
their mental and physical beings. The
environment is essentially high and Nd
lifting. and il is so maintained through
n rigid enforcement Of rules. subscrib-
ed to by each member who qualities.
Comfort and Pleasure.
The club feature of the association
Is not the least in importance. for with
in its confines. the hard working. IA TIL
ful motorman or conductor. who has
pTaved possibly the torrid heat. or NAV
be the diScOmfOrts Of a stormy dav.
from sun up to sun set. finds here a few
hours Of solid comfort and pleasure.
One of the strictest rules of the assocfa-
ton forbids the sale Of any kind of
Ti'AA4ANtuS AAAuotS NlLltln the clED QUAR-
ters. fOrbids any sort Of gambling. and
requires that its members shall conform
TO rules Of morality and right living.
On the rolls Of membership there are
now $50 traction employees Of the WASH
lngton Railway and Electric Companvl
The health and welfare of this large
body OF men is guarded by a medical
department provided by the company.
This department is composeI of Dr.. c.
G. Stone. chief medical officer; DR.. F
II Morheart. DIR. T. Glen Jones. and
DIT. (. A. Weaver
The treasurer's report o. the relief as
sociation is interesting. During the last
five wears its receipts from dues Of mem
pers. IN addition to benefit projects.
amounted to S43, 464 .. Its Disbursements
were as Follows: Sick benefits. $25. .749 IS;
death benefits, $3.50: miscellaneous ex
penses Of association. $4.g35. .21; a total
of $50. .634. 50
BY entertainments and excursions tho
relief fund has been benefited to the o
tent of $4,000. since the association was
organized in 1909. The receipts from last
years excursion amounted to 81 $50 an
increase of over $500 over the excursion
receipts the year previous. 1t is ex-
pected that this years outing will ecIirsA
all former records. Those in charge of
the event confidently predict that il will
This means Of raising money for the
benefit fund has grown into much favor
About l5.00O tickets are sold for the event
and tn attendance reaches fully 1000.
The occasion is always a red letter dav
on the calendar of the railway men. as
well as for those whose opportunity il
is 10 witness the festivities. over 100
prizes will be contested for in the events
arranged this year Among the hand
some prizes distributed is $500 in car
tickets distributed among various sue
cessful contestants
The officers of the excursion commit
tee Of 1905 are: F. ]. Mersheimer. chair
man. w. y DeNeale. vice chairman. ].
T. Monett. treasurer; F. c. Whitney.
secretary; r. Rose, sergeant-at-srrus.
The committees in charge of the great
event are as follows:
Committees in Charge.
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