Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15

1904 he went to New Decatur. Ala. as
secretary having charge of an associa-
ton of LIS members. of which 1.o4a
were railroad men. This is the largest
branch south of Louisville, KY. and east
Of Texas. He left that association In l..
fiourishing condition. with $1,000 In the
treasury.
Mr.. Winslow came to the city Wednes-
day. and that night he met in conference
with the board of directors of the asso-
citation and outlined his plans Yester
day he spent with General Secretary l..
w. Hearne In mapping out the work and
looking over the field. and today he took
charge
Growth Of the Movement.
The railroad work has grown rapidly.
and today embraces what 10 bel eyed to
be the greatest railroad brotherhood in
the world 1t has grown from a single
organisation in 1872. with a membership of
twelve railroad men. to 255 associations.
with over $4,000 men on Its rolls. On rs
per cent of the mileage of the railroads In
the United States today branches of this
association are in active operation and
are receiving the hearty financial and
moral support Of the railroad companies.
Fifteen years ago the associations then
existing were. for the most part. quar-
tered in railway stations or rented rooms.
Today 165 of them are occupying commo-
dious, well-eauipped buildings designed
especially for their use and costing some
thing over $4,000, OO0 Seveuty-ive per
been provided by the railroad companies
themselves. the remainder by the railroad
men and their friends.
Past Year Successful
No year has been marked by prog
ress in extension as well as in internal
development as the past year. During
lie
been organized, twelve new buildings
completed and occupied. the membership
has grown II per cent, the attendance of
the buildings IL per cent. the educational
work Over 31 per cent and the prac-
teal effective lines of religious work I'M
dertaken fully % per cent
The Pennsylvania railroad leads with
the largest number of associations. The
New York Central lines are second in or
der and the Gould lines follow On the
Chesapeake and Ohio Norfolk and West
ern, the Boston and Maine. the Grand
Trunk and numerous other lines associa-
tons are found at nearly every division
and terminal point. The Baltimore and
Ohio railroad has spent over $4,000 on
three buildings in the last eighteen
months, while at the present time a new
building for the men OF that line in Bal
umore is under construction which will
cost about $50. 0G0
Within six months a railroad L NJ c.
\. building has been finished and opened
at St. Augustine. Fla, costing between
So0OG0 and $4,000. the gift of Mr. II.
NJ. Flagler. the president of the Florida
East Coast railway. Within the past
sixty days Mrs. Russell Sage has gwen
$S50Do for a new building at Long Island
City for the employees Of the Long Island
railroad
Gift of Miss Gould.
No c;n
with railroad association work the past
year is the formal opening and dedica-
ton of the building adjacent to the ter
minal station in St Louis, costing over
S2JO,0GO, the gift of Miss Helen Miller
Gould of New York city. The building Is
the best arranged and equipped home
thus far provided for the use of railroad
men. 1t will cater to the needs of en-
ployes of twenty-seven different lines en-
tering the Union station in ST. Louis.
The general extension and supervision of
association work among railroad men Is
intrusted to the international committee
of the Young Mems Christian Association,
under the direct charge of the railroad
committee of which Col John ]. McCook
of New York is chairman and Mr.. Clar
ence J. Hicks of New York Is senior
railroad secretary. Nine other railroad
secretaries are working under the direc-
ton of this committee. The work of the
railroad associations also received val
liable assistance from the state commit
tees of Young Mems Christian Assoc.a-
tons, either through state secretaries or
state railroad secretaries.
At the International convention to be
held in Washington next week it IS ex-
pected that practically every railroad as
ISOLATION in North America will be rep
resented by it's secretary and by num-
Der of representative railroad delegates.