The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-30
B. ANDgO.
" M. GA. REUNION ]
EIGHT, THOUSAND MEN ATTEND
PICNIC AT HARPER's FERRY
YEsTERDAY.

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HARPER's FERRY. July 2o--Yes-
tcrilay was Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. Dan
Mt Harper's Ferry and more than 5000
railroad men from Nil departments OF
the baltimore nnd Ohio system east of
the Ohio river. their families ami
friends gathered Mt Island Park forthe
2sth annual reunion.
The railroad company spent consid-
cradle money preparing the park for
the reunion. which for the past Two
years had been discontinued. In adAl-
tIon to which II ran excursion trains
for tho accommodation of Its employees.
Special trains heavily laden with en-
ployrs and having on board bands o.
music to cnlIvcn the trip began nrrir-
Ing early In the morning from l'hila-
dnlphia. Baltimore washington lia-
gerstuwn. Frederick. Brunswick, Win
chester. staunton. Harrisburg. Mar
tInshurg. Cumberland. Keyser and
Piedmont. and by noon every railroad
man able TO secure n days leavc oil alb
sence was nj Island Park. Several
nrom{ncnt Y. NJ. C. A. officials attend
ed the reunion. among whom were a
NJ. Rice. General Secretary OF the y.
NJ C. A. in West Virginia. with head
quarters Mt ParkersburE. and formerly
in charge OF the Riverside branch mt
Baltimore: VIM. C. Montignnnl. Score
tary OF the Railroad Y. ". q A:ahe
Cumberland. and T. r. Stacy. secre-
tary of the Riverside branch OF the b.
G O. Y. M. C. A. Mt Baltimore. f. il.
BIasscr, Superintendent of the Cum
brrlnnd division Of the y: & o. was
also present mt tho reunion.
Miss Jennie Smith. the National
Railroad Evangelist. whose hcahquar
tors nr in Washington. was on t1and.
melting her n. &, o. boys and making
an address, rs did also Rev. A.. F.
Campbell. pastor OF the Whatc :qi
NJ. r. Church. Baltimore. and secre-
tarics Moniignnni and Stacy. ~ MISS
Jennie" MS the railroadersI cndeHrihs
~ refer to her. began her LIES work
among tn baltimore and Ohio men ana
has been the principal speaker nj
every reunion held by them. In dler
address, she spoke of the marvellous
work of conversion accomplished dur
ing the flrst year OF the railroad r. NJ
e. ON the d. & o.. when more tillh
ma tr,inm.n were converted be-
tween Baltimore and Grafton. and like
wise praised the men for their high
moral standard which she saId eluhl-
cd That OF my railroad In the country.
She also referred TO the establishment
of Inc first branch of the Y. nj. G. n.
Mt baltimore. In which the Baltimore
nni Ohio was the pioneer, ami cite'i
many instances OF promotion oil cali
1,ov1 and messengers to high positions
through It's uplifting influence.
feature Of the reunion was the
largo number OF veteran rnilrnaders
uresent who attended the first meeting
Of the association ut Island Park In
1881. During the sacred concert hy
Hnsmerman's ID. & o. B1nd- oil i'aiti'
more. Rev. q. r. Mnylnn. pastor OF the
Deaf and Dumb Institute In Baltimore
rcstlculatcd Rock of Ages" to the nc-
compartment OF the music. Miss Car
rio simpson. of Baltimore. and secrc'
tary MnntiEnnnl. OF Cumberland also
sang solos.
The reunion was In charge OF COM
mIttcc OF Baltimore and Ohio men
composed Of the following:
C. G.. SnnrrEer. Chairman: j. W.
Hastings, Walter Thomas. E Il. FISH
or. r.. schafrcr. ]. T.. seminar. C. ~
IIILlebrand. G. A. Buxton. NJ. w. Cop
ner. N. C. Davis. w. f. Cook. Rush
Gramm. G.. C. Johnson. Il. cumnl1ns.
], IT. Jefferson. A. S. Ash. J. c. Basil
ford. +. A. Fawyer. w. Fl. Kirk. w. c.
Alexander. T. II. Nelson. f. ii. 'len-
nlnEs. A. N. Elrwan. Earl Hewitt, T.
NJ. Mitchell. w. n. Grenry. J. l..
Hawse. ]. w. Conpwny. G. l.. Many.
C. sawyer q. T.. Thomas. C. Il. Rid
ings. A. II. Beard. +. 0. TInrr'm"r' W.
O. LItchneld. C. G. nJmcs. Z. l.. Little