The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-10


the New York Central, but when the
names Of these presidents have been
forgotten the name Of George Myers,
station master at Cleveland in 1870,
viii be mentioned whenever there is
a conference of railroad Y. NJ. G. A.
workers as he was the founder of the
movement. Proud as | was then OF
the men who had graduated, I must
say that I am prouder today of Myers
as an engineer who earned the name OF
'Y. NJ. c. A. McRae' in Kenora, Onta-
rio.
Engineer McRae left the New York
Central and found employment at Ke-
, nora. There was hut one boarding
house there, and a man who did not
do his share of treating at the attach
ed saloon was soon kicked out Nc
Rae took hold, with the result that he
founded an association which now has
over 300 members, and which is giving
to the railroad men a clean, Christian
and wholesome atmosphere in which
to live. ! would sooner graduate
man like McRae than = president for
every railroad in the United States
is GREATEST GATHERING.
John j. McCook, chairman Of the In
ternational Committee, said that there
never before had been gathered to-
eether so many men and so many Off
Gals of railroads under tho auspices
! of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. as were
present and he could speak nothing
but words of gratitude for the demon
stration.
! This conference is made up of doors
and not dreamers' was the tribute OF
r. j. Freeman, receiver, International
e. Great Northern. "rae potentiality
of the intelligent efforts OF such body
of men is bound to he a powerful in
/ fiuence for good. The Railroad Y. NJ.
C A. by educating the meu intellec-
tually, physically and socially tends
/ to put sound minds into sound bodies
and is a benefit to humanity"
J A. W. Sullivan, general manager, Mis-
souri, Pacific, thought that by helping
the men by showing them how TO help
! themselves and eliminating the chart
table and philanthropic element tho
work was one worthy of any assist
ane which could be extended by the
corporations.
ASSOCIATION CLOSED SALOON.
George w. Stevens, president OF the
Chesapeake & Ohio, came over 1000
miles to say that in twenty years ex-
perience he had become convinced it
was a great institution and should be
q, encouraged and also to thank the men
who were interesting themselves in
!; the promotion OF the work. After a
branch had been in existence at one
OF the worst points on the c. o.,
he said there was complete reform
alton. and the saloon which had do
T minated the situation, was forced out
of existence.
"The trend of modern religion made
possible things which could not be
dreamed of thirty years ago., said W.
S. Stone. grand chief Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers, "and one OF
those things is the Y, NJ. c. A., which
set aside the doctrines of creeds and
brought the men together i'm one great
brotherhood
f. A. Delano, president of the Wa
bash, spoke of the vast amount of use
less legislation passed every year
, Laws and legislation for goodness are
being passed, and an attempt is being
made to legislate man into beinf
good" he said. "One of the things thai
Won should do is to show that this Is
. mistake"
; J. NJ. Burwlck, conductor Duluth a
Iron Range, compared conditions o
today with those preceding the adven
OF the Y. M c. A.
! I'm closing, A. r. Marling outlined
, the work done by the association from
a the time it was first started amonl
\ the mercantile employees in London
q passed into the colleges and yielded
4 an influence among the men who wer,
preparing to take hold Of the affair
, OF trade, commerce and state, extend
: ed to the farm, forced itself into tn
l. great cities, found a place in the arm,
and navy and on the battlefelds o
the world and followed the young mai
- TO the Canal Zone, where the Govern
v ment recognized It's influence for goo
v and paid the salaries OF its officer
~ and erected buildings for II.
% "The Father OF Railroad Association
: Work" Richard c. Morse, opened wit
h prayer the first formal session OF tn
W conference at the Central Y. NJ C.
Il building yesterday afternoon, with Al
le