The Washington bee., 1909-01-09

OF my own choice, but the commit
tees selection. The organization that
/ represent Is not IN the class of
ordinary organizations, as it is the
maker of some of the representatives
OF some of the most prominent So
cieties and Insurance Companies of
Virginia and the District of Colum-
bia My subject is The power of
organization as shown by the success
of the True Reformers. To speak
intelligently of any organization one
must know its history in order TO
make favorable impression. Be
fore theTrueReformers were heard OF
nothing was ON the stage of activity,
We live in progressive age, many
of us can remember when our homes
were lighted with a candle; the wheel
,of progress brought kerosene which
was decided improvement over the
candle.
Progress continued and the Gas
light took the place of kerosene: this
was accepted in the light of reason.
The Gas light has been relegated to
the rear to give place to the bright.
dazzling rays of electricity, recognized
throughout the world as one of 1.-The
greatest signs of progress.
We remember the stage coach and
mule cars. have been surprised by
the electric cars and traction lines.
In this progressive age organizations
like individuals must keep abreast of
the times.
Not speaking disparagingly of the
old line organizations, as they did eff
fective work, but modern improve
ments have made them too slow.
The True Reformers, through a
combination of brain, muscle and
money, carries with it all that a pro-
gressive man or woman need need
to look for. 1t represents the latest
improved method of warfare carry
ing the swift messenger of death in
fiuentially to every opposing foe. We
represent the New York Limited
Express carrying what progressive
men in all walks of life need to look
for.
Such as hotel Accommodations. safe
depository for your money, if you
want your son or daughter trained as
stenographer or typewriter, type
setter, book binder, printer, book
keeper, accountants, and cashiers of
banks, as presidents and managers of
Insurance companies: we have I25
men and women in training each day
in the main Office in Richmond, Vir-
ginia. and 375 other well-trained men
and women representing our interest
in other parts of this great country.
We might compare this organization
with a we'll regulated home, where
father and mother have spent their
earnings to qualify their sons and
daughters for future usefulness and
to face the battles of life. Some o
them have gone forth and succeeded,
and made their parents hearts glad,
because o the appreciation shown by
a grateful son; others less. grateful,
have gone out from their homes,
built castles of their own and feel
themselves too good to even acknowl-
edge their parents or consider the
source from which they came. We
punt Will pIl lOC ~ lllC iiiSil anu WI
men representing other organizations
who received their training at the
hands of the True RefOrmers': Mrs.
Maggie L. Walker, the President Of
the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank,
was once an employe Of this organ
lzation; Emmit c. Burke, the cash
ier of the St. Luke Savings Bank
was trained in the True Reformers'
Bank for nine years; John Mitchell,
the President of the Mechanics Saw
ing Bank of Richmond, Virginia, was
once a member of the board of direc-
tors of our bank. The President of
the National Benefit Association was
once a member of the board of direc-
tors of our bank, and filled the posi-
ton | now hold.
The secretary and manager and as
sistant manager of the same associa
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