The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-07
BILL RAINS BALL.
Tomorrow Nights Benefit Creates
Much Interest

The officers of the Santa Fe the men
in ali branches of service and friends
of the railroad men are assisting the
members of the committee IN Compel
lag the final arrangements Tor the pan
which will be given Thursday night at
the Music Hall, on Quincy street, in
honor of the veteran engineer Bill
Rain This is not confined to the men
who are now employed on the santa
Fe. as men who are officers on other
systems who have been employed on
the Santa Fe are giving the committee
every assistance possible
The officers of the Santa te are
among those who are more interested
in the success of the affair and the Wei
fare of the committee on arrangements.
A part of the mem RS of this commit
tee namely D. NJ. Shannon. Robert
Brentnau and Ed s. Ash are among
those on the division between Argen-
tine and Emporia which are classed as
Bill Rain engineers 1t was uhder tne
instruction and attention of the veteran
that a number of men on this DIVISION
have been remarkably successful IN the
chosen occupation and especially these
three that have been mentioned
Engineer Dan Shannon is the Oldest
in experience of these three. He fred
for the veteran on the fast mail train
beewesn Topeka and Newton in 1901
and a part of 1902. He was promoted
to the right side of the cab during the
latter part of 1902. Engineer E : ASH
is another He fired for the veteran
on the runs between Topeka and Mar
celine Mo Robert BrentnaH IS the
third and fired for the veteran between
Topeka and Kansas City on the Pug
run.
The other members of the committee
also have fired for the veteran on op-
perfume occasions but not as much as
the three individuals mentioned. Each
of them if interviewed would admit
that the attention given them by the
veteran has been valuable to them since
being promoted to the position of an
engineer.
1t was these three men who are re-
sponsible for this ball and who Will
be held responsible for the success Of
the affair 1t was they who approached
General Manager c. W. Kouns and Sc
cured the concession by which every
employee on the system who wishes TO
come to Topeka to attend this function
viii be given 2 pass for himself NJ his
Wife In addition to that General Man
agar c. w. Kouns has given the mem
bers of the committee his moral sup
port. In preparing TO leave on his trip
to Europe Mr. Kouns assured the COM
nittee that he would be unable to at
tend in mind and body but he would
attend in spirit
c. w. Buck. Superintendent of motive
power who died last week while on his
way to Los Angeles, in search of health
IS another who gave his efforts, fnan-
cially and morally to the support of the
committee. H. L. Nudge second vics
president of the Rock Island system.
who was made" on the Santa Fe is
another who has given the success of
the venture as much attention as
though he were employed on the Santa
F'e system at the present time
These three members of the commit
tee first mentioned the bal in honor of
the veteran and now they have the
support of the entire railroad fraternity
and that is consid ara BILE when one real
ICES that at least 1900 persons are en-
pioyed on the System in Topeka and a
large number throughout numerous
states and territories.
Engineer Bill Rain will not be able to
attend this function on account of the
nature of his affiction which made him
an invalid but his spirit viii = there
and he will wish every person an en-
joEable evening on the occasion of tits
event.
While he Will not be there. a large
number of others will be there who
revere him for his services in the past
and who try to equal the record which
is highly meritorious
The wives of the engineers are spend
ing much time in assisting the general
committee