The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-16
SAFETY MEETING
TOMORROW NIGHT
All Railroads in District Are
Participating in Move
GIVE OUT PROGRAMME
Weatherly Will Introduce the Chair
man, w. 7. Tyler, General Man.
ager of Frisco Lines-Ad-
dresses on Safety

Safety firsti
That slogan of many hundreds of thou-
sands railroad and industrial workers
will be discussed and encouraged tomor-
row night at a mass meeting of all rail-
road employees of this district at the Bijou
theatre. Commencing at s O'Clock and
presided over by w. T. Tyler, general
manager of the Frisco lines one of the
largest meetings for the preservation and
conservation of human life and limb ever
naugurated in the south will be held
here.
The following railroads of the Birming-
ham district are participating in the
meeting and are arousing the enthusiasm
and drawing the attention of their en-
ployes to the work:
The Frisco lines, the Alabama Great
Southern, the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic. the Birmingham Belt, Birming-
-Ensley and Bessemer (Tidewater),
the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company, Birmingham Southern,
Central of Georgia, Illinois Central rail-
road. Louisville and Nashville railroad,
Seaboard and Southern railways
In connection with the widespread in
terest being taken in the work of life
conservation the following has been writ
ten by Mrs. e. G. Newand of Augusta.
Kan, the wife of section foreman
which has been circulated by the millions
The Conservation of Humanity
I'VE read much nowadays of conserva-
ton of forests, recla inning of arid lands.
of the war that is being waged against
tuberculosis. child labor, infant morality,
etc.
"A great part of this war is carried on
by agitation and education of the people
through the printed page. Why not agi.
tate in like manner to bring abou the
conservation of husbands, fathers, broth
ers? The forests are necessary to us
We need the food stuffs which the arid
lands may be made to produce, 1t is of
vital Importance that the blight of tuber-
culosis be removed from our land We
need to protect the coming generations
from heritage of disease, ignorance and
crime All of these things demand the at
tention of every earnest, thinking woman
But how much more important TO us are
the lives of our husbands-our bread
Winners-the fathers of our children?
1t is being demonstrated every day
that great part of the railroad acci-
dents are caused by carelessness on the
part of some employe. No matter how
perfect the system of a corporation, they
are dependent upon their employees to
carry out the system. and as nothing is
stronger than its weakest point. It be-
hooves each employe to see to 1t that he
is not weak point 1t is our loved ones
that safety first seeks to protect and
1t is our duty and privilege to have a
part in the conservation of the bread
winners and the reservation of our
homes. MRS f. G. NEWIANC
Wife of Section Foreman, Augusta,
Kan"
Programme of Meeting
The entire programme which will lie
presented tomorrow night follows:
Overture. Remmiclk's Medley, by Frisco
orchestra; introduction of the chairman.
by James Weatherly, city commissioner
Address-By the chairman, w. T. Tyler
general manager, Frisco Lines.
Address, Safety First" Ralph C. Rich
ards, chairman central safety commit
tee. Chicago and Northwestern railway.
"A Slippery Place" by Frisco orches-
ira.
dress-Stereopticon views-by s. s.
Morris, chairman general safety commit
tee, Illinois Central railroad
Five Minute Addresses-T. s. Pounds.
engineer Louisville and Nashville rail
road; F. L. Watkins engineer Southern
railway.
midnight Flyer" by Frisco orchestra.
Address-Stereopticon views, by W. B.
Spauding. chairman central safety COM
mittee Frisco Lines.
Finale-By Frisco orchestra, composed
of: Piano. Miss Edna Allison: violin, Mr.
Frank Boan: violin. Miss Beryl Pinrer;
violin, Mr.. Leroy Prater; cornet, Mr.. A.
Levinn: clarinet, Mr.. r. r. SwafforG
flute, Mr. Jerome Weinberg trombone.
Mr.. f. p. Coyle: cello, Mr.. ]. L. Miller.