The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-11-21

ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS CHOSEN AT ANNUAL MEET
ING FOR ENSUING YEAR.
Reports For Year Just Closed Read
to the Body-$1 10000 in Treas
ury-WeekIy Benefit Raised
to Members Proud of
the organization-Rail-
Officials Interested.

The annual meeting of the Railway
Employees Protective Association
was held in the parlors of the Asso-
citation Wednesday night. A large at
tendance was present. The annual re-
ports of the officers were read, and
showed healthy growth of the asso-
citation. Not single member died
during the year, and the cash on hand
according to the report of the Treas
urer was 81 400. Disbursements dur
ing the year $24S. The membership
showed a total of over one hundred
and others coming in The railway
employees take special pride in the
association and look upon it as a
refuge in the time of need and dis
tress. The Association pays $100 in
case of death, and SO sick dues per
week At the close of the fiscal year
the sick benefit was raised to So per
week. They own their own building
on the corner of Tenth avenue and
Cedar street, where all of the meet
ings are held. The election of Of
ficers Wednesday night resulted as
| follows: Humphrey Bowling, presi-
dent; Chas. w. Porch, vice president;
Link Turner, treasurer; VIM. d.
Laws, secretary; oliver Thompson
recorder; l.. G. Knight, assistant
secretary, Dickson, Tenn.
Executive Committee-Thos. Carter,
chairman; Jack Tate, Will Tate, S.
R. Moore and James Reed.
After the business was finished the
members repaired to the dining-room
where refreshments were served in
abundance.
This association was organized
February 70, 1905, by the present
president, Mr. Humphrey Bowling.
The object of the organization is to
instill into the railroad employees
ideas of thrift and industry and to
unite their interests to protect each
other in times of distress and to ale
viate the burden of the relatives Of
deceased members. The organization
ranks among the most substantial in
the city and always keeps good bank
account on hand to meet its obliga-
tions. The railroad officials take a
deep interest in this organization and
recognize it as a potent force in
making the railroad employees more
proficient in their positions. They
say that the members of the associa.
ton are the most dependable help
they have. The Association is plan.
ming to do a great work in the en-
suing year. President Bowling is al
WAYS on the alert and never allows
an opportunity to pass to do some
thing for the good of the association
The members appreciate this fact
and when the time comes to elect
officers no one ever opposes him. The
doors of the hall of the association
stand open at all times to visitors
The churches in the city look upon
the association as friend, and never
hesitate to go to them for the use ol
their large lawn, which is always given
free for church entertainments. When
the substantial organizations of the
city are enumerated this association
is always counted among the first
The Ladies' Auxiliary was organ
lied in 1910 under the supervision OF
the mems department Mr. c. w
Porch has been a prominent figure in
building up the ladies' department
They are clipping close behind the
men in membership and in keeping
alive the interest of the organization
The ladies pay $50 in case of death
and 50 sick dues. The annual report
of the ladies' department was very
= creditable one and elected the hearty
approval of every member They plan
a great work for the ensuing year and
I have given the hint that they expect
to have a larger membership at the
end of the ensuing year than the
men. The cash balance on hand was
, reported to be 1925.
The following officers were elected
Mrs. Emma Cranberry president
Mrs. Minnie d. Peterson, vice preSi
dent; Miss Georgia Laws, recorder;
Mrs. Mary w. Long, secretary; Miss
Esther Black, treasurer; Mrs. Lizzie
Hall, marshal, Mrs. Alice Wright
chaplain.
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