El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-04
SAFETY FIRST IS
KEYNOTE OF DINERS
Winning Blue Team OF ELec-
trio Railway Company
Is Given a Feast.

Safety First was the keynote OIL ny ny
dinner which was given TUESDAY 70 80
"blue team" the winners of the mrs
accident prevention contest Dy
Electric Railway company. r+
Talks were made on saIeIy 10 -
from the railroad angle on cOul 80
from the laymans viewpoint, anu oIl
the safety pin, the safety 1lrSI iI I.
OF the married man. Beng GIil+ M
in honor of the victorious team ~ -
contest between the reds ana Dlu02
for the smallest average OF aecIueL -
during January and FebruaIS' ny. 80
was an atmosphere of Soou spIl5I - -
team work noticeable at the ulIillCl
There were more than 100 present IN
Guiding the members Of the V4CLOI -
blue team. the officials OF the HleC tt
Railway company, Ed L tinker $40
supervisor of the FL Paso and 9OuCn
western system and Rev. Z. u 80
street the official safety IlrsL SA'
pilot of the street car company.
The dinner was given in the D64quC'
room of the hotel PaSo deI ~ 49, -,
which had been decorated VIII VIII IEIIS
and safety first emblemS OF the E4SC
frie PaiIvrav company. An orchestra
played during the dinner ana l 49,. ~,
Tinker when he did his Jimmy VdlSl.
tine dance and the Safety FIRST So
at the conclusion of his talk. NJ
Tio1[aT talked on the safety first move
nent from the railroad officials sIalIu-
p0int and gave some data anu -
awDles of the safety first Work ma
he is doing in the southwest -
dancing went as big as his TAX anu
he had to do his original dances O'Oi
again for the street railway men,
From a passengers Standpoint.
Rev. G L OverStreet followed Win
a talk on courtesy from passe ll55t q >
viewDOint Mr.. OverStreet cOlupil-
mented the men Of the Electric f1SII!-
way company, told of a visitor at MS
home who was directed where TO 90
and how to get there by BouIeNdI u
conductor and praised the FL FdS9
street car men for their universal
G v Crosby, instructor Of street car
trainmen for the Stone ana WeOsteL
company in Texas, made the seIlo 4a
speech Of the dinner from the OPERA
ing mans standpoint, having Workeu
IN from a position as mOtorman on a q
street car to his present position. ne
told experiences in his life OF sIISel
car man, praised the safety IlfsI 1v -
and told the men never to forget 1or
a minute that the lives of their pas
sengers, as well as their own, oe-
nended upon their being safe always
and first.
Norman NJ. Walker spoke on the as
sianed subject of the safety pin from
a young married mans slant. he saIG
that the safety pin was the universal
safety emblem of the married MAJ
+roITeers when he came into the world
when he was a boy and when grown
and married. and was used to pin l nls
shrOud in the back when ne ndu ~. -
lone belT' signal from old father TINS
to stop living. He said the safety - pl.
had a good point to it because II W. W.
| Tsed to protect the infant from lhyuLS
/ lust as the safety first principle pE9-
! tects the public from harm Whlle Ilu-
inc on common carriers.
1N53 ~ conclusion of the program
/ Ben c. Bunker) Hill an attorneS
from Tucson, consented to give an m pr
( iai1a1 svncopated safety first selection
/ -, no riano. with double drum accom-
] Daniment by Norman Walker. He was
forced to give number Of enc ,15iab aI ne
! 1os called the safety First Iansl
( Tune' and dedicated to Ed L TINKER
/ plans Prevention Contest.
I AIves Dixon, safety supervisor an,
,,o1I1ced that a prevention contest
/ vas being organized
: The invited guests were;
] MI Inn