The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
PASSENGER /! MEN
 GIVE DINNER FOR
 THOSE DEPARTING
Pleasant Affair Last Night Presided Over by James R. McGregOr as
 Postmaster

The Birmingham Passenger asso- citation met at the Hillman hotel last night al an informal table d'hote din- ner in the private dining room, given in compliment to the members who are leaving the service
 James Richmond McGregor of the Frisco acted as toastmaster The com mit1ee on arrangements consisted of J. Fl. Settle of the Louisville and Nashville, S II. Johnson of the South ern lines. and l.. P. Smith of the Cot ton Belt route. The dinner was in honor of W, K Wheelock of the Terminal station, who leaves for New Orleans; J. V. Arnold of the Louisville and Nashville. S. H. Burke, who leaves for Texas; D. T. Blake of the Illinois Central; T. J. Judkins, who has decided to join the Missouri Pa cific at New Orleans J. P, Thomas of the Southern, Dozier Arnold of the Louisville and Nashville, and II. J. Bailey, who has cast his lot with the boys of Uncle sam and leaves for Fort Oglethorpe
 The meeting was called to order by the master of ceremonies, J. R. Mc- Gregor. and prayer was offered by Hugh F. Latimer of the Southern. Mir. I4atimer also made talk on the Beauties of Railroad Work" Other talks were made by L. P. Smith of the Cotton Belt route, J. H. Settle of the Louisville and Nashville, c. B. Chipley of the Missouri Pacific, W. E. Gresham of the Seaboard Air Line, Rob- ert Anderson of the Illinois Central, who has been in railroad work for 42 years; R. E. Harvey of the Denver and Rio Grande, Atlanta office; Emory Brooks of the Louisville and Nashville, F. c. Chesbrough of the Canadian Pa cific. office at Atlanta, and w. B. Markham of the Union Pacific. The hosts were rendered the appreciation of the retiring members by W. K. Wheelock, J. V. Arnold and D. r. Blake. They all expressed their heart- felt regret that they were leaving the work that had for so many years served them and made them so many friends as was evidenced last night.
 The following guests were present: T. R. McGregor of the Frisco, l.. F smith of the Cotton Belt route, J. H. Settle of the Louisville and Nashville, $. II. Johnson of the Southern, c. F Meglemery of the Louisville and Nash vile. J. G. Weaver of the Frisco, B T. Kennedy of the Louisville and Nash vile, Fred A. Hall of the Louisville and Nashville, L. S. Stein of the Louis- vile and Nashville, John E. PrNett of the Louisville and Nashville, H. K. Newsome of the Louisville and Nash vile, F. J. Carton of the Pullman com pany, H. M. Hatcher of the Missouri Pacific, I. N. Atkinson of the Southern, E. L. Jeffers of the Southern, V. B. Shiel of the Southern, James Freeman of the Southern, j. L. Waugh of the Southern, F. k. Vaughan of the South ern, Hugh r. Latimer of the Southern, II. B. Howe of the Burlington Route, G. B. Chipley of the Missouri Pacific, W. E. Gresham of tho Seaboard, R. R. Bible of the Seaboard, Robert Ander- son of the Illinois Central, c. D. Clark of the Illinois Central, F. c. Rawls of the Illinois Central, Emory Brooks of the Louisville and Nashville, D. H. Blair of the Wabash, George B. Har- fis of the Wabash, c. N Evans of the Southern Pacific, W. H. Steen of the Southern Pacific. G. c. Alexander of the Santa Fe, office at Atlanta: Gar land Tobin of the Missouri Pacific, Of flee at Atlanta: G. H. Bower of the Illinois Central. office at Memphis; R. E. Harvey of the Denver and Rio Grande, office at Atlanta; IT. H. Hunt of the Rock Island, office at Atlanta: l.. w. Mclean of the Frisco, office at Atlanta; D. G. Chesbrough of the Cam adian Pacific, office at Atlanta; E. H. Dallas of the Santa Fe, office at At lanta; Thomas Heflin, Thomas Patton of the Louisville and Nashville, W. B. Markham of the Union Pacific, James Hichstead of the Louisville and Nash vile, H. $. Burke of the Terminal sta ton, W. K. Wheelock, J. V. Arnold, Dozier Arnold, D. T. Blake, J. P. Thomas, S. H. Burke, II, j. Bailey. T. J. Judkins, Leon Friedman. Gus Torger- son and Harry s. Ford