Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
BY WELLINGTON G. JONES


Each of the $50 veteran employees
of the Middle division of the Penn
sylvania railroad at Altoona yester-
day pledged himself to secure at
least one new member by June %.
1918. On that date the twenty-second
annual meeting of the association
will be held in Harrisburg. In ma
king this pledge an interesting CAM
paign for new members was started.
In his annual address yesterday
at Altoona, superintendent n. w.
Smith. of the Middle division. who
is president of the Veterans Associa-
ton, called attention to the small in
crease in mem pership during the
year. II want 5000 members when
we meet again next year." he said.
You can do it, and 1 appoint every
member present here to-day COM
mittee on new members. Get busy
and bring in as many as you can.
The minimum for each member is
one new name. There are hundreds
of men eligible for membership in
this association who have not en-
rolled. Enlist them in the cause at
once. We have the largest association
and second oldest. Let us break all
| records"
The total membership at present
is 1900. During the year 50 men,
bers died, and 35 new members were
admitted. All employees who have
seen 81 years service are eligible. 1t
costs nothing to join and the dues
are but so cents a year. Veterans
present at yesterdays meeting rep
resented 10000 years service. There
were many vets present who have
seen over so years, and others be-
TWEEN 80 and as years.
Busy Day For Vets
1t was the busiest day in the his
tory of the Middle Division Associa-
ton. Superintendent N. w. Smith;
Passenger Trainmaster w. Brooke
Moore, and road foreman of en-
gines, L. c. Calder Clemson, were
the big factors in making yesterdays
meeting a memorable one. They
were ably assisted by a corps of
efficient clerks, and committeeman.
Cordial welcomes, royal entertain
ments, trip over the mountains, BAN
quet and a minstrel show by prom
| inent young women of Altoona, were
features of yesterdays program
When all was over special train
was provided for the vets, leaving AL
toona at $50 last night and reaching
|
Following the pledge of loyalty at
yesterdays meeting the vets voted
| $25 to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Preparedness branch of Altoona; $50
to the Red Cross, and later took up
two contributions which totaled $50
more and was also turned over to the
Red Cross.
An interesting feature was the
| singing by the shop quartet of AL
toona. These singers have been win
ming laurels along the main line and
are in great demand for special occa-
sions. Their selections yesterday
were well received. H. E. Gamble,
basso is the leader. Other vocalists
were, ]. K. Long, tenor; c. c. Bangs,
baritone, and w. L. Miller, basso.
Memorial Exercises
During the memorial exercises for
the members who died during the
year this quartet sang appropriate
selections and Mr.. Gamble presented
a set of resolutions which were
adopted. The list of dead follow:
List of Deceased Members
George Meredith, Selinsgrove; G..
w. Kelley, Miff1in; H. A. Carter, AL
toona; ]: f. spooneybarger. Hunt
| ingdon; Blain Mccormick, Altoona;
w. H. Hardman, Altoona; w. H.
Corkle, Harrisburg; T.. C. Lower, AL
! toona; j. A. Kaufman, Harrisburg;
L. G. Martin, Progress; w. H. Wise,
Lemoyne; A. II. Lytle, Altoona;
Charles Colyer, Thompsontown; w.
S. Eichelberger, Altoona; E. B.
Stoudnour, Henrietta; w. M. Filler,
Altoona; Conrad Kumpf, Altoona;
G. ]. Fee, Altoona; w. M. Rose. AL
toona; H. ]. Greenawalt, Harrisburg;
J. H. Dougherty, Llyswyn; w. A. Oler,
| Altoona; II. w. Defibaugh, Altoona;
John Maywhort, Altoona; ]. H. Cas-
ner, Miff1in; w. B. Graham, Altoona;
Jesse Summers, Huntingdon; ]. A.
Boyce, Eldorado; j. A. Hall. Harris
burg; II. NJ. Wood, Mapleton; John
Keane, Harrisburg; ]. w. Buckler,
Altoona; Andrew Stoltz, Altoona;
| mer, Mifflin; ]. B. Wells, Harris
burg; ]. H. Sweigart, McVeytown;
w. K. Ross, Harrisburg; w. w. Der
ickson, Harrisburg: Theodore Brin-
ninger, Altoona; e. D. Dillen, Har-
risburg; ]. F. Ketrow, Altoona; ].
p. Wingate, huntingdon; r. II. Free
burn. Sr., Harrisburg; A. S. Barth,
Lewistown; d. M. Miller, Spruce
! Creek; Adam T. Givler, Harrisburg;
George Delozier, Altoona; Joseph M.
Carney, Altoona; G. w. Creighton.
Altoona; Solomon Dell, Altoona; ].
u. Reeder, Tyrone; w G. Mccoy,
Harrisburg; Joseph Brownewell,
Penbrook; total, fifty-four.
officers elected during the year
included:
N. w. Smith, president, Altoona;
r. L. Hunter, president, Hol-
lidaysburg; w. Brooke Moore, secre-
tary-treasurer, Altoona; F. H. Greg
ory. chaplain, Harrisburg.
Executive committee: l.. c. Glenn
son, chairman; /. C. Brubaker, j. H.
Davis, H. E. Gamble, Altoona; T. ].
Scott, Miffiin.
The session closed with the singing
of THE Star Spangled Banner" the
quartet leading. During the singing
F. H. Gregory, the chaplain. and w.
Brooke Moore. secretary and treas
urer, waived a large flag. The vets
gave three rousing cheers for Old
Glory
Trip Over Portage Line
At S.15 a special train took the
veterans over the mountains. Seven
cars were filled and the trip was
first to Hollidaysburg to the Old
Portage road, where the climb to
Mule Shoe curve started. This is a
picturesque route and covers part of
the line over which canal boats were
hauled many years ago. 1t is now an
important freight branch of the
Pennsy.
! Included in the party making the