Evening journal., 1917-04-18
employees
Vote Faith IN
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our impugned executives with a
strong assurance of moral support at |
a time when such action will hearten !
them and convince them and all !,
others that We are ready to stake our
futures on our faith in their demon
strated integrity and exceptional
ability.
at has been claimed that the recent |
progress of our company has been
purely the fortune OF war. That this
is fallacy is easily proved We have
but to consider the disastrous failures
of various other concerns who, hav-
ing the same opportunity, not only
failed to realize advantage from it,
but have become seriously involved
because Of inability to manage big
business as successfully as they had
conducted smaller affairs under nor
NAL conditions.
1t has been authOritatively stated
that ours was the only American in
stitution that executed its first foreign
| contracts on time. We all know that
ours is one Of the few that success
fully met the unprecedented emery
ency and made exceptional profit for
stockholders.
This was not chance; II was man.
agement and the loyalty Of organiza-
ton that springs from successful
management. Just now our company
is entering upon the greatest epoch
in its long history. It bids fair to
become the broadest constructive in
dustrial institution the world has
ever known
1.-THE requirement and successful
development of many varied indus
tries. which is the constructive policy
, OF the present management, calls for
three basic factors: Ample capital, an
. efficient. loyal organization, and
: superior management All three are
essential to success.
: 1--WE have the capital; we have the
= organization, and this meeting was
! called to express our conviction that
: the same superior leadership that has
6 so successfully steered our shin
4 through the worlds greatest political
4 and industrial crisis, has our entire
. confidence and should and must be
q continued"
At the close of the address of Mr.
Lord, the resolution Of confidence in tn
management was offered by David II
McAvOy. of the engineering corps of tn
corporation
The resolution was passed by a risinl
vote, everyone standing. Just at thi
moment a fashlight picture was taken
{ At the same time curtain was draw
back. revealing large American hae
kept waving by an artificial blast of ali
"The Star Spangled Banner was the
sung.
Among the persons on the stag
h. during the meeting were the Misse
n NJ. +. Butcher. Edith Butcher. Har
!. riet Hammond. Elsie Logan. Ami
- Savers, A. Mulvena. Ethel Grove,
IL Mabel Morris. Lillian Rosen. Jessi
ne Carswell, Edith Balaoy, Agnes Feene,
in Edna Blackstone. May ThorDe. 7
20 Turner. Florence Seitz Edna Hinde
Clara Burke. Alice German. Mary Dc
ne herty, Mary Dorsey. Mrs. Trott. Mis-
er Jane Brown and Messrs. c. A. PA
Id tersOn. DR.. W. c. Hudson, W. w. Bf
he ICON. Dare Hopkins. Henry Davis. Hun
nd Ter Grub Frank Turner. A. S. Muh
hansen Ernest S. Tate. ID. II. NJ,
p Avoy, George Frank Lord, o. V. Or
u F o. Keen. c. R. Nudge. Frank 7
Of Mason, G. L. Cote. William Doal
rs John A. Casey. p f. Garre I, J.
ed Porter. H. L. Harris, William Free
IS. erick. F. F. Palmer. r. w. Philip
rs Jr. D. r. Montgomery, c. A. Hum
Homer J. Forsythe. e B. Nelson.
oft ID. Smith Louis Darling, Claren,
sp- Underwood. L. o. Bryan. z. ]. Amor
oh w. G. Spruance. T. w Koithley. Wa
ed t'r Laird, n c. Morgon, Clarence
err. Hope. o. p. Clarke. p G. Patterso
m Dewitt. Caufiel I. A. Grav. W. A. s
in monitor, George Mi1dle'on. ID.
lot Ranken. George y. Kerr. w. J
Thomas and c. X. Yves on.