Evening journal., 1918-04-29
PENNSY VETERANS
At Reunion AGAIN
Congressman Polk, Mayor
Lawson and Josiah Marvel
Deliver Patriotic Addresses
MUSIC ADDS TO
HAPPY OCCASION

At the New Century Club Saturday
night, members Of the Veteran En-
ployes Association OF the p, b. aud W
railroad. held their ninth annual recep-
tion and luncheon Besides their wives.
members oi The association had invited
quite few friends. Between 210 and
300 We're present Addresses were made
b. Mayor John w. Lawson. Congress
man Albert T. POLK aud Josiah Marvel
Following ihc luncheon. A. Mack
lin introduced Mayor Lawson as the
first speaker. who said in part
In these stirring times of war, the
annual gathering of an association such
as yours IS very much like the roll call
of an army. Year by year your records
show an annual increase Of those men
wko have Joined your ranks and at the
same time alas they show tho yacan-
cies among your number made by those
who have gone to their last home.
But. because IT. is TACT that your
association is in itself am army. and no
small one, and though not called upon 90
shoulder arms upon the field of battle.
nevertheless, there arc many duties TO
be done by those who fll your ranks.
whether tho country be on peace foot
ing or war footing
Without transportation modern war
fare at home and abroad cannot be car
ried on with any hope of success The
more efficient the transportation the
quicker can the commandcr.in-chicf dis
pose Of his forces in a way best suited To-
attack and overcome tho enemy; bring mp
his munitions, food and equipment; so
that ut all times there is an active. work
ing, effective cohesion between all the de-
partments in his army. Now then, your
association, as an important factor in
supplying the commander in chief and his
army with the necessary transportation,
becomes in its turn as ! have said q most
effective branch Of the military service.
Now effective this is there is perhaps no
hnit of measurement TO show, but that it
is effective Is an assured fact in the pres.
cnt situation requiring transportation for
those of orr forces who are to assist our
Allies in fighting on the other side and
also in keeping the home fires burning
Congressman Polk was the second
speaker and he urged The opening Of
Tho waterways Of the country as a
means Of relieving the freight conges-
tion, especially through this state. Con-
gressman Polk was witty at times and
held his audience I'm laughter. but at
times he became serious.
Josiah Marvel, in his remarks made
Sc plain that we are at war and said
that "Plans now lie in Germany which
have been made by German military ok
peris. showing how German battleships
can be guided up the Delaware river
where they should anchor, and how fal
out in order TO blow Wilmington off The
map"
MIR. Marvel said that there are mans
trenches. such as the Liberty Bonl
trench, the food trench, The homcguar'
trench, the Red Cross and many othe
kind of trenches, into each one o
which some man must ht.
Edward Gibson. chaplain, delivered
the invocation. The Del-Mar-Nia Quar-
iette composed OF Messrs. William
Fouracre, Ray LeYan, Howard Butte
and Albert Mahoney, sang. and solo
were given by Horace H. Harrison
Howard Butler, Ray Levan, Miss Edit
Caldwell and Miss Butler. j. ID. lildretl
was accompanist. Lester W. Riggs
orchestra furnished the music
The officers of the association thi
years are:
j. A. Macklin, presidents II. ID. GOr
don, vice president; Il. r. Hoaton, secrc
taryi B. Hygate, treasurer, u. Gibsor
chaplain.
Executive COmmittee-F. Il. Beggs, {
B. Wingate, Il. Gibson. W. A. Schubert
Frederick Lewis, r. IL Talbot, j. W
Speakman.
Trustees-W. j.. Stephens, 0. b. Win
gate, Frank Lewis.
Reception Committee-W w. Bic
chair1nanj W. Winthrup, c. II. Trigg
y. o. Barton, j. w. Smith
Isaiies-Mrs. r. n. Beggs, Mrs. w.
cochran, Mrs. j. o. Barton, Mrs. &. j
y'riggs.
The list OF those who died during tn
year as announced at the meeting wa
as follows:
p. il Steltz, died June g, 1917.
A. ". Cote, died October 8, 1917.
q. 4. Wyman, died November 9, 1911
J. w. Reynolds, died December /
1917.
G. p Hobbs. died February o, 1918.
r.. Mullen, died February %, 1878.
Z. Baldwin, died April g, l9ls.
l.. n. DUNCAN, died March %. 1918.
j. Barnes, died March 26 1918.
G. Brooks, died April z. 1915.
j. BOchard, died April 2l. 1918.