The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
CHEER LEADER AS WAR AID
Men Give Assurance That During Alb.
sence of Their Chief the Mash
Motors Will Do It's Share to
Aid in Whining the War.

The foremen and heads of the var
ious departments of The Nash Motors
Company attended a banquet and big
get-together meeting at the Elks Club
Monday evening.
The gathering was in the nature of
a farewell to their chief, Charles w.
Nash, who leaves tomorrow night for
Washington where he will take up his
duties as assistant to John D. Ryan,
director general of aircraft pro-
duction. He will assume charge Of air
craft engineering and production i'm
mediately, having given up for the
duration Of the war his active con-
nection with his own corporation.
Enthusiasm was the keynote of the
meeting! In a stirring talk Mr.. Nash
reviewed something Nof what the Nash
Company has accomplished since TAX
ing over the old Thomas B. Jeffry
Company plant in 1916.
He expressed his appreciation to the
men for their splendid loyalty and CO.
operation.
He said in part "I wish the boys
BACK in the shops could be here to-
night. I take just as much interest
in their welfare as / do in the welfare
of any man here. You are all my
boys. feel as though you are all
members of my own family. 1t has
always been my desire to some day
meet you all face to face in one big
gathering. I want to thank you for
the loyalty you have shown. There
are two things / will pay more for
than anything else in the world -
honesty and loyalty.
" As you all know, we are working
on Government orders. Every Quad
truck we turn out means that much
added help to the boys who are so
faithfully fulfilling their duty in serv-
ice over there. I do not believe there
is man in the Nash organization who
would not gladly work even fifteen
hours day to back up the boys. Due
to your untiring efforts we are not
one truck behind in the schedule con-
tracted for by the Government. We
have been going as though the house
were on fire. There must be pride in
every man $ heart engaged in this war
work to know that he is serving his
country.
II have grown to that age where the
almighty dollar means nothing to me.
81 have always strived to have sat
isfed workmen. / want every man in
my organization to have square
deal. | want to encourage originality.
Above all things, I want every man
to be honest and honorable. These two
qualities should stand for true Amer
icanism.
The other speakers Of the evening
were w. Fl. Afford, vice president Of
the company, G. v. Voorhis, sales
manager, John >Bjorn, factory superin-
tendent; Pat Moohan, production
manager; j. 7. Wilson, assistant gem
eral manager; Hans Luthi, division
superintendent; and L. j. Hammond,
manager of the sundry department..
fThey expressed their loyalty to
Mr.. Nash and assured him during his
absence the entire company would ever
keep before them the Nash idea.
"A vote of thanks was extended
to the Nash band for the splendid mu-
sic furnished
Kenosha will feel keenly the loss
of Mr.. G. W. Nash, who is sacrificing
the energy he had planned for his
own business that the nation might
benefit. That is the kind of patriotism
that is worth while. The city of Ke-
nosha wishes him God-speed and con-
tinued success in his new work, and
viii welcome his return when the war
is won.
While Mr.. Nash plans to spend
nearly all of his time IN Washington
and Dayton he coming back to Ke-
nosha occasionally to keep in touch
with the big plant here