Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-26

iotat cmploycs oi SoutneTii DNis@hf
81 .O09 relief members, 3,772, families
aided last month, IS; since November !,
lT3.
At the conclusion of the dinner, on the
suggestion of Harry Van Gasken, a voun-
tarv donation was made by the members
to the Women's Relief Fund The
amount given was S43.1 10 for the Mary
! land Division and IS for the Delaware
Division. Mrs Latrobc expressed her
appreciation. -,
/ MIR Lee, who spoke next, paid n high
compliment TO Mrs. Latrobe and the
| other women engaged in the rehef work.
| Their work" he SAID, rs wonderiui.
4 The homes of men away and men M
capaciated were visited by the thousand.
/ He had seen the reports, which showed
| that .'the women of our railroad are
among the best in the land IL IL satis-
faction TO know that these women are
| looking after the unfortunate iamihes.
He also paid high compliment to the asso-
citation.
MANAGEMENT AND EMPLoYE.
s1 want to speak of the duty which
YOU and /. as employees of the Pennsyi-
vania system have to perform MIR. Lee
said. after complimentlnG the ASSOCIATION
upon its sterling membership. This duty,
he continued. falls alike or men and
officers. Nowhere as in the railroad life
does so much depend on close and har-
monious corporation. While much de-
pends on us as individuals, the successful
operation of our transportation machine
and tie proper functloning OF the pubilc
service hangs on the unanimity with which
we work Self-rellance Is excellent, but
as for Independence, there rs no such
! thing in the railroad life
Speaking of LOYALTY, it's good effect and
! mutual benefit, MIR Lee said; "on the
| Pennsylvania railroad we have many
/ employees who believe are honestly and
! conscientiously striving to get our service
| back to the former high standard which
/ we nj one time had attained. They are
/ naturally being encouraged and assisted
! bv our officers. and | know the lCavcn IS
/ working. In fact, there IL evidence on all
+ portions of our system that there Is
/ growing spirit of cooperation among the
/ better-thinking employees, and he hoped
/ they would Impress it on all others.
/ lie emphasized the importance of
! LOYALTY 10 the government Speaking OF
the presence OF radical element, he SAID
nc believed its influence, which made Tor
trouble, was ON tire wane. What We
need. he continued, 'is to rcconsecrate
ourselves TO the principles of the founders
4 of this republic. to re-estahlIsh the loyal
~ we ought 10 have had all tic time: TO
learn from the experience ot recent years,
when our LOYALTY was put to the test that
LOYALTY 70 the government and to the
United States is the first REQUISITE and no
man who owes higher allegiance TO any
other government or institution has
right 10 live in this country.
He quoted and Endorsed the following
| sentiment expressed by Gen W ". After
bury. soon after Gen. Atterburys return
from the war. 1T seemed TO me that the
following at least were essentials: I
steady employment; 2at q good wage;
| 3-time for recreation; 4 opportunity TO
elevate myself in my employment; 5-a
voice in determining the rules and reglila-
tions under which | should work; ia
fair division of any profits after q reason
able wage had been earned and sui
ficient amount paid 10 capital to attract
il to an expanding business.
Speaking of the transportation Act OF
1920. recently passed by Congress, he
said. considering the magnitude of the
task. the finished article was as good as
could be hoped for. II contains, amoug
other things, the machinery for the orderly
handling Of grievances. However, ne
exDlained. III we get back 10 our old ideals
of close relationship between manage
ment and men. there rs no reason why the
| differences arising between the nan and
the management cannot he settled IN rs
orderly a manner as in years past IL Is
recognized as never before how vital TO
our industrial contentment IS the mutual
Obligation to get along with each other
on friendly terms. This spirit must be
felt on both sides. We must both give tar
play TO get fair play lie pointed out
that both sides have troubles and each
needs the help of the other IN settling
them. The family spirit must prevail.
1 The management welcomes and invites
the suggestions of any employe or group of
employees for methods that viii bring
about this mutual understanding. After
thanking the veterans for their loyalty
and steadfastness during the recent
| trouble. he said: ''lt is much 10 he regret
ted that number Of ill-advised and mis-
/ led employees saw fit 10 leave their posi-
tons and endanger the public service,
/ and much credit is due YOU for The faith
full service YOU performed in enabling us
10 cope with the conditions that threaten
ed the national safety.
sUPERlNTDESENT LATRoBE s GREETING
Mr.. Latrobe, who Is general slperln-
icndent of the Southern Division, said .
Your organization represents the back
bone of this company. The latchstr'ng
of his door Is open he said. He Is always
glad to meet the men of the Southern
Grand Division when they have any
grievances or want any advice. ou have
q splendid organization he said, and ]
compliment YOU He said be voiced the
sentiments Of Mr. Lee absolutely. In
cidentally, Saturday was the 26th wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Latrobe.
James Buckalew, superintendent OF the
Southern Division, paid tribute to the
association.
4. c. Davis, superintendent of motive
power, located at Wilmington, con
graduated the association and compliment
ed the ladies present on their good looks.
He said he believed the Maryland Divl-
sion had it over all the Others He told
of the wonderful cooperation OF the
Wilmington shop boys, particularly dur
ing the war.
An interesting vocal musical program
was given by Wilmington talent, which
included Robert Eaton, Ray Leyan and
r. 4. Dennus, all OF Wilmington. while
Z there was instrumental music by an or
chestra During the evening Mr.. LevaI
sang Daisy, the new song composed by
George II Kelly and Warren ". Grier oi
Wilmington. The officers Of the associa.
! ton are: III. ID. Gordon, president; ". i