Evening journal., 1920-03-22
engineers FOR
AMERICANIzATION
Local Association Will Op-
pose Bolshevism in Amer
lean Industry
GLAD LICENSE
LAW is LIKELY

"Americanism is what the National
Association OF Stationary Engineers
stands for. In these days OF unrest
with anarchists and Bolshevlkl tryln'
to spread their propaganda such
Americanism is needed In this c0un-
try said John J. Callahan, Jersey City
national president OF the National AS
ISOLATION Of Stationary Engineers. In an
address before the local association Of
the order on Saturday night.
Henry Cozens. OF Newark, y. j., pres
dent OF the national association, when
the local branch was Instituted in 1888
and William ]. Reynolds, OF Hoboken
chairman Of the board Of trustees OF
The National Engineer magazine
were other national officers present
The occasion was Ladies' Night" with
members OF the Women's Auxiliary as
guests. Other guests Of honor were
James D. R0stron, from the Chester
Association, and p o. Johnson OF Cam
den. \. j.. secretary Of a Philadelphia
association OF the order William J.
Howell is president OF the Wilmington
engineers; w. J. Knots corresponding
secretary Of the local group. intro
duced the speakers. Following the
speaking, a social hour with ice cream
and cake was en0jy2d.
President Callahan urged the local en-
gineers 10 send out their literature say
Ing there would be no opposition 10 the
organization Il the employers realized
It's purpose was cooperation with the
employers and technical education for
rs members. lie declared that engineers
e.. %
ceived. that increases in salary were
FOR increased efficiency in work and
that the engineers did not hold up en-
ployers by arbitrary and unreasonable
demands The national president, who
has the reputation Of being a hustler,
forcefully urged the local men to in
crease the membership OF their branch
giving them advice on getting and hold
ing members which viii be OF value 10
all ORGANIZATIONS.
Begin your meetings on time. pcA
let a new member sit around negeiecl-
ed: give him something 20 do. Don
elect deadwo0d for your officers. Don
let two or three men run your society.
Have your meetings worth while. Drop
dead members. Try 90 bring in new
members at every meeting were some
of the presidents recommendations.
President Callahan congratulated the
local engineers on the fact that pros
meets are bright for a city license law
in The near future. lie promised flnan-
cial help from the national associations
treasury TO the city and 10 the local
association in the expenses or getting
the new license law into working order,
but only on condition that he was
shown that something Of real worth
was being achieved. He praised the
Woman's Auxiliary for their help in
caring for dependant and aged members
OF the association.
Former President Henry Cozens was
revisiting Wilmington for the first
time i'm thirty years. As boy be lived
IN New Castle. and told Of walking TO
This city to work as apprentice in the
machine shop at Harlan and H0lllngs-
worth. He enlisted with the Delaware
regiment in the Civil War, and told Of
the return march up Market street and
reception TO the soldiers at Brandywine
springs.
William J. Reynolds. like President
Callahan. emphasized the educational
and fraiernal value OF the organization.
He advocated after the local license
law has become a fact. that the assO-
citation hold classes TO enable younger
members 10 work up TO a point in their
profession He recommended a common
sense oral examination under the ap-
preaching municipal license law. rather
than O written one. He also said the
examination should be along the lines
I'm which the man was working; II he
later took up another line Of engi-
neering work he should be required 20
take another test. Mr. Reynolds spoke
with deep regret OF the death Of George
p. STAIRS. a member OF the national
license law committee who appeared
before the Wilmington City Council
less than a month ago, with a commit
tee. and urged the city license law. lie
also spoke in appreciation Of the work
OF the WOmen's Auxiliary.
"Send your husbands 10 the meet
ings.' he concluded. "They will get
professional lectures and help in their
engineering problems each week. You
will beneft when increased efficiency
from their education at the meetings
fattens the pay envelope"
Mr. Reynolds concluded with a dec
laration Of the good 70 does any man
To- get out OF his daily grind and asso-
ciate with others Of his own pro-
fessi0n.
p. o. Johnson brought fraternal
greetings and an invitation 10 visit the
Philadelphia association.
James u. Rostron gave hints on how
ihe wide-awake Chester association
gets members out to meetings, by send
i1g ciruclars~ out each month.
The national convention Of the order
will be held In Milwaukee in Septem-