Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-26
P. R. R. VETERANS
GIVEN HIGH PRAISE
! FOR THEIR LOYALTY
Vicc-President Lee and Other Oh
ficers Speak at the Associa-
tons Annual Banquet.
MRS. GAMBLE LATROBE
TELLS OF WOMEN S WORK

W,.h Nice-prcsident Elisha Lee and
other prominent officials OF the fcnnsyl-
x-ania railroad as guests, the Veteran END
Moves Association, pennsylvania haii-
rnad Naryland Division, held its eleventh
annual banquet last Saturday night IN the
Nrtropolitan Hotel, Washington. / he
vent. which was largely attended by VIII
mlngton members, was one OF the nap
piest in the history OF the associatioii. IL
demonstrated, through the attendance OF
elipnataries, and through the expressions oil
the sneakers, that there IS a COMMUNITY
nc ;oterest between employer and en-
nloyc. also that there is n spirit OF brother
bood between them. IL was also brought
ant viyidIv. through an address ny
Mrs. Gamble Latrobc, president OF the
Wornen's Relief for this division, that the
railroad mems wives, mothers ana daugh-
,ore arH doing n wonderful work among
the families that need help. -
Nv lee voiced the sentiments OF the
.a,nnanv in regard 10 the relations be-
+,,os, MANAGEMENT and employees, show
NO that their interests are mutual ana
,ha, sach owes loyalty la the otner
several other officials made addresses
,a,ng the same line ii. ID. Gordon, presi-
dent of the association, acted as toast
master.
SPLENDID WORK BY WOMEN
,rrs Ietrobe outlined the work OF the
1xa,aa,'s Relicf of the Pennsylvania
n.;iroad II began, she stated, rs n war
.,l,cf The war strength comprised 30,oOo
landed together 10 give relief to the
f,m;Ies Of employees who had gone INTO
the service. She told how faithful the
,oennbers were in the work. She spoke
,articularlv of the Southern grand dlVi-
SION. which comprises the Maryiand,
Delaware. Baltimore and \. l., /. " y.
divisions. She spoke OF the great assistance
civen by the women under the direction
- Si;ss Ellen R,lckaew During the first
,ear I ZOO families were called on; 500
fan,,I,es were given relief The member
mir On the Southern Grand DIVISION
y,arbed 10000. II is proposed to con-
.,n,o tho work, with the idea of giving
raI;of to families whefo II IS needed
Through the efforts of Mrs. u X Car
r,cr over 900 members have recently
haen brought in through the Wilmington
.hans where wonderful cooperation IS
shoun Mrs. Latrobc pointed out instanc-
- where relief had counted. She spoke
,a-t;c,larlv of the wonderful work OF
Mrs RAYMOND Jones in helping families IN
need. All Of the women, she SAID are
taking a motherlv interest IN the work, ana
NTH them it is a labor of love. hey nave
no paid officers and their funds come
rom dues and functions given Tor the
,,ur7,osa She hoped for the interest and
,a.rs-o,,e,at;on of all of the railroad mems
s.,,;,,as Meetings are held the first
Nionday m each month IN the Pennsyl-
~sn;a building in Wilmington. She told
NJ the help Of a mems auxiliary which mas
hoco,ne greatly interested. I'VE need
ooh other" she said. On the oath OF
I,ne in Philadelphia, there viii be q
Generalization of the war relief of women
of .he Pennsylvania railroad Al that
time in the West Philadelphia l. NJ. =. \.
,bar, will he n luncheon for the women Of
the War Relief onlv. There will be an ufl-
yelling of a tablet to the boys VINO made
tbe eunreme sacrifice. Following that toe
po,nsvlyania Railroad Women's Mutual
Aid a perrnanent organization viii he
fornoed She invited all present at the
BANQUET TO attend that function. There
were al of the boys of the Southern l.rand
Division who died in the war. MI railroad
women. whether members or not, are
,roIcor,e at the monthly relief meetings IN
T;lno;ngton. The Southern Division led
last vear in the work, the Maryland
Division leading all
Mrs Iatrobe gave the following inter
os4;ng figures: MARYLAND division. 1920
ononloves. 1881: membership of Woman <
Relief. i. .2l9: aided in March IA; since
November, /, 6s; visits last month, 81;
total number of visits from November ],
aII: ioined from Wilmington shops IN
March 1,lS5.
baltimore Division-Membership, l.
900: aided in March. s; since November ],
u, yisits last month, 75; since November
I.11o. -,
Delaware Division Employees, 2,099;
relef members. S07; families aided in
March. >: since November /, 6; visits IN
March, 4.