The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-09
SAFETY MEETING
IS BIG SUCCESS
Railway Men Hear In
teresting Addresses
and Then Dance

AN that could be expected and
then a little more, IL was ON the
whole a grand success is the way
employs ana officials Of the Santa
Fe system. who after weeks OF plan
ming and work Of the various safety
committees gave their first annual
community safety dance and enter
tulnmcnt at the Armory iast night.
The citizens of Albuquerque respond
ed to the invitation extended them 10
Eive their moral support 10 this great
movement BY bclng present. Tor a.
crowd estimated from seven 20 MIR
hundred persons were iaresent before
tho program hnd gotten well started.
The hall was decorated with hunt
INKS and safety signs. ~ " \ rs two
large banners pointing GU the rca-
som and the aims sought by the
safety movement. one hanner across
the entire west wall read SANTA
fE First Meeting OF the safety First
Association, Entertainment and
Dance" while another on the north
wall read Hail Hale. Your Gangs
Al Here" FOR the personal benefit Of
lsiah Hale Of Topeka. Kansas. gem
erai safety superintendent OF the
Santa Fe system.
Hale speaks.
MI. Hale made the flfsf address.
going somewhat into details ns TO the
origin OF he movement. tho results
attained. how it was the Santa fe.
who first adopted he stop, Look
and Listen" movement which In time
grew into The safety first campaigns,
which mas been adopted and is nov
showing most gratifying results on
every steam operated railway systum
IN this country and many iu Europe
This applies. according to Mt. Hale.
mat nMNk IN The am HNuN0H FIHWaH.Na.a
but is being taken up by people iu
every walk Of life a. h has been dem
onstrntcd that while the toll or life
and injuries sustained By employees
themselves IN enormous. set u does
not reach the total OF casualties
nmung people who are lon no way
connected Win the railroads. and
most Of which accidents are due
solely to carelrssnvss or the taking
of a chance.
Mr.. Hale read a letter iron. r.
Duny, manager Of the safety section
of the United States railroad admin
istration at Washington, who was uu-
able 90 De present.
Botts Also Falos
e. VI Bolts OF Albuquerque. who
In the past served five years Boz tho
employment Of the Santa Fe. dcliy-
cred an address In which many of
his personal observations Nscrr given
NN 49," ~. N|. HAE 10" AN NNN"
safety movement ass compared to "a
few yeats ago before such 90 %
mpnt "a been lnaugurdted. His adj
wise q Flea was d o. while vm-
pioyes themselves were exercising
more care In their work and were
showing gratifying results tho public
At large was still the greatest offender
In this respect. MI Bolts urged that
this movement be- taken into the
bones. whcrc, wien an accident does
occur. the loss ls most noticeable.
Mrs. Guy Rogers. with Mrs Thos
Uughcs 40 accompanied. rendered
two vocal selections which brought
liberal applause from the audience,
az well as a large boquet of roses iot
each Of the two ladies.
The grand march followed, led by
Nj. and Mrs. j. r. McMurry ana
H. p. Barton and Miss Belle barton.
Dancing was then In fuil Ewtng aud
30 was the wee small hours this
morning before the orchestra played
Home, sweet Home