The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-01

lens of the railways and teamwork
is as essential to railway success as to
success on the ball ground"
AS a living example OF the Santa
Fe Spirit the club had as a guest,
Henry NJ. Nicholas. night ticket agent
for the road at Hutchinson. Nicholas,
it was explained in his Introduction
rislxed his life when a bandit entered
his office and ordered him 10 hold up
his hands and stand by whiH $4,000
in railway receipts were TO be taken
Nicholas fought the holdup man
knocked him to the floor and turned
him over to the police. The 240 BAN
queters stood up and eheered Nicholas
when he acknowledged his introduce
ton.
Gave Clever Stunt.
The dinner was eniivened with a
stunt that smacked of Bill Collinson
originality. A miniature seH90 phore
was in operation or the speakers table
and al the rear OF the dining room.
This signal system operated the move
ment of trains under Trainmaster Jar
rell and James T. Thomas, retired en-
gineer and member of the hospital
board. who was rugged up as con-
duetor. Thomas brought down the
house with his railroad slang and the
manner in which he handled his LAM
tern. his tissues" his orders and
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gruntled passengers
Single Track Orders.
The sr1nt was titled Rights of
Trains ON Single Track and upon
orders from farrell, who acted as
trainmastar and toastmaster, the j.
minute speakers were handled cleverly
between hlocks. The speakers dis
cussed the principles of the club or
ganization. They were;
E. l.. Copeland, seeretary-treasuTer'
J. r. Koontz, assistant freight traf-
fic manager.
j. w. Gibbons, foreman locomotive
paint shop.
Frank L. sturges, passenger trans
portation clerk
The program and menu was an
original folder designated Time cara
No. /" and the switch List. Music
was furnished during the meal by Ray
Halls orchestera. r. l.. stevenson
instructor in the apprentice depart
ment, gave two excellent vocal SOLOS.
The general committee in charge or
the organization of the Santa Fe DIN
'ner club is composed Of:
w. B. Collinson, CHER clerk, genera
manager 80
w. w. Strickland, freight auditor.
J. F. farrell, editor of The Earth.
Homer B. Fink, cashier.
f. w. Thomas, supervisor or APP
prentices. .,u
George W. Porter, assistant seere-
W, A. Taliaferro, chief clerk land
department.
+. Ralph Montgomery, assistant gem
eral watch inspector.
C. A. Gardiner. chief clerk ticket
auditor.
Members of the new Santa Fe Din
uer club all present Saturday night
except General Manager F. @. Fox,
who was detained in Texas.
Passenger departmental: j. snake
shaft, X. Shakeshaft. F. l.. Sturges. F.
70. Stewart. F. H Fenity, G. H. Burger,
Evan Davis, E. A. Mitchell, j. M. Con-
Freight department.. P. Wahle, J.
E. Mulhall, H. H. Nye, B. b. GILES
pie, G. D. Walp, J. r. Koontz, B. F.
Akers, r. G. MeTrick, ]. c. Burnett
B r. E. Marsh. r. B. Cunningham.
Auditor of Disbursements-R. I.
Harris, c. w. sowle, w. G. Hunt, G,
o. Clark, VIM. Trautman. F. H
evans, L. T. Mooney, d. McGrath,
W. II. Bird, M. ]. Howell, A. H. Me-
Donarld L. Bergman.
Ticket Auditor. F. Mitchell, p G,
Nichols, C. A Gardiner, q, w. Cox, j.
Tasker, P. w. Bruce. w. W. Harris
[. c. Campbell, w. w. Bollard, A: T.
Cross, A. A. Graham. L. ]. Molz, W, L.
Halbert, w. G. Loucks.
Freight Auditor-T. D. Alden, r. O.
Reed, Kenneth Clark, K. n Pomeroy'
D. F. Denman, r. D.. Cotton, 2. e
Miller, F. L. Fellows, u. W. Perrin,
@. w. Vale, E. Sehumann, P: NJ.
Snyder, S. A. Maxwell. r. M. Elliott
Henry Scott, w. w. Strickland.
Treasury Department.. L. Cope
fand, A. d. Gray, Geo, W. Porter, II.
B. Fink. JOS. Taggart r. G. Robinson,
w. A sherman, F. L. Waggoner, Z.
f. Keeler, ]. @. Flax, c. A, Menninger,
A. J. Dodge.
Operating Departmental. c. Fox,
E. A Goeldner. F. ]. MaoKie. G. ].
Bell, w. A. Guild, r. H. Allison, w. K
Etter w. B. Collinson, B. r. Swords,
p. O'Sullivan, A. ]. Delaney, J. A.
Seeley, r. H. Downes. C. f. Krammes,
A. L. Soule. F. B. Hunt. r. N. Stay
baugh. S. C. Iwig, w. C. Wells, C. u.
Hutton. W. w. Baird, Ed May. Jos.