The Monett times., 1922-03-10
"FRISCO FIRST"
CLUB ORGANIZED
Employees of all Local Railroad De-
partments will Cooperate for
General Good.

About forty members of the Fris-
co Railroad Company, including men
from every department of the COM
pany,, met in mass meeting Mon
day night at the Railroad Y. NJ. C. A.,
and the meeting was noted for the en-
thusiasm and pep shown by those at
tending.
An employees organization was per-
fected, and the name chosen was
"Frisco First" Club, and "Frisco
First" will be their motto.
Everyone present was much in fav-
or Of an organization of this kind, as
most of them expressed their opinion
Conductor George Rice acted as chair
man of the meeting, and A. M. Trim
BILE acted as secretary. Mr.. Rice was
elected permanent chairman, and Mr..
Trimble was elected secretary. A
number of other committees were ap-
pointed and code of rules and by
laws adopted. 1t was decided that
meetings would be held regularly on
the first and third Monday nights of
each month at o'clock p: M, at the
Railroad Y. M. G. A.
The object of the Club is to promote
the welfare of the Frisco employees
and the City of Monett, believing that
the interest of both, as citizens of
Monett, and employees of the Frisco
Railroad Company, are identical. The
meetings are not secret, and any one
who cares to be present at a Club
meeting, the employees will be only too
glad to have them attend.
A mass meeting of the railroad en-
ployes was held at the Y. M. c. A. on
the evening of March /, and talked
over plans for organizing the Club.
E. E. Mcclure, superintendent of the
terminals, met with them, and acted
as chairman of the meeting. Mr.. Nc
Guire is instrumental in perfecting
the organization, having planned out
the need of such a Club for Monett.
After he presented his plans and ideas
to the attendants at the meeting, they
were heartily endorsed by every man
present, and the date of March set
for them to meet again to organize
the "Frisco First Club"
1t is an organization of the en-
ployes of all departments of Frisco
railroad here, including switchmen,
track-men, machinists, car men, shop
men, freight men, office employees,
and men from every department. tt
will bring the men closer together and
they hope to have the cooperation of
the business men and every citizen
in Monett. The Frisco employees are
one big family. The Club expects, in
the very near future, to ask the busi-
ness men of Monett to meet with !.
them and expect to insist on some !
very important legislation which they
want to properly place before them.
When the Club fully explains to the
business men and Commercial Club,
their ideas on many movements for
the benefit of Monett, they feel conf
dent of their cooperation.
This is the only Club of its kind
along the Frisco system, or any other
railroad in the United States to be
started by employees. alone. The men,
bers of "Frisco First Club" in the
future, expect Frisco employees at
Springfield, Joplin, Tulsa, Sapulpa,
Ft. Smith and all other important
points on the Frisco system to hold
meeting at which committee from
this club will be present and insist
upon the employees of these points
organizing a "Frisco First Club" and
all work in unison. They feel there
is no doubt but a "Frisco First Club"
will be organized at every important
point on the Frisco system.
The Club has attracted much inter-
est among the Monett citizens, who
heartily endorse movements made by
the Club, and they will be given the {
heraty support of the people.