The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-21
ON JOB so YEARS
Santa Fe Gives Dinner in
Honor of Walsh.
Chest of SiIyerWare Presented
to Baggage Agent.

Patrick Walsh, general baggage
agent for the Santa Fe railroad for
half century, was presented with a
chest of silverware and an engraved
resolution at the club dinner in his
honor given by the Santa Fe Dinner
club at Pelletiers tea room Friday
evening.
Robert Irwin. general claim agent
for the road at Los Angeles, who
served with Walsh as an office boy,
presented the silverware on behalf of
all the employees of the road.
Resolution Passed by Directors.
A resolution was passed at the last
meeting of the directors of the road
and engrossed, was presented to
Walsh by President w. B. Storey. The
resolution was as follows:
WHEREAS, it having been brought to
Walsh has served in the capacity of Gen
eral Baggage Agent for this Company and
its predecessor continuously for fifty
WHEREAS under the changing con-
ditions and considering the growth of
the Company in mileage and business
unusual and deserving of recognition,
"REsoLvED, that the Board of Direc-
tors hereby desires to acknowledge its ap-
preefation of the long and faithful service
Agent and the Secretary is requested to
send him an engrossed copy of this reso-
luton"
'"I am glad that we have men like
Pat Walsh in our organization-men
who need no unions to boost them or
to hold them in their jobs; men who
depend upon themse selves to hold their
places; men who do their best thru
thick and thin; men who are always
there" President Storey said in con-
Guiding his tribute to Walsh.
Walsh as a Soldier.
Howell Jones of TopeLa direcfor
and land commissioner for the road,
spoke on the subject walsh as a Sol
der" and revealed number of in
cidents of Walshs service as United
States marine during the Civil war
which were unknown to the men who
have worked with him for years, for
Walsh was reticent always about his
army record. Walsh was with the
marines at Fort Sumter, where the
opening gun of the Civil war was
federates, and held for fourteen
months in Andersonville prison.
Jones was followed by WI. Black,
Of Chicago, passenger traffic manager
for the Santa FTe, who spoke on
walsh as a Railroad Man. The next
speaker was Gardiner Lathrop, of Chi
cago, general solicitor for the road,
who spoke on walsh as a Citizen"
At one table in the room were seat
ed E. J. Engel and Edward W. Cham
D0TS, vice pFeSIQenIS OIL the ROAD ana
A. G. JobeS, of Merriam, Kan, df1eo-
tor of the road, who were presented to
1.-THE guests, of whom there were more
! than 200 present. Music was fur
finished by the Wyatt Sisters Quar-
tet." four sisters of that name en-
company, who sang Pat Walsh's ia
vorite Irish songs. Irish songs were
also featured by Walter Zimmerman,
employed in the general offices. Ray
Halls orchestra played turnout the
dinner.
Rev. Bernard Kelly. a Civil war
buddy of Walsh. got out of sick bed
to offer tho invocation.
w. B. Collinson, president of the
club, presided at the dinner.
Out of Town Guests.
| Those present from out of the city
were: w. B. Storey, President A. T. &
S. F. Ry., Chicago; E. ]. Engel. vice
president A. T. & S. f. Ry.. Chicago;
Edwin Chambers, vice president A. T.
& S. F. Ry., Chicago; Gardiner Lath-
lrop, general solicitor. A. T. e. S. F.
Ry., Chicago; w. ]. Black, passenger
| traffic manager, A. T. &c s. f. Ry.,
Chicago; Albert MacRae, editor Santa
Fe Magazine, Chicago; J. H. Keefe,
president S. E. L. G.. Co.. Chicago; D.
T. Mervine, general manager trans
portation, American Railway Express,
Chicago; c. V. Spencer, American
| railway Express Co, chicago; A. q.
Jobes, director. A. T. & S. F. Ry.,
Kansas City; D. Benjamin. executive
Fred Harvey, Kansas City; H. W.
w a k e r, superintendent American
Railway Express, Kansas City; D. c.
Callahan, general baggage agent, K.
c. T., Kansas City; George w. Hagen
bush, division passenger agent, Kan
sas City,; Tom Wolcott, travelling pas
senger agent, Kansas City; r. NJ.
Bachelor. division freight and pas
sengert agent, st. Joseph; C. NJ. Rath-
/ burn, president Atchison U. D. Co.,
4 Atchison; ]. Kennedy, superintendent
American Railway Express, Wichita
Robert Irwin. general claim agent
Los Angeles. Cal; H. Isaacs, assistant
general baggage agent; Avery Turner
general agent. Amarillo, Tex; H. w
Donaldson, D. F. & P. A, Colorado
Springs; H. w. Kelly. Las Vegas, N
NJ; G. C. Derby. superintendent, Cha
mute, Kan; and family and friends oil
Mr.. Walsh, James Walsh, merchant
Atchison; c. P. Walsh, assistant gen.
eral baggage agent, Amarillo; Charles
S. Brady, Vermillion; James T. Walsh
Kansas City; and r. E. Logan. OF
Amarillo, Tex, assistant tax commits
sioner for the Santa Fe.