Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-09-07
THE B. & O. PICNIC
Fifty Thousand at Cincinnati Gather
ing-TwO Grand Vice Presidents
Presented With Valuable
Souvenirs of Event

Galloway-Fries Day in Chester
Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, given August
23rd by B. & o. veterans, employees,
families and friends, commemorating
the entrance of these two men in the
service of the Baltimore railroad, was
the biggest thing yet that has ever
been given by the B. & O.
There were at least fifty thousand
people there, a full train Of Pullmans
coming in from Baltimore with Of
ficials and their families, and eXcur-
sion trains on all lines of the Baltl-
more and Ohio system brought in
hosts of people.
The ladies band, of Willard, Ohio,
was one main feature of the day.
In the afternoon a vaudeville enter
tainment was given by a company
composed of Baltimore and Fairmont,
w. Va, talent, which everyone en-
joyed. Following the vaudeville Mr..
Sturmer, Grand President of the Bal
timore & Ohio Veterans Association,
presented to both Mr. Galloway and
Mr.. Fries a forty year service emblem
button of the organization, which is a
round button with large V in the
center, which was studded with dia-
monds. They were beautiful, and
words fail to tell how much they were
appreciated. We would like very much
to print the presentation speech, and
the responses, but failed to get them.
After the presentation OF the but
tons Mrs. F. NJ. Howard, Grand Presl-
dent of the Auxiliary of the Balti-
more and Ohio Veterans, was intro
duced by the chairman of the after
moons exercises, and in few well
chosen words presented Mr.. Galloway
and Mr.. Fries each with a seal brown
walrus English travelling bag, with
a folding umbrella inside. Mrs. How
ard said in part:
Brother Chairman, Brothers Gallo
way, Fries, and other officials of the
Baltimore and Ohio system, brother
Veterans, sisters and friends: have
come to you today, almost without a
voice, yet I will make the effort to do
one pleasant thing that | have come
here to do. Again, have we been per-
mited to gather as one great family
of the Baltimore and Ohio System,
and it is with pride I look over this
vast assembly, and see so many
familiar, and happy faces. Veterans
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
who have been employed by this COM
pany twenty years, and some forty
and fifty years, some perhaps even
longer, it makes me thrill with joy
to know that you have stood the
storms of life, the ups and downs,
connected with railroading, and are
yet able to come to this gathering as
one of US. And again, it makes me
sad, knowing that perhaps some of
us may be taken before the year is
over, and will never again be brought
together in an assembly like this. But
when our work on earth is done, our
friends have the satisfaction of know
ing that we have given a great service
to the company in which we have
been employed, and also have given
our service for the betterment of all
"Our chairman has asked that we
make our talks brief, but before I sit
down, we have two of our forty year
service men with US today, who have
already been presented to you, and
whom a great many of you know per-
sonaly, and it is not because of this
many years service that they have
given our Ladies Auxiliary of the
Baltimore and Ohio Veterans, but of
the many many kindnesses that they
have shown US, during the time in
which we have been organized, that
we want also to show our apprecia-
ton in some way (as we cannot be be-
hind our brother veterans in doing
for them) and l can assure
you, Brother Galloway, and Brother
Fries, that it is very great pleasure
to me to present these tokens of the
love and esteem which we all have
for you, in the name Of all the
of the Baltimore and Ohio
System, and may you often think of
us, and know that we ladies all want
to help in some way, to make this
Baltimore and Ohio railroad and their
employees just what they should be,
and may you both live many many
years to enjoy the work you have
chosen, is the wish of every one here
today"
Both men accepted the gifts with
thanks, and spoke very highly of the
Ladies Auxiliary and of the good
they were doing, and for the friend
ship, sociability, and harmony they |
were creating among the members, |
and hoped that in a little while every |
Division on the System might have |
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