. Baltimore and Ohio employes magazine . urgAssociation of Baltimore & Ohio VeteranEmployes was held in Berkeley Springs,W. Va., on August 12, 1915. The execu-tive committee of the association had plannedthe days program well, and the outcome was agreat success, despite the indications of inclem-ent weather which heralded the excursion the time arrived for the departure of theMartinsburg train, rain was falling in torrents,but 116 veterans and friends braved the weatherand started for the famous resort. At a. m. the reception committee leftfor Hancock to receive and welcome the
. Baltimore and Ohio employes magazine . urgAssociation of Baltimore & Ohio VeteranEmployes was held in Berkeley Springs,W. Va., on August 12, 1915. The execu-tive committee of the association had plannedthe days program well, and the outcome was agreat success, despite the indications of inclem-ent weather which heralded the excursion the time arrived for the departure of theMartinsburg train, rain was falling in torrents,but 116 veterans and friends braved the weatherand started for the famous resort. At a. m. the reception committee leftfor Hancock to receive and welcome the visit-ing delegations from Baltimore and Brunswick,who came in a special train of three coachesand general manager C. W. Galloways car,No. 916, arriving at Hancock at m. Onthe arrival of this train at the Springs, theVeterans formed and, headed by the band,marched to the hotel and there, while resting,a photograph was taken of the whole line. Dinner was nexfin order and the excursionthrong assembled in the spacious dining room. EVERYONE OF THE VETERAN? SURROUNDING GENERAL MANAGER GALLOWAYIN THIS PICTURE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE OVER FORTY YEARS Upon arrival at the Springs they found theBerkeley Springs band and a crowd of citizenswaiting to bid them welcome. The head-quarters were at the Hotel Dunn and the pro-prietor, Mrs. Whitcraft, threw open both thisand the Hotel Washington and made the visitorsfeel at home. Too much cannot be said of thisladys efforts toward making the day a successand she certainly fulfilled the expectations ofthe most exacting in her earnest endeavor toadd to the pleasure and comfort of her time between the arrival , and thedinner hour, a. m., was spent by thevisitors in lounging around the spacious hotelswith their large porches, chatting and relatingexperiences of once upon a time. of the Dunn Hotel to discuss Mrs. Whitcraftssplendid menu. The crowd was large, but thequantity of viands was ample, and everythingwas well cooked
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