. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . ill be ofsuch a high standard as tomake the name Veterana synonym for faith, friend-ship and loyalty to will be gained not onlythe support of every em-ploye of twenty-one yearsservice or over, but thecommendation of every gen-eral officer in the service, sothat all employes of serviceunder 21 years will look for-ward to the day when theycan be classed as Vets. In these days, when thelife of every railroad man ismore or less strenuous, theburden can be and is light-ened by earnest cooperationof employes of the variousdepartments in carrying out
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . ill be ofsuch a high standard as tomake the name Veterana synonym for faith, friend-ship and loyalty to will be gained not onlythe support of every em-ploye of twenty-one yearsservice or over, but thecommendation of every gen-eral officer in the service, sothat all employes of serviceunder 21 years will look for-ward to the day when theycan be classed as Vets. In these days, when thelife of every railroad man ismore or less strenuous, theburden can be and is light-ened by earnest cooperationof employes of the variousdepartments in carrying outthe instructions of the var-ious officers. The spirit ofthe veterans causes them tomeet every situation withthat genial smile of whichit has been so truly said, It is full of worth and goodness,too, With genial kindness worth a million dollars—And it doesnt cost a cent. SOME ACTIVITIESOF THE VETERANS J. C. Richardson Chief Clerk to SuperintendentPhiladelphia Division T HE MEETINGS arealways largely attend-ed, and every member. takes a personal interest in the welfare of the the Association started, t wenty members have passedaway. The Association has a fund, called the floral fund,and when one of its members dies, a beautiful floral emblemis always sent to the family. The money is deposited withthe Savings Fund of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and isdrawn on only in case of the death of a member. TheAssociation meets quarterly, and on the first quarter inJanuary it gives a banquet which is always well guests are present, and make addresses, andgood cheer is the word. The large group of photographs of the organizers, ofwhich a cut is shown, was presented to Mr. H. B. Voor-hees, then the superintendent and general agent of thecompany at Philadelphia (now general superintendentof the B. & O. S. W. and of the C. H. & D. at Cincinnati, Ohio), who alwajs took a decided interest in the Associa-tion, and did everything in his power to f
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