1935 - Important Conventions- 1936 Below i s a list o f intportant can vent ion^ which will .be heId during 1935

and 19.36. The troflic department will w d c ~ ~ r n c any infornzation that might be of m-

sisfnnce in securing travel to tltesc ~ncclings. Any contmunication in conncclion tltcrewith should be oddresscd to I . IY. Nourse, passenger t raf ic manager, S t . Louis, df a. B. P. 0. E. (Elks) Grand Lodge ............ Columbus 0 ..................................... July 14 Veterans o f Foreign Wars .................... New Orleans, La ......................... August Kn lgh t r of Khorassan (D. 0. K. K.) .... Toronto, Ont. ................................ August Lions' Clubs International ...................... Mexico, D. F ................................................. .-. Boy Scouts Sllver Jubilee ........................ Washington, D C ................... Aug. 21-30 Natlonal Baptlst Convention,

Inc., (Cotored) ...................................... New York, N. Y ..................... September Natlonal Baptlst Convention,

Unlnc. (Colored) .................................. Washington, D. C ................. September United Confederate Veterans'

.................................................... Reunion Amarillo, Tex ............................... Sept. 3-6 Nationat Exchange Clubs ........................ Dallas, Tex., ......................... September Unlted Spanish War Veterans ................ San Antonio, Tex ................... Sept. 1 M 9 1. 0. 0. F. Sovereign Grand Lodge ...... Atlantic City, N. J ................. Sept. 15-19

........................................ American Legion St. Louis, Mo ........................... Sept. 23-26 Amerlcan College Osteopathic

Surgeons ................................................. Wichita, Kan ............................... October ........ ..................... Int. Convention Disciples of Christ San Antonio, Tex O c t 7520

National Dairy Show ................................ St. Louis, Mo ................................. October Independent Petroleum Association .... Dallas, Tex .................................. Nov. 4-5 American B a n k e d Association .......... New Orleans, L a ..................... Nov. 11-14 Southern Medical Association .............. st. Louis, Mo ............................. Nov. 19-22 Amerlcan Petroleum Inst i tute ................ Los Angeles, Calif ................... Nov. 11-14

1936 MEETINGS

Western F ru i t Jobbers' Assn ................. Kansas City, Mo ....................... Jan. 21-24 National Education Assn.-

Department of Superintendence ........ St, Louis, Mo ............................. Feb. 21-27 Shrlne Directors' Assn ............................. Tulsa, Okla ............... .. ........ March 1'1-13 Am. Assn. Petroleum Geologists ......... .Tulsa, Okla. .................................... Match Klwanls International ............................ Washington, D. C ............................ May Int. Petroleum Exposition

and Congress ........................................ Tulsa, Okla. ................................... May Southern Baptist Convention ........... ..... St. Louis, Mo ......................... .. ..... May 20 American Medical Assn ............... .. ..... Kansas City, Mo ................................. June Rotary International ............................... Atlant ic Ci ty ....................... June 22-26

NEW APPOINTMENTS A t a meeting of the Boara of Di-

rectors of the St. Louis San Francisco & Texas Railway Company, held in Ft. Worth, Ter., May 15, J. H. Pearlstone was elected vicepresident, with of- fices, Rooms 1011-12 Athletic Club Ruildhg a t Dallas.

Mr. Pearlstone will h a r e immediate jurisdlction over the solicitation of traffic and public relationship matters within the State Of Texas. The ag- pointnlent was announced by J . R. Koontz, vlce-president at St. Louis.

J. R. Coulter, general traffic man- ager a t St. Louis, announces the ap- pointment of 0. H. Reid as general agen-t a t Denver, Colo., succeeding W. L. Evans, who retires after 34 years of faitbful service.

Mr. Reid began his service with Frisco Lines January 24, 1921, as chief clerk in the Frisco's Pittsburgh, Pa.. office. He was made traveling freight agent a t Tulsa. March 1, 1922: com- mercial agent a t Tulsa. October 1, 1924, and general agent a t Tulsa, Oc- tober 16, 1928.

He will assume charge of the Den- ver office on July 1, 1935.

W. F. Elanchfield, chief clerk ol' the Los Angeles, Calif., Frisco ofPlces, was promoted to soliciting frelght and passenger agent. He took over Ria new duties on June 1. Mr. Blanch- field has been with the Los Angeles office since 1925, and prior to that was with the perishable department in the general office in St. Louis.

Mary Bunning was promoted to a

MEMBERS OF THE $100.00 CLUB

E MPLOYES whose names are listed below have secured $100.00 worth of buelness for

Frisca Lines, whlch would otherwise not have been secured, had it not been for their efforts. These em- ployes a re members of the $100.00 Club.

Mrs. R. Crawford, wife of dispatch- er, Joplin, Mo. (1 tlcket, Joplin to Boston, Mass.)

Noah Bell, section foreman, Cyril. Okla. (1 car automobiles, Louisville, Ky., to Cyril). B. W Swain, roundhouse foreman,

Oklahoma City, Okla. ( 2 cars automo- biles, Detrolt to Oklahoma City; 2 cars soda ash from Wyandotte. Mlch.. and Nashville, Tenn.)

W. L. Pipkin, clerk, freight house, Oklahoma City (1 passenger, Chick- asha to Oklahoma City; car canned milk; car bakery goods; 2 ,carloads automobiles).

Gerald Hornung, chief clerk, yard office, Oklahoma City (1 car scrap; 1 car household goods; 1 car gas; 1 car fuel oil).

A. G. Wooliver, brakeman, Afton, Okla. (28 cars coal).

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eration. National and international figures appeared on each day's pro- gram, and President Roosevelt in a letter to the president, Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, lauded the very worth-while work being done by these women.

The d-legates from each state had reserved seats and during recess and at various times, pralsed their resgec- tive candidates in campaign Bongs.

It was a great victory for the Okla- homa delegation to be able to bring home the winning candidate, and they. as well a s the representatives from the various other states, re- ceived the announcement of her elec- tion with a great deal of pleasure. The next council meeting of this or- ganization will be held in Miami, Fla., May, 1936, when the Frisco will, no doubt, handle another large delega- tion.

Mrs. Lawson resides in Tulsa. Okla., and is a frequent patron of the Frisco Meteor. .

new position of secretary-chief clerk of the Los Angeles office. Her serv- ice with the Los Angeles office dates from January 1. 1833.

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RETIRED MEN HONORED Fonr enlplayes, retir - - -

were honored a t the 1 Kansas City on June inger, sheet metal forr Trenary, machinist, sented with fishing tacnra UILU a l r uao- essary equipment, nnd John Seibolt, boilermaker and Joe Plourd, hostler helper, were presented with toast- m

'ed during June, Prisco offices in 1. John Gruen- m a n . and Chas. were each pre- -La.. --a - t i

~asters . The combined service of the four

mployes totals 134 years and thelr 3rnbined age is 280 years. John -.. ....L-.--- L^^ -....-.-a *LA "..I^^- C * G ~ u a ~ r r r ~ g r r rlaa s s l vau L I I ~ r rrasu us

years; John Seibolt, 35 years; Chas. Trenary, 35 years, and Joe Plourd, 15 years.

The gifts were from the employes with whom these men had worked and W. B. Berry, master mechanic a t Kan- s a s City, made the speech or presen- ta rtion.

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THE VE1 Ir. .. I

the newly elected president of the assoclatfon, were run o f t

Sam Kelsey, of Oklahoma City, won the 50-yard dash for men over 200 pounds; Joe Ray of Springfield won the same event for men under 200 pounds: the hand holding race was won by Joe Ray and Mrs. Pat Healy. Mrs. H. D. Gory won the race for ladies "pleasingly plump" ; Junior Arnold won the 50-yard dash far boys 10 to I6 years; Wflletta Hinton won the 56yard dash for girls 10 to 16 years; Bob Bearden won the train calling contest and Bob Lyons and wife won the prize for the veteran and wife having the largest family. Mr. and Mrs. Lyons have nine living children. A bunch of bananas was divided among members of the win- ning team in the tug of war contest.

Following the contests, dinner was announced and a long line was formed immediately, and the veterans partook of delicious barbecued meat and other edibles. In the afternoon they visited and danced in the danc- ing pavilion, returning to the various hotels of Springfield about 5:00 p. m. As Springfield w a s celebratlng

"Railroad Weelf"' invitations had been issued t o everybody in that city to come and enjoy the Minstrel Show and dance a t the Shrine Mosque as guests of the Springfield Frlsco Clubs. Approximately 6.000 persons attended the i\Iinstrel, and after enjoying the musical entertainment, danced until n late hour.

The veterans and their families left Springfield on late trains. declaring i t to be one of the best reunions which they had ever attended.

ramnmru vrt k l r s pmrrsulray p m y ~

Were retired on pension allow- ance a t a meetlng of the Pen- sion Board, held on Friday, June 14: 1-Charles Elmer Tib- bets: 2-W. F. Baker; &W. H. Moore; 4--W. W. Fitch; 5- Bronson Eugene Buchanan; 6- Albert Chase; 7 - E d w a r d Moore; 8-C. 8. Smith; 9-B. Bowman; 10-W. J. Miner; 11 -J. C. Staib; 12--John Bennett; 13-E. E. Bundy; 14-Ed Single. ton; IS-Richard Je t t ; 1 6 R . R. Stone; 17-5. E. Bradley; 18- Henry R o e m e r; 19-C h a 6. Kurchgraber; 20-J. L. Proffer; 21-Wm. S. Knapp; 22-Louis H. Henson; 23-P. B. Cross; 24 -J. P. Harrison; 25-J. B. All- bright; 26--Marlon Campbell; 27-A. F. Hendricks; 28-James Stephenson; 29-J. C. Combs: 30-5. B. Huisey; 31-5. M. Hale; 32-Frank Johnson; 33-

John Lee Smithson; 34-R. W. Herren.

CHARLES HENRY FRAIN, pen- sloned yard engineer, died a t hia home in Kansas City on June 4. His pen- eion allowance was $78.15 a month and during his lifetime he was paid a total of $1,094.10.

EDWlARD A. CHICK, pensioned en- gineer, died a t his home in Neodesha, Kans., on May 24. H e was retired January 20, 1919 and his pension al- lowance was $20.00 a month. During his lifetinle he was paid a total of $3,920.00. -

JOHN W. JENKINS, pensioned bridge and building foreman, died a t his 'home in Ft. Scott, Kans, on June 1. His pension allowance was $31.10 a month and during his Iifetlrne he was paid a total of $2,791.60.

GUS W. PALMER, pensioned drill press operator, died a t his home in Kansas City June 1, 1935. His pen- sion allowance was $23.75 a month and during his lifetime he was paid n total of $1,615.00.

FOLLOW "RAILROAD WEEK" WITH A REAL

SOLiClTATlON CAMPAIGN

REV. CHAS. E. COUGHLEN USES FRISCO

The Rev. Charles E. Coughtin, noted radio speaker and founder of the National Union for Social Justice, used Frisco trains 805-105, St. Louis, Mo., to Birmingham on the night of

REV. CH-iS. E. COUOHLIN

Jnne 19, following his address to 16.- 000 pebpIe In the Arena a t St. Louis, Mo. He was enroute to Jacksonville, Fla.

At Nemphls, when mot by repre- sentatives of Frisco Lines he ex- pressed himself well pleased with Frisco service.

EMPLOYES EXPRESS THANKS Frisco employes a t Augusta, Kans.,

a re extremely proud of the plant of the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (White Eagle Division). of which H. L. NcReynolds of Kansaa City I s traf- flc manager. I. L. Dayhoff is assist- an t tra1Yic manager and C. C. Durkee Is the White Eagle Plant Superin- tendent with oKIces a t Auausta, Kans.

In the solicitation program entered into by nll Frisco employes, the ob- ject is to hold the business already secured by Frisco Lines as well a s to solicit new business, and the Augusta. Kans., employes wish to add their appreciation of the patronage of this company.

Same Place

A young naval student was being put through his paces by a n old sea captain.

"What would you do if a sudden storm sprang up on the starboard?"

"Throw out a n anchor, sir." "What would you do if another

storm sprang up, aft?" "Throw out another anchor, sir." "And if another terrific storm

sprang up forward, what would yon do?"

"Throw out another anchor." "Hold on," said the captain, "where

a r e you getting all your anchors from?"

"From the same place you're getting all your storms, sir."

THE ARKANSAS TRAVELER

The t ra in was crawling along a t snail's pace-and then stopped dead. "Conductor," shouted the Arkansas Traveler, "can I get out and pick some fkwers?"

"I'm af ra ld you won't find any flow- ers around here," sald the conductor.

W h . there's plenty at time," replied the passenger, "I brought a package o f seeds along."

I EXPECT SO "Do gcu have rwtttrit~g zirntcr in your

wnrmcr rol!ageP" " I wou1dr~'t be surprised. I let my

Itzrsbattd lock it up this gear."

Oh Yeah?

"Come on boy, let's go call on the tonsil sisters."

"Why a r e they called that?" "Because nearly everybody's had

them out."

JUST W A N T ONE, THAT'S A L L

Festlve One: "Whash yer looking for?"

Policeman: "We're looking for a drowned man."

Festive One: "Whash yer want one for ?"

NONE MISSING Mother: "Well that chi ld doesn't

get his temper f rom me." Father: "No, there's none of yours

missing."

The Way It Goes-

"I have your collection letter of the thirteenth and am happy to give you the ro'lowlng Inlormation: We have decided 2 0 divide our credltore into three groups :

"Class A-Those who wfll be paid promptly.

"Class B-Those who will be paid some time.

"Class C-Those who will never be paid.

"In consfderatlon of the friendly tone of your letter, we a re promoting you from Class C to CIass B."

S H E SAID IT

"Say you love me! Say it1 Say it! Say it!"

"You love me."

KEEP OFF THE GRASS "What arc you doing trp iir q r cherry

tree? "Dcre's a notice dowtt dcrc to Rerp o f

de grass."

WHICH ONE? Datrglrtcr: Did yorc hear, Dad, they

jird catr~ht the bigqest hotel thief in

A Real Increase

A firm kept a book in which each employe was required to write his name every morning together with the time of his arrival and any excuse h e might have for being tardy. The first man always gave as his excuse. "train late," and the others followed suit by writing "ditto."

One morning when the usual nurn- ber of "dittoes" had followed the first man's excuse it was seen that he had written "wife had twins".

HE WOULD

He: "Do you th ink yaur father would object to my marrying y0ul" ,

She: "I don't know; if he's any- th ing l ike me he would."

Fatal E r ro r

"How did the police spot you In your woman's disguise?" ,

"I passed a milliner's shop without looking in a t the window."

NElV ONE N E E D E D A brtuildered marc cvtered a ladies'

specialty shop. "I watt1 a corset for my zuife," he said.

"What br1st.9" asked the clerk. "Nothiwg. It jrtst tiore orrt."

Firs t Class - - Chicago? King Arthur: "How much wilt thou

Dnd: W h a t hotel did hc rrrrl? take for this suit of armor, Lancelot?"

-- Lancelot: "Three cents a n ounce Sir. It's first class mail."

STILI, HAPPIER 'Arrict zivtit to a ~rrcdirrr~t to coin-

OH MISTER! ~rtrrnimte m'tilh hrr I a t ~ dcpartcd 'rrsband. She rum ~ n o n ror~rtertrd. Old Soak: "I ordered from you two "Is that yo11 'Arry?" days ago one dozen glass flasks tha t "k'es, 'A rrkt." were advertised at $6.00 a dozen f. "Are llou 'ajpy?" o. b., but when they were delivered "l'es, '/frrie!." they were empty. "Are you arrrrh 'appifr than gorr were Dealer: "Of course, what d id you

w i t h me? expect ?" "I%s, 'rlrrict." Old Soak: "What d id I expect? I "Is ' m v c i ~ vcry nicc, 'Arry Y'' thought they would be fu l l of booze. I ' I I a , A r i c t I ' J c / ' What else can f. o. b. mean?"