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f 935 -- Important Conuen Below is a list of important cortvcrrtio~rs zvR

and 1936. The traflic department will zwelcomc any inforazation that might be of as-

sistonce in securing travel to ilrese meetings. A n y commu~rication in connection therewith should be addressed to 1. W . Noursc, passenger t raf ic manager, St. Lorcis, Mo. American Zlnc lntt i tute .......................... St. Louis, Mo ..................................... Aprfi American Petroleum Institute

................................. (Mid-Year Mtg.) .................................... Tulsa, Okla May 14-16 ........................ 8outhern Baptlst Convention ................ Memphis, Tenn. May 16-20

Kiwanis lnternatlonal .......................... San Antonio, Tex .................. .May 19-23 Cooperative Club International ............ Cincinnati, Ohio ........................ May 19-26 U. 6. Wholesale Grocers' Assn ............. Memphls, Tenn ......................... May 21-23

....................................... American Jersey Cattle Club .................. Tulsa, Okia June 5 Northern Baptlst Convention ................ Colo. Springs, Colo ..................... June 20 Shrlne (A. A. 0. N. M. S.) .................... Washington, D. C ..................... June 6-15 National 011 Fields Workers .................. Tulsa, Okla ......................................... June American lnstltute of Banking .............. Omaha, Neb ............................... June 10-14 U. 8. Junior Chamber of Commerce .... Columbus, 0 ............................... June 26-29 Optimist International ............................ St. Louis. Mo ........................... June 17-19 Rotary International .............................. Mexico, D. F ............................. June 17-21 M. 0. V. P. E. I?. (Grotto) ........................ Knoxville, Tenn ..................... June 18-20 Nntlonat Educatlonal Assn ..................... Denver, Colo ..................... June 30-July 6 B. P. 0. E. (Elks) Grand Lodge ............ Columbus 0 ..................................... July 14 Veterans of Foreign Warn .................... New Orleans, La ......................... August Knights o f Khorarsan (D. 0. K. K.) .... Toronto, Ont. ................................ August

................................................. Lions' Ctuba International ...................... Mexico, D. F Boy Scout. Silver Jubllee ........................ Washington, D. C ........................... August Natlonal Baptist Conventlon,

Inc., (Colored) ...................................... New York, N. Y ..................... September National Baptist Convention,

Unint. (Colored) .................................. Wash tn ton D. C ................. September National Exchange Clubs ........................ Dallas, Tex., .......................... September United Spanish War Veterans ................ San Antonio. Tex ................... Sept. 1519 1. 0. 0. F. Sovereign Grand Lodge ...... Atlantic City, N. J ................... Sept. 16.22 American Leglen ........................................ St. Louis, Mo ......................... Sept. 23-27 American College Osteopathic

Surgeon8 .................................................. Wichita, Kan ............................... October Amerlcan Bankens* Association .......... New Orleans, La ......................... Nov. 11 Southern Medical Aatoclatlon .............. St. Lou.is, Mo ........................... Nov. 11-12

................ ................... American Petroleum Institute Los Angeles, Calif Nov. 11-14

1936 MEETINGS Shrine Directors' Assn ............................. Tulsa, Okla. ...................................... March Rotary international .... ............................. Atlantic City .......................... June 22-26

In a n insoiring manner Mr. Mc- - - Guire reviewed some of the work be- ing carried on by other clubs on the system, citing special results secured by a five-man club a t Portia, Ark,

. W. L. Huggins, Jr., appealed t o all departments to give greater support to the club and its activities, and t o work to accomplish the aims for which the club was organized.

Credit is due Mrs. 0. B. Stoner for the .selection of a very Interesting floor show, which included tap dances by Helen Bursh and Frank Bennett of WHB Staff E'rolic; songs 'by Kan- sas City's popular radio singer, Ron- nie Ashburn; dance numbers by Lit* tle Miss Joyce Russell, a pupil of

Dorothy Perkins; reading by Orb Stoner, Jr., and vlolin solo by Eleanor Stoner, the latter two being son and daughter of 0. 3. Stoner, roundhouse foreman, Kansas City.

Following the program, the remain- der of the evening was spent in danc- ing to the strains of Hudgens' Or- chestra.

Joplin, Mo.

The Frisco Employes' Club of Jop- lin met in regular monthly m e e t t w a t the freight office club room, Thurs- day. March 7. with 16 members pres- ent.

The treasurer reported a balance of $33.95 on hand. Various topics of

interest to the members were dis- cussed, which included pickup and store door delivery service on the part of the railroads. This matter was thoroughly discussed.

It was reported that Demps South- ard, special agent, and Mrs. H. B. Wilson, wife of trainmaster, were in the hospital.

The business meeting w&s adjourned a t 8:20 p. m. and members entered into the card tournament which is being sponsored by the club member- ship.

Colored Club of Olcnulgee, Okla. Members of the Colored Club of

Okmulgee, Okla., held meetings on February 2 1 and 27 to discuss what they had been able to accomplish during the intervening time. Members reported having turned in nine tips during the month of February and were in receipt of a letter from C. T. Mason, superintendent, complimentfng them on their interest.

The Southern String Band enter- tained t h e members a t the meeting of February 21.

Cape Girardeau, Mo. The members of the Frlsco Em-

ployes' Club a t Cape Girardeau, Mo., held a joint meeting with the Rail- way Express Company employes a t the passenger station on February 21, .and about 50 persons were present. E P. Olson. H. F. Madison, R. L. Cooper, J. A. Chronister and Alvfn Klages of Chaffee, a s well as various officials of the express company were guests a t the meeting.

Instructive and educational talks were made, by officials of both com- panies, followed by short talks by the members. Refreshments were served a t the close of t h e meeting and the guests danced until a late hour.

St. L o u i s Girls' Club The February, 1935, luncheon-meet-

ing of the Frisco Girls' Club of St. Louls was held on February 27 at the Town Club with 73 members and five guests present. J . R. Coulter. gen- eral traffic manager, and E. G. Baker, assisttant general passenger agent, were guests and each gave a n inter- esting talk. B. R. 0. TvIueller, auditor revenues, spoke to the members. Thomas Parry, of the publicity de- partment, asked for the cooperation of the members of the club in securing favorable publicbty for the Frisco Railway. .

Genevieve Lllie. of the Morse School of Expression, entertained wIth a n enjoyable reading.

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Frederick, Okla. In a recent letter to all employes

Ellid-Hobart Sub-division, A. I.. Fisher, a s ~ i s t a n ~ t superintendent a t Enid, Okla.. asked that the employes form clubs on the division. He sug- gested a club be iormed of employes residing Drummond t o Eagle City; a second club of employes, Fay to Bes- sie; a third club, Cordell t o Mountain Park, and a fourth club a t employes residing Snyder to Vernon.

The employes residing between and in the cities of Snyder and Vernon met a t Frederick, Okla., March 11, for the pwpose of reorganization of a n active club. C. N. Keele, agent a t Frederfck, was elected president by the twelve employes present a t the nleetlng.

C. B. Hinsey, traveling freight agent, talked on solicitation and promised to t ry and attend future meetings. He asked that a l l employes turn in tips on any prospective busi- ness they came in contact with, and stated that credit would be given the person turning in the tip. J. E. Kerr. agent a t Vernon gave some interest- ing data on taxes paid a s compared between trucks and railroads and sug- gested that the members turn in a t least one tip each week, which weuld no doubt be t h e means of gaining some new business.

The next meeting will be held in the coach at the roundhouse a t Ver- non on April 8. I t is hoped that more of the employes and a s many of the officials on the division a s possible will attend.

Ladies' Auxiliary-Colored Club, Hugo, Okla.

Approximately eighty men and women met a t the Hugo, Okla., e t a t b n on the night of March 5 t o form a Ladies' Auxiliary t o the Colored Club.

Preceding the election the follow- ing ministers, members of the Minis- terial Alliance, addressed the meeting: Rev. M. H. Thompson, Rev. W. A. Davis, Rev. H. C. Bumphus and Rev. J. S. Fisher. Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. C. M. Roe presented vocal solos.

T h e election followed the program and Mrs. C. M. Roe was eleoted presi- dent; Mrs. M. B. Austin, first vice- president; Clara Goree, second vice- president; Mrs. Lizzie Bernell, secre- tary, and Mae Wren, treasurer. The ladies planned t o meet immediately and form various commilttees.

Among the guests a t t h e meeting were: Proi. W. L. Williams, head of the High School a t Hugo; Professor Marshall, agricultural director a t Hugo; Mrs. Fisher, wife of the presi- dent of the Ministerial Alliance of Hugo; Dr. J. E. Neeland, pastor Con-

:regational church; Rev. !. P. Pitch- field and Dr. Lockliard

Eleven attendance prizes, consisting of groceries, were distributed by Mar- tha Moore, who was a guest of the meeting and aided in forming the auxiliary.

The next meetlng of the Ladies' Auxiliary will be held, jointly With the Men's Club, and plans a r e now being made for that affair.

Muskogee, Okla. Thinty-three employes of the d t y of

Muskogee, Okla., met in the Frisco station on the evening of March 11, t o iorm a Frisco Employes' Club. 0. L. Young, superintendenk, presided until the election of officers, reading from his files various cases of fine solicitation on the part of the Afton, Okla., club of which Wm. Estus is presided. H e called on Martha Moore to outline plans and programs for t h e club, and the matter was gone into thoroughly and the employes enthu- siastically called for a n election o i officers.

"We've got a n Estus here," one of the men sald. "Let's match hIm with the Estus a t Afton!" The vote was unanimus , and W. Estes, cashier at Muskogee, Okla., was elected presi- dent; L. E. Orton, brakeman, was elected vice-president, and Amos Vick- ry, clerk in the freight house, was elected secretary-treasurer.

Mr. Estes thanked the boys for their support of him and asked in return that they support the club a t Musko- gee, for i t was his intention to make it every bit as strong and big a s the Afton Club or any otller on the sys- tem. T. E. Walker, agent a t Muskogee,

and W. H. Bevans, commercial agent, spoke of business contacts where they felt the employes might help them. and members of the club volunteered their services.

J. E. Payne, traffic manager a t Tulsa, went to Muskogee for the uneet- ing and offered Ms assistance to the members and spoke of the importance of the clubs t o the traffic department H e reierred to several paragraphs in Mr. Kurn's letter of January 29 and suggested various contacts which mifght be made for the aid of the Frisco.

The members set the first Monday in April a s the date for their second meeting and issued a cordial invita- tion to all employes to attend this meeting and aid then1 in making this club one of the best on the system.

Ladies' ,Auxiliary-Neodesha, Karuas

The Frisco Employes' Club of Neodesha, Kans., was reorganized on

February 27, and on Marc Auxiliary was formed.

Twenty4wo ladies met in the wait- Ing room of the passenger stsltion on March 4, the meeting was called t o order by E. 0. Daugherty, assistant superintendent.

Eda M. Nigh was elected president: Mrs. A. Malmgren, vice-president, and Mrs. R. M. Mikesell, secretary.

Plans ior future meetings were dis- cussed, and the club plans to work with the men's club in various joint affairs.

Thayer, Mo. Fourteen members of the Frisoo

Employes' Club of Thayer, Mo.. were present a t the March 7 business meet- ing of the club, and R. C. McWilliams, president of t h e club, presided.

Mr. McWilliams brought up the suh- ject of having cards printed, showing local merchants advertising and Frisco passenger train rates and schedules. Aotion will be 'taken on this matter before the next regular meeting in April.

C. B. Callaham, assistant superin- tendent, and V. Huddleston, engineer. asked tha t all employes urge their Congressmen and Senators to support legislation favoring the railroads and federal regulation of motor carriers. Mr. Callahaim also asked that the agents use great care i n supplying patrons with information on request and not misroute any business and lose the confidence of the shippers.

RoEh Sub-West End Frisco Club A great deal of en'thusiasm was

evidenced a t the meeting of the Rolla Sub-West End Frieco Employes' Club meeting, held a t the Odd Fellows' Hall, Cuba, Mo., Tuesday evening. March 12. There were twenty-three members present.

The iollowing figures were present- ed by W. J. Grayson, president: Frisco monthly payroll a t Cuba, ap- proximately $4,000 a mon,th: Frisco taxes In Crawford County, $19,002.73. A comparison was made of the amount of (business given to Frisco Lines from this community and each and every members pledged his com- plete cooperation to a program of edu- cating the merchants of Cuba t o the above facts, so that they might give more business to Frisco Lines.

T h k club is composed of 31 men who live or board in Cuba and who spend the greater part of their wages in the town, as well as 12 men from nearby town8.

A meeting of merchants and mem- bers of the club is planned for the near future, when these facts may be presented to the publlc and the problems of each will be discussed a t a big good-will affair..

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A tip was given that the Thayer- Mammoth Springs band would make a trip in May, and the business is to be solicited.

The next business meeting was set for April 4 a t t h e Assembly Room, Y. M. C. A. and all employes a r e urged t o attend, and visitors lrom other clubs are a k o Issued a cordial invitation.

Springfield Men's Club Members of the Frisco Employes'

Clubs a t Springfield, Mo., patrons and shippers turned out enmasse to enjoy the big third annual St. Patrick Fes- tival, sponsored by the Frisco Men's Club of Springfield for friends and patrons of the Brisco Railroad, a t the Shrine Mosque, March 16.

The affair, which attracted some 4,- 000 persons, was started with a pro- gram oP m u s k and dances, pipe organ selections by Mrs. G. L. Davis, a n ex- hibition by Springfield's Popular Boy Scout Band and a n Exhibition Drill by t h e High Gchool Girls' Drum Corps, the latter two under the direction of R. Ritchie Robertson.

In introdncing the program, J. E. Potte, president of t&e Men's Club, welcomed the guests on behalf of the 2,500 Frisco employes a t Springfield. Included in the entertainment were the following numbers: number by novelty band, directed by Jake Karch- mer: numbers by a n elght girl chorus lrom the studio of Anetta O'Bryant: songs by Junior Haworth and dance numbers by the Ludwig Tapsters. Aileen .Mitchell and Barbara Msher presented a n Irlsh jig and Annabelle Snow sang blues songs. The Blue- bonnet Lassies, from the O'Bryant studios, danced, while Max Mitchell s a n g My Wild Irish Rose. Lois Leamlng presented several vocal se- lectione after which, there was a grand finale number of dancers and musicians.

The Boy Scout Band numbers were broadcast over Springfield Radio Sta- tion KWTO, a s 'well a s the dance numbers furnished by Glen Stam- bach's ten-piece orchestra.

Following the program the guests enjoyed dancing in the spacious dance floor of the Shrine Mosque.

A splendid business meeting was held .by memlbers of the Springfield Men's Club on the evening of Febru- ary 25, presided over by J. E. Potts, president of the club.

Officials present a t the meeting in- cluded: H. L. Worm.an, I?. H. Shaffer, F. G. Lfster, W. L. English, T. B. Coppage, E. E. Cafiter and others. Each of ,these gentlemsn addressed the culb, dealing with ways and means to increase passenger and

The Springfield Boy Scout Rand and High School D r w t Corps are showlc ht tlre accompanying photograph. They gave exhibitions at the St. Patrick's Day Party of

the Fvisco Cltcb at Sfiingfield, 1l40.

freight revenue, advising the mem- bers of the workings of various de- partments, rates on various commod- ities handled and contacts which might be made by members of the club a t Springfield.

There was a period s t the close of the meeting devoted to answering questions put to these men present, regarding various conditions and s i tmtlons which the members meet occsisionally add the evening proved to be a n educational one.

Plans were announced for the big St. Patrick's Festival to be held Saturday. March 16. and the employes were requested to invite shippers and friends.

Chafee, Mo. Seventeen employes participated in

a worthwhile business meeting, held by the Frisco Employes' Club a t Chaf- fee, Mo., on March 12. The members were asked to contact the superin- tendents and pupils of the schools, in a n effort to acquaint them with rail- road service and taxes paid in that community. I t was suggested - that the activities of the members did not cover enough territory and that Frisco Lines' employes should con- tact the farmers a s well as the busi- ness people of Chaffee, advertising railroad service a t picnics, etc.. and a motion was made that members of the club handle wlth representatives of the Neighbor Day gathering a t Benton, and endeavor to get a speak- e r on the program. It was suggested that the roundhouse employes who a re soliciting business for Frisco Lines make up a list of questions re- garding rates, etc., which will be an- swered by the agent and enable the employes to submit definite answers to prospective patrons.

M. E. Gesi explained how, through his efforts, he was able to secure the price, sale and movement of nine cars of hay from Menfro to Keiser, four cars having already moved.

I t was suggested that another meeting with .the business men be held, and also t h a t Walter W. Parker. president of State Teachers' College, of Cape Girardeau, be asked to ad- dress the meeting.

Ladies' Auxiliary, Tulsa, Okla. Thirty members were present a t

the regular monthly meeting of the Frisco Ladies' Club of Tulsa, Okla., the meeting Being held in the Okla- homa Gas & Electric Club room on February 25. Mesdames Atkinson, Berry. Allalns and and Wilson served the ladies with a delicious luncheon, after which the business meeting was called to order by Mrs. R. M. Page, president. The following members of this club have not missed a meeting during the entire year, and were given special thanks: Mesdames Baxter, Qladson, Hale. Page, Flana- gan, O'Brien, Vanderford and Ma- loney. Letters from the trustees re- gardlng the club movement, also the air-conditioned program on Frisco Lines, now being advertised for the aummer, were read.

The main business of the afternoon was the election of officers and the folIowing were nominated and elect- ed: Mrs. R. D. Wilson, wife of wreck- ing foreman, president; Mrs. John Eclcley, wife of roundhouse foreman, vice-president, and Letitia Maloney, stenographer, traffic department, sec- retary-treasurer.

Amorg; Miss. The eniployes a t Amory, Miss., held

a very enthusiastic business meeting

on the night of March 14 , witb eight members in attendance.

The subject of membership in the Kiwanis Club of Amory was brought up and i t was decided that the Prisco Club would take up a collection and purchase a membership and elect some member a s a representative.

Traffic tip forms were to be placed in boxes, in convenient places, eas- ily accesslble to all employes, and the employes indicated their intention of using them extensively in their solici- tation program. The secretary of the Amory club was instructed to address J. 0. Prude, Jr., manager of the Miss-Ala Utilities. Inc., in connection with advertisement of Frisco service he had in the local papers.

J. R. Buchanan and J. G. Brfdges, guests from the Kiwanis Club, were introduced, and both expressed ap- preciation of the privilege of meet- ing with the club, assuring the em- ployes that the Kiwanians were s t r i r - ing for a better Amory, more busi- ness to the Frisco, and that they were ready lo lend all assistance to the club.

S. J. Frazier, superintendent, pres- en t a t the meeting, addressed the group on the matter of watching for short hauls. H e also stated that be- ing personally acquainted in the territory, the employes could be of untold value fn soliciting business, and he told of many @mall ways in which the employes could create a friendly attitude t o w a r d Frisco Lines, stating we had one of the best railroads in the southwest, good road bed, good equipment and good serv- ice and that i t was up to the em- ployes, a s individuals, to go after all the business possible to be secured, fight for it and hold it. 3. A. Mahanay, traveling freight and

passenger agent. stated he was in- terested in the tip blanks and hoped the members would flood t h e traffic 'department with information on pros- pective business, stating much busi- ness was lost through short hauls and through truck competition a t Amory. K. I. Allen, clerk, headed a com-

mittee to compile a business barom- e t e r of the various concerns in Amory and this committee grouped tbe business under fourteen headings. I t was found that from the business houses in the fourteen groups, Frisco Lines secured approximately 94 per cent. Messrs. Allen and C. E. Scott were asked to serve on this commit- tee another month in order to more ac- curately compile this information for R final report. Both Mr. Frazier and Mr. Mahanay Stated this was one of the finest reports of its nature they

had ever seen compiled. President E. L. Duren appointed

the following committees: Passenger business and service; freight busf- ness and service: short haul; way- bills; membership and attendance.

With 225 employes in Amory, eligible for membership, Mr. Duren feels that this club will soon be one of the most active on Frlsco Lines.

Wichita, Kan. A splendid report of business se-

cured by members of the Air Capital Club of Wichita, Kans., was made a t the March 1 2 meeting.

C. S. Underwood gave a report of prospective business and expressed his apprecktion for .the assistance the employes were giving the traffic department. H. A. Baker reported that the tips turned in by the em- ployes were getting results with a nice increase in the automobile busi- ness.

The matter of train schedttles was discussed with a view of seeing what could be done toward epeeding up the movement of oil from Neodesha and Augusta to points. Ellsworth and beyond.

Business reported a t this meeting, a s secured by the employes, appears elsewhere i n this Magazine, but mem- bers of thls club a r e ever on the alert and doing excellent solicitation.

Colored Cbb-Tulsa, Okla. The first meeting of the Colored

Club of Tulsa, Okla., was a n encour- aging one, and each man present pledged his loyal support. The club was organized in February and several meetings have been held since that time, and members have already secured the promise of sever- a l of the business firms to consider the Frisco when in need of freight or passenger transportation.

A. C. Boone, truck packer, was elected president; 0. H. Brooks. stationary engineer, vice-president; T. R. Winfield, truck packer, secre- tary, and J. W. Warren, stationary fireman, treasurer. Floyd Pryor is chairman of the publicity committee and John Christian, advance agent.

Hugo, Okla. A joint meeting of the Ladies' Aux-

iliary and Men's Club was held a t Hugo, Okla., on the night of March 8 with twenty-one members in attend- ance. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Simpson were visitors from Springfield. Mo.

Wm. Edson, president of the Men's Club, read a list of the conventions to be held throughout the country and asked that if any of the members knew of any delegates that they. at- tempt to secure them via Frisco Lines.

Clyde Knight, member of the club. secured a passenger, Hugo to Ard- more, who would otherwise have gone by bus. C. F. Talkington gave a talk on the different low rates and con- veniences that can now be had by railway express.

The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. J. D. Lawhorn, president of the auxiliary, who introduced the of% cers of the colored club auxiliary. Mrs. Marshall, of the colored club, sang three solos, which were greatly enjoyed by all present.

The next meeting date was se t for April 12, but no date set for the next meeting of the auxiliary.

Hobart, Okla. The employes of Frisco Lines, Cor-

dell to Mountain Park, Okla., met at Hobart, Okla., on the evening of March 12 t o form a Frisco Employes' Club and twenty-one employes were present.

D. H. Nunn, agent, Roosevelt, Okla.. was elected president, and F. W. Coleman, cashier-telegrapher, Hobart, Okla., was elected secretary. 0. Hal- loran, agent a t Cordell, addressed the club on the subject of courtesy. His address was very instructive and wan well received. Roy Hughes, horn Oklahoma City, made a splendid ad- dress on solicitation activities. His talk dealt with matters of solicitation where the employes mlght be very helpful.

Roy Boone, from Clinton, C. E. Cut- ter, railway express agency. and other guests present all made help- ful talks to the members present, stressing courtesy, and urging a greater determination on the part of the employes to contact Wends and merchants in a n effort to secure all business possible for Frisco Lines.

Many items of interest were dia- cussed and President Nunn spoke of the splendid social advantages of such club meetlngs, which gave the employes a chance to know one an- other. I t was decided that future meetings would be held every three months, the exact date to be determ- ined later.

Clinton, Okla. After having been idle for several

months, members of the Frisco Em- ployes' Club of Clinton, OkIa., held a meeting on the evening of March 13. for the purpose of reorganizing the club, electing oPPicers and promoting the good will of the Frisco in gen- eral. R. W. Boone, agent a t Clinton, called the meeting to order with the announcement that there were twen- ty-six employes present.

After explaining t h e purpose of the club, and advising that due to inspec-

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tion trip, neither W. R. Brown, super- intendent, nor A. L. Fisher, assistant superintendent, were able to be pres- ent, officers were elected.

R. K. Anthis, agent a t Thomas, Okla., was unanimousIy elected presi. dent; E. D. Wallace, cashier a t Clin- ton, secretary. The new officers pledged their efforts toward making the club,one of the best on the sys- tem.

R. F. Hughes, TF&PA from Okla- homa City, was introduced and stressed the matter of personal con- tact of each and every member of the club, with relation t o the pub. lic, stating that not only the making of new friends, but the retention of old friends was a responsibility of each employe.

In the handling of traffic tips, i t was suggested that these tips be given to the local agents, who would pass them t o W. R. Brown's o r J. G. Weaver's office, and credit would be given the employe.

Practically all members present ad- dressed the meeting, including B. H. Davis, agent, Railway Express, and H. L. Caldwell, of Arapaho, joint agent with Santa F e Railway. Agents at Cordell, Hobart and other points, also A. L. Dobbs, section foreman a t Thomaa, Okla., talked on solicitation matters and other subjects of interest to the membership.

The question of a meeting date and place was disposed of by suggesting that the club hold four meetings a year and to alternate with other clubs on the Enid-Hobart sub-division s o that It would be possible to visit the various clubs without conflicting dates, the date of meeting to be set by the president.

Ft. Smith, Ark. An attendance of about 125 persons

demonstrates the increasing popu- larity of the by-monthly meeting of the ladies and men of the Ft. Smith Employe Clubs. The meeting was held in t h e Woodmen's Hall. Ft. Smith, on February 28.

In the men's meeting a list of traf- flc tips secured since the last meet- ing was read by R. P. Manley, presi- dent, after which there was a general discussion of legislative matters in Arkansas, and President Manley read Mr. Hogan's letter erom Little Rock, giving status of the legislation pro- posed for truck regulation.

C. U. Patrick gave a talk on his method of soliciting a flour salesman which had resulted 111 several cars moving via Frisco with a promise of more to come.

After the ladies joined the meeting, talks were made by Howard Pickens,

Association of Metal Crafts and Car Department Enlployes of Springfield; Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Lehn, of ,Fayette- ville: H. E. Gabriel, assistant super- intendent; M. L. Crawford, round- house foreman; E. L. Collette, division engineer; E. L. Ayles and R. K. Stone- berger, roadmasters; F. E. Branna- man, chief clerk to superintendent; C. R. Long, roundhouse employe, and A. M. Leitzell, agent. As an enter- tainment feature, Martha Ann Mapes presented a reading.

Refreshments were served by the men on this occasion, and the meet- ing was considered one of the best held for some time.

Monett, Mo. There was a splendid representa-

tion from all departments present a t the Frisco Employes' Club meeting, held a t Nonett. Mo., on the night of March 16. A three-course turkey dinner was served to the guests a t t h e Broadway Hotel, followed by a short business session conducted by C. J. Kunz, preaident.

Mr. Kunz brought to the attention of the employes the legislation now pending in Congress, relative to fed- eral regulatlon of motor transporta- tion and asked that they do every- thing possible toward having patrons a n d farmers write their Congressmen and Senators, asking for their sup- port of this bill.

Mscussions of solicitation matters and traffic tips followed, af ter which the group enjoyed dancing and cards.

Members of thia club secured 1.099 permanent routing orders, April to December, 1934, and 982 letters were written to merchants and patrons. schools, employes, out of town ship- pers and others. Because of the con- tinued vigilance of the members, president and secretary of this Club, i ts showing. a s compared with other clubs on the system, brands the Monett CIub as one of the leading clubs on the system.

Perry Sub Employes' Club The F'riseo employes from Keystone

to Covington, Okla., met on the eve- ning of March 1 4 to organize % Frisco Employes' Club, and 33 of them were present. J. E. Payne, traffic manager from Tulsa, wan present as well a s agents from Terlton, Lela, Lucien, Pawnee, Perry and Covington, Okla. F. K. Shrock, agent a t Perry, acted as chairman of the meetlng.

I t was voted to hold meetings once each month and to alternate meet- ing points between Perry and Paw- nee, these meetings to be held on Sun- day. A vote of thanka was given to the city officers of Perry for allow- in= the e m ~ l o y e s t o use the city hall. - . .

general secretary-treasurer, Frisco Mr. Payne. a s well a s agents and

other members of the club, made con- structive talks relative to solicitation and club matters, and it was voted to include the ladies a t the next meeting and to have them take a n active part in all future programs. Mr. Payne pointed out that the greater part of the money earned by the Frisco men is spent by the women and that they will prove active in the matter of soliciting business.

Due to the fact that many of these employes had driven a long distance to attend the meeting, the meeting was adjourned early and all working details were left lo be announced a t next meeting.

Springfield Girls' Club Members of the girls' club of

Springfield, Mo., entertained with a luncheon a t the Frlsco Eating House on the evening of March 1. The tables were decorated with roses and the SL. Patrick's colors were carried out in the candies and nut cups.

Mrs. E. E. Dodd gave a n interest- ing talk on Inner Gardens or fndivid. uallty, whfch was thoroughly enjoyed by the eighty-six members present. Members who sponsored the program included : Daze1 L e w I s , Florence Lyons, Mrs. MerIe Platte and Mrs. Pearl Townes.

Newburg, Mo. The first meeting of members of

the Frisco Employes' Club under their new president, W. M. Lewis, was held a t the Newburg passenger station on March 12, with a total of 25 employes present.

Various matters of business were discussed and the employes told of their solicittltion activities. It waa reported a t t h e m e e t h g that a CCC camp, located about 25 miles south of Newburg ran short of supplies. I t was necessary to wire for samKi and i t was expected that the supplies would be shipped by rail. However. they were shipped by truck and the officials canvassed the entire town trying to locate them. About two weeks after the supplies were or- dered, they were found a t Rolla, Mo. Needless to say, this incident made,. another friend for the railroad.

Eagle City-Drumnzond Club A Frisco Employes' Club wan

formed on the night of March 14 a t Okeene, Okla.: and took into its mem- bership the employes between Eagle City, Okla., and Drummond, Okla. C. 8. Nichols, agent a t Okeene was elected president of the club; E. E. Penfleld, agent, Drumn~ond, secre- tary.

Roy Hughes, traveling freight agent a t Oklahoma City, outlined the purposes of the cIub and asked that these employes furnish the traEic