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ployes' Club of Sapulpa, Okla., at the
opening of the club's session of
.\larch 6.
Several new industries, federal
buildings and a hospital are to be lo-
cated on the Western division and
arrangements mere made at this meet-
ing of the club for an effort to obtaii~
the hauling of as niuch of the mate-
rials to be used in this construction
as coultl be obtained for the Frisco.
Discussion of traffic tips and new
business was inade by the following
members: H. W. Hale, J. A. Hutch-
ison, A. Morgan, J. R. Dritt, Earl Wool-
dridge, Fred Mullins and E. L. Wil-
liams.
Arrangenients were inade for the
dance the club was scheduled to give
Xarch 15.
The musical program consisted of
a piano solo by Philip JIorgan and a
rocal solo by Oren Whittenton, accom-
panied at the piano by Ella Thrasher.
John Stroud, engineer, spoke on bus
and truck traffic regulation, and on
Oklahoma House Bill No. 361, which
concerned bus and truck lines and
which was scheduled to conle up for
vote the next day. A motion was
made by Mr. Hutchison, and seconded
by H. W. Hale, assistant superintend-
ent, that the club send a night letter
to the representatives from Creek
county, asking them to vote favor-
ably on this bill. The motion car-
ried unanimously.
Because a larger nuinber of train
and engine men are in the terminal
on Monday nights than IVednesday
nights, the club decided to change the
regular meeting date of the club from
the first Wednesday of each month
to the first Xonday of each month.
President Wright voiced his appre-
ciation of the large atteudance, 43
persons, and asked that each one pres-
ent attend the next meeting of the
club and bring as many more out as
they possibly could.
The by-lams of the Frisco Em-
ployes' Club of Sapulpa, Okla., were
amended at the meeting of the club
held February 20 so that the officers
of the club will be elected once a
rear instead of every six months.
The annual election, according to the
amendment, mill be at the first regu-
lar meeting after the first of the
year.
A. &organ, chief clerk, talked about
a bill then before the legislature of
Oklahoma that would regulate bus and
truck traffic. J. R. Dritt, agent,
talked on business solicitations. S.
B. Moore, secretary of the Y. M. C. A.,
said he had occasion to ride on 6ome
of the other railroads recently and
that they were "hot" after business.
As a surprise stunt, members o
the Fort Smith Frisco Employes
Club staged a popularity contest a
their party on February 6, held a
the Fort Smith Country Club, tc
leternline the most popular lad:
aiid gentlemar
member of thc
club. &I i s !
Grayce Hey
burn of the di
vision s t o r e
room was votec
the most popu
lar woina~
nl e in b e 1- an(
James H. Dye1
general round
house foreman
was voted th~
most popula
' gentleman. Mis
Johanna Iiuge, stenographer, cit:
ticket office, was second among thc
ladies and A. &I. Leitzell, genera
agent, among the men. Votes fo
the candidates were sold at fivl
cents each and the club added $3'
to its treasury.
Miss Heyburn was presentee
with an enameled compact as i
token of esteem and Mr. Dyer wa
presented with a hand-made bil
fold and key case.
The following musical program was
given: Violin solo, Mary Jo West,
daughter of $1. E. l'est, maintenance
clerk, accompanied at the piano by
Miss Dorothy Flowers; songs. 0. G. &
E. Quartet, composed of Misses Has-
sell Beal. Quel~na Jones, Opal Cobb
and Ethel JIashburn, accompanied
at the piano by Miss Ella Thrasher;
vocal solo, Leouard Wright, clerk
counting department and presider
the club, accompanied at the pian
Miss Ella Thrasher.
Poplar Bluff, Mo.
The suggestion that one day
summer all of the clubs on the R
division hold a joint meeting
made by J. A. Moran, of ChaEee,
iupesintendent of the division, at
meeting of the F'risco Employes' I
of Poplar Bluff, No., held FP
ary 20.
hIr. JIoran also suggested tha
book be placed on the desk and tn
tips be entered in it for the infor
tion of G. H. Windsor, division ire,
and passenger agent. The attenda
\\.as 26.
Memphis, Tenn.
The Frisco En~ployes' Club of I!
phis, Tenn., held a dance Februav
The 1)rize waltz was won by Joh:
Evans and his wife. The prize w.r
box of candy donated by the Oln
Finnie Company, of Memphis.
R. B. Butler, of Jonesboro, .\
fornlerly superintendent of I
Southern division, and his wile r
guests of honor.
The Frisco Employes' Club of J[t
phis, Tenn., held a dance for rn.
bers and friends of theirs at Drl-
land Gardens, January 24. The
tendance was approxiinately 250.
XI. Sisson, Springfield, No., as&
general manager, was guest of ha-
The prize waltz was ~voa by !,;
Hazel Hirschman and 1Malcolm k
man. The prize was a corsag.
flowers donated by the Art F1'.
Shop.
Sherman, Texas
A program for the sollcitatio
freight and passeiiges business
members of the Frisco Employes 1
of Sherman. Texas, was outlint!
the club's traffic committee by C
Oliver, traffic manager of the Fri?
Texas Lines, the night of Febr
20.
The traffic committee, appi:
by H. L. McDuffie, stationary t.
neer and president of the club, ii
follows: L. T. Jones. agent, r!
man; Ben Noore, interchange r!,.
E. H. Wainwright, shop account.-
L. McMillan, chief clerk to D. S..
Gene Inglehart, machinist, mwi
shop; Paul Reaneau, math:.
roundhouse ; Oscar Spraggins, b,
maker; Amzi Edmistson, car ir.:*
tor; A. L. Lawrence, switchman; i-
don Moore, switchman; Paul im
train clerk; E. L. SmTeel, engin~r.
J. If. Waterson, trainman; S. G. F
grass, section foreman; R C. 1:.