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Metropolitan Chapter, New York City
President, J. M. WOOLDRIDGE
Secretary, G. E. V. OSBORNE, Room 534,
4CG Lexington Avenue, New York City.
Membership, 1,250.
Capitol Chapter, Albany
President, C. J. GOODWIN
Secretary-Treasurer, E. F. MCMAHON
Membership, 2,449.
DeWitt Clinton Auxiliary
Chief Director,
MRS. GEORGE H. WORTHINGTON
Corresponding Secretary,
MRS. OLIVER DANBERRY
Niagara Frontier Chapter, Buffalo
President, M. C. SLATTERY
Secretary, R. C. BENSON, Room 2,
Exchange Street Station, Buffalo.
Membership, 1,243.
N. Y. C.-Fall Brook Association,
Corning, N. Y.
President, C. N. BACON
Secretary, L. J. CUSHING
Membership, 60 Veterans.
425 Juniors.
Adirondack Chapter, Utica
President, L. H. HASSELL
Secretary-Treasurer, G. F. FUNK
Membership, 400.
Onondaga Chapter, Syracuse
President, G. A. J. DOUGHERTY
Se Tetary-Treasurer,
W. V. MCCARTHY, New York Central
Station, Syracuse, N. Y.
Gasport, N. Y. Loses Watchman
Patrick Gaughn
TTHOUT having had an accident
at his crossing during his
thirty years of service there, Patrick
H. Gaughn is now
retired by the
New York Central.
crans ssociatnons
Altogether, he
gave forty - three
years continuously
to the Railroad,
for he started, as
a section laborer
in 1885 and continued
at this
work until he was
made watchman
at the Main Street
Patrick Gaughn £ r
n g 0
h e
°?$ " *
million - dollar
highway" at" Gasport, N. Y.
Mr. Gaughn was born in Ireland
February 1, 1858, thus he reached the
age limit for New York Central service
at the end of February this year.
His record of faithful work with the
Company has been irreproachable, according
to those who know him.
Lake Shore Pioneer Chapter, Cleveland
President, J. H. CALKINS
Secretary-Treasurer, F. H. HANSON,
872 East 149th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
Membership, 4,495.
Genesee Chapter, Rochester
President, HARRY F. PIERCE
Secretary, C. A. YACKEL, New York
Central Ticket Office, Rochester, N. Y.
Scioto Chapter, Columbus
President, W. A. JEX
Secretary-Treasurer, F. S. WILSON,
Columbus.
Membership, 451.
Scioto Auxiliary
Chief Director, MRS. W. A. JEX
Corresponding Secretary,
MRS. W. R. HOPKINS
R. W. & O. Pioneer Chapter, Oswego
President, HARRY S. RAUCH
Secretary-Treasurer, J. H. POWERS,
Oswego, N. Y.
Membership, 950.
Crowley Auxiliary
President, MRS. C. F. MOYER
Corresponding Secretary,
MRS. O. V. SHEPARD, Oswego.
Beech Creek Chapter, Clearfield, Pa.
President, P. G. JOHNSON
Secretary-Treasurer, R. L. CATHCART,
Clearfield.
Membership, 442.
Michigan Central Pioneer Association
President, F. W. COWLEY
Secretary, W. A. KEAVY,
M.C.R.R. Station, Detroit, Mich.
Membership, 3,842.
A Clear Record in Safety for
Charles Thorns as He
Retires from M. C.
HARLES THOMS, Assistant
C
Wrecking Master, Michigan Cen­
tral, Detroit, on the 29th of February
took advantage of the Company's provision
for pension at the age of sixtyfive,
and retired after forty-seven
years with the Road, thirty of which
were spent in the wrecking service.
Mr. Thorns entered as a car cleaner
in 1881 with the old Toledo, Canada
Southern & Detroit, at a rate of
twelve cents an hour. In 1883 he
became a trucksmith, the job paying
thirteen cents per hour. Advancing
steadily he became car inspector, repair
track foreman, and finally assistant
wrecking master.
The boys he was immediately associated
with gave him a surprise sendoff
at the Detroit East-bound Shop at
the close of his last day in the service.
D. P. Crillman, General Car Foreman,
and his assistant, Fred Kerr, presided
over the hundred boys present. Mr.
Thorns was complimented on his long
and efficient service, particularly the
fact that, although thirty years of it
New York Central Lines Magazine for May, 192S
had been in a hazardous branch of the
work, he had an absolutely clear Safety
record, never having been injured
or caused injury to another—a mark
for present-day young railroaders to
shoot at.
To commemorate the occasion, the
boys presented Mr. Thorns with a
handsome easy chair and smoking
stand. He responded by saying:
"When I first started with the
wrecker it was all hard work, as we
had only a hand derrick, the X-918.
However, I liked the work and stayed
right on the job. Today, the wrecking
equipment is of the best. I have
always worked with the thought of
Safety, and was never injured, neither
do I know of any of my fellow workmen
being seriously injured during
all the years I was on the wrecking
outfit. We had many wrecks some
years ago, but since the "Safety First"
campaign started, together with the
many improvements installed, wrecks
have almost become a thing of tha
past.
"During my service with the Company,
I have always been accorded
the best of treatment by my superiors,
and if there is anything I can do for
the good of the service in the future,
I will be more than pleased to do so."
Flagman Writes Appreciation
for Pension
OHN F. BANKS, retired Flagman
J of Bucyrus, Ohio, writes of his appreciation
for the amount of his pension
allowance. Mr. Banks, though
retired from active service, is a consistent
booster of the Railroad he
served forty-one years. His letter to
J. J. Brinkworth, Superintendent of
the Ohio Division, reads as follows:
"I am over-pleased with and surprised
at the amount of my pension
and am not able to express to you and
the Pension Board my many heartfelt
thanks.
"I received a check in February
for $290.85, back allowance, and one
for $41.55, and I shall ever speak
praises for all officials of whatever
capacity for the interest they have
taken in my behalf.
"I want to speak also of P. B.
Holmes, Agent, and J. D. Harrod,
Train Master, of Bucyrus for the
many kind favors I received from
them. It makes me feel glad to think
that in my humble walk of life, I was
cherished in the minds of those of my
superiors in rank. And now may all
the hardships and joys be good and
the hard times be of the past. I shall
try to remember the kindness received
in times gone by and speak for the
interest and general welfare of the
New York Central Railroad Company.
"In conclusion, please accept my
many humble and sincere thanks to
all concerned for the kind consideration
given me, and with our best
wishes to all for future success, we
are ever your friend in truth and love
and in all you have been to us."
Starting as a yard brakeman at
Corning in 1887, Mr. Banks was made
a towerman at Centerburg, Ohio, in
1899, and a watchman at Bucyrus in
1903 and until his retirement, June
1, 1927. His home is at V? Whetstone
Street, Bucyrus.
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Square Clubs Officers
JJOR those who are interested in the
JL organization of the New York
Central Lines Square Clubs, Inc., the
list printed below gives the name, in
order, of the president, first vice-president
and secretary, with the secretary's
address:
Grand Club—S. H. Scharschmidt, C.
F. Teepell and F. E. Wass, 382 East
199th Street, New York City.
Albany Club, No. 583—J. M. Haynes,
B. J. Smith and P. F. Doeringer, 569
Second Street, Albany, N. Y.
Ashtabula Club, No. 719—H. N. Holbrook,
W. L. Rickard and R. Weaver,
Lake and Deport Streets, Ashtabula,
Ohio.
Buffalo Club, No. 782—Arthur P.
Miller, Frank J. Freeman, and Earl
D. Nye, 594 Kensington Avenue, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Chicago Club, No. 611—W. 0. Ferguson,
T. J. Schram and W. H. Lathrop,
7325 Vincennes Avenue, Chicago,
111.
Cleveland Club, No. 586— E. M. Pugh,
F. A. Ryan and H. W. Evans, 1713
Fernway Road, Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Detroit Club, No. 613—J. W. Piper,
C. A. Riebling and F. H. Dilla, 3299
Whitney Avenue, Detroit, Mich.
Elkhart Club, No. 765—F. H. Long,
C. M. Dunivan and A. R. Minnes, 1827
Benham Avenue, Elkhart, Ind.
Jackson Club, No. 680—B. A. Horning,
B. S. Helmer and H. F. Southerland,
407 West Michigan Avenue,
Jackson, Mich.
New York Club, No. 281—J. T. Fatzinger,
J. Masset and W. S. Adams,
270 Marbledale Road, Tuckahoe, N. Y.
Rochester Club, No. 584—F. C. Vroman,
A. C. Moak and W. Puleston,
144 Melville Street, Rochester, N. Y.
Syracuse Club, No. 585—C. W. Wheeler,
E. E. Hart and L. Faulds, 321
Garfield Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y.
Toledo Club, No. 587-L. L. Lightfoot,
C. W. Greene and F. C. Steinmueller,
747 Boalt Street, Toledo,
Ohio.
Utica Club, No. 652—C. P. Palmer,
J. H. Harper and C. F. Teepell, 61
Highby Road, Utica, N. Y.
Youngstown Club—F. H. Macllvane,
H. F. Simons and R. E. Bender, 464
Sherwood Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio.
Yard Masters Meet at Banquet
^'IFTY yard masters from points on
the New York Central between
uffalo and Utica and northward to
Watertown and Oswego, held their
third annual banquet in Syracuse
March 27. E. J. Loughrey, Grand
President of Lodge 42, Yard Masters'
Association of North America, presided.
C. G. Lynch, Grand Secretary
and Treasurer, was also present.
Guests included M. E. Welch, Superintendent,
Syracuse Division; C.
A. Raymonda, Assistant Superintendent
; Thomas Leonard, General Yard
Master at Dewitt; Dan Harris, General
Yard Master at Rochester; A. B.
James B. Pollock, Traveling Auditor, was greeted with the above testimonial
when he was retired at Buffalo in March.
Lincoln, General Yard Master at Belle
Isle; John T. Howley, General Yard
Master at Syracuse; M. A. Rogers,
Terminal Train Master at Dewitt;
Philip C. Agans, Train Master, Mohawk
Division, and A. J. Zwilling,
Train Master, Syracuse Division.
"Grand Slam" Girls in Chicago
Give Bridge Party
HE Grand Slam Limited (Girls'
TBridge Club) which was organized
October 14, 1927, held its first public
card party on March 2 in the New
York Central Athletic Association club
rooms, LaSalle Street Station, Chicago.
More than one hundred persons
were present and there were tables of
bridge, five hundred and bunco. There
were prizes for high score at each
table.
A goodly sum was realized and will
be devoted to buying drapes for windows
of the club rooms.
The committee handling the party
consisted of Mrs. Allene Grant, chairman;
Misses Evangeline Carlson, May
Doolan, Irene Shantz, and Elsa Otto.
Selkirk Hostler Retired
A NOTHER faithful employe, William
A. Dabrunz, is enjoying the
fruits of long service with the New
York Central.
Mr. Dabrunz
recently retired
as Hostler in the
Selkirk Engine
House, Mohawk
Division.
Starting as a
coaler at Ravena,
N. Y., in 1883, he
was made a fire
cleaner at the
same place in
1888 and a hostler
in 1895. In 1924,
he was trans­
W. A. Dabrunz
ferred to Selkirk
where he remained until his retirement.
Mr. Dabrunz's fellow workers and
employers have praised his conscientiousness
and zeal in the performance
of duty and extended their best wishes
for long years of leisure.
Mr. Dabrunz makes his home at
Coeyman's, N. Y.