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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
5
Supt. M. H. Cahill serves as campaign manager with Asst. Supt. J. K. Yohe as assistant, in Cumberland Maryland. Time keepers C W Fries and J P Kotschenreuther audit. Secretary W C Montignani. Members urged to turn in applications daily for maximum credit of miles, with prizes for top recruiters.
A raucous meeting at the B and O Y M6 A drew railroad men into a lively campaign night. Superintendent Cahill controlled the crowd, speeches from Stewart Trap John Deneen Bramble and others followed, and prizes will go to top recruiters as the race intensifies.
The Railroad YMCA spans North America with 2,090,006 workers across divisions in Canada Mexico and the United States. It provides rest rooms restaurants libraries and social rooms and aims to develop workers body mind and spirit through universal membership and service. Cumberland Division secretary Montignant leads a busy local chapter with nominal dues of 5000 and broad impact.
Letters dated January 1916 praise the B and Co Y M C A South Cumberland for good treatment rest meals and courtesy. Engineers Darnell and Evans commend staff religious meetings dining service cleanliness and loyalty noting the Y M C A as a home away from home for railroad workers.
Miss Elizabeth Stanford daughter of Rear Admiral Homer R. Stanford will leave Washington to reside in Philadelphia. Her father formerly head of the navy bureau of yards and docks has been named commander of the League Island navy yard in Philadelphia.
A special car carrying 386000 pounds of window glass, produced by United States Window Glass Company, was sent by Adams Express from Morgantown to Boston. A Pittsburgh division agent and Steubenville agent oversaw the operation. Express charges exceed 700 dollars. It is Morgantown’s largest express shipment to date.
An analysis of publicity as a vital modern force, noting its use by government and business to inform and persuade. The piece argues publicity raises national intelligence, aids fundraising and recruitment, and shapes public confidence, warning against censorship and dishonest messaging. It highlights publicity as an art moving ideas, reputations, and goods through lucid, extensive reach.
A brief historical roundup notes key dates and figures: 1816 Viscount Hood dies in Bath after naval actions near Chesapeake. 1841 Hong Kong becomes a British possession with Chusan garrison. 1836 John Gibson, famed sculptor of Victoria and the Prince Consort statues, dies in Rome. 1891 Vilas elected U S Senator from Wisconsin. Also a humorous aside about Kirby Brooks and Shorty McCabe.
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