COOK, EVANS, KELLY, KINSEY, NITCHE, VAN ZANDT "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Monday, May 3, 1920 LOYAL SWITCHMEN FORM LODGE. The loyal members of the seven lodges of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen in Kansas City, which lost their charters because of participation in the "insurgent" switchmen's strike, formed a new organization at 813 Walnut street last night under the name of Kansas City Lodge No. 945, with a charter membership of 106. When eligible men on night shifts and in outlying districts are enrolled the new local is expected to have a membership of eight hundred men. The officers of the new organization are: C. E. KINSEY, past president , former president of Lodge No. 7, on the Kansas side L. J. EVANS, president, former president of Lodge No. 281 George VAN ZANDT, vice-president E. J. KELLY, secretary, former secretary of Lodge No. 385 C. J. COOK, treasurer, former treasurer of Lodge No. 385 Herman NITCHE, agent of official publications, former secretary of Lodge No. 281 About twenty-five more switchmen returned to work yesterday and more are expected today. Brotherhood and union officials declare that freight conditions are gradually becoming normal. ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these people but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================