New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1923, Page 2

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Gatting and family will spend the week-end at Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs, William P. Buckley of Park street, Misses Mamie and Anna Buckley of Austin street, Miss Mamie Cavanaugh of Crown street, and Ever- ett Noble of Harrison street, are spending the month at Silver Sands. Dr. T. D. Rausquier of 589 Main #treet, leaves tomorrow on a vaca- tion. He will return on August 12. Angelo Buchierl of 96 Winter street, is the driver of an sutomobile which is taking 20 local people on a trip over the Mohawk Trall and Ja- cob’s Ladder trip. The party will stop at North Adams Saturday night and return Sunday. 1f you come down to facts, it's always quality that wins the race. Baker’'s Certified Flavoring FExtracts have maintained their high standards for almost half a century., Ask your gro- cer.—advt, Court Street Private Hospital Laura Demos, Supt. Equipped for Medical, Surgical | and Maternity 28 COURT ST. TEL. 2900 ASKS C.0F . HEADS 10 HEET HERE Miss Cortin Tnvited State Cham- ber Secretaries to New Britain PR The annual convention of Connec- ticut Commercial secretaries, in ses- sion in Bridgeport today, may be held in New Britaln next year. Miss Mary E. Curtin, secretary of the local cham- ber extended an invitation to the con- vention this morning and it is expect- ed the invitation will be accepted. The invitation asks the Chamber ot Commerce secretaries of the state to convene in the Elihu Burritt hotel next August. Miss Curtin is the first secretary of the New Britain Chamber of Com- merce to be invited to speok. Bhe is the only woman secretary in New England and her address was heard today with considerable interest. She spoke as follows: “You secretaries all know that there are times when a man is at a loss for words. Speech fails him and he searches the inner recesses of his mind for syllables to give utterance to his thoughts but he is so overcome that he is practically speechless. You know, that although a man is sup- posed to be at a loss for words—some- témes,—a woman should never have to find herself in that predicament. However, you may rest assured that the mental peace of the speaker was highly disturbed all the way from New Britain to Bridgeport, and her attempts at maintaining a complacent composure are very nearly in the state of collapse; so it is with con- siderable trepidation that I attempt to speak on one or two problems that have confronted New Britain and how they have been overcome. “Most of you have been to New Britain, but to those who haven't, I just want to tell you that it's the fin- est town in this fine state of Connecti- cut. Never mind, you don't all have to agree with me, but New Britain al- ways ‘comes across’ and ‘goes over the top’ in anything she undertakes. What's more, it lives up to its reputa- tion and title of the ‘Hardware City of the World,’ every day of the year. “Very often a city is measured and judged entirely by the visitors who in- spect it. Often, the visit is a short one and the examination merely sup- erficial, but even so, that city should be made to appeal to the visitor in every sense of the word. “Witness Hartford, that fine ‘suburb’ of New Britain. Everybody admires the town. It's a nice town; it's a rich town; it has lots of nice stores; nice shopping places, but the only trouble with it is, that it attracts too many shoppers from New Britain. Outside of that tault, we have no other to find with it. But—things are changing and conditions are going to be differene, and before long, we'll have them com- ing to New Britain from Hartford. Hotel Problem “As I said before, community prob- lems are very much alike. For 15 years, New Britain has been troubled with the problem of inadequate hotel accommodations. The growth of New Britain in manufacturing and retail tusiness has attracted hundreds of prospective hotel parties and sales- men every year. For the past several vears they have been complied to go elsewhere to seek accommodations and though their business was of sev- eral days duration, yet the neighbor- ing cities received the profitable busi- ness of entertaining them. “A study of the local hotel situation by the Chamber of Commerce con- vinced the merchants, manufacturers and other citizens of New Britain, that the greatest clvic need of our city was a new modern hotel. Although nine out of every 10 persons in the city realized the need for a hotel and were continually expressing a desire for one, when the chamber's committee got to work on the project there was considerable objection and a great many obstacles to overcome. Some objected to costs, others to commun- ity ownership, and a possible stock for instance, selling campalgn. Our first task was to convince the people of New Brit- ain that we actually needed the hotel d that now was the time and what an asset It would mean to the com- munity. “What might appear the easiest part of the job was quite a difficult one before accomplished. “Our committee conducted a survey which showed that there were 30 state organizations which would hold their annual conventions in in* New Britain provided there were adequate hotel facilities, with a total attendance of about 12,000, Satistics gathered by the United States Chamber of Com- merce showed that delegates to con- ventions spend on the average of $10 a day during their stay in the conven- tion city. “Our survey also showed that there were about 190 different commercial men visiting the mercantile establish- ments daily—many of whom would stay in New Britain if there was suit- able accommodation. The survey al- 80 proved that there were clubs meet- ing weekly for luncheons at various places which would total annually from 52 weekly luncheons 7,800; from monthly luncheons 1,660 and an- nual meetings 2,225. The survey of the manufacturers showed that 776 salesmen visited, the city weekly or a grand annual total of 51,937, These luncheons and lodgings were all going to some neighboring city, where ac- commodations were available. A re- port from the gasoline filling stations indicated that there were hundreds of foreign cars passing dally, a great percentage of which inquired about our hotel facilities. “Wasn't this worth trying to keep in New Britain? Our committes cer- talnly thought it was. Expert Called in “The first thing to be determined was what kind of a hotel should be built and where it should be located, and it was at this particular point that the advice of an expert was needed; because with a hotel, like any other business, the ultimate failure is near- ly always due to the fact that the hotel was started wrong—either the site was not the right one, or the wrong kind of a hotel was erected. “After the site, design, and kind of a hotel had been decided upon, came the question of financing. “A hotel may be started by an indi- vidual owner, a group or stock com- pany, a community, or a Chamber of Commerce. “Our hotel being a community pro- position, fostered by the chamber, we launched a campaign October 5, 1922, to raise $750,000. Preferred stock at $100 a share; was sold one share of common stock being given with a block of two preferred. The cam- paign was of course conducted like all others and in a week's time the $750,000 was raised. “Our dream of 15 yearsis now real- ized and we expect to formally open the New Elihu Burritt hotel January 1, 1924, “The project was promoted by the community and is owned by the in- dividuals of the community and they, therefore, have its interest at heart. It is not one of those intangible things which Chambers of Commerce do; it is a real building, one that can be pointed out as a real accomplishment, and I feel that this is an example of “Practical community promotion.” Hospital Campaign “So it was, with the $600,000 cam- paign for new buildings for the New Britain General hospital. A survey by hospital authorities showed that because the local institution lacked hospitalization space, many patients were going elsewhere for treatment. With a normal capacity of 75 patients at the New Britain institution, about 110 were being cared for daily. “Then there was another problem, New Britain could not get nurses. Old two and three family houses were used for nurses' quarters and with this atmosphere, there was no attrac- tion for girls to enter the training school. The first step was the erec- tion of a beautiful $95,000 nurses’ home which is one of the finest in the state. Then work was started on the new hospital building which is to contain about 175 beds, as well as the most modern hospital facilities and apparatus. It is now being built and will be ready in a few months. “But, to do all this required months of hard work. The preliminary or- ganization campaign had to be gotten under way. Manufacturing officials, 177 MAIN STREET e88 men, women, newspaper men of New Britain all gave of their time unselfishly and started the campaign going. In one week's time, although the campaign was for $600,000, New Britain's own men and women raised over $700,000 for he new hospital bulldings. A splendid work, and a worthy example for others. “I fear I have talked too long, but in closing, let me thank you for your cordiality. 1If you are ever near New Britain, come and see us, and we sin- cerely hope that New Britain may have the pleasure of entertaining a gathering similar to this, of Connecti, cut secretaries, at its new hotel, some time next year."” WESTERN ATHLETES GIVEN BIG BACKING IS CHARGE Sensational Statements Made by Ar- ticle in Large University Magazine. Chicago, Aug. 2.—Charging that many western conference athletes are being given financial backing by in- terested alumni and that prep school athletes are being subsidized by lum- ni for intercollegiate competition, an article in the Northwestern university alumni News demands disqualifica- tion of all college men who receive any financial assistance for competing for their school in athletics. The article asks that the conference officials amend the rules and declares that “the stakes are increasingly en- larged and as a result it is seriously demoralizing the viewpoint and mor- allty of High school boys of athletic ability. On the subject of scholarships the article says “it 1s understood that in several such institutions valuable scholarships are annually awarded to students largely on account of thier athletic ability, without regard to scholastic attalnment.” It adds that intercollegiate athletics are in danger of becoming so commercialized that unlversities may eventually bar athletic contests. Signs already ap- pear, the article said, that secondary &chools are being subsidized and “the young athlete of High school age has gajned the impression that football is one of the most important functions of the college” and gives a chance to “capitalize athletic ability.” The article adds that it believes the alumni and not the universities are offering the pecuniary awards for athletic ability. Resolutions embody- ing the views have been adopted by the board of directors of Northwest- ern alumni ‘association and submitted to the conference as a whole and to each conference school, and the mat- ter has been taken up with Major John Griffith, director of conference athletics. ROYAL COFFIN CRUISED THE SER WITH WILLIAM . Ex-Emperor of Germany Carried Gof- fin With Him When He Traveled in Case of Emergency. Bremen, Aug. 3.—Back in the old days when William Hohenzollern, now living quietly in Holland, used to en- joy traveling about Europe as the German emperor, the steamer Bremen often saw him installed in the im- perial suite, built gaudily for his per- sonal use. And at that time it was related though never proved, that a sumptuous royal coffin was always carried on his vessel, in case of even- tualities. It now appears this story was true. The Bremen is today the Constanti- nople, running between Sandy Hook and the Golden Horn. Down in her hold there was found recently the coffin referred to. It is a pretentious affair, lined with silk and decorated with gold and silver. Willlam last travelled on the Constantinople in 1912, YOURS FOR A DAY London, England.—The i{dea of renting an auto and driving it your- self, which started in America, at last has hit England. Several deal- ers now advertise in that wise and people seem to be taking to it like a mosquito takes to a red neck. THE WAVERLY Indian Neck, BRANFORD, CONN. | Popular Seashore Resorts Terms and reservations on application. 8. A. Hicbal, Prop. ROGER F. HOLMES WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, A. B, " will tator in New Britaln daring July | and Angust. PHONE SOUTHINGTON, 4-4. ADDRESS, 20 NO. MAIN STREET, SOUTHEINGTON, CONN. ' At the Startling Low Prices of $2 = $3 Values That Are Unrivaled Hats for Dress, Street and Sport Wear Crepe Hats — Silk Leghorn Hats Hats — Yarn Hats —— Ribbon Hats Embroidered Hats — Body Hats row. space. The values offered cannot be described in thi You must see them to appreciate them. Final Clearance — of Summer Millinery HUSEUMS T0 UNITE FOR IMPROVEMENT National Union to Be Formed to Attack Their Problems New York, Aug. 3.—~The launching of a national museum movement Wwhich, for the first time, will enabls the art, history, science, commerce and industry museums of the country to attack jointly their common prob- lems, has been announced by Lan» rence Vail Coleman, secretary of'€he American Association of Museums. At the same time Mr, Coleman made public the fact that a grant of $30,- 000 has been made to the mssociation by one of the big educational foun- dations on condition that an addition- al $55,000 be raised from museums and their supporters. Encouraging progreas already has been made to- ward securing this amount, and the completition of the fund is in sight, the secretary said. The plan of the new museum move- ment is described in the call for the elghteenth annual meeting of the as- sociation issued by Frederick Allen Whiting, director of the Cleveland Mu, of Art and president of the association. This meeting will cele- brate the 150th anniversary of the founding of America's first museum and will be held April 4 to 6 at CHarleston, 8. C. It is expected that the $85,000 will furnish the nucleus of support for the work for three years, but the project looks far into the future, and plans are being laid for its continued sup- port and growth. It calls for the es- tablishment of permanent headquar- ters for the association, probably at Washington. The Smithsonian Insti- tution has offered a suite of offices for the use of the association. In commenting upon the project Secretary Coleman says: “In the past museums have sprung up largely by chance and have lived as best they could, but now the time has come for concerted action which will enable museums more effectively to carry on their work. The public generally does not appreclate what museums are doing for education from the kin- dergarten to the university. Already the demands upon their resources far exceed their ability to deliver, and in order to meet this situation the pres- ent organized national effort has been instituted. “The first step toward the improve- ment of this condition, and one which is supported most enthusiastically by the leading museums of the country, is the plan for extensive publications which will broadcast the results ot dozens of special experiments being carried on under the auspices of va- rious institutions. The publieations will report also the general studies to be made by the staff of the asso- clation. “Another purpose of ‘this national movement 18 the aim to dissipate the popular misconception of museums. The Juuseum of the past has left in the mings of a majority of persons the notion that museums are storehouses of curious dead things, interesting chiefly to specialists, and having little relation to modern life. The associa- tion plans through the printed word, motion pictures, and the help of a corps of lecturers, to bring homs to the public an appreciation of the fact that the museum of today is truly the “people’s university.” Another development which the fu- ture is cxpected to effect is the train- ing of a new generation of museum executives and workers. 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