New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 18, 1927, Page 39

OFFICIALS OF BANK FROM ALL CIRCLES (Continued from Page 24) sted as a runner in 1816, In 1918 he entered the emplo lic National bank of New York and went to the Northside bank of Brooklyn, no the Manufacturers’ Trust Co. of N¢ York. Here he became an assistant branch manager. He later was as- signed to the main office on Broad- way in charge of the tellers’ depar ment. He came to the Commerci Trust Co. in July, 1924, as manager of the business extension department. He is a member of the Kiwanis club and the New Britain lo Elks, James H. Passerin James H. Passerini was born in Viadana, province of Mantua, Italy. He came to America in February, 1904, and became manager of the “11 Sole,” an Italian newspaper. Ie later affiliated with Lewis E. Rich- ards, private banker, and became manager, resigning to enter the em- ploy of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. He was the first Italian clerk to be made chief clerk. He later joined the City Loan corporation, the first Italian hank in Connecticut, and came to New Drit- ain in 1923 to assume charge of the foreign exchange department of the local bank. In June, 19%4, he took active charge of the industrial loan department as wall He was instrumental in organiz- ing the Italian society of the Order of Sons of Italy into the United Italian lodgs and was prominent in the purchase of the Italian hall on Walnut street. James J. Daley James J. Dal tary, is a Nev and graduated from St. Mary's parochial school and from the New Britain genfor high school. W ception of a brief time in the T sell & Trwin plant, all his employ ment has been with the Commercial Trust Co., with whom he started as a runner. He is aid to be one of the city’s youngest bank offi Is Mr. ey is prominent r nally, holding membership in the N L and B. society, the Knights of Columbus and the New Britain lodge of Elks. He played a prominent part in the financing of the new “T. A. B.” hall on Main street, Stanley F. Plocharczyk Stanley F. Plocharczyk, assistant sccretary, also is a native of New Britain and is a graduate of the Sacred Heart and the public schools. He was an honor graduate of the New Britain High school in 1817 He attended Wesleyan university ‘or one year. During the war he ser Plattsburg and Camp Lec offi training camps. In 1923 he gradn ated from Holy Cross college at Worcester. Under a Knights of Coi- umbus fellowship he bad ane year of graduate work in Catholic uni- versity at Washington. Tn 1924 he joined the staff of the Aectna Life cre- h the ex- at | Insurance company and la of the Pub-| under the control of | 'nd Royal gre XEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1§, 1927. | r joined the Commercial Trust Co. | ‘ Henry W. Armington | i Henry W. Arnington, manager of e investment department, was born in Bos'on and 4 his early education 11 Boston chools. Upon his graduation from |the Boston high school he went to {the Massachusetts Instit te of Tech- )| from which place he grad-| 19 La he was turn with IHarris, investment banke Co., investment ) the Commer- He Trust Co. in in December, member of the Beta The | Royal G. Wilbur Royal G. Wi aesistant secre- tary and manager of the insurance department, was born i Mass. When he was his parents removed to up in the ools. Ilis was not an casy road, it was up to him to get an edu- cation the best way he conld went to work, after com grammar school, ir fice and fir 1 his ourse at ni whil He grad Commer: ing days, ed in turn ind sales- nings by the New om cou fe worked in New offices for 13 years ago he went to Hartfor the staff of the R eer of the miscellaneous 4 4 in Hartfo to Noew manager of the ment of the Two ant secret He is lodge, A the Lions' erce, New and Sequin Go Kk insurancs n years and joined | Unshaved Since 1‘ i Lincoln Died When Abraham Lincoln 1ssas sinated, John Q. Trimmer, a pioneer ot Mound City, Mo., vowed lie never would shave again. 3 he has Lept that pr ‘G’heA Guliet A balcony at the rear of the b ¢ headquarters for the telephone operator. dubbed the Juliet balcony, but the operator will not wateh ¢ is in a position to spot and report ames {ribe, should he arrive, from her for Romeos, rathe one of the Je, point of van BUILDER THE H. WALES LINES COMPANY DISTRIBUTOR OF BUILDING MATERIAL AND RBalcony PLANS OF BANK lobby will be EXPEDITE BUSINESS (Continued from Page 2A) man, Portuguese, Armenian and | other languages and prepared to | \send remittances to any part of the | world. | Here also Is found the applica-! tion window for {ndustrial loans. | Toward the front is the conference | room and the receiving room for the |rotary night depository, where de- | posits can be made at any hour of | the day or night. i | Back of the vaults are found rest | rooms for bank employes, with steel | individual lockers. Here is a pri- | or, automatically operat- led and communicating with the | bank floors only. ! 1in banking floor In a mezzanine compartment, like Julet in her balcony, is the telephone op- erator and her private switchboard, | the hoard also finished in American | walnut. From here she can see the ! entira main floor, and tell at | glance whers to locate individuals |in the room. | The bank actually occuples parts of thres floors. On the second floor lin the rear is found the commercial {department, with R. G. Wilbur, manager's private office, Mr. Wil- bur aleo has a desk on the main floor. On the third floor, built like a floor, facing on West | | vate elc | Over the & Ghe New Rritain Herald ‘Gakes this occasion to wish mezzani Main street, is the directors’ reom room is equipped with leath- ar upholstersd arm chairs and 2 good luck and continued pros- or - orna vr;':l ma{rhle :'mn’ - . 5 A 3 ] n case 'he room differs from those e o perity in its new building to s directly into the directo i te, rather than in the hallway as ceiling 16 arched and decorated in ‘Ghe Commercial Grust Company antique figures, l HOLDUP HANTO FIND HARD GOING (Continued from Page 2A) cials. This phone doss not g0 through the bank switchboard. The official notified would give instruc- tions to the imprisoned man what | to do .to release the time lock on | the inside of the door, after which ¢ hank offi al could operate an Another interesting electrical de. | vice is the pilot light used in con nection with the telephone system. | cause of the many phones througheut the bank, many of them ! lose together that it might be | Wt to distinguish one from the small pilot lights have been 1 on each desk. As a phone . the corresponding light flares 1 remains so until the receiver | ed off the hook. e ——— ——— — ————————— It has been MERCIAL TRUST BUILDING NEW BRITAIN, CONN. SOME. OF THE BANKS WE HAVE BUILT The Commercial Trust Co., New Britain, Conn.; The Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury, Conn.; The Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co., Middletown, Conn.; The Danbury National Bank, Danbury, Conn.; The Middletown National Bank, Middletown, Conn.; The Meriden Savings Bank, Meriden, Conn.; The New London City National Bank, New London, Conn.; The Savings Bank of Rockville, Rockville, Conn.; The Meriden Permanent Building & Loan Association, Meriden, Conn. Established 1864 . Meriden, Conn. Builder of