New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 10, 1928, Page 6

AS JOY OF LIVNG R V. Somnders Speeker Anmwal Banquet of A. 1. B. From a 1l-year-old New Britain school boy to eomptroller of the Paramount-Famous Players-Lasky Corperation of New York city, tells just how much Richard W. Saunders has made of his time since he left New Britain. He returned last night to _address the eighth annual ban. quet of the New Britain chapter, American Institute of Banking, held at the Shuttle Meadow club, Mr, Saunders left this city when he was 12 years old, going to Chi- cago at that time. He prefaced his talk with the statement that the best title for the addrems might be “The Advenures of a New Britain Boy in Search of Success.” Whether it has been achieved or not depends upon one's definition of success, he sald. “If ft means a fair measure ot financial accumulation and a cer- tain independence which comes from a feeling that one has somcthing to sell, with good health and a thor- ough enjoyment of life, then 1 be- Meve I might fairly claim a certain amount of success,” he said. “Let me say, however, that I feel that the enjoyment of life is the greftest of all. It one can live every moment, finding new delights, new resources establishing new contacts and it possible helping his fellow men, then one certainly has not lived it vain.” Life In New Britain Continuing, he said: “On my twelfth birthday I left New Britain for Chicago, My remembrance of life in this city before then are many. The reservoir on the hill, RICHARD W. SAUNDERS, Shuttle Meadow lake, the factorles, all weré photographed upon my mind. I recall the library and the| Tegret I felt after reading through a book as fast as possible and found that one can only take out one book a day. The Sunday school in the Episcopal church with Mrs. Finch as my teacher and I recall when I left she gave me my choice of any boy's book I wanted to take with me. I chose an abridged copy of the ‘Ara. bian Nights' and this was the be- #inning of my library for I kept it until a few years ago and then gave it to a young boy so that he also ‘would start as I did. This early de- light in reading has given me more enjoyment than almost any other thing in life. My chiet remembrance ‘was of school and I am one of those who can be classed as coming under the influence of Miss Lu¢y Angell, an influence which I am frank to say has been one of the strongest and most valuable that I can recall. There {3 even a recollection of the joy of allding down hill, which did not exist in Chicago, where there are no hills. Altogether my remem- brance of New Britain is a pleasant one and my only regret is that I ,hl-':'e not kept in closer touch with “Fired Only Once” He told of his early life in Chicago and of the only time in his life that he was “fired.” He worked in one of the large stores for a time, being dis- missed for ‘levity,” when the pro- prietor found him balancing a feath- er duster. He worked in a printing office for a few months and then be- came a messenger in a Chicago bank. He stated that a bank is a good place for discipline. He ad- vanced slowly and started to study law at the Night Law =school. He graduated, but found it necessary to walt a few months before being ad- mitted to the Bar. because he wus not yet 21 years of age, He joined the Natfonal Guard and spent sum- mer vacations in camp, where his body became strong and rugged. He also joined a walking club in Chi- cago, which helped him to keep in trim. Having risen to the “dizzy height” of recciving teller, he was greatly pleased one day to reccive an invi- tation to become cashier of the Western Electric Co. Mr. Saunders | #ald, “The president’s son had work- ed in the bank for a while and h and 1 had talked about books and other matters; he had spoken to his father about me and this (the casd- fer appointment) swas the result.” Lists Opportunitics He explained that he mentioned the appointment chiefly to illustrats that “we never know when such op- portunitics are coming” and also to negative the idea that opportunities | anq paul Plerano, the three broth- | come only once in lite, “IH three opportunitics hefors sald, “One to sta I have every reason to Lelieve had 1 done so I would have gone ahead steadily; the second to practice law, which I could not take because of m he the small amount allowed to legal | beginners, which would not cnable me to pay my way, and third, the opportunity with the electric con pany, which I accepted.” He stat ed that he was a charter member of the Chicago chapter, American Institute of Banking, and that was made an honorary member of it when he left the He became chief ci disbursements and ass er of the clectric company of 1,200 men. need for meeting people ing his mind refreshed auditor of treasur- chiarge nd ke with new y in the bank and | Later on, fecling the | | > =/ INSTITUTIONS POOL with the Felt Co., and, later with Swirt & Ce., doing efficlency work. He entered the employ of the Na- tional Bank of Commerce in New York city and became auditor of that concern. He was given the position of cashier of the then third largest bank in the country, after a time. He put many business short cuts into operation and was largely in- strumental in hiring girls for posi- tions with the concern. When the war came there were only two girls, switchboard operators, employed. Realising girls were capable of doing certain kinds of work, he began hir- ing them and when he left there were over 600 in the employ of the institution. Gors With Famous Playcrs After remaining at the bank for some time, during which period he served on the board of governors of the A. I. B, for several years, he recelved an offer to go with the Famous Players. He accepted, stat- | methods were even greater in that industry than they were in the bank. “At that time the banks were ex- tremely skeptical as to the perman- ency of the business and I am pleas- ed to think that my articles in the A. B. A. Journal and in the Bank- ers' Magazine were the first to out- {line to bankers, from the viewpoint |of a banker, the strength of that |great industry,” he sald. | He described the motion picture | |industry, telling how films are made and distributed and giving many in- teresting sidelights on unfamiliar de- \partments. 1 Mr. Saunders closed his address | with the following statements: ‘In closing and returning again to the subject of enjoyment in life I have found intense pleasure in col- lecting books of unusual interest and also in travel. My first trip to Eur- ope was made some few years ago through a travel agency. 1 had good quarters going and coming and vis- |ited England, Holland, Belgium, Al- isace, Switzerland and France, in- !cluding a side trip by the railway at | Mont Blanc, and in order to encour- age every one, will say that my en- | tire expenses on that trip were about 18550. There has always been an added enjoyment through meeting prominent men, not only writers like Sir Gilbert Parker, but men of af- fairs in all lines of endeavor. I have met more bankers since leaving the |bank than ever before, One of my most delightful recollections {8 |spending a few hours with Houdini going over his library with him. “It has been a great pleasure to return once more to this city to give you this brief outline and to em- | phasize the fact that there is not a single thing that cannot be accom- plished by any of you, should you [so determine. It mcans work, but mingling with the work is a delight and enjoyment which only work can give, The books that I have written, essays, speeches and other recrea- tions have all come out of the ex- periences gained through these var-| ious affillations, a knowledge of men and the delights of a library, and let {me say in closing that I have by no means finished and have in mind scores of things that 1 want to do and probably will do before 1 stop going. “We know we have this life, there- | | fore why not make the best of it and get out of it every bit of good that our time and energy will permit. 1 thank you.” Affale Largely Attended | The banquet was largely attended by members of the w Britain | chapter and invited guests. Rev. | {Theodore A. Greene, pastor of the First Congregational church, offered | |the invocation and Roger J. Larson, | | president of the New Britain chap- | ter, acted as toastmaster, introducing | |the speaker of the evening. TRe! affalr was a gay and colorful one and, at the conclusion of the n.d-‘ | dress, dancing was enjoyed until 1 o'clock this morning, 8i Yaffe's or- | chestra furnishing music. | The banquet committee was com- | | posed of the following members. | Harry W. Hatsing, Abble K. Dawson, | 'Ray T. Fraprie, Leon H. Hunter, | John J. Kiernan, Dorothy E. la-| |tham, Helen J. Reszenski, Edna M. | Smart, Joseph 'Valentine, Jr., and | Gustave C. Winger. The officers of the New Britain | chapter are: President, Roger J. | Larson; vice-president, Willlam E | Pease; secretary, Melvin E. White 'and treasurer, Leon H. Hunter. | | { | Priddy, Former Pastor, Is | On Way to Insane Asylum | ! Riverhead, N. Y., Feb. 10 (UP)— | Claude L. Priddy, former Metho- dist minister, who killed his wife |and two small sons with an axe at !their home in Farmingdale, will be | taken today to the state hompital for the criminal insano at Matte- wan. | A lunacy commission appointed | to examime Priddy, after he had | contessed Killing his family for ! fear they would contract an in- | curable discase from him, submitted | a brief statement to Bupreme Court Justice Furman declaring him in- sane. | Plunges to Death From | Fourth Story Roof North Bergen, N. J.. Feb. 10.—UP iss Julia Perano, 49, plunged to nt death from the roof of her four-story apartment yesterday, while three of her brothers were contesting the will of her father that made her one of the principal bheneficia 3 Her father, Marco Plerano, died on October 19 last leaving an cstate | valued at about $100.000, | Patrolman Charles Picrano, Louis protested the will on the s that their sister used undue influence at the time it was made. Ordered to Exocute All Tamrerino With Tracks Mexieo City, Feb. 10 #—The war !department announced today that all military commanders had been ordered to execute on the spot persons found in the act of de- |stroying raflway tracks. Press dispatches said 30 rebels captured and executed near Salamanca, state of Guanajuato They wore part of a band of 200 which made a futile attempt to capture Salamanca on Sunday. The ‘mnants of the band seattered inte the mount « and federal troops are pursuing them. |were ing that opportunities for improved | | 18 the | will be cheaper than if ha had | travel from snecialist During the cominz year the Presbyterian Hospital, the Co- lumbia College of Physiclans and Surgeons and nine other institutions will move into & great group of skyscrapers (above) on New York's upper west side. Dr. C. Charles Bur- lingame (right) is executive of- ficer of the joint administra- tion board. New York, Feb. 10.—UP—A §21,- 000,000 cluster of skyscrapers near- ing completion above the Hudson on New York's upper West Side sym- | bolizes a trend {in medicine that leads far from the beat of the old family doctor with his little black bag and pill boxes. The terraced pile of masonry {8 the New York Medical Center, largest coordinated enterprise in’| the history of medicine, whera spe- clalty hospitals, 'clinics, achools and research laboratories will collabor- ate in the study and treatment of every human ailment. Eleven metropolitan institutions, devoted to specialized branches of medical science, will move into the buildings within the next year, | ready to pool their extensive re- sources to a large extent in a gi- | gantic attack on disease. The keystone of the group i & 22-story structure, almost finished, erected by Presbyterian Hospital and the Columbia University Col- lege of Physicians and Burgeons, the two institutions that establish- ed the center six years ago. This is the tallest hospital bullding in the world. Its baseline, augmented by many wings, measures half.a mile. All its wards and private rooms have outside exposure, Other Units Inciuded The vast structure will also chel- ter the Sloane Hospital for Women, the Harkness Pavillon for private patients, the Squier Urological Clinie, the New York Babies’ Hos- pital, the Vanderbilt Clinic and the | Columbia University School of Den- | tal and Oral Surgery. Grouned around the central unit on the 20-acre plot will be the Neu- | rological Institute, the New York | State Pxychiatric Institute and Hes- | pital and the Presbyterian Hospital 8chool of Nursing. As other inatl- tutions affiliate new buildings will | be crected. Further construction | already contemvulated brings the | ultimate cost of the center to $40,- ! 000,000 Tts capacity when com- pleted will be about 2,600 beds. i Dr. C. Charles Burlingame, execu- | tive officer of the Joint Administra- | tive Board that is to direct the common destinies of the eenter, says the concentration of resources | represemts an opportunity for “‘the complete intellectual wunifying of | scientific medicine in all its branches.” | “The medical center movement latest step in the evolution | of apecialized medicine,” he ex- plains. “Its aim is to produce the best doctors, the best nurses, the best rescarch workers and the most | ideal conditions, under which all can cooperate toward making life happy. healthy and long. Fffictency Increased *The assembling of all thic med- ieal knowledge in one place means | that it ean he ured more effective- 1y. duplication of plant and effort was | wasteful, Medicine realizes it now. If a person can go to one place and get evervthing necessary to make him well he will find to | to specialist, from hospital to hosoital. “For years medicine has heen growing up in pieces. mo to speak. each a wvart of an unassembled whole. The medical center brings these fragments together and fabri- vice to humanity. elements to assemble because each has had its own organization, its own physical plant, its own endow- | ments, its own personalitfes. The | task of the medical center e %0 to coordinate, plan and build that the futnre can continus to fabricate ploces indefinitely. “The medical student of today e I being strained almost o the break- ing noint by his efforts to keep in ouch with the progress of the pro- ! fession. The center smbles this | knowledge, and the result is that {student as well as patient gots { more for his outlay of time, money and cffort.” s | NEW USE FOR STAMPS. Arc Feb. 10 (UP) ! new use for Georgia cigar and ciga- | rette revenue stamps was found I Mrs. Gilbert Polk, of Warrenton, Ga.. when the latter sent a1 Mrs. AL C. DPolk, Arcadia, |bearing a haif cent postage st and 2 1 1-2 cent Grorgia re ter to Fla. np nue Industry realized long ago that | that his cure | cates them into a structure of ser- ' “It has been difficult for all these that will fit into the scheme | VAST RESOURCES IN SKYSCRAPER GR FLASHES OF LIFE: BOY HIT WITH TEACHER'S STICK AWARDED $1,500 New York — Otto H, Kahn, is a patron of music and his daughter's | wedding cake was in the form of a temple of music, When tea was serv- ed after Margaret Dorothy Kahn be- came Mrs. John Barry Ryan, Jr., the feature was a cake four feet high and two feet in diameter; Corinth- fan columns of spun sugar formed a temple in which there was a musical troupe of cupids. The temple was decorated with wedding bells, orange blossoms and lilies of the valley. Chicago — A blow to companion- atd marriage comes from the appel- late court. Pre-nuptial agreements to part if marriage brings unhap- piness are not grounds for divorce. The court reversed a decision giving & decree to Oborne Scheuer for de- sertion, New York — There's a distance between Mr, and Mrs. Paul Berlen- bach now. An annulment suit was held up and they went on a second honeymoon to Miami. in New York. Mrs. Paul left Miami tor Los Angeles, Paris — There are peace and ro- mance In the Babcock family. Earl 8. Babcock, in charge of the Euro- pean activities of the Carnegle peace foundation and formerly professor of romance languages at Columbia uni- versity, has married Mile. Peylade, secretary-general of the foundation in Paris, ‘Washington — The girls consum- ed quite a few of the $7,000,000,000 clgarettes produced in this country Now Paul is| last year. The production figure ia 7,000,000,000 mere than in 1926, Kansas City — For failing to a er when asked how many times 4 goes into 32, Edwin Christian, 10, was beaten with a stick by his teach- er, Miss Mary Hickman, who claimed he was stubborn. A jury awarded the boy $1,500 dama Testimony was given regarding a broken leg, New York — It would seem that children of missionaries are the most likely to succeed In life. A study of Harvard and Yale graduates by Professor Ellsworth Huntington of Yale has caused him to rate the most successful follows by fath. ers: Missionaries, professors, minis- ters, farmers, businessmen. The professor's explanation {s that mis. sionaries must have good health, a spirit of adventure, energy and mor- al tervor, Hot Springs, Ark. — Consider this, poor duffers, who are tickled wh walloping one straight 200 yards. The long driving contest here was won by Kenneth Laffoon of Miami, Okla.—293 yards, 1% feet, Rome — Rival of Monte Carlo? The only place in Italy where it is! legal to break the bank is at San Remo. A gambling concession was granted there, Mussolinl explains, “for economical and political rea- sons.” Hoboken, N. J. — Paternal faith! At Dr, John C. Farr's insistence his appendix was removed by his son, BLOOMBERG’S GOING OUT - OF BUSINESS SALE NOW GOING ON OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF SILKS--WOOLENS CURTAINS Everything We Have in Stock MUST BE SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST NOTICE We received an offer to sell out our en- tire stock to a jobber—but we feel that the | women of New Britain who have patronized i us for the past 18 years deserve our con- sideration. We, therefore, refused this offer end VISIT US extend to you the opportunity to buy dress goods, silks and draperies at a price far be- low the manufacturer’s cost. TOMORROW! COMPARE OUR PRICES YOU WILL BENEFIT! ALL OUR FIXTURES FOR SALE 186 MAIN ST. . stanip. The latter came through ean- | \eelled In regular routins. |BLOOMBERG’S Y. M. C. A. BLDG. unduly influenced in disposing of estate of $300,000 to relatives arriage. New Thomas L. Reilly when they con- vene February 32. Reilly, during two congressional terms, was strong sup- porter of bills aimed to better eon-’ ditions for post office workers: Noew Haven — Robert A. France, 83, president of Jos. Parker & Sons company, blotting paper manufac. turers of Westville, dies of pneu- monia, Was former superintendent and general manager of the Chelsea Paper Mills, in Norwich, New Haven — George Rumell, in lecture at Yale, declares that Eng- land's subjugation of Ireland had changed literature if that country! but that writers there today werel doing much to restore old style. Hartford —“Smith wiil be nom!- nated; Smith will carry Connecticut; and 8mith will be elected,” accord- ing to Thomas J. 8pellacy, demo- cratic national committeeman, who replied to Roraback's declaration at McKinley dinner in Bridgeport that| republicans would have 75,000 plur- ality in presidential nomination in this state, Meriden — Fire store threatens busineas section. Damage to four retall - stores amounts to several thousand dollars, it is estimated. Blaze confined to one building. 8core of roomers in ad- Jacent lodging house forced to street. Hartford — Minor routine matters and ‘a2 meetnng absolutely barren’ of matters interesting to the public when nine of sixteen members of board of trustees of the Connecticut College for Women meets here, in stationary Haven — Postal vorml remains In serious condition at New Haven hospital, with third degree buras, : Bridgeport — Unable te furnish $10,000 bond, Maurice Landau, of this city, is locked up on charges of embeszling $11,065.95 from Progres- sive Welfare association. Landau is secretary of the assoclation and his hearing was set for today. Hartford — Official figures show cidents occurred in automobile traf~ fic channels, a= o Hartford — Supreme court of er- rors hands down decision uphold- ing the city’s right to collect two per cent of the gross fares of the Connecticut company annually re- ceived within the Hartford limits. Decision based on contract between city and company entered into in 1894, in so called Tucker grant, Hartrggd — Budget report print- ing held up as Mayor Stevens recom- mends tax cut of 1 mill in view of Tucker grant case finding by su- preme court of errors. Auto Tire Blows Out, Causing Collision The blowing out of a tire on an automobile driven by Thomas J. Hogan of Main Sireet, Plymouth, caused the machine to swerve ara strike a car owned by Myer S8wetcn- nick of 21 Lyon street, this city, about 8:65 o'clock on Elm street, north of the corner of North rtreet. Hogan told Officers Carroll and Cos- grove that he was driving nortn when the tire blew out and he was unable to avold the accident, OURBIG SATURDAY SALES there was no cause for polios action. Hogan sald he was driving at the approximaty speed of 20 miles an ” A William Hale Thompson, former City Comptroller George F. Harding and other defendants should %- held legally liable for at least $1.500,000 which was illegally paid by them to real estate experts in 1930, Wey- mouth Kirkland,” chief counsel for the Chicago Tribune, said in closing the arguments of the newspaper's taxpayers suit yesterday. The newspaper charges that Mayor Thompson and ether city of. ficlals were given an appropriation of $210,000 in 1920 to pay certain real estate experts for their services in city work, but that they jumped jover the appropriation mark and apent more than $1,500,000 thereby “defrauding public trust funds® Furthermore, the newspaper charges, Mayor Thompson and the other defendants conspired to spend the money, much of which, the newspaper charges, returned to their own personal accounts for elections, ete. HINKLER GOING STRONG Calro, Egypt, Feb, 10 (A — Bert Hinkler, British flier, en route te | Australia, arrived at Bengasi, Ci- renaica, from Malta yesterday. 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