The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-01
WARNER TALKS TO EMPLOYEES OF READ STORE Pays Tribute to the Foun- ders, the Elder Read and
 His Two Sons PRESENT POLICIES
 TO BE CONTINUED Make. Important Announce ment With Respect to
 Bridgeport Hospital
TO TREAT EMPLOYEES HALF REGULAR PRICE
Plans Under Way for Re construction of Store
 Optimistic of Future

At a recent meeting of the employees
 of the D M Read company in their
 lecture room, DeVer H. Warner, who
 was elected to the presidency of the
 company after the death of David F Read, outlined frankly and briefly the
 policy of the store as i1 is planned for
 the future
 To D. M Read, the founder of the
 company, and to e. B. and D. F.
 Read, who succeeded after their fa-
 ther's death. he paid sincere tribute for the organization which has been
 built up. and to the loyalty which they had fostered among their em- p1oyes Tn referring to the late Ds E.
 Read $. Iegacies to many charities in
 the city and particularly to the
 Bridgeport hospital, MT. Warner spoke as follows:
 tIt is probably known by you that
 these estates are controlled by trus- tees-in the case Of c. B. Read the Bridgeport Trust company, and of David F. Read the Bridgeport Trust company and Attorney David Day. You are also aware that in David Fs Reads will one of the largest bene- hciaries was the Bridgeport hospital. The management of the hospital has authorized me, as a matter of co1r- tesy, to notify you that in all ward work any enploye of the D. M. Read company who goes to the hospital will be given the regular service and | regular treatment at one-half the reg u1ar price, because, to a certain ex. tent, the D. M. Read company and l the Bridgeport hospital are partners 1 This offer Of the Bridgeport hospital
 refers to all employees Of the D. M
 Read company and those who are de- pendent upon them.
 MT. Warner went on to discuss the
 policies of the present. management lin reference to the personnel of the 1 store and it's position in the city of Bridgeport as follows:
 I My own Judgment, backed by what I I have been able to get, is that this I company should be run pretty much | along the lines that were established by c. B. and D. F. Read-ti1at Is as l a high class department store. You
 have an unquestioned reputation in d the comm, unity. The good will of the
 institution is one of it's chief assets l I have thought that in continuing the I company these things should be borne l in mind. That is my best judgment and believe that we should keep T the organization close to the better class of merchandise-not varying much from what has been handled, though possibly extending in certain l lines
 .I feel that the personnel should be I icontinued as it has existed and that l in the direct management, not only
 in accordance with the will of D. F. Read, but in accordance with my
 best Judgment, you have, with Mr Goulden and his associates, all the
 talent that is necessary to help this | company.
 I .In the matter of your deveaopmeni
 and equipment, I believe that, in or der to do the amount Of business nec-
 essary to maintain your position ir
 the community, we must naturally
 look for a radical increase, and some
 important changes must be made. The 1 contemplated enlargements will, wller l completed, relieve congestion in sev. I eral departments. The work of alter.
 alton must be though fully and care fully mapped out because it is a seri
 ous proposition. In accordance witt
 this idea, Mir Goulden and his asso-
 ciates are working with the architec checking plans and specifications 6o, 1 a complete reconstruction of the stor, property. It will be put up to you il due time for suggestions and crfti ] cisIns.
 a.sWith such a store as we are plan ming, united with the hearty suppor of it's great force, you will be able t give to the public a mere effbci en service than ever before It must b borne in mind that the value of an. public corporation is in proportion t AlS SdPoSCitSS ioi 5lN1AlS O1AASAOA1l c1A1 cordial service to all patrons. Wit, the enlarged store and it's homelik atmosphere, which has always been matter for favorble comm ent wit visitors, you will hold the continue support of the Bridgeport public an 1 keep the high standing you have al Il 1 ways had.
 Tn one respect the D. M. Req I company is the most unique store i l the country, in that so large a pro portion of it's earnings go to charity to the institutions that will be bene fted by D. F. Reads will, to sue I charities as do the most practics good to all classes of people, the hos pital, the Boys club, etc. It must t
 that all thoughtful Bridgeport peopl 2 will remember and be glad to giv their patronage to the store that SUI 4 ports these institutions"