The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-25
You Will Like to Read This Story
Because it Strikes the Right Note at This Time

"Our hearts fears have all been al
layed and our dreams have come true, so
why shouldn't we meet on the threshold
of Thanksgiving Day and all be thankful
together?"
Let me give you right here summary
of the topics discussed at the executive
conference of the Doherty organization.
'Treasurer's Problems"
"Doherty Mems Fraternity"
Training and Development in the
Doherty Organization"
Employees Representation Plan"
"The Situation As 1t Is"
attitude Of Commissions and Other
Regulatory Bodies"
Relation Of Earnings to Credit"
''The Duties Of the General Manager.
"Some Tangible and Intangible Assets
Of Cities Service Company.
Bringing out views on organization
spirit and cooperation and future
plans Of the Empire C0mpanes.)
"World's Petroleum Outlook"
--latest Developments in Petroleum
Engineering"
"Production, Geology, Scouting and
Transportation"
Refining and Marketing"
General Problems.
Publicity"
''The Bond DEPARTMENTS Problems
and Its Future"
"Some Organization Problems"
GLOW We Can Sell More Doherty Sc
curities in Our Towns"
Development Of Cities Service
Natural Gas and Oil Properties"
I did not hear all of these discussions,
because on Tuesday there were sectional
meetings of the Public Utilities, of the
Oil Department and the Bond Depart
ment, but I heard enough to convince me
that the executives of the Doherty organ
ization, while they frankly state their
views at these meetings and thrash out
things, they all agree in the end, because
it is a motto of the organization:
ave don't always agree, but we do
not undertake anything unless we do all
agree"
I submit that any business organiza-
ton working on this platform is bound to
give the greatest service, and service is
the real principle underlying all of the
activities of the Doherty organization.
I was tremendously interested in the
discussion of the plans for the "Doherty
Mems Fraternity" because I think that
fraternal bodies within organizations are
the real basis Of their success.
The "Doherty's Mems Fraternity" was
started only little while ago, but it has
a membership already of 6,501. 1t was
$500 on Tuesday morning, but on Tues
day evening, after the banquet held in
the Astor Gallery of the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel, one more member was added to
the list, and that member is myself. 1t
came about in this way:
had attended many of the meetings
and had become so enthusiastic that the
boys thought I ought to be member of
their Fraternity and they elected me,
after l had made little talk to them at
the conclusion Of the banquet. This l
regard as one of the finest compliments
ever paid to me by any organization. I
am strong for the fraternal spirit.
This banquet, which was attended by
over 400 men of the Doherty organiza-
ton, was remarkable affair.
Henry L. Doherty, who is looked upon
by members of his organization as the
man who inspires all of the executives
and their associate workers with the
dominant thought that they must have
pride in their work and be willing to give
maximum service at all times, made talk
note at this time:
eve are facing new conditions but
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