Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24
GOOD TIMES AHEAD.
SPROUL PREDICTS
Keep Your Heads and Save"
Governor Tells Stetson Work.
ers at Christmas Party
GIFTS ARE DISTRIBUTED

Keep your heads. Kcep your fcct
sauarrly on the ground. Save. Make
good Investments and get ready for the
period of great industrial expansion
which am sure is coming To the United
States and all " US.
This wes the message uf Governor
Sproul this morning to the 5000 ON.
plnyeS and officers Of the John Il. Stet-
SCn Co. at their annual Christmas Cclc
bfation In the Stpteon auditorium, Fifth
street and Montgomery avenue.
At the same time turkeys and candy,
hats and jcwplry, 1928 900 In bonuses,
shores Of stock nnd life insurance poll
cies were among the gifts that were
distributed 10 those present ut the en-
tertainment
Governor Sproul began his address
by eulosizing The state Of Pennsylvania
end pointed out that by III" last census
there were S,4oG,O1S residents in the
state.
Nowadays Cve-y one is talking about
making changes, he said I'VE must
all keep going forward and be prepared
10 make these changes as they become
necessary, but we must not throw nWai
the old things and institutions that have
proved TO be good.
"One of the greatest steps We have
mnde forward recently Is that Of giving
the right to vote to the women OF tLis
great countrv.
II want to urge every rmployc of
this great CninuRnv g. establish rcscr.
voirs OF thrift-.saying accounts. in
other words. II Il were not for the
money that our people have been saving
up In the banks we would not he able
70 finance the great expansion III for
eign trade that has become possible
for this country
He said that the people Of this coun
try had made many sacrifices during
the war, but that IN reality our re-
sources had not been touched in COM
psrison to the drain that was made
on the resources g the allied countries
Turing the war.
1--WE must take advantage Of this
opportunity that is ofered to us in this
way" he added, by strainins, every,
effort IN extend our world trade and
industrial dayclovmeU: because that will
mean more mouGy for each or us and
good employment for all Of our work
ers."
]. Howell Cummings the president Of
the John Il. Stetscn Co: spoke Of the
fact that the products OF the company
were now generally in use among the
royalty OF various European countries.
He said that recently the king Of
Siam had sent in an order for special
hats and had even sent a special court
officer 10 this city 70 supervise the
making OF the hats. He added that
President ObregOn, Of Mexico the
Prince of Wales and the king Of Spain
were among the other rulers and heads
OF nations that arc now using the prod
ucts Of the organization and work Of
those present at the entertainment.
Following the addresses the gifts to
nll OF the employees we're distributed by
the olicials OF the company.
AL the married men in the store wcrc
given turkeys and the unmRrriC 4
men hats. In all. 2J2i turkeys we're
distributed. 4i+ hats. 9Ss pairs oi
gloves, 1400 pounds Of candy, thirty.
six watches and chains; Sj23 600 IN
cash for bouuqes S1l 900 in ASH for
toremen and Ipprrentices, 425 shares
Of stock In the John q. Stetson Build
ing and Loan Association, seventy five
shares Of the cOmpnny's common stock
and five life insurance policies worth
5000 each
The five employees who were awarded
the life insurancp policies this year we're
William II. Schneider, assistant ~cCr"-
tary W. Dayton Shelley, assistant
secretary Z Leroy Cummings, assist
ant superintendent; james Black, chief
electrician. and Harvey Price, foreman
of the forming department. Thaan poll
cies are given 20 the men whO Lave
proved themselves most efficient during
the yea