Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29

.Advertisel The man in business who doesn't advertise Is a dead one. For the retail merchant the best medium of ad- vertisng is the daily newspaper. The most important news in the newspaper for the people of Norwich Is what you men sitting right here can do for them, said Franklin H. Whitney, of Boston, one of the mos prominent after-dinner speakers of the Hub city, in his address Monday evening before the retail mer- chants of Norwich at their first get-to gether luncheon in the Wauregan house. The luncheon which proved a decided success, was held under the auspices of the retail merchants bureau of the Nor wich Chamber of Commerce. The attend ance about 150, included merchants, store managers, advertising men, clerks, and a score of young women employed in local stores
 The luncheon took place at 615 o'clock with the serving of the following menu:
 Consomme
 Roast Lamb, SgIce
 Mashed Potatoes Peas Chocoate Eclairs Coffee
 Cigars Chocolates
 The evening opened with t,'e sing Ing of America, Edi-srd T. Connolly leading and the orchestra accompanying. Grace was followed by the introduction of each person present. During tho menu number of popular songs were sung. MT. Connolly leading.
 At the close of the menu Will l.. Stearns, president of the merchants bu- reau, called the assemblage together. It was suggested sometime ago that we have get-to-gether meeting, said MT. Stearns. Friendly acquaintance leads to cooperation, cooperation in trade move ments and better attends nee at retail merchants meetings. MT. Stearns spoke | of the splendid cooperation given in the coal crisis during the war and of the ] fine cooperation In the Dollar Day move ment which is proving so popular with the merchants and consumers. Your of fcers would feel better if you didn't leave things to a few Your officers need co-operation. Among other things we need several railroad changes If 5C of you would get together at a meeting we could do it. In closing Mir. Stearns said: I would like to impress on YOU the value of co-operatidn. Don't lei George do it. He then announced May or Herbert NJ. Lerou IS the first speak, er
 Mayor Lerou was given rousing vel come. It is always a pleasure to vel come visitors to Norwich, said Mayol Lerou. I take special pleasure in wei coming Mir. Whitney and MT. Higgins here tonight
 Get together and get acquainted, sait the mayor One of the underlying prin ciples of business today is having faith It is pleasing to me to see the employ es here tonight 7-'e success of an! store depends largeiH lpon it's employ I sol, se 1nl lC center of eastern Connecticut, and WI want to hold our supremacy.
 Frank Murdy, superintendent of thu Metropolitan Insurance Company favor ed the gathering with a solo, accom- panied by Henry LaFontaine, after whicl President Stearns introduced J. c. Hig gins, of Bosson. Mr Higgins said h. has been in Norwich many times ant has many warm friends here. He gav' a very interesting and humorous tall on newspaper poets," told a number 0 humorous stories and recited several shor poems in dialect.
 Nicholas T. Spellman entertained witt an exeellently rendered solo and graci ously responded to an encore.
 Speaks For Life In Business.
 Franklin H. Whitney of Boston was then introduced by MT. Stearns.
 In his opening remarks MT. Whitne, paid a touching tribute to the memory o the late Dr. Lewellyn Pratt who was personal friend of his. He was nor than q Congregational minister, he sai6 He was broader than any sect; 5igge than any creed. I am sure his life an influence must have added something this beautiful Rose of New England.
 Forty years ago 1t would not hay been possible for one to stand where now stand and look into the faces c such a gathering as this. We are Twin in a new day; better day when thos engaged In the same lines of business ca come together in the spirit I see her tonight The word competitor is one ( the finest words in our tongue when yo know it's significance. It Is from tn Latin and means seeking together. Con petitors are those who are seeking tc gether. Cooperative Is from the Lati and means working together. It is 9. yer peculiar thing that there are sever; times as many words having the signif : canoe of working together and seei5in |. together than there are words having a opposite meaning.
 . What are we to seek together? Wh; f are we to work for together? For ou t selves? That choice has been mad 9 over and over again. The same deci ion has had to be made by all men. W s saw a nation make the decision. W