The Republican journal., 1922-02-02
The Waldo Trust Company
Celebrate the Opening Of Th-ir New
Offices, With Banquet, Etc.


Tn. trustees Of the company gave a
d,nner at the Windsor Hotel Friday even
~, IN honor of the event. Forty covers
err Ia,d at a long table extending the
iii length of the spacious dining room.
A. abundance of bright red carnations
.onbined with asparagus ferns we're used
~ decorations. IL was exactly what the
.rustees had planned in effect large
family gathering with few invited
friends. -.,,.t
The menu cards were original and novel
,.n,rsenting the pass books of the Waldo
Tmst Company On the inner covers
,,sre the true injunction, III you would
~ ,yealthy, think of saving as well as oil
csttine" and the following menu:
SOUPS
Consomme Clear
c.;.o Roston Celery Queen Olives
sliced Cucumbers Radishes
Oysters on Half Shell
MEATS
Vermont Turkey Celery Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
ENTREES
Fruit la Conserve
Fresh Lobster Salad Cheese Sticks
VEGETABLES
Mashed Turnip Onions IN cream
Mashed Potatoes Boiled Potatoes
Worcestershire Sauce Tomato ketchup
HsIford Sauce Picked Cucumbers
Heinz Sweet Mixed Pickles
Horse Radish
DESSERTS
Harlequin Ice Cream
Sponge Cake Nut Cake
Young American Cheese
Tea Coffee Milk
Highland Spring Water
At the beginning of the course DR.. Eu-
gene ID. Tapey, president of the Company,
who was to act as the toast master was
called on a critical case and Morris l..
Sluep was urged to act in his place. He
was equal to the emergency and had
ready wit and supply of appropriate
stories, when he called upon the follow
ing:
Arthur E French of Boston, the arch
tect who designed the changes, and who
spoke entertainingly of conditions when
he first en- cred the rooms and what had
been done to counteract the poor lighting
problems, the location of the vault, the
work room and the lobby. He expressed
! his pleasure with the completed work and
q also of the friendships formed while in
"a our city
81 Benz F. Tripp. the vault engineer was
IN introduced as the man who knew more
"a about vaults than any man In New Eng
u land Mr.. Tripp said he could agree with
d The POSTMASTER on that point as he hap
pened to be the only vault engineer in New
3 England He explained the improvements
a of the new vault which makes it one of
Il the best in Maine and while smaller than
those of the Federal Reserve Banks it has
q the same degree of safety. lie also had
things to tell of the Federal
&Reserve Banks and is at present install
ling vault in Boston Bank.
Norman II White of Brookline, Mass,
and Northport. we'll known herr and
)trustee and loyal friend of the Trust Com
Apany, spoke briefly of his pleasure in the
bew apartments. His remarks on railroad
ecureties were of vital interest to all as
)e knew what he was talking about from
ersoual experience. He spoke of two
lderly women dependent upon their rail-
3oad stock dividends for their daily sup
port These stocks were worth at one
lme $3.50 per share and were quoted at
be present time at $50 per share. He re-
retted Dr. Tapley's absence and said the
rust Company may well be proud of its
resent condition and he expressed faith
bat the future had better and more busi-
0fss for them.
Bank Commissioner frederick w. Law
|nce was forceful very entertaining
eaker. He referred to the pass books
the banquet table and said he wonder
about some of the deposits as he
ticed that several had withdrawn very
perally from their contents He enthu
slically commended the ENTERPRISE
s3! dt mad led to the attractive banking
pms and said their p-to-date and con-
hleht quarters spell opportunity for the
npdny and he was sure that would re-
H. While all well regulated community
Is pased on the home, the school and
80 ohufch ne would place banks next in
~ ssNiuehce' Ihe Company's responsibility
no negative but positive and il is an
eeral part in the life of the public. lie
ntioned the trustees to avoid the infIu-
ce OF the promoter and to do ali rbev
onld to assist the home and tbs onn,,,
Aty life of the city and countv =, -
w Guiel outy OF the directors to direct
oanhs activit es in this direction and
IN increasing the business of the saw
and com mercial branch of the COM
~ lie spoke of the fine effect of the
quet and said the Waldo Trust was
unate that as Trust Company. thew
without competition in their com.
pity. '"''' ooih
nne present were DR.. and Mrs. Tapley.