New Britain herald., 1926-12-03
NOTED GUESTS AT
 TRAFFIC BANQUET
Leaders in Transportation Con- ing to This City Wednesday

Practically the entire facilities of the Burritt hotel have been reserved for the accommodation of guests to the third annu. banquet of the New Britain Traffic bureau Wednesday night, according to rtatement made today by the committee in charge of arrangements.
 The reception to. the visiting traf- f1c officials and representatives will be held at 6:3O o'clock, followed by the banquet at 7. Music will be fur nished during the reception and ban quet.
 Judge William c. Hungerford, president of the Chamber of Con- merce, will act as toastmaster. Mayor Gardner c. Weld will extend the address of welcome. Ralph R. Merigold, purchasing agent of the Stanley Works, will speak on Travelling in Brazil" recounting some of his personal experiences during a recent trip to the jungles of that country. Following will be presented General Transportation Oddities" by c. T. Hubbard, a mon- ologist. English Railways" will be the. subject of talk by Thomas A. Moffet. American freight traffic manager of the London, Midland X Scottish railways. Interspersed with the speeches will be entertaining musical numbers.
 Among those who have signified their intention to be. present are many distinguished transportation officials of the eastern portion of the country. and include L. B. Denison. freight for .'arding agent of the Munson Steamship line: F. P. Gard finer, general freight agent of the Boston & Albany; W. P. Northrup. commercial agent, Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western R. R.; Herbert J. Kehoe, New York manager and George G. Roddy. general freight agent of the American Hawaiian steamship company; G. H. Burtis, traffic manager of the Luckenback Steamship Co.,; C. B. Hoxie, New England agent, Wabash R. R.; Frank Bowman. general eastern agent. Chicago .S Alton R. R.; L. NJ. Ross, regional advisory board; II, A. Noble, division freight agent of the Boston & Albany R. R.; John NJ. Hamilton, Connecticut Co.
 D. G. Gray. vice-president, c. c. Manning. traffic manager, and E. B. Jones, New England agent, Erie R. R.; P. l.. Stuart, New England agent Great Lake Transit Corp; w. M. Macomber of the Norfolk & West ern Ky; W. E. Barrows of the Reading Co.,; E. A. Ferguson, divi- sion freight agent, Baltimore & Ohio R. R.: Willard Massey, Union Padic F. R.; J. w. and W. J. kel- ley, Baltimore & Ohio R. R.; s. F. Gates, American and Cuban Steam ship Co.,; w. E. Bilger, traffic freight agent, Norfolk &o Western Ry.: Howard G. Pierson and M. J. Loydon, Lehigh & Hudson R. R.; M. J. Connolly, Nickel Plate road; c. B. McManus, New York, Ontario & Western R. R.: Nat Duke, Dela- ware, Lackawanna & Western. R. R.; l.. w. Homer, Jr., J. w. Bates and Ralph P. Bird, Clyde steam- ship Co.,: J. H. Butler and J. R. Brennan, American Railway Ex- press Co.,; William P. Libby, Ply mouth Cordage Co.,; George P. Spear, Corbin Screw Corp: John w. Ghent, Woodland Transportation Co.,; w. J. Bryan, local superintend- ent, Connecticut Co.,; r. F. Johnson, New England agent. c. E. X O.. K. R.; c. r. Nye New England agent
 
 Pennsylvania R. R.; Mr. Ball, gen. eral freight agent, Pennsylvania R. R.; J. B. Trimble. general eastern agent, Missouri Pacific R. R.; c. c. Woodruff, general freight agent New York Central F. R.; G. c. Butler, J. A. Beahan, J. o. Halliday E. E. Began, J. J. Snavely, Carl Mitchell and George P. Nennart, New Haven road; G. C. Hinckley Dollar Steamship Co.,; o. P. Cald- well, Luckenback s. s. Co.,; J. F.. Mahool, International Mercantile Marine; c. II. Emery, general man. ager, American Railway Express; c. A. Candee, New England repre- sentative l. c. c. service bureau: G. M. Wood, freight traffic manager New Haven railroad; C. II. Walker, Great Northern railway.