New Britain herald., 1927-04-09
George Barthleme. representative

| George Barthleme. representative
| in America OF the Cologne Gazette.
IL an enthusiastic member of the
S. P. c. S. P. G.. as are George w.
H. Britt. OF the Newspaper Enter
prise Association; George Rothwell
Brown, celebrated column conductor
Of the Washington Post: George
W. Combs, OF the Lynchburg. Va.
News; George Durno. who represents
the International News Service at
the White House, coming in almost
daily contact with President Cool
idge and therefore one of the most
influential newspaper Georges in
the country; George Fl. Manning.
representative in Washington OF he
New Britain Comm Herald; George
w. Summers. of the Wheeling Reg
lister and the Buffalo Courier, md
George P. Torbett. who writes for
the Porto Rican press.
Newspapermen. lawyers, artists,
playwrights. sculptors. authors,
teachers. doctors. businessmen. etc.
etc, the high and the low-all. all
by name George are interested in
this great movement sponsored and
spurred on by the S. P. c. S. P. G.
Some OF the notable Georges who.
naturally, hate to hear the revered
name carelessly shouted in railroad
stations and sleeping ears are:
George Weston. the author, who
leads peaceful life on his country
estate, Morningside Farm, Packer.
Conn; George Seay Wheat Of SIAM
ford. Conn, the man who writes lit
tie pieces about airplanes and air.
ports and all such things: George
Frank Worts, an authority on
roker, co-author Of Webster's Poker
Book; George Hand Wright. artist.
of Westport, Conn. a member of the
celebrated Salmagundi club in New
York and of the Society Of Illus
traitors: George Carter. editor-in-
chief and managing editor of the
Wilmington Evening Journal;
George Norlin, president OF the Uni
versity of Colorado; George Jean
Nathan. the dramatic critic: the
Hon. George Wakeman Wheeler.
chief justice OF the state OF Connec-
ticut: George Lang. president of the
Alabama Presbyterian college;
George Edward Cryer. mayor Of
Los Angeles; George Donaghy. for
mer governor of Arkansas; George
Washington Hays, also former
governor of Arkansas; George Alex
ander Parks, governor of Alaska:
George Hunt, the first governor of
Arizona, former minister to Siam.
and now back again in the COVER
nor's chair; George Kelly. the play
wright, author of The Torch Bear
ers,' THE Show-Off." "Craig's
Wife" etc: George Marye, a former
ambassador to Russia; George
Young, the Canadian who swan the
Catalina channel; George Lincoln
Burr. Of Ithaca. N. Y, former rrest-
dent of the American Historical as
ISOLATION; George White and his
Scandals" George Arliss. the
actor: George EIlery Hale. astron-
omer, Of the celebrated Mount Will
son Observatory. Pasadena, Cali
fornia: George Sterling. the poet Of
San Francisco; George Wharton Ed
wards. the artist, Greenwich. Conn:
George Kirby Holmes, eminent gov
eminent statistician in Washing
ton; George Julian Zolnay, the
sculptor: Giorgio Palacco. conductor
OF the Chicago Civic Opera: George
Hodges. ex-governor OF Kansas and
Miss George Ellston Of Kentucky.
Eminent psychologists, members
of the 8. P. c. S. +. e., have been
asked by the officers to analyze the
situation and discover, if possible.
the mental kirk that causes people
to call almost all public characters
George There is, in truth. Q.
companionableness in the name not
exuded by any other: as, for In
stance. Michael or Stanislaus.
Unless the American people
amend their ways and stop calling
sleeping car porters George" the
grand old name is liable to die out
eventually. Men by the name of
George are not naming their sons
George. They call them Junior"
now. Mothers are becoming sensi-
tive. They resent their sons being
shouted at, say officials Of the S. r.
c. S. r. G.. as usually happens when
the boys go near the railway stations
or travel on Pullman cars. So bap-
tismal records show a falling-otf in
the number OF babies being named
George.
'Tis, indeed. q sad state of affairs
ITO think" mourns Mr.. O'Connor.
secretary. that we have come to
such a pass-where we are unable
to leave our hearth stones without
hearing our names shouted in pub
lie. Far worse. the spirit Of the age
Is against us. The doctrine, Let
George do It, is putting our country
In wrong with the Georges. Our
wives and fellow citizens are begin
ming to look upon us merely as lot
Of handy men. Well, we admit be-
Ing great: but we know our limita-
tons. We can't do everything, but
there Is one thing We intend to do