New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
MEN WITH HOBBIES
 KEEP MINDS BUSY
Improve Spare Moments in Various Interesting Pursuits

!..y" you 6 hobby? Do you spen, ,-.a" spare time wastefully or do %2H improve i' hy applying yourself IL rc.i." activity not closely connect ",- ,'.-ii your vocation? Many ot -N'.- Erijain's prominent citizens l. :.,ra In turning what woull t....r.r..,e la idle moments into -- .-Ia of l' improvement or in '.',.t '3er,..-lves in the welfare O: .'N ::
 ,'re ats Court Judge E. r. Gaf'- ",y .,a4a his greatest hobby in lii, ... '.,!t. h. reads books by th. ''' ..d'3 best authors. When th& 'l. ..4r .., n author is brought up II. .'iuGy cen immediately recall ''.f Lest Nook. He has hundreds O. lir'>" which he has taken while racing some of the books.
 .-M9ycr George A. Quigley Is a .!c- lever of politics. For six years |, rr%s mayor of New Britain, but o}'L after his retirement he could '.r "-a:st lie lure which it held for t.-.I and on several occasions since .a."F fioio h. has been candidat. for ;ne honor.
 pr. Joseph Potts hobby lies in h.s deep interest in the welfare Of lh" Crippled ChiIdrrn's home in N""ineton although he also has icve for golf as .,roven recently when he went Cd 70 the links one warm day tha, had accidentally found itself aiIid a week Of frigid weather
 Among tio%a stung with the thea trical ''huG" is Bernard 4. Grogan, head usher 1t the Strand theater Tr knows all the stars and can tell '',,t what city road show is play ing and when it will arrive in H4r'ford,
 Another theatrical enthusiast is Clement Lewis, but his hobby is slightly different from Grogans. He .iTacts amateur shows and takes yart in hem. He knows every vaudeville act by ns.mo and can tell whether or not 1t has played New Britain and how good or bad t was. lic is in constant touch with these matters and can inform you when au act is breaking up and when another is forming.
 Frank II. Johnston, president of the City Coal and Wood Co.,. travels to foreign countries to study busi- mess conditions. He is said 10 be tno best informed local resident on conditions in Europe and South America. His information is val rjable to him as a director of the state Chamber of Commerce.
 Judge William r. Mangan and his brother, Larry" have both taken an interest in athletics which has dated back 10 their kid days" Both took part in athletics at the high school and "Bill' went to Iordham university where he pitch ed on the baseball team. Both are present at almost all athletic at fractions. Judge Mangan's latest hobby is handball and he can be son playing the game at the I. M. '. A. almost any afternoon
 Here's another one that stands wei among people who have pc cular hobbies, He is William (Doc) Began, who makes his headquarters at the Y. NJ. T. A. ds B. society. Doc" can tell you where any base blll player in the major and minor laagues is playing, what his batting and field averages for last year were, and ii he is in the minor 1 league whether he will be good 1 enough for a tryout in the major /! leagues next year. Sill acting along the lines Of figures he can name the i numbers On a trolley car long be- fore it comes clearly within vision. He accom- plishes the latter because he knows the numbers of every trolley in the city.
 Joseph L. Ward, retiring president | Of the kiTanis club, makes it a point every week 10 read three , books which are written along classical lines.
 Rev. William IT. .Alderson former lN had hobby to write newspaper | stories. In Islip. Long Island, where | he was a, former pastor he was pu. ! in charge Of a newspaper for T ! r'r,k. He wrote it's editorials and i dictated the papers policy during . thar time.
 l Alien Moore, besides being . chairman Of the board of directors Of he Stanley Works, also conduct ed Moorlani farm as a. gentleman farmer.