New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

 cluded among other things, play grounds. schools, clubs. gardens ano pensions, the corporation in the 1( years between 1912 and 1922 ex' pended more than $10S,o00,0
 Mir. Gary was known as the father of the industrial safety movement and the steel corporation was one o1 the first large industrial companies to inaugurate safety first" cam paigns among its employees. The corporation has spent millions ol dollars in accident prevention meas. ures. Mir. Gary served as chairman of the committee of the Safety In. stitute of America which inaugural ed public safety campaigns. In rec ognition of this work he was award ed the Louis Livingston Seaman medal.
 Figuring five persons to the av- craze family it was estimated that nearly 100000 persons were de- pendent upon the corporation ot which Mir. Gary was the head. The employees Of the United States Steel Corporation were said to number close to 30o,o0o before the IF hour day was abolished.
 Was Born On Farm
 Ebert Henry Gary was born or his fathers farm near Wheaton H., and was descended from old New England stock on one side, his father, Erastus Gary, having sprung from hardy Puritans who settled Massachusetts. His mother Abiah Nallette Gary. was descend ant Of one of the officers in the army of Lafayette and fought with him for the freedom of the Ameri- can colonies. He was educated in the public schools, Wheaton college and the University of Chicago.
 He was admitted to the bar oi Illinois in 1887 and to the bar o1 the United States supreme court ir 1882. His home town early recog- nized his ability as leader and for three terms its citizens elected him president of the town of Wheaton Then when the place became a city he was chosen its first mayor and reelected for second term. Mir Gary also served two terms as coun- ty judge of Dupage county. Illinois It was from this office that he de- rived the title of judge and wal familiarly called Judge Gary ever after.
 Became Lawyer
 After his removal to Chicago Mir Gary engaged in the general practice of law for 25 years until he was drafted from the ranks of that pro- fession to eventually become the outstanding figure in the great stee
 industry. He served as president oi the Chicago bar association in 1S93-4 4 and for a time was a member of the United States section of the interna- tional high commission named to as- sist the allies during the war. He was responsible for the steel corpor- ation's attitude in helping to meet the needs of the Allies in the emergency created by the war and was the recipient of honors from the American. French, Belgian and Ital- ian governments. He also received honorary degrees from several col leges and universities. A gold medal with the profile of Pope Plus x and presented to Mir. Gary by the late pontiff in recognition of his efforts to improve working conditions.
 Gave Away Thousands
 Mir. Gary's public benefactions hundreds of thousands of dollars. He had given unosten- tatiously, and little was known of them because he was averse to that sort of publicity. When a young man he attended the Methodist church at Wheaton. H.. and in later years he presented the congre- gation with handsome stone church, fully furnished, and provid- ed an endowment fund for its main- tenance as a memorial to his father and mother. He also was a large to Northwestern univer- sity, which absorbed the Union Law school, which he attended as a young man. One of his gifts to the university was his commercial law library, regarded as one of the most complete law reference H. braries in existence. He gave tree ly to war charities and to mum Der of educational institutions and invariably insisted that no publicity be given to his gifts.
 Not a Club Man
 While Mir. Gary belong I to more than two score clubs and organiza- tions, he was not so-called club man. He took great personal in terest in the American Iron and Steel Institute. composed of more than 90 per cent of the steel and iron manufacturers, and was its president throughout his life. The famous Gary dinners by which name the annual gatherings of the leaders in the steel and iron indus try came 10 be known, were begun in 1907. They came to be regard od as affairs of national interest be- cause the principal feature annual ly was the address of Mir. Gary out lining the Conu ions in the indus try and of industry generally in the country
 Loved to Travel
 One Of his chief forms of relax ition was travelling. He made ire. iuent trips to Europe and also had -isited the Far East. Alaska Pan ma and Mexico. Tn all his travels lc met tho leading statesmen and business men of the various coun- rioS and derived much pleasure in iiscussing with them world political Ind economic problems. He never ook an active interest in sports. and vas one of the few great captains pf industry and finance not interest d in golf. He owned a farm of 110 'cr"s on Long Island. on which was
 handsome residence He spent ,is week ends there throughout the '"ar. He took pride in a fine herd If Guernsey cattle and a flock of