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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
Dr.. Vim. Dudley Here
for Commencement

DR.. VIM. E. Dudley, of the Park
Avenue Congregational Church of
Minneapolis, has been secured to ad-
dress the Class of '28 in the 43rd
Commencement to be held at the Lin
coin School Auditorium Friday night,
June 1st. DIR. Dudley is widely known
as being forceful speaker and will
come to Redwood Falls with mes
sage of Importance to the graduating
class. The Baccalaureate Service will
be held Sunday evening, May 9th, at
the Lincoln School Auditorium with
DIR. James P. Linn, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Red
wood Falls delivering the principal
address. Programs of both the Com
mencement and the Baccalaureate
will appear in the Gazette at later
date.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
DISTRICT 10 Wins
IN POSTER CONTEST
School District No. 10 Is Award
ed Prize In Contest of Min
nesOta Health Assn.

Redwood county won one award in
the second annual poster contest of
the Minnesota Public Health Associa-
tion, according to the announcement
made this week by DR.. K. A. Meyerd-
ing, Executive Secretary. The award
was:
Group 1, Rural School-34th prize,
Crepe Paper, District 10, Redwood
Falls, poster made by pupils.
A total of 800 posters selectet in
preliminary county and city competi-
toins and representing the efforts of
thousands Of individual pupils
throughout Minnesota were entered
in the contest. Sixty-one counties
were represented in the entries in
the rural school contest, and seventy
two cities have entered posters in the
rural school group. Posters were to
be on exhibit at the ST. Paul Public
Library until April 28th. The contest
forms one of the educational state
wide activities financed by Christmas
Seals.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
CITIZENS STATE
BANK OPENS MAY 9
Directors and Officers of New
Banking Institution to be
Here to Meet Citizens.

The Citizens State Bank of Red
wood Falls, it is understood, will be
open for business on Wednesday, May
the 9th at which time the directors
of the institution and organizers,
some of whom are known in Red
wood Falls, will be present to meet
the citizens.
The group of men behind this in
stitution are known to be a solid,
conservative and successful group
such as the city of Redwood Falls
should welcome; the city then will
have two strong banks of which it
may be proud.
The president of the institution
Mr.. w. M. Klingman, of st. Paul,
Minn., has charge of Life Insurance
company which covers Minnesota
North Dakota and South Dakota.
A. V. OFT of Marshall, Minn., dir
ector of the institution, is associated
with Mr.. klingman in the insurance
business.
J. A. Hartigen of st. Paul, Minn.,
was formerly Insurance Commission
er of the State of Minnesota. Mr..
Hartigen is a director of the bank.
Mr.. A. w. Thompson, one of the or
ganizers, was formerly in the bank
ing business at Preston, Minn., for a
number of years. H. B. Robertson,
director, is retired lumber deal
er, making his home in Wyoming.
l.. R. Ewart, of whom the citizens
of Redwood Falls have had a chance
to become acquainted, has been in
the banking business most of his
life. His early experience was gain
ed in banks in Nebraska and Wyom-
ing. Mr.. Ewart was receiver, SIM
ultaneously of five National banks in
Minnesota and at the same time was
Examining Receiver of all insolvent
banks of the state, which experience
should qualify him for present day
emergencies in the banking business.
Mr. Ewart, who is a director, will
make his home in Redwood Falls and
manage the institution.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
COUNTY WOMEN'S
CLUBS END YEAR
Women's Federated Organiza-
tiOns in County Give Report
on Work Done in Arts.

The various Federated Women's
Clubs of Redwood County report the
following work done during the cur
rent year that ended April %, 1928
The work was done in the Division OF
Fine Arts, taking the Fine Arts in
the three-fold division of Art, Music
and Literature. The work done by
the different clubs throughout the
county follows:
LambertOn Reading Club.
l. December, 1927, an Art Exhibit
(Etchings) to which the J. A. W.
Club of Sanborn was invited.
2. Topic: Renaissance Paintings
(illustrated).
3. Topic: "Indian Music"
A. Topic: "a Modern Poet" Auto.
biography by Mr.. Staunning of Tyl-
er, Minnesota. The member who gave
it knew him personally and he wrote
the. sketch of himself for her topic.
5. Roll Call: Music Composers.
6. Photograph Music, Reproduc-
ton of Caruso, Homer, Mccormack
Hempel, Bril- Calls.
Z. Five Book Reviews (Fiction)
Equal number of Magazine Articles
8. Drinkwater's abraham Lin
coln."
9. Life of Mcdowell (planned).
10. Minnesota Sculptors and Artists
(planned).
WOman's Study Club, MilrOy
Paper on Edward Markham anG
Picture Study of "The Man With the
Hoe" by Millet and Biography of Mil.
let.
Paper: Noted Women of Mime.
sofa. Biography of Edgar Guest
Club sponsored the singing of Christ
mas Carols around the Community
Christmas tree for one evening.
Quality Club Qormerly Equality
Redwood Falls
/. Art Exhibit of Etchings, the
Club Art Exhibit sent out by the
State Art Chairman, Mrs. George w.
Sugden of Mankato, and a musical
program in connection.
2. Program: Wordsworth.
CONTINUED on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
CITY TAX RATE
BELOW AVERAGE
Average City Rate of % Mime.
sofa Towns is 32.13 Mills;
Redwood Falls 1920.

That the municipal taxes of Red
wood Falls are not out of proportion
with those of other cities of like size
was recently made known by Mayor
A. j. White from bulletin "Minne-
sofa municipalities" The following
facts concerning taxation in the cities
and villages has been secured from
official sources. 1t is hoped that the
bare figures may be sufficient to
stimulate those interested in the
problems of taxation.
Twenty-eight towns and cities in
Minnesota with a population from
1000 to 5000 was used in the follow
ing comparison. The total tax rate,
which ranged from 1882 mills down
to 61.60 mills, averaged 1924 mills.
The total tax rate of Redwood Falls
is 1920. Of the twenty-eight NUM-
cipalities used in the comparison IA
were higher than Redwood Falls and
13 lower, making the local taxes
1904 mills lower than the average.
The city taxes of the same NUM-
cipalities ranged from 1850 mills up
wards to $3.50 mills as the highest.
The average was 32.13. The City
tax of Redwood Falls is 27.20, max
ing it nearly mills lower than the
average city tax. The figures show
that of the twenty-eight towns there
were 10 higher and lower than Red
wood Falls.
The building of the new Lincoln
School in Redwood Falls considerably
raised the school tax of the city. Ev-
en- then the tax is below average of
the twenty-eight municipalities rang
ing in population from 1000 to 5000.
The school taxes ranged from 2l.5O
mills to SO.54 miles with the aver
age of 42.15 mills. The local school
tax is Also mills.
Some of the cities of Minnesota of
approximately the same population
as that of Redwood Falls and who
have higher municipal taxes are Mar
shall with 52.40 mills; Litchfield, 27.-
60 mills; Sauk Center, 34.0O mills :;
Staples, 46.OO mills; Blue Earth, $3.50
mills; Sleepy Eye, 31.50 mills; Nor
ris, 34.1S mills; Jackson, 1904 mills;
Window, 1890 mills and Benson with
$3.50 mills.
Below is given the total tax rate,
the school rate and the municipal rate
of all of the towns i'm Redwood Coun-
ty. The average municipal rate of
the 16 towns in the county is 1888,
less than 2 mills under that of the
city of Redwood Falls. The list fol-
lows:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
WINNERS NAMED IN
W.C.T.U. CONTEST
Essay Contest Sponsored by
WOmen's Christian Temper
ance Union Ends.

An essay contest which has been
sponsored in the city schools of Red
wood Falls by the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union has recently
closed and the names of the prize
winners and subjects are given.
The organization. with Mrs. o. B.
Sparks as superintendent of Scien-
tific Temperance instruction in the
schools takes this opportunity to ex-
press their thanks and appreciation
to Superintendent Wichman and the
teachers who so kindly co-operated
in the project.
In the high school Marian Jaehn-
ing was the winner of the first prize
on the subject, "Why Total Abstin-
ence is Necessary In Modern Bust
ness" jamie Streeter was given sec
ond prize using the same subject
What Effects of Alcohol Make Total
Abstinence Necessary in Modern
Transportation" was used by Freda
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
Auiators Scheduled
to Arriue Here Todau

Harry Walters, formerly of Red
wood Falls, flying with Pilot Mark
Hurd of the Wold-C Chamberlain Air
port was scheduled to arrive in Red
wood Falls this afternoon (Wednes-
day. at 100 p. m. Mr.. Walters has
taken a keen interest in the possibili-
ties of aviation and an airport fol
Redwood Falls and has worked con.
sistently in securing information fol
the Commercial Club in it's new pro.
ject. The men will arrive in a new
COMMUNICATIVE, low cost plane
recently put on the market. The
schedule calls for arrival at abou
100 p. m. and departure shortly af.
ter 400 %. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
LARRY Ho" Reelected
Mayor of Saint Paul

Larry Ho" Hodgson, popular may
or of the city of st. Paul, was re-
elected mayor Tuesday over John F.
Scott, the Pioneer Press selection.
The latest report available states
that Larry was conceded the elec-
tion by the st. Paul Daily News by
the largest majority any mayor has
ever had in winning in st. Paul.
Serving st. Paul faithfully has al
ways been a trait Of Larry" for the
many years that he has held public
office. During the campaign he was
not given fair support by the city
press but throughout the state ev-
cry country paper was pulling for
Larry" to win.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
SENIOR CLASS TO
PRESENT PLAY SOON
''The Mummy and the Mumps''
to be Presented May 18th.
Miss AtchersOn Directs.

The Senior class of 1928 has chosen
as it's class play "The Mummy and
the Mumps," three act comedy writ
ten by Larry Johnson. The play will
be presented at the Lincoln School
auditorium on Friday night, May Is.
Miss Leila Atcherson, who has sue
cessfully coached many home talent
and school plays is coaching ten
young seniors who will put on the
play.
'The Mummy and the Mumps" is
one of the popular of the modern
plays. The argument is as follows:
The principal of an exclusive girls
school is expecting an important ad-
ditiOn to her faculty, Sir Hector Fish,
distinguished young scientist, who
is bringing with him the recently dis
covered mummy of King Tut's queen.
Sir Hector arrives in most uncon-
ventional fashion. His identity is
discovered and kept secret by the
cleverest girl pupil in the school,
partly to save him from arrest for
break king quarantine and partly be-
cause there is another Sir Hector in
the field. impersonating him. The
complications multiply, and one fare
ical situation crowds upon another.
each more uproariously funny than
its predecessor.
The hilarity is also promoted by the
inimitable man-of-all-work, who has
three mems work to do but doesn't do
it; by Brisky. the giddy youth who
impersonates Sir Hector. and by his
equally giddy pal, Bill; by the prize
dumbdora of the school; by terribly
nosey girl reporter; and by a hick
sheriff. The roles of Sir Hector and
Brisky offer fine chance for a bur-
lesque female impersonation.
The cast selected for the play by
Miss Atcherson is as follows:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
FIELD DAY TO BE
HELD AT LINCOLN
Saturday, May 5, Designated as
Date for Field Meet at Lin
coin School Grounds.

On Saturday, May 5th, there will
be field day held at the Lincoln
School play ground from 1:3O to
4:30 p. m. in which there will be de-
monstration work or regular class
activities in Physical Education in
competitive interclass contests.
In the eight events between 200
and 400 p. m. four groups will be
competing at time as is indicated
under each roman numeral. The pro-
gram of events follows:
1870 to 2:00-I. Singing Games
Grades one and two. II. Posture Ex-
ercises-Grades five and six.
200 to 4:00-III. Dash-third
grade boys VS.. fourth grade boys
Jump-ninth grade girls VS.. tenth
grade girls. Newcomb-fifth grade
boys VS.. sixth grade boys. Ball throw
ing-seventh grade girls VS.. eighth
grade girls. w. Jump-third grade
boys VS.. fourth grade boys.
Dash-fifth grade girls VS.. sixth
grade girls. Ball throw-ninth
grade boys VS.. tenth grade boys.
Dodge Ball-third grade girls VS..
fourth grade girls. V. Dash-fifth
grade boys VS.. sixth grade boys.
Jump-seventh grade girls VS.. eighth
grade girls. Dodge Ball-seventh
grade boys VS.. eighth grade boys.
Ball throw-ninth grade girls VS..
tenth grade girls.
vi. Jump-fifth grade boys VS..
sixth grade boys. Dash-seventh
grade girls VS.. eighth grade girls. Ball
throw-seventh grade boys VS.. eighth
grade boys. Newcomb-fifth grade
girls VS.. sixth grade girls. VII. Dash
grade boys VS. eighth grade
boys. Jump-fifth grade girls VS..
sixth grade girls. Newcomb-ninth
grade boys VS.. tenth grade boys. Ball
throw-third grade girls vs.. fourth
grade girls. VIII. Jump-seventh
grade boys VS.. eighth grade boys.
Dash-third grade girls VS.. fourth
Trade girls. Ball throw-fifth grade
boys VS.. sixth grade boys. Newcomb
ninth grale girls VS.. tenth grade
girls.
TX. Dash-ninth grade boys vs..
tenth grade boys. Jump-third grade
girls VS.. fourth grade boys. Dodge
ball-third grade boys vs.. fourth
grade boys. Ball throw-fifth grade
grade girls. Ball throw-fifth grade
girls VS.. sixth grade girls. K. Jump
grade girls VS.. tenth grade
tenth grade girls. Ball throw-third
CONTINUED on last page.)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
ll5STUDENTS ON
SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
SOphOmOres Lead in High School
With Eight Students Who
Have 900 Or Better.

One hundred fifteen students of the
Redwood Falls Schools were honor
ed by having their names placed on
the honor roll for the period ending
April goth. The students who have
this honor have an average of 80 per
cent or better. In the high school
there were nineteen names with five
from the senior class, three from the
junior class, eight from the sopho-
more and three from the freshmen.
Those listed from the high school
are as follows:
Seniors: jamie Streeter, John Krieg-
er, Evelyn Lang, Elmer Rebel and
Marjorie Thomson. Juniors: Muriel
Halves, Lenore Hawes and Blanche
Newman. Sophomores: Margaret
Tiffany, Alice Simondet, Mildred Ste
wig, Lucille Pape, Freda Laudon,
Clarice Truesdell, Bessie Whittet and
Dorothy Barnes. Freshmen: Lois
Longbottom, Maxine Pettis and Helen
Smith.
8A-Margaret Smith, John Finn,
Mildred Foreman and Dorothy Phin-
ney. 8B-Elsie Jensen, Elnora WASH
burn, Jessie Discher and Doris Cole.
7A-Dorothy Hessman, Eckoe Macs,
Helen Lash and Elvira Kemnitz. 7B
Lois Melges, Jane Erickson, Jas
per Simondet and Ward Cuff.
6A-Evelyn Parsons, Edwina Fore
man, Melville Miller and Wallace
Lauterbach. 6B-Roy Whittet, Ell
vena Brueske, Thomas Fathers and
Burdell Beckstrand. 6C-Elwood Fa-
gen, Wallace Fagen, Ella Storts and
Clyde Zuelke.
5A-Billy Finn, Joyce Manner,
Irene Neuschwander and Pat Gar
land. 5B-Viola Billie, Verna Schaf-
er, Mervale Wolverton and Clarice
Yunkers. 5C-Delbert Tansen, Leon
ard Ahrens; Dorothy Pearson and
Wayne Hoover.
4A-Jeanne Beckstrand, Gertrude
Smith, Inez Truesdell and Gilbert
Weber. 4B-Otto Melges, Mary Fra
ser, Jack Kohler and Norville Fore
man. 4C-Frederic Anthony, Mein-
hardt Kettner, Margaret Garling-
house and Regene Griffin.
3A-Robert Tiffany, Paul Asleson,
Ruth Nickels and Helen Jackson. 3B
Russell Lauterbach, Howard Mel
ges, Dale Flaherty and Marian Lau-
terbach. 3C-Ellen Karo, Herbert
Bollum, Gertrude Knapp and Neal
Serkland. 3D-Clarke Thomson, Ha-
eel Marshall, Pauline Lair and Eliza
beth Smith.
2A-Berna Scheffler, Lea Ward
Pease, Helen Jane Everett and Wayne
Sheldon. 2B-Marian Cherry, Ruth
KOlatz, Tavern Thorsen and James
Kohler. 2C-Ernest Schramm, Mar
garet Cheney, Mary Beach and Rob-
ert Cuff.
1A-Lucille Pearson, Betty Serk-
land, Gertrude Whittet and Dolores
Drogosch. 1B2-Phyllis Macs, Lu-
cille Thomas, Harry Hoffman and
Gordon Zimmer. 1B1-Willis Wal
do, Gladys Wells, Betty Mae Farrell
and Mavin Reynolds. 1C-Margaret
Nogaj, Robert Montgomery, Leona
Welch and Violet Hendrickson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
Gust Johnson Sails
for Sweden May 5th

Gust Johnson of Delhi, former
ly a member of Company az"
during the World War, left Red
wood Falls Monday night for a
six weeks visit with his aged par
ents in Linkoping, Sweden, sail
ing from New York on May 5th.
Mr.. johnson operates a general
store in Delhi.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
F. III. Ahrich to File
for Representative

DIR. F. H. Aldrich of Belview
and Representative of Redwood
County, will file for reelection
this week in a statement to the
Gazette today. DR.. Aldrich en-
tered the lower Minnesota house
in 1925, that year defeating c.
H. Frederiksen. There are no
other filings at this writing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02

B. H. Clark, manager of the j. c.
Penney Store, returned last week
from a two weeks stay in the Twin
Cities where he attended convention
of ]. c. Penney Co. employees and
selected goods from the New York
statesmen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02

Anna Allen
John Andrews
Clifford Arnett
Victor Brewster
Silas Cliff
Mildred Davis
Emma Discher
Hollyse Dotson
Lucretia Dunno
jeanette Ever
Mary Finn
Elias Garnhardt
George Gibson
Violet Griffin
Gertrude Hagen
Helen Hoffman
Harriet Jaehning
Helen Jaehnlng
Marian Jaehning
Ferris Jeppersen
Iowa Jones
Anna Juul Kolp
Irene Keefe
:John Krieger
Diantha Kuester
Evelyn Lang
Dorothy Larson
Carolyn Leavens
" "Salutatorian.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-02
Class Of 1928
Redwood Falls High School

Lillian Lindeman
Irene Mckay
Mabel Marshal
Harold Melges
Norman Melges
Florence Muetzel
Doris Overmeyer
Elizabeth Parker
Leland Posi-
Della Prindle
Agnes Raduenz
Elmer Rebel
Margaret Ruder
Hazel Scott
Arthur Seifert
Dorothy Smith
*Janie Streeter
Rose Swoboda
Marjorie Thomson
Alice Timm
Viola Viergutz
Rose Vohs
Dorothy Warner
Grace Wells
Evelyn Wetmore
.1nez Wetmore
Dessymore Whiting
*Valedictorian
New Britain herald., 1928-05-16

he said. He said there was no place of track in the world that would surpass the track between New York and Philadelphia, or between Phila- delphia and Atlantic City.
 Relations between the railroads and businessmen and factories are better today than they ever have been," according to John A. Droege. general manager of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. Mr. Droege, who has been with the New Haven for the past 25 years said the road is the 21st in the country in the number of road or track miles, is the 11th in gross earnings and is the third in passen- ger earnings and passengers carried. He said the New Haven road carries one out of every 10 or l passengers travelling on all the standard rail- roads of the United States. It is the first road in the United States in the number of electrified miles and | the first in the number of miles of two or more tracks.
 He said the three states served by the New Haven in New England. Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Connecticut show greater increase in average population than any oth- i CT state in the country.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-16

Wilfred Keller. son of Mir. and Mrs William Keller of 247 Glen street, this evening. The ceremony wll be performed at the home of the brides parents at o'cock by Rev. 4. c. T. Steege, pastor of St. Nat thew's church. 4 reception will immediately follow the ceremony at which guests will be present from New York, Waterbury. Hartford, Massachusetts. Bristol and this city. The home will be decorated with apple blossoms, cut flowers and palms.
 The bride will be attended by her sister, Miss Lillian Dorothy Suess. as maid of honor. and Stewart Clark will serve as best man.
 The couple will make their homo at 57 Brooklawn street when they return from q wedding trip.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-16

Those who attended the dinner yesterday included o. NJ. Baker of the Trumbull Electric Co, chair man of the Traffic bureau: A. G. Way, secretary Of the f'afnir Bear ing company: +. H. Searles. vice president Of the Fafnir Bearing Co.,: c. E. Parsons. vice president and general manager of the P. X; F. Cor bin Co.: II. c. Stauffer. freight traf- fife manager of the Reading Railway O.: George T. kimhall, president Of the American Hardware corpor- ation: |, D. Hilleary, vice presi- dent Of the Reading Railway Co: W. F.. Atwood, president of the New Britain Trust Co.,, and presi- dent Of the Chamber of Commerce: !, O. Droege, general manager of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad; c. r. Bennett. president Of the Stanley Works; George VI. Woods, freight traffic manager of the New York, New Ha- Ven and Hartford Railroad: E. M. Wishtman. vice president of North and Judd: r. M. Holmes. president of the North and Judd Co.,: F. II. Ramsdell, traffic manager of the Stanley Works: A. N. Abbe. secre-
New Britain herald., 1928-05-16

tary of the American Hardware cor poration: F. D. Taylor, secretary of Peck, Stowe and Wilcox: F. L. Fountain; L. H. Taylor, secretary of the American Hosiery Co.,: E. R. Carter. Jr.. Fafnir Bearing Co.,: P. J. Gaffney, traffic manager of the Fafnir Bearing O.: w. F.. Barrows, New England freight agent of The Reading Railway Co.,; Charles r.
 Stanley, Fafnir Bearing Co.,: E. o. Shjerden, superintendent of The Parker Shirt Co.,; F. O. Clark. pres ident of the H. O. Clark and Son Brick Co.,: Harold R. Clark of The Aetna Brick Co.,: T. s. Hart;
 M. s. Hart. president of Hart and Hutchinson: W. II. Pease of the Bridgeport Brass Co: H. H. Hoyt o' Whitney Manufacturing Co.,. Hart ford: w. J. Foran, travelling freight agent New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co.,: w. II. Stan his, International Silver Go, Meri- den: w. H. Faulkner, Manning. Bowman and Co.,. Meriden; A. Nor ell, and Lawrence P. Mangan, Rus sell X Erwin Co.,. New Britain: Ern- est +. Dechant, New Britain Herald:
New Britain herald., 1928-05-16

traffic manager the Vulcan Iron Works: R. L. Seymour. Trumbull Electric Co.,: c. E. Hanny: F. H. Johnston. president. and D. A. Johnston. vice president. City Coal and Wood Co.,; George P. Spear. vice president American Hardware Cor poration; G. H. Baldwin, vice pres ident, American Harware Cor poration: J. II. Robinson. chairman, board of directors, Hart and Cooley Co: F. P. Usher; R. w. Blanchard; F. E, Baldwin, Y. D. Smith, New York district representative of The Reading Railway Co.,: F. A. Rear don. The Reading Railway Co.,; A. H. Petts, and J. r. Atwater, traffic managers for the American Hard ware Corporation; w. D. Corfield, general freight agent for The Read ing Railway Co.,: Maurice Stanley, president of FafnIr Bearing Co.,: F. II. Benson, secretary Of the Cham Der of Commerce: L. s. Cowles, traf- fife manager. Hart and Hutchinson Co.,; C. L. Jacobson. F. J. Arbour. w. L. Bell. traffic manager North and Judd: Frank T. Wheeler, Trum- bull Electric Co.