New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

leay y90,0VV,OOO le 00e now . St4GHoH. iag sum. But nens will dsay that it waa n amplitude ts ksep the
 wolf from the dooI and sup
 ply cakes and cream for sn ordinary mortal through an
 ordinary lifetime. And the
 foetuae of John Barker,
 Csthssins's father, and one of
 the eountxy's leading stesl
 masnates, was rated in sx-
 es1 of this figure. So much
 for money.
 But 1t takes mors than
 money to snare the slusivs
 bluebird of happiness. lntsl-
 Lgenee b rated . requidts by
 soms, although the pholosoph-
 srs ars prone to doubt 1t. In
 any event, Catherine Barker
 vas not lacking in this quality.
 She net only had ample intsE
 Hgeuee of her own, but her
 Dersnts ven singularly gifted along this line, e adequate ly evidenced by events sub.
 sequent to her birth.
 Thsss sre things which
 money can't buy-soeia pei-
 ton, family harmony, health and love. But Ca&hsFins Barker had ol of these things early h life. Her father and not6sr were tsp notehsrs in the fie- ton of American society. 60 far as any outward indication sssvss to Ghow, they wers in complete accord in their healthy and love cans to her in ample
 It VI ia 1910 that the f,rss dark cloud {loated across her otherwise ressats horizon. In that year she was left aa erphan-surely an unfortunate event in the life of any child. But even this blow Was Minimissd fer little Catherine Barker, and here the kindly intelligence of her father was indicated.
 Jchn ?. FerEan. president sf the First National Bank of Chicago, and lifelong friend of John Barker. be- came guardian of little Catherine. Ar. Forgan vas fully aware of the respon. abilities of the trust impossd upon him by his old friend, and hs discharesd that trust with sagacity. He loved Catherine almost as if she wsrs his own child, and hs offered her wise and prudent counsel.
 But John Barker did not even leavs the future of his child entirely in the hands of his old friend. In his will MT. Barker provided that his vast estate should bs held in trust for Catherine. Never, during her lifetime, could she inherit the principal of the estats. The interest assured her an ample income and the principal of the estate was to remain untouched.
 The wisdom of this provision is ap. prschtsd when one reflects upon the large number of fortune hunters" and "soldiers of fortune" who would bs anxious to woo and win the young hsirsss to gain control of her vast ss- tate. John Barker was not goinR to lot his daughter sacrifice her happiness sn the altar of money.
 Under the direction of Mr. Forean, Catherine grew to brilliant womanhood. She spsnt much tims abroad, studying with tutors. She was : sports enthu. siast, gloried in m "outdoor'' life, and attainsd . striking beauty which slicitpd enthusiastic comment among her friends.
 Meanwhile she won reputation for spen-handed charity and well-directed philanthropy. A characteristics ges- ture in this direction was when she purchased an sxpensive necklace from . destitute Russian princess and then gavs the necklace back to her friend e . Christmas giftl
 Catherine was intsrsstsd in aquatic sports and Was an enthusiastic motor. boat owner. On one occasion, when the lake steamer "Arisona" went on the recks, Catherine raced to the rSscus ia hsr apssd boat, the katie Fritx," and saved many of the stranded pas sengers.
 Az shs natursd, the young hsiress manifested mora interest in the d. ministration of her estate. This inter- est was encouraged by MT. Foryan, and 1t was through her business activi- ties that Catherine found" the man who later became her husband.
 Howard Spaulding was m executive in one of Cathsrins's companies. He