The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-21
THOUSANDS OF
FRIENDS MOURN
FRANK R. WOLF
WATSON Vice PreSident Is
Paid High Tribute by
Business Men.

puolIlCoS WEI.
Sorrow brooded over the H. P
WATSON department store today. a
sorrow felt by the hurrying staff
Of clerks and by the rushing. bus
Ting crowd of shoppers alike.
Something was gone out of the
life Of the busy store, something
which every one sensed in the
crowded aisles and back of the
cluttered counters-it was the spirit
of Frank r. Wolf, the spirit of the
man with the smile"
MIR. Wolf vice-president of the
watson company, died at his home
saturday, and kilograms and cables
OF condolences today we're pouring
IN from all parts of the world.
For THE man with the smile"
never failed to make a friend.
Funeral Today
Today at 2 funeral services will be
conducted for Mr.. wolf by Rabbi
Morris M. Feuerlcht of the Indian
spolis Hebrew Congregation at
Flanner 81 Buchanan mortuary.
Burial will be in Indianapolis He
brew cemetery.
Employees at the store dropped
their business smiles" for g. mo-
ment today to confess that a spark
was gone, the spark of camaraderie
that left happy hearts along Mr..
VOLTS path, happy hearts that fol-
lowed his CHEEKY greeting, Hello,
Sister"
Frank r. Wolf worked his wav
mp from the bottom rungs of the
business ladder and he never for
got it.
Business associates revealed the
pride he took in young business
men, and his constant endeavors TO
make every youth an expert in
business.
Keen Business Mind
He was we'll qualified teacher.
Arthur G. Brown, president of the
Merchants Association, said of him
that "he had an unusually keen
insight into business, and beyond
doubt was one of the best and most
seasoned business men of the city"
An even higher tribute to his
business sagacity came from ]. A.
Goodman Of the Real Silk mills,
one Of his close friends
He was a wizard on merchan-
disc, said Goodman, and he had a
smile that took your heart and kept
It,"
And that was the way of "the
lnan with the smile"
Business leaders from all parts of
Ehe nation constantly were writing
MIR Wolf letters, asking for advice
and suggestions.
Made Many Friendships
Home to Frank R. Wolf meant
indianapolis, but it could have been
in hundred other American cities,
or in dozens of European capitals.
ON the road" early in his bust
hess career, Mr.. Wolf made lasting
friendships with business men
throughout the country.
He did lot of things for IN
Fiianapolis and for his friends that
never were known" said one friend,
Tand the first traffic signal in IN
hianapolis was his doing"
During the administration of the
Fate Mayor Lewis Shank, Mr.. Wolf
conceived the idea of a traffic tower
st Meridian and Washington streets.
ahe city did not have the necessary
funds for the project and Mr.. Wolf
paid for the tower apparition"
himself.
In later years, when the traffic
Signal system became more COM
plicated, and signals we're con-
structed more nearly perfect, the
tower was removed.
"Friends?" said Fred c. Dickson,
Everybody was his friend. He had
a charming personality. He was
generous. He was thoughtful. He
WAS a true friend"
What higher compliment could be
paid the man with the smile?"
Mr.. Wolf was bachelor Surviv-
ing him are two sisters, Miss Dora
Wolf and Mrs. Harry Atlass, both of
indianapolis, and five brothers,
Moses Wolf, president of the
Standard savings and Loan Associa-
ton; Michael Wolf, general agent of
the Lehigh Valley railroad Joseph
Wolf, dry goods and metal goods
merchant; Nathan Wolf, dry goods
merchant, and Jacob Wolf, president
of the White Furniture COMPANY.