The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
Borough To Honor
Ranking Figure
In Banking History
Fine Bronze Memorial Tablet to Be Placed Over En-
trance to Naugatuck Savings Bank Bldg.-Six
More Boys Pass Red Cross Swimming Tests
NAUGATUCK
VIM j. Baxter, Correspondents Naugatuck e72-2

Layton tribute runQ started To-Day.
Contributions of 500 by Lewis "A.
Dibble and $50 by Rose Tuttle
Larkin head the donations publish
ed today. An explanatory state
ment by the committee in charge
follows:
We start today the publication
of subscriptions to the Dayton
tribute fund. These lists will be
published daily July % to Jolly
20 both inclusive with the excep-
ton of Sunday, July %. Later at
our convenience a complete list
will be published arranged alpha
betically under amounts.
Subscriptions may be sent to
Dayton tribute fund, Austin L. Ad-
ans, treasurer, Naugatuck Cham
Der of Commerce Office, or to the
Naugatuck Daily News, and will be
properly acknowledged in thise
lists.
The testimonial will consist of
a b ME tablet approximately Z by
10 feet. 1t will be placed in a
panel over the front entrance in
side the Naugatuck Savings bank
building, will contain a cut of Mr..
Dayton, a cut of the first building
used by the Naugatuck Savings
bank (the old hoe shop office on
Rubber avenue, since demolished)
a cut of the present Naugatuck
Savings band and suitable inscrip-
lions.
For over half a century Arthur
H. Dayton has been the outstand-
ing figure in Naugatuck banking.
He has been the friend, counselor
and advisor of three generations OF
our people. He has been the guild
ing genius under whose fostering
care banking in Naugatuck has
grown from an acorn to an oak.
Many thousands Of individuals have
profited by his counsel and advice,
and his sincere interest. practical
and otherwise, has frightened for
many, dark spots along life's
travelled way.
Let us hope that many of Nau-
gatuck's men and women, no mat
ter how small their contributions
may be, will place their names
upon the honor roll that is to link
with Naugatuck banking for all
time, the name of Arthur H. Day.
ton. the grand old man of Nauga-
tuck, Connecticut, and New Eng
land Banking of our day and time.
contributions received for the Day
ton tribute fund.
Lewis A. Dibble 500. Ruby Tut
tie Larkin $50, William Laube, Jr.,
$40, e. e. Stevens $40, Rev. J. ].
Fitzgerald $40, Theodore z. Stahl
$40. Mrs. e. e. Stevens IS, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy N. Thomas IS, Emma c.
Beardsley, Gin memory of Lauren s
Beardlsley) IS, IA Friend" IS, Os-
ban Realty Co., Inc, P. N. Rlbin
Pres. IS, Anonymous SO, Helen G..
Moroney So, Madeline Baker 81,
Dorothy e. Jones 81, James Mon
tanari 81, Montgomery Woolson
81, e. C. Hall 81, Ellen A. Ander-
son 81.
Two of the letters in which sub
. scrpitions were enclosed we're made
public today. They follow:
Providence, Rhode Island,
June "a, 1895.
Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce,
Testimonial Committee Dayton
Tribute,
Naugatuck, Connecticut.
Gentlemen:
It was very good of you to send
Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Bennett and myself
copies of the Naugatuck Daily
News containing publicity relating
! to the Dayton tribute. l am very
sure, knowing Mr.. Dayton and
recognizing the valuable contribu-
tions he has made to the progress
of Naugatuck, that the efforts of
your committee will be duly APP
the medium for the expression of
sentiment which you have made
will eventually be popular one.
1t is indeed pleasure to be
personally associated in the pro-
duction of this tablet and you may
have my assurance that our people
will exert every effort to make it
Jas fine and representative a one
as could be had.
My father knew Mr.. Dayton as
a friend for many years and I per-
sonally have always had a great
deal of admiration for him. Under
the circumstances I want to join
in q small way in carrying this
work to its successful conclusion.
b therefore enclose check to the
order of the committee in the
amount of $1,000.
A scale drawing showing the
revised inscription is now being
prepared and will go forward to
you for review within short time.
As the work progresses, when and
Rs problems arise upol. which we
feel thaty our committee can help
IS, you may be assui ed that we
will call upon you.
With best personal regards.
Very truly yours.
Signed) T. Z. STAHL,
Works Manager,
rhe Gorham Company-Bronze
Division.
The following was received with
heck from Miss Emma c. Boards
ey, Goshen, Connecticut, sister
III Lauren s. Beardsley, former.
president of Naugatuck Savings
Bank: In memory of one who
would have had great delight in
he proposed expression of appre-
iation to the worth and services
4 Mr.. A. H. Dayton, a large con.
ributor in the building of Nauga-
uck's public success, and a lead
r in the humble role of the Scrip
ural good neighbor."
Platt Hill. Route3,
Winsted, Conn.
Mr.. Austin L, Adams. chairman,
Dayton Tribute committee,
Naugatuck, Connecticut.
bear Mr.. Adams:
! am enclosing a check for
500 towards the Dayton Tribute
lbiet. II Ii q pleasure to contrib
10 towards a tablet In memory
I a man who ] esteem m highly
do Mr.. Dayton.
Mrs. Thomas wishes to endorae
~ sentiment.
Very truly yours.
(Hkfned) Roy n. Thomas.
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