The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
Market Had DuIlest Share Trading of Year To-day
CHARLES ]. ALLEN
Efficient Manager of Conn. Light & Power O., Outstanding Citizen, Sports Enthusiast Com munity Booster Experienced Executive.

Charles JoSepn AlIen, ulau" ager of the Conn. Light X Pow- CT O., is the neighbor chosen for today's program. His bio- graphy is indeed a most inter- esting one
 Charles J. Allen was born in Liverpool, England, September 12th, 18s6, the son of Charles J. and Sarah (Canning) Allen. His father was a native of Live erpool, and died there in 1890. HIS mother, a native of the sea- port of Galway, Ireland, is now residing in Providence, B. !.
 Charles was brought to Am. erica in 1890, when he was four years old. It was the same year in which his father had died. He received his early education at St. Theresa's Parochial school in Providence where his mother had established residence. Later he attended the La Salle High school in the same city. Still bent on furthering his moral and intellectual faculties he took up additional studies at St. Joseph's college in Annepdale, Maryland.
 MT. Aliens early ambition was to pursue religious studies, but he soon found himself working in the office of the Narragansett Electric Light Co. in Providence. He worked his way up to head bookkeeper and then accepted & position with the Shartenberg Department store in New Haven, where he stayed two years From there he went to the New Britain office of the Conn. Light & Power Co. In 1918 he was transferred to the local of- flee of the same company. From chief clerk in the general ac- counting department he advanc- de himself to chief travelling au- ditor, then auditor, executive as- sistant, assistant secretary, as- sistant treasurer, and in 1919 was appointed manager of the com- bined Conn. Light & Power O., and Waterbury Gas Company. It will be recalled that these two companies merged about that time ..
 On December 27th Mir. Allen and his wife, nee, Harriet Jac- obson, celebrated their 25 wed- ding anniversary. They were married in Providence, Decem- Der 27th, 1910. I might add that December 27th is also Mrs. Al- lens birthday The Aliens have one child, a daughter Har- riet Louise, 18, who is now at- tending classes at Crosby High school. She is her parents pride and joy.
 Mir. Allen weighs 175 pounds and is i've feet, eight inches in height, with blue eyes and graying hair He is inter- ested in sports of all kinds, es- pecially hockey, boxing and baseball. Vaudeville Is his choice of entertainment He pre- fers to read books containing sea stories and adventurous tales. He does most of his reading in bed and always has one or more books tucked be- meath his pillow He likes to eat most everything in the line of foodstuH. but favors his wife's lemon meringue pie for desert His favorite drink is milk He eats lightly be- fore retiring Mir. Allen is very fond of music and likes to hear the old songs and bal- lads. He plays the plano and huns some of these tunes or old numbers. He Is an indifferent bridge player He delights in swimming.
 He and his family reside at IA Arden road. They have Q cocker spaniel called Lady" for short. Her real name is Rounds Gay Lady" and she is @ pedi- greed animal. Lady" is not exactly a lady sometimes. or at least her manners would lead one to believe she isn't, for she insists up on carrying bones in- to the parlor.
 But to return to MT. Allen He is Q member of the Elks, Rotary Club, Waterbury Club, Waterbury Country Club, Bless ed Sacrament Holy Name so- clety, National Electric Associa- ton, and several other societies connected with his business. His hobby is following his favorite columns in the newspapers. He thinks every paper should have one or more good columnists on the staff. His chief interest is centered on his wife and daugh- faV. T1o r1.iok