HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL ISSUE
Chatham Blanketeer
Vol. 1 OCTOBER 31, 1933 No. 6
Hug^h Gwyn Chatham
His coiii'age and foresight were responsible for the success of
our C'o'riipany today.
Was Active In Church
Hugh Chatham Was Christian Far Above the Average.
Character Was Shown By Love For His Fellow Man.
NEVER TOO BUSY
TO AID EMPLOYE
Butler Tells of Mr.
Chatham As Busi
ness Man
By ALBERT BUTLER
My close association with Mr.
H. G. Chatham as his stenograph
er for a good many years afforded
me the opportunity to appreciate
his many fine qualities. In my
opinion Mr. Chatham was too hig
to be classed as a business man.
He would not allow business en
deavors and successes to take all
of his time and thought. Rather,
he preferred the finer things of
life and more especially the mak
ing of some one happy. At the
same time he possessed every at
tribute of the suscessful business
man: ablity, perseverance, pa
tience, courage iind foresight,
and the respect of every one with
whom he did business. Hig abili
ty was recognized and lionored
by his selection to serve on mill,
railroad and bank directorates, as
chairman of his party’s executive
committee, and when he was
State Senator he was chosen
Chairman of the Important P''i-
uanc3 committee.
Mr. Chatham certainly perse-
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didnY know
MR. CHATHAM
Yet Got His First
Job At His
Hands
I never knew Mr. Hugh Chat
ham, but he got me the first job
I ever had, and the mill to which
he devoted his entire business
life is now giving me employment.
I must necessarily write of the
influence his life still wields in
the mill, and of his “touch”
which still survives.
One often hears the officials
make such remarks as' “Mr.
Hugh said, “or Mr. Hugh would
have done so-and-so.” No finer
tribute could be paid a man, in
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By MA.SOX LILLARD
That Hugh G. Chatham was a
Christian man far above the
average was shown definitely by
his life and example; in his
home life, in his church and
Sunday school, in the communi
ty and state and perhaps more
than all in his contacts with his |
friends and acquaintances and 1
his cordial and sympathetic
treatment of humanity in general.
He loved his home and was
always interested in ways and
means to improve and beautify
it and to make it an ideal home
for his family. That he suc
ceeded in this and also made his
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HUGH CHATHAM
WAS STATESMAN
Did Much To Serve
His State And
Nation
By (^ARL POINDEXTER
The Century Dictionary, the
acknowledged highest authority
on the definition of words in the
English language, defines the
word “statesman” as follows: “A
man who is versed in the art of
government, and exhibits con
spicuous ability and sagacity in
the direction and management of
public affairs.” This definition
alone so completely describes the
political life and career of the
late Hugh Chatham that it is use
less to attempt to enlarge upon
the subject. Mr. Chatham was
never the flattering, back-slap
ping, indiscriminately effusive
type of “politician” so often
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HRS. ROOSEVET
THANKS WORKERS
Each One Receives
A Letter From
Secretary
The following is a copy of a
letter received by all the workers
in the rug department who had
a part in the making of the rug
that was sent to Mrs. Roosevelt:
The White House
Washington, D. C.
October 24, 1933.
My Dear Miss Brown;
Mrs. Mosseller has told me of
the part you took in making the
lovely hooked rug for Mrs. Roose
velt and I am writing to thank
you. Mrs. Roosevelt was very
much pleased with the rug and
appreciates the kindness of the
workers in making it for her.
With Mrs. Roosevelt’s best,
wishes to you, I am
Very sincerely yours,
MALVINA T. SCHEIDER,
Secretary to
Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Mary Brown
Chatham Manufacturing Co.,
Elkin, N. C.