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tne gjftettn herald wejfa november 4 1942 hotteurcd tahb majwtyt iirtmay lirt ur a e bert wright was both blfosed and proud to tur that bis brother sergeant harry wright had been awarded a certificate or flood service and devotion to duty tor hl ciommrndable record during uu -blits- od mgltrwl 8gt- wrlgnt li roembrr of the h rngin crrtl barvlee nanumn and can be jtaitly proud of tus award which waj appro ved by lila ualrsty the king in cocs- eetloo with uis olruxlay itonours t iso w- think it aould not be imm to re print in itj entirety toe recommen dation for uit honour which bgt wrlght ccmnundlng officer lent in to ncadquuririft we might mention that ada tnl llour la occupied by tne air lllnury 1 orrat britain home gluld a ccoipjny inil cily of london onu urnlce battalion uortal no 33 s7ij awardb birjkuy honour uv lilt xliht llir kuuj lw tjrrn gru- cltu plaucl to uiiovr tnr aajnl ol a ctrtmratt or otcd bervlcc und o 1m to du to no 11 platoon cirnrant ii wilght no 1 platoon a company in connection wlui uie uirm- dav itcnuur lil 1943 toe zone ccmraandrr and lhe cotn- majidlntf officer 2nd clt of london battalion tune aard thut tliru ctuulal conrrutuutloru may be cameled to bgt wright a compaw abiui toe ctly at lulu tcu mentnl battallaa i gaard recaauara- nuthuai far crruflrau la rmawl f the hcase iarre 8j30eavt uabbv wuoiit i recornmend bcrgeant llarry wright of thla company for the eaard of the above certificate 3 sergeant wright bee been a section commander in no 1 platoon of thla canptin alnce ita inception and u auch has done- regular duty on the roof of adjulral itouie klngaaay where thla platoon naa mounted a guard every night tlnce the early sum mer of 1040 and all through the mont of tne london bllu period 9 sergeant wright naa never mhtnl his turn for guard and hoa in face done ealra urma when the nec- esalt haa arlarn and he never took any reat while danger threatened tne building or while air bombing waa taking place during auch prrtod he kept continual company with hla aen- tnei and by hu own example and en- couragrmrn biutilned the morale of hie men 4 on more than one occasion when incendiary bombe fell on the roof of adaitral liny it waa mainly thr ough sergeant wright a own action and riamcue that tne building waa aaved from destruction by fire on one ccralsn at lcat w incendlarlea fell on the roof of tyi building and the llonfc hare of putlng them out waa taken by sergeant wright ond the men of hu becoon who were on the ob even before the official fire tighten ar rived on the tcene sergeant wright waa commended for hia action on thla occaalon by the principal eatabluh- ment officer of the air umiatry 6 on thla and other oocaaloni very large flreail were burning in the immedlote vtclnlty of the air xunlitry and thu adaatral itoute aonu- thlng in the nature of the bulla eje in the middle of tne target 8 on the night of 18 11th novem ber kmo when a delayed action bomb fell in the st clementa preaa building behind adaatral houae sergeant wright waa nco in charge of the guard which comprlaed a fair num ber of young reendta and lua outatand- atandlng courage and cheerfumeaa on thla occaalon contrtbuted very largely to the cool behaviour which all con cerned displayed band i v h campbzlu major 10th april 1m3 oo a company artel home ouard oat wright waa preaented wwi the award on a ceremonial parade at somerset houae london england such exploit aa the above are prob ably luat a aample of the courage and bravery of the engllah people under lire r vaughn new president chr during a career extending over f orto- three yea mr voughan haa gained by proouoal experience a very thor ough knowledge of oil branches of rail roading including operation mainten ance finance traffic promotion ateom- afilps and executive admlnlatrauon and an intimate acoualntaravs wl ev en part of canada and the roilwivy jequirementb of au aootlona of lite country ho numbers among tma inerab many of the leaders in canadas indus trial and cornmorclni life and la well known bo thousands who are pionun- ent in buslneaa end profeaslojau clrcloji throughout ho dominion and the un ited state robart ohorlob vauirhnn wus born in toronto m 1883 his ifather was robert crawford vaugnan a brnmer and oontraotor ho was eduoated o the toronto pubbc achools tho harbord oolleelate inotltuto and illho central businesa oolloge ho began his rail way career before his fineontn birth day starting at lhe bottom of ttio lad der he secured a job as messenger hoy whh the cpr in 1898 and won speedy promotion to ctork in july 10m he joined ithe orand trunk railway and a year later went to the oa northern m 1084 he a appointed aecmitary to the vlccpronldona and oenerol manaeer of 0w o northern and as such oame into con tact with offloore and tmployom in all branohes of the service over an ewstiorts of uvot system he never cwortooked oaxeftdbr to tne dlafiavrtnrmi df execut ive ottoer while aoon aa awranr ait an tonaroant eonf tweuce or by ttw jiakm oua i2s 4toniversary vjiorious deeds for humanity hive brightened the years ofithe century and a quarter through which the rinkof montreal has lived and served canada sordid deed of treachery and tyranny cannot detract from the record of courage faith and achievement made by democratic freedomloving nations and peoples canada in the 1 2f years of the banks existence has grown from a pioneer colony to a state great among nations in wealdi worldwide activities and influence born when canada was still a wilderness with here and there town the bank of montreal has marched worked and fought beside canadians of all generations since 1817 assisting in every field of endeavour to build and preserve thenation as on our 100th birthday in 1917 we now find canada to gether with her sister dominions and her allies fighting with all her strength but confidently for freedom and all that free dom holds r t h d a y 1817 3rd november 1942 we rededicate on this out 123th birthday all our accumulated experience knowledge technical skill and financial strength to the service of canada and her citizens always serving canada when the bank of montreal began business on november 3 1817 the only transportation in canada was provided by hone wagon itigecojchcanoe and river packet there was no means of communication excepting letters delivered by courier there was no common currency in 1942 the picture of canada pre sents a modern ly equipped nation with gigantic industries networks of railroads and motor highways great steamship lines continental airlines instantaneous comrnunicarions between all parts of the coun try and with all parts of the world and a stable system of banking which gives wings to commerce in this picture builded into ie for twelve and a half decades generation after generation stands the bank of montreal now with hundreds of branches strong with youth experienced with age still serving canada in this latest time of crisis mm a o f o n t r e a l a bank where shall accounts are welcome odd few rnanutes of informal chat with an engineer omjnmaater or p foreman while on the line with the chief ttolsabnitr to seek oat and absorb the turled details of railroad nraccloe brought young wmghan his first im portant promotion in juy 1910 he was appointed aaslatnnt to the vice- president and oenerol manager in that capacity tie come into dairy con tact wuh offlctali of all ckftarcmenib of the railway and mode the moat of the cwoituriujes which these contacts afforded to still further widen his knowledge of all branches of rail roading he also had charge of the operation of the royal line steamers trading from montreal to the united ktnfajotn taen itr bftptetnber 1010 come tus advancement to the position of assistant to the president of the canadian national and assistant to the lyealdeni of the oanathan gov ernment aferchat taarma owned by the railway in ohio wlie n in july at 1030 the canadian government decided to sat up a def ence purchasing board mr vaughans abulucft aft an organiser were quickly rcaoanlusd and he was requrotod to give his services for a limited time as a dollar a vear man on july 13th ho was appointed chairman of the board on the understanding that he would rganlze it and would be permitted to return to his position as vice presid ent of the canadian national par six months mr vaughan practically did double duty srjcndtoglong hours in or ganisation work at ottawa and still keeping tab on the clrrjorument of the railway for which no was reeponslblb mr vaughan remained in ottawa until the ministry of supply ni set tin in july 1941 on the retirement of 8 j ilmurerford from the presidency of the railway and the transoanada air unas mr vaughan was appointed president of the canadian rational xjuxitjb sen years og s an tunas i laasotaon aaso ioojuoddj operauon os ao- nslhrays flananlin kihfatal qbeem- oanacattes tar vavttatianw afetsc aa an eon and lake asatneni and the operat- ahlni the central vertaont raltwaa orwnlaer and executive become more ion of the rail and hirer ooal inanwlsjvluioiiid wrunk wetrtelmluujway than over apparent and in ixeoember 1030 he was selaoted as vicepresi dent in charge of purchases and atones for the canadian national railway mr vaughan was responsible for the urfiojilnition end aonunlstratlon of this department which became panadas biggest buyer purohosos averaged- nearly eiooooooc annually and inolu- tlcdeverythmg from pms to steel brlctges borne eight thousand canadian firms sold goods to the department one ton at coal out of every five produced in oiniula was bought by the donortment mr vaughan declared tnatihe function of his deportment was to secure tat the railway the right malierlal at the right price and at the right time and foll owing out chat policy the department caealned a very high degree of effl- elenoy while a ayetem of checking and osttrtduuon of materials eetabfiahed under mr vauguanfe direction served to effect economist of oonalrlamue va lue to the wlbwaar mr vaughan- jur- duting ten year of aerrlce in bboh llscuoteon also tocaojrjorl optowlaon o and a director of iransoanada air lines in march 1043 mr vauahan was el ected to the presidency of the canadian west indies league he is a member at the advisory committee of the tec hnological institute of northwestern unherstty a member of the executive oommlttee of the chmodlan chamber of commerce and a director of beld- irwcortlceul limited mr vaughan has frerjuently been colled upon to give his spare time to organisation work for various phuan- throplo iratstutions and lias olsnys res ponded generously he is o oovcmor of the montreal general hospital and a member erf the united church of can ada his ohlef dtvamkns are golf and bridge and he to a keen hockey fan he u a member of the granite club toronto and the st james and mo unt bruno chaos laonlswal in 100s mr vaughan married loss roseus cheadle of toronto they taw two notninsmamflshour 6ul victory bonds advertise in 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