Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-13
HINES FOR TREASURER.
Fat Men Laughed Themselves Thin at the Compounce Bake,

Fat Men Laughed Themselves Thin at the Compounce Bake. Lake Compounce. Sept 13.-The
 trolley people were not caught nap ping and put on their heavy-truck. double-foor, copper-sheathed seat
 cars to accommodate the heaving,
 bulging ranks of the Connecticut Fat
 Mems association that gathered iu
 annual reunion here yesterday.
 The roly-polies came early and as
 the savory odor of roasted sheep and
 pig and fried corn came to their nos
 trils they gamboled like kids, played peek-a-boo and did other tra-la things like tiny tots. Residents here
 abouts aver that twas the guffawing
 and hooraying of the heavy weights
 that ignorant people mistook for
 thunder and which so shook the up-
 per air that a copious rain fell,
 breaking the long drouth.
 It was day of sunshine and good
 humor at the lake. There hasn't
 been another such good natured, fat, pleasure loving crowd or reunion at the famous resort this year. The Fat Mems association probably repre- sents more flesh than any, other or gar ization in the state and the own CTS ol Compounce had grave fears about the capacity of the chairs about the place that have been doing business the past year. The chairs had tremendous responsibility, but they bore up we'll. All will have to be repaired to-day. The grass about the lake was sight-what there was of it to see-after the fat men had trod on it for few hours.
 Everybody attended to bdsiness tn- side, that is, inside business. The dinner was served at 1880 and there was plenty for the inflated mer to at. tend to for an hour or more.
 At the head of the table sat Dam iel Wadsworth of Hartford, the plcs- !.lent of the sssociation, wEo looked happy in spite of his 400 pounds of pounds.
 Secretary George A. Beers acted as the toastmaster. He announced the first speaker to be Lawyer William J. Malone of Bristol who isn't quite a fat man yet, but is a good speaker. He rolled off some excellent fat mems stories that made the large ones roll with laughter and then he retired in favor of Lawyer Hugh M. Alcorn of Hartford, who followed MT Malone's cue and told some stories that hadn't been heard at the lake before this summer.
 Then Hon Noble E. Pierce took the floor. He told of his having just att tended the democratic state conven- tion and of the nominations. "We have put everything in the platform except providing for a pension for fat men," declared MT Pierce. He assured them he would do his best next time to help them out in this re- spect.
 At the business meeting the reports of the officers were made and the treasury was found to be in first class condition. Secretary Beers re- ported many new members added during the past year. The officers elected were: President, Daniel s. Wadsworth, Hartford; vice-presi- dents, c. Herbert Peck, Hartford; Frank Mcclure, New Haven; Thomas Scott, Hartford; William H. Noonan, Springfield, Mass; Samuel B. Morse, West Haven; John Fox, New Haven; Edward F. Griswold. Bloomfield; Charles A. Smith, Conway, Mass; M. F. Sullivan, New Haven; secretary, George A. Beers, Bristol; treasurer, James A. Hynes.
 The committee on amusement for next year was selected as follows: Julius S. Pierce, Southington, chair man; Thomas Collins and William Horan also of Southington. Those present were:
 Aaron Getz. Hartford. Louis Getz, Hartford; Samuel P. Moore, West Haven; Lewis Johnson, West Haven; Thomas Hinds, Unionville; c. J. Gel son. Unionville; A. J. Clatkin, New Haven: William Tansy. New Haven; George Bromley. West Haven; Louis J. Muller, New Britain: John A. Nor ton, Bristol: L. J. Dom. Plainville; l.. w. Higgins. Plainville; Charles L. Southington; Thomas M. Collins, Southington: Julius c Pierce. Plantsville; c. c. Chamber lain. Southington; c. A. Smith, Con- way. Mass: George M. Barnes. Meri- den; Charles H. Bruce. Meriden; J. l.. Holmes, Meriden; William Hitch cock. Mt Carmel: P. B. Gillern, New Haven; Lewis T. Teeter, West Hart ford; NJ. J. Burke, Thomaston; NJ. F. New Haven: H. J. Parsons. Dennis Murphy, New Haven: H. NJ. Nagle. Meriden; Val entine Bollerer, New Britain: Charles Meriden; Henry Cole, New York: Charles Walsh, Huntsville; H. M. Nichols. Huntsville: E. w. Doolittle. Southington: Robert D. Huntsville; Luther B. Nor ton, Bristol; Leonard P. Goodwin, Bristol: Hugh NJ. Alcorn. Suffield: Hon Noble E. Pierce. Bristol: Will liam j. Malone. Bristol: James F. Gleeson. Bristol: s. P. Harrison, Bristol; Judson l.. Leonard, Rain kt-;rrga,,, AT.