Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-02-26

doubt Ii he himself realizes the extent
of his heneileence,
do not wish 10 say too much in his
presence, but YOU all know that no one
in our community has dispensed with
such liberal and often lavish hand. If
these gifts had been withheld how
much that has been done in the last
thirty years would have been left I'm.
done, | leave you to determine.
And this gathering-whieh has been
brought together 10 testify Ia our own
rs we'll rs the public appreciation of
his many acts for the individual, rs
we'll rs the tartheranee of the interests
of the community offers eloquent tes-
, timony To The general estimation in
which he Is held.
"May his shadow never grow less, y
and when called from the seence Of his
earthly labors--which we hope may be
long delayed--may his mantle fall up
ON worthy successor.
Mr.. NJ. q. Leonard said In part, that
thirty years have gone by since Ham
mond, knowlton 4 Go. begsn business
here. just previous To that time Mr..
Manning and myself, who were In hn-
siness here, were handling great deal
ofsilk, which we bought of Hammond,
knowlton 4 Co. l became acquainted
with MIR. Hammond aud his partner,
MIR. kaowlton. The former told ma,
eoniidentially, that they WERE looking
for different place In which TO locate,
and that he was going 10 New Haven
IL look around. | suggested that they
come to Putnam To locate. He asked
what we had here | invited him To
come here aud look the ground over.
He did SO, and introduced him To Mr.,
George NJ. Morse. The result was they
located here.
fully appreciate not only what they
have done for themselves but what they
have done for the community rs we'll.
Mr.. Hammond says | am responsible
for his coming here. II this be 50 | am
glad and proud of It. They have kept
expanding and expanding until, as you
all know they are now counted among
our largest business enterprises.
Representative Joseph Mckachnie
referred To the advent of Hammond,
Knowiton n Co., and TO their taking a
small building on the other side Of the
river, Mt time when the silk industry
In this country was In Its infancy, 10
their hard work, close figuring, and,
later, to their great expansion. lie then
alinded TO Mr.. Hammond NJ a public.
spirited citizen, and pointed out the
various capacities in which he had SER
we'd his city, town, State and Nation.
lie ended by saying: !" We are here,
gentlemen, for the purpose OF doing
him honor and conRratulating him and
wishing the success already won will
continue To follow him both for his
own sake and also for the interests OF
Putnam
Representative John A. Dady spoke
of having been pupil under Mr.. Ham,
mond, and never forgot one Of his in
struciions, which WAS: "Look TO quail
" rather than quantity This, the
speaker said, was the keynote Of the
success of Hammond, knowlton x Co.
Postmaster John Mckinley, Of New
London, then spoke for the most part
In humorous vein, but added tri-
butte to the character OF the man who
was the honored guest Of the evening.
Prosecuting Attorney IL. d Card fol-
lowed with some appropriate remarks,
and suggested that "Silk City" would
be an appropriate trade name for Put
nam, and, If adopted, the city should
be kept as clean as silk.
DR.. Omer I.aRue then made SOME re-
marks in happy vein, as added tri-
butes 10 the guest they were met TO ho-
nor.
Attorney T.. II. johnson told Of one
of the first things that Mr.. Hammond
did on coming TO town was 10 emil upon
him TO inquire regarding the schools.
lie informed him that he had boy
and girl and wanted 10 know what
kind of schools we had and how they
would be treated there. The speaker
thought 10 himself that Mr.. Hammond
was different kind Of man from
what we have here. There are too few
men and scarcely any women who take
an interest In our schools. He then re-
ferred TO Mr.. Hammond's many years
connection with the schools NJ menu
Der Of the School Board. lie closed By
wishing the honored guest long life and
happiness.
Among the other speakers were Df.
J. Il. Kent, f. NJ. Wheaton, Judge +.
r. Russell, Richard German, ex-May-
or MulIan, Geo. y. Bradley, q. Harold
Gilpatfic, J. II. Mann, and Editor Carl
u. johnson.
Letters expressing regret and Offer
ing congratulations, were read from
Senator Charles +. Searls, George Il.
shaw and b. u. Bugbee--the toastmas-
Ter saying he had chosen those three
letters from many others.
As Mr.. Hammond arose In response
to The toastmasier's invitation 10 say a
few words, he was greeted with an out
burst Of applause. lie was visibIy az
fected, and hesiiated for second, and
the applause broke out anew.
When quiet was restored, Mr.. Ham-
moDd said, in part:
have heard good deal said about
man named q. A. Hammond, but
assure you do not think he Il the
whole Thing. You have given me a
great deal of credit for having cnegy