Putnam patriot., 1909-05-14

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 -Nf. and Mfs. Arthur Arlington of Worcester were the guests of Nf. and Mrs. Peter Gardner oyer Sunday.
 The Kings iDaughters will meet with Mrs. ] ii. Randall, Fremont street Wednesday, May l9, al 1 ?. III.
 Mrs. Carrie tGascoiRne was the re. eeipient of handsome May basket from her scholars Tuesday evening.
 The T. 4. < R. society will put on iirzl=elass vaudeville entertainment, at Wildwood Park, OH Memorial Day.
 --Sehoois in town will be closed to. moffoss tri lay, as the annual eonyen- ton ef the Eastern Gdnnecticut Teach. CTS Association h to bc held in this city.
 -fhe Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church afe planning for fawheffy supper 10 be served in Inc church parlofs, Tuesday afternoon, May -, from to <. lee cream Will also be for saie. \ II invited
 M. NJ DMAer was elected first aI. tefnate delegate to the National Con Sention of the Knights of Columbus. 10 be held at Mobile, in August. by the State Convention held at Bridgeport OH Tuesday. He may, therefore, be with the delegation from Connecticut on the Southern trip.
 Miss A. Isabelle Byrne. who has been visiting her mother on Woodstock avenue for two weeks, has returned to New York, to resume her duties at the Roosevelt hospital.
 MT. and Mrs. C. n Sharpe leave Putnam on the boat train Friday evening for Louisville, Ky, to attend the 8afd annual session ef the Supreme tommandery af the Golden Cross of which MT. Sharpe k the First Supreme Representative from connecticut. The trip k laid out hy Geo. l.. Mafsters of Boston for the New England Repre-. sentatiVes, and their friends and party will number about 1n. The route k bs the Ichigh Valley from Jersey City, and takes in the battletields at Gettvs. burg and Harlefs Ferry. and through ihe shenandoah Valley, On the return the route is through Ohio, visiting Columbus, Cinelnili and Cleveland, across Lake Erie to Buffalo and Nigarfa Falls and back to Springfield and Boston.
 At the banquet of the Hartford Business Mems Association, last week Thursday, where the Presidents of all other similar organizations in the State were invited, C. \. Hammond, one of the Executive Committee of the local Association, attend ed at the request of The President, +. NJ. Wheaton. The banquet WAS held al Hotel Garde, with everything appropriate for the occa- sion-~deeufatians, music, and the ban. laet Itself, Hotel earde having an en. Siable reputaiion Tor providing for such functions. About 2ao guests wee pres. snt, including ihe flower of Hartford,s business men. The speaking was be- | 'ond the usual smoke-talk average, oe- 1 ginning al lo.alo and continuing until a. III.
 The s2d annual Encamrment of .hc Department of Connecticut, Grand Army ot the Republic, was held al south Norwalk, May Huh and iath. Post Commander W. k. Whittemore, i. h, Bates and G. A. Hammond, al. ended as delegates from A. G. Warner fast, No. Si. The choice of Depart ment Commander was unanimous for seorge Haven, Chief oi Police, New London, for wears. Colonel of the Sid (. \. G., Veteran of the var of the rebellion. He is chairman ef the delegation from Connecticut. John sMeoinley, postmaster of New London is delegate. Eastern Con necticat rallied around Harvey W hitmore, lof Pomfrt, Past Com. mandet of Chaplin Post. He Is se sears of age, with bright eyesnd active step. When he fell assured that he had been chosen one of the eight dele gate, To represent his state Ut the Ma tional Eneampment in Salt Lake City, in August, his eye glistened ss only