The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-09
PARK CITY MUCH
 IN EVIDENCE AT RUPERT OPENING
Local Delegation Includes Many
 Notabies-Fine Entertain ment For Guests
Earle M. Christie, Manager of Local Branch, Gets Massive
 Loving Cup

More than a. hundred Brfdgeporters who yesterday inspected the big new brew house of Jacob Ruppert in New
 York city were busy today assuring
 their local acquaintances that. there
 was no fear for the present Of the
 dearth of beer After they had seen the mammoth equipment of the new
 brewery, biggest in the world.'' they concluded there was reasonable ground
 for the belief that the demand will
 keep up to the supply. even in this hot weather. s$i5. sss
 Most of the Bridgeporters went by
 automobile, and the return trip ended
 a little after midnight. Earle M Christie, manager of Jacob Ruppert' 8 Bridgeport branch, personally conduct ed the tour, and his provision for the Bridgeporters was admirable.
 The moot notable event of the after noon was the presentation to MT.
 sive silver loving cup, suitably in
 scrtbed. This was the gift of his Bridgeport friends. MT. Christie made l a brief speech of acceptance, and
 promised to christen the cup later in
 the day. This ceremony took place at Wolf'S Inn, I4archmont.
 After lunch at Zimm ermanss, in New Rochelle, the Bridgeporters proceeded | to New York in time to reach the
 brewery at o'clock, when. the doors
 were thrown open for the reception to the branches Every day this week Ruppert patronage, and yesterday, branch day, brought visitors from many of the New York suburbs. None sent delegation so large or so much in evidence as the Bridgeport contfn- gent.
 With ribbons marked, Focal Pride, Bridgeport, Conn.," about their hats, and buttons bearing tfekphotograph of Col. Ruppert, they separated into many groups and as they passed through the vast brewery departments, they were good naturedly hailed by the delega- tions from other branch cities, who recognized the Bridgeporters by their distinctive ribbons and buttons.
 The immensity~ of the brewery was characterized by one of the visitors as staggering. The three hours spent there, part of it devoted to lunch and the enjoyment of a continuous concert by two bands, was little enough to see the massive mechanism that is used to convert the malt and hops into ''the best beer brewed." Col. Ruppert, hisf brother, George Ruppert, and his big staff were a reception committee for| the guests.
 The return to Larchmont occupied about hour, and there was await ing an elaborate dinner, with a cabaretl show arranged by MT. Christie for his Bridgeport guests. Following the din- ner, Christie and George Clancy vied for first honors in an improvised tur-I key trotting contest
 The christening of the loving cup took place at Larchmont; and speech making was in order. Among the speakers were MT. Christie, 4eorge s. Hill, president of the board of police l commissioners, Secretary of State AL bert J. Phillips, William Afu1cahy, the 1 Ruppert manager in New Rochelle and several others.
 Several stops for gasoline were made | on the trip into Bridgeport Among | the guests in the Bridgeport de1egatton1 were state, county and city officials, | merchants in many pursuits, clubmen l and large representation of the Rup-t pert clientele in this city.