Connecticut western news., 1913-01-23

l naue without DelnP brought to the at tention of the commission Ut all which was a sufficient evidence that the very IeXistence of the commission tended to act as peace maker between the public and some corporations.
 Rev. E. c. Gillette, of Canaan, with his Man behind the gun" topic, came next, and received trumultuous greet ing, as he always does. He referred to the achievements of the Canaan Busi. ness Mems Association, (which by the way. owes more to the disinterested, faithful and selI-sacrificing devotion of 1 Mir. Gillette himself, than to anybody toastmaster reprehensible habit of which he refuses to be cured. He finally carried his embarrassing tactics so fan as to attempt to put the L. m. out of the t. m. business for the time being. by l springing beautifully inscribed silver. gold-hned loving cup upon him on be half of the Canaan Business Mems As sOciation and Canaan Hose Company No. 1, a performance that very nearly ! liberated well. trained and usually tractable goat. Mir. Gillettes rather unusual proceeding. which concluded his part of the entertainment may be re- ferred to elsewhere, perhaps
 Secretary F. $. Valentine, of the State Business Mems Association, made humorous allusion to the apparent dis crepancy between the enrolled member ship of the Canaan Association, upon which 1t pays per capita dues to the State Association, and the big crowd as. sembled for the feast. He spoke of the advantages of a Business Mems Associa tion in the community, and of the greater advantages of belonging to the State Association. and urged all Canaan. ites who were not members of the local organIzation, to join. Mir. Valentine made fine impression, and won many friends who will be glad 70 see him here again.
 The concluding feature was Mir. Charles Dickerson, Bridgeport enter. tainer, who gave humorous recitations aud told funny stories that convulsed the assemblage and wound up the affair with a session of uproarious laughter. Mir. Dickerson was Mir. George c. Peet s contribution to the banquet. Mir. Peet engaged him at his own expense, and thus won the gratitude of Association aud guests.
 After the speaking, three rousiug cheers were given for Governor Baldwin. three more tor the other speakers, and the banquet guests adjourned at Ie:3O by singing America"
 And thus passed into history the 1918 banquet of the O. B. M., the greatest success in Its annals.
 The guests were as follows:
 NO. 1-sPEAKERs.
 Gov. Simeon k. Baldwin, Judge A. T. Roraback, R. T. Higgins, Rev. E. 0. Gillette, F. s. Valentine, E. s. Thomas, Chas. Dickerson, T. l.. Norton, E. s. Roberts. John Rodemeyer, toastmaster.
 TABLE NO. 2. l H. E. Holt. George Hardenbergh, Howard Lawrence, Nelson Stratton, John Graves, G. w. Parsons, Wallace Garfield, K. A. Brewer, O. S. Adam. F. R. Collin, Charles Nelson. Dr. Coley, J. E. Rhoades, O. G. Smith, k. O. Finney.
 TABLE NO. 8.
 H. c. BarRes, D. l.. Peirce, c. l.. Par. sons, A. A. Hubbard, o. J. Decker, D. D. Walter, pr. O. w. Camp, F. A. T Coons, H. A. Holt, $. G. Camp, G. S. Fuller, R. T. Farnum, G. w. Hall, F. A Johnson, 0. F. Laffargue. Philip Beal D. E. King.
 TABLE NO. 1.
 R. K, Southwick, Dr. II. l.. Ross, Jos. Hollister, A. w. Holsapple, Allyn Fuller, H. E. Lyles. Wm. Kane, l.. ]. Kicker. son, w. c. Green, Dr. F. IT. Lee, c. W. Ford.
 TABLE NO. 5.
 II. B Ives. E. l.. Roberts, w. A. Wright, F. A. Whiting, F. II. Wilcox, A. J. Wigglesworth. J. L. Parsons. Geo. Simpson. J. O. Roraback, Geo. Roger, J. 0. Benton, Miles L, Blodgett. TABLE NO. G.
 John Biapchi, k. D. Peirce, I. L. Scott, G. k! DeHart, George Hall. John Hall, N. E. Lawton, Geo. J Vogel. Geo M. Bullock. Geo. Mather, pr. J. c. Adam. Freeman Dempsey, H. J. Hat. maker, John V. Adam, N. w. Harden. bergh, Howard Lathrop, D. J. Emmons, , F. J. Kane.
 TABLE NO. 2. O. A. Beaujon, F. k. Blass, c. E. Cor. win, O. T. Vosburgh, l.. O. Rhoades. G. A. Adam, Sam Seigel. John Madigan. TABLE NO. s.
 l.. H. Adams, Victor Coe, s. A. Kemp. H. w. Strayer, c. H. Sage, A. L. Hugins, J. W. Morris.
 TABLE NO. 9. P. 0. Hollerau, H. k. Whitford, W. O'Conuer, F. 0. Miller, Chas. Moore, H. l A Waayar Tohn Rartla H Watlner