Connecticut western news., 1913-05-29
BROTHERHOOD SUPPER
Great Success-Next Event May be in
 Christ Church Parish House..

Great Success-Next Event May be in
 Christ Church Parish House. Nearly seventy men attended the Union Brotherhood Supper in Pilgrim Church, Friday evening" i'll spite of the wretched weather conditions. which kept many away. It was a dismal, rainy night, but there was nothing dismal or depressing about the Brotherhood gath ering. The real brotherhood spirit was there, and the affair was in many ways the most successful and significant of the entire series, up to this time, and certainly not one bit less interesting than any that had gone before it. It was particularly interesting by reason of tho new faces behind the speakers table-Rev. J. P. Smyth. rector of Christ Episcopal Church, who made a fine speech; Rev. l.. E. Travis, the new pas tor of the Canaan Methodist church, who likewise made his debut to the Union Brotherhood, and MT. George s. Fuller who gave an interesting account of his observations at Panama.
 The supper, which was served by the ladies of Pilgrim Church, was a corned- beef hash feast, with salads. cake, ice cream and all the essential trimmings and was partaken of with 8 relish that bespoke good appetites.
 After the feasting was over, and the <,,r L,a E. O. Gillette started the talking feature by welcoming the guests, giving brief sketch of the history and growth of the Brotherhood movement locally, after which he introduced John Rodemeyer, who was followed by MT. Fuller with an intensely interesting and instructive account of his recent visit to the Panama Canal zone, which must have given the listeners more vivid impression and a more adequate idea of the great work being done on the Isthmus than they had before. The description began with the authorization at New York, and ended with the return, and was full of valuable information throughout.
 Rev. MT. Smyth was then introduced by the toastmaster, and was given an enthusiastic welcoming round of hand clapping. Mir. Smyth expressed his ap- preciation of the opportunity to be pres ent, and his sympathy with the Brother hood movement, and stated that it was the intention of the men of Christ church to organize a Guild which would be glad to join in the Brotherhood work. He extended a cordial invitation to the brotherhoods of other churches to unite in Union Brotherhood meeting in the new Christ Church parish house when it shall have been entirely completed and dedicated "a proposition which was greeted with round of applause MT. Smyth felicitated MT. Gillette on his forthcoming trip to Europe, and told a number of humorous stories in manner that convulsed the house.
 The last speaker was Rev. MT. Travis. whom MT. Gillette introduced with number of happy personal hits, and well comed him as a co-laborer in both church and brotherhood work. MT. Travis re- ceived hearty greeting and after tell ing number of funny stories and crack ing few good jokes, made a speech, along the line of Brotherhood work and the brotherhood spirit, that made an i'm pression on all his listeners, who were generous with their applause.
 The affair came to close shortly after one of the best yet given by the Brother hoods.
 The committee in charge of the supper were. Lester Adams, Frank Johnson and A. A. Hubbard.