Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
BAlD-HEADS PLANNING
Annual Banquet in Winsted, Oct 29,
 Will be Notable Event.

third annual banquet of the Club to be held at the Winchester October 29. The officers present were President Robert J. Orr, of Pittsfeld: Secretary A. Pope Chapman, Treasurer W. H. Hart, Ex- logg, and John T. Bartle, of Falls Will lage, and the press agent.
 The president was authorized to ap- point banquet and reception commit tees consisting chiefly of Winsted mem- bers, to be announced later.
 The price of banquet tickets was fixed at $2.50
 AS the Citizen put it: "John Rode meyer, the Canaan editor who created the Bald-Head Club of America, was elected to preside as toastmaster at the banquet Oct. 29.''
 A committee was appointed to draw up resolutions on the death of two members who have died since the last annual banquet-Dwight E. Moore, of Falls Village, one of the six original members, and M. E. Pinney, of Hart ford.
 Messrs. J. Martin Sauter, proprietor of the Hotel Winchester; Roscoe Benjamin and Louis T. Stone, of Win sted, were elected to honorary member ship, and Messrs. Benjamin and Stone were appointed to the publicity staff.
 The Board received assurance that the beautiful Clubhouse of the famous Winsted Club would be thrown open to give welcome to the, ald-heads who come to Winsted to attend the banquet, during the afternoon of Oct. 29. After the business of the meeting had been disposed of, the officials, with Messrs. L. T. Stone, l.. P. Case and k. A. Simons, of Winsted, were treated to a ride around around Highland Lake and to various points of interest about Winsted, in automobiles generously pro- vided by MT. Benjamin, stopping for an inspection of the cottages and charming grounds of Mir Stone, at the head of the Lake Returning from their ride they enjoyed one of Land lord Sauter's splendid dinners at the | Winchester.
 The Winsted members of the Club are enthusiastic over the coming ban quet, and there is every indication that | dining room seating capacity will be occupied on that occasion, by an as- semblage of distinguished bald-headed gentlemen, including state officials, judges, lawyers, clergymen, doctors and men in all the professions and the various branches of trade and industry, from not only Connecticut but adjoin- ing and distant states.
 One of the features of the B. H. O. banquets is the orchestra--the five Karl brothers, of Litchfield, all bald-headed and all accomplished musicians and singers, who make music equal to any five-piece orchestra in the state.
 The Winsted Citizen, in an article on the banquet, says:
 "The October banquet will be big advertisement for Winsted in more ways than one. Of the no or more who will attend the event a majority will come from other parts of the state 1 and a dozen or more states and possibly Cuba will be represented at the festal board; in fact many will get their first impression of Winsted on Oct. 29.'
 Among the latest acquisitions to the Club is MT. G. Frank Rossire, of Guan- tanamo, Cuba, a wealthy sugar pro- ducer, who is spending the season at Twin Lakes, and who says he shall make a strenuous effort to attend the banquet.
 At the last years banquet, held in Canaan, telegram of greeting was re- l no tlNA ,1nxv Kasw "Seven Keys to Bald Pate," in New York, signed by George M. Cohan and every member of the company. An indication of the quality of speakers on the toast-cards of the B. H. c. may be 1 had from an enumeration of the list at last years banquet, which included State Tax Commissioner Corbin, who has just received the M. A. degree from Yale; Walter Prichard Eaton, the we'll known dramatic writer and author, of 1 Stockbridge; Assessor P. Davis Oakley, one of Hartford's most popular after dinner orators; Editor Phil Troup, now postmaster of New Haven; County Coroner s. A. Herman, of Winsted; Judge F. A. Jewell, of New Hartford; Hon. l.. J. Nickerson, of West Corn wall; State Supervisor of Schools H. O. Clougll, of Deep River, and Julian Sterling, the retired New York journal ist, of West Haven. Lieutenant Gov ernor Tingier, who had planned to be present and speak, was prevented by illness, and Congressman Mahan and Col. W. H. Hall were absent by reason of important engagements, but these gentlemen say they will let nothing stand in the way of their attendance ut the next banquet.
 Unless all signs fail, the banquet is to be the banner event of the coming festive season in this region. The Win sted contingent are laying plans to make it the most memorable and delightful in the history of the Club, and there will be some novel features that will surprise even the old members.
 Miss Mary Shuckerow, of Bridgeport,