Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
BALD-HEADS' BANQUET
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greeting to the members and called upon Secretary A. P. Chapman to read few of the letters of regret from absent members. Letters had been re- ceived from Lieutenant- Governor Tin missioner W. H. Corbin, of Hartford Congressman Byran Mahan, of New London; Postmaster Philip Troup, of New Haven; Col W. H. Hall, of Will lington; Hon. D. T. Warner, of Salis- bury; Sheriff William Vollmer, of Bridgeport; Vice. President John Belden, of Hartford; Walter Prichard Eaton, of Stockbridge, Mass; Judge George Addington and Bowen Staley, of Albany. N. Y, and others.
 President Orr then introduced the toastmaster, John Eodemeyer. The first speaker on the list, Judge F. W. Seymour, of Winsted, had been sud- denly called home, just before the speaking began, by an important mt s. sage which had it's sequel in the domestic event announced the next day the birth of bouncing girl baby. Representative Dudley l.. Vaill, who was called upon, almost without notice, extended to the Club welcome to Winsted and made a fine off-hand speech.
 speech combining humor and serious ness, and offered suggestion which resulted in the raising of fund, on the spot, of $61, for the relief of the starv- ing people of Belgium, which has been transmitted, through Judge Woodruff, to the U. $. Consul at Brussels.
 0. H. Dougal, of Torrington, who had been assigned the subject, Why never make speech." said the reason was that he couldn't make speech and had never been asked to make speech. Then he went ahead and made tip top speech.
 Rev. E. O. Gillette, of Canaan, was in fine trim and got lot of hearty laughs especially when, after describ- { ing an elegant masterpiece painting which he had secured for the Club, to l be placed in the B. H. Clubhouse, he l 'unveiled'' it and disclosed a glaring poster of the Ziegfeld Follies, showing sporty couple dancing the tango on the top of bald d-headed mans shiny cranium.
 Thaddeus B. Beecher, of Bridgeport, secretary of Pyramid Temple of the Mystic Shrine, kept the feasters in good humor for about 15 minutes with his humorous description of the average after-dinner speakers sensations while awaiting his turn to be called on, and his droll wit and funny stories. He rubbed it into the toastmaster good and plenty.
 Judge Gideon H. Welch, of Torring- ton, who was recently retired from the bench on reaching the 70-year age limit, proved himself just as young as he used to be, and made speech that was full of humor and sage philosophy. He said if the Bald Head Club of America had been organized years ago it would have been money in his pocket, as he had been at great expense trying to get his hair to grow. His description of his experiments along that line was irresistibly funny.
 Paul Meade, of New York, who, when resident of Falls Village took the now famous photograph of the original 'Six Sutherland Brothers, |" gave all account of how the picture came to be taken, and supplied an in- teresting bit of the Clubs prehistoric days.
 At the conclusion of the speaking a vote of thanks was given to the Winsted members and co-laborers on the con- mittee; the WiAsted manufacturers