New Britain herald., 1914-07-07
STATE POLICE ASSO. OFFICERS ARE HERE Executive and Finance Committees
 Meet This Evening. BIG TIMES PLANNED FOR TOMORROW Business Session, Banquet at Elks' Club and Outing at Schuetzen Park Are Part of Program to Take Place Tomorrow.
BIG 1hESPLANNED FOR TOMORROW

With the sessions in the city court room at o'clock this evening the annual convention of the State Po- licemen's association will be formally opened. This evenings meetings will be of the executive and finance com smittees which will prepare their re- ports to hand in at the opening of the Abig convention in Electric hall tomor- row morning at 10 o'clock. The ex- ecutive committee is made up of Chief w. H. Brennan, of Stamford, Captain J. J. Landrigan of Meriden. Chief w. Je Rawlings of this city, Captain J. H. Redgate of Bridgeport, Chief s. w. Wheeler of Winsted, Cap- tain D. w. Bradley of Danbury, Chief A w. Inglis of Middeltown, Chief Garret A. Farrell of Hartford, Chief Philip Smith of New Haven and of Police G. M. Beach of Waterbury.
 Those on the finance committee are Sergeant c. J. Egan of New Haven, Ehristian Finnegan of Bridgeport and Detective James Burke of Meriden.
 Mayor to Give Welcome.
 Chief Brennan of Stamford, presi-
 
 side at tomorrow's session and Mayor George A. Quigley will be present to give the address of welcome. Reports from the various officers of the as- sociation will be received, officers for the coming year will be elected and other business pertinent to come be- fore this gathering will be transacted.
 Banquet at Ellxs'. Club.
 At o'clock the members and guests will adjourn to the Elks club where a sumptuous banquet will be served and at about 2:3O the party will take the special cars which are to be provided and so to Schuetzen park for the grand outing.
 Those Tn Charge.
 The New Britain policemen who have been arranging this big event have spared neither pains nor money to make it a grand success and there is no doubt but what it will be the most pleasant gathering of the as- sociation that have yet been held. Or cer A. J. Richardson is chairman of the entertainment committee and Cl- ficer Clarence Lamphere is in charge of the refreshment committee. Chief Rawlings has taken care of the sou venir badges and Captain Tom Grace heads the committee which has prepared the banquet. Officer Lyons, famous for navigation and other sorts of transportation, is in charge Of the committee which has arranged for the transp ortation of the guests to Schuetzen park and back, and he will havesthe special cars on hand in arnpleS time to get all over there. These cars will leave at about 2:3U o'clock.
 Attractive Program Prepared.
 An attractive post prandial pro- gram has been arranged for the ban quet at the Elk's club. Solos will be( rendered by Miss Jean Cochrane, Mrs M. T. Cream and August Klein, while Lynch's orchestra has been secured to furnish music.
 At Schuetzen park all forma1ity will be set aside and the officers and men will all join together in one grand, good time. There will be baseball game, athletic events, in- cluding the famous fat mans race and other stunts. The Dixie Minstreis will also be on hand to furnish an entertainment.
 Many of the public officials have been invited and all indications are that this annual session will be the biggest, and best. of all.