Connecticut western news., 1915-02-25
NO ANNUAL BANQUET
Canaan B. M. A. Votes to Skip the
 Feast for This Year.

At the February smoker of the Ca naan Business Mems Association, Thursday evening it was voted that the annual banquet for 1915 be abandoned, owing to the lateness of the season at which such an affair could be arranged for, after the completion of the hotel repairs, which are not yet finished. It is possible, however, that some form of outing may be provided during the summer, to take the place of the an- nual hanqueU
 Tine meeting was attended by about twenty men, who passed away the time before the opening of the cere monies, and after the adjournment, in formally discussing the European war and the Great Harrington Chamber of Commerce banquet and smoking the cigars that had been provided by Presi- dent Holsapple and Billy" Hamilton. of Springfield, who had donated box of smokers for the occasion.
 Secretary N. Watson Hardenbergh read the minutes of the last meeting immediately after President Holsapple called the meeting to order.
 Chairman F. H. Lee, of the commit tee appointed to investigate the sewer extension question, reported the action taken at the recent annual meeting of the Fire District, and gave it as his opinion that some action would be taken at the adjourned meeting. He stated that new house was about to be erected, near Edward McCarty's house, on Bragg street, on the very bank of the ditch, which would mak, the need of a sewer in that section all the more imperative. The report was accepted and the committee-composel of Messrs. Lee, J. c. Roraback and Rev. E. c. -jillette-continued.
 When the banquet matter was brought up, Chairman Hartlenbergh of the banquet committee, reported that the hotel conditions were still in srch shape that nothing definite could decided upon as to date, and the com mittee had nothing to report in thu way of progress.
 R. D. Peirce suggested that it might be advisable to skip the banquet fm this year, in view of the late ness of tn, season, and especially as the Business Mems Association would be expected to take hold and help tue firemeu of Canaan Hose Company entertain the visiting nremen wlO world be here. 200 or 300 strong, on the occasion Cf the annual tournament of the Harlem Valley Firemen'S Association, of whici. the Canann company is a member On motion it was voted that the banquet be abandoned and the committee con- tinued with authority to arrange plans along the lines suggested by MT. Peirce or for some form of summer outing.
 It was voted that the Association s annual dues to the Connecticut Cham Der of Commerce, formerly the State Business Mems Association, be paid.
 The routine business being disposed of, President Holsapple introduced MT. E. A. Creevey, who gave an intensly interesting informal talk on his obser- vatiOns of commercial and social life in Germany, where he was for nearly five years stationed as United States consul at Glauchau. MT. Creevey gave some edifying and instructive details of German life not generally known to Americans, concerning the business methods, social castes and moral ethics of the country. MT. Creevey spoke for about an hour and was listened to with the closest interest from start to finish. At the close he was given a rising vote of thanks.