New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
CAMERA CLUB HAS
 ANNUAL BANQUET
Murray's Studio Scene of Enjoy
 able Occasion Last Evening

Members of the New Britain Camera club observe two events of the year as the most interesting and important of their many gatherings. One is the annual club outing on Fast day and the other the annual banquet at Murray's studio, the clubs headuuarters for many years. The second event fell last night and the club maintained it's well earned repu tation for events of this character. Home made dishes graced the ban uuet boards and every mem ber of the ciub gave favorable voice to a vote that professional catering could have provided nothing finer, if indeed as good. There was an assortment of salads. rolls, sandwiches, pies and cakes that made selection a difficult problem and to top off came ice cream and finally cigars.
 Good Fellowship.
 President E. H. Start of Hartford, for many years member of the club, presided and called upon officers and various members for after-dinner speeches. In his opening remarks MT. Start spoke of the good fellow ship which prevails among the men- bers and the spirit of camaradarie which is at all times manifest.
 Rev. F. l.. Grant of Plainville, the clubs ministerial representative, was introduced as the first speaker and he kept the guests in continual flow of laughter with anecd otes and funny stories. In concluding he urged the club members to begin the season which is now opening by choosing some line of photographic work and following it out, suggesting different lines of nature study, which he be- neved would prove both fascinating and worth while.
 Former President Henry G. Voight said il. had been suggested to him in choosing a topic to secure one that would keep the dry bones from rattling He told a series of stories which proved conclusively to his au- Gitors that he understands the art of merrymaking as well as amateur rh oto graphy. Among MT. Weights collection of stories was an account of a field trip taken by group Of the members in the Wilds of eastern Connecticut. Night overlook the marty and a member who has a repu- tation for scientific knowledge under , took to guide the party by the posi- ton of the stars. He succeeded in bringing them out of the wilderness, but it developed the guiding stars wore the lights of the Vernon railroad station.
 Prizes Awarded
 To J. A. Lewis, vice president of the club. fell the honor of presenting the club cup, a handsome silver trophy, for the best picture of the year. to Ulysses G. Dillon. The sub- ject was entitled "Ye Olden Times and showed a woman dressed In Colonial costume operating a spinning wheel MT. Dillon gracefully re- sponded to the presentation and as sured the members he would take good care of the cup, which is offered in competition each year. Second prize went to E. J. Lawrence, whose picture was entitled Gall to Nature" :" MT. Lewis won honorable mention with a picture entitled "Birches.''
 Paul A. Stah1 secretary and treasurer of the club, recited a humor- GUS poem in German dialect entitled "The Drummer" The recitation evoked much laughter. MT. Stahl also favored with several selections on the zither.
 A neatly designed place card show ing the club monogram and the words New Britain Camera Club, Annual Banquet, 1916, was the work of MT. Stahl and was kept by the members as a memento of the occasion.