Connecticut western news., 1916-01-20
FINE UNION SUPPER
Brotnerhoods EnoY Exceptionally
 Good Time at Parish House.

The union brotherhood supper, in the Christ Church Parish House Friday evening, brought out about so men, principally representatives of the vari ous church brotherhoods, in spite of the severe cold weather; and the affair proved in every way as enjoyable and successful as any similar affair of the united brotherhoods. At about s o'clock the rector, Rev. Mir. Crichton summoned the guests from the assem bly room to the dining hall, down stairs. where a feast that delighted their souls was served by the ladies of the parish The dining room was tastefully decorated in green and red, and presented a handsome appearance.
 MT. Crichton, who officiated as mas ter of ceremonies, requested Rev. E. c.
 iillette to say grace, and after the blessing had been invoked the com pany partook of the plentiful and varied and excellent bill of fare and were assiduously looked after by the ladies of the table waitress corps.
 Following the feast, Mir. Crichton, as tOastnIaster, extended cordial greeting to the visiting brotherhoods. and introduced toast card of speakers who had never before been heard here. The first speaker called on was Presi- dent Joseph l.. Parsons, of the Canaan Business Mems Association, who threw surprise into the assemblage by re vesling an aptitude for public speaking which his friends generally never dreamed he possessed. He spoke easily and well, told a funny story or two and gave the gentlemen present an urgent invitation to attend the first regular meeting of the R. M. A. under his administration, in Odd Fellows hall this (Thursday) evening, and was loudly applauded at the close of his speech.
 The next speaker was MT. Talbot O. Freeman, the tutor, who engineered the community Christmas tree project to such a gratifying success. Mir. Free man cracked jokes, recited funny poetry and kept the company in good humor for several minutes, especially when he related his experience with various local personaGes whom he inter. NlGNCd III lllS SDhtdNolb NO dlOuSb lI- terest i'll the community Christmas tree proposition.
 Rev. Mir. Fuller, the new pastor of the East Canaan Congregational church. responded to an introduction by stating that he had no special message to bring, but that he was in full sym pathy with the brotherhood movement and invited those present to attend the next union supper at the East Canaan church, next month.
 At this, point Mir. Crichton an nounced that for the convenience of the ladies, who were waiting to wash up the large number of dishes, which would entail more or less noise and confusion, the company would adjourn to the assembly room 10 hear the principal address, by MT. Wilson H. Lee, of New Haven.-and upstairs they went.
 Mir. ee spoke for about an hour, on "The Upbuilding of Agriculture in New England" and was intently lis. tened to from beginning to finish. He told of his experience in intensive farming since he went into agriculture as a sort of side issue; and the wonder. full increase in the yield of his three combined farms, over the product of former methods. He gets IS cents a quart for his milk, and his dairy, the day before his coming to Canaan, yielded l, 100 quarts of milk. He spoke of the great advantages offered by the County Farm Bureaus, not only in the benefits to farmers, but to the com. munities generally, and especially in the way of improving the common schools.
 A number of farmers and others, gathered around MT. Lee after the close of his address, to congratulate him and ask questions concerning his methods and experience.
 MT. Crichton assured MT. Lee of the appreciation of his hearers, and ex- pressed their gratitude for his en. and interesting talk.