Putnam patriot., 1916-07-21
PUTNAM CONN FRIDAY. JULY 2l lelo
THE BIG POW WOW
Over Six Hundred Business Men Gather
 on Shores of Webster Lake
Eastern Connecticut Development Com.
 mItiee's Outing Great Success
Parade of Automobiles Attracted Atten. ton from New London to Webster


 The annual outing of the Eastern
 Connecticut Development Committee,
 for weeks anticipated with pleasure,
 has come, gone, and is now remember ed with pleasure by the over six hun
 dred participants. Even the thunder shower did not dampen the spirits of the gathering. Men of business learn
 to take things phiIosophically. While the thunder roared and the lightning
 flashed the orchestra played in the big tent and no one at the table missed a stroke with knife or fork.
 Putnam and Webster managed the affair conceived by Putnam. Attor- ney Joseph P. Love of Webster was chairman and C. J. Hartman, secre- tary of the entertainment committee, and did great amount of work to 1 perfect the plans which were carried out without a hitch. 1t was about l 103O when the guests from as far south as New London crossed the Put nam city line. They were met by an 1 automobile in which were Secretary Hartman, Captain Joseph Ryan, Ad- miral Goodrich, Judge F. F. Russell and his daughter, Miss ConstaneeRus- sell. This committee escorted and di. rected the procession of seventy y.eight chis through the city as far north as Providence and School streets. 1 The autos were decorated and there l were but few that did not display the | nolional colors in one form or another.
 Norwich led in the number of ma. chimes, nearly fifty cars being used to carry the delegat from that city 1 New London was close second with l about thirty cars. Willimantic and Danielson sent goodly dozens of fine looking cars and Putnam joined the line with fine showing.
 The Norwich men all wore red hats suitably inscribed and New London l carried out the Pow Wow and Indian setting of the outing by appearing with headdresses of feathers like true braves.
 Some of the large banners carried by the Norwich delegation were represen- tative of Civic Bureau, NorwichChnm- Der of Commerce, Transportation Bu- reau, Norwich Building and Improve ment Association, Norwich Commer- clal School. New London carried ban ners of New London Improvement League, Real Estate Bureau, "Pe- quots, u and New London County As sociation.
 Arrived in Webster the Webster Dudley and Southbridge members au- tomobiles, decorated with banners, met the visiting delegations on West Main street. The machines were lined up beside the street and rousing cheer went up AS the machines hove in sight. Deputy Sheriff Gilbert Os- borne acted as chief marshal and ev- erything went of without a hitch. President Spaulding Bartlett and members of the reception committee headed by Richard J. Murphy, pro-
  the line of cars to Beacon Park.
 The caterer, Max Walker, Hartford, laid covers for 550 at the first table, with 50 at the second. Members of the Webster Dudley Chamber ofCommerce gave their place at the first table to outside guests who arrived late for [ he dinner, which was served at 1.50 o'clock. Fifty walters gave excellent service and caused the local committee to commend the Hartford caterer.
 Miss Marie Miron, daughter of Jo seph C. Miron, noted comic opera star, entertained with novelty singing spe cialties Selections were rendered by the Associate Quartet and an orches- tra of six pieces played from l o'clock to ,.
 The dinner was preceded and fol- lowed by field events and sports, bath- 1 ing and boat rides around the lake.,No expense WAS spared to make the day 1 lasting memorial of Webster lake. To- i ward the end of the afternoon three l scheduled boat rides were 'canceled owing to the rain.
 Several important business matters that were to have come up at the meet | ing were deferred until the next meet ing which will be held at Crescent ! Beach in August. A vote of thanks to the Putnam and webster-Dudley l Chambers of Commerce was passed and have been mailed to the two l chambers. One of the deferred mat ters was that of the change of name l from the Eastern Connecticut Devel- opment Committee to the Eastern 1 Connecticut Chamber Of Commerce. The business session was brief,