Putnam patriot., 1916-07-14
Niadham County and Webster Lake the Mecca for Connecticut Business Men
$50 to Enjoy Hospitality of Putnam and
 Webster. Dudley

There are 600 business men, mostly from Connecticut, but augmented by a good number from Webster, Dudley, and Southbridge, gathered ,on the shores of Webster Lake today, Thurs day, attending the annual outing of the Eastern Connecticut Development Committee.
 When the time arrived for plans for inc outing Putnam suggested. Webster Lake as the place and also suggested inviting the Webster Dudley Board of Trade to participate. The place was was accepted without a protest as the invitation to the Massachusetts business men. Souihbridge heard of the plan and asked to join in. Permis- sion twas readily granted, in fact the suggestion was warmly welcomed. At s meeting of delegates to consummate plans, held at the Lake, it was sugges- ted that the State Chamber of Com nerce be invited. This was done and the invitation immediately accepted. The result is that from all parts of Connecticut business men are shaking hands with each other and with their brothers just over the line in the Bay State.
 Monday noon when the sale of tick. cts closed 550 had been disposed bland those sold in the western part of the state reported later swelled the mum. Der to the six hundred mark and pos sibly over.
 The gathering today is one of the largest of it's kind ever held in South . ern New England. It is too early to state on authority all that transpired but it is safe to say that it is one of the best times ever held in this section and that the good that will result from this amalgamation of the business interests cannot at this time be estimated.
 The affair was arranged as an outing and good time pure and simple. Bus mess cares are to be forgotten for the day. While discussions may occur be tween individuals or groups of indivld- uals there are to be no addresses or formal discussions of business affairs. One of the features of the day will be base ball game between teams from Windham county and New London county and silver cup will be award- ed the winner. The suggestion for this event came from ,New London to Secretary Hartman. MT. Hartman immediately accepted and at once got in touch with President A. W.'Wll- Hams of the Danielson association. President Williams is an old-timer at the base ball pastime and when sthe clans gather at the lake with the big name today he will have team Of members of the Putnam, Willimantic and Danielson organizations that he expects will be able to beat any organ ization extant.
 Other features will include boating, bathing and other sports. By no means the least attraction is theRhode Island shore dinner of unusual excel lence and including mary extras. For this Max Walker of the Aaron Club of Hartford has been engaged sas caterer which assures fine dinner. The me- nu will be as follows:
 CLAM BAKE
 Clam Chowder
 Radshes Onions Steamed Soft Clans Special Sauce
 Special Baked Sea Bass
 Baked Irish New Potatoes
 Baked Lobsters
 Tomato, Cucumber and Lettuce Salad
 White and Brown Bread
 1-2 Spring Chicken Baked
 W Watermelon
 Guests from all parts of the state ar rived during the morning. Most of the number came by auto. Putnam fell in line and all proceeded to the lake where no time was lost in getting under way and the different diversions soon had their quota of participants. IL is early yet to tell just what did oc- cur on the lake shore but not too early to say that the day will long be re- membered by each and every one of the large gathering.