Connecticut western news., 1917-02-22
THE BROTHERHOOD SUPPER
Union Gathering at Pilgrim Church
 Largely Attended.

The Union Brotherhood supper at Pilgrim church, Thursday evening last, attracted about eighty men from the community and nearby places.
 The announcements previously made as to the good things to be had at that time were fully justified. The good fellowship began, with the arrival of the men, who spent the half hour be- fore supper was announced, in con- versation in the lecture room and church proper, the reception commit tee doing all in its power to make the guests welcome. It was regretted that the chairman of that committee, w. T. Hatmaker was kept away by illness.
 The good supper was next on the program and the menu was discussed about the tables in the dining room. Ever ything was served in great abund- ance by a committee of ladies con- nected with the church. There was enough cornbeef hash, maccaroni with | cheese, salads, jellies, .pickles, rolls, pumpkin pie and coffee for every man and then some. The brethren did full justice to the good things on the tables; listening between courses to the good singing of a bunch of good fellows, led by R. D. Peirce.
 Not until every man present had de- clared he had eaten all the hash and pumpkin pie he could hold, were the tables cleared and the guests moved their chairs so each one could face the speakers of the occasion.
 At the speakers table were seated the four pastors of the churches in Ga naan, Revs. Gillette, Travis, Crichton, Fuller and Rev. John Calvin Goddard of Salisbury. Besides these there was MT. H. O. Dudley, Berkshire County Y. M. O. A. secretary, E. s. Roberts, E.. A. Creevey, J. l.. Parsons, John I Rodemeyer and F. W. Garvin. MT. Gillette acted as toastmaster in the absence of the president of Pilgrim /. Brotherhood, W. J. Hatmaker. He ex- tended cordial welcome to the broth erhoods of the various churches, re- minding them that it was now five years since the first union brotherhood supper, which was held in the same room in which they were then gather ed.
 He also expressed his pleasure at welcoming new conner, the Y. M. c. a. group from Clayton, the organiza- tion of which was due 70 the efforts of MT. Dudley, who was introduced as the first speaker of the evening.
 MT. Dudley graphically told the story of his work in Berkshire County, cover ing all western part of Massachusetts from Vermont to the Connecticut line Sixteen Y. NJ. O. A. groups are already organized with over 400 young men and boys enrolled. He informed his hearers that the city work of the Y. M. O. A. was something over seventy years old, while the rural work had been car ried on with varied degrees of success for about fifteen years. He said that five .ninths of the boys of America were in rural communities, to them the forming of a group, meant the coming of a worth while organization to their midst, that attracted and held them to higher ideas and broader outlook.
 Bringing into use the latent talent for leadership as we'll as providing an incentive for uplift work for the local community.
 In conservation MT. Dudley told of the Clayton group, with dozen mem- bers. who hold weekly meetings and to whose efforts primarily was due the fact that a proposed saloon was kept out of Clayton.
 MT. Dudley was enthusiastically ap- plauded as he concluded his talk, many of the men taking occasion later, to ex. press their appreciation of the good work already done by the Clayton group.
 Dr. Goddard was introduced as a man who needed no introduction to a Canaan audience. AS pastor at Salis- bury for thirty three years he holds a peculiar relation co the church life of this section.
 He is always heartily welcomed and in great demand as an after dinner speaker. His address on this occasion fully sustained his high reputation. "The Pinch hit in the game of life," was his topic fo: the occasion; he handled it in masterly way, holding the attention of every man before him. He drew his illustrations of the ''pinch hits" from the 1874 International Rifle Match at Creedmore; Collins famous hit in the 1913 worlds series; Sheri- | dan's ride from Winchester: Lincoln's famous address before a jury in a ] murder trial, besides many others who | either made pinch hits or missed them. | He declared there were three rules | whereby to insure pinch hit-prepared- ness, rerve and pluck. Nerve mean. ing self control; pluck, being willing i to take the step. The brotherhoods heartily applauded Dr. Goddard as he concluded.
 MT. Gillette spoke of the census of the men, to be taken by the members of the Hose Company, calling on Allyn