Putnam patriot., 1918-08-16
3OO0 ATTEND TRI-
 STATE POMONA
Big Time In Thompson Last Friday. - Noted Speakers, Music and Special Features.
Members From Three States Frater-
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 Thompson With a rat=a-tat-a tat a-tat the rapid fire Browning guns rattled their way to d prominent place on the program of the Tri= State Po- mona meeting on the spacious grounds of Hon Randolph H. Chand- Ter last Friday A the bullets plowed up the earth in q side hill south of the residence of the host. the minds eye could picture hundreds of fallen Huns Who had tiicd t0 cross No Mans Land aed Sake the Tanks uHawares Many sa# the wicked looking and wicked acting implement of war for the first time and saw Il only to won ier haw human life could ever be pared UteEe the sweep of these rap Id ffe instruments of death held sway Representatives of the Colts factory demonstrated the various types of fapid fire guns and the de moHstfat6ns were watched WIfh close interest and attention from beginning to end
 Tkp TH state Pomona was sue ceqs in eHere was Alf Chandler and
  of arrangemeufs have received high pHalse and compliments for the man her in which the fine program was carried out Such q gathering Of peo= Plp on Thompson Hill is without pre- cedent as was stated by Professor Wheeler. of Storrs College, who had charge of the program, and who also said that q conservative estimate placed the number present at 5000 people This was very easy of belief if one visited that part of the grounds where the automobiles were parked and saw the assemblage of ears.
 The parade, which started promptly at 1 o'clock, was led by the Guard Martial drum corps of Webster Drum Major Dumas made decided hit with his manipulations of the baton, and the ease with which he pulled off some difficult stunts was a feature that was watched closely The Canadian band of North Grosvenordale furnished ex- cellent music, both for marching and at intervals during the day Grang CTS from Rhode Island and Massachu- setts had positions of honor behind the the drum corps and then followed the band In the next division Judge Isaac N. Mills of Mount Vernon, N Y., formerly q Thompson. and Hon Randolph H. Chandler, headed the grangers of the Nutmeg state The whole made a line nearly half a mile long and taking ten to twelve minutes to pass given point In the midst of the afternoons program, while Jus tice Mills was speaking. a shower came up which at first threatened to put q stop to the proceedings. but as it turned out only slightly interfered with it
 The Red Cross was very much ln evidence, and the members were act i've selling ice cream That they were busy business ladies k evidenced by the fact that forty five gallons of cream were sold and if is stated that the Red cross Wli re3iixe S2l 0t from the venture Tte iunlor Red Cross was also busy and nettel sla from selling lemonade and cookies neu the entrance ta Alr Becke1
 All iH all it WAS q r8la day for Thompson. and one n which tha e}tH zens macy take I ust paip lt ~lll leave a impression Qn ttg naaiz 9f the younger people which will long be remembered ihe presence of G0A ef- nor and Mrs Heeekmau If Rhode l. land and Lieutenant Governor Cool= idge of Massachusetts Nas an appre- eiated and gratifying feature of the day Governor Beeckman met sever al from hiS state who have interests in Thompson as summer residents, while heing interested busipesswise in Rhode Island
 The speaking was from the wide deor leading into the Grange hall Seats were arranged out front under tbe trees Each speaker was heard With interest, and all introduced a patriotic keynote into their remarks There were several exhibits of vari- ous things of interest to grangers, and there was not dull moment during the entire day
 SIX SELECTED MEN TO TAKE