New Britain herald., 1919-07-31
VER 300 ATTEND | GROCERS' OUTING
(SOCiatiOn'S Annual Event Held |at Lake COmpounCe Yesterday

The attendance at the first annual
 ting of the New Britain GroCers'
 q Butchers association held at
 Ike Compounce yesterday afternoon
 hnt far beyond the fondest expec-
 tions of the organizations officers
 hd instead of about 200 being pres
 It a conservative estimate would
 ace the figure at 251. The at Endance consisted not only of mem-
 efs of the association and their
 em1lies but groups were present from
 number of cities throughout the late.
 Much credit for the success of the
 EIalr Is due President William Cow 4shaW and his committee in charge
 the affair. The Boys club band
 also due much praise for the work
 Furnishing music both on the way D the lake and while the party was oing fed at the resort. Under the 7aadership of Superintendent Marshall Took, the boys furnished an excellent *nuSical program and were generous k applauded for their selections. As
 special feature a part of the ath- 2etic program was given over to them < nd prizes awarded the winners in The events closed to boys in the band Uniform.
 The party left the city at 1:45 beaded by the Boys club band in an 1,uto truck. The grocers and their families were transported in touring bars, no less than fifty having been In line. Among the visiting delega- lions were groups from Hartford New Haven, Bridgeport, and several bther cities and towns where branches bf the association have been organ Ized. State officers present were, Sullivan and Secretary Hay wood, both of Bridgeport, and other quests were President F. w. Everett |of the New Haven association and |F. J. Phillips Of the Hartford branch. As the Bridgeport delegation was late In arriving at the lake. the 2S mem- bers and their officers were enter tained and banquetted in Norton's pa villion by President Cowlishaw A program was carried out consisting of speeches by the local president and the state officers. A recitation was given by MT. Kellogg of Bridgeport.
 Following the procession at the lake lunch was served to the attend ance of $50 and an abundance of near-beer supplanted the heavier beverages of other affairs but did not tend to decrease the pleasures of the time. During the meal the congratu- Iations of Secretary Leon A. Sprague, now in Massachusetts, were read and Mayor Quigley's wishes for the sue cess of the affair were received. The mayor arrived at the lake shortly aft erward and took part in the after noon's activities.
 After the athletic program had been carried out banner carried by one of the Hartford cars was pre- sented to President Cowlishaw. The banner carried the inscription:
 Hartford Grocers' and Butchers Association. We Are Proud of the New Britain Branch"
 The winners in the athletic events were:
 Frog race, w. T. Curtin and Harry Gordon; fifty yard dash, Walter Wooding and Joseph Ray; sack race, Clifford Barrett and Joseph Ray; three legged race, Clarence Burr and Clifford Barrett, Joseph Ray and Bus ter McDonald; potato race, W. Curtin, E. McDonald: one mile run Harry Gordon, Frank Selander. The Boys club events were won by Joseph Blu chari and William ClarksOn in the senior group and B. and w. Madrak In the juniors.
 George Dyson and James Hallinan wore the judges and Marshal Cook the starter for the events Sturman by son umpired the baseball game be- tween the married and single men. The latter was the victor, score 16-10.