The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-08
MAYOR WAS
 ABSENT FROM
 BIG REUNION

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 Cosey Beach. East Haven. Sept. 7-l Only six Bridgeport men attended the ] big legislative reunion at Momauguin1 yesterday. These were Senator Cha1- | lenger, Representative Fitzpatrick, | Judge F. A. Bartlett, Tax Commis- | sioner Connors. County Commission CT Ballard and John B. Dillon. Of more than passing notice was the ab- sence of Mayor Wilson of Bridgeport, biennial candidate for governor. who rarely missed an event of this kind when his hat was in the ring for the tion. This may have been significant Neither was Senate Leader Delaney there from Bridgeport and so first hand information about the Bridge port mayoraItyN fight was lacking.
 New Haven was represented in this sense. however, for. although Chair man David E. Fft7Gera1d of the Democratic state central committee, who will undoubtedly be a candidate for reelection as mayor of New Ha- ven this fall, was among the missing Democratic leaders, Representative Frederick L. Ford, his likely Repub- hcan opponent, was there. So was rival for control of the Republican organization in New Haven
 To be perfectly frank, it must be said that the reunion lacked the old time "pep." which may have been that it is an off-year, or to both causes. There was some attempt at singing, but 1t was not like the old days when the volume nearly hfted l the rafters."
 Governor Lake, Chairman Rora- back of the Republican state central ! committee, ex-Chief Justice Prentice. House Leader Buckley, Representa- l .i-- of E. J. La1ly of Hartford and Mrs Martha H. c. Mitchell of the Depart | ment- of Public Welfare, occupied seats at the head table.
 The day was ideal for an outing and the 400 legislators. past and present, and their friends enjoyed the shore dinner and disported on the widep orches of the Casino. engaging | in conversation before and after the dinner. All sections of the state were represented. A large number of au- | tomoibileS brought many or the guests | to the beach.
 | No speeches weer scheduled. The most arduous duty performed by | Speaker Huxford was to announce | that a group photograph was to be taken of the reunionists after the dinner ell also assisted in rounding up the legislators and their friends | for the camera man.
 How Dry They Were!
 | Not even Representative Bell Of Salisbury could get in a few words in the way of speech, and he haa 1aa l we'll known reunion ballads. The legislators reminded Colonel Robert | o. Eaton, collector of internal reve- nue, who was the House chairman ot | the appropriations committee, that he wasn't what he used to be-" and the singers dragged out the ola oaken bucket during the dinner. The most popular airs were as usual the How Dry I Am" refrain, and "1n the Good Old Summer Time" | Early Arrivals.
 nor Tempaeton, Comptroller Bissell and Mrs. Bissell. Secretary of State Warner. J. Henry Roraback. chair, man of the Republican state central lector Eaton. Harry W. Reynolds, secretary to Governor Lake, Chair, man R. T. Higgins and c. c. Elwell of the public utilities eomndssion' G Buckley and Speaker Huxford were among the early arrivals.
 i Attorney General Hea1y came up from Myrtle Beach where he is spending his vacation; Major Samuel | Russell, Jr., of Middletown, treasurer of the 1921 Legislative Club. was un- ! able to attend, and Secretary J. Fred l erick Baker, clerk of the House.. House Leader Buckley. Judge Cree don and Frederick w. Hurley sf Hart l tOTQ ndQ charge OI IiiO tickets for the dinner. The reunion ists were seated shortly after o'clock and the big staff of walters saw to it that the catering was expe- ditiously accomplished.
 That Goshen Horse Race. Winfield Scott Rogers of L4itchfield brought the Bantam Republican club in a big automobile and the manu- | of the Goshen Fair which was held recently.
 Judge Nickerson Present; there fresh from a camping trip to the Maine and Canadian wilds. and others rom up Litchfield county way rington, Hutchings of Harwinton, States Attorney Walter Holcomb ot lTorrington, former Comptroller Web ster of Harwinton and Representa- Women Legislators.
 Representatives Mary M. Hooker of Hartford and Mrs. Helen A. Jew ett of Holland were the only ones or House in attendance. The number of women at the reunion was slight not more than score at the most.
 Htrtford Guests.
 Hartford people present were Al derman Daniels, Fire Commissioner Haynes. eS-senator Hemmenway nn Representative Dunn, William B. Egan, Referee in Bankruptcy Yeo- mans, Leo. J. Noonan, assistant clerk |. of the House; Secretary Baxter of the Connecticut Prison Assoclaf1on' George MiskiIl, Rev. Sherrod smith, Senate chaplain.
 Louis Sagel, the theatrical man. was around eagerly searching for Tax Commissioner Blodgett, to whom he desired to impart some Information relative to collecting the tax on the ater admissions, but the tax commits sioner was not present. State Agent Raymond F. Gates, Mayor Charles A. Gates of willimantic. Chief Clerk King of the treasurer's department. H. Rogers Jones of the state agent s department, Deputy Motor Vehicle c,S-......l--.<>-.as. ssist a