New Britain herald., 1922-04-10
1908 AT GLASS TO
 WELCOME GOVERNOR
Chief Executive Tells Of State
 BeneVOlenCeS

There is no better service pub lie official can do, than ro play his game in the open and tell everything that occurs, both good and bad" said Governor Lake in the course Of his address before l06S members of the Everyman's Bible class yesterday morning.
 | The governor took as his subject, '1nstitutional Benovoences of the State" but said he could change that to The Rig Heart of Connecticut" He said the church has lost a won derfnl opportunity in the past three years by not filling in with clubs, brothcrhoods and other things 10 take the place of tho saloon for men. He spoke Of efforts being made by the state to Substitute real personal lib- erty where some people would like to put personal license"
 Quotes Statistics
 Millions of dollars for education, a large amount of money for the up- keep of roads, were some of the things he touched upon.
 Other things included in the ad- dress of the chief executive of the state were the military program, which he said helps to have q bearing for better government, $l40,00O a year for the state department of health, the state park commission, dairy and food inspection, inspection of drugs, and physical instruction under the board Of education.
 Connecticut Leads World
 The Middletown and Norwich state hospitals were included with the fore going features as expenditures of the head. Tn expenditures of the heart" he said, Connecticut leads the world"
 "One item alone" continued the governor, "Is one of the best things Connecticut ever has done, the state aid for widows" He explained how this fund works by taking care of widows and orphans and helping them keep their families intact when the breadwinner of the family has been taken away
 Much Welfare Work
 Money for state paupers, care of in county homes, care of or phan children under four years of age education for the blind and for the deaf and dumb, help for the Newington Home for Crippled Chi- dren and for the care of epileptics and feeble minded. tuberculosis, sana- toriums, aid for local hospitals and disabled veterans. helping unfortu- mates in the Wethersfeld prison back to better citizenship when they leave, relief, state pensions, pen sions for injured firemen and police men, etc, were explained and their costs given.
 Sets Example
 Speaking of the intention of large college to start a course in the study II of government, he admitted it was a good thing and concluded by saying, II When we have such evidences of the heart as are shown in Connecticut. a government is assured'
 Many Visitors
 Governor Lake placed his signature 1t the head of the new visitors reg stry book, which was started yester- lay. There were present men from IS far away as Bar Harbor, Maine, md many were there from Plainville. Among a few of the visitors were the 'ollowing: Charles F. Pond William r. Hilton, William G. Baxter, Lewis I. King, of Hartford: Norman s. Dib ole, of Bristol; Joseph w. Allesban, ,f Auburn, Maine; w. H. Van Wrinkle, 'f Orange, N. J.; Ethan o. Smith, of Wyoming, N. Y.; Charles E. Stock we'll, of Wethersfield; Dwight H. Hall, ,f Bristol and w. l.. Prebe of Aver, Mass. One man present from Bar Iarbor, Maine, and several from Springfield, got away without signing he register. There were about 50 nen present for the first time.