Putnam patriot., 1923-04-27

at Odd Fellows hall. the newly form.
} ed Putnam Rotary Club received is
charter and entertained royalty dele.
CATIONS from the Willimantie, Nor
wich and New London Clubs The
meeting was tremendously enthusias-
; tic. and as a getting together Of rep
fesentative business men from East
eru Connecticut il was one of the
greatest successes that this side Of
the state has had for a long, long
time. Songs BY the various clubs, by
the officers. BY soloists, By competi-
tive parts of the gathering, songs Of
all kinds and classes, made the gath
ering constantly tuneful Speeches
from the officers Of the various clubs.
the Rotary District Governor, presen-
tation Of the charter to the local club.
distribution Of the Rotary code Of
ethics, cheers for the ladies who made
the supper possible, for the chef, for
Putnam, for anything and for every
thing, and an expansive exuberanee
Of what Is known as the true Rotary
spirit, kept the hall seething with
good humor and effervescing spirits
from o'clock until nearly midnight.
That the Putnam Rotary Club has
come to stay and 20 become an inte-
grail and active part Of Putnam city
/ life was an assured fact long before
the evening was half over
Come By Special Train
Shortly before z o'clock, the New
/ London and Norwich clubs, thanks to
/ the generosity Of Superintendent
kegan, arrived in the directors train.
making non -stop run from Norwich
TO Putnam. Shortly afterwards the
Nillimantie delegates arrived aud all
we're welcomed by the Putnam Club
at the hall Here the "Rotary-Annes."
for so are the wives and daughters
Of Rotary Club members termed in
the argot Of the kotarians.-ha pre-
pared an excellent supper which they
served at tables decorated with flow
ers and taking up all Of the space in
the room.
Dinner was enjoyed after grace had
been offered and a verse of America"
was sung Then the fun began when
Bill Park, former president Of the
Norwich Club and song leader par ex=
cellenee of the Eastern Connecticut
Rotary Clubs. hurled himself onto the
platform Immediately he took mat
tiers into his own hands There never
was college song leader who work
ed any harder than Rotary Bill do,
throughout the evening. lie never
asked for song He commanded it,
and be it said that many famed glee
clubs might we'll have been envious
Of the collective efforts Of the visiting
Rotarians. Song books were provid-
ed and. additionally, there was a sheet
Of pafodied songs with especial ref
erence To the incoming Putnam Club
Bin started things going by making
everybody sing two or three rousing
numbers Then h. demanded that
the four presidents Of the various
clubs come to the stand ANA sing
quartet. which they did royalty and
readily. Putnam's own president, John
+, Reardon, adding a lusty bass. Next
Bill demanded the four secretaries,
who advanced 10 the rOstrum and
sang Sweet Adeline." the Putnam
secretary. Henry S Lyon. adding
tenor that had no hesitation despite
the Putnam Clubs new initiation into
Rotary songs and ways.
In fact there were musical numbers
EAfWfEa hfflN OF Nitf NfHN hktttN AtfAAA
in Putnam In a long time was that of
Henry LafOntaine Of Norwich. who.
besides officiating al the piano from
time to time. sang several solos III =
highly trained voice Of beautiful quail
ity If one had had no other reason
for attending the charter night and
there was reason every minute LII
would have been sufficient to have
gone TO hear MIR l-atontaine's truly
beautiful singing
One of the peppiest of all the Re-
tariAns present was Jim Hammond of
New London. who WAS a weli-known
minute man" during the WIT. ami
who has the reputation f0r giving
boost to anything that he undertakes
Jim has tine speaking voice. II he
wanted TO he could make himself
heard from Grand Views T. the hos
pital. and then have some vocal re-
sources to spare Jim had no iaten-
/ ton of allowing Bill Park TO take the
pep honors 10 Norwich, 50 soon after
{ the evening began he made himself
f felt with bang that lasted through
very graceful speech near the end
#of the evening His duet with Bill
/ Clark Was a feature Of the early eve
ming proceedings, Rotarians eager
and ingalls, contributed Gallagher
and Shcsn number that nearly huri.
ed the roof Of the building into Car
gill Falls when the two sides ef the
room competed in telling each other
in the classic language Of the two
Follies hams. what was what i0 Ru-
tary
Police Court Records
When the dinner was over and
something like quiet was restored.
with only sporadic outbursts from
zestfu Rotarians. the mare formal
proceedings Of the evening began. Al
a signal word from President John.
Jake Alpert advanced 10 the rostrum
bearing 4 large tome marked in high
relief Police Court Records" Here
in. explained Jake. were the collected
Individual records Of each Putnam
Rotarian Going alphabetically down
the line Jake made each Putnaiaite
stand up as his name was called. and
he then proceeded to elueidate 10 the
Rotarians in exact and reminiscent
tale the foibles. accomplishments. vir.
tues and weaknesses Of the body that
Istakns R,afarV "A f4er IN town