New Britain herald., 1924-04-03
LATCH STRING IS OUT FOR ROTAR|ANS
Thirteenth District Conference Opens Amidst Scene Of Festivities
GATHERING OF NOlABLES
Two International Officers. Three Dis trict Governors And More Than Half Thousand Delegates Here.

With the Burritt hotel clad in it's
 most gala attire ,and the Odd Fellows
 hall elaboratey decorated, with red
 and blue and gold festoons extending
 from the front door of the hotel to the
 wall Of the banquet hall, with Ameri-
 can flags decorating the front of the
 building and in evidence through the
 entire hostelry. with the tri-colors
 of the United States floating from the
 walls and ceiling of the Odd Fellows
 hall, the second annual conference of
 the Soth district of Rotary interna-
 tional opened this morning, amidst
 scenes Of holiday festivities.
 It seemed as though even the
 heavens were in sympathy with the
 gathering of men pledged to the theory of universal brotherhood of service above self" and the world renowned slogan, He profits most who serves best" The sun. which had been hiding behind threatening storm clouds for several days broke in all its glory this morning and tis beaming rays, promise of sumner to come. helped the busy gangs Of public works department men remove from the streets the rapidly disappearing vis- tiges of the April Fool combination thunder storm and blizzard"
 Policemen stationed at convenient points, one block on Lake street roped off. blue coated minions of the law on duty to guard parked auto mobiles, and Rotary wheels on glass window CbiAl1g n ip,lioota iting motorists are being taken care of. Arrows pointing the way to New Britain are found at prominent points along the highways from AIilldalc to Avon and from Mcrden and New Haven to Hartford.
 "Asl. Me"
 In the Burritt hotel, that institution has taken on a semblancc of holiday observance far in excess of even its . opening banquet. Groups of men wearing Ask me, I live here" but tons, gifts Of the Chamber of Com merce, with blue and gold delegate hodges pinned oh their coat lapes, stand on the sidewalk and in the lob by. the lounge and through the entire | hotel, even to the cloak rooms on the third floor, extending the glad hand Of Rotary good fellowship to visiting Ro. Ia rians.
 II is the most or one of the most gatherings New Britain las ever seen. II Is tho largest gath ring Of representatives officials any lngle Rotary district ever before as- i The international president. , fsgkH s11is ssV ,s,..r l. l. ! rom Philadelphia. International vice l resident and Mrs. Everett W. Hill Of , Oklahoma city are among those pres nt. District Governor George Coop | r of Pittsfeld, Mass, and his daugli- , or Miss Myra arc found among the ( uests, shaking hands and renewing f among their friends C ere. o Ray knocppie, district governor of q tow York state is here. Daniel j. f district governor of Rhode slanl, eastern Massachusetts and iaine completes the cycle which in- ludes all of official Rotary of New ork and New England and the two 5ading officials Of Rotary Intcrna- y onal.
 Offers of service and hospitality ave been extended by the mayor and ic local Lions and Kiwanis clubs, and reetings have been received from all ver the world, including a special T. lessage to The Herald welcoming the = from Charles A. Templeton, ', overnor of the State of Connecticut, =, nd former president Of the Water '. ury Rotary club. ,i n Con. on First Page, Second Scction). -