New Britain herald., 1925-01-07
BARNARD CHOSEN
 HEAD OF SENATE As President Pro Ten. He Also
 Will Be Lieut.. Gov. LEGISLATURE ORGANIZES
Many Absentees fin House But None in Senate Where First Woman Senator Takes Her Place--Darbie is Sneaker of the House.

EtiIltLG NhIiO "St w
 Senator Takes Her Place--Darbie
 is Speaker of the House.
 State Capitol, Hartford. Jan. 7.- Organization of the general assem- bly, for the 1925 session was elfect- ed by the choice of Senator J. Ed win Brainard as president pro tenn. of the senate. which will make him acting lieut.. governor after Lieut.. Governor John H. Trumbull be- comes governor and choice Of Rep- resentatlve Ebert H. Darbie of Kill ingly as speaker of the house. The senate elected J. Frederick Baker as it's clerk for a second term, ana the house elected Daniel F. $. Hickey of Stamford clerk and AL bert S. Bill of Hartford assistant clerk. The elections were forecast by action of the republican caucuses last night. The organization was completed by appointment Of Henry Nowicki of New Britain, to be as- sistant to Senate Clerk Baker and of Rev. Edward F. Aver of Bran- ford, the blind chaplain of the house two sessions ago to be senate chaplain and Rev. Arthur F. Iewls of Naugatuck to be house chaplain. Many Absentces
 The house met promptly at 10 a. m. when Judge Leonard J. Kicker son, speaker of the 1923 house, dropped the gavel and Rev. H. A. Coolidge, chaplain of the last house, offered prayer. Deputy Secretary of State Elmer Lounsbury called the roll of members-elect. There were many absentees and such will be sworn in as they appear. The oath was administered by Speaker Kicker son and the house elected MT. par- {, bic as it,ss apeaher. 8e"
 Fisst Woman Senator
 The senate session was opened at 1o:g0 a, m. with no absentees, Mrs. Merritt, the. first woman senator or Connoctictu y as gowned in brown and wore her hat during the session. Secretary of State Pallotti read the roll and admistered the oath to the members collectively. A ballot was ordered for clerk, and with Senators Cronin and Tone as tellers J. Fred erick Baker was reelected unani- mously.
 MT. Baker called for election of president pro tenn. and again sen 7 ators Cronin and Tone collected the votes which made choice of Senator
 Brainard unanimously. The ne"
 presiding officer advanced to the clerks desk and was sworn Tn. MT : Brainard took the gayel and said' . "Fellow senators. l wish to thank V you for the honor you have con ferred upon me and assure you that appreciate to the fullest extent inc '. obligations imposed upon me, wher vou elected me president pro tenn :. for this 1925 session.
 q feel that this year we will have ' many momentous questions before
 us and I trust that we may be able to settle them in a manner proht
 able and honorable both to the state l and ourselves, I bespeak your con
 sideration for we will be much to gether so that it behooves HIS to b' = patient with each other if the bes u results are to be obtained. For my Y self it will be my earnest effort t' e carry on the duties of this office il IL spirit of fairness to all and Wltl '- only the best interest of the state a
 heart"
 '- Aver Is Chaplain
 U Appointment of Rev. MT. Aver a = chaplain was made by Senate n Brainard and confirmed by resolu n tion offered by Senator Cronin. m Senators Kenealy and Tone wer 1t. named to canvass the vote of sen 'e ators, and Senators Platt and Shit to to name doorkeepers and messen Id gers. Robert Johnson of New Brit Id ain and Sherman P. Stockder of Beacon Falls were appointed door " keepers, and Elton Skilton, MOTH h. John E. Kingsbury, Coventry Fred D. erick Perkins. New London; Free
 crick Knoff, New Fairfield; Charlt t. E, Torkelson. East Hampton an of Charles Nj. Perrin. Woodstock. wei in named messengers.
 S. Score of resolutions on routlr
 matters were adopted as is custon
 ary starting the legislative machil
 cry. In tho house where organizatit 'u took longer, the roll call shove re these absentees. Hartford county of New Haven ', New London ,. Tai nd field 4, Windham ?. Litchfeld nd Middlesex 6, Pollard ?, total Sl 0 b. of a total of 262. Miss Marjor ed Cheney, Manchester; Elizabeth c irs of Waterbury: Edith Raymond
 Lyme, and Ethel Ryan of RidgetteI on did not answer the roll call. Ma ,n- absentees appeared later.
 re- Representative Averill and M o" Lewis of Stratford were made tel in porary clerks until Mir. Hickey W
 elected clerk and MT. Bill appoint
 assistant clerk. The teilcrs w ., Johnson, Manchester, Surge
 Woodbury, Landon, Salisbury a
 Proctor, Bozrah.
 Vote For Speaker.
 The vote for speaker was Oar
 EOS, Mir. Bransfield of Portland
 MT. Alling of New Britain and
 Bransfield escorted Mir. Darbie