Putnam patriot., 1925-02-20
THE KNOTT KNOTES
 NOTES 17TH HOTEL
Putnam Inn Last But No. Least Link In Chain of Hostel
 ries
New Management VIII Soon Take
 Over New Property


 The Knott Knotes.1 the monthly publication devoted to the chain of Knott hotels. including the Cfeeker House. New London Wauregan. Nor wich. and soon to take over the Put ram Inn. its seventeenth link has the following to say about its most recent acquisition:
 AThe latest addition te the Knott hotels is not a large one. but in the locality which # serves fl is a very important one. The Putnam Inn ia THE hotel of Putnam, Coun.-tnat hub city of the eastern part of the state. Not only does t loom up as practically the only stopping place there, but t passes under Knott com trol a metamorphorized hotel from Nhat f has been in the past.
 Completing Extension
 "The owner. and. by the way, the operator since 1905. is Earl C. Rogers, one of the most prominent citizens of Putnam. Mir Rogers Is just complet- ing work on extensive alterations which have changed the inn complete lly. He has built an addition doubling the room capacity, has put Tn extra baths. a new elevator. reconstructed the lobby, and has refarnished and renovated many of the original rooms. An entire new brick front has been in- stalled and the sides and rear walls are finished in gray stueeo.
 Into this new structure our man agement enters confronted with the task of living up to Mr. Rogers repu- tation as an innkeeper, gained over a period of twenty years successful op- eration m this place. Mir Rogers be lieved in 'hominess'-in creating a true feeling. among his guests. of hospital ity.
 Let Us Live By The Way"
 "In his present lobby there is a fireplace whereon is carved the line As we journey through life let us live hy the way That sums up Mir Rog CTS attitude. although perhaps little better still does the verse which IS in- scribed further up on the briekwork above the fireplace:
 w h0e'er has travelled Llfe'H dull
 round
 Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh Co think he still has found
 The Warmesi welcome at the inn"
 Not only does this house cater Co q large number of commercial men. but in the summer many tourists find their way to this eastern laufsaetieas city f. is a beautiful country here ah0uts and many there be who eN- ni0rc in the summer its many eXcel- kent raads-Whieh radiate out from Putnam in different directions t9 Pro= zidenee. Hartford. Springfield and New L0udon Putnam being as we lated before. Yeritabie hub.
 Local Support
 There are many mIlls round this section it Is one of our great indus Irial sections. and we are happy ta become members of the business iif7 l of the city We hope that We will have the support of the local people and we promise t0 do all We can C merif that support We are going te operate the Putnam Inn to the yeIs best Of our ability We feel that wt owe our very best efforts toward per petuating a business that Mir Rogefs has built up so well by his twenty gears of proprietorship
 with this house we now have three 1 hotels wihin the borders Of this state and all in the eastern part-servinf i practically. the same section. Tho i Crocker House at New London anC the Wauregan at Norwich are tho other members of our Connecticut 1 family 2.