New Britain herald., 1928-10-31
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Principal Sps,ka ,t 1ovl Committee Banquet CLUB CAAMPLAIN OPENS French American Citizens Organize -Tax Payments Due at Once-Re' Ir,bltcan Rally Planned-Paro-
 chial Schools Close Tomorrow.
 Modesty and truthfulness are the two outstanding traits in the char acter of Herbert Hoover. Frederick C. Walcott. republican candidate for United states senator. stated at | banquet of the republican town committee in the Endee Inn last evening and his "greatest passion is to serve humanity
 Mir. Walcott was the principal speaker of the evening. He gave | vivid description of the scenes ir the Palo Alto Stadium when Hoover delivered his acceptance speech and told of telegranns received by the candidate from Poland. Russia. Italy and France in which he was termed saviour" for his activities in the famine stricken areas. He outlined Hoover's work aa food administra. tor following his appointment by President Wilson in 1917 and of the negotiations completed by the re. publican candidate to insure the food supply of Great Britain. France and Belgium. Hoover's meeting ir France with King Albert of Belgium was described by the speaker and how the monarch had told Hoover that he had saved seven million Bel gians and over three millions oi people in northern France by hia distribution of food. Hoover. ac- cording to Walcott. declined all honors from the Belgium monarch except that he be considered 1 friend of Belgium and this title wal conferred upon him two years later by King Albert at the Hotel Wal. dorf in New York city.
 Hoover's work at tho time of the Mississippi flood was also lauded by Walcott. who ended his talk by the remark that 1t should be a pleasure for any man to vote for the repub. lican nominee.
 Other Speakers
 Mrs. Ruth White Colton. former national committee woman from New Jersey and secretary of the Ma. tional Children's Welfare association spoke on the activities Of women In the present campaign. She express. ed the belief that the happiness oi tho homes depended upon Hoover'l election.
 Congressman E. Hart Fenn. can- didate for reelection in the first congressional district. praised the work of women in the campaign. He also spoke on the tariff. attributins the prosperity of the state to the re. publican party and its protective tariff.
 Fuller r. Barnes, candidate for state senator. also spoke briefly on the tarit issue. stating that Brtstol's prosperity could be attributed sole- ly to its protection. At the present time Bristol employs at least 50u people more than it did eight years ago. according to Mir. Barnes.
 Anthony J. Rich. candidate for representative. also was called upon for . few remarks. Lester c. Sig ourney, chairman of the republican town committee presided.
 Club Champlain Opened
 The recently former Club Cham. plain. sponsored by tho French. American residents of the city. for. mafiy opened its new clubroorns at 35 Prospect street last evening Guests were present from Waterbury New Britain. Putnam and Hartford Albert Trothier. president of the club. presided.
 In spite of the fact that all of tho invited guests are active politically the meeting last night was non-par. tisan. Short addresses were given by Frederick Walcott. candidate for United States senator: E. Hart Fenn, candidate for congress; pr. M. F. Clancy and William L. Barrett. democratic candidates for the gen. eral assembly: Dewitt Page. presi- dent of the New Departure Mfg. Co. and . republican elector of tho state: Captain Frank Merrills. post master: Lester G. sigourney. chair man of the republican town commit tee: Joseph F. Dutton. chairman of the democratic town committee: and Mayor w. Raymond Crumb.
 MT. Dutton gave . brief sketch of Bristors French colony, pointing out that the first French settler in the city, Fred Valentine. who came here 5l years ago was still . resident. Two years later. he pointed out. six additional French families settled here and have since made their homes in the city. There were the families of Pierre Allaire, Napolean Brault, Anthony Lupien. John Lam dry. Leon LaCourse and Alphonse Gendrcn. The progressiveness of these and later arrivals was indicat- ed. according to MT. Dutton. by the