New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-04
SELF ADVERTISING,
new england need.
Lions Club Speaker Dvdk on
Our Striking Scenery

People of New England should do
. little more self advertising. accord
ing to Earl w. Hodges Of New York.
vice president of Lions Internation-
al. In an address TO a meeting OF thu
Lions club today at which Dist riot
Governor William Hewlett of
Bridgeport and district deputies
from Connecticut and Rhode Island
were present.
Prior to the address the members
We're RECALLED with music by the Clef
Male quartet. the program including
a song written by l.. w. Vogel and
applying to members of the club.
MIR. Hewlett spoke briefly on mat
tiers of interest to Lions clubs.
One OF the things. according to
MIR. Hodges, which make civic clubs
appreciated Is the fact that they
have a definite program. a definite
membership with definite jobs and
definite time to adjourn.
He said all the civic clubs have the
same ideals and the same code of
ethics and all are working TO make
the world better place in which to
live.
''There is a lot of difference be-
tween a quiet member, a quiet citi-
zen or a quiet. church member, and
a good member or good citizen" he
claimed. 1.-The church or club or
community that grows 10 the one
that has, not the quiet members or
citizens. but the active working
kind. tho kind that bring Joy and
happiness to life, and little less
shadow"
The speaker averred that stock
ings were invented in the nth GEN.
fury, but many men never knew II
until two years ago. He said Lions
should be statesmen not only of their
own business and products but Of
themselves, their families. the town.
state and country. He character
lied boys and girls as the country's
most marvellous product and said
the country never will he any big.
ger than the ideals OF it's boys and
girls. men and women.
Advertising New England
Referring to the need for adver-
Using New England, he said New
England had everything desirable
Tut one thing: the only thing that
I alifornia has that New England
has not, is more faith and belief In
Itself. IF they had your New Eng
land hills in California. they would
build fences around them and
charge admission" he exclaimed.
California is the shome OF the
Golden Gate, and the Montezumas.
the sun kissed peaches and unkisscd
girls. green grass and greener boys,
but New England needs more OF the
spirit California has that makes
man boost his own state where he
has dollars invested which he wants
10 blossom into happiness"
Among those present were Her.
bert E. Warner, Stamford: Carl T.
Kent. Meriden: Phil Jacobs, Bridge
port; H. G. Bailey, Waterbury: P.
b. Foster, New Haven: Ward
Henry. Norwalk; Lou Wenxel, Wa
terbury; Ed Barrows, Waterbury:
William Briggs, Waterbury; Frank
H. Bailey. Waterbury; T. r. c. An
drews, New Haven: Harold B. Sem
Tor. Bethel; Howard NJ. Judd,
Bethel: Charles b. Weeks, New Lon
don; W. r. Bowes, Bristol: William
N. DeRosie, Bristol; Joseph M.
Donovan. Bristol: Dan Doris, Bris-
toll: Frank A. Kennedy, Bristol: c.
schaffner. New Haven; George A.
Baronian, Waterbury: 9. w. Marsh,
Newport: J. Harold Short, SIAM
ford; J. ]. Meehl, Greenwich: Dan
Collier and P. A. Cosgrove, Hart
ford; W. A. Winter, Bridgeport:
Robert Langdon, Hartford, and H.
q, Bailey. Waterbury,.