Putnam patriot., 1928-09-20

c. Hohenthal, chairman of the Connec- ticut State Prohibition Committee, Manchester, Hon. Ernest E. Rogers, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, and Mrs. Rogers, of New London, Mrs. Helen Hartley Jenkins of Norfolk. Conn.,, Presidential elect of, Kenneth C. Sharpe, Mir. and Mrs. Silas NJ. Wheelock. Wallace Smith, Jo- seph Rivard of Putnam, Mrs. Bernice Lyon of North Woodstock, Carl c. Teller of West Woodstock, Vernon T. Wetherell of East Woodstock, Mrs. Robert c. Paine of Thompson, Arthur Mills of Thompson, J. Fred Ash of Pomfret, Mrs. Arthur Gallup of Ab- ington.
 Opening Prayer
 As soon as those on the platform had become seated prayer was offered by Rev. Thomas Benjamin Powell of Woodstock.
 President Charles A. Gates then made short address of welcome. He emphasized that credit for the fine program and the details of arrange ments of the most excellent and grati- flying meeting was due to Clarence w. Bowen. He then turned the meeting over to the chairman, John H. Trum- bull, present, also next governor, of Connecticut" As tke governor arose to assume charge of the meeting there was an outburst of applause. He said in part:
 Governor Trumbull
 Chairman, distinguished guests, and friends of my native county: It is great pleasure and a great privi- lege to have the opportunity to come back here to Windham County, ex- tending to my fellow citizens of this county a cordial welcome.
 "I left the state of Maine yesterday afternoon about three o'clock and ar- rived in Connecticut at 4.30 this morning, and on my way l was in- formed that 1 was to be the presiding officer, SO you see have not had much time to prepare. It is, however, an extreme pleasure to come over to this section of the state. have had the pleasure for three or four years to come to Woodstock and talk to the boys at the camp. 1 enjoyed it very much, not only because l am interest ed keenly in the young men, but be- cause our future absolutely depends upon them.
 q was greatly surprised to find such a wonderful audience here to- day. The fact is l didn't know there were so many people in Windham County (Laughter) and l know they all belong to the Hoover Club. If there is anyone in this audience that doesn't belong today, l am sure that they will belong.
 On November 9th
 "This is a good spirit to show the Democrats and l know that this is what you are going to show on No- vember 9th. am sure Smith will have very few votes in Windham County or in the State of Connecticut If there is any County in the state that we can depend upon to come through it is Windham County and I know it will do itself proud. The enthusiasm that is shown here today is, l know, a fore-runner of what we can expect from the State
 q am not going to talk to you about the National Candidates, and l am not going to say anything about the local candidates except that l know them personally. You will all have the oppor tunity of getting first hand informa- tion about their characteristics, from other speakers and you will all feel that you know them personally.
 Applause for Mr. Bowen
 Secretary Bowen then stepped to the front of the platform. As soon as the assemblage saw the man whose earnest efforts. resourcefulness, and hard work. had eliminated 90 successfully, there was an outburst of applause. The only part that Mir. Bowen took in the formal program of the day, his great work in arranging the details of the mass meeting having been accomplish