Putnam patriot., 1928-09-06
HUGE CROWD EXPECTED
 AT WOODSTOCK COMMON
Preparations Complete For Re- publican Rally September
 18th
Club Elects Many Members From All
 Over County

As plans for the mass meeting at Woodstock on September 15, under the management of the Windham County Hoover and Curtis Republican Club, near completion, it becomes in- creasingly evident that the rally will Dc the biggest affair of its type in this section in many years. Thousands of people will attend the event on Wood stock Common to listen to the notable speakers, Go hear some of the best bands in New England. and Co enjoy other features of the program. The speakers. as announced last week. inc clude Governor Trumbull, Senator Bingham, Senator Moses, Congress- man Freeman, Chairman Roraback. Frank II. Foss. and Will Irwin. Thera will also be many other guests of hon- ar, who will sit on the platform with the speakers. These include;
 Former Congressman Hon. Calvin D. Paige of SonthhridKe, Mass; John A. Macdonald. State Highway Com missioner. of Hartford: Robert T. Hurley of Hartford. Commissioner of State Police, Mrs. Webster Knight of prividence, daughter of Senator Charles Curtis; Frederick $. Peck of Providence, member National Repub- liean Committee; Mir. and Mrs. Wil- liam p. Chapin Of Providence; Mrs. Charles J. Steedman of Providence, meriAer Republican National Commit- tee; William C. pcikey of Providence. chairman Rhode Island Republican State Central Committee Nathan Nj. Wright of Providence, secretary and treasurer Rhode Island State Central Committee; Mrs. Louis A. olney of Providence. vice-ehairman Rhode Is- land Republican state Central Com- mittoe; Mir and Mrs Austin T. Levy of Harrisville. E. l.: Hon. Charles J. Harris of Dillsboro, N. C.
 Whole County Enthuses
 Enthusiastic letters are being re- ceiyed from representatives ef the club in all towns hereabouts to the ef- feet that large delegations from their towns plan to attend the rally, All tho towns in Windham County will be rep- resented as well as many from quite a distance outside the county confines.
 The grand marshal. Luther M. Keith, has arranged with Robert Y. Hurley, State Police Commissioner, Co have plenty of state policemen on duty in Woodstock, Pomfret, and the towns near by, as well as at Woodstock Con- mon, for the purpose of directing traf- fc.
 Committees are engaged in perfect ing arrangements for the rally. The committee on refreshments is made up of George W. Butts, chairman; Henry B. Buell., vice-chairman; Mrs. Frank l.. Perrin. Mrs. Julius Rutlshausers Mrs. William c. Child. Henry Johnson. Harmon J. French, Edwin l. Damon, Wendell Bosworth, Mrs. Wendell K. witter, Arthur Tourtellotte, James Maitland, Dr. James H. Hutchins, Mrs. William C. Johnson.
 The platform committee, in charge of seating the speakers and invited guests on the platform and the differ ent delegations and others on the seats in front of the platform, is made up of George M Sampson of the executive committee. chairman; Leonard H. Healey. vice president of the Windham County Hoover and Curtis Republican Club, yice-ehairman; Frank A. Perrins Milton 6. Perrin, Harry RutishauseF, Donald B. Williams, Carl C. Feiter, Cedric l.. Child.
 Committees at Work
 The music committee is Kenneth c. Sharpe. chairman; Mrs. Siias M. Wheelock. Wallace Smith, Joseph XIV ard of Putnam; Mrs. Bernice Lyon ox North Woodstock, Carl c, Teller ot West Woodstock, Vernon Wetherell or Fast Woodstock, Mrs. Robert C- Paine Arthur Mills of Thompson. 1- | Fred Ash of Pemfret, Mrs Arin"- Gallup of Arlington. The music com mittee will lead in singing "The Star
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