Putnam patriot., 1929-07-03
r.,srr Connecticut Weekly pre.. Assn. Tentatively Form
 ed In Cabin Cruiser
|, Hale. Veteran Newspaper Man,
 Is Host

s..ug with enthusiasm as eight of the
 .,rsJye weekly newspaper editors, east
 ~ ,he Connecticut river, were sailing
 y.,sr the big river in the Elah, the
 .ah;-,v-foot cabin cruiser owned by Ed s~r E + B. Hale of the East Hartford acazatte the dean of the party, also
 ,s host. last Saturday afternoon. when the organization is perfected it ;s anticipated that semi-weekly or tvo will be privileged to join the once s.week publishers, their problems be- ;ng practically identical. Mir. Hale wss unanimously elected president of the temporary organization and Steph- sn l vonEuw of the Rockville "Jour- ralH secretary. Those voting for the ssw association, besides the subse- ouently elected officers. were Philip P saIliyan, Thompsonville Press" Thompsonyille; Gordon B. Gale, the aTranscript," Danielson; Walter H Payne. Press" Jewett City; Harold W Bruce. "Press," Stafford Springs; Walter N. King, Windham County aObserver, Putnam; A. s. Macdon- aid. "The Patriot" Putnam.
 Father of the Association
 II. B. Hale, the dean of the gather ing. also one of the most successful weekly newspaper publishers in the state. was the father of the associa- tion. He had in mind for some time that it would be interesting, beneficial and pleasant. to have "The Boys" as he expressed it, meet together and dis cuss their problems, not forgetting the social side of such gatherings.
 After the idea took possession of his active mind Mir Hale, as is his custom, put his thought into action. While on a trip to Boston month ago he sounded out" at least three editors in the towns he passed through as to how they would receive q proposition to form a small association of the week lies east of the Connecticut. There were no vaeillating minds discovered. All were in q receptive, enthusiastic state of mind. and the matter was as good as settled before Mir. Hale again reached his immaculate newspaper plant in the building he owns on East Hartford's main business thorough fare.
 Then followed the printed invita- tions from Mir. Hale inviting the 4boyss to meet at his office at ll.30 a. m. Saturday, June 29th. be his guests at luncheon. after looking over his plant, and then be his guests on sail in his cabin cruiser down the Connee- ticut as far as Middletown.
 An Excellent Showing
 
 All who could possibly make the trip were on hand Eight out of the twelve. was considered an excellent showing for the initial meeting.
 The plant was inspected. and it was a foreign sight to most of the guests, who pictured their own paper-strewn offices back home. It is doubtful if ihere is another such spick and span printing establishment in Connecticut.
 The editors sat down in Mir. Hale's attractive office and talked shop" Why it pays to advertise, how to make some advertisers pay, and other prob lems of the craft were discussed. The matter of forming an organization was broached, but it was tentatively decided to let the subject go over to another meeting. Then all went out to lunch.
 After a neat little renast of con somme, chicken on toast. hot rolls, and 6 choice of delicious pastry, with cof- fee. the guests followed their host to the Hartford Yacht Club. where Cap tain" Hale got his cabin cruiser along side the wharf and with Fred act ing as skipper. the boat chugged-chug- ged out into the stream and headed south.
 Bruised to Florida
 The cruiser is neat little craft and is seaworthy. Mir. and Mrs Hale sailed to Florida in her in 1924, going as far south as Key West. It is equip ped with stove, sink, dishes, hunks. and everything to make life aboard pleasant and comfortable.
 There was more shop talk as the boat sailed along and it was evident that each one was thinking out prob lem. IL was left to Mir. Sullivan 70 bring the thought of each to quick and unanimous action at about the time the red stone cliffs of Rocky Hill were observed in the distance. Mir. Sullivan said that he did not think that the mat ter of forming an organization should longer be delayed. There was hearty accord. 1t was voted to form a tenn porary organization. MT. Hale, the dean, but really the youngest spirited member of that gathering, was unani- mously elected president under dlsre- garded protests, while Mir. vonEnw immediately began to take notes as the newly elected secretary. Before the Elah had rounded the bend in the riV- CT the youngster was born and chris tened "The Eastern Connecticut Week ly Press Association"
 Vote of Thanks
 The trip down to Middletown, nine teen miles south, and back. was un- eventful except as the talk concerned the newspaper men. Before the Elah nosed into the dock again, discharged all but the captain and skipper, who saw her safely to her moorings, ris- ing vote of thanks for delightful and profitable day was given MT. Hale. The guests reluctantly, regfefuliy and appreciatively declined to be MT. Hale's guests at dinner at Hartford
 On invitation of Mir. Bruce the next meeting will take place at Stafford Springs in the latter part of October. It was the thought of Mir. President Hale, sponsor for the new organiza- tion, that the relatively small group of weekly. and possibly semi-weekiy, newspaper men could benefit from closer association. The little organ izafiOa xnstlI ..zz& s.. orx, ssynxr aupogf or