Putnam patriot., 1929-10-17
E. (. WEEKLY PRESS
 ASSN. AT STAFFORD
Guests of Editor Bruce of Staf- ford Springs "Press," Sat
 urday
Hold Business Session. Dine, Attend
 Fair

Eight members of the Eastern Connecticut Weekly Press Associa-- tion met for the second semi-annual meeting of the organization at Staf- ford Springs, Saturday, where they were the guests of Editor Harold W. Bruce, proprietor oi the Stafford Press. The day was ideal and MT. Bruce proved an excellent host. pro viding an excellent dinner at the Staf ford Springs hotel and entertaining the members at the Stafford Fair. Those present besides Mir. Bruce were II. B. Hale. East Hartford Gag ette". president of the association, Stephen J. VonEuw. secretary, Rock vile "Jeurnap'. Kenneth E. Sul ivan, Rockville Leader. Walter N. King, Harold Kcnney. Windham County Observer A. S. Macdonald. Put nam Patriot. Wallace ii. Payne, Jewett City Pres In the after neon the party was joined b. Ralph M. and Lawrence NJ. Keller of the Palmer. Mass. "Reeister'.
 The members assembled at e.even o'clock in the morning at the Pres" office and inspected the up-to-date plant and job office hat Mir. Bruce has assembled since he became the cwuer of the newspaper and reiuvi- mated the sheet and improved the plant, including q recently installed twO-revolution newspaper press. The Press" occupies Che greater part or a two story brick building jus. off the main street of the town.
 Business Meeting
 The business meeting was called to order by President Hale. From chen until adjournment was taken for din ner the representa- ives talked shop and discussed nrob ems of the weekly pub ishers. During the dinner hour Messrs. Von Euw and Sullivan invited the association to be their guests at Rockville fer the January meeting, The invitation was unanimously ae- eepted
 Editor Bruce h.l provided all of the members with tickets to the fair and as soon as dinner had been eaten the association forgot business and adjourned to the fair grounds, Here they were met by E. W Smi.h cf the Stafford Fair Association, who gave the visiting newspaper men a warm welcome and told them that he hoped they would enjoy the fair, as he hastened away Go perform his res ponsible duties.
 The fair was one O. the best. The attendance was large. There were few empty seats in the large grand stand and the midways and the exhi- bition halls were i've with people. In the pens and in the exhibition halls were some fine exhibits from the farms of Holland county. The news paper men occupied the press box in front of the grand stand where they watched some good trotting events and an excellent vaudeville show in- cluding a group If "wild west" rid ] CTS. consisting of cowboys and cow girls in many feats O. horsemanship. [
 Presents Flag
 An incident of the wild west enter tainers came as a surprise when Charles Sweet. wei known politician and taxicab driver of South Man chester, stepped before the micro phcne and, in a neat little speech, presented Lady Frances with a silk American flag made in South Man chester.
 Mir Sweet is a philanthrophiss in his own way; also an optimist. He likes to do a good deed and he ad- mres those who make others happy. He acknowledges his appreciation by distributing American flags and has presented nineteen of the emblems this year He also gives away many bouquets Cf flowers during the year pnd is widely known in To land and Hartford countries.
 Darkness was falling and the fall evening air was beginning to be bit biting when the gentlemen of the Iress" left the grandstand and in- formally adjourned their second meet ing after expressing their apprecia tion for the very pleasant entertain ment Brother Bruce had provided in their honor.