Putnam patriot., 1930-03-27
ISRAEL PUTNAM LODGE
 LOO. F. 40 YEARS OLD
Members Observe Anniversary With Turkey Supper and
 Entertaining Features

oddfellowship in Putnam is forty years old. Israel Putnam Lodge l. o. Q. F., was instituted March 21. 1890. Last Friday evening one hundred and thirty members of the two-seore- years-of-age organization, which has a present membership of BOT, gather ed in the lodge rooms on Pomfret street to stage a fitting observance of the occasion.
 The affair was confined to members of the local lodge. While a few visitors came from out of the city these visitors were or had been. mem hers of Israel Putnam No. 8. The affair included fine turkey supper followed by an excellent entertain ment program and impromptu re marks by past officers of the lodge.
 At seven o'clock the gathering sat down to supper During the ban euet music was furnished by four niece orchestra under the leadership of Dr. Harry Sharpe. Mrs Eben Holden, Mrs. Irving H. Miron. Mrs. Edward H. Burt. Mrs Bernard J. Me garry. Mrs. Robert Allard, Misses Hazel and Christabel Clifford. Miss Alice Devine and Miss Mildred Tor rey acted as waitresses. The commit tee of arrangements included Carl l.. Weeks. Marvin Thatcher Mrs. Her bert Johnson. Mrs. Alexander Malt land, Mrs. Robert T. Chadwick and Lewis Elliott The supper was well prepared and expeditiously served.
 Post -Prandial Exercises
 Herbert Johnson acted as toast master O. the postrandial exercises. He called upon the following Past Noble Grands of the focal lodge for remarks: Lueius II. Fuller, who has also been Noble Grand of the state, i. D. Mcintyre, Charles E Richard sa. Erie II. Johnson. C. Byron Morse. Henry J Thayer, Silas M. Wheeloek and c. Dwight Sharpe,
 Among others who spoke were Rev, W. D. HethingtOn of Uncas lodge ot Norwich. Wesley Keller. now an in' mate of tho Odd Fellows Home, Gro 5on. F.. l.. Kelley of this city, mem bers of a lodge in Lawrence, Mass Mir. Kelley has been an Odd Fellow for forty-siN years. joining the organ ization six years before Israel Put nam lodge was instituted.
 The entertainment feature or the evening was a we'll balanced program, which opened with community sing ing. Carl Weeks leader and Kenneth i Sharpe at the piano. Miss Marie Stoumbels then played violin solo Miss Doris C. Johnson. aceompanist-
 The third member was an interpreta tion of Scotch dances by Miss Betty Maitland of Thompson, who was Fol- lowed by Miss Helen Varbedian in a piano solo. 4 quartette composed or Miss Doris Johnson. piano, Miss Marie StoumbeHs piano. and Miss Pauline Rawlev and Miss Dorothy Mansfield, vocalists. then entertained. The sixth number saw Wallace Aldrich, old time left handed fiddler in action. He was followed by another instrumental number, Lawrence and Raymond Bay cr. mandolin and guitar.
 Miss Maitland then gave a second number, singing and dancing most ac ceptably. Irwin TourtellOtte, q charter member of the organization sang two humorous songs to be greet ed with prolonged applause. MT. Al drich gave another number and, after some more community singing tho speakers were called upon.
 Among the out-of-town member noted were Wesley Keller, from th' Home in Groton. C. L. Adams oi Litchfield. Eldon Johnson, Williman tic. and Dennis Macdonald of Boston
 Before the final curtain of tho birthday celebration rising vote o' thanks was given the committee ana members taking part in thel program