The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-22
Chase Park
Settlers Village Exhibits Removed.
 Placed In Storage
Insurance Expires Tomorrow -Watchmen to Remain onDuty Throughout Winter Months May Reopen
 Next May-Total Paid Attendance 65,O89

public and stated today that the exposition was a huge success. He paid . tribute to the various racial groups that cooperated in creating the settlement. Members of the Set- tlers' Village cooperation when .in- terviewed today praised MT. Harris for his expert management of the village.
 Meeting Thursday
 The interpretations of Settlers Village will assemble in the city hall Thursday evening at 2 o'clock at which time Manager Harris will file his report containing detailed information of the operation of the exposition. It is thought likely that the meeting will be adjourned until next spring as many of the incor- porators feel winter get-to-gethers will not be necessary. Meetings have been held weekly since the corpora .tion was formed last May.
 Report Unconfirmed
 No confirmation could be had of the report current today that the Settlers Village over to the City corporation contemplated turning of Waterbury. Officials of the cor- poration stated today that this ac- tion had not as yet been suggested or considered. One official, however, thought is a splendid idea when a reporter called his attention to the rumored transfer.
 Waterbury needs something like Settlers Village" declared the of- ficial. We have no big museum nor geological gardens to boast of, and Settlers Village is such Q unique and educational attraction. It would be a worthy asset to any city,"
 Donovan Comments
 erry Donovan, who served as public relations counsel for the ex- position, declared today that he had closed his office and that no more publicity would be forthcoming from his typewriter. He graciously consented to give out this last an- nouncement:
 T encountered very little dif-
 ficulty in creating enthusiasm
 for Waterburys Wonderland.
 In fact, I discovered that the
 people of this city wanted
 something like Settlers Village
 and that they had entertained , some idea for years. It seemed as though they had no place to
 take guests from out of town.
 Of course, there were the
 movies, but motion picture
 theaters are found everywhere,
 and visitors couldn't be expect-
 ed to accept an invitation to at
 tend those here and be thrilled
 by the idea. One day could be
 devoted to showing visitors our
 beautiful parks, the Mattatuck
 Historical museum, and one or
 two other attractions, but after
 that a host faced 8 veritable
 stone wall insofar as suggesting
 8 treat" was concerned. Now
 they can take visiting relatives.
 and friends to Settlers Village
 when 1t is open. And that's 8 /.
 real treat I assure you"
 MT. Donovan declared further that is was a pleasure to work with Manager Harris, officials of the corporation, and with the various committees. And last but not least he paid the following tribute to the Democrat:
 Tt was your valuable newspaper that exhibited genuine pride in Set- tlers' Village and certainly wish the publisher of the Democrat, the city editor, and all Waterbury, to know that I appreciate the coopera- ton shown. I can safely say that all the officials of the corporation and representatives of the various national groups feel the same as I do. The Democrat well merits this tribute"