The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-29
Laurel Club Harpoons
 State Legislators
Biennial ridiron Show Staged in Hartford Last Even
 ing-SatiricaI Skits Among HghIights

Members of the state legislature were recovering today from the series of shocks they suffered last night as they witnessed the ,bi- ennial gridiron show of the Laurel club in Hartford and saw them selves as others see them. News paperYnen covering the legislature presented a series of SkitS that were a satire on the doings of the n1em- bers of the house and senate. Gov ernor Wilbur l.. Cross, the jus tices of the supreme court, Lieu tenant Governor Frank Hayes and practically anybody of note in the 1937 session were put on the grid iron and roasted"
 Several attended the dinner from Waterbury. Those from this city attending included Lieutenant Gov ernor Hayes, Representative John D. Thoms, Senator Joseph H. Law Tor, Representative Daniel J. Ma nancy, Finance Commissioner Charles B. Jackson, James William Chick" FitzPatrick, Attorney Vim cent Scully, Attorney Frederick Palomba, Attorney Robert Sullivan Judge Edward Mascolo, Attorney James Mcknight, Attorney Frederic Dauch and Joseph Donahue.
 Two inaugural parades were pre- scented, the first to find Governor Cross, portrayed by Frank Quinlan legislative correspondent of the Bridgeport Times Star and president of the Laurel club, and the second to escort him to the hall. Charac- ters portraying the members of the supreme court of errors, Major Gene Tunney and Assistant Superintend- entS CIO Union No. 1" marched i1l both parades.
 There were also two guberna- torial addresses during the evening one by Quinlan, giving the press gallery idea of the manner of ad- vice the legislature should be given and one by the governor himself who was introduced by Quinlan. In accordance with the rule of the Laurel club ttEt there are no re- porters present, al the. speeches were of the record" The subject for each of the three speeches given after the gridiron show was fin- ished, one by Lieutenant Governor Frank Hayes, one by Republican Senate Leader E. Gaaynor Brennan and the third by the governor was Governor Cross Reorganization as a 1888 Campaign Issue." John R. Dohahue of Hartford, a former president of the club, was toast- master.
 Cooney, Swayne, Most Able
 In the Laurel clubs own edition of the Legislative Bulletin were the results of a poll of the newspaper men covering this session and weak neSseS of the members. This showed Senator Joseph P. Cooney of Hart ford and Representative Noah H. Swayne of Darien with first ranking in their respective houses as the most able legislators. Senator Julius c. Stremlau of Meriden and Repre- sentative Stanley P. Mead of New Canaan were rated as the hardest workers in their respective branches.
 Senator E. Gaynor Brennan and Representative Swayne, both re- publicans, were voted by the news papermen as the best state ticket timber in the present session. The leading democrats in this category were Senator Cooney, and, in the House, Representatives 1T. Emmet Claire of Killingly and Benjamin Tonkonow of Meriden, tied.
 Senator Daniel J. Mccarthy is rated by the newspapermen as the most promising new member of the