The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-16
STATE BUILDING
OPENING SUNDAY
Governor to Dedicate Con-
necticut's Contribution
to States Exposition

Hartford, September l6. - The
new Connecticut Building at the
Eastern States Expositic:l will be
officially opened Sunday noon with
the largest array Of Connecticut ex-
hibitors that have ever participated
IN the Exposition. Some 30 exhibi-
tors will take part in this grand
opening, which primarily features
the metals industry In Connecticut,
but due to limited space, only few
Of the Masterpieces" will be
shown.
In addition to the metal, industry,
a large section is taken over by the
textile manufacturers and q some
what smaller section by a group of
specially manufacturers. In addi-
ton to the industrial exhibits, all
phases Of Connecticut agriculture
VII be represented.
Among the exhibitors who will
participate In this opening show are:
American Thermos Bottle Company,
Norwich; American Brass Company,
Waterbury; Collins Company, Col
ltlsville: Colts Patent Fire Arms
Company, Hartford; Dictaphone
Corporation, Bridgeport; Fuller
Brush Company, Hartford; Heath
Nurseries, Manchester; International
Silver Company, Meriden; Malle-
able Iron Fittings Company, Bran
ford: Pratt & Whitney Division,
Niles-Bement-Pond Company, Hart
fogd; New Departure, Division
Motors Sales Corporation, Bristol;
Royal Typewriter Company, Hart
ford; Russell Manufacturing Com
pany, Middletown.
Veeder-Root, Inc, Hartford: Wal
lace Barnes Company, Bristol; Wire
mold Company, Hartford; Frank H.
Lee Power Company, Danbury; NAL
lory Hat Company, Danbury; H.
McLachlan and Company, Danbury;
Aetna Life Insurance Company and
affiliated companies, Hartford:
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company,
Inc, Thompsonville: Seth Thomas
Clocks, A. Division Of General In
struments Corporation, Thomaston;
g. H. Dexter g. Sons, Inc, Windsor
Locks; Connecticut Bookeepers' AS
ISOLATION, Connecticut Dairymen's
Association, Connecticut Pomologi-
cal Society, Connecticut Poultry AS
ISOLATION, Connecticut Vegetable
Growers Association, Connecticut
Tobacco Industry.
Dedication
The Connecticut building will be
dedicated on Connecticut Day, Tues.
day. Sept 10th at 11:00 o'clock. The
dedication program will be opened
by Olcott F. King, chairman Of the
board OF trustees, presenting Gov
ernor Raymond e. Baldwin, who will
deliver the dedicatory address. DR..
Wilbur L. Cross, former governor of
Connecticut, who had q large part
to do In making the Connecticut
building possible, will speak on THE
Public's Interest" In the new build
ing. Joshua L. Brooks, president of
the Eastern States Exposition, will
welcome Connecticut into the off,
cial family who have established
permanent homes on the avenue of
states at the exposition. The pro-
gram, running from HOO to 1880
a. ~. win end with theintroduction
Of the trutsees.
Besides the chairman who is an
ex officio member as commissioner
OF agriculture, the trustees are:
Charles B. Cook, ST., vice-president,
Royal Typewriter Co., Hartford:
Edwin Pugsley, vice-president, Win
chester Arms Co., New Haven:
George L. Warncke, farmer, Wilton:
John M. Wadhams. banker, Torring-
ton.
Reception
During the afternoon Of the day
Of dedication, Governor Baldwin will
hold an informal reception from 800
to 400 O'Clock in the new Connecti-
cut building, to Welcome all visitors
and friends. During the dedication
and at the time Of the reception. the
governor will be accompanied by a
color guard and color bearer from
the First and Second Companies of
Governors Footguards, Hartford and
New Haven respectively, as well as
the official staff.