The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-24
Here And There
 With The Man About 7o1vn
"Bakes" Of Equinox Club Recalled Old Timers Were On Hand Every Year-Champs In Setback, Crib, Forty-Five Change With
 Passing Years

The Equinox club, for the frs time in a couple of decades, vii not hold clambake this year. I was always held on the Sunday be. fore Labor Daytime bake, vel conducted-The Elks is one of ths few old time bakes that goes on anc on-It will be held Sept. g, Lake Quassapaug, the place where Mike OConnell held forth for many many years-Speaking of clambakes remember when Tim Brennan would stage the bake o fthe Growlers- Tim was an excellent entertainer even before he became chairman o the Democratic Town Committee.
 He took much pride in the an-
 nual bake of the Growlers. At
 first it was held in Pine Grove in
 the north end, but as years went by he staged it at Rockville. Among
 others that you would find there
 from year to year were Dan DaI- ton, Frank Phelan, Tom Finnegan,
 Tom Hayes, Jackie Savers, Long
 John Fitz, Bob Hayes, Myles Me-
 Carthy. Hube Rigney, Johnny
 Crary, Martin Hickey, Pat Hackett, Mort Doran, Con Hayes, Bill
 Moher, Dr. O'Hara the father of
 Gus and Bernie), J. J. Mcdonald,
 John Hurley and Dan Began, Johnny Lawlor, Jack Hackett,
 Kitty Flannigan, Eugene SulIi-
 van, Tom COyle, Mike Greaney, Dan Mahaney, ST., Frank (Nig- ger) Sheridan-in fact almost anybody who had a real say in Democratic politics. Plenty of Re- publicans also-Judge Makepeace, when chairman of the Republican Town Committee, once said to MT. Brennan-'Ts there anybody in town, whom you don't know?"
 What! A Democratic State Con- vention and not at the Hotel Gris- wold-Of course, it could not be held there this week-The New Lon- don hotel does not close its sum- mer season until Labor Day. It is said that Governor Cross always figured it lucky omen to have the convention at the Griswold. Tn times gone by there was always s scramble for place on the state delegation. And with the hotel all to themselves, the delegates were not too anxious to get to bed. In fact some of them never went al all. It certainly was lot of fun And the ticket always made oui pretty good, too.
 This and Charley Brech- buhler back from a vacation in Maine Attorney Ed Seery in town a few days from Woodmont .. Finds the main stem quite different from the days when he had an office on Bank street Eddie MascOla referring to Mike GaluIlO as Major" in the city .. And Mike replying that he is no longer connected with the Na- tiOnal Guard Tommy Mur- phys softbal game washed out because of the fight It will be played next week Dan Far rington, Bill Washburn and Tim Sullivan on their way to their summer cottages Frank Keefe still talking about his trip to Maine. Saw a bet of five dollars during the week that the President would carry at least thirty-five states Did you hear about the fellow that lost the bet about a Willkie button? Larry Butterfieid the oil man, will tell you the story
 Eddie Kelley, son of Mrs. Bessie and the late Attorney Edward B Kelley will be marrled next We'd nesday. So some of his friends will give him party at Connie Larson's Monday night. He is now connect ed with the internal revenue de. partment. I believe that Miss Dillon his wife to be, is also an attorney at-law. Also notice from an an. nouncement that members of twt other well known Waterbury fam flies will be married in the neal future Miss Alice Bradley and Ailbl Burke. They should make Q fins couple.
 Recently. two busle boys have
 kept the Cracker EElll residents
 wide awake. q can't get lem up, !
 emit set lem up.s e heard early
 and often. The playing ee the bn-
 gies may Do in keeping with the
 WaFIike atmosphere. Personally
 hurie calls 1e not bather ne. nut