New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1917, Page 11

" HONORED T0 ATTEND * PROMIBITION FEAST " Woertendyke aud“ Hohenthal . Principal Speakers on Feb. 7 Fully 100 ts are pected to attend the annual banquet of the pro- hibition party to be 1d in the Jr. 0. U. A. M. ndil on February 7, when the Hon. J. 11. Woertendyke of Los LEONARD KURTZ. #Angeles and E. L. G. Hohenthal of South Manchester will be the princi- pal speakers. % Lepnard Kur hamfiet co: Schriver, wh of the o. for chairman and Rev. L. as a candidate HON. J. H. WOERTENDYKE. representative on the party ticket last fall, will be toastinaster. Re B W Maier will ack the bl g and Miss Lottie Trader will be oo Mr. Hothenthal is one of the known temperance men in Connec cut and needs no introduction. Re- garding, the other sy ker, the fol- lowing pr notice is descriptive: Mr. Woertendyke a man pleasing tghly well in- b o 3 th a fine clear voice, and i cailed to fill return lecture dates. Few men have built up selves the reputation enjoy Woertendyke for them- g 0. SCHRIVER. in Chicago. for two should one hundred lectures time is now zll taken in advance. § hody him. Spme ‘Woerten Value of Manhood,” Gure for Dr: 83, Protective to the “What Should Be Government Toward and e ibjects of lectures by Mz “The Worth A Hunt Liquor the the Liquo Changing .0 WAR 1LOAD The Hague. VBSCRIBED, 50, Feb. 000,000 war loan of the Netherlands has been over-subscribed to the exten of seven millions. ‘This is by two previous war loans of $110,000, 000 and $50,000,000 respectively made, piit only 4 per cent. interest was of- ered’in the present case as compared per vith four and a half and five ent. In the two former instances. Irhe price of the new loan was 97. of | language. He has delivered over Attitude no means so brilliant a showing ae the NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917. T6 RUSH WORK 0 BOYS' CLUB HOME Work Will Be Stared When \ Weather Permits H Worl on additions to the New Brit- ain Boys' club home on Fast Main }HU‘&‘(‘(, whereby a gymnasium build- ing, nming pool and shower baths be added, will begin as soon as the weather permits, accord- |ing to a decision of the airectors at their annual meeting held yesterday | afternoon at the National Bank. B. | W. Christ, G. W. Traut, A. ¥. Corbin | and Howard L. Platt are the bullding | committee in charge and they report- ! ed that the present Boys' club build- ing will accommodate 200 boys every night. When tho new additions are completed the club will be able to ac- commodate 300 boys a night. This will make the New Britain club car- ing for the largest percentage of boys of any New Rngland organization. Kducational and Uplifting. a s will '}_\.’orval Bap The dircctors also plan to make the new club as homelike and uplifting as possible. In the game room spe- cial pictures will be purchased, the elections to he made With a view o influencing the boy: One picture will b& ‘The Breaking of Home Ties.” It was t ure that was awarded the first prize at the Chicago fair. It depicts a boy leaving his home and mother and is very impressive. An- | other picture will be ‘““Mother,” one | of Whistier's masterpieces. The walls will s have on them “pictures of Lincoln and other noble The plan at present is to organize clubs within the club, giving to each some distinctive name, such as the Lincoln or Washington club. This afternoon the direetors went to New Haven to purchase games to be installed in the game room prepara- tory to the opening of the club about the middle of the month. Plans are also in mind for the or- ganization of educational classes at the club and at intervals prominent men will address the boys. The boys will be divided into two groups, classified by their size. The seniors will occupy the first floor and the juniors will have the second floor. The third fioor will be divided into class rooms. The young people of the Methodist church will have a class in sign painting. Hammock making will be taught under the direction of the First church young people and the young people from the First Baptist church will have a class in basketry while the South church will have clay modelling. The Swedish Bethany church will have classes in cobbling. Another important feature of the club will be the library. Ajready there are 200 volumes and more have been promised. Interesting and edu- cational periodicals will also be on file here. The social side of the club will not be neglected and the base- ment is to he equippéd with a gas { range in order that informal dinners { can be prepared and served there for the bovs. Summer Gardens, Improved. Superintendent R. H. Crawford was given assurance by the directors that suramer gardens this yvear will be ter than ever, made possible by ad- equipment. An innovation > a special instructor from the nnecticut Agricultural college at { Storrs. This speclalist will divide the | : gardeners into classes and will | instruct them in the best methods of tening and will explain to them re of plants and how to protect from buszs and insects. New York, Feb. 2.—Norval Baptle welcomed the acceptance of his chal- lenge to the entire list of professional skavers and makes the substantial an- nouncement that he has posted $1,000 to take on Oscar Mathiesen and Ed- mund Lamy, or any of the others im- mediately following, at any distance in series of races, winner -of first match to meet the third man in a reasonable time. In his announce- ment Baptie suggests the following conditibns: ‘Whereas Lamy asks for a rink that measures eight laps or less to the mile, it may not be possiblle to gel such a place outside of Minneapolis, Montreal or Saranac lake, Baptie claims Lamy should waive this con- dition of eight laps and hold the race in this city. Since Lamy seems to tie Hot After | All Champion Ice Skaters look on Mr. Baptie’s challenge as | being a la Mexico, Baptie has posted’! $1,900, which Mathiesen or any of the others may cover within two weeks if they see fit. ““My challenge was for speed,” #aid Baplie recently, “and T don’t feel that we ought to go on a marathon , to demonstrate that, but if either gen- {tleman prefers to wait until the At- lantic ocean freezes over so that they can use the race for the double pur- pose of breaking the transatlantic record and getting home I am with them. Any distance will do me and any time. I am always in condition. There are the usual details to be ar- rangeg but my money is in sight. Let Lamy or Mathiesen cover it.” Photo shows Baptie jumping over | varrels. Events Toaight “Leah Kleschna,” Lyceum theater, High theater. class photo drama, Vaudeville Keeney's theater. Booth’s hall. assaciation, meeting. Friendly glub meets at 242 street. Main street. Bowling Y. M. C. A. alleys, v £ t THE HOSTESS. Over a skirt of navy blue velvet is worn this peplum blouse of plaited blue chiffon, hung from a velvet yoke. The embroldery is of oriental silk, done in gay colors, and at the waist lis laced with a gold cord and tassel. New Britain lodge I. O. O. M. meets in Judd's hall. L. D. Penfield Camp, S, in G. A. R. hall lodze, 1. 0.O.F. A. M. hall. Stella Rebekah meets in Jr. O. U. Valkyria lodge, O. of V. Vega hall. lodge. O. D. H. S. Admiral Schl meets at 187 Arch street. i New Britain circle; C. of T., meets at 24 Church street. S ALEXANDER HAD ¥ But Ma of Theft. Understanding, according Fox's and ' moving pictures, | Stanley Works Dramatic club dance, | Lincoln schogl Parents and Tcachersi Main | Phoenix Temple, T. of I., meets at of V., meets meets in Refused to Press Charge | were officials of the hedlth depart- ment of the canal, whose efforts have been seconded - by American women on the Isthmus, but the Americans have endeavored to keep in the back- i ground and to have the people of Panama take it in charge. Young so- ciety women of the city have taken it up and Lady Mallet, wife of the Brit- { ish minister, is now the leader in the work. She is a native of Panama. The society will co-operate with the orphanages, the anti-tuberculosis work of the Canal Zone chapter of the American Red Cross, the employment bureaus, and the relief of the desti- tute. 1 1 CHARM CAN GO NO FURTHER THAN THIS to her story to Captain T. W. Grace at police headquarters last night, that Alexan- der!Zueski of Cemetery Lane had se- sured another love and plans to elope with her, Mary Zefeski of the same ad dress made a hurried trip to the au- and asked their as the return of § istance in she claims to have loaned Alexander at a time she thought he looked upon her with eyes that shot the shafts of .Cupid. She was doomed to disappointment Captain Grace informed her that the police department is no collection agency and that action could not be taken by them unless she charges of theft. E could not conscientious TFOR PANAM v do. RED CROSS Society Will Also Effect Organization. a Panama, Feb, 1.—The formation of brought she felt she Charity a national Red Cross for Panama is to be authorized under legislation which President Valdes will recommend to the National Assembly. Tn addition to the usual activities of a Red Cross this | HER FIRST BALL. Peach blossom taffeta, cut with a society will be in effect a charity or- ' round skirt yoke to which is corded a ganization society, or a sort of a cen- tral association of the various char- itable endeavors which are now ca ried on here. shirred peplum, is the fabric chosen for this gown. The babyish waist has a square of taffeta, like a bib, adornead with French roses, while the sleeves The original sponsors of the idea!are ruffled net. | merly connected with St. Joh ! sending out a copy of their annual re- State Board of Health, THIRTY DAYS FREE TRIAL IF YOU LEAVE YOUR ORDER DURING THIS SALE BUT THIS OFFER AT OUR PRESENT LOW PRICE IS LIMITED TO OUR STOCK You'll never again buy a Famous Sum- mit at the present low price. down. You Thi ON HAND We'll set the Range up Free, make all stove pipe and hot water connections and connect it to the gas without exts charge and take your old stove in trade You don’t have to 'pay one penny can use the Range abso: lutely free for thirty days. If you don’t want to keep the Range we'll take if back without expense to you. Free Trial offer is a short, and positive’way of saying what wé know—There’s not another Range as good as the FAMOUS SUMMIT. We have sold a large number and know' THE FAMOUS SUMMIT is Coal Range, both complete in ohe. burners, 4 coal covers and one ove either gas or coal. Gas Range and a There are 4 gas n that bakes with 132 MAIN STREET them through and through.. “JOHN A. ANDREWS CO. City ltems Frank Stagis of *Newington road and Chapman street has complained to the police that his bicycle was stolen from in front of the Grammer school. He wants it located as it proved.valu- able in going to and from school. of F i Hilding Nelson, proprietor thci Hotel Nelson, is ill with grip. ) Miss Ethel Aldrich of West Haven is the guest of Mher aunt, Mrs. William H. Chapman of Winthrop street. { James Wilson, a student at St. Ber-' nard’s Seminary, Rochester. N. Y., who has been spending the mid-year vacation at his home in this city, is recuperating from a slight illness, and expects to return to r« next week. ha E. Adams, wife of the yrian minister of tHe South church, has returned from the Hart- ford kospital, where she underwent, treatment for the past six weeks. Court Charter Oak, F. of A. de-, gree team, in charge of the initiation exercises, conferred degrees on a large class of candidates of the united local courts in Electric hall last evening. Prominent members of the order throughout the state were in attend- ance. The annual state convention of Tur. ner societies will' be held in Meriden March 18 gnd will be in charge of the following local officers: President, Herman Vater; vice president, Arno Kerber, treasurer, Paul G. Leupold and secretary William Huber. ' A large crowd was in attendante at the-bazar of St. Anne’s scciety of St. Peter’s church in St. Jean de Baptiste hall last evening. H Brother Jerome of Deep River, for- ’s schaol in Danvers, Mass., Was a visitor in this | city vesterday. TO SAVE PAPER. London, Feb. 2.—With a to economizing in paper and printing, a number of railway companies have | decided to discontinue the practice of view ports to every stock holder. / Acting With Local Health Department, to Bring Action Against Unsanitary Shops. One of New Britain's bakers js (v be prosecuted in the local police court for violating the sanitary baking law of the state and if a conviction is se- cured the state board of health will probably revoke his baker’s license, according to Dr. T. E. Reeks, super- intendent of health. Dr. Reeks states that conditions in several of the bake shops are very bad from a sanitary standpoint. He has previous warned several proprietors that conditions must be improved, and all have made some effort in this di- rection except one man, he states. | State Bake Shop Inspector W. E., Dun- can visited Prosecutor G. W. Klett this afternoon in reference to getting a warrant for the baker’s arres In several of the bakeshops neople have been' permitted to sleep, the superintendent of health states. In others the conditions were so dirty as to be unwholesome und directly con- trary to law. | son. CAPT. CRAWFORD, “POET SCOUT,” IS AMERICAN WOMEN UNVEILED BY W. NEARING HIS END ¢ N s CAPTAIN JACH CRAWFORD Capain Jack Crawford, a pictures- que survivor of Indian fighting days and known throughout the United States for many yeors as “the poet scout,” was reported as serlously ill at his home at Woodhaven, N. Y. Captain Crawford is in his seven- tieth year. In recent years he had visited many of the cities of the United States as an entertainer and had delighted thousanrs by his verse, | his recital of experiences on the fron- ties and his stories of service with General Custer, Offer Made to United States. Amsterdam, Feb, via London, 1:20 a. m.—The concession which Germany has offered the Dutch gov- ernment regarding the Flushing route to England is virtually identical with that extended to the United States Similar to i for passenger steamers without con- traband, according to the Berlin cor- respondent of the Handeslblatt. The possibility also exists, says the correspondent for negotiations regard- ing regular service by Dutch vessels to the Dutch colonies. 3,500,600 SEALS SOLD. Hartford, Feb. was made at the office of the tuberculosis commission today year. 2.—Announcement state that 3,600,000 Red Cross seals were sold for the benefit of the cause in Connec- ticut during the recent holiday sea- This is a million more than last Aspect Entirely Different From Given Her By French ‘Writers. Paris, Feb. = 2—"The - Ameri woman will come éut of this war der an aspect entirely different fi that hitherto given to her by Fren writers and critics,” says the Tim “For 50 years she was presented us by our romancers and drama authors, as an opulent beauty, of travagant wealth, with a madness expenditure, with eccentric tastes & a life of audecity. “Did they really imagine that th little nervous and eccentric bel that they presented to us, spofl children of immensely wealthy fag illes, always agitated, thirsting | pleasure and noise, were . the on American women? those Wl have not the leisure to cross ! ocean, and who content themsel with observing the American wom among us, the war will have unvaill the real visage of many of them. “It will be perceived that their & dor may also be an ardor to B live, a passion for devotion to suffe: ing; that the mania of agitation,\th i need for “bustle” as they wcall it, m become the most beautiful! of activ | ities wheiit is animated by the spl of charity. It will be perceived tl | extravagance in absurd expenditu | may be changed nto sumptuous la | gesse for good. “The observer will have seen nur animated@ with the most perfect spiri) of sacrifice, passing their time at # hedsides of our wounded; women P ting in common their resources to s cour the inhabitants of invad regions; cthers utilizing their spirit o initiative in the organization of char: itable' works, some traversing Franc to distribute clothing to refuge others employed in the hospitals right up at the front, and all of them rival- ling each other ir ardor, generosit: and devotion. The observers will then| understand that the idea they had | made for themselves of the American| woman, the idea popularized under| the auspices of the theater and the romance, was decidedly at fault. They: will certainly seize the occasion of- fered to them, not only fo rectify an ! inexact type in our literature, but to { find among American women new fig- ures perfectly true and moving. Both literature and truth can only gain thereby.” FOR WORLD TRIBUNAL. | Washington, Feb. 2.—A repolution | declaring it to be the sense of the senate that the president at the closs of the war should endeavor to nego- tiate a treaty with the powers of the world to constitute an injudicial tri- bunal to settle disputes Was introduced today by Senator Shafroth and . re- | ferred to the foreign relations com- | mittee without debate. City Advertisement — NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed bids will be received for the construction of a frame wagon and cattle shed at the Town Farm for, the Board of Health, until 4 p. m. Monday, Feb, 5, 1917. Plans and specifications at office of Architects Unkelbach & Perry. The right is reserved to accept or reject any or all bids. | i | i i