New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 21, 1917, Page 10

FICERS IN CHARGE OF NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1017. CO. E, FIRST INFANTRY irs Lieutenant Griffin Has Been Nine Years in Regular # ' Army—Second Lieutenant Harris Youngest Com- - : missioned Officer in Regiment. iLieutenant Griffin rough and through. le has had years’ experience in regular v life and spent several years with American forces in the Philippine jands. Always a gentieman and jays fair, Lieutenant Griffin is how- 3 a strict disciplinarian. When he an order he expects his men to it and to obey it immediately, they do. In his official business b 18 ‘all business and has no time s & —Photo By Murray. LIEUT. ASHLEY J. GRIFFIN. soldier United States and in the orient. He enlisted in the regular army at Port- land, Me., in 1908 and was later assigned to the 19th United States In- fantry in the Philippine Islands. He remained there until 1911 when he was assigned to the 14th United States Infantry and he was honor- ably discharged in 1911, During these enlistments he held the rank of cor- poral and sergeant. In 1912 Lieutenant Grffin reinlisted at Boston, Mass, in e —=Photo By Murray. SFCOND LIEUT. ROBERT HARRIS, ‘outside interest, but during his. hours he is one of the most ble men imaginable. Already his personality has made a decided fession upon his men. Physically, Lieutenant Griffin is second to e. He is a bundle of muscle and er asks his men to do that which cannot and does not do with them. eutenant Griffin’s home town is' Bembridge, Vermont, but for almost years his home has been in va- the 3rd United States Infantry, where he was appointed sergeant. From i this company he was sent to Fort i Sam Houston, Texas, where he re- j muined on detached service until 11914 when he was sent to Hartford ion detached service. During the past itwo vears he has been drill ergeant ! for the state. Last summer- he was ! sent to Nogales with the troops and {after receiving his discharge from |the regular army accepted an ap- ;pointment as second lieutenant in |H0n. Geo. A. Quigley Mayor of New Britain speaks at the Patriotic Flag Service at | Hon. Go. M. Landers of the Governor's Food Commission will speak on the work of this commission at M i s President of the State Auxiliary, Division Sons of Veterans, will speak on the presentation of an American Flag to the church by the Auxiliary %% - Sunday Evening -0 | 25" - Sunday Evening - 7| "% - Sunday Eveaing -7:30 at THE METHODIST CHURCH Company I of this city. Upon that company’s return to New Britain he resigned and entered the employ of the Stanley Works. During the lat- ter part of March he enlisted in Com- rany I as a private, but immediately took the officers’ examination and /| was appointed first lieutenant.! Second Licutenant Robert V. K. Harris is a Winsted boy and to him belongs the distinction of being the second youngest' commissioned officer ir the service of the United States when his commission was granted him last November at the hands of Col. Richard J. Goodman. Lieuten- ant Harris is twenty-one years of age and had not vet attained his major- ity when he toek the second lieuten- ants’ examinations. Born in Miles City, Montana, Lieutenant Harris spent “his early days in the West, eventually moving to Winsted, Con- recticut, with his family. He always took an active interest in military af- fairs and comes from a family of sol- diers, although his own father is a clergyman. He first enlisted in the Machine Gun company of the First regiment on Nowember 8, 1915. He was given his honorable discharge on February 15, 1916, and enlisted as a private in Company M of Winsted on June 5, 1916, although at that time he had .applied for permission to take the civilians’ examination for a lieutenancy. Last summer Lieuten- ant Harris went to the border with Company M but at Nogales was transferred to a detail of the Regular Army. Engineering corps. = Lieutenant Harris attented the Trinity school in New York and was also a student at the Columbia school of Mines and at Trinity college in Hartford. He | 1 MEN OF THE SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL ' CHURCH, NEW BRITAIN, CONN. Do you know what the cost of living will be this sum- mer? | Then hear Prof. Stevens of the Connecticut Agricul- tural College speak, Subject: “Home Gardens— A Help to You and to Your Country.” ‘ At a Men’s Brotherhood Supper, April 24, 6:30. Tuesday Night,{ FAMOUS COMEDIAN DEAD. Fred Montgomery Succumbs to Oper- ation at Chicago Hospital. Chicago, April 21.—David Mont- gomery, the comedian, who had been ill in a Chicago hospital for more than a month, died late yesterday. Montgomery was of Scotch descent and was about 54 years old. He be- gan his career as an entertainer with a small circus. He was a star in the Haverly nunstrels for a time. In 1895 he formed the partnership with Fred Stone, the team of Montgomery and Stone soon becoming famous among theatergouers. The two appenred in “The Wizard of Oz then the “Red Mill,” which had a three-vear run; then came *“The Old Town”, and final- ly “Chin Chin”. 1In the latter play Montgomery last appeared at St. Paul, leaving the company to come here for medical examination, which resulted After the operation he rallied for a time, but suffered a relapse since when he had been uncerscious for days at a time. SUE ON SHOE SHIPMENT. Through the office of Attorney S. Russell Mink, Endicott Johnson & Co. of New York have brought ac- tion against Jacob and Fannie Gross, claiming $125 to recover for a ship- ment of shoes. H. Davidoff & Com- pany of Boston have brought suit against Fannie Gross fer $50 through the same attorney. The papers in ‘both cases have been served by Con- stable Fred Winkle and are return- able the first Monday in May in city court. Come to the Girls’ Scout play, “The New Girl,” night. Y. 'W. C. , 8 o'clock to- Tickets 15c, on sale at the ESTABLISHED 1886 GLOBE CLOTHING HOUSE We can show you several types of Varsity Fifty-Five There is not the slightest manipula- tion in Hart, Schaff- ner and Marx fab- rics. $18 and up. Pajamas in. many styles, $1.00, $1.50 Children’s Wash- * able Suits in variety and quality, $1.00, $1.50, $1.75 and $2. | QrQQ Every Night For i 3 ° 5 e CONSTRUCTIVE ADVERTISING SEN us for ORIGINAL IDMAS for yoar PRODUCT. A postal will bave our salesman explain is a young man of pleasant disposi- tion, easily makes friends and re- tains them. He was popular with the members of Company M and is no less so with the members of Com- rany E. PROULX BOUND OVER BOND 15 REDUCED Shoe Store Manager Waives Ex- amination in Police Court in his going to the hospital March 20. |‘door.—advt. SAVINGS BANK OF NEW THE BANK OF AND FOR THE DEPOSITORS! ‘BRITAIN Waiving defense and ‘examination, | Donat Proulx of 50 Lyman street, | tlolyoke, Mass, since August and luntfl a few days ago, manager of | the Newark Shoe store at 324 Main | street, was held for the June term of superior court by Judge James T. Meskill in police court today on charges of defrauding the “New Ha- ven” rbad by means of a clever scheme of falsifying shipping state- ments as to stock received by freight. Attorney M. D. Saxe succeeded in securing a reduction of baill from $1,500 to $1,000. He stated that he believes his client will be able to se- cure the latter figure today. Up to a late hour he had been unable to se- cure bail, although Holyoke relatives and friends had sent word that it would be raised. Prosecuting Attor- ney George W. Klett offered no objec- tion to bail be reduced. No testimony was introduced although special .| agents of the “New Haven” road, other authorities and officials of the | Newark Shoe stores syndicate were " Even This 30,000 Will Not Be Enough There will be 30,000 Smith Form-a- Trucks built this year—but even this huge production will not be enough. So if you have waited for further proof of the wonderful economy—efficiency —service value of this tremendous achievement in motor transportation, don’t wait another day. Over 10,000 users—over 450 lines of work— S ik iert s supainea mbon pas are all !.:he1 prgof§thyollrx need,T andkt.here is | ment of coms ot $9.43 each in the . not a single Smi orm-a-Truck owner b g R g g . ;‘vhc;’ will fiot ;a.y th;a ;e ha7s521t delivery and i:.‘;’:.a?:i“l‘f“yii'::"s.“ et auling costs from to . % dealers in automobiles and auto sup- PO 4L plies of Hartford, and Frank E. Mor- ‘This year you not only get this wonderful attachment at' gan of 34 Chestnut street, Hartford, the price of a good pair of horses, but you get it adapted to any Ford, Maxwell, Baick, Dodge Bros.,, Chevrolet or A Nl e e This bank has invested $lK00,000 of its surplus in the new issue of bonds of the United States Overland Car. So you can select the power plant you like raigned at a continued hearing Government. i the best—have the most confidence in. e b i t’tla‘(ii“gtl;::sk frt‘e’ely_ lll)fi'ers its se;vnos to any who wish to obtain any amount, from $100 up, of bonds of the \ ni ana will secure deliv withou ommissi ha[g ‘ Smith Form-a-Truck is the mute hauler of the world — i 3 . A i i il e for expenses. the master economizer in hauling and delivery cost — Morgan- was summoned by Traffic the master saver in equipment investment. Supervisor Clarence Lampheré about ten days ago on charges of not having Come in today for a demonstration—but don’t put off your order. - JOHN PINCHES & SONS cr without proper license markers on 62 Chestnut Street, New Britain, Conn. Surplus $416,865.18 Assets $9,617,802.18 ettt The United States Government does not seize any money of foreign born depositors in banks, nor seek in any way to restrain the free control of the depositor; so that money on deposit in the Savings Bank of New Britain is just as safe there in war times as in times of peace. the fear. It developed that the car had been temporarily furnished by the concern of which Fay is manager to take the place of one that was be- ing repaired. Continuances were necessary because of Fay’s being out of he state. Morgan testified that his being without an operator's license was accidental and with no intent to violate the law. Fay testified that he had no direct knowledge of the car being rented without having proper license markers but, if there had been a violation, he was willing to “take bis medicine.” o OFFICERS: E. H. DAVISON, President. C.F. SMITH, Vice President. C. B. OLDERSHAW, Asst. Treas. and Secretary E.N.STANLEY, Treasurer. NOAH LUCAS, Asst. Treasurer.