New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 19, 1917, Page 2

Czty Items and Mrs. Raymond R. Healey ind the week-end in Worcestér, —1IWANTS HIGH SGHOOL 'BOYS T0 VOLUNTEER Huniclpal Farm Gommittee Has Plan to Use Them President F. A. Searle of Lan- ry && Clark has returned | “business trip to Washington, | Rey; Df, G. W. B, Eday .? { & 4 Mrs. Noah ' Luca.s of Har- The committee to have s special . 4; breg are spending a few days charge of the municipal-farm project, appointed by Mayor Quigley, held a lengthy session in the mayor's office last night at which definite and com- prehensive plans for handling this big $u/ican own a lot at ~Belvidere jor or Heights, .on our easy term and plant it while making your ts,—advt. and formulated. Those present were Mayor Quigley, H. 8, Tallard, B. F. Gaffney, G. M. Landers, T. H. Kehoe, Frederick Parsons, W. B. Rossberg and H. R. Jones. On organizing Mr. Tallard was chosen chairman and Mr. Jones was chosen clerk. The matter of immediately ' ob- taining sufficient fertiliser to prepare six acres of ground already plowed in Stanley Quarter for planting “was taken up and there appeared to be a fearth of fertilizer in the state While it will be necessary to buy forty-five or fifty tons to care for the entire farm, a dozen tons are needed at once and Chairman Tallard was in- structed to appoint such' sub-com- mittees as he sees fit to .manage the farm. Such committee as may be designated will at once purchase a quantity of"fertilizer. A generous offer of F. H. Alfard for the loan of his barn in the rear of Main street for any storage pur- Ppose was accepted with thanks. Al- though Mr. Alford uses this barn to store an automobile in at present, he will remove the car as saon as the space is needed: Chairman Tallard was authorized to buy two Iron Age potato planters at $100 each in order that planting may begin at énce. He was also empowered to name such guards, not to exceed three, as may be nec to protect the potata supply at the farm. Willlam B. Rossberg was chosen auditor and it was agreed that no purchase can be made without a written requisition signed by either the chairman or auditor. The official name of this committee was settled as “The Munici-. pal Farm Committee.” To Enliet High Scliocol Boys. The 'question of securing sufficient labor to work the farm proved & most Pertinerit one. Mayor Quigley re- Ported that withou ‘solicitation over 100 men had asreed to giye oné day per week, a day every two weeks or such time as they-could to this pro- Ject and the committee decided to tabulate these volunteer ‘workers in such a way.that the committee would know at all times just how many and on whom it could call for work on any particular day. F. H. Alford re- ported that Ward Maier had promiséd him ' the co-gperation of twenty-five High school boys to cut seed potatoes. Mayor Quigléy will address the High school boys on Monday morning to enlist ‘their services as' volunteer workers. He will appeal to their pa- ! ol a small w-fir m" triotism and will explain in detail the . plan under which they will be askey 2 to work for the city. In brief the plan :’;" of “";n":’h‘z“:m:rm'; will be -exactly the same as that for- i "‘“h...‘“ on the 8:37 trol- mulated by the state and federal s - wAIR 4 lle, lristead of by government, except that these . boys v The ihike will take the| Vil Fecelve no pay, their compensa- Y- 4 tion: coming to them {ndirectly rs_to the old Tory Den and |¢yrougn the decreased cost of livin Leather Man’s cave in East : o to their parents. George M. Landers e of the state committee on food supply your panama cleaned for Dec- explained at length these two big Day, Conn. Hat Co.—advt plans so that the mayor will be able to lay a comprehensive statement of facts before the boys. Under the federal scheme any bay over sixteen years of age can enlist in the (United States Boys’ Working Re- serve. After passing a physical examination from his school instruc- tor or doctor he takes an oath or pledge to perform his work hanestly and is given a federal badge. Then this boy must do thirty full days’ work on farming production in order to qualify for a federal certificate and if he does the same work next year an auded insignia is given him. These boy workers will receive fair wages. Under the Connecticut Agricultural Volunteer plan any boy over fourteen Yyears of age meay enroll for work on formerly of this city is visiting B local friends. jbe Anna Dray of New London is est of Miss Eleanor M. Bunny ty street. 2 % Social club, composed Bt, Jol of fhe parish of St. John bers jngelist, is planning to hold & in Booth’s hall, May 26. 'y successful whist was held in bth's hall last evening under the ] of Isabella circle, N. D. I ‘winners were as follows: Mrs. on Luddy, Mrs, L. A. Oden! D. J, Bunny, Louis Etan ' Duffy and George E. Bunny. Bmes King, for many years an ploye In the foundry department fanders, Frary & Clark company, pocn placed on the pension list. ness of Aunt Delia’s Bread.— oval of the rates and adoption death of Dwight the. business rs acted on at the meeting of New Britain Fire Underwriters’ tion ye'terdu 3 8 of Landers, Frary & Clary jyolving ‘a plan, not unlike that out at ather concerns, whereby ,Omfi:ye- may subscribe to the n, the llment pay- being taken from their pay. Be local W, C. T. U. :yesterday ‘to donate $5 toward the a fund . purchase of an electric fan United States soldiers sta- jd at Fort Bliss, Texas. The cam- E/for 100 new members is pro- well and on June 6 a recep- 1 be tendered new members at . W. C. A. n Hadley of Lennox lel hrod the employ of '.h. Beovil] » in Waterbury, hv. a stock of regulation Mil- “hats: Conn| Hat Co.—advt. scheduled meeting of the Masons last night to consider (uest of the mason tenders for of from $3 to $3.50 per Fak postponed until next Tuesday Fhe tenders < wagt this 2o]take effect on’ Jung 1. Rlley, formerly of Com- now with the runlu army at Anna Larson ,of M proposition were thoroughly discussed ludeville, and moving pllnuru, jeney’s theater. mberlain council, Jr. O. U. eets in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall. A, soclety meets:in Vega hall. FRISBIE'S Afilwmgt;n‘mm'i ; #Made in Connecticui” for CONNECTICUT FARMS e Y de of Aaimal Blood and .Ioéti.lhluforsn Erons cr aante ::..‘hnhn Bone, - Y SPECIALS 1 b. Dutch Chocolates .......... 3% 1 Ib. Lady Gray Assorted Chocolates 39 NEW BRITAIN. DAILY. ' HERALD, SAJ:UR D —— farms. He too, must put in thirty full working days to qualify for the governor's 'certificate. Each worker receives a special card on which is registered the number of days he works and at the end of the season there are added up and the boy gets credit. Thus, it is not necessary for any boy to work continuously on any one farm. Mr. Landers explained that for any day, be it one day or thirty days, that a registered High school boy works on the municipal farm he will receive credit and official recognition from the state and national government as well as from the city. . Although elsewhere the boys will be paid, it was agreed that it will be impossible to pay the boys for work on the municipal farms but it is thought that New Britain’s youth will offer their services gratis. It will not be necessary for them to work continuously, but to give a few days now and then. Mayor Quigley, Superintendent S. H. Holmes and Principal L. P. Slade were named as & committee to enlist, under a defi- nite plan, High school boys. for this work. It is Broposed ta have. these volunteer workers dividéd into troops 80 that oh any partidular day a designated troop may be called upon to work. Boys thus enlisted will r ceive credit from their school instruc- tors far their studies. Fair Distribution of Crops. Mr. Kehoe raised the much mooted question of how the products from the farm are to be distributed. He wanted to know if the men who do work on the farm will receive prefer- ence over others who do not when it comes time to buy the crops, It was agreed to be the opinion of t! he meet- ing that they will not. It was argued that this is a patriotic move and that selfish motives must be crushed down for the welfare of all. These men who work on the Municipal Farm must do it without thought of especial gain for themselves, but for the pa- triotic motive of helping their country thraugh the crisis. Judge Gaffney thollfht that this question of distribu- tion /will come up frequently and he advised that each time it should be met fairly and squarely by the argu- ment that the plan is a patriotic one, not a seifish one or one for firofit. Mayor Quigley reported that the city can cultivate the fifty acres of the Tracey farm, twenty acres owned by Richard Murray adjacent and twenty acres owned by J. C. Lincoln in Berlin. The only pay Mr. Lincoln would ask 'ould be equivalent to the value of he hay crop he would ordinarily re- ceive. The meeting adjourned until next Wednesday evening. Mayor Quigley disclosed to the com- mittee members a partial plan he has evolved for giving public recognition to New Britain men who help during the present war crisis. He hopes to have inscribed several lists of names, one of all National Guardsmen, one of New-Britain men in the regular army, another of naval men, another of City Guardsmen, another Home Guardsmen and another of the agri- cultural volunteer workers. These lists, he expects, will be properly pre- pared and hung in the corridor of City hall for all time. TRAGEDY AND COMEDY Mother in Tears at Loss of Child But Mood Quickly ' Changes When Youngster Is Returned to Her. Comedy intermingled with pathos relieved the monotony of a dull morn- ing at police headquarters today, an anxious mother, Desk Officer A. C. Ma- lone, Policeman H. W. Lyon and a lost four year old boy having the principal roles with a number of in- terested spectators. Time was hang- ing heavily on the hands of all those not busy in tabulating the pay ac- counts of special policemen when a woman, hardly more than .a girl, her lips quivering with emotion and hard- 1y able to speak without breaking into tears, hesitatingly approached the booking desk. Tears welled into her eyes as she started to tell Officer Ma- lone about losing her little boy in a Main street store. So nearly over- come by emotion was she that it was only by kindly and persistent ques- tioning that the details were brought forth. Just at this junction the sound of lusty crying was heard and Police- man Lyon made his entrance, grasp- ing a lively and stubborn representa- tive of Young America by the hand. There was an affecting. scene as mother and child were locked in each other’s arms. Then there was an- othier scene that recalled memories of ¢hildhood days to the hardened po- licemen and spectators. The young- ster was prostrated over its mother’s kneés while a good old-fashioned spanking was administered. Police headquarters’ lobby resounded with lusty wailing prior to departure = of the re-united couple. Commenting on the incident and the expected increase in lost children because of the advent of pleasant ‘weather, police officials advanced terse advice to parents. It com] sug- gestions that children be taught their names, addresses and names of their father or mother so that, in case of getting lost, policemen ‘may readily ascertain thelr. identity. If this Is done, police officials say, no time will be lost in notifying anxious parents or returning lost children, even if the patrol has to ‘be used to uccomplhh the desired resuit. COSGRIFF—MCcGRAID. John E. Cosgriff, local freight agent for the New Haven road, and' Miss Elizabeth J. McGrail of 697 East street will be married at 9 o'clock fiext Tuesday morning at the church of St. John the Evangelist by Rev. J. J. Fitsgerald. | which he worked. 19, 1917, FARMED TO00 HARD, SOUGHT RELAXATION S0 Berlin Man Came to New Bri- “{ain and Got It Today is a notable Saturday in po- lice ‘circles, nothing being docketed in court in comparison with the usual lengthy list of new and continued cases, the warding ef the revolver tournament prises at 6:45 o'clock to- night and the ideal weather for patrol duty or planting. Only ome “drunk” occupied the cell room at headquar- ters last night and this morning he was released by Chief. Willam J. Rawlings with a reprimand-and warn-. ing to “watch his step.” The “‘drunk” in question acknowledged Berlin as his home, sald that he had been over- worked planting and came to New Britain for relaxation. He was picked | up helpless yesterday by Policeman H. W. Lyon. Half an hour after receiv- ing the advice of Chief Rawlifies thers was an ambulance call to a Main street saloon, where the “drunk” had visited to get an ‘“eye opener” and had collapsed. In charge of police- m he was transferred to New Brit- ain General hospital. A little earlier than usual, tonight, the night detail will line up before the booking desk at headquarters to listen to the ratings of those in the revolver marksmanship tournament, just completed, and witness the pres- entation of the prizes by Chairman Bdward G. Babcock of the safety board. In his address, Chairman Babcock will congratulate the men on their good showing, express a hope that they will continue the handling of revolvers to good advantage and sdvise them that brass buttons and a | blue uniform do not make a real po- lceman. Séveral cardinal points of what goes to make a real policeman, according to his ideas, will be cited. The following, unable to take pa in the scheduled ‘“shoots” of the squads to which they were assigned, ““did their bit"” on the range at head- quarters yesterday afternoon with the following results: Day Chauffeur Mat. thias Rival, 22 out of a poasible 3 Bergeapt Willlam C. Hart, 16, and Sergeant George J. Kelly, 15. Sergeant Theodore Johnson, lorma- member of Uncle Sam’s regular cav- alry, is champion shot of the depart- ment ,according to the results of the tournament, with & rating of 25 out of a possible 30. He and Policeman Anthony Walenczius, representing Squad A, will have the pick of the prizes. The latter hit the target for 24 out of a possible 30. In Squad B, Policeman Frank R. Hahn with 28, and Doorman Gustave Hellberg with 19, will have the sec- ond pick of prizes, secured by Chair- man Babcock. Policeman John Ken- nedy with 24, and Policeman William O'Mara with 19, will represent Squad C while Policemen George Ellinger with 23, and Walter F. Malona with ‘16, will represent Squad D. The prize winners with four other high men will be announced as contestants in an elimination shoot next week, out of which a department team of six will bé selected to compete with similar teams representing other police de- partments. Chief Rawlings expresses himself as highly pleased with the results of the tournament and the showing of his men. He will congratulate them a: roll call tonight in intréducing Chair- man Babcock, Contrary to general bellef the mem- hership of the various squads was not made up at random or as & result of trial shoots during the few weeks past. Records of the men for the past year have been carefully tabulat- ed and the general showing and re- sults weighed before squad miember- ship was made up. i MISS HENRY TO WED MR. BABCOCK JUNE 2 SHIFTS FOR CHAUFFEUES. At Present They Have Nothing to Do—Ezoept Work. B Agitation for a revision of the hours “on duty” of police chauffeurs, along the lines of efficiency and for humane reasons, has been revived and it is ex- pected that this matter will be taken up by the police board, &s soon &s or- ganized. In other cities the same line of duty is divided into eight hour shifts and this has been advocated lo- cally by Chairman Edward G. Bab- cock of the safety board. In addi- tion to being on duty from 6 in the morning until 7 at night, an hour for dinner being allowed, Day Chauffeur Matthias Riva] has mechanical super- vision of the patrol-ambulance, aux- iliary car and, in & way, of the motor- cyole. According to police officials; his work as mechanic, alone, saves the city many hundreds of dollars. The measure proposed is to either place the assignment on an eight hour | shift with competent men on duty for this period without time off for meals ' or to make some other satistactory provision. Supernumerary Policeman | George JT, Crowley or Traffic Police- man Frederick Wagner, the latter & particularly clever chauffeur and me- Policeman Patrick Howley has been detailed for some time as night chauffeur, leaving the department one man short for patro] wor! you take your Popular Principal ©of Osgood Hill School to Become Bride of P. & F. Oorbin Foreman, Miss Inez Blanche Parsons Henry, principal of the Osgood Hill school, will become the bride on June 2 of Raymond Peck Babcock, who holds a responsible position with the P. & F. Corbin Co. The wedding will take place at the home of the bride’s par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam KXnox Henry, 160 Lincoln street, 'at 6 o'clock in the evenings Rev. Dr. George W. C. Hill, pastor of the South Congregational church, will officiate. Miss Helene Henry, sister of t.hol bride-elect, will be maid of honor and Miss Elisabeth Rowe will * be ring bearer. The groomsman will be |« Stuart Upson. The ushers will be A. ‘Wales Henry and Thomas Bennett. Miss Henry is one of the best known members of New Britain’s . public school teaching staff. She has . always taken an active interest in .‘ (] " [ 4 -, &Y ] teachers’ activities and is popular with her associate educators and with the children whom she has taught. g % 1 4] * FAREWELL TO EDWARDS, Francis FEdwards, employed at Landers, Frary & Clark’s aoffice was tendered a farewell dinner by his fel- low associates at The Elm Tree Inn, Farmington, last night. Mr. Bdwards is to leave Monday to rejoin the navy in which he has already had three Yyears experience as first class fire- man. During the course of the dinner Mr. Edwards was presented with a handsome brier pipe and tobacco by the young ladies of the department in dipner the rd ta at- i JOHN party adjourned-to Ha tend the theater, chanic, ‘substitute at the noon hour. | i1+ vooe agvLumM 5T c--fi-v-fl 10 TR DELSS WARMER! Horsfall Straw Hats Are Ready! 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