New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1917, Page 6

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Instead of the world coming to New Britain, New Britain goes out to the world. In the course of time the world wilk appreciate what this means. LINCOLN HAD IT RIGHT. Elections in Boston or any other American city are interesting to New Britain people, as residents of a Con- necticut town, only insofar as a lesson can be drawn from them or a moral pointed. If corrupt politics are to pre- dominate in the larger cities the chances are that the same practices which govern them there will eventual- ly find their way to the lesser centers hed herein. All-Sufficient. '~ “The United States has little iBeed of ancestors; it is in the phest sense its own progenitor lnd its own sufficient reason. —GEORGE R. PECK. CATILS FOR THE SAND MAN. ' It 1s not & bad suggestion a cor- spondent makes in another column: ngle a little sand on Main street. ‘Were it not for the thawing out céss which was in order today in street would be barely passable. Phe coating of ice which has been in dence on the sidewalks there lsca to life and Hmb. A short Ing spell tonight and the jeopardy remain. " Bome one of the old philosophers of remarked that an ounce of pre- tion is worth'® pound of cure. It plies in this case as in all others. BEFORE THE NEW YEAR. As the days draw nearer to Christ- thoughts naturally turn to those ur boys who are on foreign shores | the service of Uncle Sam; and to ose who are in the military camps d cantonments throughout this land feparing to enter the fray of frays. jere is a sympathetic feeling for all e who are forced, through any cir- stances, to spend the Christmas fidays away from home. Especlally jhis so in the case of our boys in fope. We must remember them not ly in thought but in deed. There Bould be packages “sent to them, aristn packages and parcels, If ey have not already been sent. Fur- jer their names should be sent in to office to complete the Honor Roll hich has been in course of compila- yn for the past six months. With the fnning of the New Year this list d be completed. The Herald has & blank on its pages for all this The ‘folk who have sons and pds in the army and navy have n good about sending in' the names | oldters end sailors. In order that pame 1s left off when the complete s published it is the duty of each d eyery person in this city who ows some one in the service to see 4 that their name is sent in for list. And this Bhould be done even the risk of duplication. Now is the to perform this service. On Jan- y 1 the blanks will be withdrawn. _— EW BRITAIN AND THE WORLD. it or miss, New Britain's popula- has been approximated during 'past three years as anywhere 56,000 to: 60,000. The United Government when its military thorities set -out to apportion the quoma, set the figure higher un it had ever been before and pro- med a population here of 74,000. mediately there was protest as this Eh rate of population gave to the jonal army more men than really ould have gone under the Selective vice: law. The agitation availed save that the town’'s population placed above par. Now comes mnew city directory with new fig- showing that New Britain’s popu- jon | s 58,115, That number is roximately correct. hatever the population of this city this particular time the evidence t hand to prove that New 'Britain not in a rut; that it is gradually etching out to greater proportions; " K it it is a progressive American city. | ja “that, by far, is more important n an unwieldly population. Sixty jusand is a comfortable population, ng room for everybody and allow- ‘for/ expansion in a modest way. ' gushroom growth is never desir- ! looking back over a And, timers here are pleased to remark this town has come along at a and sape rate, lively without be. fldy. . Primarily a work-shop, | Britain has stuck to its last until it stands as the greatest manu- i | | | "i‘hal's all right, and might have been believed if the paper had not added of thirty or forty vears, the! of population. There is, of course, no strict and fast rule by which to go; but this much is certain: The Ameri- can people will stand for so much and no more, and this no matter in what size city they dwell. In Boston the old administration had gotten to the point where it be- leved the entire reins of government belonged to it and to it alone. The people, the common people, were en- tirely lost in the shuffle. For four vears the machine of the Mayor there had been polished and perfected until it seemed impossible to overthrow. Yet it went down to defeat in yester- day’s elections. The same thing has happened timsé and time again in the various citles of the country, and will happen so long as the ballot remains in the hands of the people. For a while any administration of city, state, or national government, might seem to be running pell-mell; but there is a stopping point somewhere. The great- est lesson of all was in the overthrow of the Republican party at the polls throughout the nation when the Wil- son landslide was registered in 1912. No one party is big enough to get a claim on the nation and hold it for- ever and a day. In the same sense no one man is able to get a death-grip on a municipal government and reign as its mayor term after term. There must be an end to one man rule. Otherwise Democracy will eventually glve way to autocracy. The lesson from Boston is one of hope. It shows that when the people put on their thinking caps they know just what to do. They might be led for a while in the wrong direction. They might be misled, as they often are; but they cannot continue to be hood-winked for eons and eons. Lin- coln said the whole truth in his sim- ple version, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can- not fool all of the people all of the time.” This Trotsky government in Russia seems to be sort of a nightmare. FACTS AND FANCIES. There’s one thing about politeness —it never has to be apologized for afterward.—Detroit Free Press. It is a happy husband whose earn- ing capacity can keep pace with his wife’s yearning capacity.—Birming- ham Age-Herald. = The old Roman spirit was aroused when the Hun forced his way through | the northern part of Italy.—Troy | Record. Perhaps some of the men asking | exemption from military service would be willing to do some knitting for the Red Cross.—Indianapolis News. Theda Bara had to study history to play “Cleopatra.” What branch of learning did she have to take up to get away with some of those famous “‘vampire” roles?—Springfield News. Pinning the Russians down to any- thing about now looks much like nail- ing the northeast wind to the barn door.—Paterson Press-Guardian. Treating diplomatically with the Bolsheviki is like buying a barn from the tramp who has lived in it over night—New York Sun. Germany has not declared war on the United States, but it is scrambling like an egg to get in its big blow be- fore there is a real American army on the western front.—Boston Herald. One of the plainest lessons of the bitter experience with a coal shortage is—use more daylight. The Daylight tention of congress—FProvidence Jour- nal. - In a Baltimore paper one reads of snake that swallowed a golf club. that “‘the snake then wriggled away.” -—New Haven Union. Hc Rececived Some Mail. (Boston Globe). The experi#nce of the soldier at an army training camp of whom a story published in a number of newspapers said that he was lonesome and had never rcceived a piece of malil since being in camp and who in consequence in one day received 1,200 letters, 19 special delivery letters and parcels, and 54 ordinary parcels—by the way, he can neither read nor write—proves several things. It pays to advertise, there are countless people with good | hearts, and much charity is indiserim- inate. Saving bill should have the early at- | SEu Fe NEW BRlTAIN DA!LY HERALD WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 1917, A Prayer for Mothers of Men. She saw the gleam of white starlight, ! she, felt the rush of wings: Thraugh the little door, the humble door, came simple folk and kings, And some knelt down with gifts and praise, and some with tears and prayers— And suddenly the little Christ seemed less of Hers than. theirs. Scarce one white hour She knew Her joy before the world came in And claimed Him at Her very heart, the heart that knew no sin. O Mary, not a mother born but knows Your gricf ane day, Since soon or late the world comes in and takes a child away. For some have gone for war and taith—for gain, or gold, or| love;, some have followed daring dreams the lesser paths above; And some are lured of sadder things. Oh, many roads there are That lead away the child we knew— so far and overfar! And Now on this night when Mary felt the rapture and the dread, O mothers of all wanderers, may you be comforted, And feel again within your hearts the peace that Mother knew Befare Her humble door stood wide to let the world come through. God grant this night that Mary’s Son bring back your sons to you. —THEODOSIA GARRISON in Good Housekeeping. Noting It Down. (Montreal Star.) The absent-minded beggar, booked for a two weeks’ visit to his rich aunt, stood upon the doorstep receiving his wife’s final instructions. Jow, James,” she said, “do please, remember to put on your tie should you be called to wear evening dress. Last time_you went, you remember, you went“down without it.” “I'll make a note of it,” forgetful one. “Also,” continued the wife, “remem- ber that Aunt Tabitha’s brother Bill, said the is a sore point with all of them. Don’t mention him!"” “I'll put that down mo""murmured the husband. . “Then, too, dear, do\ be careful about getting in drafts. You caught an awful cold last time.” She imprinted a farewell kiss upon his brow. “I hope; dear,” she said, a catch in her voice, “you’ll think of me every day while you're gone.” “Yes, dear I will,” responded the hubby, absently. ‘“I'll make a mem- orandum of it.” The Spirit of Cheerfulness. Cheerfulness ought to be classed, if it is not already, with the other graces, such as Love, Hope, Joy. What: is more delightful in man or woman than Cheerfulness—Cheer- fulness under any and all conditions? Be cheerful when the snow is twenty inches or as many feet deep: cheer- ful when the tooth throbs or when the rubber of the neck seems about to break, incapable, it would seem, of stretching anoth: inch. Be cheer- ful even if the wéeds are a foot high in the garden and every bug and other pest laughs you to scorn; cheeg- ful when the boss, in a casual way. tells you that all the work you did yesterday—the work over which you've worked like Sam Hill—must be done over again. Be cheerful when the cow, hog or dog has been found choked to death on an apple, hot bran or a bone. Be cheerful when vou arise in the morning only to find the water pipe frozen, the furnace fire out, the hired girl still in bed with | headache or toothache, and no coffee in the house. Be cheerful when the mortgage man, the tax collector or the gas man presents last month’s bill that you know has been paid. Cheer- fulness is a beautiful trait of charac- ter, and, though one may not possess it to an alarming degree, yet, through cultivation, one may possess it, just the same as “one may produce the first green cucumber in the garden. How may we possess it? Plant early in life, watch it, but do not water it with tears. Do this and soon we shall bloom and blossom like the green truck of the garden. HENRY WILLIS MITCHELL. Light for the Poles. (Meriden Journal). The kaiser is talking freedom to the | Poles, urging upon them the benefit of German effort and influence and trying to explain that this is so much better than the free nation that Rus- sia proposed early in the war. That is one side of the story; the other is an advertisement in a German news- paper. For exchange, fifty Polish laborers, twenty men and thirty girls for same number of other hands says an ad- vertisement in The Deutsche Tages- Zeitung. Polish laborers in Germany are not permitted to change masters or to move from place to place with- out government authorization. With such authorization, however, the mas- ters can make exchanges as we swop horses and mules or as our house- wives exchange soap grease for soap, or old rags for door mats, kitchen tins and such. Meanwhile, German autocracy talks independence and constitutional gov- ernment to Poland. The independ- | ence of the dead and the government of serfdom! WILL ERECT MONUMENT. In Honor of Brave Amecricans Killed < on Ficld of Battle. Pittsburgh, Dec. 19.—Citizens of Lorraine, France, will erect a monu- ment to the memory of Corporal | | Jdmes B. Gresham, of Evansville, | Ind., Private Merle D. Hay of Glid- | den, Ia., and Private Thomas F. En- | right of this city Who were the first of the American expeditionary force to fall in France, according to a let- ter recelved yesterday by Mayor Jo- seph Armstrong of this clty from the prefect of the village near which the Americans are buried, DOING HIS BIT DANIEL E. O’KEEFE. Daniel E. O'Keefe, until war broke out between America and Germany, & practicing lawyer in this city, has since laid aside his law books and has discontinued his regulation verbal pleadings in the courts in favor of a more vigorous action he is assisting in prosecuting against Kaiser Wilhelm on the flelds of France. Lawyer O’Keefe, now a private in the U. S. Infantry somewhere in Arance, is the son of Mrs. Margaret O’Keefe of 115 Clark street. He was graduated from the local High school and subsequent- ly from Syracuse University where he studied law. He enlisted in Company I last summer and is now company clerk. His brother, James O'Keefe, is also in France with the American Ex- peditionary Force. In letters home to their mother both boys write with a spirit of optimism which bodes ill for the Kaiser's forces. COMMUNICATED. IS MR. PAONESSA PRESENT? Someone ig Calling for Sand, Plain- ville or Otherwise. To the Editor of \the Herald: It must take some SAND to seek authority enough to put our Main street sidewalks in condition, That is the only explanation I can see to the dismal fallure our City Fathers have made of this job. Sand is not so dear as sugar or syrup or any of the succulent sweets that humanity so craves at this and other times of the year. Yet sand is needed on Main street and on other streets of the city. Otherwise someone is going to have a heavy fall this win- ter. And then the city will be sued and it would take more money to meet these damages than it would to buy a hundred car-loads of sand. If the city officials have not got the Sand to follow these suggestions why not use salt or sugar? PROTECTION. THE WELFARE OF THE HORSE. Man’s Puticnt Friend Needs Champions From Among Mankind—Action Speaks Louder Than Pity., 131 Main Street, Dec. 19, 1917. To the Editor of the Herald:— Allow me to express my apprecia- tion of your editorial of yesterday, December 18,—-Pity the Horse.” I am encouraged to learn that some of our citizens are interested in the wel- fare of man’s patient and uncomplain- ing friend—the horse. It has seemed to me, since living here, that there was a very large measure of indiffer- ence in that direction, as many cases of evident overloading, underfeeding and generally poor care, have come under my notice. I hope these kindly people‘ of whom the Herald speaks, will keep right on protesting, and that they will do it in a practical way, which will really help the horses. If we stop at just feeling pity, or even writing the papers, it will not be enough. It's not usually pleasant to do any more, and often means some trouble, but it is only in that way that we can be of any real help to the poor animals. If 1 see a driver beating his horse, or cruelly urging him to efforts beyond his strength, I never hesitate to speak to the man and tell him that he must stop, or a complaint will be made. This usually brings out an insolent or profane answer, which, of course, does me no harm, and, as a rule, the abuse will cease. Then, if the driver is not the owner, a complaint to the/owner, or owners, should follow, as they may be entirely ignorant of the abuse. If it is a case of overloading, a pro- test to the owners is likely to be re- membered and heeded. If no attention is paid to protests, there is always the Humane society at Hartford. They attend to authentic complaints promptly and I never hes- itate to call their attention to cases where their services are necessary. Many persons dislike to do this, fear- ing they may offend someone or 'make an enemy, but if they are really friends to the poor helpless animals they should not allow that considera- tion a moment's thought. It is rather the perpetrator of the abuse who should feel afraid, bcause he has of- fended against the law of kindness and mercy. In this great war, we are in danger of forgetting the needs of the helpless, —human and animal—here at home, and of putting all our energies and spare dollars into what we call war work. Both horses and dogs are tak- ing part in the war and their suffer- ings are hideous and heart-rending. There are relief organizations for both and an occasional dollar given to them will help in some& small measure. Meantime, when we see man's inhu-f manity visited upon these uncom- | [ pacts . gone to pot. [LI0.0BO‘DOD for a net. BY LIEUT. FITZHUGH GREEN, U. 8. N. ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVy H Submarine Nets (Facts came from Scientific American and Naval Institute.) At present this mostly concerns French and British navies. But it concerns our Navy more and more every hour that passes. I was in Weymouth, England, in 1910. A disgruntled fi_herman com- plained to me that his business was ' “It's them nets as is 80 'igh. Tain’t right two-pun-ten, fer a single net!” Today if that fisher- man hasn’t taken gas or tried to stop | a whizz-bang in France he is paying ; And, what is worse, that net doesn’t net worth a ham! The new species of man-eating, ship-destroying sharks it is set for go gaily on their way. The German submarine base behind Zeebrugge is impregnable to battle- ships and aeroplanes alike. U-boats can reach Atlantic shipping routes through the English Channel or north around Scotland and Ireland. Less than 30 miles of net closes the former successfully—an army of millions has | been transported along it without mis- | hap. About 10,000,000 square feet of wire and steel-rod lattice-work was stretched, and Jellicoe only knows how many thousands of mines and buoys. The wire alone would hand- cuff the earth. But the Scotland-Norway line is staggering engineers who realize that also must be closed. The minimum distance to be spanned, counting sag by tide and current, is 300 miles. Anchors rhust go down from 200 to 1,000 feet. Since a submarine can dive 250 feet that sets the width of net. But a 2,500-ton submarine equipped with heavy whirling knives at her bow, and tearing along at 20 knots could rip through a stone wail. Mines must be used so that every attempt to cut or rush the net will mean destruction of the sub- marine. Allowing 650-pound mines, one-third torpedo size—spaced 50 feet ' apart, little more than the beam of a U-boat, there would be 12,000 miles containing such a vast quantity of ex- | the line of net. | cleverly contrived as to destroy plosive as never before floated the sea. Ordinary buoys would not do for these huge weights. Anchors and cables must be of titanic size and strength to withstand the strain of billions of cubic yards of tide-borne water thrusting back and forth across Mines must be so the submarine on contact and yet not set off neighboring mines. CGounting tenders, cxplosives, and steel material, the most of this pro- ject would reach $100,000,000. But Germany has pretty well proved she can sink 3,000,000 tons a year; or a loss, counting cargoes, exceeding a billion dollars. Thus the net would be only a 10 per cent war insurance— not large compared to the risk. All of which applies to us because our money is going to build that net. Our scouts are going to patrol'lt. And, ten to one, Yankee brains and push will see it through. ), Besides this we have 500 miles of harbor entrances along our coast which must be netted to keep the foxes out of our ‘own chickens. Some coop, eh what? Coup too, if we trap all the U-boats. The other day I had a nightmare. I sat in my home hungry, lonely, grieving. Men came to feed and to comfort me. But the paths to my gates were infested with rats, huge repulsive, poisonous. Each would-be visitor was attacked. Most were dis- abled and many died. Resistance was futile, for the rats could always run to their holes. . . the ground was pit- ted with holes. I set traps, but could lure none of the loathesome pests. ‘While I wondered the horrid breed increased. Suddenly terror gripped me. “Am I to weaken by starvation’ was my dreadful thought. “Will my friends desert me to . .. to. . . ‘Will England’'s friends desert her? A thousand times no. . . no. not on your tin-type (with accent on the tin.) plaining friends here at home, let us do what we can to lighten their bur- dens. LILLIAN R. BEARDSLEY. Give her a pair of Comfy Slippers. Damon’s Shoe Shop.—advt. All kinds of Dress Kid Gloves at Besse-Leland’'s.—advt. George B. Chandler, compensation commissioner from this district, willj be the principal speaker at the ban-} quet to be tendered the Stanley Works salesmen at the Shuttle Mead- ow club this evening. Vice President E. A. Moore will act as toastmaster. We have corned the Glove market. We have all kinds of Gloves. Besse- Leland Co.—advt. John Taylor French will relate his experiences as a camion driver at the war front, at the social meeting of the Men’s club of St. Mark’s church tomorrow evening. Lina Cavalieri, the famous beauty, will appear at the Lyceum tomorrow in “The Eternal Temptress.”—advt. Dancing will follow the dinner at the Shuttle Meadow club Christmas Day. Cigarettes in cartons of 50’s and 100’s at McDonough’s, 51 Church St. -—advt. The estate of Joseph Erb has sold property on Cherry street to Anna Steinberg. Silk Shirts $3.00 up at Besse-Le- land’s. Why pay more eélsewhere? —advt. A marriage license was issued today to James Jones of 133 Chestnut street and Mrs. Olivia Grandy of the same address. Handsome wooden Toys at Mills’ Hardware Store.—advt. New steel filing cabinets for the rec- ords of vital statistics are being in- stalled in the vault in the city clerk’s office. Men’s arctics, first quality, $1.25, at the Madern Boot Shop.—Advt. Judge James T. Meskill has award- ed judgment for the plaintiff to re- cover $75 and costs of $41.56 in the case of Adolph Reinas and William Pinkonen against James A. Magson. If it's Gloves, we have them at last year's prices. Besse-Leland’s—advt. Hear the Edison Diamond Disc' at Gladding’s Music Store, 4 Chestnut St. —advt. LIMITATION OF PROFITS High Prices Have Been in Vogue on Drugs Since War Started, But Will Be Cut Down. Washington, Dec. 19.—Limitation of profits on drugs made in this country on licenses to use German- owned patents is being exercised by the Federal Trade Commission to re- duce the high prices which have pre- vailed since the war began. In an- nouncing today that the Abbott Lab- oratories of Chicago had been licensed to make ‘veronal” a hypnotic and nerve calmative, the commission said that the drug would be produced for $20 a pound and sold “at-a 15 per cent, profit.” ‘The present price is $40 a pound. The drug hereafter will be known ‘““Barbital.” | The Rector Chemical company, and the Farbwerke Hoechst company, both of New York, were liceased to manufacture “Novocain,” a local an- | aesthetic extensively used in surgery, which in future will be called “pro- caine.” Recent sales have been made at a rate of $720 a pound but the Rector company believes the drug can be made for $65 and agreed to sell at about $95 a pound. Right to fix price was reserved by the commis- sion. CHILDREN'S PLANS AT SOUTH CHURCH - Beginners and Primary_Depart- ;ment o Hold Christmas Exercises ! { The Beginners’ and Primary De- partment of the South church will hold their Christmas exercises on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The following is the program: Carol—*'Tis Christmas Time”.... School Prayer—Dr. Hill Welcome—*“We Wish You Merry Christmas’ .Vera Sherman Greeting—Merwin Williams, Mar- garet Turton, Jeanette Christ and \ Albert Lewis Recitations — Beginners’ Dept.: Frederic Twitchell, Virginia Post, ‘Wallace Preston, Doris Keiffer, Paul Rogers, Irene Winger, How- ard Crandall, Katherine Macker, Wesley Alford, Louise Kroll, Richard Hart, Shirley Green Recitation—"The First Christmas” Lily Calmback Chrlitmas (‘arol . Eleanor Proudman Recltatio'}—“The Brownie Men”. .Howard Heinick, Joséph Waus, ‘William Sheldon, Durward Landon Recitation: Everyone a Merry Christmas” .Lena Jessamine Recntatmn—’Somebody is Coming” Winton Catlin Recltatmn—“thtle Lord Jesus”. Howard Heinick Recitation—*“The Good-Will Band’ Ruby Sanderson, Nancy Doane, Roger Slater, Rose Peter, Charlie Newton, Doris Nelson, Dorothy Bentley, Albert Benjamin, Ethel Button Recitation—“Why Do Bells for Christmas Ring? -Helen Gulosa Recitation—*Little Snowflakes” .. ..Grace McArthur, Eunise Rick- ert, &dna Keiffer, Alice Thompson Recitation—*“Dolly’s Message" . Dorothy Webster Royal David’'s +..School Recitation—: A Merry ‘hristmas Everyone”. Margery Potts Recnatlon—“chrutmas Emblems”. -Douglas Sheldon, Gunnar Nelson America Raspanti..Frances Rockwell Recitation—"“Johnny's Wants”.... . Richard Garden Song—“Once in THE ‘ McMillan Store (Incorparated.) “Always Reliable.” ‘ Store Open Evenings Until Christmas We will cash your Christmas Clut \. Check also U. S. Liberty Bond ooupaxu RED CROSS BOOTH (main floor), Join now and make one of the tex million numbers needed by Christmag Carry as many of your packages ay Ppossible and help this busy store. BATH ROBES $2.98 each Biggest Bath Robe values ever of- fered by us. More than two hundred of these to select from; every sime, every eolor combination. Great valys for $2.98 and good practical Ckristmag gifts. i for Our Waist Department on the 2nd floor, has a splendid sto of just the style and qualities yom would be proud to give as Chrlltml.' gifts. Every waist put in a neaf Christmas box, when desired, all ag prices you can afford to pay, 98¢ and ! up by steps to $7.88. Our stock ar- ranged for quick and easy choosing. Sweaters make excellent gifts. Our stock the gest and most complete we have ever bad; prices right always. Gloves, Umbre las angd Handkerchiefs displayed Eor quick and easy choosing and large assortments always here. We can serve you up to the last min- ute, but shop early if you can. . —_— MOTOR TRUCKS WILL BE STANDARDIZED OompleflmntnesmuAnnonnceq for Three Classes of Trucks for Service in France. ‘Washington, Dec. 19.—Completion of designs for standardizing all ‘the motor trucks and trailers needed by the government for peace as well as war work is announced by the quar- termaster corps, 'hree classes of trucks have been provided, of which the class AA with three-quarter-ton capacity was the last to be worked out by the 200 motor engineers who hseve contributed mauy new ideas. Manufacture of the class B truck, having a rated capacity of three tons, already has started uf:er exhaustive tests of the sample cars. Three sample trucks of the class A variety, capacity 1% tons now are be- ing tested. One left Detroit today from .the plant of the Denby Motor Truck com- ‘pany and will be joined at Cleveland tomorrow by a second from the White company. They will be run to Ard- more, Pa., where a third from the factory of the Autocar comipany will complete the party for the trial trip to Washington. Plans for standard- izing motor trucks include one of three tons capacity requested by Gen. Recitation— Soldiers of the U. . A" «ee.....Howard Turton, Ralph’' Crandall, Earl Scotu Recitation—‘"Merry Christmas”. S Canosos ..Lulu Button Becitation—“’rhe Christmas Star”. . Florence Herting = santa Claus Lives Far “eeee.e.....Betty Tallard Recitation—"“A Letter to Santa, Claus”. Matthew Fitzgerald Song—"The Christmas Story .. . School Reclta.t!on—“chrlstmas ceee Aug‘us'a Stipek Recitatlon —_— "Merl'y Christmas Bells” . ...Lilllan Schroedel Recitation—"The Shining Star”.... «...Loulse Kroll Recitation—"“If You Were I" Ruth Johnson Chrl!t‘ the King of .Alice Murray ‘Chrsunu Day® e ... Louise Thiede 'X Lave to Hear”. .Lulu Bentley Recltatien— Chr!stn as Signs”. . Virginia Tallard, Rath Munoollun Henry Rockwell, Evelyn Keifter, Fred Peter, Xrens Theide, Ruth Macker, Royalston Willlamg Song—*America” - .School Recit&tlan-— As You Lixe. Bull—How mary cigs d’ve smoke a day? e Durham—Any given number, Pershing for early use in France. —_— CHENEY SUGGESTS. Hartford, Dec. 19.—The use of thrift stamps in place of gold pieces as Christmas gifts is suggested by Howell Cheney, director for Connec- ticut of the National War Savings committee. In an appeal to the state banks, he asks that they suggest to their customers the advisability of giving thrift stamps and war savings certificates as holiday gifts. COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. The monthly meeting of the com- men council will be held this even= ing when there will be several im- portant matters taken up for cone sideration. Among ‘them will be rec- ommendations from the ordinance committee and a report from the charity department. 'The fire come missioners will also ask permission te purchase 2,500 feet of fire hose. HEALTH DEPT. NOTES. The dopartment of health has re- leased a case of scarlet fever from quarantine on Austin street and has also released quarantined cases of dipththeria on Osgood avenue, Wintcr and Hurlburt streets. A new case of scarlet fever on Broad street has beea quarantined. v \