New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1917, Page 7

|Piainville News opds The Hartford Silk Store [l . last week and it is hopgd §h cnter BEGINNING WED DEC. 19TH, STORE WILL BE OPEN EVENINGS TILL XMAS, QUICK PICKUPS THE RULE MONDAY THE LAST CHANCE TO SELECT GIFTS ALL DELAYED BUYERS MUST MAKE HASTE NOW FOR MON- DAY SEES THE FINISH TO CHRISTMAS GIFT SELECTION. WILL TRY TO TELL HERE OF ARTICLES SUITABLE AND APPROPRIATE FOR THAT PURPOSE. . 4 . g Big Money Savings on'Many Toys Everyone tells us we have the largest and best display of toys to be found in town, all shown to best advantage in our South Annex. We want ' to tell you that many things there have been reduced in price for Monday’s selling. Come look around and see if the thngs wanted are not among the articles reduced. The children love dolls and toys best, they will be pleased with the kinds. we have here for them. Make Christmas a happy MEETS RUNAWAY - DAUGHTER, FAINTS . this ‘morning was seen . club will first sing at the - Wednesday. i time for the little folks. We're children but once. Ivory Articles For Xmas Gifts For Mi-Lady’s Dressing Table we offer at big reductions, Sets of 10, 12 and 14 pieces, priced $8.98 to $30.00 the set. Special Set of Comb, Brush and Mirror, nicely boxed, and $6.98 value for $4.98. Solid Back Hair Brushes, very special at $1.39 and. $1.98 "each, real $2.00 nd $2.98 values. Mirrors, worth $2.98, for $1.98 each. Hair Receivers and Powder Boxes, were $1.00 and $1.50, - for 98c each. Manicure Implements specially priced at worth 50c_each. for 69c and 98c each. Nail Buffers, worth $1.50 25¢ each, really Quickly Chosen For Men Silk Mufflers, plain colors and two toned effects, $1.00 to $10.98 each. Natty Four-in-Hands, the old values for 50c each, in stripes and figures. Gloves of course, Kids, Mochas, or woolens, 50c to $6.98 pair. “Yorke” Shirts, wonderful variety with soft or stiff cuffs, from 89c to $10.00 each House Coats from $38.98 to $25.00 each. Bath Robes $3.98 to $19.98 each. Pajamas of outing flannel from $1.15 to $4.98 set. Night Shirts of cotton or flannel, 59¢c to $1.50 each. Then there are Suspenders, Socks, in cotton, ‘wool or silk, Belts, Underwear, Union Suits, etc., all specially suited for useful Xmas Gifts. WAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RECEKEIVING ALL DRY GOODS U :CHASED OF US. Berlin News Berlin Woman Overcome by G\l‘l’ Appearance in New Britain HOLD CHRISTMAS REUNION. mmm.n«mmledmmi Cross—Oarol Club to Sing Tomorrow | Bvening—William McKeon Promot- od to Sergeant. A local woman who.Was doing her | Christmas shopping in New Britain to collapse while passing the First church and a crowd immediately proceedd to gath- er. Upon investigation by Traffic Of- ficer Wagner it was learned that the woman's daughter, who had run away from ‘home about two months ago, had decided to return to her parents and while on her way home suddenly met her mother, The woman was at- tended to and then mother and daugh- ter left the scenearm in arm. Carol Club Music. The Carol club will. sing Christmas carols on Christmas eve, at different | places throughout the town. The ibrary cor- ner at 7 o'clock. They will then pro- ceed to Upson’'s corner and from there | to the Mcthodist church corner. The final stopping place will be at the Sol- diers’ monument. All who h.'l te take part in the program arc invited to assist. View of the city of Funchal, Ma I ! eira islands, which was shelled re- CITY OF FUNCHAL, MADEIRA WHICH WAS SHELLED BYGERMAN SUBMARINE Fhoto From stern Newspsper Ui cently by a German U-boat. Much damage was done :but the enemy ves- sel was finally driven off by destroyers. < | through the ice has become quite a | winter spart. Home from Service. Harry and Frank McKeon are ex- pected home today for the holidays. Grant Skinner is home from Pelham ! Bay Naval station. Leon G. Hall is home from Camp Devens. William Ryan is home from Port Jefferson, Long Island. Philip Fagan, of the Naval Reserve, is spending the holi- days with his parents. George Corr spent Sunday at their Red Cross Cy g A total of 183 new subscriptions were received by the local committee that this number will be greatly Increased as | tonght will mark the close of the campaign. The booth at the bank has been kept busy as werc the booths at the Berlin postoffice and at S. M. Cowles’ store. ' At the Berlin Congregational church yesterday a general collection was taken for the campaign. In Kensing- l tan two cats and a dog have been en- | O/ Ty ongington. Butler Roche rolled as members. The Kensington | i was home from Pelham for the week- committee will meet Thursday of this | end. Week instead of Tuesday when the re- | ports will, be made on the campaign. | “The Berlin Red Cross rooms will not | be opea tomorrow but will be open | Sherddan, McKcon a Sergeant, a members of the The exercises at the Berlin Congre- | gational church, James and | Sergeant William McKeon of Fort { 303rd | Field Ambulance Corps of the regular | which were held for\ army, will return to duty Wednesdayi ths Red Cross, were largely attended. ‘ after a furlough spent with his father, ‘The red envelopes which had been is- | Edward McKeon of Farmington ave- sued earlier in the week were collected | nue. ' Sergeant McKeon entered the by the children and' huns upon the ! army after he had been turned down " Christmes tre As yet the amount | in New Britain by recruiting officials. gollected has not been determined.| He was determined on helping Uncle Rev. S8amuel A. Fiske and family will Sam and his efforts were repaid when nd Christmas at Mr. home in Shelburne, Mass. Many Pishing P, | regular service. to his duties has won for him rapid ‘A Jarge number of q<,|“n, parties advancement. Prior to enlisting, Ser- m‘lhc vieinity are spending a ,,e“! geant McKeon was employed in a at Hart's poad, where the clerical capacity. at the freight depot i to be plentiful. A, A.! of the “New Haven' road. 6p New Britain, took out a Grange Adopts Farm School. m friends. today. 5 N ‘Fiske's old | he was accepted as a private in the | Sincere application | | Farm school which was proposed at a meeting last week by Col. C. M. Jarvis and Mr. Webster. The meet- ing was addressed by Mr. Brown, the state agent for the Connecticut Agri- cultural college. Mr. Brown ex- plained the difference between a farm that was conducted along scientific lines and one that was not. He considered it very advisable that good accounts be kept of all ex- penditures and of the total income. A committee consisting of George Reed, C. M. Weldon and Mrs. George Ventres was appointed to enroll all | those who desire to enter the school, which will be opened the last Week in January, at Grange hall. The Grange degree team has been invited to exemplify the fourth de- gree at the state grange in Hartford at Foot Guard hall, Post Office Hours. The Berlin post office will be closed on Christmas day from 10 o’clock in the morning until 5 o’clock in the afternoon, and will then reopen until 6 o'clock. The office will be open this evening until 8. The Kensington office will be open tomorrow from 7:15 until 9:30 in the morning, and from 4 o’clock until 5 in the afternoon. Berlin Briefs. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Sallans of OLD TOWN HALLTO | BE REPAIRED Sfll]N Special Committee Recommends Temporary Home for Oficers RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP | Society Adds 656 to Roll and Has Not Stopped Yct—Christmas Festivals | Ohurches—Glynn Gives Lecture on Washington. At an adjourned town meeting held in Granfe hall, Saturday night, the discussion as to what should be done in regard to repairing the town hall was resumed. A committee consist- ing of Frank Osborne, Charles New- ton, Henry Trumbull (chairman) and First Selectman Johnson made a re- port advising and favoring the re- building of the structure and in so do- ing make it into a one-story building for the present and to finance the same by money from the town treas- ury, this sum not to exceed $6,500. According to the plans and figures presented - by the committee, the building which would result would be adequate for housing the town execu- tives temporarily until something is done in regard to the erection of a new town hall. The second story will be removed, It s thought that enough salvage could be abtained to material- ly lessen the cost of rebuilding and roofing the structure. As it is now, the new roof and repairs must be made so as to come within the limit of the sum appropriated. - The report of the committee was accepted by the voters and carried, giving the committee power to con- tinue and prosecute the plans sug- gested by it. In regard to the ergc- tion of a new town hall nothing was done and it is expected that the idea will be laid aside until sometime next spring. 656 New Red Cross Members. The Red Cross campaign, which so far has been very successful, will be brought to. a close tonight. Chair- man 8. S. Gwillim, who was in charge, reported that during the past week the local branch received 656 new members, and a hard day will be put in today for the final drive to get as near as possible to the 1,000 mark. The main factor in the success of the campaign was the booths which were conducted at several points about the town, and much credit is due to the following young women who did the necessary work at them: Mrs. George Seymaur, Mrs. George Nystrom and Misses Helen Katon, Jane Corwin, Alice McCall, Georgiana Booth, Bea- trice Benzon and Kathleen Crowley. The Red Cross flags have been dis- ‘tributed and several families have the envied gold star on their flags which means that all in their family are members of the Red Cross. It is in- teresting to note that Washington street was the first street in town to have a Red Cross service flag n each and every house. Christmas in Churches. Christmas services will be held in all the churches and will be observed very quietly on account of the war. In the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, mass will be celebrated at 6 and 8 o’clock and in the Church of Our Sa- viour there will be special services. The usual family reunions will be held throughout the town and there will be almost a hundred homes where one or more of their boys will be missing. Electrician Resigns. Jack Summers has resigned his po- sition as an electrician at the Marlin- Rockwell factory and his many friends tendered him a party last night. He is leaving today for New York city to spend the holidays with his relatives and from there he will go to Peachtree, Georgia, where he will make his future home. Christmas Festivals. At the Congregational church the annual Sunday school Christmas Fes- tival will be held this evening at 7 o’clock. There will be songs and reci- tations by the Junior and Primary de- partments of the school. There will also be a Christmas tree for the occa- sion. At the Episcopal church the Sunday school Christmas exercises will be held at 7 o’clock this evening in the church, which will be followed by 4 Christmas tree for the children in the parish house. Christmas Day service will be held with Holy Communion at 9:30 o’clock in the morning at which the pastor will speak. . The children of the Baptist church Sunday school held their annual Christmas exercises in the church last night and songs and recitations were given by the several departments of the school which (rora enjoyed by those present. Vincent Glynn on Lecture Platform. Vincent Glynn who has returned from the Catholic university at Wash- ington, D. C.. tor the Christmas holi- days gave a lecture last night in Waterbury under the auspices of the Holy Name society of Saint Marga- ret’s parish. The lecture was entitled “Washington, the City Beautiful.” Mr. Glynn has been at the university for the last three years and during this time he has traveled all over the of Mr. and Mrs, E. W. Stearns of Berlin street. Dr. H. P. Schauffler has arrived from Longmeadow, Mass, to spend the holidays with Col. and Mrs. C. M. Jarvis. Henry Guilmont of Meriden is visit- “magl The grange has voted to adopt the Elmhurst, New Yorke are the gu"u ing Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Atwater. C.S. HILL & CO The Red Cross Needs 10,000,( Members by Christmas Have You Joined Only hours remain in which to complete your Christmas shoppmg The C. S. Hills & Co. Store is prepared to give you quick service. C. S. Hills & Co.’s merchandise makes the most satlsfactory war tlf‘l! —useful—practical. Carry as many of the smaller parcels as possible as deliveries are heavy g the conditions of the streets bad. We can still offer you wonderful assortments in and Children, Handkerchiefs, Gloves for Men, W Jewelry, Stationery, Men’s Furnishings, Ne wear, Lingerie, Petticoats, Dresses, Coats, Hosiery, Leather Goods, Tonlet Ar in Ivory, Umbrellas, Waists, Suits, Furs, etc. There will be many, duced prices. Our Pre-Inventory Sale of Women'’s and Misses’ lots of strictly Holiday Goods to close out at greatly ré j: o Ready-to-Wear Garments: ‘] takes place Wednesday morning. ‘ The price concessions at this Sale will be out of _the ordinary. The savings will be considerable. nearby towns and cities giving these lectures on Washington. Martha Rebekah lodge has elected the following officers: Noble grand, Mrs. Jennie Coleman; vice grand, Mrs. Minnie Pease; recording secretary, Mrs. Nellie Bunnell; financial secre- tary, Mrs. Ella Beach; treasurer, Mrs. Ella Morrel. The installation of of- ficers will be held some time during the first week in January. Plainville Briefs. Sequassen lodge, No. 74, I. O. O. F. will confer the third degree at its meeting on Thursday evening at 8 o’clock in the rooms in Odd Fellows’ hall. = The election of officers for the coming term will also be held. Howard Chichester and wife, mery of this town, were in the wreck on the New Haven road last Saturday afternoon but were not injured. They are here over the holidays visiting B. J. Chichester of Bicycle street. D. F. Daniels of Broad street is slowly improving from his recent ill- | ness. He was getting along well when he suffered a relapse and it was nec- cessary to recall the physician ~and nurse, on account of his advanced age. BE. D. Warfield and wife of Park treet will spend Christms with their son, E. BE. Warfield, of Hartford. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Cady of Maple street will leave for Miami, Fla., the first week in January for the benefit of Mr. Cady’s health. They will stay for the entire season. C. W. Lester of West Main street is spnding the Christmas holidays with friends in Waterbury. Mr. J. T. Russel of New Haven is spending the holidays with Mr. W. W. ‘Woods of Washington street. ‘A small fire which caught on the curtain at the home of Howard La~- field last night at 9 o’clock did not do any damage to speak of, being extin- guished immediately. Corp. John Pettinato of the 301st. Field Artillery is home from Camp Devens for the Christmas holidays. Roger Castle is home from the University of Maine to spend the holi- days with his parents. Private Charles Hopkins of Com- pany B, Fileld Signal Battalion, Camp Dix, and Miss Harriet Hopkins of New York city are spending the holidays wth their parents Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hopkins of West Main street. Court General Lawton, F. of A, will hold its meeting on Wednesday night dnstead of Tuesday on account of Christmas oming on that day. The post office will close at noon to- morrow. There will be only one de- livery and no rural delivery. The office will be open tonight until 8 o'clock. | Lieut. Frost, who is stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., is home for the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Margaret Gribbons is serious- Iy i1l at her home on Plerce street. John Fitzgerald is home for the holidays from Potsdam, N. Y. where he is attending school. PHALON SUCCEEDS HALEY. Letter Carrier Tenders Resignation After 20 Years’ Service, Wallace L. Haley, one of the veter- an carrjers connected with the local postoffice, tendered hs resignation Sat- urday evening. The retiring postman announced the resignation to be dat- ed December 16. Postmaster W. F. Delaney today announced the appointment of Harry ‘A. Phalon, as successor to Haley, the | appointment to become effective from December 16. Although the full force was working vesterday at the office, the wreck on | the “New Haven” road near Cedar Hill, Saturday evening, greatly ham- pered the work. From 4:80 o’clock | for- | should be sent to prison to have | spirit broken but to have it developg | The majority of these have fine qu ties which would make them assets soclety if trained properly. spoke of the prejudice against discharged prisoner whi:h would SQUARE- DEAL FOR MEN IN PRISONS | exist if he were to be properly i Develop Them, Don't Break Them, Is Lowrie’s Message veloped. The convicts in Sing Sim today are self governing, have th court, and the discipline of the p has been turned over to them. X also disapproves of the present metl od of sending young boys to refors schools, Mr. Lowrie closed his address a plea for Mr. Osborne’s system has been proved conclusively that-§ is successful in the short time it been in existence, he ‘claimed. | “Common Sense in Prison Manage- ment” Whs the subject of Donald ; Lowrie’s Q\ddreu before a 'large meet- | ing at the Y. M. C. A,, yesterday after- | noan. Mr. Lowrie, a former convict, ]denounced the modern prison system fand explained the new system which | Thomas Mott Osborne favors. As Mr. Lowrie’s facts were gained by actual ! experience, the audience was g‘reatl)‘é ' MOURNING GOWN IN CREPE DE CHIN} interested. He spoke, in part, as folows: ‘“‘Aside from the great war, there is no question that is as important a topic of discussion as that of our prisons. In 1910, there were 486,000 prisoners discharged from the numer- ous penal institutions of the country. The great question is: What has be- come of them? They are unable to enter the country’s service because of | their records. Society does not receive them. In France today there has been organized what is know as the ‘con- vict division.’ It is necessary to give the prisoners some sort of military | training while -serving their time. | “The greatest defect lies in the fact . that the prisons do not improve a man morally, seldom mentally, and never physically. When a man is sent to prison he should be put through a system of training which will in time prepare him to begin a new life when { released.” i Another condition which Mr. Low- rie attacked was tho procedure wheroby ane man, the judge, was em- powered to pass sentence npon a, fel- low-being and to determine how long he should remain in prison. No one man is qualified for such a duty, he said. + A number of striking examples as to the inconsistency of the law were related by Mr. Lowrie. The prisons of today should be free from all poli- tical influence, but unfortunately this does not exist. He quoted as an ex- ample the case of one man who was given only four years in prison for bank burglary through the influence of prominent politiclans; while an- other, without political friends, was sentenced to 20 years for attempting to rob another man. Mr, Lowrie does.not believe in the fixed sentence. He advocates the in- determinate sentence. A man, when sentenced, should be kept in prison ! For mourning this simple gown in until he has been helped to make him- l black dull finish crepe de chine will self useful to-the world. He should ; prove appropriate. The surplice not be put away any more than a | bodice is especially interesting, the doctor should force a patient to re- | lines being soft and gracefut~ The main in a hospital for a fixed time, | clever draped effect lends distinction' the speaker said. I to the skirt, which otherwise is rather Mr. Lowrie contends that no man ! plain. Popularr Shoe Store o The Wishing You All A Merry Christmas AISHBERG untl noon yesterday, only one con- signment of mail matter was received. The Shoeman 941 Main St., Hartford | T