New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 13, 1918, Page 2

50DA PURITY QUALITY SERVICE AT THE DickinsonDrug Go.’s FOUNTAIN 169-171 Main Street HORSFALL CUSTOM CLOTHES Are a prudent Invest- ment, not a careless expenditure, THE LUKE HORSFALL COMPANY, 95 Asylum St., Hartford. ' PAYS TO BUY OUR KIND. iss Delia A. Haugh, former sec- by to Mayor George A. Quigley, operated o for tonsilitis at the ttord hospital Saturday. eginning Monday, May 13, all shoe es in Union Men's shops will be ents.—advt. uel Gross, of this city, a stu- in the radio school conducted at University of Vermont, recently [ed the examinations with a mark 6.4. ® committes in charge of the e to be given by the Gas Mask Jkers of Landers, Frarv & Clark vill hald a meeting at 7:30 o'clock prrow evening at the Y. M. C. A, hdolph Ehrler, John Dehm, Albert an and George Atwell were home the government school at Bos- over Sunday. 'ward Hickey and Albert Wagner, & United States Navy, spent week- 'urloughs at their homes in this s directors of the Y. M. C. A. will the regular monthly meeting this ng. E. Smith, of Prospect street, to- egan his new duties as superin- nt of the city building. ryer A. A. Greenberg plans to go w Haven tomorraw to apply for ment in the Naval Reserve . and Mrs, Kenneth T. Sloper of 31l street left today on an ex- ba trip to Colorado and Cali- jp. They will be gone about three fhs. [£. George H. Bodley is under- treatment at the Hartford hos- under the care of Drs. 1. W, fbury and E. R. Lampson nes Graham has arranged for a of Wednesday evening benefit & for the Red Cross to be given ghout the spring and summer. affairs will be given first in h's hall, later at the bungalow furing the summer at Lake lounce, half of the proceeds to the local chapter of the ross. ldren of the Swedish , with the Béthany co-operation and vt of their elders, are making v of the city with pledge to aid in maintaining the Chil- home at Cromwell. and Mrs. W. P. Carpenter and . N. Rutherford and son have hed from a few days’ stay In bolk. your seed potatoesand fertiliz- Stanley Svea Grain and Coal Co. ELL-ANS golutely Removes igestion. Druggists money if it fails. 75¢ WEEK $100,00015 GOALIN Al - RED GROSS DRIV Committees Prepared to Comb Gity for Funds for Fighters 4 where recognized that the Red Cross has the right of way through New Britain for the next two weeks. To- day begins a comprehensive advertis- ing campaign, which the publicity committee has mapped out for the big drive. F. G. Platt, who is a past | master in ralsing money for public spirited movements in New Britain and is undoubtedly New Britain’s heaviest giver, is chairman of the corporation subscriptions committee and his associates are A, J. Sloper and William E. Attwood. The teams com- mittee is composed of live wires, F A. Searle, chairman, W. Christ and William J. Farley. The commit- E tee on special subscriptions is Frank G. Vibbert, chairman; E. H, Cooper and Paul K. Rogers. The speakers committee is composed of Howard L. Platt, chairman; George W. Klett and Patrick F. King. The committes on lists and estimates is William H Judd, chairman; J. C. Loomis and R. R. Healey. The publicity committee is composed of Herbert V. Camp, chairman; C. W. Nichols, D. L, Bart- lett, Lewis Steplienson, A. E J. Reilly and J. B. Comstock. Charles B. Parsons is chairman of the com- mittee on group organization, and P. F. McDonough of the committee on branches. Senator Frank W. Wilcox has charge of the Berlin branch, Stanley Gwillim of Plainville and W. T. Wells of Newington; Miss Cornelia Chamberlain and Mrs. John Purney, chairmen of the woman’'s hooth com- mittee; Mrs. Howard S. Parsons of the noon day lunches, and H. E. Er- Wwin in charge of the tables, The edict went forth from financed outside of the subscriptions, and it devolved upon H. V. Camp as chairman of the publicity to take care of this feature. out with the following paper for sig- natures: “T will be one of twenty or more to finance expenses of the second Red Cross drive, and to pay my share pro rata not fo exceed $100 for the New Britain District.” He did not stop with 20 names, but secured 65 names, so instead of $100 apiece, the gener- ous signers of the paper will get off much more lightly than they figured. The following are the ones who signed up to bear the campaign ex- penses: Clarence F. Bennett, William E. Attwood, Frank G. Vibberts, Her- bert V. Camp, Andrew J Sloper, Frederick S. Chamberlain, James M Curtin, T. Frank Lee, Frank L. Wil- cox of Berlin. Frank .J. Porter, E. J Porter, Albert N. Abbe, Henry C. M. Thompson, George T. Kimball, How- ard L. Platt, William J. Farley, P. I McDonough, E. Allen Moore, Charles J. Parker, George P. Hart, I. Hoyt Pease, . M. Holmes, William C. Hungerford, Philip Nichols, Willlam I. Dugald McMillan, William E. Martin, Frederick G. Platt, Herbert H. Pease, Robert S. Brown, Mrs. D. O. Rogers, George W. Klett, Henry T. Bray, Wil- liam T. Sloper, Mortimer H. Camp, B. A. Hawley, Charles Glover, George P. Spear, James L. Doyle, William B. B. Stanley, C. W. Hatch. Frank H. Alford, C. TF. Frisbie, Rossberg, M. Wightman, €. D. No- ble, H. C. Noble, George W. Traut, A. Buol, Robert N. Peck, Alix W Stanieyv, Elford B. Eddy, J. B. Minor of Plainville, F. Corbin, A. G. | Kimball, F. earle, 3 Smith, B. F. Gaffney, H B. Parsons, C. H. Baldwin, McMahon, E. H. Davison ham, Philip Corbin and Johnston. In only two or three cases was the Red Cross appeal met with refusal and if this response is a terion of the coming campaign New Britain won't stop at its support of Griswold, Chamberlain, Paulson, Cal- lahan and the other heroes at the $100,060 mark Every patriotic woman in New Britain is expected to participate in Saturday’s big parade. The women are requested either to send in or tel- ephone their names to Mrs. A, . ) Kinnie, chairman, at the Red headquarters, Court street, before Tuesday noon. Many have already sent in their names and it will be a great help to the committee if the women will attend to the matter without de- lay. UNTVERSALIST CHURCH. The lecture on Southern Italy, Naples and Pompeii” at the Univer- salist church one of the best of | this exceedingly interesting series of popular \ s Many scenes were shown. Next evening it s | expected, the illust lecture will be a setting of one of the most popu- lar plays of the day, a play th a high moral, a play that has crowded | the theaters of the country to their utmost capacity nightly. If it is pos- sible to secure these views they will be shown next Sunday evening. The title of the play will announced I later be The organization is now perf 1 for the management of th Red Cross Shekes $100,000 for New Brit- ain district all next week Vice, President Clarence F. Bennett of the Stanley Works, one of New Britain's most capable executives, is the gen- { eral chairman, who has supervision ) of the entire campaign. Philip B | Stanley, another very efficient execu- tive, is the assistant chairman, and | has been active chairman during the past two weeks, while Mr. Bennett has been called out of the city. Mr. Bennett is now back home, and hoth men are right on the Red Cross job every spare moment they have, and they are giving unstintingly of their time to it from other important en- gagements besides, as it is every- New | Haven that the campaign had to be | committte | He went | IS TWO YEARS OLD Atteadance During Past Year Has Beetr 75,009, Records Show Two y Bo the 31st of May the of i | Museum Natural History and Art | of the New Britain Institute opened its doors to the public, and from ths | beginning it has proven a huge suc- Ces: Undoubtedly, there is no othe ; muscum in New England which has ad such rapid and splendid growth as the Institute Museum, and furthermore, the museun: has an atte second to none in the | country, the city's population tinto consideration During the past |\(~;|r more than 75,000 adults and | ehildren have visited the institution. The remarkable success of the In- stitute Museumn is due to a large de- gree to its curator, E. Burlingham Schurr, the naturalist. Fr the very bLeginning Mr. Schurr 1 had entire charge of the arrangement of the exhibits, and has worked early and late to secare continuous addi- tions the displays. Among the gifts during the past 12 months, and from whom received, are as follows F. A. Parsons, squirrel. H. C. Wilson, salmon. Robert nest. Dr. Robert M. Clark, collection of Confederate States of America money. Miss G. D. Copley, collection of Indian arrowheads. Mrs. Christa Gregory, American bittern. il E. Cullen, collection of coins. George Clary, estate, Slav. collar, ivory handled dagger- | cane, old-fashioned spectacles, sec- tion of branch of original oak and other curios. Truman H. Bristoll, back rattlesnakes. local ance taking to donated mounted albino red mounted land-locked E. Weeden, Tarantula's mounted iron four diamond- William R. Foley, pistols of 1841, 1862 and 18 powder horns and shot pouches, collection of coins and other objects. Mortimer A. Warren, 1 school celebration July 4, 1854, James Shepard, Mexican sombrero Mrs. W. B. Stone, hand trunk of 1840, foot stove and other objects. Olin Oldershaw, map of Connecti- cut, 1812. William J. Rice, New York Herald, April 15. 1865, having account of President Lincoln's assassination and death, collection of coins and other ohjects Clara H. Rockwell, Flax hetchel, flax and other objects hand-bill of in New Britain, whecl, Henry C. Bigelow, collection of | preserved local ferns, collection of coins | Marshall Cook, collection of coins. Mrs. L. J. Mooney, hair-work (in case) made 1865. Mrs. A. Tyson Hancock, water car- | rier from West Indies | Ida J. Fen, vegetable ivory, fos- wood. sea fan and other objects. Frederick Wagner, old-fashioned hand-made nails, live alligators, large star fish. Mrs. Franklin €. Thompson, sword of sword fish. Numerous other objects in science and of an historical have been given, as well as living creatures such as snakes, turtles, young alligators, lizards, etc.. which have been used in nature study work. sil natural nature many The most important donation to the museum since its opening was received from E. H. Davison, presi- dent of the American Hosiery Co., 1d president of the Savings bank of New Britain and a director of the New Britain Institute. It is a large The case 8 feet long habits of many local bhirds itself measurcs more than and 5 fect and four inches wide and stands 5 feet and a half high. The arrangement of the case is the work- manship of Curator Schurr who expert taxidermist. A cleverly made artificial pond containing turtles and other aquatic life will cause close inspection to detect it is not real water and that the objects in it are not alive. Artificial rocks, stumps, trees, grasses and flowers so arranged that the entire case the app nce of being a bit wild woodland ‘“somewhere in is an has of Connecticut.” Birds in bright and sober plumage are mounted in a most lifelike man- ner, and their nests are most clever- 1y hidden in the tall grass, in bushes, hollow stumps and other places where they are wont to build their | homes | . The Davison case fills a big want in the museum and will inspire many to love and study birds and nature a { they never have before Among numerous other things add- to the exhibits within the past fow months, are several large oak frames containing butterflies, moths and insects; and also a collection of wild flowers and plants which were collected and presented by Raymond | R. Willoughhy. i The collections of plants frequently teachers and children to asc proper names of specimens they have seen or found. In the entomological exhibits ral specimens of what are the Dobson. striking and most which occur in This at four- s m- ed insects and Ited by tain the which are cons are com- It sev m one of curious North as most insect of Ame winged insect with its enormous known BT the hellgr rong, biting, generally while mite, its W ing larvae are familiar to fish- ermen in many parts of the country as Dobsons, cr s perch bugs and by other names. Insects in whatever form prove most interesting, but because of their beauty, butterflies and moths seem to be held in higher regard by most people Among the butterflies at l"m museum are some Very choice floor case which displays the nesting | | | | ! { Charter ! | INSTITUTE MUSEM == —=mmemnmmmes i WE SPECIALIZE ON METAL AND BEAVER BOARD AND SIDE WALLS. GIVEN FOR DOING WORK. FOR CEILING ESTIMATES CALL OR PHONE 359. 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It takes time to collect and prop- erly preserve and mount specimens, whether it be of insects, animals or other forms of life, though col- lections sometimes take years in the making, it has always been the policy of Curator Schurr to make a show- ing, as it were, in as many branches in natural science as can possibly be Although by there ved to advanta large collection, at the museum di no means a will be put on display this week for the first time an exhibit | of Connecticut animal life. In a large case in the main exhibit room will be shown some common animals in their natural haunts. The red fox will be seen bounding over the rocks. Gred, red and fiving squirrels and chipmonks at play in the braches of trees and in hollow logs | are to be displayed in varied atti- tudes. A mushrat with its home un- der the bank of a pond displaying a nest of baby ‘rats, a weasel in quest of spoils, woodchucks at play near their burrow, a raccoon washing food at the edge; such is the folk of the be seen. The arrange- case is a real piece of n exhibit such as is shown larger city museums. water's manner in which these to wild arve ment of art wor in the As time goes on other species of animals will be added as likewise ad- ditions will be made to the other col- lections. New Britain can justly be proud of fts musenm. It has grown rapidly and has made a name for itself. The Institute Museum is known near and fai Besid being active at the mu- common | seum, Furrier 139 Main Street Naturalist Schurr has lectured frequently in many local schools and stitutions and conducted nature study outings, and also has delivered lectures in Hartford, Bristol, Meri- den, Waterhyry, New Haven, Bridge port, Danbury, New London and in other cities in Conn ut and in the New Kngland states. He has written many articles on nature and science for papers about the state, several of which were specially writ- ten for and published in the Herald. Curator Schurr has been a life- time student of nature, and is the only naturalist who is the son and i grandson of naturalists. His success as a curator can be attributed, not alone to his knowledge of natural life and hig ability to scatter such knowledge, but also to the fact that he has had over fifteen year's ac- tice cennection tural history, perience that with museums of na- nd has learned by ex- museum must be so conducted that everyone, young and | old in all cl: in life will find at all times a cordial welcome. The In- stitute Museum is a welcome place to visit—it affords entertainment and instruction. 1t is a museum for the people—and it g the attendance. WANT TELEPHONE OPERATOR. The War Department has asked the local exemption hoards to furnish one telephone operator to report May 17 to the officer commanding the en- gineers at Washington Barracks, Washington, D. C. No girls need ap- ply, evidently, as the rule provides that to on a male operator is required and he must meet with all the physical re- quirements of the army. CHAS. DILLON & CO. HA RTFORD. CHARMING DISPLAYS OF NEW AND DIFFERENT-— WHITE HATS —THE SMARTEST AND CHOICEST SUMMER STYLES We direct attention White and smart enough special to win styles to chose semi-dress and dress-up style. Trimmed novelty fancy effects, Hemps, asserting that these White Hats are wings, flowers, favored straws are Milans, We have no hesitation in the most charming styles we have ever presented and for style, variety and value. to our Hats in the most attractive your instant admiration. 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START RIGHT— SEE RACKLIFFE “Our Special” Garden Fertilizer $3.00 Bag. Onion Sets 20c Quart Government Inspected Seed Potatoes—Early and Late Varities. RACKLIFFE BROS. CO. INC. 250-256 Park Street, —_——= NDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS PLANNED SU Organist Joseph Clair Beebe and Quartet to Continue Recitals Through May. Sunday afternoon organ recitals are to be given at the South Congre- gational church during the remainder of the month by Joseph Clair Beebe, sted by the quartet. The quartet composed of Miss Josephine Simp- son, soprano; Miss Elizabeth Marcil, contralto; John Dowd, tenor, and Spencer T bass. The program carried out yesterday included “Fiat Lux,” Dubois; “In Paradisum,” Du- “Night,” Worth; solo, “If With Your Heart” (Elijah) Mendel- ssohn, by Mr. Dow Chorale” (A Minor) Franck “Pastorale, Guil- mant; solo, “Still With Thee,” Cus- tance, by Mr. Dowd; overture, “With Nature,” Dvorak. Other programs announced are: “Prelude to Lohengrin,~ Wagner; New Britain, Conn. Thy Creator,” Cowlés. by Mr. Tert: Finale (New World ‘mphony,” Dvorak. On Sunday, May 26. the final con- cert of the month will be rendered with Miss Josephine Simpson, so- prano, isting. and the program will be the following: ‘“Summer Sketches.” Lenmare; Etude, Op. 25, No. 7, Chopin; solo, “Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee,” Floridia, hy Mi Simpson; Sonata in Handel's style, Wolstenholme, Largo-Allegro, TLargo, Minute; solo, “Hear My Prayer,” Hol- den, by Miss Simpson; Overture, A Midsummer Night's Dream,” Men- delssohn, PERSHING'S NEPHEW WOUNDED. New York, May 13.—MaJjor Richard Bolles Paddock, reported as slightly wounded, is a nephew of General John J. Pershing, commanding the American Expeditionary Forces in France, and has been serving on his uncle’s staff since the American puni- tive expedition was sent into Mexico. 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