New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1918, Page 7

NEW >BR1TAIN DAILY HERALD, \Y’EDNESDAY,‘MAY 22, 1918, nAona r BR p—————— Hartford’'s Shopping Center N Special Values at Drapery Dept. in Attractive Window Hangings Regular Home Brighteners and Beautifiers are offered in white, cream, and ecru WINDOW DRAPERIES that are of unusual value at 95c, $1.00, Made of ravely good qualities of scrim. $£1.12 1-2 and $1.25 HANDSOM edged effects, ver WHITE CREAM AND BE voiles with motif corner and neat edge. MARQU Others with lace edge and insertion, § PLAIN 50 pair. FREX FINE ‘White and teed fast colors to $4.50 yard. 45¢ to $3.50 yard. H CABLE N dow curtains in Arab figured edge, $4.00 to $12.50 pair. MADRAS DRAPERIES— natural for dining rooms at very low prices. OVER DRAPERIES — Guaran- We offer a and up-to-date selection priced $2 Others range from CURTAINS are shown in both plain and lace v and pretty. Priced $1.50 to $2.75 pair. GE CURTAINS, very fine Extra nice, from ITTE—Hemstitched Curtains in tl .50 to $7.00 pair. T WEAVE Mar- choice of white with linen edge. and $7.50 pair. CURTAINS barred and plain r chamber hang- to $5.00 pair. Couch Covers, preads in a wone PRETTY FILET quisette Draperies, or ecru, ished Big value at $5.50 ST lace win- hade with living and in new style with centers. Choice fo ings. Priced $2.00 PORTIERES, Table Scarfs and S large RUFFLED MUSLIN double thread $3.50 to $7.50 pr. iree shades. $1.00 derfully fine assortment. FIGURED TAPESTRIES for upholstering purposes, priced $1.25 to $4.50 yard. $2.00 and $3.50 yard. Plain Velour, Corduroy and Pantasote Some especially good values 50 inches wide, in Tapestry at popularly priced. All to be found at our emlarged Drapery department, Main Floor, in annex. "HAVING AN PROMPTLY AUTOMOBII'E DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN RECEIVING YOU CAN DEPEND ON ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF TUs. * BERLIN NEWS FLMET T0 BOOM RED CROSS DRIVE huvehir of Battlefield Finds Way to Berlin, Conn,, U. §. A, URSE ENLISTS FOR SERVICE ss Frieda Lund Expects to Receive (Call to Go Overseas Soon—Congve- gational Conference in Scssion— Red COross Reorganization. steel helmet has the Berlin and will be put on bition all week at the gto4 post office. The helmet was Int to this town by two former em- ves of the Berlin Construction Connors and German celved by officials bean Construction b. ex- this Ken- o “Cappy” pmro. rve two purposes. Pirst, it ow the people of this town what the lun wea and, second, add to the oney=being raised for the Red Cross, a fee of ten at Jeast will be brged to see the curiosity. Anyvone ho wishes to make a donation of ore money may do so. Pasted cn the top of the sign printed by the two “Corpy” cents helmet soldiers, | | | | | ' i | The helmet will be made to } will | | many friends here and in other parts | Middlesex Hospital, she had done the i 1s | hch of them havingz written some lit- | e message to their former associates. he helmet weighs about three pounds hd isVdf a steel color. On it are sev 1 dents, probably made by bits of irapnel, and in parts are marks of here builets penetrated the steel. No ) § Resino will usually stop itching instantly Only those who have themselves suffered with eczema or similar itching, burning skin-trouble can appreciate the relief that the first touck of Resinol Ointment usually brings. The suffer- ing stops at once, the skin becomes cool and comfortable, and the trouble From the very firs: it is going to get well$ thing_ that sale by all soon disappea couiz | 1 a | her tion i vesterday | Army { vice mark of identification 1s fixed on the helmet, with the exception of -the numerals ‘“‘64,” probably signifying the division to which the former wearer was attached. No information is given as to whether it was picked up on the battlefield or whether 1t was taken from the head of one of the prisoners. All the people of the town are invited to come and see this curi- osity, which i§ perhaps the only one which will ever reach this town until the war is over, as the troops are for- bidden to pick up these curiosities on the flelds. All the money raised by the exhibition of the helmet will go toward raising the $5,000 allotment of this town. 4 Joins Red Cross. Miss Frieda Lund of Berlin street has joined the Red Cross, and expects | soon to be called for overseas ser- | as a nurse. Miss Lund i the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Paul Lund and a sister of Paul Lund, one of the first selectives to be called from this town, She graduated about vears ago from the Middlesex hospi- tal, and since that time she has been engaged in private nursing. She is| at home recuperating from a recent | illness, and because of this fact has heen granted a stay of ahout three weeks before she will he cailed. The enlistment of Miss Lund number of females in the service from this town to four. The town has al- ready one voung woman in the yeo- man service two in the Red Cross service, and one a wireless instructor in the signal corps. Miss Lund is well known and has of the state. Since her graduation from the nurses training school at the greater part of her work towns, She will probably about the middle of June. in other be called Conference This The Central Congregational ference was held this afternoon at the Berlin Congregational church, and will be in mession until about §:30 tonight. At 5:30 the husiness meet- ing will he over, and the women of the church will entertain with a lunch for the delegate. he meeting was started at A Stanley Wells ting as moderato A large num- of delegates was on hand from various churches in the associa- which includes Merdine, Britain, Southington, Plainville, Berlin, Berlin, Kensington, and a number of smaller churches. Each of these church at their Sumday services elected eight delegates to represent the mat this conference, Afternoon. the Yew Tast Six to Go to Camp. Six selectives will leave Berlin to- morrow morning to entrain at Plain- ville for Camp Upton. This is the ! oup to leave this town for some time. Those going are Lorenzo n nis, Carmine Basile, Willlam Ne- jek, Glovanni Genovese, Marriamo Frererro and Kostantanton Kalomera- jas. Kalomera] Rerlin boys as he was working he at that time, but he is now in the employ of the Hartford Rubber Works. He will probably be per- mitted to go with the Hartford draftees. The remainder of those “ho make up the zroup are all of the Kensington section town. They will receive their equipment from the local of the Red Cross tonight. Goes W resi- dents of he L) -anch Amsterdam. of Kensington left for Amsterdam, New York, he will attend the Salvation William Meade where | but brings the | Con- | s registered with the | organization. He will about a week. Berlin Girl to Speak. Maisie Graham of Berlin has been selected as a graduation speaker at the New Bitain High school, and will take part in the graduation exercises which will be heid at Fo theater June A contest was started at the school recently in which all the members of the senior class were en- rolled. All the puplls gave four min- ute speeches on subjects relating to the war. From among these the best were chosen and given certificates as’ Junior Four Minute Speakers. These speakers were then allowed to compete for parts in the graduation program, and Mis Graham was chosen as one of them. be gone for Acorns Vs. Middletown T. A. B. Next Sunday afternoon the Acorns will cross bats with the team of the Middletown T. A. B. Society. The Tabs have a good team, and the local boys will have to work hard to win, with a few practices this week they expect to come out ahead of the game. Red Cross Re-organization. A meeting of all interested in the rc-organization of the Berlin branch of the Red Cross will be held Thurs- day evening at 8:30 o'clock in the rooms of the IRed Cross in the chapel of the Congregational church. All members are urged to attend. Berlin Briefs, A successful whist was held at the Sacred Heart church in East Berlin last night. The whist was for the benefit of the church. R. Secaburg and L. Warner resigned their positions with | Berlin Construction Co., and taken positions Power Co. at Hartford. Charles Fawler of California visitor in Berlin. George Ventres, Sr., has been taken to the hospital for an operation. This makes the second operation within a short time for Mr. Ventres. The Surgical Dressings class of Ken- sington will meet in the chapel Thur day evening of this week instead of tonight. WANTED—Painting and decorating, | carpenter and mason jobbing. H, J. | Fovien, Kensington, Conn. 4-5-t have have | | is a MISCELLANEOUS SHOW A miscellaneous shower wa dered Miss Agnes Hall last evening at the home of Miss Alicé Zwick Washington street, in honor of her approaching marriage to Roy Cotter oi Fairmont, West Virginia. During i | 1 ent of many hand and a mock mari provoking much »me remembranc aze was merriment. TORNADOES KILL SIX. Des Moines, Ta., May =x persons are dead and injured as the result of tornadoes which swept the central portion of the state late yvesterday according to reports received today. Lines of com- munication in the storm swept sec- tion have not been fully restored. It ix expected that property damage will { reach a million dollars. TELL “AN OPEN SECRET." A play, “An Open Secret was pre- sented at St. Mark’s church last night by the Semper Paratus class. A large amount of money was realized on the performance, and this will be used for convention, He is an active member of the New Britain Salvation Army, and goes as a delegate of that the purchase of metal hot water bot- tles for the Episcopal hospital at Por- to Rico, the | with the Connecticut. | ten- | of | the evening Miss Hall was the recipi- | conducted PLAINVILLE NEWS CARNIVAL PLANNED * BY HOME GUARD Drill Ground th;Place, June 19 ; to 22 the Time 'NELSON HEARD FROM | Soldier Tieported Captured Describes War As It Is—Honor Pupils in Schools—Red Cross Campaign Not Up to Expectations. | four days’ carnival from June 19 to at the drill grounds on Pierce et. The purpose of the carnival is to raise money for the benefit of the Plainville hoys who are serving “over there Last fall the Home Guard gave a henefit dance at Hill's new factory and a large sum of money was realized. The coming carnival will be of a patriotic nature and there will be booths placed all over the field from which speeches will be made. It is hoped by the committee in charge that Governor Holcomb will be present. The fol- lowing is a list of chairmen and com- nittees: Corporal Frank White, sairman of the carnival committe Lieut. Peter Duffy, treasurer; Edwin Hills, secretary; Sergeant William i chairman of the advertise- ment committee, Sergeant Charles Roberts, chairman of midway com- mittee;. Mrs. Charles Clark, Mrs. Wil- Ham Cassidy, Mrs. Charles Roberts, dancing and refreshment committee. During the carnival there will he dancing each evening and Lynch’s crchestra will furnish music. A midway will be installed with different amusements for the young people. The committee is in hope of having a field day which will be held on the last day of the carnival at which different companies of Home Guard will be present from the var- ious towns in this vicinity. A plan has been formulated which probably will work out well and that it is to have different days for different towns such as Southington Day, New Britain Day, and Bristol Day. A good time is guaranteed by the com- mittee and a report will be printed luter of the different events which will take place. Prizes will be given for the field day exhibit. Conuors—Donahue Wedding. A very pretty wedding took place this morning at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy when Joseph Connors of New Haven took Catherine hue of this town his bride. Rev. J. W. McDonald officiated. The bride vas attired in a pretty gown of Wil- son blue silk and wore a hat to match. The bridesmaid was Miss Julia Donahue, a sister of the bride. The couple will visit Niagara Falls and will be at home to reccive friends after June 1 on Elm Court. Annual Clean Up Campaign. The annual clean campaign under the auspices of the Plainy Business Improvement associs tion is now in progress. Through the courtesy of Selectman W. J. Johnson, the town will furnish teams for the collection of the rubbish. On Thurs- day, May 23, these teams will cover the area railroad as up and west of the and on Friday May 24 the teams will take the area east of the railroad tracks. The citizens of the town are quested to place the rubbish in bar- rels or hoxes and the rveceptacles on the curb. The teams will not collect ashes, The co-operation of all the citizens of the town is desired to start the sea- son with a clean town. After the collections made the Boy Scouts will again make a survey and report on those who have not given - attention to the “Clean-Up”, or who hvae nuisance on their property. Honor Roll of Schools Principal O. T, Judd announced day the honor punils for the ing class of 1918 in the school. The following First honors—valedictorian, Alhert McGibbon; second honors, Walter | Woods, The following is a of pupils who have obtained an average of 85 per cent or more: Nellis Fletch- er, Bthel Orvis, Leon Griffin. Gerald Freeman, Teonard Cassidy, Mary I Yaros, Adeline Woods. Dorris Wril- lim, Robert Thorne, Hazel T. Rogers, Leroy Smith. The class vear, man New Britain The gradi have heen to- graduat- Grammar is the list: list is numbers about 30 this High tion the fall. school in 3 ill be The local Home Guard will give a | Dona- j le * tracks, ! re- ! of whom are to enter the Tomorrow, Hartford Silk Store . 3. HILLS & CO HARTFORD Agents for Standard Patterns | “DOV | | DAL NEWEST STYLES, “Dove’” Undermuslins, Some are made in kind and embroideries of the what you like best in *“Dove’” The MATERIALS. Soft white lins, Plisse crepes and crepe de CAREFUL ing, all make “Tiove” Underm PRICES. Yon will ing qualities, and we sell find it them “Dove” ENV GIVE FOR THE WORK OF THE RED CROSS Lts Ideals Are Many To care for our soldiers and sailors wherever and whenever eure may be nesded. To shorten the strengthening the morale the allied people and armies by alleviating = their suffering in the period which must elapse until the Awmerican army ean become effective by ot their war, held June 28 in the Congregational church owing to the town hall not being ready for use. The cla is busy preparing an interesting pro- gram. Railroad Accident. This morning another railroad ac- cident took place at the East street crossing, when three box cars jumped the track. The train was bound for Hartford and was going at a rapid rate when the cars jumped the tracic It is thought the rails were loose and l could not stand the speed. This the fourth railraad accident to take iplace in town in two months. { Letter from Nelson. “Somewhere in France, . “April 28th. ‘Dear Brother: “Received your letter of the 31st last night. could not have come at a Dbetter time, a letter from across the sea usually tends to brace for for what had come. “T suppose that long before you get the letter you will have read about, our big engagement with the Boche. I cannot explain what a feeling it is to be under such fire: yvou would have to be in it to know. it somo- thing that cannot he described. You probably remember that saying of Sherman's of what war was: well, taka it from me, he spoke of it in a mild way from what it is. T suppose vou call this patting myself on the baclk, but vou have got to hand it to the [ bovs that were in it “0f course, we lost boys, but, take it from the Roche seven kinds they went, and the rest ple more kinds on the top. just to let them know we were here. I thou that T had been through the mill, but | what T went through before this was like a_Sunday school picnic to this trip. “1 have not got t Jows yet. but as fa Randolph Stewart Clifford Lawrence, wounded But as yet I heard anvihing definite. “Attended services Taster at the Salvation Army hut chaplain spoke. Just by luc 1 as is | 1 some of me, they gave of hell before added a cou- : ek of all the fel- as T can lea is missing, Bristol hoy. a was have not | | Sunday Our that FEATURES OF We make simple tailored WORKMANSHIP. Undermuslins Consist of All JLOPE CHEMISE, UNDERSKIRT is | what is to come, but this one got here | our MADE GOOD M “DOVE" very and our “Dove’ effects best quality. Undermuslins. latest prettie selection others ure in 1,000 sty daintily nainsooks, chine are flesh, the pink, lustrous batistes, materials “Dove” Underr Careful sewin ins look and extra better stitches, wear buy ‘Dove” onable true economy at to surprisingly ri prices. Styles of the Following Garm CORSET COVERS, DRAWERS AND lLingerie trimmed Many have beautiful hand embroidered designs. accurate than ordinary Unidermusling, ” UNDERMUSLINS Y—BEAUTIFUL—WELL ATERIALS I'NDERMUSELINS. siways to les created new with " imported are be found in each season. laces of every You can find substantial muslins are cambric: of good mus- mad fit, a ple fullnes arments. neat- iron- under because of sood wear- ents: CHEMISE, NIGHTGOWNS, D — “KAYSER' These are the ideal Summer Gl satisfactory wear Two embroidered backs, for slasp Silk Gloves, white, FROM G5¢ Strap embroidery Tucked Wrist Silk embroidery. Wrist Sillk Gloves in wh New and very Gloves, Red Cross. The reports of the canv: ers indi- cate that about $1,500 has been sub- scribed in the local Red Cross drive The corporation subscriptions have not yet been reported, but it is esti- mated that about $1,500 will be sub- {scribed. This source means that about $2,000 will he received. At the present rate the allotment will not be | reached. Too many are giving at the | rate of the former drives. In getting } ithe quota the townspeople will have {to double their gifts. If everyone | would give one day's pay or income i the allotment would soon be reached | The canvassers will hold a meeting | | tonight at the town clerk’s office. All are urged to be present, prepared to make a report. i Church Notes. | Thirty church from the attended the Congregational | armington Val- It Paints Out Shadows HE snow white oil paint with the tile-like surface which gath- ers and diffuses every available ray of natural or artificial light. It over- comes half lights and shadows that depress the spirits of workers, hinder production and cause accidents. Hampden Sunray Mill Whitecontains no injurious varnish, and it stands up under vibrations and atmospheric changes. It stays white—covers more surface than ordinary paint—is wash- able—lasts for years. Three Finishes: Gloss, Egg Shell, Flat. Sold in Barrels or Cans ¥ SILK gr T0 white GLOVES, oves’ that can he depended upon ey, m ic and white with black $ PAIR ite and grey with very dainty smart. and grey and very prett ley association vesterd At the meetir the church Teport impressions in meeting at mid-week 3ristol pr will the L be meet- of and read 1e last supper ziven the church this season be served to- night at 5:30 by the Ladies' Benevo- Jent society. there of to. he by wiil Items, Jackson McKee has sition with the New & Hartford railroad man. ¥ cepted a po- Haven 15 fire- company ends of Walter merly of this place and employe of the Rockwell-Drake ~division of the Marlin-Rockwell corporation have received letters from him telling of his safearrival in_ France, . Kenyon, for- an Kavnek 20-30dx Scottsswamp tested milk sold herd Denton N7 &£ 5 SUNRAY='. /fi/ MILL WHITE & T The paint that_does more tham coat the surface! For factory and mill {nteriors, public buildings, inatitutions, ntores, offices, mmrages, etc., and for home kitchens, bnthroams, Inundries, ote. annfactured Solely by Hampden Paint & Chemical Ce. Good Paint Makers for Over 65 Years Springtield, Massachusatts 2 2ackliffe Bros. Co., Inc., 256 Par and | i ever got in on that as we were on our | 1aid lines are doing the sup- T have but it haa the to the that trenches, but just hehind Those are the people that thefr hit. and should have port of the people at home. only struck one of their huts way over Aay seemed more like home than anythinz | far. I ot to hit ards to all, | brother H “CAR [ This letter was written eight fter hi ture was reporte RRAN’S | Thursday | 1 have struck so “Wel, the B o1a Top. s0 give my reg “Your i ha 1 10 Cut Price Specials £2.00 Shirt Waists—Fancy new styles . . .. » Corset Covers, all sizes White Childy Chambray 1.00 Nightgowns, 1,50 Corsets, It .00 Housce Dr White Dresses for Infants Silk Lisle Hose for Blue Chambray Trim and 81.59 n's Wash ( <se and P, N, 3¢ 59¢ 00 hirts tor Only two of each of these items af these pr Gold Trading Stamps. Visit F Gonds—The Store of Small Profit The Curran Dry Goods Co., med Veile Shirt Waists in a dozen good styles .. Muslin Petticoats, many styles Dresses 1 sizes and good styles makes . several styles and mater Women Men % We give Royal Store of New 381 to 385 Main Street hinm A THE NW OXFORDS FOR WOMEN! PP — T ;. POPULAR Our new Oxfords in Patent Dull, Colored Leather, Nu-Buck and Cany the ereations conceived are finest ver for Feet! of Designing and Skill has reached its cul- mination in tnese new and at- fractive T.ow Cut Sho Our cut shows White, Canvas the Oxford, with covered Louis at $4.00. in Nu Waomen's The art Shoe plain turndd sole heel—Spec ime style Buck at Same £5.00. We've a feast of other Oxfords in other models and leathers that we'll be pleased to show: $3.00 to $7.00. AISHBERG ., 1M style in Patent Colt at you. aaummmE—\SK THE CLERK FOR S, HE SHOE STORF - r e A Xikinr Hartford & H. GREEN STAMPS—