New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 28, 1918, Page 9

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1918. " PLAINVILLE NEWS | { GERMAN BARRED OUT { OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS { Board of Education Receives " Word From State Authorities C. S. HILLS & CO. OUR GREAT JULY SALE Should Be of Particular Interest to Saturday Shoppers The liberal Agents for Standard Patterns The Hartford Silk Store American Soldiers, way over across the seas, sleeping in the desolation of ¥rance, dream of Victory, of America safe, free and happy. have left the comforts of fight the Huns. To help MAKE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE BY BUYING WAR SAVINGS STAMPS lifo t reductions that we are offering in the face of the most adverse conditions must appeal ifo to w.vass for the sale of stamps with as 3 stamp out of the Huns forever their ideas of world dominion. Toan your dollars to the Government. back them up. Stamps. You must Buy War Savings Wonderful Summer Dress Values are Here for Woman and Miss in Best and Prettiest Styles They arc delightfnl garments in all the fashionable materials that please the femininc fancy street wear, made a point well brought white and attrac dresses ive colorings. of colored Voiles, Gingham There are silk dr for good garments s out. Dainfy frocks of Volles, Organd Also a big range of Linens es afternoon, ould be made, with every real style Repps, and Beach Cloths, business and and Lawns in ely, inexpensive At our prices the most thrifty buyer may rest assured of getting full value, and more, for thc $10.00, $12.50 and WANT YOU SURE D headquarters for Flags of All Kinds. the Flags of foreign countries. out-door dis) COTTON Bunting, to 10x15 feet, price cach. ALL WOOL ¥ SERVICE sized 16x24 3x5 feet, for 85c, cach. two stars. money sized from AGS of U. S. Bunt- ing, fast color with full number of stars sewed on both sides. of sizes 2x3 feet up to 10x15 feet, at specially low prices. FLAGS, cotton ones, inches, All Wool Service Flags in 214x4 foot and 3x5 foot with one or See them, xpended. 00 each. A FLAG FOR THE 0, TF YOU HAVEN'T ONE. 3 of Bull Dog 215x1 foot up d $2.25 to $12.98 SILK FLAGS, zed and priced iuch, 10c ea. 11x16 inch 21c ca. ca. 16x24 inch $1.3714 ca. Choiece Py VERY holder for $1.98. COTTON 2x3 fect $1. and 5 and $1.50 FOURTH? " Our Drapery Dept. is Our Own Stars and Stripes as well as Also Service Flags for both window and e 2x48 inch, SPECIAL Tlags, sewed stripes, size 4x6 foot, complete with pole, Size 5x8 $: FLAGS, fast color un- hemmed ones, sized about 8x5 feet. Good for decorationt purposes, priced while we have them 29c each. Sce what we offer at $5.98, $7.50, $8.75, staff mounted ones, as 8x12 follows: 5x8 inch, 25¢ ea. 12x18 inch 39¢ ea. inch 0. S. Cotton halyard and .50, — HAVING AN AUTOMOBUE DELIVERY #FfOR NEW BRITAIN YOU OAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RECEIVING ADD DRY GOODS PURCHASED BERLIN NEWS L CONB TOWN FOR ONGLE SAML Thriit Stamp Workers Appointed | ~for Four Sections of Berlin QUESTIONNATRES SENT 0UT Moeting of Fourth of July General Committee in Town Hall Tonight— Tiberty Chorus to Rehearse—Nearly ANl Babies Weighed. -4n_excellent corps of workers has | been chosen by the chairman of each | pection of Berlin, and, with their ald, the chatrmen, Francis Deming, Charles F. Lewis, Frank N. Bacon and Robert ©. Clark, are planning to bring the subscriptions for Thrift Stamps far over the top of the quota set for Ber- fin. The committees have all, with a few exceptions, had experience in this lineg and expect to carry on the can- much vigor as that of the campaigns for the sale of Liberty Bonds, French Relief and Red Cross. The Berlin street section of the town will be laoked after by & ocom- mittee consisting of: IFrancis Deming, chajrman; Mrs. John Viets, Mrs. Mor- ris Woodruff, Miss Mildred Aspinwall, Mrs. Samuel A. ske, Mrs. Ralph Carter, Mrs. Robert H. Deming, Mrs. “rank B. Woods, William M. Fowler, Miss Anna Reed, Mrs. George Ander- son, Miss Katherine Murray, Miss INellie McKeon, D. S. Negri, Misg Paul- ir'e M. Bauer, Mrs. Harold G. Stearns, Miss Alice Huston, Mrs. E. B. Adams, ton and Mrs. William Mansfield. Under the leadership of Charles F. Lewis, the Kensington workers will push the sale of government securities. The committee chosen by Chairman C. F. Lewis is as follows: Louis R. Goodrich, Thomas Emerson, George Sullivan, Mrs. George Clarke, Miss Bertha Hanford, Mrs. James Maloney, Mrs. Charles Sharpe, Albin Holm- quist, Fred Johnson, Howard Crane and Jason Taylor. Beckley's support in Stamp cappaign will be sought by Frank N. Bacon's committee consist- ing of the following: Frank N. Bacon, chairman; L. R. Beckle Ferdinand Olson, Frank Jmond, J. C. Rowley, Frank Foglia- it East Berlin will register their pledges with a committee headed by R. O. Cla He will be assisted by: Mrs. Frank Potts, Mrs Arthur Bdwers, Mrs. Cody, Mrs. William N Bunce, M Caroline K. Savage, Mr William Shepard, Mrs. T. C. Hodg- son, Miss Sarah Morgan, Mrs. John Pemore, Miss Ruth Clark. Miss Flor- ence Clark, Miss Grace Holigan, Miss Elsie Benson, Miss Dorothy Sugen- heim. the Thrift the people of Kensington who have not already made their pledges to do s0. Charles F. Lewis was in charge of the pledges. Questionnaires Yesterday. A number of registered under the local boys the selective draft | ruling June 6, having reached their majority, on that date have received their questionnaires. The local war board has made arrangements to ac- accommodate all the young men who may have any difficulty in the filling out of the questionnaires and legal advigors have been appointed in each section of the town to assist. Twenty cight from .this town were registered and of this number it s expected there will he but a very few claims for exemption. Child Welfare Work, The work of weighing the babies has been nearly completed and this afternoon only a few children re- maingd to be weighed. The weighing for Beckley and Berlin was done at| the Berlin town hall, where almost all | of the children were found to be fin excellent physical condition. The weighing in the Kensington section of he town was carried on in the Up son’s Corner chapel. In both place a doctor and a nurse were in atten dance during the weighing. who In the Service. Alphonso Bonfonti short furlough here. Bonfouti is tioned at a camp in Virginia and h been granted a few days’ furlough prior to his going across the water. A. Isaacson, of Kensington, is in Maryland visiting his brother, Oscar Isaacson, formerly of this town, who is with a division of the National Army stationed at a Maryland camp. Isaac- son is awaiting orders to sail for over- seas duty. Celebration Committee Meeting. A meeting of the entire committee on arrangements for the big July 4th celebration will be held in the town hall tonight. As all the sub-commit- tees have held meetings, reports from all the committees will be acted upon and something definite will be an- nounced as the final plans of the com- mittee. Cards asking the people of the town to contribute $2 toward defraying the expenses of the celebration were sent out yesterday by Garner C. Goodwin, head of the finance committee. Al- ready the responses to these appeals have started to come in and Mr. Good- win expects within a few days to have the money from all to whom the ap- peal was made. is spending a | Commuumity Singing. | In preparation for the fourth of July celebration, Director Deming of the Berlin unit, Liberty Chorus, is planning for a meeting of all the people of the town next Sunday at the Town Hall for the purpose of holding a rehearsal for singing on the day of the celebration. All the people | who attend this celebration will be expected to sing on that day and this meeting is to prepare them for the singing, Berlin Briefs. born to of East has been Ifred Smith Lewis has recent operation out again. A son, Roger Charies. vesterday to Mr. and Mrs. sie of Kensington. Mr. and Berlin. recovered and from his able to be is was born Chas. Or- | his committee has looked | daughter, | Theodore C. Wallen, OF TUS. TUNNEL TALK TONIGHT. Al in Water Department Proposition Asked to Attend. Chairman O. F. Curtis of the coun- cil committee on the Burlington tun- nel requests that all interested in this matter attend a public meeting to be held tonight in the council chamber in City hall. Various opinions are de- sired and largely. upon these opinions 1 and the data to be presented, will de- pend the nature of the committee's report to the council. Chairman Curtis explains that while info the matter very thoroughly, no decision has been reached atd denies that the members have bvractieally made up their minds to vote against the ex- penditure of a large amount of money for the tunnel. The committee will report on July 5. . -THOMAS, WAL Well Known Newspaper Man to Take Pearl Street Girl As His Bride. At nt gathering at their street, last evening, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas an- ounced the engagement of their Miss Gladys Thomas, to a prominent Hartford newspaperman, now in the service of the government as yeoman, first class, In° the regular United States navy. DMiss Thomas holds a clerical positlon at the Cominercial Trust Co. = Both Miss Thomas and Mr. Wallen enjoy a wide acquaintance in this city and in Hartford and have a large coterie of friends who extend their congratulations. Mr. Wallen’s home is at 258 Maple street, this city, and before enlisting in the navy about a vear ago he was employed on the city staff of the Hartford Courant. He was previously on the New Britain Herald. SUES FOR DAMAGES. Arthur Norton, of Bristol, has brought suit against I. Stein of this city for the recovery of damages to the amount of $800 arising out of an accident. Norton alleges that on the night of March 15 while he and a friend were driving a motorcvele from Plainville to New Britain Stein was driving cows alonz the Plainville road. There were no lights to indi- cate the presence of the cows and the motorevele struck one of the cows. The motorcyclists were injured and the motorcycle was damaged. were served by Constable Stark. CIVIL SUTTS BROUGHT. The Sisson Drug Co. of Hartford has brought suit against J. K. Peter- son for the recovery of $200. stable Fred Winkle attached tomobile » Frank M. Zimmerman has brought suit against Mrs. Alice Voight of Jer- sey City for the recovery of $200 Deputy Sherift M. D. Stockwell served the papers. an INSTALL SPRINKLERS. The Dickinson Drug Co water main extensions made property on Main street stall an automatic fire tem. Other Main street contemplate the instaliation of sprinklers and by so doing get lower insurance rates and better fire protec- tion is having at their so as to sprinkler merchants About ten local young men and women were graduated from the New Britain High school today at Fox’s % Today being registration day, the chapel at Upson's corner was opened all afternoon. and will be opened un- til 9 oiclock this evening to enable theater. Mise Malisie' Graham, a lo- cal giri. has gained the distinction of heing the only girl to speak at the exercises, ARRIVES OVERSEAS James Keough of Smith street ha written to “his mother; announcing his safe arrival in England and speaks highly of that part of I which he has seen. land ) WILL DEDICATE FLAG Papers | Con- | au- | in- | he | Forty-cight Stars and One Cross Rep- Church resents Patriotism of of Our Lady . of Merey — Surgical Dressings Work Discontinued. Frank G. Osborne, loca] school b secretary of the ard, has received a communication from the State Board of Jiducation explaining that on and after July 1 no hooks, paper: lets, periodicals written in cign Janguage can be used public school excepting The communication any book used in must be English which a foreign | be used is in the case of its approval by the State Board of Education. The secretary of any school board has the power to enforce the above said laws. for- in any High schools. also that public school only case in ge book can states Questionnaires Arrive. All the young men who registered on June last, for selective draft rvice are receiving their question- uires which should be filled out and returned {o the exemption board at an early date. A committee will be on hand at the busine: men's rooms Saturday night from 7 to 9 o'clock to assist any of those who may desire assistance In connection with the fill- ing out these questionnaires. The men may obtain advice from Judge George R. Byington and Town Clerk R. C. Usher, if they are unable to ap- pear at the business men's rooms Sat- urday night There were 26 men who registered from Plainville. B Surgical Dressings Rooms Closed. Mrs. Edmund Hills, chairman the surgical dressings committee of the Red Cross, announces that the rooms at the home of Mrs. Minor on Bast Main street will be closed until further notice because of lack of material, which is being experienced throughout this section. Notice will be given at the re-opening of the rooms and it is hoped that at that time there will be even a larger num- ber to attend of mercy. On Sunday blessed and of a service flag will raised at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. The flag will bear 48 stars and one cross which represents Miss Monica Brock, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brock, of South Washington street, who is now serving her country as a nurse in Francte. A solemn high mass will be celebrated at 10:30 o'clock and spe- cial music will be rendered by the choir. Violin and vocal solos, as well as cornet solos, will be rendered. John Kilduff, of New Britain, will sing sev- eral tenor solos. Mr. Kilduff is one of the finest singers in this locality. Miss Margaret Prior will play the organ. The public is invited to attend the services. be Graduation Exercises. The annual graduation exercises of the Grammar school were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Congre- gational church. The exercises were | conducted in a warlike fashion, almost all of the speakers mentioning the service the graduating class had done in the past yvear of school and will do after their departure from the local school. Walter Woods was the first of the graduates to speak and gave the address of welcome. Leswis Mills, acting school visitor, presented the diploms The class numbered 30. The exercises ended with the sing- ing of *“The Star-Spangled Banner.” High School Plainville is represented by four of people in the New [ ain High school graduating class. They are: George Skinner, Edith Cook, Liborio Morino and Cornelius B. Prior. Cornelius Prior has added laurels to Plainville’s honor roll of | students by gaining honors and by being selected to speak at the gradu- ation excrcises on Friday morning. Prior is well known here. Born here July 3, 1901, he has been raised and educated here. He was a member of radvates. its more to prosecute this work | the class of 1914 from the Plainville Grammar school. At that time he was considered od debater and orator and spok nhis graduation. Entering New Britain High school | next fall he continued his speak- | by becoming member ¢ the | debating club. At the High school | the ing a he as been successful and is es- pecially popular among the teachers and students. At the High school also has been prominent in the following ways: Member of debating club, second, third and fourth y ssistant n er of athletic 3 manager of basketball, member of Amphion club, third fourth years: ger bating clul So ritt n he third 1918, and de- n president lent of Bur- | it the Amphion club he has been a main factor and made himse popular in the several theatrical plays | given by the eluh Speaking is his main asset of the 917 and gue Te was victorious debating | 1918. The New Ud in its columns credited defeating New : toam 1918 | a member teams of Britain He with dehati Haven by his Dr. T.RIDGWAY JOHNSON | DENTIST | RUSSELL, BLDG.. PLAINVILI MON., WED., SAT. MON. AND WED. EVENINGS. ‘W BRITAIN OFFICE NATIONAL BANK BLDG. in |ing, | soldiers to enter | courses will | and to everyone. THE GOVERNOR'S MATION CONCERNS BODY the PROCLA- EVERY- To Adults Connect WHEREAS the the United State: nation to universal that the labor and materials vitally necessary to win the war may be thereby released for the support of our arms; NOW, THEREFORE, I. MAR- CUS H. HOLCOMB, governor of the state of Connecticut, do hereby call upon adults in the state to appear in person or by an author representative at the nearest public schoolhouse on Friday, June 28th, between the hours of 12 to 9 p. m., to register their pledges to save and economize to help win the war, and as a minimum fulfil- ment of these pledges to agree to invest in a specified amount of War Savings certificates dur- ing the year 1918. (Signed) MARCUS State of President of has called the saving so red H. HOLCOMB. Dress Voiles in this season’s Dress Percales, 86 our Sale price Dress Ginghams real value 2,000 yards of in beautiful 3b6c yard, v colors, today 27 inch Dress designs, regular 25c values best designs checks and stripes, regular 30c value, sale price Saturday 28c yard inches wide, medium and light, sold elsewhere for 29c and up to 86c, Saturday plaid, oiles, Saturday Sale price * Wash Goods at Sale Prices of florals, figures figures, checks and stripes, . 23c yard and plai 290 yard cholice oolorings and 170 yard checks, stripes, Saturday sale price .. very AT JULY One lot of all-over sale price Colored Edges and Insertions sale SALE embroideries, Embroideries, V-Edges and Insertions PRICES. regular $1.00 value, Satur. .. 68c yard One lot of Corset Cover Embroideries, for this July Sale 25c yd value to $1.00 yard, for thid 25¢ yard Saturdag_r‘ Sale Prices of Men’s Furnishings Pajamas, plain colors and stripes, regular | Men's $2.00 values, Men's Outing Shirts, also solid colors with fancy value, Saturday Sale prioe Tubular Wash Neckwear, and colorings, regular 2bc price . for Saturday collars attached. all white, collars, this season’s value, Values to 50¢, $1.69 | also vestees; regular $1.50 $1.15 each | patterns Saturday half 12 12¢ each for Saturday urday special lawn, Women’s Neckwear for Saturday ......... 13d Collars, Collar and Cuff Sets, in white and colors; satin, pique and crepe, special Another lot—Values up to $1.50, special for Sat. Summer Wash Dresses to § 8.95 to §12 to $22.50, formerly formerly formerly Dresses Dresses Dresses priced priced priced Reduced Saturday Saturday) Saturday b, for This Sale 8§ 4.9 $ 8.9 Specials from the Notion , Section “Derma Viva” liquid Face white, speocial for Jergens’ Benzoin and Saturday for Bias Binding, fine lawn, 6 9c, 14c size for 11c, 16c size for 18c, 18¢ size for 1 20c size for 16¢c and the 22c size for 18c. Powder, Almond vard pieces, Our Our Our Our Our regular §2.98 regular $8.98 regular $4.98 regular $5.98 regular $7.98 flesh and 27c Lotion, special Our entire stock of Waists, for this sale at a reduction of 10 per cent. from regu| 12e size | ) selling prices. Think what that means. styles of the season at this special Mark-down. Summer Wash Skirts Marked Down Skirts, Bkirts, Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale price $2.4 $2.9) $3.9, $4.9/ $5.9) Smocks and Midadi Choice of the very be: JULY SALE PRICES ON SILKS AND DRESS GOODS Dress changeable, 32 stripes, for Saturday inch Imported Tub Silks, real value $1.10 To his has speaker forceful speaking. speaking ability he junior four minute cate His topic with the war crown received certifi- will deal at graduation Brief Items. A choir rehearsal will be held to- night at the Church of Our Lady of Merey in preparation for the ded tion of the service flag. The local schools closed v for the summer vacation. WANTED—Painting carpenter and mason jobbing. H. J. Fovien, Kensington, Conn. 4-5-tf sterday SCHOOL FOR SOLDIERS. Educators Outline Vast Institutes France For Our Fighters. in Cleveland, June 28.—In response Anson Phelps Stokes of New York, representing the Amer to a telegram from an University Union in France, Superintendent of Schools Spaulding to become one of a commission of three ucators to organize a and university asking Frank E Amer gigantic syetem tor United States soldlers overseas, the Cleve- land board of education yesterday granted Dr. Spaulding a year' ieave of absence. education can ed school vesterday granted Dr. Spaulding a year’s leave of absence. In presenting the matter to the board Superintendent Spalding re- vealed plans approved by Gen. Per: ing .whereby the American armj through the Y. M. C. A, is about enter upon an educational undertak- coiossal in scope and without parallel in world history. Tt is planned to make it possible for American soldier in the expe- force to spend a large part of his spare time in school. During the period of demobilization after peace has been achieved, hundreds of courses will be offered to prepare the civil pursunits. The range from these for il- literates to law, engineering, medieine various technical ~and profes- sional lines. According to the telegram. intendent Spaulding would sail France in August, every ditionary Super- for Taffetas, 36 inches wide, plain colors and | reg. price $1.69, for this sale $1.35 yd. and $1.26 yard, a | | and decorating, ' stating that he is in good health. | navy, has written to his parents, Pa- 40 inch, all wo | shades and black, satin sale special with rich One lot of all wool Dress Fabrics, batiste, panama, and mohair, 36 to 44 inches wid value $1.25 and $1. ol, Taffeta in a line of wante regular pmice $2.00, for thi $1.58 serge, twill: 60, for this sale CITY ITEMS June sale at Besse-Leland's.—advt. | Tom Thompson Hawksworth, who has been rated as a chief quartermas- | ter in the navy, left today for one of | the naval aviation training stations. June sale at Besse-Leland’s.—advt. Charles E. Andrus of South Burritt street told the police today that he Jost a purse containing $40 and he suspects it may have been found by a boy. Neckwear sale—Wilson's.—advt. Robert C. Johnson, who is making his first ocean cruise since joining the trolman and Mrs. Charles Johnson June sale at Besse-Leland’s.—advt. Special lots of ladies’ Dorothy Dodd oxfords and pumps, small sizes, at $1, | weck Globe Cl House. Underwear FUEL OFFICES TRANSF Hartford, June 28.—Offices ¢ federal fuel administration for necticut, have. been transferred from the second to the floor of the State Capitol in ory afford larger quarters for the in ant and ever-~increasing work administration which is condue co-operation with the Conn State Council of Defense. The porary offices erected in the corridors and directly adjoini: southern entrance to the bul are double the size of the old located in Rom 27, an office oc by the speaker of the house of sentatives during legislative se The o ce force has been doub sal ‘Wilson’'s. OSSN THE POPULAR SHOE STORE— WOMEN'S SMART PUMPS TRIM LASTS — HIGH HEFELS $3.00 to $6.50. You will find cverything that is new in this, the daintiest of Sum- mer Footwear Styles, at Aishberg’s. There are patent leathers, with high covered hegls, on specially slim and pointed lasts. Tans and Whites. In fact we have really outdone previous records in getting together the pick of the styles in this handsome type of Summer Footwear. Oxfords have made great strides this summer and have with question established dressed women. themselves Gre) Tans, Blacks, favorites among Leather and Browr as prime Patent High, Mcdium and Military H eels. $4'00 and up. AISHBERG —ASK THE CLERK FOR S, The Shhemn : Main St., Hartfg & H, GREEN STAMPS—