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“What Franc forning, noon | of the week aw l)\ fighter that you Back in the . was available, into the canteen when you were and chow, wa Vou have done Hours, more or less, gt sick of it. transportation he supplies came But up at the front, | Tucky clothe: abou o begin | MOON on e pared only by [ct. ; I size i0c: larse size fexinson Drug Compan 1 orders promptly filled &N ja States Small size 50c¢ mere in farge size it to get ever did come up to the Y. M. C was nabbed by the guys on the special details and various trains. back with division. Some of it did get up to the front, but not enough to create panic. But that wasn’t the fault o the Y. M. C. A., it was the inevitable result of a constant forward move- ment in open warfare. I suppose some of our heroes wanted to get hot chocolate dropped on advanced out- posts by airplanes. It’s too bad about those kids. ince T've been up guns I've never seen anything of chocolate ration that the Q. M. serves out troops, and T' don’t to eith Nor do T anguish hecause the Y. M. (. feed me in a fox-hole, espe I know who had the monopoly available transportation. Mentions Tocal Boy. “There was a lad named Wilbur, Thomas Whiteside Wilbur of New Britain, Conn., who was the secretary assigned to our battalion. Ho had been turned down for the army be- cause he had only one eye. So he sought the lucrative and luxurious life of the Y. M. C. A. thus hoping to be of some service to his count £ /%\s] Ag!k\ ‘ Back from ‘jthe front— / CIVILIAN ¥/ CLOTHES Await You Now you re- sume your place in the peaceful walks of life— now you play your part in the reconstruction program of the era. The Luke Horsfall Go. ASYLUM 8T, | 3 i smre : with ma corps expect feel any A. didn’t do so on C. sible to drag chocolate bars and cigars over the top with machine guns, ho gave first aid to the wounded under shell fire. He had the time of his young life, and no one had anything on Wilbur when it came to courage. Tho Boche winged him up at Blanc Mont in Champagne, and he got a blighty. “There were lots of Wilburs in the Y. M. C. A, If you start investigating. I hate to see a lot of crabs ignoring them, too. “When we started on our marathon via France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany, we were lucky to have our emergency ration kee up with us. Then we settled in various castles on | the Rhine, and the c began | scream for the Y. M. A. Where was it? Ask the army about that the trainloads of stores were { sidetracked that more important things could come up. But now our soldier hoys are getting enough candy to make each and everyone sick, and nnyledge. enough arettes to totally he next meeting of the Crusaders the lungs the Baptist church will be held T have pnda ening at 8 o’clock upon the The Friendly society Y. M. C. ark’s iscopal church will auately the parish house Manday we A son was born to ank Rogers of 106 t ‘evening. CITY ITEMS | bs s o arold T. Sloper, manager of w Britain Gas Light company, at his home on Bussell street valentine Hart, ding Hamilton college, spring vacation at his the is tr s0 ask why who has been at- is spending by home on purposely failed to of the because the feel infinite come from the best they are the touch work A express must all their T couldn’t ade- appreciation for their patience w Ame fine, of St meet evening. t and Mrs. fices and er street us. They can womanhood, Gir ¥ n UNIVERSAL BARBER SHOP | 213 MAIN S (UP TA_IRS.)_ NOW OPEN Up-to-date and sanitary equipment Excellent service. A Chair: D’AMICO A’\ID ’TO\'Y CARAGLIANO Proprietors. ROSS | Engl t | which * | of the 102a Re i : action a pretty tough proposition, and what- | i A. | a Captain Al vited dinner Captain his overs the time and, a ve | tion in the decorated for fire, In the company and he de: | which cont ‘ : | | 1 | | | i I | | 2| | of | the service, and that many ially when | When he found that it was impos- | to | destroy | ¢ women in the | until the back. He also fensives of drive in the Argonne fore of the area miles deep, After be at letailed w » describ Dr. he seen servic 171 ranks of with the & ON tions— A board wa ernoon fo tion on ber, T ne; of as ley spec Ho presi the Superi H. H cach o tribute of trom hi His heart ters perta of as the same A comr chs |\rn\ an, W ut + be recorde copy se sed. The, ket flo the memb \fternoon board offi WAR French The Re in the testant ¥ | dre at church o’clock. ¥ tunities.” sneaks ex 1 e is invit While | wnaer casions, MANY James { Humane heard cor | the mann house My | follow a nin: the raturned soldiers of Brotherhood, overseas of his Seicheprey, George W | men of the Brotherhood men who had enl Committee Named to the board was choses hoard Church Next Thu Fre duration of ™ been cited for C stock Bihood ol I Battle ng of the Men's Broth- in' the South church last the who have seen service nd the hero of Seicheprey, fred Griswold, were the in- guests. Griswold gave a recital of periences dating from iling to his :\rrivu] in nd later to France. He modest as to his own PJT“'H\'L- in which |{ events of the war, bravery when but spoke of the actions company,—Company L, iment,—were in. of Seicheprey his outnumbered by 460, scribed the day’s fighting inued with terrific violence, Huns were finally described the opening of- the French and Amer t when the fighting cxtended for , and many miles in width. ing wounded in the fighting Car n Griswold was ith the military police and ed the duties of that orde C. Hill spoke of the who had e OV sed saying that out had died in were still irmy of ()r’r\lnfllifir\. the army, five | SCHOOL BOARD ACTS DEATH OF PEASE Draft Resolu- Handsome F al Tribute Is Sent—Attend Funeral, meeting of the school held at 4:30 yesterday af r the purpose of taking a death of the late mem- vt Pease. Judge B. F. Gaft- ded and all the members were present as well ntendent of Schools Stan- olmes. f the members spoke in the man whom death called active work with the board v co-operation in all mat- ining to schools was spoken s his unceasing work in line nitteo of Judge Judge John Walsh, and . Clayton Goodwin, n to prepare resolutions to >d in the board's records and nt to the family of the de- Gaffney, George also sent a handsome ral tribute to the home and crs attended the funeral this in a body meeting at the ce in city hall VETERAN TO TALK. Army Chaplain At South day Evening. s nch haplain niel Couve, Lrmy as A through the war, v who served French Pro- the entire will give an ad- the South Corgregational hursday evening at 45 Tis subject will be “French Protestantism and its Present Oppor- Although he is French, he cellent English and the pub- ed to hear his address. engaged in service, he was much of the time, and ha bravery on several oc- OMPLAINT! )\ F. White, local agent of society, states that he has asiderable complaints about er in which Jewish butchers the municipal slaugh- be butchered, and then IIVE the k at to neglect fo feed or water the animals, White said that prosecutions \\Xl[ continuance of s. sted with the | il 22 “fURbAY, 22, DOLPLAY |GALLS MAN ‘FROG’ T SUCCESSFUL! THEN FIGHT STARTS Present “The PmateiBattlmg Sex tette Arralgned Be- " in Capable Manner | fore Judge Meskill in Court MARCH 1919, § policy of presenting for the e annual dramatic produc- the local High the Dramatic club presented ate Secretary” under the n of the Misses Guilford and of the faculty. The Amphion I8’ of rather recent organization B 8chool, having been started but rs ago. It has taken up the of producing the annual dra- prodm ion and thus far h Rost successful. fhe Private Sccretary” is full of g from the beginning and the ml actors and actresses prove Man in the opinion of the court \w‘ho Worth in producing the laughter N5 I'tShuiin . i it the audience. As Mrs. Stead, | N¢ and a friend from haefer took a difficult role | P12¥ing pool in Zimatravich's saloon ayed it well. Her character “'hr_'n some New Britain men began was particularly good. Helen |10 interfere.” They ordered the New fnd Helen Beach, as the young | Britain men away’ and after = going hters of Mr. Marsland. took their | (€Y Waited outside. When Putus and o regular every day youths, full | NS friend came out they were attack- lifo and ready for a good time. | ¢d: Putus told the cour eir flirtations with the private sec- | _JUStin Dronczk exhibited a black| Fetary whilo in the presence of her | ©¥® the discoloration of which cov-| august protector, Miss Ashford, were | ©1cd 2Imost the enfire side of his face, most amusing. Dorothy Townsend |*N4 laid the blamc to the Bridgeport| o0k . most difficult part in playing |- He claimed that Putus called Miss Ashford, who was of the older | )M & frog, and the fight started then fashioned type of woman and Skelinski and Fisher were merely wit- Sleunch bellever. in spiritualism. nesses of the fight, it appeared, and| the father of the two young girls they were allowed to go frec. uncle of Harry Marsla John Pitney, who was arrested B ool Siay o terday afternoon by Sergeant Johnson | WSoTs © manner. on a charge of theft was allowed to go also played the ‘”‘h Pitn arrested | nephew very well. A. V. Bollerer | o o Tasg o bell, mado his debut as an actor in s s "Whv‘ :‘(’.3»"p"‘;f“f"x;‘:"("‘}“:1";‘”““;N l"f“;n‘]’"‘ :-lmq\.mm them to . Schurhe junk grouch was good. Another newcom- | (Dol on the or in the ranks of the thesplans Was | jucks had been stolen I April, hel H. Griswold, son of the latels 7Te- |[ihought, and when told that it was| :"’o"l’:‘“d 1“"; E "“‘;“:i“ Aifred f”- ;q‘\’]: only March he admitted that it might| Ak ayed the part of a fash- | haye been a month ago Tt e, S LA 14k been complaining s 5 2 S 3 ent. about the of the jacks for thefclubinext yes As a laugh pro- | ery) months and recently found ducer, Willlam O'Brien took the hon- |in" Schurberg's vard e eTer vh}.\’ms the 1]'01«' of IIX"lm;g\'nmln. son investigated and found that they clergyman he was fine but the | jaq been taken to the yard by an ex-| laughs ensued when he tried to take. I,,.p‘\._\.‘:,,.,, S | the place of a privato secretary to Pitney admitted selling jhe Jacks,| Marsland. As a leading man, Burton |ang said that he found them under a! Hall filled the position ably and re- |junch cart on Commercial street when ceived much applause from the audi- 1 he was cleaning the vard. The jacks| ¢nce for his acting. His popularity | were broken and several other pieces was attested to by the applause |of junk were there, so he took the “"\;*']h greeted him = the Pnr"flm rose | junk to Schurberg’s and sold it all, he| and he was sitting alone on the stage. | said. Before leaving the. jack-serews! During the entire play he acted his |on Commercial ~Im:-!, where he was part with dignity and ability helping | doing some worlk, Mr. O'Dell said they| much in the successful production. were worth cach. The jacks The club presented its play to sold to Schurberg for $1 auditorlum filled with people. Thom vrell and mp paid fine of $2 v parking their cars in restricted | districts longer than the allowed time. | Office Clarence Tamphere |‘|r»!|lyr\d‘ both to be in court leaving xh«!r\ automobiles on Main street 10| minutes 1 ght. i Andrew Oleajor without costs today peace. Oleajor v night by Office ing to appear A free-for-all fight last night in front of Willlam Zimatravich’'s saloon on Hartford avenue, resulting from a pool game sible for the arres Justin Droncak Frank Risnowski. John Fisher. Judge Jame school, in the saloon, was respon- of Frank Putus, John Maskenas, John Skelinski and The men were before T. Meskill this morning in police court nd Skelinski and Fisher were discharged, Putus fined $10 and costs, and Risnowski, Maske- nas and Dronczk $5 and costs Officer P. O Meara arrested all The sfr - ) K Pn Bridgeport were | Tarsky i morning of the comj part \\:.:\.L had at §5 int eob complained ck-serows, 2 witness stand suid the| about He theft or them J were | 10 Herbert without an s F v « costs| Cast of Characters, Mr. Marsland. M. I°. H Edson Tockwood nephew Louis Tar V. Bolle nephew Jurton nd, his B ky over Mr. Cattermole er Douglas Cattermole, fag paid a of $5 for breach of nmf rrested Saturday Teara and, fa —1 Monday morn- | ing, forfeited a b i of $100 The hond w reopened at the request of his attorney, I'. B. Hungerford, after | the circumstances the case explained and it appeared that he v not at fault for his failure to appear. | Oleajor, awith some friends, was | standing near the Connors drug on Hartford avenue and a comp made that he was bothering pa Officer O'Meara move along and he refused to | do so, asserting that he knew his | rights and asking the officer to arrest | him if he could, the officer said this | morning. After he had been arrested | and balled out, he returned to Hart- ford avenue and said to Officer O'"Meara: “Well, his o Hall alding 8 Robert P Wil Rev. i am O'Brien (o} John, a servant in court Knox, a writ servep Gardener Mr. Sydney St i Edith ter o0 va Webster, panion Mrs. Stead, | George O'Brien as Gibgon, tailor of Bond H. Griswold Marsland’s daugh Helen Be: and com- Helen ndlady Ruth Schaefer Dorothy Townsend Marsland, " ch her friend n store | Douglas’ aint ¢ Miss Ashford requested | Seneds that he Opening overture, “Gloriana’ High School orchestra Douglas Cattermole’s Cham- Dbers, London. “Lucia di Lammermoor” . eeleisea e High School orchestra Act 1I —Mr. Marsland’'s Country \‘( : A Act T ound,” I'm out: he SGHOOL BOARD GUESTS | mgh School orchestra Mr. Marsland’s Country i Seat. e \ “Run to Earth,” “On the Road to | Chamber Fias Invited “Home Sweet Home" High School orchestra Time—Latter part of 19th century. Direction—Mrs. Guilford, Miss Harned. High ull Cry,” Act III- of Commerce Board to Be Present at Banques March 26. The school to attend a the chamber day evening, the M. C. which time the invite by board has heen supper to -he of commerce March 26, at 6:15 in A. bancuet Thall, at| work of the hoard will be talked over. and soveral members cox, U. 8 N.; drums, Messrs. Spencer, of the bhoard wili tell of its work in this city. The accomplishments. scope Domijan; piano, Miss Bradley. of work, and plans for the coming ———— - | year are to be discussed at the sup- | \’[FTHODI TS’ DRIVE e s 2 BEGINS TOMORROW: members and the invited guests, only. | siven Wedn orchestra—Miss Harvey, director; 1st violin, { Lambert (concert master), Gum- precht, Heineck; 24 violin, Misses Le- wicke, Bertini, Mr. Lundguist; cornet, Mr. Gryzbowski; xophone, Mr. Wil- School Tiga Messrs. chamber The chamber of commerce is plan- ning a series of these supper: at | which members of the different | boards and officials of the city will be | invited to keep the members of the bureau informed as to the civic worlk | in New Britain. Plang have been made to have Cap- tain A. H. Griswold present to tell | of the work of the New Britain boys | in France. The chamber will take this opportunity of welcoming the lo- cal captain back to the city. | for e = - H WOMAN’S CLUB RECEPTION, At the luncheon given yesterday by | Mrs. Frank L. Traut and Mrs. George | W. Traut at the home of the latter, to | the officers and members of the com- mittees of the Woman's club and 1n appreclation of the services of Mrs. Rufus N. Hemenway as president of the Woman's club, Mrs, John L. Kirk- ham acted as toastmistress. She call- ed upon Mrs. William F. Brooks, Mrs. Frank J. Porter, Mrs. Isaac Russell and Mrs, Justus A, Traut. Mrs. How ard Horton Sang and the generous hospitality of the hostesses was gre 1y appreciated 10 Solicitors Will Visit Mcmbers in Attempt to Raisc $16,000 for Church Wor Tomorrow afternoon 40 male | bers of the Methodist church will be- raise a $9,000 7,000 quota mem- gin a campaign to church budget and a the national Methodist fund. This money will be raised by an every- member-canvass, during which every | member of the church will be visited and asked to contribrte. Immediately following the morning service,-the 10 campaizners will have dinner at the church receive final instructions, and begin their canvass, While it is hoped to «ee every mem- ber tomorrow, each team will be re- sponsible for thé names on its list and if they are not solicited tomor- row they will be before the drive ends. The 40 workers are to be divided into 10 teams of two men each and these teams will make a personal visit l\o every church member. mend advt. Union Hoear p. M. wch. | REAL ESTATE SALES | reported at the office of the city clerk | TR | sev- | tis. | Dwight | ma | ing, | tended to the First and South churches | vitation to the public, and especfally! | to those who had sons in the service, | 1s also | War and the Days Bayond.” The Sun- ! gregational | Ray Garden Tools Fresh Garden Seed Garden Barrows Poultry. Netting % FRESH NEW GOODS HERBERT L. MILLS FOR 1919 Hardware 336 Main Street CITY ITEMS Gerstaecker lodge, I plank a big celebration tennial of the foundin April A committe: Adam Zeigler, George Bock, FEdward J. Dehm, August Klein, and Arthur Gorth will be in charge of the affair Mrs. Chas. W. Button of 15 ington street is seriously ill been taken to St. Francis' The Misses Elinor and Rose Perry of Emmons Place are spending tHe week at Linden lodge, Brattleboro, | vt 0. 30.: B of the cen- of the order consisting of Schley, Otto ON THE INCREASE Week Shows 26 Transiers Four | Marriages, and 24 Deaths 18 t Wash- and. Nas hospital Four ages and e 24 deaths were during the p ing week and the follow- AN Heide through TLouie Jones of the Banking & Realty company, tage, corner Parkmore and bia streets to Clarence H. zeneral secretary of the Y. M. C. A. A schoo] councikmmeeting ‘'will be held at the Grammar school hall Apri 8, at 4:30 p. m. Two addresses wil be given, one upon the subject of “Physical Culture” by Willlam Moore. head, and the other entitled “Science” by Harry Wessels. Edward B. Hungerford street, a student at Trinity eollege, -1s the only freshman member of a re- cently organized and popular literary club instituted by Prof. Odell Shep ard of Trink The club holds week Iy meetings, at which papers writter by the members are read and discuss ed. An all day sewing meeting of .the | Sunshine club will be held at the Rec Cross rooms on Court street Monday The members are requested to come and bring their lunch Mrs. G. B. Germond city is visiting her son, Mary sold Home her cot- Colum- Barnes, er has warrantee deeds were recorded: | e Holmes to Patrick Grif- | fin et al, land and building, Fairview street Equitable Realty Co., land, Newfield Avenue, Adrian Carlson to New 1d and building, cturing Company. Mary J. Coniff to Nowton G. Cur- land and building, Lincoln street. Pasquale Scalise to Guiseppe Fioret- land, Lawlor street. Selina 8. Anderson Andrews, land street. Sara to James Low, Britain ool, manu- o of Cedar to John A. and building, Walnut Stein to land and building, Alice Stone David Gorfein, land and building, Walnut street. August Bergstrom to Ossian S Bennett, land and building, Harrison strect. Bodwell Land Co. to Arosimowicz, land, Derby Union Realty Co. Inc, land, Lindwood street ! Andrews, et al to Bodwell | MONd of Hart street land and building, Foxan| JOPTM Reeve, of 443 | street, for the past 33 Cala. | 2t the P. & F. Corbin Chatey | he is a foreman, will go to the Hart- & ford hospital tomorrow and on Mon- day will undergo a serious operation The new aerial truck was taken ou this afternoon at 2 o'clock for a road | test. | Sergeant-Major Walter Dehm has arrived home after 21 months' sery- ice in the Army. He first entrained at Kelly Field, Texas, before going over- seas. Jehuda Hyiman Rabinow, Hawkins street. to Sylvester street to Trik of New Russell H. Ger West Main ars employed féctory, where Land Place Amelia M land GoN Tuttle to Donato brese, and building, street, Frank Britain, avenue. T Cormac place. 1da al, Rackliffe to City 1d, Pond and of New 1¢ Kensington Erwin, land et al, and to Patrick Me- buillding, Erwin M. land Peterson to James and building, South Skelly, Main Halevi lodge, T. O. B. B, will hold a banquet tomorrow evening in Turner hall Don't fail to attend dance at Turner hall ing, March Music chestra.—advt Miss Molly "Brien, Miss Katherine A., left today ington, 1 ) Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. F. turned from a N. J. Do you George Krum, Wiener, et al, street. F. Wells and et land al. to and Rachaelina building, the I Tuesd by T 0. R A even- ynch's or- Herman Hine, land Division Abraham Dubosar te Tsrael land and building, Oak Isracl Honeyman to Louis land and building, Oak street. Cordelia C. Kilbourne to A. Adishoo al, land, Oakland avenue. t. Nelson P. Woodruff to Woodruff, et al, land and Walnut street., The Liberty Corporation Perakos, et al, land and Main reet, Frank W. Holmes to Charles Holmes, land and building. 1 Olof Olgon to William J. Hoffman, land and building, Francis street. ' PATRIOTIC SERVICE AT STANLEY CHURCH |, 008 5 o s oo Serm it | means—that you are buying two years | from today—as it will cost you noth ing in the way of taxes or interest | for that length of time, and, you have | the free use of lot for gardenm, ete. Why fertilize the land for someons { else?7—advt. A special patriotic service will be held | Do You realize that five years from Sunday evening at 7:30 in the Stan- | today $2,000 will not touch a building loy Momocihi ShuseR on Muat atoent lot within fifteen minutes walk from Attractively prepared and printed pro- "!‘\I Park? Prices at Lyons Ter grams will be distributed to those at- PORARARY, JRITIs, IO ORIF ISV o, et e M,ms, with no taxes or interest for two years.—advt Raymond Tomlin, who with a photographic divis | army, has been discharged turned to his to Adelaide W- building, Highland Honey- street. Moore, O'Brien, Miss Mary Conlon, Miss and Mary Melntyre for a weck's visit in Wash Ruth . ot P. J. Murray and Mr McEnroe have re- trip to Atlantic City, Sarah n build- to Peter building, realize—what a | at Lyons Terrace means in only fifteen minutes walk Center? Ten day special turday afternoo vt Do you realize—that New Britain is short 500 home And it will take 500 building lots to supply the de mand. Where are they? There are ! only a few at Lyons Terrace, and, on easy terms.—advt. home site five years, from the W sale starts site Special Program Will Be Rendered | Tomorrow Evening at 7:30 0'Clock—Pastor to Speak. has served ion of the and re- home in this city. to join in this meeting. A general in- extended. Returned soldiers, and saflors are requested to attend. 2 The order of services will consist of] WOODS HOME FRO\I responsive readings, patriotic songs,| Howard W. Woods of recitations by Boy and Girl Scouts formerly of this city, h and consecration of service flags. Rev,! charged from the army G. M. Missirian, pastor, will give a turned to his home. He served with brief address on *“The Church, the a regiment of American engineers throughout the war and saw action on every front. He was severely wounded by shrapnel during the sec- ond day of the battle of the Argonne forest FRANCE. Southington been dis- and has re- beam eclub of the church will present a pantomime, *“America.” The col- lection ta be taken will be for the na- tional service commission of the Con- churches of America and in the interest of the inter-church| cmergency campaign. The Young| Gordon Nye, former managing edi- Men's club of the Stanley \lenmlmll tor of the Milwaukee Leader, now church has adopted a constitution and| connected with the New York Call, by-laws and has elected the following will be the principal speaker at the office President, Arvid Thorwald- meeting of the Central Labor Union el vice president, Edward Stohl; tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock secretary, Harry Hoffman; treasurer, in Machinists' hall on Church street. Timbrell; advisery committes,. He will talk on '“The Importance of G. M. Missirian and O. A. Marsh.| the Labor Pre: Sunday p Union men! Hear —advt FORM EDITOR 'I'() TALK. Rev. lecture, advt Free Church 84 [ m., Nve, Sunday, m York . “«

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