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RDAY, JANUARY “Kitchen Fully Equipped?” Asks Padlox It's a good tdme to stock up on the things you neced for your kitchen. Everything from a 15-cent paring knife to the finest alym- twum, enamclid ware, and PPyrex. Let us tell you about some of ‘the useful things. ERBERT W. H HARDWARE L. MILLS 336 MAIN ST. 3 GO.|STANLEY MEMORIAL | 1004 Poni ivoremn — CHURGH IS GROWI s for | wembership Gain in Year Is - 36 Per Cent. In spite of the inconvenience of the weather last night, about Mifty people were present at the annual Imunx of the 8tanley Memorial church. Supper was served at 6:30, under the auspices of Ladies’ Aid . and Brotherhood, Mrs. L 8. Cadwell and O. Stohl being the head of the commitiee in charge. The anaual meeting was opened by singing the hymn, “Blest Be the Tle ! That Binds.” Rev. G. M. Missirian, the pastor, presided at the meeting. The reports of the treasurer, Ladies’ Ald society, SBunday school, including erade roll, primary, junior and In- termediate departments, brotherhood, Y. R 8 C. E. society, Endeavor circle | and Sunbeam club, were all accepted and placed on file. The pastor gave his annual report. The membership of the chureh Is now 172, showing nearly 35 per cent increase during the last yoar. 249 calls were made by the pastor in and outside of the par- ish, over 40 per cent of the oalls be- ing upon sick and shut-in people. The pastor also reported on the organ fund, showing that the cost of the organ had amounted, with all ecessary repair on the platform and of church hymnals, to $3,452 20 deficit for the fund is $602. The irch treasurer’s Teport showed 50 per cent increase in pledge receipts for the support of the church, and A ( 60 per cent Increase for benevolences The Ladies Ald soclety was given a rising vote of thankse for being the Laland’s | organization which had raised the Inrgest sum of money for the ycar | . 1030, being 3674 e Robbd, | At the close of tha pastor's an- 1 Hanna, nual report, A. W. Ritter, the presi- ock club dent of the board of trustees, mado soveral appreciative remarks on the &l Sun pastor’s successful work in the church Avt. and on behalf of the people In the 23, ot "chureh and In token of their good Krause, will an@ appreciation he presented tho took out pastor WwWith a check of $100. Mr Missirian expressed his full appre- oLy Auto C'ation and urged for more co-oper- atlon and successful wervice during Jostee's, | Ihis year 293 Arch | The oficers for the year were elect- od: Clerk, W. H. Willoughby: treas- urer, H. L dGronback; deacon for four years, John Dixon: deaconess for four years, Mrs. M £ Olson; Sun- day school superintendent, O. A. Marsh: eradle roll and primary de- partments, Mra. Flora Roloff; audi- tors, A. F. Speacer and A. W Ritter; music committes, O. A, Marsh, Mr=. H. L. Gronback, T W. Frederickson: ushers, Wesley Porter, Arvid Thor- valdsen, W. H. Willoughby and Wal- ter Gumprecht LOCAYL GTRIS WIN. Outlaws Trim Actnas of Flartford in | Decisive Manner. | The Outlaws won the stxth game of the season last night at the Y. M. C. A. defeating the Aetna girls toam of Hart- ford 35 to 11, Miss H. Kopf with 13 foul goals and one field goal featured for the locals. Miss Nelson registered six points with three flold goals. For Hartford Miss Tollas starred. The Out- laws will play at Bristé] tonight. Outlaws. ¥, Ropt ... Left Forward pag- McCue, Nelson Bichard to hether D. Locmis, T 5 . Sharpe gath- Right Guard uAry . Wilson, Poole om- 0. Fiold goals: Pigelow 2, Neison 8, H. Kopt, Tollas 2, Birchara 2; L ) o e s Two Women and One Man Granted Decrees in Superior Cowrt Yester- day Afternoon. Mrs. Dagmer Carlson, a well known young woman in this city, appeared | before Judge William M. Malitbie in superior court yesterday afternoon, land sought a divorce from Harold S. Carlson. She told the court she was ' married in this city in June, 1813, Owing to her husband’s treatment she left him on September 26, 1914. In her complaint she alleged her hus- band was cruel to her anda their child. Her maiden name was Kronholm. She was granted the decree and the custody of the child. Wasyl Dochik of this city secured a divorce from his wife Eva Dochik, of parts unknown.- He told the court that he married the woman in Aus- tria in 1902, After residing in that country for eight years, the couple came to America and located in Wil- mington, Del. In 1916, the wife left him taking one of four children born of the union with her. He was given the custody of the remaining three children . | Augusta Marie Cotton, asked to be divorced from Harry L. Cotton of Brooklyn, N. Y., to whom she was wed in this city on October 13, 1908. The couple separated on March 26, 1911. The plaintiff said she was forced to leave her husband because of his abusive treatment of herself and the baby. Her maiden name was Bigge The divoree was granted. LOCAL MILKMAN HELD Falk Taken in for Violation of Vol- | stead Act—Will be Tried by United States Court. Eli Falk, a prominent local milk- ' man, was arrested last night by Fed- eral Enforcement Agents O'Rourke and O'Brien on charges of violating the Volstead act. He was taken at once to Hartford, where he will be bonded to appear before the next ses. sion of the United States court. The accused has appeared before the local health department and the police court on numerous occasions for maintaining an wunsanitary milk dairy and for other offenses. In one instance the defendant in an assault case, in which Falk was the plaintifr, alleged that he had agreed to furnish a pint of whiskey but had tendered milk for the money pald. The as- sault followed. SCOUT LECTURE F., S. Fay Illustrates “The Doy Socout In Action” with Lantern Slides—To At a meeting of the Grammar school Parents and Teachers' Assoclation held last night in the Grammar school, F. 8. Fay gave a lantern slide lecture depicting the life of a boy entitled “The Boy Scout in Action.” The slides illustrated the “‘thrills that coma once in a lifetime,” and were pictures from lite. Manual Training Instructor Whitney staged a model scout troup meeting and the Grammar school Glee Cilub favored with a few selections. The affair was such a success that Max Unkelbach, president ot tha P. and T. associatton, has arranged for the affair to be held next Tuesday night in the same place. OITY COURT MATTERS. | Two Trial Dates Are Assigned at Short Calendar Session. | [trial datos were assigned at galendar session of the afternoon, as . nst the _after- ‘The Bigger Better Store’ Opening Day Is Near The opening day of “The Bigger Better Store” is close at hand. But a brief space of time remains, and then you will join with us in getting the shopping benefits of New Britain’s leading clothes establishment. Have you been wondering what is going on behind the closed doors of our new home? Were you to come in today, you would find many inter- esting surprises— —the bargain basement is filling up with articles you never thought we would carry. But they are for you! —the main floor has a hearty welcome for every man; and the cigar department, too! —the second floor has a shoe department the like of which you have never seen. And what a children’s division! —and for the ladies, the third floor, with its charming rest room! “This is not a small city store. This is a New York storel” out-of-town visitors tell us. Very soon, then, the opening day of “The Bigger Better Store.” We are proud to offer it to you—a store which will have clothes that will satisfy every person; and the prices so reasonable that by comparison you will always buy here. The day is nearly here! BESSE-LELAND CO. “Always More Value for Less Money” This is the twenty-first of a series of talks on what “The Bigger Better Store” will mean to you: The twenty-second will appear next Saturday. How Many Invisible Guests Will You Have At Your Table?