New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 14, 1921, Page 3

ston Store Bpecials ch White Corduroy. Double Faced White wn. ch White Skirting Flan- utiful quality. h Washable, White Satin- . - White Cashmere, suit- infants’ capes. inch Washable Lingerie e, white and pink. A d substitute for washable ch White Poplin, Trico- h Cloth, Duretta Cloth White Voile and for the graduation I’s Magazine, 10 months s NIVEN { REFORMERS tinued from First Page.) without previous experience investigation. The anti- rganization, the report alleges to let these places continue as spolls rather than agree to the d of providing for their e olassification under the ‘law."" Until the latter is undertaken, it continues, the of the prohibition law will from the odium in which held. » long opposition to the of appointing postmasters retains io office permanently or ved on charges, purely politi- ptees’' is set forth in the re- proposes an open competi- nation for such incumbents to continue in office. These feport asserts, have been in by the president and the general. nting on the federal eivil provision giving absolute pref- [} to soldiers and sallors and jlof former service men, the re- s 1" L’ ) \ i & goes on the manifest un- of veteran preference s be- [ more and more apparent to the of congress. The effects in moy of the service will be care- ed by the league and t! evi- cured will be placed befote the ate committees of congress with uest that this viclous legislation ) EX-KAISER GRIEVES. ntly Gazes Sorrowfully at Body of His Dead Wife. April 14 —German govern- thorities have insisted that g of the body of the late impress Augusta Victoria Doorn to Potsdam for burial jyed and the remains will not ere until Monday morning, it nced. her Emperor William frequent- the room where reposes the of the late empress. Heaps of have been plled about the m avoids all company but pita for long periods with his r. The Dutch prince consort wreath to the house this morn- WEATHER REPORT. d Tonight With Local Showers Later, Also Tomorrow. Haven, April 14.—For New and vicinity: Unsettled weather cal showers tonight and Friday. Connecticut: Rain tonight and ;- warmer in the interior to- increasing southeast and south er conditions: L definod disturbances are cen- morning over Utah and They are causing unsettled with local showers Iin the and central districts. The rs extend as far cast as Ohlo. places in the lower Mississippl reported more than an inch n during the last 24 hours. The rature Is rising slowly in the districts and s generally the frost line. RY PROBLEMS' DIRECTORS ELECTED AT ANNUAL MEETING| Miss Noble Gives Interesting Re- port at Y. W. C. A. Gathering Mrs. George W. Traut presided at the annual meeting of the Y. W. C. A, , held in the gymnasium of the institu- tion last evening. Following the reading of the secrotary’s and treas- urer's reports the seven directors were elected and Mrs. George W. Traut, Mrs. F. G. Platt, Miss Mary Whittle soy, Mrs. W. C. Hungerford and Mijss Florence A. Camp were re-elected. The new members of the board are Mrs. A. C. McKinnie and Mrs. Her- bert A part the general membership should take in ralsing the appropriation of $11,000 for the year was next on the program. Several of the members’ council expressed their views, Iindi- cating that there was a desire on thelr part to assume more responsibil- ity towards assoclation work and fi- nance. It is hoped that out of the discussion there willi come a plan whereby many more general subscrip- tions may be secured with the as- sistance of the members in the vari- ous departments. Movies Shown. Four reels of moving picture films were shown, showing the Y. W. C. A. life at camps. The first three reels on the screen depicted the )jfe of the New York Y. W. C. A. giris at Lake Summit and Lake Quannacut at Bear Mountain, New York. The former amp is for the employed girls while the latter is for the High school girls. The last reel, which was the most Interesting, showed the work of the Y. W. C. A. in China. Thpe greater part of the fiim told of the work of the physical education department in that country and especially interest- Ing was that scene which showed the Chinese women with their small feet do the physical exercises. which are considered hard for the ordinary American women. It also.showed that many trained American Y. W. C. A. directors are going to China to teach the Y. W. C. A. principles in that country. ‘'The work taught over there equals that in the S8avage and Sergeant schools in this country. Secretary’s Report. Before the report of the secretary was accepted last evening Miss Agnes Johnston made a motion, which was later carried, that mention be made of the Girls' Reserve club. This is a new organization at the Y. W. C. A. and is composed of girls attend- ing the local High school. Many good time have been had by that cinb and plans are mow under foot, with Miss Johnston in the lead, ‘to have sev- eral ‘girls to camp this summer. Special m jon was also made of the Girl Sgout troops at the Y. W. A. This is the only organization In this city where there is a troop for girls under 132{ years of-age. The following is the report as read- by Miss Louise Noble, secretary of that institution: * The board of directors of the New Britain Y. W. C. A. has met regularly on the second Wednesday of every month, with the exeception of July and August, since April 1, 1920, with an average attendance of eleven mem- bers at each. meeting. . The actual number of the directorate was eight- een until the fall, when it was raised to twenty-one, the total number allow- able under the Assoclation constitu- tion. “No beétter way of sharing with others the plans, the actual activities, and the work of the various depart- ments, as brought before and discus- #ed by the board can be found than by giving in this report some of the important points offered by the chair- men of the committees in charge of these departments. ‘““The Physical ming its most prominent feature. One thousand nine hundred and twenty- four lessons have been given in the pool, and 3749 plunges, making a total of 5,673 entering the water during the year, Last year there were 4,224 en- tries into the pool, so that the increase in numbers has been 1,449, of some- thing over 25 per cent. Thirty gym- nasium lessons were given with an attendance of 337. There have been two terms of social dancing, with an enrollment of 12 and practically a 100 per cent attendance during each term_ There are 2 classes in aesthetic dancing, one of Friday evenings for older girls, and the chiidren’'s class on Wednesday afternoons, and it is hoped that interest in this recreation can be readily aroused for the coming year. The children's recreation on Friday afternoons has been very jolly and popular, as has the ladies’ corrective class on Thursday afternoons, which has had both gymnastic work and swimming. Very helpful assistance has been given in this department by the Misses Dorothy Waterman, Mar- Jorie Baldwin and Ottelle Linn. Out- side use of the auditorium bhas ex- ceeded all previous records, 49 dif- ferent clubs and individuals useing it, besides the basketpall league and the Girl Scouts. “Quite closely identified with this Phase of the work are the activitie of the industrial department. In No- vember basketball teame from several of the factories were organized. Games have been played one a week and were followed by either dancing or roller skating. Through these mediums tHe Association has been in touch with 14 local factories and one Plainville fac- tory. The basketball season closed on Friday, April $th with a game between the “Y" champlons and an all star team from New Haven, in which our girls were the victors. Roller skat- at the latter time Under the leadership Saturday afternoon and evenings, the gymnasium being open to the public at a latter time, Under the leadership of Miss Roby, industrial secretary, a Dramatic club was formed, mostly of . given in May. Through Miss Roby girls, who were.laid off from their tory work, have found employment, and she has,, also, assisted several girls and womlen to find work by the day. The spirit of comradeship and the interest developed in this part of the Association work can, doubtless, be increased throughout the summer by swims, tenhis, picnics and hikes. Educational Classes | r those members not so inter- ested in the strenous recreation of the &ymnasium the Educational Commit- ! tee has conducted classes in sewing., During the first term there were 6 | members in each of the two classes. On March 21 two new classes with | enrollment of 10 and 12 respectively | were formed, and are now enthusias- tically at work. An inventory of the Association library shows that there are 386 books in use. “The Religious Education Commit- tee began its work in November, with Sunday afternoon “at homes” in the Administration Building. A more or less informal program which many of the city’'s talented young people helped to carry out_was followed by tea, sandwiches, and cake served by vari- ous members of the committee as hostesses. The total attendance at these gatherings has been something over 500 and the number present any one Sunday has ranged from 12 to 60 girls. On December 17 a series of tableaux depicting the Christmas story was given under the direction of Miss Porter of the Normal school. On the Sundays of the Lenten season special meetings were held at which the min- isters of the various churches were the speakers. On March 13 Miss Mabel Stafford of the National Board spoke on .the industrial conditions among the women and children of the Orient. With the coming of warm weather the programs will be discontinued but the building will be open and someone there to help make it attractive for any girls who care to drop in on Sun- day afternoons. Does Social Work. “From April to June, 1920, the membership committee was busy with the routine work connected with vot- ing in new members and following up delinquents, but in September it as- sumed new duties as the social com- mittee, also, though retaining the old title. The first good time planned and carried out was the anniversary sup- per with nearly 200 present. Then came a teachers’ tea, to which all the teachers in New Britain’s schools were invited that. they might become better acquainted with the associa- tion; a Christmas party, a Resolution party, and a combination Valentine and - ‘Washington's Birthday party. ‘This latter was the culmination of ‘a quiet membership canvass which brought us 123 members. ' At most of the socials entertainment has been furnished by the girls of the dormi- tory. . The committee acted as tal- ent committee for “Springtime” and helped with the’ production of the play. It is now interested in the pub- lication .of “Y. W. C. A. Jottings,” a monthly bulletin for members, which first appeared in March and is to be the means of bringing to them a bet- ter knowledge of the agsociation's ac- tivities. From January 29th to March 18th members’ dancing parties were held on every, other Saturday evening. Lack of patronage-—there never being over-forty present—made it advisable to give up this form of entertainment, but the committesy ntinuing to plan other good l the sum- mer recess. On March 28th a Mem- bers’ council, composed of two girls representing each of the various de- partments, was formed to act as an auxiliary to the board of directors. The chairman, of the membership committee, who serves as an ex-officio member, is the connection between the two groups. The two meetings already held give evidence that this new or- ganization is going to prove exceed- ingly valuable. “Two very important departments are the association cafeteria and the dormitory. The figures of the former show that from its opening, August 17, 1920, to the end of March, 1921, that department has been practically self-supporting. During the above period the total number of meals which have been served is 36,343. 113 Girls Use Dormitory. “One hundred. thirteen girls have lived in the dormitory during the past year. Through the spring of 1920 the house was practically full until June when the teachers left. During July and August 18 girls were admitted, leaving a few vacancies, filled Septem- ber 1st by teachers who had been there before. Since then there have been constant changes, due largely to industrial conditions in the city. At present there are living in the dor- mitory 21 teachers, 12 girls in offices, 2 in banks, 2 nurses, 2 students, 1 in home service work, 1 church worker, 1 secretary and 3 girls working in the factories. The prices now stand $2.50 to $3.76 each for double rooms and $4.25 for single rooms. TIn the fall it was decided to reserve Thursday night as “House Night” and party night. This plan proved popular through the winter, but these eve- nings at home have been discontin- ued as the girls have become more and more busy. In November a house council was elected by the gifls, for the purpose ot establishing a form of self government in the dormitory. The plan is to have the girls, through that body, make their own rules and see that they are carried out. Though not working perfectly this system is a good start in the direction of hav- ing the girls assume some of the re- sponsibility of thelr houschold. 48 Houses Available. “The association has a registry in which 48 hours are listed, where rooms may be found which will be of value in placing teachers and others next fall. Transients accommodated during the year number 175, staying for periods of one mnight to three weeks. As in other years the Y. W. C. A. has acted as the New Britain representative of the Travelers’ Ald, and been husy with other small but important things too numerous to mention. “In closing may I take a sentence from our general secretary's annual report? ‘We owe a special word of thanks to The New Britain Herald and the Record for the announce- they have printed en- which SETH TANNER Th' man what kin pick other men t’ do things is a sure winner. Th’ more a dog looks like a bug th’ more you can git fer 'm . ant, adding quite materially to the success of our various classes and en- tertainments. May I also, add for the chairmen of the different com- mittees, their thanks to the members of said committees and the secretar- ies, especially Miss Wardrope, whose enthusiasm has inspired new efforts In us all, for their interest and their help. 4 “‘Respectfully submitted, “LOUISE H. NOBLE, “Secretary.’’ OLD STATE HOUSE " DAMAGED BY FIRE Bostor's Historical Buiding Threatened—Relics Saved Boston, April 14.—Officials of city and state today sought to learn the circumstances under which the Old State House, one of the country’s most historic buildings, was threatened last night with destruction by fire. The flames caused considerable damage to the 173-year-old structure, but relics that were invaluable such as’Benjam- in Franklin's first printing press, maps, manuscripts and John. Han- cock’s knee breeches and small coat, were saved. Investigators were at a loss to ac- count*for the appearance of fire in the building during the night when no one was supposed to be Within. Destruction of the building, which was threatened at one stage of the fire, would have removed the scene ot many momentous and stirring pre- Revolutionary events; the place where the Colonial 'legislature sat; where Gage, the last of the royval governars was proclaimed; where witchecraft trials were held and Captain Kidd was examined; the place from which the Boston massacre was witnessed; with- in which Captain Preston, commander of the troops responsible, was tried and acquitted, and the hall in which John Adams said: ’ ““The child Independence was born.” Secretary Charles F. Bostonian society which has had charge of the building as a museum for many years, said after a hurried examination of the damage today that none of the relics on the first and sec- ond floors apparently had been seri- ously hurt, although everything ,was pretty well wet down. The attic contained a collection of pictures of old Boston which hg thought might have sustained the greatest damage. The flames were largely confined to this part of the building, running up through the walls and to the cupola. RUPPRECHT MARRIES — Rup- precht, former crown prince of Ba- varia, and commandér of a German | army group on the west front during th gty is shown here with his bride, Read of the | F. W. Peck of Chicago, above, an- nounces that at his suggestion Presi- dent Harding has chosen the white | carnation as the flower he will wear in s lapel every day for the next four years. Peck says he's the man who | suggested to President McKinley the | practice of wearing a red carnation | every day. Mrs. Harding is shown pinning a white carnation on the presi- dent’s coat. CITY ITEMS. There will be an anniversary mass for the late D. R. Ferguson, celebrated at | the church of St. John the Evangelist | tomorrow at 7:45 a. m. Several girls from this city who at- i tend the Culver-Smith school in Hart- | ford attended a private dance held at | the Chapter house there last evening. The regular meeting of the Order of Amaranth will be held tomorrow eve- ning in Masonic headquarters. The sew- ing meeting will be held in the after- noon with supper at 6 o’clock. White Rose camp Wwill ening in K. of C. hall. The New Britain Medical associa- tion held a meeting at the hospital last night. A banquet was enjoyed { after the regular business transact- ions. Salvatore Fazzina of 161 Washing- ton street has notified the police thee two Miller cord tires were stolen from his automobile which was | wrecked by a train on the South street crossing. The police will in- vestigate inasmuch as no report of the accident had reached them. The Ladies’ Nest, Order of Owls, will hold its regular meeting at the Electric hall at 8 o'clock this even- ing. i meet this CITY EMPLOYE WEDS Calabrese, Aged 47, a Widower, Takes Mrs. Amendola of Meriden, 49, As Bride. Donata Calabrese, aged 47, who is employed at the municipal abattoir as assistant to Assistant Meat .and Food Inspector Wittee, was married in Meri- Geu, March 31, to Mrs. Angelina Amen- dola, aged 49, return certificates re- ceived today at the office of the town clerk show. Calabrese is a widower and his wife is a widow. The uuptial knot was tied by Rev. Domonica Ricci of the Church of Mt. Carmel. A marriage license has been taken by Chauncey Chapman of 139 Winthrop street, and Miss Dora T. Lange of 112 Glen street. CHALMERS NOT COMING Situation of Britain’s Indebtedness Un- changed Is Statement of Officials in That Connection. London, April 14.—Lord Chalmers, permanent secretary of the treasury, will not sail for the United States Satur- day, in connection with the British in- debtedness to the United States, as re- ported and no similar mission is being arranged, accordiug to official circles here today. . The situation regarding the British indebtedness to the United States, it was added, remains unchanged. ORATORS LESS ACTIVE, Street Corner Spellbinders Show But Little Activity Since War., New York, April 14.—Street corner oratory of radical nature is becoming extinct since the war, a report made public today by the American Civil Liberties union said. * In a survey of police activities against radical labor speakers and ! meetings in 88 American cities the | union said it found that only 13 po- lice departments of the 88 permit street meetings without lcense. These 138 cities are New York, Boston, St Loui Detroit, Baltimore, Galveston, Springfield, Mass.; Harrisburg, Pa Fort Wayne and Terre Haute, Ind.; Lincoln, Neb.; Berkeley, Cal, and Camden, N. J. The survey further shows, it was reported, that radical meetings, either 'LAME CHILDREN'S HOME HEARING I. $600,000 Asked of Appropriations Committee—Local People Present (Special to The Herald.) Hartford, Conn.,” April 14.—The hearing before the appropriations committee of the legislature this after- noon for a grant of $600,000 for the Crippled Children’'s Home in Newing- ing was largely attended by welfare workers throughout the state. Among the people from New Britain to ap- pear for.the bill were: E. Allen Moore, Howard Platt, George Klett, and Representatives Richard Covert and Arthur N. Rutherford. Comptroller Bissel, Mrs. J. Buck, superintendent of the home, Dr. Paul Swet, Lawyer I Wise, Representative Thomas Russell, Representative Richard Erwin of Newington, and Senator John Trum- bull, the introducer of the bill calling for the $600,000 appropriation were also present. Candidates at House It was brought out during the course of the hearing that conditions at the home warrented immediate action. The building has been con- demed by the fire commission, and the fact that should there be a fire it would be more dangerous than in other homes because of the children being cripples was featured by those appearing for financial aid. State Money It was pointed out that the state was really saving money by allowing this home to remain a semiprivate af- fair and not having it a state institu- tion. If the state owned the home, the gratis services of many of the best doctors of the country located in Hartford, would be wiped out. There are many individual donations which tend to take the burden off the state finances, and these donations also al- low public minded citizens to do good work and have a personal interest in a charitable organization. Warned Against Waiting The crying need for an appropria- tion immediately, is that there are many children who need an operation now before their bones become hard- ened. In this way the chfld may be saved and go out into the world with a fair chance of making a living. If the operations are put off too long, they will be impossible to perform. STATE GUARD CHANGES. Captain Meehan Relieved of Charge of y at Norwalk. Hartford, April 14.—Captain George C. Meehan, Connecticut State Guard, is relieved as officer in charge of the state armory at Norwalk and Captain Anson F. Keeler, First Coast Artillery, C. N. G., is designated to relieve him, accord- ing to an order issued by Adjutant Gen. Geo. M. Cole. Lieut. Horace T. Wellington, Co. B, Fourth Infantry, C. N. G., is com- missioned captain, same company. COAL SHIPMENTS LESS Decrease in Total Tonnage Sent Out From*Fields Blamed on Weather. Philadelphia, April- 14.—Shipments of anthracite in March as reported to the anthracite bureau of informa- tion amounted to 5,737,771 gross tons, as compared with 5,866,101 tons during the preceding month, and 6, 077,821 tons in March 1920. The decpease is attributed to the mild weathe: The total shipments for the coal year ending March 31, amounted to 69,366,731 tons as compared with 69,815,034 as reported for the year ending March 31, 1920. TO REMOVE CARGO Buenos Aires, April 14.—Merchan- dise consigned to this port on board the Munson liner Huron now in the harbor of Montvideo, will be discharg- ed there and re-shipped to this city on board of lighters, according to Munson line officials here. The Mun- son line’'s steamer Martha Washing- ton is under boycott of the port work- rs’ union of this city and the boycott has been extended to all vessels oper- ated by the company. . NURSES' OCONVENTIO! The Biennial convention of the American Nurses’ assoclation will be held in Concord, New Hampshire, May 10, 11, 12. An interesting pro- gram has been prepared with par- ticular reference to the nursing prob- lems of today. This is the only meet- ing held by this association during the year in this section. Any person de- siring to attend may communicate with Miss Ida A. Nutter, Box 28, Portsmouth, N. H., for hote] accom- modations. YOUNGEST PH. D.—Miss Esther Lee Gould, of Arcadia, is the young- est candidate for the degree of Doc- jtor of Philosophy at Columbia uni- - D o ESSELELAN ASEMEN ULLETI! Special Fo Tomorro We have a fresh I of ladies’ Neckwi just arrived, from whi you can select somethi that will please, at price you can affof 29¢, 39c, 49¢c, 95¢ Windsor Ties and M dy Ties in a large v: iety of shades and shag 23c, 38c, 45¢. Dress Aprons, for o day, only 59c. Kitchenware at 1( off the regular pri for tomorrow only. Every day is bargain in our Bargain Besse-Leland(} Always More Value for Less Mo " WOULD DISPOSE OF L0 Doubtful Securities and By Shelton Bank May Be Over By New York House. Shelton, Conn., April 14. to dispose of the $82,000 in & loans of the Shelton Bank an Co. against the Armstrong R of New York will be outlined superior court in Bridgeport row by Receiver Marcus H. For some weeks past the recef] had under consideration a proj submitted by Franklin K. Ji Seymour whereby the local in will be released from the loa the money refunded the is understood that' the recel recommend that the court proposition and order him the transaction. STAMFORD BANKER Harry Bell Was Vice: Director of First Stamford: Bank. Stamford, April 14.—H vice-president and director of Stamford National bank, died) He entered the employ of the ¥ tional bank in 1866 and b president in 1892, and when was consolidated with the bank he became its vice-preside was in 1919. Mr. Bell was born-here in 1§ served as a burgess, when § was a borough. Mrs. Bell and a son, Arthur a daughter, Mrs. Charles D. | " STILLMAN REPORT DR Will Not Retire As Head of Ni City Bank, McGarrah Says, Consolidation Report. New York, April 14.—Gates Garrah, president of the Mech Metajs National bagk today. published report of a ci merger of his institation’ tional City bank. The , had it that James A. Stilh tire as head of the N and that John McH dent of Mechanics president of the termed DX ML i