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First Show of Summer Millinery Should Interest You Next Week THE. SMARTNESS OF m LARGE HATS OF ORCHID COIORED GEORGETTE CAN HARDLY BE PUT BEFORE YOU IN COLD WORDS, MORE THAN THAT. BEAUTIFUL IS BUT FAINT PRAISE, FOR THEY ARE THE LARGE SHAPES WITH CROWN OF ORCHID POPPIES AND SOFT DRAPE FOLD OVER BRIM, WITH LONG LOOPS OF ORCHID RIBBON FALLING TO SHOULDER, FASCINATE WITH THEIR BEAUTY. TAKFE NOTE of the Azure Hyacinth blue Organdie Hats in large soft effects, The Pastel Colored Taffeta Hats in pokes and roll brim Sailors, simply but smartly trimmed bow of self. with taffeta il our Summer Ha®. ALL BLACK owers, are ver BATS are alwayw correct. Si Y chic and much admired. Spare See glycerine ostrich and large maline bows, they are fine. OUR MAY OFFERIN INCLUDE ALL WE White stuffs for Undérwear, ECT YOUR HAT HERE, NEXT WEEK. trimmed with large time to come, view and admire those made of hair brald, and maline, trimmed with ! S IN WHITE STUFFS GHTS AND WEAVES Therd is something for Every Summer Use shown by us in white stuffs. we offer insures long and satisfactory service; The qualities of the fabrics Waists, Dresses and all Summer Garmenth, sdme of which are told of here at prices favorable for you. ENGLISH LONG CLOTH Durable Grade, yard wide, 1 or ton yard plece for for $2.7 Our Number 300 English Long Cloth, always a leader for fine lingerie, Ip 39¢ a 3d, or 12 yard plece for $4.35. OTHER FINE DESIRABLE WHITE STUFFS 59 the plece. ? English Tiong Oloth, soft, fine; yard wide, for 25c & yard. The twelve yard plece oW price 17¢c a yd. y T weights, electric finish, piece $4.25. FINE King Phillip’s Mills, both in attractive for by particular women. “Bridal” Wreath, 36 inch, 39c¢ yard, NAINSOOK sheer individual ( and sturdy packages, asked Ask for them by name. 12 yard “Family” Nainsook, 36 ifich width, 35c yd., 12 ¥d. ‘piece '$3.85: “Fugl” Nainsook with soft mercerized finish, yard wide 85¢, yd., 12 yards for $3.85. for Dresses, Waists, Skirts, and ‘all wear for Women and Misses ate offered Th unrivaled variety' of kinds, and qualities at most reasonable prices. ) J ERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTT® ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. R. 0. CLARK HEADS E. BERLIN LIBRARY Blected Pres‘im;t—at Annual Meeting Held Recently ASSIGNED T0 LOCAL CHURCH ., Allan Scott of Wesleyan Takes Oharge of Kensington Congrega- tonal Church—Church : Week—HRerlin Items of Interest. Notes for cers for the ensuing year were ed at the annual meeting of the Last Berlin Library association held t the library last Friday evening at 8 o'clock. R. O. Clark, the well known brick dealeg was eclected president nd Mrs. Henry Taylor, vice-presi- flent. Mrs. E. W. Mildrum is secre- ary and 'treasurer; and Mrs. Philip ootz libraMan. The membership ROBERT O. CLARK. ot Mrs. John De- Triehiel and Miss The trustees are E. G. W. Mildrum and A. A. pommittee can fore, Mrs. Edw tuth Clark torgan, K. North. The report of the librarian was very teresting and showed that a great enl of attention wus being paid the pcal Wbrary by the townapeople. The shool ehildren In particular visit the ullding the afterncon It is open he aspociation has recently had the butlding refinished on the inside and | lace new fAttings and furniture bout the bullding. In the opinion f the officers it is one ef the | ot @ smallest libraries In the stat he bhrarian also stated that there are 10 people drawing books from! the ry at present and that of the the majority are children with veral of the latter being foreigners. The report of the treasurer showed at the total receipts for the year mounted to $251.67 and the expenses $175.27. This left a balance In at the present time of secretary did not make a complete report inasmuch as regular meetings of the society have not been held dur- ing the past year. It waa interesting to note, however, that the library has & membership of 62, Epworth League Notes. The Epworth league of the Kens- ington Methodist church will hold its weekly prayer meeting tomorrow eve- ing at 7:30 o'clock. “What We Owe to Our Parents” is‘the topic with Miss Ruth Hanford leading. On Thursday the regular business | meeting and social will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ora C. Edgar- ly at 7:45 o'clock. This will be in the form of a rubber meeting and everyone is asked Lo bring pieces of rubber. There will also be a chalk talk by “Nick" Carter, a student at Wesleyan. On Saturday, the members of the Epworth league will attend the con- vention to be held in New Britain. Announcements in regards to the meeting will be given out at a later date. Berlin Church Notes. On Wednesday afternoon the Wom- {en's Ald society will meet with Mrs. |F. 8. Shaw of Black Rock avehue {in New Britain. Mrs. Shaw was for- merly a resident of this town. The women who will attend the meeting |are planning to leave Berlin street lon the 2:20 o'clock trolley. i The Inanda club of the Kensing- | ton Congregational church- will pre- sent “The Pill Bottle” in the chapel of the Berlin church Wednesday eve- ning at 8 o'clock. A large attendance is expected as the play was a huge success when presented in Kensing- | ton last week. The Central Association of Congre- gational churches will hold their an- nual convention In Westfield on Thursday of this week. Eight dele- gates will be sent from this church. They are Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam S. Webster, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Damon, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Mildrum and Mrs. Alice Huston. The regular prayer meeting will be held at the church on Thursday eve- { ning #t 7:45 o'clock. The Boy Scouts will mgf as usual on Friday evening in the Phapel of the church. Worthington Tax Due. Town Clerk Arthur L. Woodruff announged this morning that state- | ments are being sent about town to | residents of the Worthington fire dis- | irict calling their attention to ' the | four mill tax which was assessed them at a recent meeting of the district_to pay for the installation of the strlet lights. This tax is duc this month as well as the regular town tax and the people are asked to give this their strict attention. Trafic Heavy. sidents of Berlin street said this morning that traffic on the highway yesterday was the he | that it been since last summeér. | One person asserted that there was !a continua)] string of automobiles ! passing his house for over an hour yesterday afternoon without a break in the line ' Appointed to Local Church. J. Allan Scott, a member of | junior class at Wesleyan college in | Middletown has been appointed to | take charge of the Kensington Metho- ! dist church to replace Rev. E. F. Lounsbury, resigned. Mr. Scott comes | trom Binghamton, New, York, and is 'a member of the Wyoming confer- ence. He officially assumed his duties at the church last Sunday but will not | come to make his home here untfl June after the closing of - college. Men's Lyceum Wednesday. The meeting of the Men's Lyeeum . will be held at the Kensington Meth- has the ject for debate will be “Resolved, that the present attitude of labor unions is detrimental to the public welfare.” George Griffir and George Green will speak for the afirmative while | Willlam Emerson and Frank Clark { will represept the negative.: This will be the last }ehug for the season and it is expected that, there will be 'a large crowd 'in attendaftice; % Berlin Items, | Delegate from the Kensingts Cangregatiofial church will be sem$ to the conventléri of thée Central as- sociation of Congregational .chu¥ches in Westfleld on Thursday. Mrs. Morris Woodruff of street has returned after several days in Boston. The weekly T. A. B. whist will be held in the T. A. B. hall on Wednes- dn:;-t evenigg of. this wgek. ev. J. C. Brennan of St.. Paulj church: athfhded) tRa) ORI # ercises at S§ JoRPHFclyyrcs in New Britain yeésterday. 3 Miss Evelyn Holmes of Bridge- water. Mass., is spending the week “v"lh Miss Phyllis Senning of Ken- sington, Berlin/{ spending East Berlin Items. The Epworth league will hold an apron socjal-in the Methodist church! parlovs this” evening. - The ‘procdeeds will be used for a new window. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hohiss - of Berlin were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Honles Sunday. Miss Martha - Slater ; entertained friends from New Britain Sunday. Tonight is ladies’ night at the local bowling alleys. Mrs. William Schaefer and Miss Ruth Schaefer and Leon Salley of New Britain were visiting friends in town Sunday. The pupils from this place resumed studies at the New Britain High school this morning after a week’s vacation. . ° _Mr. and Mrs. Willilam Bourgeois of New Britain have been visiting rela- tives In town. Wallace Kelsey of New Britai been visiting his mother, Mrs. helmina Kelisey on Main street. George Abel of the U. S. navy is spending a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Abel of Grove street. Misses Eunice Pratt and Doris Dut- ton of West Crorawell have been vis- iting friends in town. Philip Nase of Middletown has been visiting relatives on Wilcox ave- nue. E. Verpon Read of Fitchbursg. Mass., spent Sunday with his family on Wilcox avenue. Miss Edith Prentice and friend of Berlin iave been the guests of . Mr. and M Harold Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hulbert and daughter Marguerite, of New Britain, have been the guests of Mrs. Hulbert's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Carns on Wilcox avenue. N and Mrs. Albert Higganum have been tives in town. The first ball game of the season was played on the school ball field Sunday between the morried men and the single men of the town, the mar- ried men winning the game by a score of 33 to 9. On and after May has Wil- Hubbard of visiting rela- 9. will deliver milk in Kensington. Your patronage solicited, C. Fred Johnson 5-7-6ux Mrs. Philip Taylor of Sunset avenue has returned after two weeks' visit with friends in Providence, R. I., and No. Attleboro, Mass. T ———— PLAINVILLE TRUST CO. Plainville, Conn. Habits of Thrift are the flowers a rl gathers from the Plant of Savings - PLAINVILLE ELECTS OFFICERS Hanson, President—Other Oicers —Preparing for Graduation PLAINVILLE BALL TEAM WINS A. M. E. Zion Church to Hold Confer- ence Tonight—Ladies’ Aid Sodety of Methodist Church to fiu"e Sup- . per——Forestville News, The graduating class of 1921 of the Plainville Grammar school, has elect- ed the following officers: President, Edward Hanson; vice-president, Phebe Williams; secretary, Lois E. Freeman, and treasurer, Clinton Pot- ter, The class coors this year are red and gold. A pin committee has selected class pins and they have been ordered. The eighth grade numbers 51 pupils. Most of these will be gradu- ated in the June term. Pupiis who are graduated from the local school this year will be admitted to the third ‘year class of the Junior High schoel at New Britain the same as the eighth grade pupils there will be in September and will enter the Senior High school the.folowing year, They will ,be graduated from: the Sehlor High school in three vears. About 35 from the Plajnville eighth -grade have expressed. their intention. of entering the third year class of the Junior High school ut' New Britain 'in September where they will begin -the thrée year course.in.the Senier department the following 'year. The | course ‘of study for the Junior High schoql of New Britain Has begn given to xxue expecting to enter the third class and the ‘memMers -of the lats are now selecting their subjects. The class to be graddatéd in June from here will be one of the largest in the history of the school. Plans the preparations for the graduatioa exercises ' are being repaged - by Principal Orrin L. Judd® They will held in the Congregational churc Plainville Defea > J The Plainville Ath b . “ball team defeated joes Hartford at Allen’s field iesun‘a afternoon by the scorggof I to 4. The local players show up in good ford and outplayed their opponents both in hitting and fielding. The bat- tery Yor the local team was Cunning- ham and Corcoran, Fdr the Echoes, Lindeexand Gallon.” This was not a league game but more in the form of ' practice. Next Sunday the opening game of the season will be played when the Athletic club will clash with the Glastonbury team. It will be played on the home diamond, Allen's field and start promptly at 3 o'clock. Kd- die Gobe, the fast factory league southpaw will hold down the twirl- ing end for the Plainville team. The ine up wil be announced later in the week. There will be a meeting of the Hurtford County League of which the local team is a member at, at Hart- ford tonight. Manager Allan Bailey will nttend. Business for the league ‘will be made and a schedule of games will be outlined. . i Aces Win Game The Aces captured two games Sat- urday and Sunday. On Saturday af- ternoon .they played the Enigmas of Forestville at Rockwell's fleld and flefeated them by the score of 6 to 3. ‘Olson_and Marino did the honors on Saturday while Jacobson and Olson appearcd on Sunday. Sundayafterneon they defeated the fast Federal team of Hartford at the same diamond by the tally of 6 to 1. The Aces showed excellent form during both games and made some good plays. The efficient work and coaching of Ray Neff has aided them a great deal this season and the managcr predicts his team to be one of the yfastest vet to don a uniform from thi: town. There was a good sized crowd of followers at the game. The Acesfm me-eaoerov uoctydortina The Aces have issued a broadcast ¢hallenge to any amateur team throughout the state with particular ones for the Echoes of Hartford and the Tigers of Middletown. ' Zionist Conference. The fourth quarterly cpnference of the A. M. E. Zion churchjwill be held tonight. The presiding elder, Rev. T. A. Auten will attend. Byginess for the past year will be closed. Reports will be heard from ‘the various com- mittees. ¥ Ladics Aild Supper. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Methodist church will hold a Spring- time supper at the church parlors on Wednesday evening of this week. The supper will commenc®e at § o'clock and continue until 8 o'clock. The public has been extended a.cordial invita- tion to attend Scouts Defeat Forestrille, The Scouts’ baseball team defeated the Forestville Bovs’ club at Pierce’s field Saturday afternoon in the first game of the season. by the score of 11 to 6. The Scouts have a good team this year and.feel cenfident of cap- turing first place honors in the newly fornied league consisting of Scout and Y. M. C. A. teams in the vicinity. Report of Town Clerk. g Town Clerk Usher has compiled his report of the vital statistics tor the town during the month of April. It shows a decided increase in ' births over last month. There were 13 births, six deaths and four weddings. There were also. severa! large real estate deals transacted, one of which includ- ed the selling of the trac{ of land on which the new Plainville Casting-com- pany-shop will -be erected. Lecture at M. E. Church. vear NEWS GRADUATING CLASS THE OLD HOME TOWN LE OF AND ALL <>rme§s & LINOLEUMS Al " O'L-F PRICE HEN MWBBARDS HIRED BOUGHT A PAIR OF TREADWELL o s o MAN POINTED TOE SHOES TODAY. ‘Tranmer, was held last evening. The lecture was illustrated with 73 hand colored slides. .The topic was, “'The Passing of the Mélting Pot.”” ' It dealt largely on the present immigration conditions, labor and .what the manu- facturers o‘r today have to cope with. During thé evening special music was réndered. Elmer Thomas, Mildred Rogers, Howard Rogers and Mrs. Merton Lamb favored with orchestra- tion selections. Forestville News. Mrs. Herbert L. Lincoln of Minne- apolis, and Mrs. Fenton of St. Paul, are visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Kent of Church avenue. Mrs. Lincoln is a sister of Mrs. Kent. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Plummer left for White Deer, Pa., where they have been called to the bedside of Mr. Plummer’'s mother who is reported as being ill. A month’s mind mass will be cele- brated at St. Matthew’s church to- morrow morning at 9 o’clock for the late J. H.'Yard. BEATS PARIS Twelve Paris and’ London designers entered Henry Savage's competition ] GENERAL DEGOUTTE Under whose comimand many Americans served in the war, is commander in the recently occupied Du:reldorff region. east of If this occupation is extended to inclu.lt the whole ~Ruhr Westphalian industrial district, General Degoutte will probably cf military dictator. v NEW WHITE HOUSE PUP “Mo" work!” says - Williaj The first of a series of lectures be- | for the costuming of the Merry ison, custodian of Laddie