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s Store Closed Mondays From July 4th to September 5th, Inclusive. C uflttmgs That Men Will Want il Preparation for Vacation - Pyl YOURSELF TOGETHER WITH A GOOD LEATHER OC! WITH CHOIOE OF BLACK OR CORDOVAN AT 50c¢ se famous “Hickok™ Belt with separate buckle ubber Belts in black, grey, cordovan, but $1.00 each. BELT SELECTED FROM OUR TO $2.00. FINE initial oxodized or sterling silver $1.50 to $3.98 cach. priced SELECT CRAVATS * E S Our Fine Line of Washable Four-in- s, plain white, stripes, fancy fijgures and em- hpidered, 25¢ to .00. Silk Knitted Four-in-Hands, plain colors, ipes and figures, 59¢ to $3.50 each. Silk Four-in-Hands, plains and fancies, at $3.98. Silk Bat Wings in wonderful b $1.00 each. THAT WiILL White pockets, there is aeroplane cloth and oxford The “Yorke” Sh count percale, printed fancy crepe cloth, fibre stantungs Dress Shirts of fine white materails, pleated, are priced from $2.00 to $8.98. GOOD UNION SUITS Lisle and & long or nd three-quarter lengths, Unions, of white checked nainsook, striped madras, and white mercerized muslins, priced 89¢ to $4.98 each. PL f button of YOou. down -collars and mercerized cambric, priced $1.50 to $3.98 ea so well known, made of fine and woven madras, oxford, silks, silk broadcloth and with choice ' cross 65¢ plain and assortment, 50c PAJAMA COMFORT If You Buy of Us you have selection of plain ojors, striped percales, woven madras, striped jreapes, fibre silks, and brocade cloths, $2.00 to | 7.50. | Cotton, ankle, knee Athletie white also of silk, short sleeves, $2 to 8798 EVERY NEEDFUL FOR MEN'S COMFORT AND LOOKS FOUND HERE. VING AN AUTOMONILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTT.» RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. Women are eligible to play in any of these contests and it is hoped that many of the fair sev will come to the fore in these games. The tennis matches will be followed by the pic- nic lunch which has been prepared by the members of the comr charge. Lemonade will The committee would the embers of tho cnmrnunl'm' with the charge as to whether or not they tend to be present. Mr. Demir be reached at the rlin Saving during the day evening. Entertainment The Sunday school class E. J. Gugarty of the Congregational church will entertainment consistin plano music, and titled: “A Peck of Trouble,” at thelof s Bible Class of Berlin and Ken- | church parlors Friday evening.|t June 24, at 8 o'clock. The cast of n Brotherhood Planning fOr | (he play has been rehearsing for . quite some time and a good évening's Event—Church Enterialument| . ainment is promised those wh attend. A large gathering is ox- pected to be presegt Following the ¢ntertainment ice cream will be sold and a social held. The proceeds of the will be used to help pay the expenses of dele- gates to one of the church confer- ences. Worthington Annual Friday Miss Nielson and in Ttems et Wilcox has return She is & recent gradu Wellesley colle special meqting of the Americ - zion will e held at the T. A. i hal {ensir i . would '|!1::'\!\““ ington this evening Prtre e - I A‘y ton Grange will provide e vin el show entertainment at th SXic local hall tonight may | p ! prayer meeting regational church ) o’clock tonight was a good attendance party tendered the Berlin Cc last night. school JRIES DO NOT (NTEND TO CLOSE - ilactories Will Operate Throughout the Summer —_— T PICNIC SATURDAY ttees in served appréciate it classos of the will be Be or at his home in the There farewell Beard at church The public closed today for the Mr. and Mrs Kensington ip to Clare at the Miss Phoeh regationa Friday of Mrs. Kensington give of play an of the towr short en- <|Irl\\1 ave returned from Rome, > w York. and Mollie Murray turned from school at Nicolet, East. Berlin Ttems. Regular meeting of the Modern Woodmen society will be held at the Athletic building this evening. The library will be open Friday afternoon for the exchange of books John L. Hubbard of New Britain has visiting re ves in town. members of the Ameri- will attend a meeting of post at Berlin this on have rc Canada y—Berlin Items. pite the business depression ot throught the country at the e none of the Berlin manu- urers have stated that any of the Bi factories intend to shut down for a short period this summer m a survey made by the Herald. ) men will be allowed their usual tion periods but the factories will| The annual meeting of the Worth- close. ington Fire district will be held to- t the Prentice Manufacturing com- { morrow night at the Berlin Town hall y plant in Kensington, Mr. Purter|at § o'clock. Reports of committees .that he did not think the plant | will be heard and officers elected for fd close as the orders keep com-|next year. It PrObanis Tl thi in, although they are small ones| w,ter question that of providins will provide work for tae sum- help in or St be et months. Conditions at this plant iz . 3 t large matters to brought before e been falirly good considering the e b ditions elsewhere, he stated 1_" ; 3 r. Reynal at the Amerian Paper hd cach in Walli Bas plant stated this moning that Miss Dorothy Gorten, a t company had not planred a shut- [ the Berlin Junior High and no orders had Jeen posted | whose home is in Wallingfor t the plant to that efbet. signed her position in this town.|street last evening. Ihe Connecticut Metal and Chemi- | Miss Gorten intends to teach at the|freshments were enj < were enjoyed, lcompany in East Bedin does not|Lyman Hall High in Walling- | recently returned from d to close, accordisg to an an-|ford next y Nicolet, Canada ncement made by M. Rowland at ¥ Il Party Held e Stanley Works in New Britain. the| mpe pupils of the Worthington T ere o office of the local factory. There | o.y001 in Berlin held a farewell party lso enough work o hand at the ¢ danufacturing ompany plant s nt that plant vorking through | Feptcbal b entire summgr without a yeng of refreshme ey ! the school are Rere had been a rumor about the n that a few of ‘he factories had — ended to follow the! footsteps nrl ny of the New @italn factories bsing for a short perfod. It is evi- nt from the r@orts given above t no Berlin plait has had the idea closing. Joint Picde Saturday. All is in readinss for the joint pic- c und outing of :he Men's Bible class the Berlin Cmgregational church d the Brotheriood of the Kensing- n Congregatioml church to be held the Communty center grounds on riin street, Mturday afternoon at o'clock Tre wives and children e also extenced an invitation to at- nd this even. The two committees charge comsist of H. C. Deming, A. Fiskoa md A. A. North of Ber. . and Fragk Clark, C. W. Stevens omas Emeson and George B. Eils- th of Kensington. They have m workisg on the project for the few diys. As a result of their jorts Mr. Deming, chairman of the riin groip, has announced an in- sting rogram. At 2 o'clock there e o baseball game between the ctima of the town. Tennis matches with mixed dou- andmen’'s doubles will be played 4, o’'aock on the newly completed anis @urts, At the same time thers il he & quoit throwing contest. affair been evening. _ The district schools for their summer acation. There will be a choif pr the Methodist church this Mrs. Frank Cobey and Mrs Wetherill attended the ercises of the Junior Berlin Wednesday afternoon. Their sons, Francis L. Cobey and Harold J. Wetherill, were members of the class. n A number and[Mary Cote tendered , has re-|surprise social at her closed today ctice evening. Joseph aduation High school ana fire be “her school of the friends of her a ple: ant home on Main Games and Miss Cote school in Miss re- school s Marion and Alfred the guests Wednesda Arthur the interest Jewel Willigmms of Berlin Dodd of Middletown were of Miss Elsie Benson the yesterday in hono A short enterta lowed by the s The teachers at teachers. | fol- nts Miss Benson is of the company. in N W. W. York in Mildrum “BUMBERSHOOT” YACHT—John veteran New York oarsman, anybody can be a yachtsman. He 11, PLAINVILLE N SCHOOL GRADUATES RECEIVE- DIPLOMAS Exercises Held at Congregational Church Today = || ADDRESS BY L. .- MILLS Ladies” Aid Festival Success—Parish Picnic Saturday to Lake Com- pounce—Zionists to Hold Mceting— Other ¥ »f Ttems of Interest. exercises of thc Grammat The pupils of graduation the Plainville school at the Congregational church today surpassed any program which had been presented in previou filled to ¢ furnisized songs by Burton an church was orchestra the rendition of ss. Rev. Roberg H. invocation, followed by dr by president of the cl ward Hanson. Lois Freeman the valedictory address. L Mills, acting ated the graduates with the di plomas. Mr. Milis gave an interest- ing address relating co schools. The Tddry s follows: “This is no time for extravagancc school expenditure Appropria tions should be refully e and all ynnecessary items eliminated At this time we should apply the b s to the conduct of The and an during the gave ad- the school Vv pres: in aminec : can, however, ha no re trenchment in support of public edu- Money wisely expended for se is an investment in citi- an insurance against conditions similar to those which exist in countries where cation. this purp zenship and revolutionary j the people are illiterate and ignorant. Our free public schools are integral part of our free government and arc sential to its life and prosperity. The only secure foun zeod government is an ind intelligent body of vote rnment of the people and by the peo ple can be no better and no stvonze: than the body of citizens of which it = ‘composed. This fact was recos- nized by the seeing statesmen who founded this nation and by those whe made the foungation of the govern- ment of Connecticut. William Penn leclared that the only way to pre- free government was by cdu all its citizens. He said ‘spar by such parsimony all thag lost.’ on, an serve tion of no cost for ved shing Lincoln and education of the greatest tutions. “The greatest :pd state, and well-prepared Jefferson, Adams Roosevelt taught that all the people furnishe safe-guard for free insti- need of our country, town, is competen: teachers to train the future citizens. We must let depart- and state, and town, is competent .nd unprepared teachers. The school of tomorrow must be taught -only by the best of teachers and the profe sion of teaching must be made so in- v.ting that it will atiract and hold the best. "he teachers of the salaries of failure to properly \ppreciate the importance of educa- tion will turn from teaching th men and women who a best by nature to be secured for most important field of public scrvice. To a the salaries {he supply and demand. It has been found fyndamentally true that laries of teachers are alaries in other pesitions of teachers entering the .work low. teacher who is low in natural ability and lackine in training is not 1n conomically cheap or money sav- ngz proposition for any school at any ary no matter how small® We may and should reduce appro- priations where ever such reduction be made with safety. But if we to maintain those ide: and principles which are nearest the hearts of the Amer n people there can be no backward step in the development strong, intelligent, patriotic citiz upon which depends the preservation of the thir for which we have made such sac fices in blood and treasure. The hope of Ameyica and Connecticut s in free public schools. fo secure good teache their to promote the ficiency of our hools which are thc greatest Americanization forces we have, should be the purpose of every parent and citizen of our town and The Iy de vellow being The reduction or any is true that depend on certain extent it of teachers also to when lower be the can are of a ry most to ele standards, interior “was tasteful- with the cl red, daises for the color class motto is “Ever will hold session for a short time ann summer vacation, up again in the fall. Trial Held Last Night. Justice Edward P. Prior discharged Thomas Dalton of Mountain View, last night at the Plainville court when arraigned on a charge of ot the peace and removal of undary line on land. FEdward neighbor of Dalton, brought following an argument ov and adjoining the two hous a Juror William Foran as ecutor. Judg Georga W. Klett of New Britain appeared for thy defendant. Dalton was Dr. Leonhardt’s church orated and used Onward.” tomorrow morning and close for the opening he wa breach the by Popel arrested by Constable WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC FANS Fan breezes draw customers to any place of business, theater, bank, restaur- ant or office. Both patrons and employes appreciate them. Refreshed custom- ers and comfortable employes mean more sales and larger receipts. Westinghouse Fans pay for themselves in the business they attract. The Spring & Buckley Elec. 75-77-713 CHURCH STREET John Conlon yesterday following a complaint by Popelli. An argument started over land which had been sur- d as Dalton claimed to own more than had been staked out by him by the survevors. He was alleged to have pulled up the stakes and started 5 rumpus with Popelli. To Act On Resignation. There will be a special meeting of the congregation of the Church of Our Saviour, Monday evening of next week to act on the resignation of Rev. Robert H. Burton. Rev. Mr. Burton has been tor of the church for the past ears. He announced to his congregation last Sunday that he would leave shortly. The meeting will be called at 7:45 o'clock. Zionists to Confer. A mass meeting of the officers of the New Britain-Plainville branch of the National Association for the Ad- vancement of Colored People, will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at the A. M. E. Zion church in New Britain. The presentation of the charter from the headquarters at New York will take place. Several prominent speakers will be heard. Among them will be Rev. A. Washington, appointed pas- tor of the New Britain A. M. E. Zion church, who will fill the pastor- jte of Rev. G. H. Stanton who has been assigned to the church at New Bedford. Mrs. Fred Seymour, of the Hartford branch, will also speak. The executive committee of the branch will hold- a meeting at 7:30 o'clock at the church before the mass meeting. Parish Outing Saturday. The annual picnic of the Parish of he Church of Our Saviour, will ba held Saturday of this week at Lake Compounce. Cars will leave the cen- . for that placa at 9:25 o'clock in “the morning. The committee in chargae is headed by Re”>h Williams, who is assisted by Edward Lackey and Samuel and Albert McGibbons and tha Sunday school teachers. Ice Cream Festival. tha threatening aveather the Ladies’ Aid society st church held a success- ful ice cream social at the home of Mrs. Martin of Mapla and Crown streets. The affair was to have been held on the lawn but the rain prevent- ed this and it was held insido the home. Practically all the ice cream and cake was disposed of and the so- ciety realized about $15 from their efforts. This will be used for the La- dies’ Aid fund. Lodge Meetings. Sequassen lodge, I. O. O. F, will hold its regular meeting tonight. Tomorrow night, Pythian lodge, ts of Pythias, will hold a meet- ing which will be atfended by the and lodge officers. The rank of will be conferred on a class of and a luncheon will be served tha visitors at the hall. Whiss Well Attended. The Martha Rebekah lodge held its public whist at Odd Fellows’ hall last ht which was well attended. Mrsx Katherine Richard captured the first iadies’ prize while Hayden Griffin won the gentleman’s prize. Mrs. Blakes- ley was the winner of second prize. Plainville Briefs A meeting of the pecial Confer- ence,” will be held tomorrow night at s o'clock at the A. M. E. Zion church.] Mid-week prayer services will -be held tonight at the Advent Christian Methodist and Baptist churches. The W. C. T. U. will hold its meet- ing xmnono\\ afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. L. Allipg of 14 Webster street at 3 o’cloc Forestville Items The Birthday club held a meeting this afternon at the home of Mrs. Lila Coe of Merriman street. Mrs. Henry Ashton and daughter, left today for Pequonock where will visit Mrs The Woman's Relief Corps will hold an ice cream sale tomorrow afternoon t the home of Mrs. Elbert Bunnell of st Washington street. The Sessions Clock company close down from June 30 to Jul FGR SALE—Lot on Bicyele St. tion. Apply Fred Casciello, St., Plainville, ENT. class of Sunday eDspite last ht, of the Bap candidates will 14 6-21-6d SOCL \u—-l\flu- June Tce Sequassen Club, Inc., will receive bids for janitorship of the Odd Fel- building at 23 West Main street, ille, up to July 2, 1921. The committee wi be =z the rooms Sat- June to go over the pro- with anyone. The club re- the right to reject any or all EMN CLUB, INC. CITY ITEMS $5 weddings gifts Henry Morans. —advt. A son has been born to 'Mr.\ and Co. TELEPHONE 2240 On Your Vacation Wll;ther you are at the shore or in the mountains, you will want to keep. in touch with the folks at home. Have the HERALD Follow You While you are away the Herald’s staff of reporters will be on the job and you can get the New Britain news daily as you do when you are at home by having the paper mailed to you. ¢4 Sent by mail daily, the sub- scription price is the same as at home 18c a Week Send in your order before you leave for your vacation. ' Quick Results---Herald Clmlfled Ad THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN Yo 1 J EATIRE i P —ANNOUNCEMENT— i Commencing Monday, Matinee, June 27 The Biggest and Best Show in Town —Big Feature Vaudeville Acts— With Pictures. Changing Monday and Thursday 14—ACTS ON THE WEEK-—14 Ail Vaudeville Booked at This Theater Comes Direct From the Leading Vaudeville Houses in N Y. Our Motto is: The Biggest and Best Show in Town at Little P