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In Plain White with button down collars and there is choice aeroplane cloth and oxfords, priced $1.50 to $3.98 eca. The “Yorke” Shirt so well known, made of fine printed and woven madras, fancy crepe cloth, fibre silks, of mercerized cambric, oxford, silk broadcloth and Dress Shirts of fine white materails, plain and pleated, are priced from $2.00 to $8.98. GOOD UNION SUITS Cotton, Lisle and Silk, long or ankle, knee and three-quarter lengths, $2 to $7.98 « Athletic Unions, of white white striped madras, and white mercerized muslins, short sleeves, || checked nainsook, also of silk, priced 89c to $4.98 cach, EVERY NEEDFUL FOR MEN'S COMFORT AND LOOKS FOUND HERE. * \WING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOV CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTI.® » RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF Ul NEWS IN SCHOOLS AY HAVE NURSE D. A. R. Chapter Interesied in New Project UNITY HOUSE ADDITION Room Being Bullt On Com- ity House—Joint Outing and to Be Vitts Wedding—Berlin Notes. Held Tomorrow=— vigiting nurse In the public of Berlin is a possibility, it nt plans of the Emma Hart pter, D. A. R, are worked 0 meeting of this organiza- the Community house on street yesterday afternoon, for such were discussed. An meeting of the soclety will be on Tuesday evening, June 28, at} jock to which the men and wom- | the town are asked to attend George F. Dodd, regent of the & R., stated this morning that embers were more than enthu- ¢ over the project when it was ht before them yesterday and ht that the public schools of tne should have a nurse to look aft- @ health of the school children n should be congratulated If the is successful enough to secure a s there are not many towns state as small in population as n that are favored with the . the larger citles and towns school have proven very beneficial. ny cases, if the child is founa sick, he is sent home by the who at her spare moments will @ & call at the home of the chila do all in her power to provide the schools they are usually 1 to examine the teeth of the firen, otc., and at the opening of ol give them a health examina- eral of the more or less influen- men about the town are expected be present at the open meeting week and do all in their power pcure a nurse for Berlin. Mrs. d expressed the hope that a nurse have been secured when the is open next fall. At the meet- Tuesday, Dr. Charles Botsford, health officer of the city of Hart- will be the principal speaker. Botsford is a native of East Ber- nd has many friends in this town will be interested in hearing him Stack. director of the American Cross in Connecticut, will also ss the audience. If the enthu- shown at the meeting yesterd ept up at the open meeting Ber- will undoubtedly have a nurse for school next fall Addition to Community House. addition is being built on tha hington Community house on flin street and it ia expected that new space will be used for a kitch- The officers of the organiza- ve often been faced with the of providing room for cooking & social was held at the house. finally decided that the best out of the proposition was to the addition. pndles of shingles have arrived on grounds and will be used, upon completion of the addition, for Viets-Lyons Wedding. Announcement is made of the ap- proaching marriage of Miss Blanche Lyons of Bennington, Vermont, to John Viets of Granby, Conn. The wedding will take place at the home of Miss Lyons in Bennington, Thurs- day, June 30. Miss Lyons has been a teacher at the Berlin Junior High school for the past year and was very popular with the students. Mr. Viets is also well known in this town. Blood Transfusion. A blood transfusion by a Kensing- ton lad may save the life of the mother of the youth. The young man is John Vanini, Jr., of Farmington road, Kensington. His mother, Mrs. John Vanini has been ill at her home for the past few weeks. Her illness became so serious yesterday that she was removed to St. Francis' hospital in Hartford where at 5 o'clock this morning, It was found that her con- dition was very serious and the only thing that would save her life would be a blood transfusion. The son was called upon and willingly consented to give some of his blood to help save his mother's life. Her condition at a late hour this morning was report- ed to be serious.* Ready for Big Outing. All is in readiness for the big out- ing and picn to be given the Brotherhood of the Kensington Con- gregational church by the Men's Bible class of the Berlin Congrega- tional church on the grounds of the Worthington community center to- morrow afternoon. Both the Ken- sington and Berlin people are pre- pared for the big baseball game which will feature the aftérnoon’s pleasure. The Kensington lads are in the fight to see the Berlin team defeated, ‘tis rumored. They have been practisipg for the past few nights on their home grounds in Kensington with such stars as James Isworth for catcher and Fred Clark for pitcher. Thomas Emerson is expected to hold down first base with James Thompson on second and Kernit Stevens on third. Walter E. Hart will probably play shortstop and the following men will be in the fleld: C. Fred Johnson, Howard Stevens, Joseph ‘Wilson, Gilbert Johnson, Harold Upson and Willis Winchell. The women of the are considered to be the best cooks and declare that they have pre- pared some of the best cakes that have ever been tasted by Berlin people. They will be furnished to- morrow along with the sandwiches and the lemonade prepared by the Berlin organization. In order that the Kensington team may properly proclaim its victory in the ball game a large gathering of rooters have promised to attend the affair. Cheer leaders and coaches will also be brought over to the treet.” . w Attend Iield Day. A few Berlin and East Berlin farmers have expressed their desires to attegd the annual field day and outing of the Middlesex County Farm Bureau society to be held next Wednesday on the grounds of the Connecticut State hospital in Middle- town. A meeting will be held in the assembly hall at which time promi- nent agriculturists will speak. Minstrel Is Successful. The minstrel staged by the New- ington Grange in the Berlin Grange hall last night proved to be a huge success according to the report of the local people in charge. There was a large att-ndance and the show re- ceived the approval of all who were fortunate enough to “cross the palm” of the ticket taker. Kensington Items Mrs. Lewis Beecher and family left today for Pine Grove for the summer months. The local drum corps will compete for prizes at the state drum corps feld d n _Meriden tomor- Brotherhood L ——— Britain hospital where she underwent an operation. There will be an entertainme. E social at the parlors of the ("Dnr;t'elfi':i tional church this evenjng. Miss Gu- gerty’'s class will provide entertain- ment. The bridge near the Isaac Porter estate has been completed and will be open for traffic next week according to an announcement made today by Selectman George B:- Carter. _The pupils of the fifth grade of the Kensington. Grammar school held picnic in Bauer's noon, a woods this after- Berlin Briefs Many from this town and East Ber- lin are planning to attend the barn dance to be given by Emil Woike in West Cromwell tonight. At the last barn dance given by local people over 200 were in attendance. The annual meeting of the Worth- ington Fire District will be held in the Berlin Town Hall tonight. A large at- tendance is expected as much import- ant business is to be discussed in addi- tion to the election of officers for the ensuing year, ¢ The Boy Scouts of the Congrega- tional church will meet at the c‘huf:h at 7:30 o’'clock tonight. Plans are being made by Selectman Gefirge B. Carter to have the ex- terior of the town hall painted next month. Mr.and Mrs. Frank Clark, Mrs. Leon Hall and Ina Carter are spending their vacation at the Carter Cottage at Pine Grove, Niantic. East Berlin Items. The local Boy Scouts will attend a meeting of their troop at Berlin this evening. - Mrs. 8. Hazelwood of West Crom- well has been visiting relatives in town. A number from this place will at- tend the last old-fashioned dance of the season at West Cromwell this evening. The annual picnic of the Methodist Sunday school will be held at Mo- mauguin Saturday. Auto trucks will leave the church at 8 a. m. If stormy the picnic will be postponed for two weeks. Regular weekly prayer meeting at the Methodist church this evening. Philip Nase of Middletown was vis- iting relatives on Wilcox avenue Thursday. The annual election of officers will take place at the monthly business meeting of the Methodist church Sun- day school, June 26th, at 1 p. m. Misses Doris and Marjorie Stepler areé visiting relatives in New Britain. Several from here went on the Phoenix Insurance company outing to Savin Rock today. Mr. and Mrs. J. Whalen and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hedges of Hartford, and Mr. and Mrs. William Marshall and Miss Addie Marshal of Middle- town, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Pollard Thursday. PRINTERS DEFEAT BANKERS. . Adkins Team Overwhelms Opponents at Walnut Hill Park. The Bankers' baseball tained a crushing defeat yesterday afternoon at Walnut Hill Park, los- ing 30 to 12, at the hands of the Ad- kins Printing company nine. There was a large gathering of enthusiastic tans on hand to witness the slaugh- ter. The game was close for three in- nings, and then the Bankers’ twirler aviated. Fourteen runs were piled up on 13 hits. O'Leary, demon clouter of the Printers, got three hits team sus- in the fifth inning. Jim Dzley pulled off a great stunt when he stole sec- s congested, and he got away with The Bankers con- e defeat to the inability of Riley to emulate *“Babe' FORMER PASTOR 18 GIVEN PH.D. DEGREE Rev. W. A. Goodell Made Doctor of Philosophy PREACHED AT M. E. CHURCH Baseball Games Scheduled for To- morrow—Court General Lawton to Elect Officers—Prominent Former Resident Dies—Hayes Case Tonight. Rev. W. A. Goodell, former pastor here at the Methodist church, now dean of the Oklahoma City colleg has been given the degree of doctor of philosophy at the recent Yale graduation. The many friends in town here_of Rev. Mr. Goodell will be pleased to hear of his receiving this degree as he was loved by all his parishioners here and the com- munity in general. To obtain this degree had been the desire of Rev. Mr. Goodell for some time and he had spoken of it on sever occa- sions while living in th town There was also a pleasant surpr awaiting t e pastor when he r turned to his college at Oklahoma. A campaign had been started for funds for the institution and there had been net total of $1,657,586 already raised. This means much to the future success of the college and its work in the southwest. When Rev. Mr. Goodell left for the west to take up his new duties there, his position at the local church was filled by Rev. C. R. Strobell. The townspeople will join in extending to Rev. Mr. Goodell their hearty congratulations and well wishes for his™success. Civil War Veteran Dies. Word has been received here of the death of Robert N. Smith, at Leavenworth, Kansas. Mr. Smith was 76 years old and had been living at the Soldiers’ Home in that place. He was a veteran of the Civil war and lived the greater part of his life in Plainville. He moved to Leaven- worth several years ago after di posing of his property here. He leaves four. daughters, Mrs. Fred Bentley of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Allen McKee of Bristol, Conn.; Mrs. Ir- ving Johnson of Winthrop, Ma: and Mrs. John Patterson of Los An- geles, Cal. Two sons also survive him. They are: Sherman L., of this town and Virgil, of Brandon- town, Florida. The body will be brought here for burial and will be in charge of W. A. Bailey and company, undertak- ers. Funeral arrangements have not been completed pending the arrival of the body here. He will be given a Masonic burial as he was an ac- tive member of Fredericks lodge, A. F. and A. M., of this town. Burial will be in the West cemetery. Bascball Tomorrow. The Aces will play at Rockwell's field tomorrow afternoon when the Middletown team will be the op- ponents. The local team is playing fast ball and so far has had a most successful season. Under the coaching of Raymond Neff, the play- ers have shown rapid progress and feel confident of winning the pennant of the Central Connecticut league. On Sunday afternoon they will play the West Hartford agsregation at that place. It will be a league game. The West Hartford players defeated them which was the only official league game the Aces have lost so far. A good lineup will be scen Sun- day as the local team is anxious to even up the score. The Plainville A. C. will play the Glastonbury team at Allen’s field tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. On Sunday afternoon they will journey to Collinsville for a game with the team in that town. Happy Nine Organizes. A new baseball team has been or- ganized in the town and expects to make its first official appearance next Wednesday afterncon. John Valen- tine has been appointed manager and the players have selected the name of “Happy Nine,” fcr their title. They will play the Southington County league team at Southington, Wednes; day. The line-up is as follows: liam Cunningham, pitch: Paul H catch; Alphonse Bordeau, first Arthur Bordeau, second basey Valentine, third base; shortstop; Otto Wagner, Joseph Winninger, left field, and B. J. Casey, center field. Dr. Lawrenca H. Frost has been selected as pinch hit- ter and is expected to make a good showing when it comes to a close ore. William Durhamiwill also play pitch. This team ia comp f the ma- jority of members of the “Lobster Five,” a bowling team which almost won some games during the past win- ter. Alphonse Bordeau and John Valentine, local barbers, are expect- ed to have some close shaves in the same Wednesday, while Mike Levine, owner of the Plainville Cash Market, feels confident of delivering the bacon. Confirmation Sunday. Confirmation will be held Church of Our Lady of Mercy, Sun- day afternoon at 3:30 o'clcck. There will be a class of 105 boys and girls to receive it. Bishop John J. Nilan will administer the rites. Those who are to be confirmed will attend con- fession tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and again in the evening at 0 o'clock. About 20 adults will also receive confirmation. Foresters -to Elect Officers. The quarterly meeting of Court General Lawton, Foresters of Ameri- ca, will be held next Tuetday night at the hall. The semi-annual elec- tion of officers for the next six months will be held. Reports of the various committees will be heard. Zionists Hold Conference A mass meeting of the New Britain- Plainville branch of the tional Association for the advancement ot at the pecial Makes You $125—Special price only present stock holds out. Thea to the branch from the headquarters at New York by S. H. Baker of this town. Mr. Baker is president of the local branch and an active member of the association Mrs. Fred Seymour Hartford, was unable to attend Mrs. Seymour was to be the speaker. Mrs, C. Baker of New Britain, chair- man of the executive committee, made a few remarks in which she congratu- lated the branch upon its excellent progress and hoped for its future suc- CCThe exccutive committce held a short meeting before the mass meet- ing in which it was decided to close all further meetings until the early part/ot the fall Hayes Case Tonight The case of Paul Hayes and Mrs. Hannah Coffey Hayes, is scheduled for a hearing tonight at the Plainville “Town Court at 7 o'clock. It is possi- ble, however, that with the absence of Grand Juror Stanley S. Gwillim who is in charge of the case, the hear- ing will be adjourned. Paul Hayes was to have presented an appeal for the removal of his two children from: Mrs. Brimley’s farm at Shuttle Meadow to Mrs. Charles Klatt on East street. Mrs. Hayes removed the chil- aren from that place to Mrs. Klatt's, claiming that it would keep them nearer the town and easier to reach. Hayes declined to pay for the support of children as long as they had been moved unless suitable accommoda- tions for the had been made by both sides. of Plainville Briefs Pythian lodge, Knights of Pythias will hold a big meeting at the halls tonight when the grand lodge officers will attend. The rank of page will be conferred upon a class of candidates and a buffet lunch will be served. The Farmers’ Milk company, which in the Cedar Will Dairy of ew Britain has purchased the milk route in Plainville, Forestville and East Berlin from A. R. Jones. G. A. Lawson is manager of this com- pany. The parish of the Church of Our Savious will leave for Lake Com- pounce 9:25 o’clock tomorrow on its ann outing and picnic. Forestville Briefs An entertainment and ice cream festival will be held at the Stafford school house tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz W. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Forsell have gone New York city for a short is conducted to . Holden has returned from hospital Social Club of the Ses- company held an excur- on to Lighthouse Point today. The trip was made by automobile, saving makes an immediate purchase worth while, Yorke’s Jazzarimba Orchestra. i €erms $1.50 A aturday Owner of This New Model Columbia Grafonola And What Is More—You Save $40 This model Grafonola formerly sold for $85—while our Newest Model Columbia MAPLE HILL Miss Zulette Tucker has returned from Dr. Sargent’s summer camp at Petersboro, New Hampshire. Mr. and Mrs. William Kinner and their guests, Mrs. A. L. Clark and son, Robert of Washington, Ohio, are spending the week at Saybrook Point. Morris Nordstrom, son of Mrs. N. Nordstrom returned today from Col- by college for the summer. Miss Pauline Randall of Wollaston, Mass.,, was a guest of Miss Arline Root over the week-end. Edward Halloran and William Ven- berg of Elm Hill took part in sev- eral contests in the Gypsy ride held last Sunday at Cherry Park. They won a number of points and also distinguished themselves as ball players in a game against a Hart- ford team. Miss Frances Monier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Monier under- went an operation for appendicitis at the New Britain General hospital yesterday. Mrs. G. E. Root and family will leave tomorrow for their summer home at Canoe Harbor, East River, Conn. Lester J. P. Sheard is organizing a girls' baseball team and intends challenging the Elm Hill Juniors. CITY ITEMS Judgment to recover $55 awarded Habit Shrorkian of this city against Hachik Bedrosian of Rocky Hill, in the court of common pleas yesterday. Egg, stove and nut coal at $15 per ton; pea coal at $13 per ton. The was Shurberg Coal Co., office and yard 55 ' Franklin —advt. St.; phones, 2250, SERVICE Grafonola How much of added charm this large Grafonola—with its graceful lines—will give to your home and what a world of ecnjoyment open to you. No need of longer missing the joy and satisfaction you will so surely find in its ownership. Immediate delivery. Come Early Saturday—Don’t Delay 138 Main Street New Britain’s Exclusive Phonograph Shop JUST OUT—SPECIAL RELEASE—“Aint We Got Fun” (Fox-trot) by The snappiest dance hit in months. 106,000 MEN WILL BE NAVY’S STRENGT Senate and House Conferces Agree on Bill for $417,000 Aj propriation to Carry on Work. Washington, June 24.—A na bill, carrying total appropriations| four hundred and seventeen mil cdollars and providing for a pers nel of one hundred and six thous men has been agreed upon by h and senate conferees. ;- The compromise reports an addi of twenty-one million dollars to originally adopted by the house reduction - by seventy-nine 1aill dollars from senate estimates. It be sent back first to the house for proval, and then to the senate. Among the senate provisions el inated by the conferees were t for the acquisition of a subma nd destroyer base at Guam, ¢ pletion of the New London, Co submarine base and construction aviation equipment to cost about] million dollars. As now written the bill inch thke Borah amendmént author and requesting President Hardin enter into negotiation for a naval armament conference with Britain and Japan. TO BUILD JAP SHIP. Washington, June 24.—A éonf] calling for construction of a ten t sand ton fuel ship for the Japa navy has been awarded the New Shipbuilding Corp., according to reg to the department of commerce. TABS’ TEAM TO ORGANIZH Candidates for places on the Y. N A. & B. society team of the City lea will meet tonight at 6:30 o’clock a Mary’s playground for the first prag 2251 | Henry McEnroe is to manage the SPEEH Do You Live in Plainville? Would You Like To See Your Town Grow? You Can Do Your Share By Giving Your Patronage To Local Stores. And Honest Prices Plainville Your We For Square Dealing, Courteous Attention Are At Your Service. & Supply Co.