New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1922, Page 13

TALKS ATTHEY Guy Envin Relales Experiences While Serving With French Army Guy Tnvin, a IPrench war hero, binded in the serviee of his country, was the speaker at (he weekly meet fng of the High School club at the Y. M, C. / evening. Mr. Envin, although 1 as been in this country only since September, good nglish, The subject of his talk was, “Mas- ters of Iate He said that he gad been e ouched by the expres slons of on and sympathy which he has received during his stay in America. Some people are horn for gladness and wy, while others ave born for tears and sadness, he said to be young and strong, to strug- and fi wat great war. His | d angd. rall. in that grea I | upon his wounds and then put him in | g destiny is to spread throughout the world happiness and comfort, “My | mission is to show a lesson from & fertile sorrow.” Tells of Early Life, Mr. Envin then fold — something about his life, Before {1 he lived In mall town In ]llm‘t‘, v from Lille. His jai » in the college ther as deseribec being man, about as thin pole.” His father was a man of theories and he 1 to apply his g s children, making them we t school they were given the ‘the family with the spec- Envin represented himself as bei an enormous | ed upon his nos shaven. He was neither a of spectacles perch- and with his head “mother hoy' nor a good student. He found | the concerts of the hirds more inter- esting than his studies and he ha hored only one desire He hated his father's theories. sts for Service. So in March, 1913, he enlisted in the | and on | 110th regiment of an the 4th of August his regiment de- parted for war. To his young mind the war sounc > a trumpet. After days of marching the urrl\’m'l on the hanks of the Meuse river in Belginm. The beauty of nature made him for- get the war. Mr. B described very vividly the scene as he saw it. The stz long one. broken through the Irench 1 his regiment, among o forced to retreat. This was the w known retreat from Belginm w cnded with the Ger ally at the gates of They walked 30 mil day, deriv- ing practically no re When th arvived at their destination they were thin and weak from privation. Describes No-Man's Land. The story of his mission across No- Man's Land was told with much in- teresting deseription. It was a \Id)(‘h evening. His captain instructed him to car orders to the fourth &ulmn.‘ To get to that| a very difficult task. section it was ne ry to travel along that deserted area known as an's Land. Just as he crawled r the parapet he received a ter- rible knock on the back of his head, and he 1 k into the trench. He felt of his d found that one of his eyes was ietely torn from its socket, but he thanked God that the other seemed to be all right. He did not suspect that he was to see no | more. He did not know how long he lay there, but at st he decided that should get v from that spot soon as possible. e crawled alo the trench on all fou until he was stopped by a tree bumped. He found a small piece of chocolate in his pock and after he OME men I feeling of kangaroo leather. Your favorite shape in a Walk- Over can be had in black and brown top-grade kangaroo leather. It gives refinement. More men buy kangaroo since they iave been speaks very | His fate | tall, thin b ith | to go away. | ;| efit, education and enjoyment. n forces liter- | nst which he | KANGAROO A Leather for Men Who Discriminate It is as soft as kid and does not rough up. | haa eaten it |. tronger and his lu‘uy“.l.‘u! [t l]ml of a friend The man took him along the trench he wounded soldier sutfering at ¢ y movement When they came to a | wheltered place, Mr, Envin found that | he had many wounds, a broken skull, |} that he was blind and deaf ’ A stretcher was called and he was | put upon it. In order to reach the back line they had to cross a plain | | which was subject to the fire of the Germans. Just as they reached the middle of the area, a nolse was heard, a noise which the wounded man knew [well, The Germans had seen them and were bombarding them with bombs, He told the stretcher bearers to es- cape and he heard two “rabbits" run- | ning away. At that moment he real- | lized the truth, His body seemed [ without teeling, but his mind worked | |'with extraordinary clearness. e vealized that he was blind. Waited For Death. About 80 bombs exploded ‘around nim, and then his enemies stopped, He he the “rabbits'" returning was carried to the back line | doctor put dressings and bandages | | His walting for death, the three months in Zhe hospital, his discharge | rrom the al blind and partially | work and finally his United States held the | interested until the end. 1 . Envin received the degrec of Master of Arts and Philosophy, learn- | E§ «d typewriting and shorthand and is | now studying law at Harvard, AN these were done after he became | | blind. ¥ After the talk, three cheers were | given for the speaker together with a | ty invitation to speak here again. veral members of the club bought pictures of Mr. Envin. He sells these | *|only in order to defray a few travel- | £ TIGKETS T0 BANQJET | Chamber of Commerce Members Re- | ceive Admission Cards to Annual | | Meeting, Jan. 17th at Elks' Club, A letter enclosing one ticket to the | | annual Chamber of Commerce ban- | quet, to be nheld January 17, was sent lout to each member of the local Chamber of Commerce today. The letters were sent by Chairman George Spear, who is chairman of the | | et committee. The letter says in part: ‘ “Will you not lend your wid in ing this occasion one of the lani- | ks in our chamber’s history, and lattend with lady friends, evidencing by your presence your loyalty and support? We want you to join us in looking forward to an evening of ben- “We enclose one ticket which we | hope you can use, and for which you will kindly remit on or before Jan- | uary 10, using the enclosed envelope. | additional number of tickets will cered to you upon receipt of a phone request.” - SUNDAY WEBTINGS \uoinz Planned by Y. M. C A To Start Sunday—Scenes of Japan, Alaska, etc., To Be Shown. | | Sunday afternoon meetings for men at the Y. M. C. A. will begin this com- ing Sunday and continue throughout [ the winter. The program will be one [of education and will include stere- opticon slides obtained through the | National Geographical society. [and conditions of difl |the worli, including Alaskan glaciers, 'n conditions, U. §. Pacific and other places, will be stures will be given by How- arns. The meetings will commence at 4 o'clock. | 2 m best butter, $1. Russell Bros. | —advt. ike the soft kid shoes a certain able to get it in the W alk-Over style shapes. $10. David Manning’s Utk-Cper Shoe Store 211 Main Street NEW BRITAIN DAILY Patrick Mackinaws Reg. $25.00 Marked To Go Tomorrow One Hour Only 12to 1 P. M. Values To $4.00 Sale Price Men’s Suits Values To $50.00 FASHION PARK HICKEY FREEMAN Quality Clothes Final Price $25.00 M s Overcoats Values To $50.00 Fashion Park Sale Price THE MOST SENSATIONAL ADVERTISING STUNT EVER ATTEMPTED. THESE BONES WILL BE THEY CONTAIN VARIOUS ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE VALUES OF THE BOXES WILL CONTAIN POLLAR BILLS, AND YOU KNOWS WHAT IS IN THEM. HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1922, AL LU0 ST A T 2 A% ) Prices Ground to Pulp! Former Trading Traditions Cast to the Four Winds! Reg. $10.00 Marked To Go Tomorrow $a 00 Shflrts 10 Minutes Only Satin Stripe and Madras. A Great Selection. A Wonder- ful Buy. Starts2 P. M. Ends 2:10 4 Shirts For Union Suits Values to $7.50 Vassar’s Swiss Ribbed Wool Union Suits Tomorrow Only M@NEY? Did you ever buy a Suit or Overcoat and find Real American Money in the pockets? Well that is just what we are going to do for you today and Saturday. Here is the big idea. In the pocket of every garment you will find an envelope csntaining real money, in denominations of $1.00 to $25.00. You just buy the Suit and keep the money. Remember this is Extra on top of Reck Bottom Prices. REFUND DAY! Saturday, January Tth—The Last Day of this Sensational Sale— is Refund Read this closely, then come and share in the big- t money saving event ever attempted. We have placed a large holl over the cash register. When every 20th Sale Slip reaches the desk the hell will ving. The person making every 20th purchase dur- ing the day gets the goods Absolutely Free and we will Refund the Money. Be here and hear the bell ring. Tomerrasw, Saturday, Jan 7 Valizes To $60.00 FASHION PARK HICKEY FREEMAN Quality Clothes Final Price $35.00 Men’s Hats Values To $10.00 Just 50 Knox, Crofut- Knapp, Dunlap , Dobbs Hats Go, While They Last For— 5 p. m. SHARP SOLD BLIND. NOBODY FROM $2.00 TO $25.00. SOME ARE SURE TO GET MORE THAN A DOLLAR'S WORTH. IT MEANS A BIG LAUGH FOR EVERYBODY WATCHING SOME DIGNIFIED SCHOOL MA'AM OPENING A BOX AND FINDING A SUIT OF SILK B. V. D.’ S AND A CRUSTY OLD BATCH WINNING A DOBBS’ BROWN DERBY. At $1.00 Each IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE A CIRCUS! SO BE THERE! Stay At Home And Power On Earth Can Stop Us Now CITY HALL, NEW BRITAIN