New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1922, Page 3

/ w I WITH SINCERE WISHES FOR THE BEST YOU EVER KNEW FROST AGAINHEAD OF VETERANS’ POST Chosen Commander at Anmmal Meeting--Other Officers Elected Raymond - Frost was - re-elected commander of Walter J. Smith post, No. 611, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at the annual meeting held in the post rooms at 41 Arch street last night. Commander #rost succeeded to com- mand of the post upon the resignation of Gerald P. Crean in September, thfx year, and his re-election last night is proof of the esteem with which his comrades regard him. The other officers who were chosen to serve with him were Senior vice- commander, Nathan Avery; junior vice-commander, Mason Andrews; quartermaster, I'rank Schroeder (re- elected); officer-of-the-day, ‘Peter Cook; chaplain, C. Ensminger; in-| slde guard, Fred Pinto, and trustee for three years, Edward Long. These officers will be installed at a meeting to be held January 9th, and at this time, there will be an entertainment and a banquet at the new post rooms on Arch street. Orders for the day, as issued by Commander Frost, covering the exer- cises at the Court of Honor in con- junction with Eddy-Glover post, Am- erican Tegion, are as follows: “All members of Walter J. Smith post, No. B11, Veterans of Forcign Wars, who wish to take part in the exercises of ‘decorating the Court of Honor at the entrance of Walnut Hill park, Sun- day afternoon, December 24th, will report. in front' of the post rooms at 41 Arch street, on said date at 4 o'clock. The post will then proceed in a body to the American Legion rooms on West Main street and from there to the Court of Honor. All members of the post are requested !o turn out.” WHEELER ON U. M. C. BOARD Vice-President of Trumbull Electric Co. of Plainville New Director of New Britain Corporation. At a meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Union Manufacturing Co. held yesterday afternoon Frank T. Wheeler was clected a member to fill a vacancy in the board. Mr. Wheeler is vice-president of the Trumbull Elec- tric Co., in Plainville. A regular divi- dend of 2 1-2 per cent was also voted. Paonessa Given Gift By City Hall Force Men employed in city hall present- ed Mayor A. M. Paonessa with a smoking set this morning Chairman Fdward A. McCarthy of the board of | assessors making the presentation’ on behalf of his fellow employes. The mayor remembered his co-workers with candy for the young women and cigars for the men, FIVE MEN NEEDED. Just five more men are heeded to complete the enroliment of the head- quarters company, Connecticut Na- tional guards, according to Licutenant Walter 0. Cook who expects to sign| up these five men tonight at the ar- niory. According to the national guard| regulations the company is pl‘rmmed; to carry a 10 per cent surplus, \\‘hlch( gives the New Britain company an op- portunity to add four additional men to the minimum of 41, or leavesa va- cancy for nine more men, who may enlist this evening. Get BUILLDOG DRUMMOND FOX'S — Mon,, Tues, Wed. Direct From Strand Theater New York WESLEY BARRY, In “HEROES OF THE STREET” City ltems —~=advt. Howard M. Steele, who is travel !ln;: the "Christmas holidays at home in this city. and eve.—--advt. Edwin Miller of 12 street has returned home from pendicitis. «-advt, of Owlis last night was awarded Miss Irene Forin of Plainville. . Xmas trees. St. yard.—advt. ney, a former local resident, is for a concern in the West, is spend- Danceland New Year's afternoon Woodland the New Britain General hospital where he underwent an operation for ap- Radio sets and supplies at Morans’ A turkey offered by the Lady Nest Mark's church- Willlam H. Gibney of Berlin, has vrecelved word that his son Earl Gl?‘; D[‘. RerS Pla]ls ngram al]d an NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER is a brother-in-law to Scout Executive Walter O, Cook, He went home last week feeling very well physically but the strain of Christmas shopping proved too much for him and he has returned to recuperate, MEMORIAL WREATHS FOR HONORED DEAD American Legion tfo Decorate Pillars at Court of Honor The members of Eddy-Glover post American Legion will meet at the club rooms on West Main street with members of the: Private Walter J, Smith post Shortly before 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon preparatory to marching to the Court of Honor on Walnut Hill park to place wreaths on the monuments which have been erected in memory of the men who lost their lives in the World War, The Christmas exercises will start with the playing of the South church chimes at 4:45 o'clock. At b o'clock the ex-servicemen will march from Central Park to Walnut Hill park to place the wreaths and at 5:30 o'clock the formal exercises will take placu at the Christmas tree which has been put in place at the northeastern cor- ner of Central park. Miss Mary Curtin, assistant secre- tary of the Chamber of Commerce, re- ported this morning that she has re- celved a total of $550 for the Muni- cipal Christmas tree fund, which with the nine dollars received by the, Her- Dlamond rings, Himberg & Horn's.| 14 4940y brings the total up to $569, ing Of the money recelved by the “‘Herald" today three dollars was from Welfare Nurses' club, $1 from a New Britain ‘friend” and $5 from a Plainville “friend.” The Philharmonic orchestra will play at the exercises on the park at 5:30 o'clock. Christmas carols will be sung under the leadership of George B. Mathews, music instructor in the local schools, / his to AT THE HOSPITAL DEATHS AND FUNEKALS Harry N. Steed, The funeral of Harry N. Steed, who dled Thursdey at 8t. Joseph's hospital in Willimantie, was held from his late home in Kensington at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and at 3 o'clock from the Erwin Mortuary chapel, New ritain, Rev, Bamuel Sutcliffe, rec. tor of St. Mark's Eplscopal church, officlated and interment was in Fair- view cemetery, Mrs. Nicholas Cherpak. Mrs. Nicholas Cherpak, aged 653 vears, of 12 Lasalle street, died Wst night at her home after a long {ll- ness. She leaves three sons, Andrew, Michael and Nicholas Cherpak, and three daughters, Misses Mary, Anna and Lydla Cherpak. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Russian Orthodox church, Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Miss Anna Gahnberg, The funeral of Miss Anna Gahn- berg was held this afternoon at Er- win chapel. Rev. Dr. Abel A. Ahl. quist. officlated at the service, which was private. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. POLICE STAY AWAY FROM Y. M. C. A. DRILL (Continued From First Page) ment on somebody’'s part and I don't take it as a personal insult at all,” said Hergstrom this morning. Mr. Hergstrom has ‘been drilling the night, force for some time, teach- ing the members various forms of physical training, as well as giving them the fundamentals of jul jitsu, etc. An account of the Ku Klux Klan meeting of Wednesday eveping printed in another newspaper Sive Mr. Hergstrom's name as being among those present. This was im- mediately denied by the latter. “The men who answered roll call came into the locker room all ready to go on the floor and asked if there was going to be any drill,’”” sald Mr. ‘Her[strom. “I asked them where the rest were and they sald they didn't know. I told them there were not sufficlent men there and we would not drill that day.” Asked if he knew how the paper came to get his name among the list of those present, Mr. Hergstrom said with influenza at Portland, Maine, lwhom he is connected with the Besse {system, John Rich, aged seven years, of | 66% Prospect street, has been re- | ported by his mother as missing from home. Plerce & Co.—advt, United States Marine, {John F. Eppler, of 125 Appetizing Christmas Dinner he did not know. “There is another man in this town who often is taken for me,” he said, “and it may have been that man. I have had people Monday, Christmas, a day, ‘which, | a1 me they saw me at theaters be- street. were called out by a still alarm 4:35 o'clock yesterday afternoon; the Crowe | blaze. versary week, now selling.—advt. The Redland football team is quésted to meet at the home day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Harold . Eisenberg, a student Harvard university, is home for holidays. The minstrel show committee |and decided to proceed with plans a show next spring. Many local calists of talent were present at meeting and offered their Pearls. Speclal Christmas Records. C. Pierce & Co.—advt. b weeks is reported to be recovering. versary week, now selling.—advi. While the city at large will be Engine Companies Nos. 1 and 2|making gay following appropriate at| gervices in the Protestant and Catholic to| churches and ‘public exercises will be block on Main street. | neiq at the Municipal Christmas tree Sparks from a fire caused a slight|on Central park, the patients of the New Britain General hospital and the Reserved seats, Palace 4th Annl-|j;mates at the Town Home have not been forgotten. Te"| Dr. T. Eben Reeks at the hospital Of | stated this afternoon that a special ef- Jeréme Crean, 13 Summer street, Sun- | to:¢ has been made to provide for the ! shut ins at this institution. There will a![be a Christmas tree in each ward the | with all the appropriate decorations, electric lights and hangings. On Ot | Christmas Eve the combined body of ‘Everyman's bible class held its sec- | nyrses will sing the carol “Holy Night” ond preliminary meeting last cvening| iy each of the corridors. for| They Won't Want to Get Well Yo-| On Christmas morning the nurses the | will sing three Christmas carols. For services. | ginner the following appetizing menu Anothér meeting will be held soon. Himberg & Horn's—advt.|pigque, celery, olives, turkey, fruit cocktall, tomatoe sweet L.]and white potatoes, onions, cranberry sauce, Christmas pudding, nuts, can- will be seev Miss K. Porter of West Main street! gjes, oranges and demi-tasse. A singer who has been ill with grip for tWo| wjj offer songs Christmas afternoon. The nurses will hold their Christ- Reserved scats, Palace 4th Annl-|pag oxercises at thelr home on Christ- mas Eve. They will have a Santa Claus Miss Olive M. Rogers of the Com-| 5 gistribute gifts and appropriate to most children, is set aside for the " 2 annual visit of Santa Claus, Will be | “ryeqnongny o n0t near the place. Player Planos and Vietrolas. C. L.| most fittingly and tmpressively observ- | i Mr. Hergstrom's night off, at the 4 ed in New Britain. In many homes the |y, M. C, A., and this is one of the Corporal Ernest G. Eppler of the| festive merriment has already begun [ reasons Why he thinks someone may stationed at| with the home coming of the boys|nhave thought he had gone to the Quantico, Va. is spending the holi-| anq girls from schools and colleges meeting. When asked if he |days with his parents, Mr. an.d Mrs.|and the gathering of 4 Winthrop| friends for the Yuletide. Wednesday evening of every week could relatives and|give an account of his movements that evening he replied, “I left the Y. M. C. A. shortly after 7 o'clock and went over to the Hudson Lunch for supper. After supper I went to my home at 126 Cariton street, ar- riving there about 8:30. From that time on I spent the time until mid- night reading, when I went to bed.” Denies Hergstrom Was There. The following statement was issued by C. H. Barnes, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A, this morning: “I have made a thorough investi- gation of the published report that a member of the Y. M, C. A, Haff was present at a Ku Klux Klan meeting Wednesday night and find that the report is utterly false, without one fota of truth in it. Furthermore, 1 have found that no member of my staff received an invitation to attend such a meeting. “If it is found by the police offi- clals that this false report was the reason for non-attendance of some of the policemen at the gymnasium class yesterday, the chief of police and the board of police commissioners will undoubtedly take such steps as may be necessary to cledr this matter up.” HELD FOR CHANGING THOMAS WMAHON Proprigtor of Maplecrolt Farm| eseress co. were esiroyea. Never Outside Connecticat Quarter of a Million Is Loss at Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, Ta, Dec. 23.—¥ire at $260,000. Christmas presents in the offices of the American Railway Officers of the Council Bluffs Nonpariel were damaged by water, making it neces- sary for that newspaper to issue its editions today at the Omaha World- Herald. ]Jeweler Is Held Under . Itinerant Vendor Law . 8. R. Brann was arrested today by Sergeant Matthias Rival on a com- plaint charging that he is an itinerant vendor, in violation of the city ordi- nance. Two days ago, Secretary Ray L. Makin of the Chamber of Com- = merce lodged a complaint against the place at 282 Main street, conducted as a jewelry store, and following his fn- vestigation, Sergeant Rival arrested PBrann. He will bé arraigned in po- | James M. Curtin of West Main street. Harry Kdelson, son of Mr. and Mrs.| Home reports that members of the Louis Edelson of Berlin, will be mar-| gupshine society, the Y. M. T. A. & 12,000 to 4,000, James Donahue, a student at thelain people. Yale School of Music, is spending the $300 as his aim and is very much Christmas vacdtion at the home of|gratified to find that it has been ex- By tonight he expects the Minnle R. Paro. art instructor in|funds will have reached or exceeded the Gloversville High school, Glovers- | $400. a_ doll by the Women Exchange. advt. the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ried to Miss Bessie row afternoon. Miss Gertrude Mitchell of Maple and Mrs. Walter Hirst of Ohio. Mr. Hirst was formerly or- ganist of St. Mark’s church in this city. Dr. George W. Dunn of Lincoln street is confined to his home with a; ruptured vein as the result of falling while skiing near the Shuttle Meadow club. The John Boyle company has filed notice of \an increase in the capital stock from $25,000 to $50,000 and a of shares of stock from 2,000, place with E. R. Hitchcock. creast in the number of shares from his parents on Sefton Drive. ville, N. Y., is spending the Christ- Lincoln street. friends in New York city. SHOPPING TOO STRENUOUS, ceeded. mas vacation at the home of her|Britain and we wish, parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Paro, ot 61|columns of the She plans to spend|Christmas to everybody,” said the the latter part of the vacation with|captain in an interview this afternoon. mercial Trust Co. has been awarded| carols will be sung. Dr. Reeks, through the New Britain Dance at Sullivan's Academy, Grot-| Herald, wishes to express his to Hall, Sat. night and Xmas night.—| appreciation to the public of this city for the many kind deeds and thin Y o » William 1%, Curtin, & student at Yale | they have done to remember this in| O P ity in Mutilation of Engine University, is spending the holidays at| gijtute at this time of the year. Good Time.at Town Home Mrs. George Kibbe at keen the Town AUTOMOBILE NUMBERS Numbers Charged Against Book- man, Koplowitz and Vincelette. Sam Bookman, an automobile salesman, Edward H. Vincglette, a re- Buchalter, | B, society, St. Mary’s Sodality and the Koplowits Wl daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Nathan| South church have already done pairman and Henry Koplowits who Buchalter of the same place, tomor-| great deal to spread Christmas cheer several months, 8o, among the inmates. 21 had purchased a car from Bookman were arrested last night by Detective Sergeant Mat- The dinner this year will consist| i, s Rival and Policeman C. N. Jor- potatoes, cranberry OVER THE T0P Salvation Army Fund For Christmas street who recently went to Pittsburgh| of ¥rench baked chicken, white and B1l6h, 1ha Ftenbn to teach Domestic Science in the high | gweet gas of the state polic P! t, school, will spend Christmas with Mr.|onions, bread and butter, coffee and Nite o . Moon 68 GHBIHA. Warren, | fruit. 8aUCe | oharged with the mutilation of num- The state police department, act- ing on a complaint enlisted the serv. ices of Sergeant Rival of the local de- partment and the three men were called to police headquarters last night where they were booked for ap- pearance today. Tt is alleged that Relief Is Greatly Excceded—Cap- | Koplowitz had in his possession a car, tain Thanks Public. Up to last evening $290 had been corresponding increase in the number|taken in by the Salvation Army ket. 1,000 to|tles for Christmas relief. ing Captain John Edeen received ‘William E. Tyler, for several years|check for $15 from a woman who in the printing department of Lan- three weeks ago gave her At the suggestion of Prosecutor J. ders, Frary & Clark, has left the|check for §25. employ of that firm and has taken a|geferal relief fund to help the army in its work among needy families and The Taplin Mfg. Co has filed notice [the $15 goes into the Christmas fand. of an increase in the capital stock| Yesterday over $100 was taken in by ! from $50,000 to $100,000 and an fin-|the army kettles and the Santa Claus. | Captain Edeen is more than pleas- ed with the generosity of New Brit- He had set the sum “We thank the people of ‘Herald,’ GIFT TO AMERICAN LEGION Stephen Sautter, on behalf of the Rovert Grant of New York, who|Sons and Daughters of Liberty, this underwent an operation for appendi-|afternoon presented William W. citis at the New Britain General hos- | Squire commander pital several weeks ago, has return-|post, American Legion, with five doz ed to this city after spending a week |en knives and forks and Mr, Grant {spoons for the use of the society. in his home at the Bronx. New through the a Merry of Eddy-Glovi 10 dozer the engine numbers of which had been mutilated; that Vincelette had obliterated the numbers and that Bookman had given orders. Bookman has retained Lawyer Al. This morn- fred LeWitt, while Koplowitz is rep- 21 esented by Lawyer 8. P, Waskowits. The $26 went?:::o:t:el G. Woods, the case was continued to Thursday morning. of We with the world a Merry Xmas : FrankE. Goodwin er| Eyesight Specialist 327 Main St. Tel 1005 A =S | where illiterate Iallans are taught to Thomas McMahon of Stanley Quar- ter, one of the most well-known resi- dents of this city, is today quietly ob- serving his 75th birthday on his farm in Stanley Quarter. Never Out of State, He was born in Colebrook, Conn., on December 23, 1847, and camé to this city in 1869. As he says himself “I was born in Connecticut and I've never been out of the state.” Upon his arrival in this city he entered the employ of the Stanley Works which was then only a little shop on Lake street. He remained there for 25 years, working steadily through all the ups and downs which the factory was experiencing then. Becomes Farmer. He then became proprietor of the Maplecroft Farm, one of the most picturesque places in the city, and started a milk route. He was en- gaged In this business for 20 years, after which he devoted his entire time to his farm and produce. He will complete 29 years of active work on his farm the first of April next year. Mr. McMahon is a widower and is the father of three daughters, Mrs. A. E. Larson, Mrs. Daniel Fagan and Miss Anna McMahon. He is enjoy- ing the best of health and is actively engaged in his farm work. Is Active Today. Up to a few years ago and very of- ten now, Mr. McMahon could be seen about the streets of the city, distribut- ing his produce, and he is a well known figure whenever he appears in town now in his horse and buggy. He was always active in city affairs, though he has never held public of- fice. NEW SOCIETY HAS SPLENDID RECORD [talian Civic Association, Still Young, Has 300 Members Joseph Gaeta was succeeded by| Jehn Vanninetti as president of the Italian Civic Association, at the an- nual meeting last evening in the old Knights of Columbus building at 434 Main street. Other officers elected are as fol- lows: TFirst vice president, Paolo Dolce; second vice president, Paolo Mangiafico; treasurer, Gerardo Ca- sale; corresponding secretary, Car- melo Mangiafico; financial secretary, | Nicola Scapellati; assistant corre- sponding secretary, Sam Inturisi; as- sistant financial secretary, Carmelo Salafla; trustees, Salvatore Lombardo, Lombardo Vincenzo and Achille To- relli. Committee chairmen were named as follows: Vito DI Fronzo, Frank Casella, Joseph Melone, Rocco Ca-! vallo, Antony Guzzo, Guiseppe Curi- oni, Salvatore Nappi, Luca DiMinno, Miano Giluseppe, Cocco Filadelfia, Frank Favara and Simeone Gennaro. This organization was formed about a year and a half ago to help Ifalian people become American citizens, It maintains a special educational de- partment at 22 Commercial street, write their names, and are given the groundwork of the “three Rs." The scclety, which co-operates with the Americanization bureau, has 600 members, and has an average weekly attendanco of 300, . \ \ \ lice court on Monday morning. Join the National Bank Christmas Club Open Tonight 7 to 9 o’clock A Merry Chistsmas and a Happy New Year | to All Is Our Wish John A. Andrews & Co. The Big Furniture Store 132 Main Street