New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 14, 1923, Page 12

[t EGINNING OF LENT, SEASON OF PENANCE Special Services Held in Eplsco- pal and Catholic Churches THE HERALD “WANT ADS” Alphabstically Arvanged Quics times, meat, eges and milk were for bidden in Lent, not enly by ecclesias tieal, but by statute law, It is from this prohibition of the eating of egss that the Baster egg eustom of modern |times grew. The chief Lenten food | trom the earliest days was fish and in the England of Edward 111, herring pies wepe so great a delicacy that charters granted te seaports often stipulated that the town sheuld send 50 many herrings or other fish to the king during the Lenten season. The strictest obstinence was enforeed, dnd Knows Her Name en, arresting mayor and other officials | olie sister and ineldent apparently is | Grand Pascista council in TNeome, | Mleged communists, declares Burns . . HEARING IS HELD ON | Brief News Dispatches From all Over the World — REPA'RS AT ARM"RV‘ French forees ocoupy Gelsenkireh: | reported kidnapping of Roman Cath- p SSY s :uhu were severely beaten, according | officially ended, {to Berlin semi-official ageney dis: | —_— Awmpmuw M s‘om so“gmirnu'h. Albert Hailin, in sworn deposition " | | made public at Chicago for defense of ".‘ lol' U“ M ANII S[. Blflldmg | under Mussolini's guidance, compela | deteotive agency official caused Bailin - | Faseisti ¥ree Masons to quit l"m|‘" write letter to New York poat-ijj.c S8 I 8 2 Eea— | Masons or the Faseisti, master, threatening to kill him and |llvearly Orde: Watse Upon catlon. Wednesday, the hegin Lenton period was ob Cathelie and Episcopal ehurehes of New liritain with specia services, At Bt Mark's Episcopal chureh holy communion was celebrat ed at 7 o'clock this morning and it any, penitential office holy com munion at 10:30 o'cleck, The evening prayer and sermon by the rector will he held at the this evening nt T:45 o'clock Today, Ash ning of the served in the morning at Joseph's Npecial gery ot churches k and every ning dur Masses were Lt and § oth ut and 8t ices will this evening Wednesday and ing Lent Lenten sor many Protest on Sunday. I Hill will hegin a mons starting lay Congregat ) church considered Ash from the ishes o i symbol traced back t and Mary's chureh in I Priday oy bserved in e will he ¢ Dr. Ge series of wed of which is the sackeloth K- Old Testament prophets. all Chris to this an has heer the Religlously nesday takes its monial use penitence, penance o en of by the Prior to t} tian bellevers conformed clent ceremonial s yandoned in later days by formed churches, and is now ed by the communicants o Church of Rome alone in whose places of worship ashes obtained from the burning of palms Palm Sunday of the year previous are thrice 1 with holy water and censed fter the officiating of the cross upon the head f communicy with the thumb dipped in consecrated ashes, intoning the words: *Remember, man, that thou art dust, and unto dust thou shalt return.”” This custom dates back at least to the early days of the cighth cen Among th Church of ashes & yrmation 0 ain. e blessed on sprink Ther the yriests make s fore eformed churches, the England marks the day by a commination service, parts of which are taken from the Benedictus Cinerum in the old Sarum Manual, and stinctive element of which is the reading of God's condemnation of impenitent sinners from the book o Deuteronomy. The prayer book of the Episcopal church provides a spe- cial penitential office for Ash Wed nesday which inciudes the more an- cient part of the commination service. It is an impressive service of peni- tent confession and supplication, and is said kne £. In the Anglican communions as weil as in the Roman Catholic, however, the Lenten fast is still maintained: and though through the year the period of fasting has fre- quently varied, by common acceptance among all Ch unions the 40 day period erved; and wnd Lutheran ian comm now ol to such an extent that during the siege of Orieans in 1429 the In'tlr'llll‘ army was reduced to starvation | through ek of Lenten food, though | in full possession of meat and other | " | Bernadotte Loomis, John DiNonno, 1. supplies. A writer In the Er paedia Nrittanica states (hat the battle of the Herrings, Fehruary 1429, was fought to cover the march of the convoy of Lenten food to the Hritish the heleagured eity. ervance of Lent has softened though it | eontinued to be inculeated by sueh churehmen as William Law Wesley, and the custom of women wearing mourning in Lent, which had been followed by Queen | Flizabeth and her court, survived well into the nineteenth eentury, Here in America, in the Roman Catholle chureh, well as in the Episcopal and Lutheran churches, while con formation to the rules laid down for fasting 18 urged, a tolerant policy Ix observed and the devout are neither required nor expected to engage in such fasting as might be deleterious to health, PRESENTED WITH LOVING CUP | Henry Dressel's Volley Bafl Team army hefore The strict gradually heen earnest and John as League—Banquet Held, Thomas 1I°, Crowe, chairman of the board of public works, presided at a banquet of the Y. M. C. A, volley ball [league at the Y. M. C. A., last eve- ning, when a silver loving cup was | presented by the Vulcan Iron Works to the winning team of the league, | Captain Henry C. Dressel accepted the I gift on behalf of his team. '™ Other addresses were made by At- ‘mrm‘)' Henry P. Roche, Roy Schilling, Berkowitz, James J. Dors Rev. A, B. Taylor, Oscar Sahrbacker. A new league will be formed of four | teams, beginning the third week in March. ( HIGH SCHOOL NOTES, | Report cards will be issued at the lclose of the noon session Friday, it was announced at the regular junior | class assembly this morning. | A meeting of the Mathematics club ‘was held yesterday afternoon. The club under the direction of Robert | Goft is having one of the most suc- | cessful seasons of its existence. The Hartford High-New Britain High school game will be played next ! ¥riday night at the State Armory, it | was announced by the athletic author- lities today. There will be no danc- ,ing in connection with the game, but lan interesting preliminary has been |arranged between the second teams !of both schools. The members of the Senior High Wins Championship in Y. M, C, A} not without reason since “for seriptural number. illustration, the children were under discipline ness. Moses fasted 40 da mount. Elijah was 40 wilderne ed before entering upon ministry. da or 40 years, of in ¥ FFor 40 days, Christ fast is Beginning with Ash nesday the Lenten season really cov-| for|school faculty have been invited Terael |attend the next dinner under in the wilder- | auspices of the Sunshine society. The Debating club will hold its sec- in the ond meeting since its reorganization |in the Academic building of the Senior public| High school at the close of the aft- the Wed- ernoon session tomorrow afternoon. to the What will probably be one of the ers a period of 46 days, but as Sun- day has alwa been regarded as feast, these six Sundays are not count- ed as belonging to the fast. The word Lent is derived from the old Anglo-Saxon word Lencten, mean- ing spring, and, as the fast falls in the early part of the year, by com- mon usage Lent is now generally as- sociated with the beginning of spring, which comes to full flower with the Kaster festival of the resurrection and the reawakening of life The first mention of Tent is found in a canon of the council of Nicea, 325 A, D, and in the Christian church is known as the period of fasting preparatory to this Easter festival. As with all these ancient festivals many quaint and curious customs at- taching to Lent have been handed down through the ages. In mediaeval Baby D A full line of 328-332 MAIN ST. a | most successful socials at the school | will be held in the model department of the Vocational building at the | close of school today. The entertain- ment committee announces that it has secured the services of Walter Her- man, soloist, so there is no reason why this end of the program is not successful. The club which is under the direction of Miss Harrison plans to have several more socials in the | future. | | : MAY GIVE MORE INTEREST. | Paris, Feb, 14.—The report is cur- | rent in the lobbies of the chamber of | deputies that Minister of Finance De Lasteyri is about to increase by one- half of per cent the interest on the national defense bonds due to great | falling off in the public demand for these securities. epartment (Crib Blankets, Rubber Sheets, Etc. all Baby Goods PEOPLE’S 1 TO 98¢ STORE New Britain, Conn. When Kathleen Clifford, musical comedy actress and film and vaude- ville star, was mentioned by Gerald- ine Farrar in her divorce suit against Lou Tellegen, the latter is reported to have said that he “knew her by name" City Items Victrolas and records at C. L. Pierce & Co~—advt, Snow cleared, Skating tonight, Pilz. ~—advt The scrap book party of the Chil- dren’s McAll auxiliary to have been held Monday afternoon, Ieb., 19, at the I"irst church chapel at 3:30, has been postponed until Thursday after- noon, March 1, at the same hour and place. 4 Viector specials. —advt, Henry Morans. Mass., has been visiting Mrs. B. G. Sengle of 57 Black Rock avenue. Mrs. Anthony Colby and Miss Marguerite |Sengle left Wednesday for Pasadena, California, where Mr, and Mrs. Colby will make their home. Mrs. Colby was Miss Elsle Sengle before her mar- riage. Five new Victor specials. | Pierce and Co. | Salesladies wanted for all depart- ments, for Saturday afternoons and evenings. Apply at once to Mr. Mul- laney, Raphael's Dept. Store.—advt. An enjoyable Valentine party was | held at the home of Miss Eloise Die- mand, at 71 South Burritt street last night. Games, dancing and enter- tainment were enjoyed by the guests. 10 GIVE “DOWN EAST” PLAYS Ladies’ Aid of Methodist Church to C L. Raise Funds for New Carpet by Showing How Others do it. Tickets were placed on sale today at Crowell's drug store for the home talent plays to be given in the Meth- odist church Friday evening. The proceeds of the plays to be used to- wards a fund for a new church car- pet. g The opening play is a typical “Down East” drama in a country church, and quite incidentally and possibly appro- priately depicts the difficulties of the Ladies' Aid society of the “Home- town" church in raising funds to shin- gle the roof, repair the chimney and | singularly enough to buy new carpet. |Thus the local women expect the | trials of their sisters in *“Hometown" to so reflect their own problems that New Britain people will be entertain- ed and at the same time, possibly learn a few things. “Mrs. Jenkins' Brilliant Idea,” a comedy, also in a ‘“Down FEast” church, will follow the feature num- ber, which is entitled “The Old Pea- tody Pew.” All those taking part are members of ‘the local Ladies' Aid society. JOIN NATIONAL ASSN. Employed Boys’ Club, of Local Y. M. C. A. Becomes Part of National Brotherhood. About a dozen members of the Employed Boys' club attended the weekly meeting and supper at the Y. M. C. A. last evening. Superintendent F. R. Woods, of the Corbin Cabinet Iock Co. gave a brief address in which he advised the boys to spend their leisure hours profitably. He told them to be thrifty, to improve their education, read good books, etc. Edward Kalwat, secretary of the club spoke for a few minutes. A certificate of affiliation with the Employed Boys' Brotherhood of the United States was received. A buffet lunch was served. | the bell rings for a hearing. Mrs. Reginald Colby of Gloucester, | (Special to The Herald), | Hartford, 'Feb, 14,—The members | of the committee on military affairs|to of the legislature at the Capitol lis ened to a delegation of New Britain | people who came to Hartford today! to explain their ideas why the propriations committee should allow Wil 816,000 for the repair of the state an armory on Arch street, It has been off an open secret for four or five years, that the armory has been woefully in | need of repairs and those who come | oy in contact with the affairs of the| po armory feel that an up-to-date place | an would stimulate recruiting as well as | ne attract users, Representative Ernest | Christ introduced the bill calling rorJ the appropriation and it is thought | ca that the recommendation to the ap-|ch propriations committee will be al- lowed, It has yet to recelve sanction | of that committee and then the acid | test of “economy by a close scrutiny of expenditure” policy at vogue at the | liv capitol, ficl Two Platoon At Hartford A bill which would force the cities to adopt the two platoon system for | fire departments, introduced by Sen- ate Leader Ells of Waterbury by re quest, is scheduled for a hearing be- fore the judiclary committee Tuesday, February 20 at 1,80 p. m, This bill is of vital importance to New Britain because of the two platoon racket which has presented itself before tfe public for the past two years, Senator Ells told a “Herald” re- porter that he hadn't gven the bill much thought except that it seemed a little broad in its scope, He also told this same thing to a delegation of fire chiefs who requested him to pre- sent the bill for consideration at this session of the legislature he said, It is expected that a large delegation of New Britainites will be on hand when vo! | That Berlin Road Affair lepresentative Arthur Benson of Berlin has introduced a bill which would make the state pay some of the bills for the repair of the road from Berlin to New Britain, It calls for trunk line regulations for the road. It is scheduled for a hearing on Fri- day, February 16th at 2 p. m. before the roads, rivers and bridges com- mittee. A delegation of trolley riders as well as pedestrians and autoists from New Britain and Berlin are ex- pected to appear and tell of the woes of those who travel over this rather | rough road. DESPERATE FIGHT ON Airplanes, Armored Cars, Cannon, Etc. is lic fiel clu end tio Being Brought up by Irish Troops in l‘ampa.lgn Against Rebels, London, Feb. 14. — (By Associated Press) — Nearly one thousand Free State troops with airplanes, dozens of armored cars and howitzers are tak- ing part in the encircling movement in the Arigna mountains; county Cav- an, against the irregulars leader Bof- fin, says a despatch to the Evening News from Belfast today. Snipers are concealed at points commanding the passes, which are said to be mined. Work has been suspended by the population over a wide area in the vicinity. of, Y. be, WILL NOT PROHIBIT MASKS Columbia, 8. S, Feh. 14.—A blll to prohibit the appearance in publie of persons wearing masks, or otherwise disguise was defeated 83 to 24 on & second reading in’ the house of repre- sentatives last night. Ww. Hi | from ruin, ap- | gives little basis for hope that Great Moscow advices declare, watch over vessels at sea, protecting | ment plan are confident of early fa- clared to have approved governmental reorganization plan, including consol- idation of war and navy departments. Y. W, G, A, CAMPAIG Association Sets $11,700 as Goal The Young Women's Christian As- sociation begins its annual financial campaign Thursday. The Y. W. C. A. ing; vested funds. ing to $11,706 is asked from the pub- The work of the Y. W. C. A, reaches each succeeding year the past year, is included the Triangle | the people of that section a recreation room, a meeting room for girls’ clubs and classes in sewing and in English. The Y. W. C. A, carries on a great deal of Travelers’ Aid and Immigra- gration Service bureau at Y. W. C. A. headquarters in New manufacturing town, this work is both necessary and valuable. blow up Weolwerth building, Bishop Fogarty of Killaloe appeals | o v Irish youths. to save thelr country | feeretary of War Weeks assigns | | Colonel J. A, Hull to expedite dis- | posal of government war eontracts in- I volving more than 150,000 cases, in Commons o, i | Cleveland Federal judge rules that itain will mediate between France | .. arart evaders are l:ummn from d Germany in Ruhr troubles, un- | p,eoseoution under statute of limitas iclal London opinion says, tions, | Bonar Law's speech * | French occupation of Emmerich| New Haven-—Yale limit for fresh- ts chief line of rail and Wwater | man class next fall to be 850, ute between Holland and England d isolates Ruhr industries from | New Haven utral countries, 3 | Yale student, died of infla — the brain, had complaine Modernists in Russian church start | after boxing mateh on Japuary 26, mpaign to remove all bells from — urches and turn them into ploulhl" Hartford—Hearing held )ennlrol bills, with Bishop | ehiet speaker in opposition, Jiberidge €, Day, mation of on birth Murray Hartford — City fire commissioners opposed to the taking over of fuel contro! duty by fire marshal, Greenwich—~8tate councit of ecar- penters and joiners selected Hartford rable vote in United States senate, |for 1924 convention and re-elected J, — | L. Richards of New Haven president, President Harding unofficially de- | Floting weather bureau will soon ves and property, Washington of- lals hope, Supporters of Dritish debt settle- Hartford—Passage of all bills be- fore the general assembly would re- quire expense of $62,000,000, mearly double the estimate state receipts for Baltimore police halt inquiry into |the two year period. N BEGINS TOMORROW 0 Team 2—Mrs, E. W, Schultz, cap- tain; Mrs. A, A, Mills, Miss C. Cham- berlain, Mrs, Frank Traut, Mrs. John Purney, Mrs, Charles Bradley, Mrs. Leon Sprague, Mrs, Paul Rogers, Mrs. Lous Young, Mrs, A. Moore, Mrs, Will Bacon, Mrs. Charles Porter, Mrs. Peter Crona, Team 3—Miss Mary Bingham, cap- {tain; Miss Elizabeth Eastman, Miss {Gertrude Rogers, Miss Janc Wessell, Mrs. E. B. Stone, Mrs, B. B, Bassett, Mrs, H. H, Pease, Mrs. M. K. Pascoe, Mrs, Will Coholan, Mrs: Arthur Kim- ball, Team 4—Miss Florence Andrews, captain; Mrs. John Stadler, Jr., Mrs. Arthur Berg, Miss Emma Shaal, Mrs. Gertrude Fay, Miss Helen Dixon. Team 5—Sports club team, Miss Helen Rackliffe, captain; Miss Mar- jorie Field, Miss Atholea Martin, Miss Helen Blank, Miss Elvira Bertoline, Mrs. Ramm. Team 6-—Teachers' Marian Beech, captain. Team 7-—Business Women's team. Miss ;Florence Burr, captain. Team 8—Men’'s team. James Rog- ers, captain, The campalgn begins tomorrow night with a supper, to which all cam- paign workers are invited, in the, gym- nasium at 6:30. Other meetings are as follows: Saturday, 12:15 luncheon; Tuesday, 12:15 luncheon; A'riday (Feb. 23) 6:30 supper. Mrs. William Judd is in charge of luncheons and suppers. ~Teams Are Selected seventy-six per cent self-support- $1,253 comes this year from in- The balance, amount- 26, of New Britain, into broader Among the new activities of team. Miss ds. b room, established at the north d of town, which is providing for n work, cooperating with the Immi- York. In a Count & words 14 lnes o an lnch Minimum Spare, 3 Lines. Mintmum Sook Chargs, 35 Centa No, Ad, Acceited After 1 P, M, ¥or| Classified Page on Same A Ads Aceented Lver the T For Convenience of Call 935 And, Ask For & "Waut ad" J —__ ANNOUNCEMENTS % burial Lots, Mon: 3 ' ITEADATONES “and monuments “of “marble siges. Comes s cared fur, Monuinental Works, AMRENTIOUAR—Cul fowera potled niants and Wil varietion of piants. Adolfo Sane dalle, 218 Oak 81, R Lost and Fou 5 BILTPOLD containing sum of money, oat Meriden trolley Bat, night. o= name of “Hob." G, W, ‘Traut, Tel, 710-3, PACRAGE of iaundry Tost Thursday, Feb, Sth, Reward If returhied to The Latimer Laundry Co., 33 Walnut § 81 WK containing over 8§50 ur afternoon between East and Main Sta, Vi Chestnut, Return to Herald, Reward, TING—Tied cameo lost Wedneaday #, m. o1 Falrview 8. Reward, Return to Herald office, SIEEPEKIN coat between __Dwight 8ts. Finder please call 267 E TIRE—~Bpare, on o rim, sise 36x4lp, lort Thursday night betwcen Bristol and Middlotown. Reward for roturn to J, M., 185 West St., Dristol, Phone 1190, containing ngs, Finder P Stanley . ALL PERAONS aving conatipation or ind:- gestlon should try our whole grain wh Costs little, Doy complaln Union, FOR the months of JAnuaty and February, 1 will make a reduction of $6 on every sult or overcoat. J. Wuck, custom tallor, uth_church, WANTED—1,000 men, women and child to be well dressed on casy weekly n ments. Boston Clothing Store, 63 Churcn 8t Next t» Herald Office. & photogrupl e, 6 for $1.00. BETTER than a Valentl Wa make Valentine pict: Arcade Studio, * " HIS SECOND OFFENSE Proprietor of Poolroom Under Arrest Again Following Visit of Liquor Law Enforcement Squad. Joseph Zawadzkas, alleged pro- prietor of a poolroom at 1 Seymour street, for the second time within two months fell into the meshes of the law today, when Policemen John C, Stadler and Willlam 8. Strolls of the The Y. W. C. girls of New Britain a dormitory, rec- reation rooms, a well equipped gym- nasium, a swimming pool and various educational opportunities in the way A. provides for the evening classes. here are many girls who need the W. C. A. The Y. W. C. A, offers That The publicity work of the campaign | lquor enforcement squad paid a visit is in charge of Miss Sally Huniason |to his place. A small quantity of al- and Rohald Boardman, leged alcohol was seized and Zawadz- ey kas was taken to the police station Never mind, a Herald classified ad)|and placed under bonds for appear- will find it. ance in police court tomorrow morn- ing. On December 9, he was arraign- ed on a similar charge, but the evi- ANOTHER INVESTIGATION dence was insufficient, and he was what is needed by many girls. these two statements may continue to ated condition of affairs, is the pur- pose of this financial campaign. The work of the campaign will be carried on by ten teams, the incom- pleted list of which is as follows: Team captan; Mrs. W. C. Hungerford, Mrs. Mrs. F. 8. Chamberlain, Miss Mabel Kimball, Mrs, Edward Irving. ‘Washington, Feb. 14.—An investi- gation to determine whether civic rights of American citizens have been abridged or denied during labor con- troversies in the coal industry and whether breaches of civil or criminal law has been involved with a purpose of fixing responsibility was begun to- day by the federal coal committee. not separate facts, but a coordin- 1—Miss° Mary Whittlesey, F. Brooks, Mrs. Frank Porter, Thousands of businesses now living wil never die,” if they use Herald bbard, Mrs. 8. T. Goss, Mrs. George classified ads. French Soldiers Run German Trains This shows engineers of the French Army manning a German locomotive after German train- men in the Ruhr refused to continue working when the French invaded the territory. At Least It Would Be Something Expensive 1 wisu | Rilks 0T Py Live FER A ——— BY CLIFF STERRETT 1 Ot AFForo AlUTHiN' AS ExPEASIVE AS THAT! discharged. Cop Shoots, Suspects Run, Leaving Alcohol Behind Patrolman. Anton Milewski, while patrolling his beat on Orange street about 10 o'clock last night, noticed two men acting suspiciously in, an automobile. On his approach the men fled despite the fact that he fired two shots at them. The men left be- hind them a can containing a large quantity of alleged alcohol. DRUGS AT WHOLESALE Striking Ladies' Garment Workers' Union Opens New Store. New York, Feb. 14.—Officials of the striking international ladies' gar- ment workers' union today planned to establish a drug store, owned and conducted by the Union, rrom which medicines will be sold at cost ex- clusively to membérs, “Through proper buying and co- operation” reads a notice issued hy the Union, “the prices charged will be but a small percentage of the us- ual charges at drug stores, e — LIMITATION OF CLAIMS At a Court of Probate holden at New Britain within and for the District of Ber- lin, in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, on the 13th day of Febs ruary, A. D., 1923, Present, Bernard F. Gaftney, Esq., Judge, On motion of Lottie S, Ostroski of sald New Britain, as Administratrix c. t. a. on the estate of Adam Smith, late of New Britain, within sald district deceased. This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of sald estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the Administratrix c. t. a. and directs that public notice be given of this or- der by advertising in a_newspaper publi; In sald New Britain and having a circulation in sald district, and by posting a copy thereof on the public signpost in said Town of New RBritain, nearest the place_where the deceased last dwelt. Certified from Record, MARY M. KINIRY, Cles S R ST % WANTED! =One thousand women to sew covers on base balls at home, Spare or all time. Apply for instruc- tions at the branch office Bond i Tober Sporting Goods Company, 117 North Street, New Britain. Main Of< fice and factory at 17 Goodman Place, Hartford, Conn. CINDERS For All Purposes A. H. HARRIS 12333 .