New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 3, 1923, Page 3

Dr, Carveth Wells delivered a very Interesting lecture at the regular meeting of the New Britaln Woman's club, which was held in tho First church chapel on Taesday afternoon, Dr, Wells chose for his subject My Bix Years in Malay.” After graduat- Ing from a Y.ondon university as a civil engineer, Dr, Wells did ploneer work In Canada, where he was en- rraged in a survey of the Grand Trunk Vacific rallway. During this time he lived for more than two years, sum- mor and winter in a tent. Later he, with three other engineers, was com- missioned by ‘the British government to make a survey for a rallroad through the most southerly part of Asla. Tt is a three days' journey from the const into the interior of Malay. Dr. Wells has a fund of interesting information concerning the natives and their customs and {s considergd " an authority en life in that country. He sald that the people there are Mohammedans for three hundred and sixty-four days In the year, and the one remaining day is devoted to the jworship of the Evil One, in order to equalize things. On account of the great numbers of lizards, snakes, rats and other un- desirable companions inhabiting the roof of his house in the jungle, 'Dr. ‘Wells was obliged to pitch his tent in- slde the bullding ‘and live there. The phenomenally rapid growth of vegeta- tion and the darkness within the tangled thickets made work extremely difficult,’and the raflroad progressed slowly, However, it is now completed and is carrying crowded trains. Dr. Wells gave illustrations of Ma- lay music on several native instru- ments and several interpretations on the plano. One of the most pleasing features of the afternoon was a display of sev- eral types of native costumes. An in- teresting group was made by the lec- turer in the dress of a Malayan man, and several young women arrayed in the beautifully colored silks woven and dyed by the natives. There were also on exhibition some charming speoimens of Batik work, Wwhich .originated in Java centuries ago, and is the process of drawing with liquid wax. After Dr. Wells' interesting talk the hostess of the club served afternoon tea. Mrs/ Frank Traut poured. « 5o Mrs. E. O. Sheridan opened her home in Berlin Wednesday afternoon to a meeting of the Motherhood club. Miss Coral Beale was the speaker of the afternoon and she chose for her subject “Welfare in New Britain.” She devoted herself to describing. tpy- ical cases that come to her attention. Following Miss Iieale’s interesting talk, the Motherhood club made plans to meet for an afternoon of sewing to aid in the charity work of New Brit- ain, * e Miss Marjorie Moore of Kensington Miss Veronica Lynch of Clark street was given a farewell party at her Liome Tuesday evening. Miss Lynch left on Thursday for the Nurses' Training school of St. Mary's hospital in Waterbury, Conn . Gertrudes Thomson, soprano, will sing at the annual concert and dance of Clan Douglas, O. 8. C, Thursday vening, March- 8, at 1. 0. O. F. hall. #Miss Jean Wood,” contralto will" also sing as will Paul Thayer, tenor, and Richard Grayson, bass. 5 The Irvine sisters will present ‘a number of Scotch dances and Tommy Lonergan will appear as a singing comedian, William Mijler will act as the pipe major and Emma Packer will be the pianist. The Hartford Scotish Highland Pipe band will play a num- ber of selections and music for danc- ing will be furnished by Mac’s Nov- ety orchestra. D Annapolis, son of Mrd. Griswold of T, Griswold, of Congressman and Greenfield, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. W, P. Crabtree of Lin- coln street during the week. v s s Judge Kiett and F. 8. Chamberlain have returned from Southern Pines. ) The Artists' club of Hartford will hold their fourth annual costume ball on Kriday, April 6, at the Donchain’s store on Pearl street. Mrs. Kenneth Sloper of this city, Miss Alice Hills, Mrs. Robert Kellogg, Miss Katherine Williams, Mrs. John C. Pjerson, Paul Donchain and Nunzio Vayana are in charge of the invitations. The decor- ations arc to be in charge of Albertus Jones, James Goodwin McManus, Mr. Vayana, Miss Williams, Miss Minnie Gilbert, Mrs. Sloper, Mr. Donchain, Carl Ringius; refreshments, Mrs. John . Pierson; music, Robert Kellogg. The judges will be Miss Willlams, Mrs, Sloper, Mr. Jones, Mr. McManus, Mr. Vayana and Mr, Ringius. Five oil paintings will be given as prizes for costumes. . e . Mrs. John Laidlaw Buel, former state regent of the Connecticut D. A. R., and now vice-president general of the National Society, D. A. R., is on a trip to Minneapolis, Kansas City, Mississippi, Louisiana and Macon, Georgia. Mrs. Buel is accompanied by Mrs. George Maynard Minor of Waterford, president general of the D. A. R, and Mrs. Wallace Hangar, who i8 a candidate tor the president general. LR Mrs. Lawrence Southard gave a bridge party and tea at her home in Berlin on Monday afternoon. There were four tables of bridge. The prize winners were - Mrs. Kenneth Searle and Mrs. Johnstone Vance. Tea was served in the dining rooom with Mrs. Hellyar presiding at the attractive ta- bie. Mrs. Dudley Walker, Miss Houston and Mrs. Kenneth Searle assisted with serving. Among the guests were Mrs. John Morrison, Mrs. Leland Hoar, Mrs. Ralph Britton Mrs. I. R. Hyatt, Miss Jane Wessels, Mrs, Robert Car- ter, Mrs. Ulifton Wilson, Mrs. Arthur Sampson, Mrs. Edward Lancaster, Mrs. Charles Stanley, Mrs. Guard and Mrs. John Fellows, . Fred Porter of Garden street spent Friday in Boston, Mass. s e = Mr. and Mrs, Herpert Swift of Park Pace have left to spend the month in Porto Rico. . . Mr. and Mrs.. James Robinson of Harrison street have been spending a few days in Boston, Mass. L . Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hatch of West Main street .return tomorrow from Southern Pines, N. C., where * they have spent the past few weeks. ‘| furnish the music for dancing. was the guest .of! NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1023, STAGE IS SET FOR ORIENTAL BALL & Big Event at Shuttle Meadow Club Tonight—Several Musical Affairs Entertain ‘New Britainites—Notes of Social Activities { The Arablan Nights' Ball, which is to be held at the Shuttie Meadow club this evening, will be preceded by sev- eral dinner parties, Mrs. J. B, Wil- bur will give one of the largest at her home on Forest street. She will en- tertaln nearly fifty friends, Others entertaining wiil include Mr. and Mrs, Maxwell Porter, of Lexington street, and Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell Taylor of Harrison street. Among those reserv- ing tables for supper at the club are Mr, and Mrs. Howard Humphrey, Mr. and Mrs, E. Allen Moore, Mr, and Mrs, Willlam Coholan, Mr. and Mrs, J. C, Loomis, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Por- ter, Mr. and Mrs. A, & Kimball, Mr, and Mrs. Maxwell Porter, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Porter, Mr. and Mrs. John- stone Vance, Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell Taylor, Mr. and Mrs: Willlam Hun- gerford, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Par- sons, J. F. Kennedy, and Mr, and Mrs, E. M. Hayden. The club has been appropriately decorated for the ball, and promises to be an unusual suc- cess. The Castle Club orchestra of Columbia University in canumeswm up- per will be served at 11 o'clock. PR Miss Jane Wessels of Maple strect has been to New York city recently. P Miss Alice Booth of Lincoln street has been spepding a few days in New York city. b Mrs. F. A, Searle entertained her bridge club at luncheon and bride at ]hcr home on Forest street Wednes- day afternoon. . Mrs. George Clary of Holyoke, Mass,, formerly of this city, is the house guest of Mrs. Hellyar of Forest sireet. . Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Black gave a dinner party at the Shuttle Meadow club on Wednesday evening P Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cooper of Vine street came home. today from Southern Pines, N.. C.‘ . Miss Lila Clary of Holyoke, Mass., is the guest of Mrs. James Thomp- son of Forest street. . s Mrs. O. Soper, who has been the guest of Mrs. Pardon C. Rickey of Berlin, has returned to her home in New York city. .. Mr. and Mrs. C. I". Frisbie of Rus- sell street returned today from South- ern Pines, where they have been spending the last few weeks. PR Y Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Brooks of High street were in New York city during the week. 3 . Kendall Miils, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mills of Curtis street, has been home from Taft school during the week. s s e Mrs. Howard Humphrey of Russell street'will leave on Monday for Hot Springs, Arkansas, to spend a few weeks with her mother, Mrs. Con- verse. .« s e Mrs. Pardon Rickey of Worthing- ton Ridge, Berlin, has been in New York city during the past week. « s . Mr. and Mrs. Louis Young of Lin- coln Road and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Stanley of Loncoln Road are spending the first part of the month in Ber- muda. { Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle Baldwin of Lincoln street have returnd from New York city, where they have been spending the weeli. . . | At the annual meeting of the)| Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, which was held Tuesday at the Hotel Taft in New Haven, Conn., Mrs. Willlam F. Brooks was| elected historian. . e Mr. and Mrs. Frank Applebee of | Washington, Iowa, announce the birth of a son, Carlton Reever. Mrs. Apple- Lee was before her marriage Miss| Jereane Reever. She has frequently visited here and has many friends in town. .« s Miss Helen Cadwell of Harrison | street will return tomorrow from New York city. Mrs. Laurence Mouat of Grove Hill | was elected a member of the Daugh- ters of Founders and Patriots of America at the annual meeting held on Tuesday in New Haven. . . s Mrs. George B. Taylor of Harrison | street is visiting {n Indiana. . he minstrel show and whist given Tdesday evening at the O. U. A, M. hall was very successful fingnclally and socially, Prize winners were Mrs. Strickland, Mrs. McConn, Mrs. J. Riley and Mrs. 8. Luddy. The pro- ceeds will go toward Catholic relief work in China. * - Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Dolores Louise Simonsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Simonson of Barnett strect and John C. Passig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jans Passig of I.ake Benton, Minn. The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents on Wednesday, February 21. Dr. Abel Ahlquist, pastor of the Swedish Luth- eran church, performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Passig will make their home in Lake Benton, Minn. - ® . Professor Stanley Galpin and fam- ily of Berlin have moved to Hartford for the remainder of the winter, * * @ Mrs. George Prentice of Berlin has returned from Florda. R Miss Helen Wacker of Chestnut street and Harrison Connor of Cherry sireet were quietly married last Sat- urday afternoon at the Center church by the Rev. Henry Maler. Mr. and Mrs. Connor will make their home on Chestnut street. Mrs. Parsons is a big aid to the ball, tonight's big MRS. HOWARD PARSONS house committee at the Shuttle Meadow club. She is in charge of the Arabian Nights event at the club Miss Leona Lewis who is at the Nurses' Training school in the Brook- lyn hospital, is spending a few days at her home in Kensington. « s . Mrs. Arthur Lawrence of East Ber- lin entertained several friends at her home Wednesday evening in honor of | her birthday. s s Bernard Alpert, son of Mr. and Mrs. ‘Harry Atpert -of-Jubilee street and Bernard Chernoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Chernoff of Columbia street, | have been admitted to Phi Beta Kappa {raternity at Yale university.| . v oe Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilbur Edwards and children of Fairview street, will leave on Monday for California where they will reside permanently. T At the New Haven dog show last Saturday Ming of Chu Chin Chow a chow dog owned by Miss Gladys Andrews of this city was| awarded first prize among a: field of | torty-five dogs. . . The Ladies' Auxiliary of Jeduha| Halevi lodge, I. O. B. B, held their | regular meeting on Thursday evening | in the Odd Fellows' hall. M M. Silverbush, Mrs. B. Miller, Mrs, M. | Bloomberg, Mrs. A. Gorbach, Miss Frieda Milkowitz, Miss Anna Gourson and Miss Edith Rogin were in charge of the meeting. . * . Miss Corrine Bacon gave a very in- | teresting talk to the members of the Business and Professional Women's club at their club house on High| street Tuesday evening. Miss Bacon spoke on “Some Interesting Biogra- phies.” . The Stanley Women's Relief corps beld an all day sewing meeting in the G. A. R, hall on Wednesday. Lunch- eon was served at noon. . s Mrs. George W. Wells received sev- eral friends at her home on Lincoln street Tuesday afternoon in honor of her ninetieth birthday. . v Mr. and Mrs. Colton Noble and family are moving from Lexington | street to Hamilton street. | . v | The 30th annual state conference of the Connecticut D. A. R. will be held on March 9th and 10th at the First Congregational church in Bristol. Mus. | Laurence Mouat, regent of the Esther Stanléy chapter, D. A, R., Mrs. Wil- llam C. Hungerford, Mrs. W, F. Brooks, Mrs. Willlam Booth, Mrs. Charles Nichols, Mrs. James Robin- son and Miss Mary Whittlesley will represent the Esther Stanley chapter, D. A. R, as state councilors. .. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bishop of Springfield, have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Sunburn of Fair- view street for a few days. Mr, Bish- op is director of the Orpheus Con- cert company of Springfieid. DR Howard Parsons of Stecle street re- turned on Friday from Greenfield, Mass. . Miss Helen Martindell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs® Robert Martindell of Hamilton street, returned today from New Haven where she bhas been spending the past two weeks the guest of Miss Harriet Clark. « v Miss Elizabeth Irving, daughter of | Dr. 8. W. Irving of Vine street, and her finance, 8. Douglas Rees of Wes- leyan University, motored to Boston yesterday to spend the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. F. 8. Wolcott. . .. The wedding of Hgrman Michlin of Hartford avenue and Miss Ida Levy | Mr, and Mrs, of Brookiyn will take place in Brook- lyn tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock at the Congregational Glory of Israel. Mr. and Mrs. Michlin will make their home at 45 Dwight street. Several people from town will attend the wedding, including Mr. and Mrs, J. Aronson, Miss Jennie Kirchnitz, Maier Braeon, Louis Maxen, Harris Braeon, Irving Levy and Harry Maxen. ) Miss Pauline Meyer of Black Rock| avenue is spending a few Winstad, Conn. days in . Miss Josephine Rathburn of the Normal school faculty, is spending the week-cnd at her heme in Newark, N.J. . o Benjamin Hawley of will give a dance at the Shuttle Mead- ow club on Saturday evening, March! 17, for Miss Virginia Hart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hart of Hart street. The dance coming as it does in the Easter recess is being greatly anticipated by the members of the school set. Last year, Mr. Hawley gave her debut party at the club. « v e The third Sunday night waffle sup- per will be served by the Business and Professional Women's club at its club house tomorrow evening from & o'clock until 7 o'clock. Miss Mildred Weld is chairman of the committee in charge, .. Miss Catherine and Miss Mary Me- Intyre, Miss Helen Wheeler and Miss Clara Hefner entertained at a bridge and whist party at the Business and Professional Women's club house on South High street Thursday evening. There were fourtcen ta The bridge prizes werc awarded to Mrs, | Joseph Regan and Miss Helen O'Brien. Prizes in whist were award- ed to Mrs. Charles Cleveland and Mrs. Arthur O'Lea . Miss Catherine Curtin of Hawkins street has as her week-end guest Miss Helen Murphy of Meriden, . .. Miss Margaret Lewis, daughter of Burton Lewis of Har- et, left on Monday for New a month with her Mr. and rison st York city to spenc brother and sister-in-law, Mrs. Edwin Lewis, . Mrs., Edgar Sanders Mass., is visiting her W. Edwards of Fairvi . o Mrs. A. W. Schilling of Harrison street gave a dinner party at her home Tuesday evening for her guest Miss Dorothy Kelly of New York city. v e of Everett, sister, Mrs. J. ew street, Mrs. John A. Andrews of RBassett strect returns tomorrow from New York' city where she has spent the past ten days. Mrs. E. Allen Moore opened her home on Sunnyledge yesterday after- noon to the regular meeting of the Esther Stanley chapter, . A, R. Mrs. Laurence Mouat, regent of the chaps | ter read a very interesting paper on “Out Where the West Begins” telling of the carly history of the Pacific coast. Mrs, Moore served afternoon tea to her guests in the dining room which was decorated with ‘quantities of bright spring flowers. Mrs. Frank J. Porter and Mrs, William J*. Brooks poured. Mrs. Robert Frisbie, Mrs, Walter Hart and Mrs. Howard Par- sons assisted with the serving. DRI Mra. Iartwell Taylor of Harrison court has been elected a member of the Iisther Stanley chapter, D. A. R. v e . Mrs. John Sandstrom of Chestnut street was very pleasantly surprised at her home Wednesday afternoon by several of her friends in honor of her sixtieth birthday. Hart street | The Orpheus Concert club of Springfield gave a splendid concert Thursday evening at the Fox theater under the auspices of the Lions club of New Britain, The concert was giv- en for the benefit of the orphans of {the city, Miss Ray, a violinist of tal. ent, appeared on the program which was under the direction of John .. Bishop, a former New Britain man, The program follows: The Victory (Invictus ...... 5 Daniel Protheroc Orpheus Club | Part Songs-— | @ Serenado ............ Jan Gall b, Lullaby ....... Brahms-Zander Orpheus Club Second Polohaise Brilliante ....., .. .. Henri Wieniawski Miss Ruth Ray The Lost Chord (With Organ) .... Sullivan-Brewer Orpheus Club |A Maid on the Shore of the Man- ranares .... Adolf Jensen Orpheus Club Part Songs— a. Shall 1, Wasting in Despair srenaee . John J. Bishop b. At the Window Thomas Koschat Orpheus Club Violin Solos— a. Aria (1600) Tenaglia b. BEtude de Siorillo (1753-1812) « R. Gummert i | |A Son of Vulean Charles W. Cadman | Orpheus Club Ashes of Roses ... Clarence Robinson Orpheus Club Soldiers’ Chorus (Faust) ......... . «i+vv.0o. Charles Gounod Orpheus Club « o0 The Shuttle Meadow club has an- nounced a surprise program for the last of tié Twilight Musicales which will be given a week from tomorrow, |Sunday afternoon, March 11. | Mary Silviera, soprano and Arthur Hadley, 'cellist will be the visiting artists. Miss Silviera is the Rosa Ponselle of Massachusetts. Born of humblie, foreign porentage in Glouces- | ter, she was discovered by some of the | famous musical patrons of Boston who arranged for her appearance be- |fore Madame Sembrich upon whose advice she is now being trained by them ‘for grand opera. where it is prophesied she will duplicate Miss Ponselle's succes Still in her 'teens, her voice is liquid music, of wonder- | ful quality, fresh and appealing, and she receives an ovation wherever she {appears. Miss Silviera sings for the ! Shuttle Meadow club through the {courtesy of one of its members. Tt is { expected that a large audience will be {on hand to welcome her, | Arthur Hadley, 'cellist, comes of a | famous musical family—a brother of Henry Hadley, the eminent American composer arid léader of the New York His musical | Philharmonic orchestra. education was obtained largely in Jurope where for several years he | studied under Popper, the celebrated maestro and composer for the ‘cello. Millicent Chapman, A. R. M. C. will be at the piano; Herman Siewert will play the flute obligatoes. | With these talented guests one of {the most delightful programs ever given in New Britain is assured. The concert is for members and guests only and a special supper will be serv- ed afterwards to those who desire it and who make the necessary reserva- tions. | .. Once more those who are intensely interested in bringing to New Britain the foremost musical artists of the| world have proven their efficiency. | This time it is the New Britain Musi- cal club which, following its success with the Rosa Ponselle concert, now presents Sergei Rachmaninoff, the Russian pianist who will give an es- pecially brilliant program at Fox's |theater Wednesday evening under the |auspices of that organization. An exile from his native country | through no fauit of his own, Sergel| Rachmaninoff is reputed to have won more admirers of his art than the {great Paderewski himself. A man still | in middle life his charm is as com- pelling as his musical ability is dis- tinctive, according to those who have | heard him. It is said he gives to the piano, an instrument especially sen- sitive to the personality of the play- er, a human quality that appeals in its reflection of the deep understand- ing of the motif underiying the works of the great composers, possessed by {this man whose life has run the ga- mut of the human emotions. Mr. Rachmaninoff's program: (a) Fantasy (b) Ballade (c) Valse (d)Nocturne (e) Polonaise .. ++v. Chopin Carnaval . Schumann Preamble, Pierrot, Arlequin, Valse| noble, Eusebius, Florestan, Papil- lons, Lettres dansantes, Chiarina, Chopin, Estrella, Reconnaissance Pantalon et Colombine, Valse alle-| mande, Paganini, Promenadoae,| Pause, Marche des Davidshundler contre les FPhilistines. [talked on Bevres, [ Lueille | Musical selections were enjoyed and ling sentence, was a little thinner to- |day than when he started his hunger (a) Minuet ..... Bizet-Rachmaninoft | (b) Lisbesleid Kreisier-Rachmaninoft (¢c) Prelude, C-sharp minor ciiiiiiiiieiei.... Rachmaninoff Beautiful Blue Danube | . Strauss-Schulz-Evier | Steinway piano used. P There is to be an all day sewing meeting at the First chureh chapel on | Friday, March 0th, under the aus.| pices of the Visiting Nurse associa- | garments and the making of surgical dressings. Al women of the city who are intercsted in helping the associa- tion are cordially invited to come and | sew. Luncheon will be served at noon, reservations may be made with Mrs. R. €. Clapp of Bassett street or Mrs. Marcus White of Forest street, | The association is greatly in need of infants’ layettes and garments in gen- eral and all those who have the time are urged to come and sew. . e The regular mesting of the French | club of the New Britain High school was held at the school on Monday afternoon, Following the business meeting & soclal hour was enjoyed Miss Catherine Callahan gave an in- teresting talk on the city of Limoges, France, Miss Helen Mitehell spoke on Carcassonne and Harold Rossherg Miss Victorla Fiske | told of some interesting facts in the Iife of Mollere, These entertaining talks were followed by two seenes taken from Mollere's “Hourgeols Gen- | tilhomme." The cast follows Margaret Christ NIGOIe \1vyyisvsivsss Elizabeth Burr| Covielle .. Louls Pike Cleonte vvv+ Mac Schultz Monsier Jourdain ... George Kimball Le Maitre 'Armes ,.,, Warren Hall Refreshments were served during which Miss Dodd told the club many interestinf facts about Franece in gen- eral, .. Mrs. Harrlet I"rancls of 817 West Main street entertained at a birthday party for her sister, Mrs, Pearl C. Smith last Tuesda evening, Mrs, | Smith received y lovely gifts, a buffet lunch served. The following guests were present: the Misses Elean- or and Ruth Perry, Mildred Jahn, Dorothy McArthur, Helen Anderson and Florence C'ronn, Mrs, Marjorie Krieger, Mrs, J. C. Huntting, Mrs. Charles Glover, Mrs, Joseph Walker, Mrs. Edson Cronn and Mrs, Willard Andrew, WILL SEW FOR INVALIDS The second all-day sewing meeting of the Women's department of the RETIRED MINISTER DIES AT AGE OF 75 Rev, David B, Hubbard Succnmbs at Home in East Berlin Rev. David B, Hubbard, for 82 years pastor of the Congregational church in Westfield, Conn,, died at the home of his son, David B, Hub-~ bard, Jr., In East Berlin last night at the age of 75 years. Death followed a third shock, Rev, Mr, Hubbard was bhorn in Haddam, the son of Mr, and Mrs. Jo- seph Hubbard, and spent most of his boyhood days in the town of his birth., He attended the Wilburham Academy, Wesleyan University and the Hartford Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 1872, He was ordained a minister at Staf- fordville, Conn,, in the same year, and for one year was minister in the Cons gregational church of that town. Irom this church he went to Canton, Conn., where he remained for 11 years. Upon leaving Canton he came to Westfield, where he was pastor of the Congregational church until he re- signed in 1917. Leaving the pastorate of this church he made his home with his son in East Berlin, Rev. M2, _fubbard leaves besides his wife four daughters, Hattie Hubbard of Wallingford, Clara E.,, Ruth A. and Trene E. Hubbard of East Berlin, and two sons, Albert H. Hubbard of Hig- First Congregational church will be held Friday, March 9. The work will before the Visiting Nurse associa- tion and the Tuberculosis Relief so- ciety. Miss Anna Heath ,of the Visit- ing Nurses, and Miss Ventilie Logan, of the Tuberculosis Relief socicty, will be present and tell of the work of their organizations. Lunch will be served to those who notify Mrs. R. C. Clapp or Mrs. Mar- cus White, before Thursday evening. Early in March a missionary hox will be sent to a school in Alabama. Mrs. A. J. Lee's committee is in charge of the shipping of the box. Girl Scouts Here Will Start Training Course A training school for those inter- ested in Girl Scout leadership will be started on Friday, March 9, at 4 o'clock, at the New Britain Girl Scout office at 131 Main street. The course will include tenderfoot and second class requirements such as knot ty- ing, bed making, table setting, signal- ing, fire prevention, compass, nature study and scout games. Girls com- pleting the course wiil receive a na~- tional credit certificate. Miss Lois 8. Shaw, New Britain director, will con- duct the work with the aid of outside instructors and speakers. Sacco, Slayer, Starts on 17th Day. Without Eating Dedham, Mass., March 3.—Nicola Sacco, convicted of murder and await- strike 17 days ago but otherwise ap- peared in good condition, Dedham Jjail officials said. Willie Ritola Stale as He Is Running Too Much Buffalo, March 3.-—~Willie Ritola, conqueror of Joie Ray, believes too much racing has caused him to go| stale. This is the reason assigned to- day for quitting in a race at the 106th field artillery games last night. Ritola, it was announced, would try to bet- ter his recent mark for three miles. Two local men were pitted against him, h to run one and a half miles. ‘Within 260 yards of the second mile, Ritola slowed down and left the track. | Smaller-l—’ost Offices to Have| ganum and David Hubbard, Jr, of Fast Berlin. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late home. Rev. Samuel Fiske, pastor of the Berlin Congregational church, will officiate and interment will' be in Fairview cemetery. CODK RESIGNS 45 N. B, FIRE WARDEN Letter States Daties Interfere With Boy Scout Work Teeling that the duties of the office interfere to a large extent with his duties as Boy Scout executive, Walter 0. Cook, of this city, this morning for- warded to Austin F. Hawes, state forest fire warden, his resignation as fire warden of New Britain district. In his letter of resignation, Mr. Cook says, “I have been putting off replying to your letter in the hope that 1 might see some way of serving as warden this year without inter- fering with my work. After giving very serious thought to the proposi- tion I believe that it will not be for the best interests of my scout work to continue. As a matter of fact X have wiped the slate of all outside activities and feel it wiser to - give everything I have this year solely to my work."” In commenting upon the resignation this morning Mr. Cook stated with a scout membership campaign, the drive for leadership and the com- ing United Community corporation drive, he would have his hands full with his scout work and would be unable to handle any extra duties, calling upon his time as the fire war- den job did last summer. He plans to enlarge the scope of scout work in New Britain this yeae and expects to organize quite a num- ber of new troops. In time past he has been making a drive for quality scouting but with the patrol leaders® school and the scoutmasters’ training school raising the average of scouting he feels that it is a good time to make a strenuous drive for quantity as well as quality. Fewer Stamps on Hand| ‘Washington, March 3-—To check the | prevalence of burglarics of the smaller | and less protected post offices the post | office department announced today it| had decided to reduce the stocks of| stamps in those offices to a minimum, | This has been made possible through the adoption of a policy by which| large stocks of stamps are kept at| central accounting offices in each| state from which they can reach any office within the state within 24 hours, Maple Hill News The personal tax is now past due, Those who have not paid their tax arc urged to do so as soon as possible, . C. Prentice is in Gilead, Conn,, where he has been called on account of the illness of his father and mother. Lawyer W. G. Beale, Well Known Attorney, Dies | Chicago, March 3.—William Gerrish | Beale, who .drew up the Marshfield will, a document which has with- stood many legal attac is dead | here. He was for many years a law partner of Robert T. Lincoln, and was a trustee of Bowdoin college. ASKS ARMY TRUCKS Washington, March of army trucks and coal from the gatew, ot chusetts to the consuming points with- in that state so as to relieve the present shortage was suggested to Secretary Weeks today by Represen- tative Dallinger, republican, Massa- chusetts, Mr. Dallinger said the war tary had promised to investigate feasibility of proposal. . New Britain Appeals | Before Supreme Court| New Britain cases scheduled to] come before the supreme court of errors, at Hartford next Tuesday, are as follow Pasquale Gianotta by Judge B. W, Gaffney vs. the New York, New lL’l~" 3—Employment | oldiers to move | Massa- 1 secre- the tion. There will be sewing on infants'| ven and Hartford Railroad company'aver, unlike the de- o1 by Attorney J. W. Carpenter, fendants appeal from the court common pleas; John Baba by Judge 1", B. Hungerford ve. the stern Malleable Tron company by Perkins, Wells & Davis, reservation by the su.! preme court and appeal from the compensation commissioner; Rdward Greenstein by Attorney W. E. Egan V. Herman K. Kalmanowitz by Kirk-| ham, Cooper, Hungerford and Camp, defendants appeal from superior| court; Willlam Mdrshall by Judge F.| T. ilungerford vs. James Partyka, et al, by Kirkham, Cooper, Hungerford and Camp, writ of error from the city court of New Britain. Mrs. E. Griffin who recently under ment a serious operation at the Hart- ford hospital, is getting along as well as can be expected. Miss Pearl Nelson of Hillside avee nue is ill with scarlet fever. Mr. and Mrs. William Kinner of Golf street are in Middletown, at. tending the funeral of Mrs. Kinner's mother who died in Ohio Tuesday. Mrs. Leonard Fox of Johnson street is confined to her home with an ate tack of grip. SIGNS OF SPRING Appearance of Alleged Rum Running Tlect Off Jersey Gives Evidence of Better Days, Atmospherically, New York, March 3.-—Preceding the swallows that travel on wings, the tlantic ocean off the northern New ersey coast was visited today by a new variety of harbinger of spring. The re-establishment of rum fleet aft- er several weeks' of absence was re- ported last night. Six steamers and tive schooners were the visitors. The bootlegging buccaneers, hows sailors of the migra- tory main who made rum row what it was around the Christmas season, may ultimately be forced to subsist on their cargoes if customs officials obtain a ruling from the treasury de- partment to stop food from being terried to them from shore. Officials are intent upon starving off the armada. Observers at Highland reported sighting crews of the aleohol armada practicing with weapons at targets in anticipation of raids by rum pirates, A hailstone weighing five pounds four ounces is reported as having fallen in the Schwebo district, Burma. that |