New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1923, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, Attention to “Home Sewing Week’’ ITS MATERIAL PER THINGS T0 WORK WITH EVE) SIT NOTION SECTION FOR THREADS, NEEDLES, PINS, SCISSOR SHILLDS AND LVERY LAY THE FOUNDATION I'OR COMPLETE AND PERFE DRLS THIN N ONI} ISSENTIAL TO I START RIGHT AND YOU'LL FINISH RIGHT, . STARTING WITH SILKS PRINTED SILKS E FAVORITE—~We can meet Dame For- tune's demands with the loveliest showing and largest line of Cheney's printed Silks ever shown, they are in a class by themselves, Smart in designs, beautiful in colorings, Printed Cinderella Crepe in patterns and colors suggesting the Far Iast, " Printed Crepe De Chine ol exquisite quullty in beautiful colorful effeets, ’ / Printed Shower Proof Foulards have a rare quality, perfect print- ing and wonderful color blend that stamps !hcm at once as a product of “Cheney's" Other Silks are Shown of different kinds that will please and en- thuse you. SPRING WASH GOODS BEAUTIFUL VOILES—flgured ones at 39c, 86 inch Ratine Volles for $1.25 yard. Swiss embroidered Voiles, $1,.00 and $1.25 yard. and '$1.25 yard. 59c and 89c yand. Plain Voiles 45¢, 59¢, 75¢, $1.00 Im- ported English silk and cotton Volles, striped and checked $1.50 up. I'ine New Ginghams.at 20¢, 30c and 59¢ yard. D. & J. Ander- son's Hcotch Ginghams, $1,00. Tissue Ginghams for 75¢ and $1.00 yd. New Cheney Kinds, white Canton Crepe with Ratine Plain shades, heavy Canton Crepe—8$1.25. Serpentine crepe, plain and fancy 33c¢ checks—$1.50 yard. colored Canton crepe, for 58¢. yard, | L Berlin News GRANGE ANNOUNGES MINSTREL PROGRAM Many Good Numbers in Show to Be Given This Evening MEETING OF LEGION HELD News From Town Olerk's Office — Meetings Are Postponed — Junior High School Has Basketball Team —Other Items. Berlin ,Grange has‘announced the program to be used at the minstrel show which it to be presented at the hall on Damon’s hill this evening at 8 o'clock. The program is: Overture, piano and violin; opening choruk, entire compan ‘Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses,” Helen Young; “I'll Forget You,” Harold Ventres; “I Don't Know Why I Should Cry Over You,” Florence Tryon; “Mr. Gal- lagher and Mr. Shean,” Wilson and Watkins; recitation, Irene Reed; “Pal O' Mine,” Nellie Richards; “Whisper- ing Hope,” Helen Young and Ilorence Tryon; “Asleep in the Deep,” George T'ryon; “Li'l Liza Jane,” end men; closing chorus, entireecompany. The end men are Joseph Wilson, Leslie Watkins, Stanley Barrett and David Emerson. The interlocutor is James Ellsworth, In the course of the evening selec- tions will be rendered by Mrs. Leon Hall at the piano, Leon Hall on the violin and Howard Hall on the cornet. Thege three will also furnish accom- paniments for the various songs. Iollowing the show dancing will be enjoyed. The committee in charge announces that the tickets have been practically disposed of and all are looking for- ward to a large audience. American Legion Meeting Bolton-Kesica post of the Ameri- can Legion met last evening in T, A. Ii. hall, Kensington, a large represen- tation of veterans being present. 1t was decided to submit the plans for the bronze tablet to the townspeo- ple at a special town meeting. This tablet will contain over 200 names. So far, five names of veterans which did not get on the honor roll in front of the town hall, have been submitted to W. R. Moore, who is in charge of that business. It has not been learned just how many new members were ‘secured during the membership campaign, in which all the present members parti- IF SKIN BREAKS OUT AND [TCHES APPLY SULPHUR Just the moment you apply Men- tho-Sulphur to an itching, burning or broken out skin, the itching stops and healing begins, says a noted wkin specialist. This sulphur preparation, made into a pleasant cold cream, gives such a quick relref, even to flery eczema, that nothing has, ever been found to take its place. Because of its germ destroying properties, it quickly subdues the itching, cools the irritation and heals the eczema right up, leaving a clear, smooth skin in place of ugly erup- tions rash, pimples or roughncss. You do not have to wait for im- provement. It guickly shows. You can get a little jar of Mentho-8ul- vhur at any drug store. colored Plain Full Line Also of all New Wash Stuffs, cipated. membership of all veterans world war who live in Berlin. Meetings Postponed The meeting of the Women's Mis- sionary society of the Berlin Congre- gaitonal church was postponed from Wednesday afternoon to this after- noon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Francis Deming of Berlin street. The study of the book, ‘“Building With India,” was continued, the group tak- ing up the second chapter. No meeting of the Boy Scouts of l,ernn will be held this evening, as pcoutmaster, Rev. Samuel A. M ke, will attend a banquet of the Amherst. Alumni association in Hart- forgdy With the Town Clerk Certificates were recefved at the office of the town clerk today an- nouncing the birth of a daughter, Josephine Frances, to Mr. and Mrs. John Pajor of Kensington on Febru- ary 28, and a daughter, Margaret Emma, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank B, Dow of Berlin on March 2. The Bodwell Realty company has sold to Joseph Veneasiano lot 142 on the old fair ground property. Sales were also made by the company of lot 163 to John Vanian and lot 159 to Luigi Magnano. The buyers live in XKensington. Have Basketball Team A basketball team was recently or- ganized at the Kensington Junior High school under the direction of Professor Martin of the faculty. The boys have been practicing for the past week in the Town hall and are pre- paring for the battle with the Bea- vers of New Britain next TuesdVay at the Boys' club in New Britain. The game will start at 5 o'clock. . The probable lineup for this game will be Bruce, right forward; Doherty, left forward; Bourgeois, center; Wetherill, right guard, and Haynes, left guard. The team carries two sub- stitutes, Idelson and Fred Wetherill playing the positions of right guard and left guard respectively. It is expected that as the baseball and football seasons come along tle boys will also be organized into teams for these sports. Professors IDodge and Martin will coach the boys in baseball. Several games basketball. The boys have shown enthusiasm gt‘rdlng the orginzation of a basket. ball” team and are ‘already looking forward to the baseball season. Farmers' Club Meetings of the Farmers' club of Berlin have been omitted for the past few weeks on account of the condi- tion of the roadg and also on account of the weather. It was announced this morning that the meetings will begin again as soon as conditlons favor their being held. Items of Interest Mr. and Mrs. Leland W. Gwatkin have left for St. Petersburg, Florida, where they are to spend several weeks Mrs. 8. M. Cowles, Miss Elizabeth Wickwire, Mrs. 1. W. Mildrum ' and Mrs. II. W. Stearns are attending the D. A. R. convention in Dristol today. A mecting of the board of directors of the Kensington Finance corpora- on will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in St. Paul's T. A. B, rooms. East Berlin Items The library will be open this eve- ning from 7:30 to ® o'clock for the exchange of books. Miss Anna Samsel of New Britain spent Thursday at her home on Main street. The ladies of the Methodist church will hold an entertainment, social and sale at the church this evening at 8 o'clocler Mrs. the Bristol state of are scheduled in E. W. Mildrum s nur-ud‘ing convention of the AND ACOESSORIES—COMPLETE ASSORTMENTS ARE HE| IR UNSKILLED OAN PRODU(C TAKE HOME SEW The object was to secure the| 3:30 o’clock. the|of St. Mark’s church of New Britain Daughters of the American Revolu-; tion, which.began today and will con-; tinue until tomorrow. Mrs. Winfield Ross entertained the sewing committee of the Black and White minstrels at her nome on Main street today. 8t. Gabrisl's Sunday school will be held at 3:15 p. m. Sunday afternoon. WITH THE IRO- RESULTS, THIMBL| ALY RINDIN THEF FINISHED WORK, / DRESS GOODS POIRET TWILL, ndy, black and colors, 66 inch, exceptional good value at $3.50 yard, Jersey Cloth, best quality, i.u inch width, tubing, priced at $1.95 yard, French Twill Serge, all wool, 56 inch, sponged and shrunk. Canton Crepe, all wool, 42 m, width, sponged and shrunk ana spot-proof, for $195 yard. TRIMMINGS VERY SPECIAL new Braid Dress and Coat Trimming, black and navy, 3% inch width — $2.98 yard, 5 1-4 inch for $1.25 yard. New Ornaments, mectal and bead, with or without fringe— black and colors at Z5¢ up to $6.98 a yard. New Girdles of silk braid and cord in black and colors, priced from 80c up to 8598 each. Other new trimmings, {go. Rev. Samuel Suteliffe will have charge of the services . The V. I. 8. orchestra will meet at the home of Mrs. S. Sugenhime on Wilcox avnue this evening for re- hearsal. On account of the snow and ice M. H. Hazen has postponed filling his ice house for the present, but now he hag clear ice on his pond and com-|school socials will be given this eve- menced cutting today. SOUTHINGTON NEWS Tax Rate of 27 Mills Is Established— Newspaper Started in Plantsville— Notes. A rate of 27 mills was established at the special town mceting last eve- ning and it was voted to pay the tax collector a commission of 1 mill on all town taxes and a rate of five mills on all personal taxes, \ Authorization was given to spend $1,000 for the purchase of new hose for:the fire company and compensa- tion insurance for the firemen will be placed with a separate company. The first edition of a Plantsville newspaper called the ‘Plantsville Budget,” made its appearance yester- day. Its editor is F. W. Wheeler, It is not known if it is to be a weekly or & monthly publication. Officer Thomas Murphy has been awarded the $25 for the upprohmmmn of the person who turned in a false alarm for the fire department two weeks ago. The case was tried in the local court. Bids have been opened for the car- rying of mails between the Southing- ton post office and the railroad sta- tion. Sealed proposals will be accept- ed by Postmaster John J. Moran. Ap- plicants must be over 16 years of age. There were 16 births, seven mar- riages and 12 deaths recorded at the office of the town clerk during the past month. The ILewis High school basketball team will play the Simsbury High school team in the town hall this eve- BILLS FOR CARFARE Porter in German Hotel Paid More For Transportation a Month Than He Earncd in Same Period of Time. Dusseldorf, March 6.—"You must be making an cnormous lot of money," said an American to the head porter of the largest hotel in Dussel- dorf, “you spend more than half your time counting great stacks of bills."” The head porter looked up sadly: “Don’t joke with me" he admon- ished. “I am the man who is respon- sible for the passing of one of the oldest, ironical, sarcastic remarks ever made about jobs.” “What is it, I would like to know ?" “This job isn't worth carfare,” the porter replied. It turned out to be literally true. It cost him fifteen thousand marks a month to go to and from his work on the street cars; the hotel paid him ten thousand marks. Rent Beaters Beware! to be known as “The New Britain Real Estate Owners' association,” will be ofganized early next week, accord- real estate dealer, the largest indi- vidual taxpayer in the city. Mr. Cohn states that about 30 men have agreed to join the organization, which has for its purpose the prevantion of tenants beating landlords by moving ! rather than paying rent. Mr. Cohn states that it is not the idea of the The church service will be held at assoclation to raise the price of rents, MARCH 9, 1923, the aftair was conducted, und as the wukly dances are an assured fact |uv.. since Andrew Hogan has taken ‘ or the management, it is oxpected vnm the couples who have been uged to attending them will turn out in big numbers tonight, A real jazay nyn copated orchestra has heen engagoed for the evening and a good time I8 ax: ured all who attend, reward for Imm-nmlmu that vl to the identifieation of the Plainville News 20 MILL RATE 1§ LIKELY 0 BE SETJ Yoters o Decide Tax Accordmg to Grand List and Budget Tonight FIREWORKS ARE EXPECTQD § |win 1 som ecar near the Methodist church, Nnnlld\' morning, March 4th, (8igned), ¢, H, NORTON, Red Stone Hill, Plainville, Model 8hop, 115 Whiting street, received Spring Royal goclety ‘l'm—l(lll broidery paclkages,—advt, MUNARGHS ACT A8 ORDINARY PEOPLE. has ems- Children to Give Dutch Kare Notes—Ipwolth League (‘ml- c«'rlv—la‘nngt-nwn\ ' NOUNCe(] = Plainville Bricts, Indications point to u mill (ux, rate to be set at the special town meeting this evening, The grand list | has been totaled up an the te will be judged from this compared with | the budget. At present, the budget calls for expenditures amounting ml about $114,000 and the rate will have | to be increased considerably over that of last yea¥ to meet it. Juding from the expressions heard on the streets| ILondon, March there are going to be fireworks at the | bromide that kings and queens are Son “Is a Beautiful Baby” 9.~The harmless Cohn Is on Your Trail | An assoclation of real estate dealers | Ing to Morris Cohn, local coal and/ meeting. Many of the residents are|human, just like anybody else, ‘was complaining that the rate will be too| worked overtime in the days that fol- high and they promise to express| lowed the advent of Princess Mary's their opinions this evening. new born son. 'eople wondered whe- Children’s Dut Tea 3lller Kink George and Queen Mary | The Children's Primary department | had acted like ordinary expectunt of the Methodist Episcopal church | grandparents, and whether Lord Li will give a Dutch tea at the church | celles behaved with the usual pre-pa- parlors tomorrow mwrnaon hel\\vou, ternal nervousness and then, upon the hours-of 4 and 5:30 o'clock. The | hearing “it's a boy,” had burst forth | children will be dressed in quaint|With pride. People learned that it was Dutch costumes and will serve the | 80, and "they were happy. tea on tables decorated for the oc-| IFrom the few chosen mortals pri- casion. The prdceeds of the affair will | vileged to be in Chesterfieid House, be added to the class contribution to| the town residence of Princess Ma the Methodist Episcopal hospital in| on the birthday of her son, there has Brooklyn, N. Y., and the support or‘cmalmted slowly but surely details of the adult public of Plainville is so-| how the royal kinfolks had conducted licited. ‘! themselves, Lord Lascelles stuck around the Epworth Concert Plans are progressing for the Ep-|house all day, pacing from room to worth League concert to be held Lt | the M. E. church March 14. The pro- gram as tentatively arranged will consist of a’pantomime, orchestra sé- lections, vocal numbers, cornet duets, violin solos, piano duets, readings and saxophone solos. Kill Kare Notes The Kill Kare club met yesterday | at the home of Mrs. Fred Powers on | Cedar street and W was played. First prize was won by Mrs. Ray Neff and the consolation prize went to Mrs. Cutting. The next meeting of the club | will be held March 21 at the home of Mrs, Willlam Foran on Pine street. Sunday School Social The fifth of a series of Sunday ning by the senior department of the | Congregational Sunday school. The program will consist of musical num- bers and a play entitled “Up Caesar’s Creek.” A postponed spelling match will be held after the entertainment. ‘Woman’'s Foundation ' The Woman's Foundation of the Congregational church will pack two missionary boxes at a meeting to be held March 15. At this time, all mem- | bers are asked to bring in their en- | velopes for the months of Junuar and I'ebruary. Lenten Services Catholic—Lenten services will bhe held in the church of Our Lady of| Mercy this evening at 7:30 o'clock. | Station of the ( and I}r‘n(‘lli(‘[inn“ will be the order. | Episcopal—Tonight at 7:30 0o’clock Lenten services and an address will take place followed by a special par- | ish meeting at 8 o'clock. | ingagement Announced | Announcement is made of the en-| rement of Miss Edith M. Grooman and Harry M. Boardwell, The wed- ding will probably take placa in June. Plainville Briefs Mrs. A. A. McLeod s slowly recov- cring from her recent tlness. Ifer children are ill wit measles. Miss Osborne of Broad street is well | on the road to recovery aflter her re- cent illness. George Taylor has left the employ of the Hill Mrg. Co,, and will start on his cutdoor work. Pythian lodee, 1 regular meeting in 1 this evening. Sequassen lodge, 1. Q. O, , tran- sacted routine business at the meet- ing last evening. The Clarion club met last o\vn(nz discussed many important mat- Records. D will hold O. F. holl of I (o} K. and comes and ters. 'he teams of Brock - Barnes post will bowl this evening on the Recrea- tion Center alleys. The teams of the Standard Steel and Bearing Co., will roll tomorrow night on the Ideal alleys. The Poultry record club Agricultural and Poultry a met last evening in the town I At The Community One of thesbest dances of the sea- sén will be held at the Community theater this evening and a large crowd is expected to be present when the music starts. The attendance at the dance Tuesday night was enthusiastic COMMUNITY THEATER Plainville, Conn, TONIGHT Regular Weekly Dance With a syncopated jazz orchestra. A night of fun and enjoy- ment under management — Of = ANDREW HOGAN 3115, and the | ation | 1. THIS e ——— S PR R T SR —F— YOUR ROOF LEAKS —CALL— 1908.12 A. J. GRISE ROOFING — CONTRACTING PLAINVILLY, CONN, In its praise for the manner in which | room, In the afternoon their majes. boy who seratehed® the side of a Hud- | ‘Queen Mary Says Princsss Mary's - | politely censorious. Manchestor, ¥ngland, March # (By the Assobated Press)—The Mans and then motored chester Guardlan, commenting editors hack to Buckingham P#ace, A'l»rl dinner ghey came again, At 10:30 | jally on the earl of Balfour's address o'clock Lord Lascelles Inquired how |in the house of Lords yesterday saysi cverything was going and Dr, Bimson “It seems to us a little unfortunate told him “everything is quite normal.” |that the American ambassador should Ifor the next hour and fifteen minutes [ huve ehallenged and virtually asked the King betrayed considerable appre-|the British government to withdraw & henston, Then case the news that the |certain passage in the Balfour note of haby was born, and that it was a boy, ' last August, “I am a grand-father," the King “Our debt to Ameriea has now bonn warked, | definitely arranged on terms whigh ut Lama father,” sald Lord Las- probably do not dissatisty one party colles, and congratulations were ex- [ more than they do the other, XxXxx. changed But since we have agreed as to the Then the queen declared, “I do not | terms of puyment It would probably care It 1 am a 1.'|ululmn|h(l or not, he wise not to argue further about but it is & beautitul baby," | their abstract justice, xxxx 1t would And the next day baby talk was the [ probably be a good thing if the diss language of the kingdom. The papers | cussion was allowed to drop, y | clothes, baby diets, baby habits wnd | ties paid a visit, buby pictures, For weoks they car- ried yards and yards of advertise- ments of bahy carrlages, infant medi- j cines, maternity gowns, baby shoes Human Iy, Who Disappointed New and socks, and dresses, | Britain Crowd, Gets No Encourages THE BALFOUR SPEECH ment From Meriden Mayor, Yackie Reynolds, human fy, dares [devil, ete, who performed in a local vaudeville theater for three days here recently, and who disappointed a large But Thinks ¢rowd which collected to see an ads | vertised climb of the John A, Andrews | buflding, has becn ‘given the cold shoulder in Meriden, | London, March 9 (By the Associat-| peynoids desired to climb the side ed Press)—The carl of Balfour's re-lop Mepjiden's city hall, but was refus- | ply in the house of lords to Aml ‘ml permission by Mayor Henry T. |sodor Harvey's recent referen 10| King, who made the significant stafe- the previous Dalfour note on the sun-,,,,,,‘, “No flics, human or otherwise, | ject of Allied debts receives much at- can climb our city hall. They might [tentio® from the London newspapers. get cold fect and fall down and no | Some regard the address as one ever falls down at city hall.” The \\‘m\lmlnalvr‘ Reynolds did stunts on the roof of refers to it as “a lecture in|the Andrews building in this city one 'day recently and advertised that he ‘wnuld climb the face of the building 9.~—~The morning|the following day. Although a large ¥ [crowd collected to see the climbing ex- tipn the climber failed to appear, British Press Comments Extensively | | On Reply to Harvey, ‘ Subject Had Dest Be Dropped, “Gazette"” | international morality.” ‘ London, March *Post says Lord Balfour undoubted) expressed the general opinion of the |hil country when he said the debt was |not a debt in the ordinary sense of 7 LEAD IN BICYCLE RACE the woud. | New York, March 9.—The six-day The “Times” correspondent de- | bicycle race at Madison Square Gare scribes the speech as “a polite casti-|den necared its final stage today with gation” of Ambassador Harvey, 7 teams tied for the lead. At 8 a. m, The Daily Express describes the|the 104th hour, the seven teams had speech as “caustic and challienging.” traveled 1828 miles and 6 ldps. —And Now You Can Choose Any Victor-Victrola on Widener’s Easy Terms! 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