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ChurchServices Metnodist Churches Trinity Morn: | Bunday—8:45 a, m,, Sunday school; “LAW | 10:45, sermon by Rev, Warren F, Henry W.|Cook; 6:15, Epworth league devotion. al serviee led by Howard O, Doolittle, Thursday afternoon at 2:80 o'clock | gy, “What's Ahead FPor Method- {the Armenian Women's Bible class | jsmy 7:80, sermon by the pastor, will meet, At 8 p. m, the annual Monday-—4:30, Troop 8 of Girl eradle roll party will be held in the'! geouts meets in the chureh; 6:30, Phil- jchapel, Members of the cradle roll|gthea class supper, lud thelr mothers have heen invited Tuesday--T7:45, class meating, |1 Thursday 18 stormy the party will| Wednesday-—4:30, treep 7 of Girl |be held the next pleasant day. ‘The | Bcouts meets in the church, 1Girl Beouts will meet at 4:30 p, m | Thursday — T:45, prayer meeting; (At :30 p. m, the Center Girls' elub ! ¢ 30, rehearsal of Sunheam choir, will hold an out door supper. | riday-—7, rehearsal of cholr, Friday at 7:20 p, m, tha Toy SBcouts |will meet, A M | Sunday, June 17th, will be observed | Morning service as “Children's Day," with services nl\ Preaching by pastor. 111 a. m, | Herolsm.” Bunday school o'clock. Varick Christian Endeavor ;-nrl-ty meating at 6:30 o'clock, Hve- 10:45, | ning service at T:45 o'clock. Subfect, “The|“No Rhadow of Evil." Congregational Churches First Chureh sehoel at 10 a. m ing service, 11 a, m, Rermon, and Freedom,” by Rey IMajer, Adult Bible classes A Bubject, at 12:30 South Sunday--9:30, Itallan school; |morning worahip. Bermon, | Wilderness and the Promised Land.'" Prayer meeting Tuesday Sermon, Junlors: “Falrles”. 10:45,(5 o'clock, beginners' department of the church school; 12:10, church school: 0, Assyrian worship; 6:30, Christian ¥ |deavor meeting; 7:45, evening w ship. Motlon pictures, "The Great American,” Theodore Roosevelt, “The Battle Hymn of the Republie."” Monday—+#, plenic and supper jthe Young Woman's department to he| lhem at the home of Mrs. George W. {Traut. West Main street cars leave |the center every 156 minutes. 7:30, isecond division, troop 2, Boy Scouts of | America. Tuesday -~ 7:46, meeting of the | standing committee in the church of- | fice, Wednesday—4:30, meeting of Girl 1 Beouts. Thursday—7, meeting of the Junior Rifle club; 8, meeting of the Senior| Rifie club. ening at| St, Mark's Episcopal Trinity Sunday-*7:30 a. m, holy | communion. Church school at 8:30] A, m. At 11 a, m, nforning prayer and sermon, Evening prayer and | sermon at 7:45 o'clock. of| " o the second regiment, Knights Washington, will he held in the par- ish rooms, beginning with supper at 6:30 o'clock. Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, holy communion in the chapel, Second Advent Morning service at 10:46 a. m. Ser- mon by pastor. Subject, “Miracles | Befora and After the Book of Acts No. 2. Sunday school 12:05 o'clock. Fvening service with sermon, “Near- y ness of Eternity,” at 7 o'clock. Stanley. Mentorla) | Thursday ening at & o'clock, | Bunday—10146 a. m, morning wor- Elihlfp.a.tvuvl_n Subjeet, “The Lorld's ship with Memorial Day sermon, hy"lm i the pastor, subject, “The More Fx- reellent Sacrifice.”” 12 a. m. Sunday 'school. Tuesday-—7:30 p. m,, social meeting| of the Sunday school officers and teachers at the parsonage, 446 Chest- |nut street, Mission school urritt Regular Kunday session at 3 p.om. Nondenominational Christian Science e En sunday service at 10:45 a. m. Sub- <m11 and Body.” Sunday school Baptist Churches . First 10:46, morning worship. by the Rev. Willlam Ross. '“The Tirst Fight of Faith." |Bible school and Brotherhod \\'N‘lncsdu) evening Sermon | o'clock. Subject,| The Reading Room- tional bank bullding is open to the il public dally from 12 noon until 4| 19:30, special memorial service. |o'clock except Sundays and holidays: Monday-—7:30, Boy Scouts, (wmnng.m\ 13 lo 7:30 p. m, 146, week evening serv- | Everyman's Blhle Class Fveryman's Bible class will hold its| | last indoor session of the season to- morrow morning at 9:30 o'clock at! |the Trinity M. E. church. It will be| observed as “Iather and Son Day”| Bunday school at 9:30 a. m. Bible and Rev. John L. Davis will deliver| elass in German for adults, and serv-|a speclal sermon entitled, “Drifting.” | dce in English at 10:30 a. m. S8ermon, | Next Sunday the class will hold an| “A Genuine Education.” Service in|open air meeting at Walnut Hill park, German at' 11:30 a. m. Sermon,|which will close the regular Sunday| “Fear and IFaith.” | morning services for the summer, The Y. P. §. will meet Tuesday eve- | ning. Thursday evening, prayer 4n German, From Friday, June 1, to Sunday, June 3, there will be a meeting of the New England Union af German Bap- tist churches in Merigen. A special program has been arranged. | Ellm (swedish) Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Morn. ing gervice in English at 11 o'clock Bubject, "'l'hv' Reveaiing Spirit.,” The | evening service at 7 o'ciock will be in | Bwedish, enter- True Friday—7:30, itainment by the Blue class. concert and boys of the German International Bible Student's Assn. 259 Main street, room 219-—10:30 |a. m. Bible study continuing ‘“The | Parable of ‘the Pounds.” 11:30 Junior Rible class, meeting Emmanuel Gospel y-—10, prayer and praise serv- :46, Morning worship, toplc, | “Belief". 12:15 p. m, Bible school; 5:46 p. m., Young People’s meeting: 7 p. m, evening service, topic, * belfef”, Tuesday- ing; T:46 p. Thursday-— | prayer meeting. 4 p. m., children's meet- m., Rible study class 46 p. m, mid-week | Lutheran Churches Wirst Morning seryice at 10:30 o'clock. | Evening service in Swedish at 7:80 o'clock. This service will be held in| the basement during the months the upper church is being renovated. People’s Sunday—-10:15 a. m, prayer ser | ice; 10:45 a. m,, morning worshi | 12:15 p. m., Sunday school; 6 p. m, | ‘Xuvmg People's meeting: 7 p. m, tevering service. Rev. I7 K. Hawley, 5 8t. Matthew's ‘n( Hawleyville, will speak at both Service in English with holy com- mmrnnu,v and evening services. munion at 9 o'clock. Sunday school| Monday—7:45 p. m, official board following. Service fn German at| meeting. 10:45 a. m. following by brief meet-| On Wednesday and Thursday the fng of voting members and Sunday|Gospel missionary convention will be @chool. held. Services morning, afternoon {and evening. Speakers: Rev. K. | Joseph Evans of Boston, Rev. J. E. . m., Con-| Jaderquist of Brooklyn, Mrs. James| fession at 10:30 a. m. Holy commun.‘ Middlemass, returned missionary and | fon at 10:45 a. m. | Mrs, Herbert Innis, returned mission- | The newly confirmed class will meet g Tuesday afternoon. | Reformation SBunday school at 9:30 a, ——— | The business meeting of the Ladfes Aid of Trinity M. E. church has been postponed until Wednesday, June 6th. Sewing muhmss were a novelty to. our grandmothers, ' Rev. F. K. Hawley of Hawleyville, will preach - AT — People’s Church of Christ Court Street Monday evening a meeting of | of | | meeting at 8 ‘Room 504 Na- | | Conn., | chureh tomorrow. EW BRITA Last Evening by E. B. C. Members of Everyman's Bible class applauded at the funny antics and loriginal jokes in “School Day the Men's elub of the Rtanley Mem | rial ¢hureh at the annual Bible el banquet lust evening, Many jokes were adapted for the occasion to the wmen | of the Bible class, The play followed the banquet | | which was held downsfalrs in the ban- quet hall, James M, Burdiek, retiting first vice.president, was toastmaster, | Mr. Burdick, who himself declined to he a candidate for the presidency, in introducing the successfn! candidate | |for that offfes, Arthur M, Parker, | stated that in his bellef it was |greater honor to be president Everyman's Bible class than to mayor of thé city, Mr, Parker spoke on the subject of | “Bervice” and asked for coopel durln‘ his term to make the class hlg:or and more active than ever, | Remarks were made by Walter Fletcher, the only man still continu- |ing as general who has held that posi. ‘Mon since the class was organized al- most (wo years ago. Harold Seaburg, general of the Red army spoke on the class as a medinm for closer cooperation between the ehurches of the city W. O, Florian, formerly of New | Britain, now president of Kveryman's Bible class of Bridgeport, and 8. H. Raymond, also formerly of this city but now president of Everyman's Bi- |ble class of West Hartford, both |classes which are numbered among the 20 or more formed hy the local class, made a few remarks. Dr. J. E. Conger, general of the White army and chairman of the |banquet committee spoke for a few minutes as did Rev. John L. Davis, tomorrow morning on the question of | tomorrow morning on th question of {an open air meeting In Walnut Hill park next Sunday and the advisability of a parade from the church. MEMORIAL SERVICE ! | Patriotic Organizations to Hear An- nual Sermon in & body At Firel| Baptist Church Tomorrow. l‘ Tomorrow evening special memorial | service will be held in the First Bap- tist church. The service will begin at 7:30 o'clock, and will end at 8:30. | Appropriate music will be rendered by the choir, solos and anthems, while the best hymns of the church, which rarg over the battle flelds at home and abroad, will be sung. The following organizations have | been invited and many have signified their intention of being present: Stan- ley Post, G. A. R.; A. G. Hammond camp, Spanish War veterans; Ameri- can Legion, Kddy-Glover post, No. 6; Veterans of Foreign Wars; L. D. Pen- fietd camp, No. 16, Sons of Veterans; G. A. R, Stanley Woman's Relief corps.; 8ons of Veterans, Auxiliary No. 1; Daughters of Veterans; A. G. Ham- mond Washington camp, No. 9, P. O. S, ¢t A.; Uniform rank, P. O. 8, of A,; New Britain Council, 0. U. A. M. Chamberlain Counefl No. 2, Jr. O. U, M.; Winthrop Council, N. 7. Daugh- ters of Liberty; Martha Washington | S Counell, No. 1, Daughters of America; Esther Stanley Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution, MISSIONARY COX '"TON The Gospel missionary convention of the People's Church of Christ will be held Wednesday and Thursday with services in the morning, afternoon and evening. The speakers will be tev. K. Joseph Ivans of Boston, Rev. J. B. Jaderquist of Brookiyn, Mrs.| James Middlemass and Mrs, Herbert | Innis, returned missfonaries. v of Hawleyville, | at the People's LS will Rev. 3 preach 10:45 A, M. rinity Meth Sunday, Brookly 7:30, Sermon Sunday 10:45 a. m. Evening at 7 p. m. B TR AT All Are ¥ | trom early morning until the close of be DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, G WEEK'S ACTIVITIES AMONG THE CITY'S CHURCHES After Foul Deed is Committed the when s day was celebrated at yesterday ‘ (&1 Renior ul:h school |the afternoon exercises the school was Lrightened up with the various class eolors worn by the students in the rr|nlv‘l' Throughout the day in the class rooms the usual routine was changed omewhat, The students, and in [many cases the teachers, were attired in the color of the class to which they are connected, The following II a list of the classes and their col. Benlors, lavender: menior mid. 'y ars, orange; junfors, Dblue; junior mid.years, green; first yom clas »vvlnk first mid.year, yellow The afternoon periods were short ened to allow for the soclal nctivities scheduled for the day and school was | aismissed about 4 o'clock. The actl vities coneisted of sgveral plays under the direction of Mrs, Amy Guliford, director of dramatics at the school The plays were very enjoyable and kept the crowd that packed the school | anditorium In a state of I"n'l humor, | | “The Trysting Flace,” u Booth 'T1rk1nmon play by members of the | ) Amphion club proved very enterfain- | Ing bringing out splendid acting on Lhe part of Charles Covert, Robert ‘hrist and Cl!hcrln- Travis The Tntimate Stranger,” “Leave it to Polly,” “School for Scandal,” and two scenes from “Penrod” by members of Miss Jrances Ferguson's Euglish | classes under the direction of M Guilford proved to be very popular sndging from the applause at the end | | of each play. i The feature play on the program was a travesty of Julius Caesar by young men whose names have been | prominently mentioned in connection with the school athletics for the past| few years. They have the school de- partment to thank for the scenery| which was supposed to add to the| dramatic effect of the play. The elaborate (?) costumes were borrow- | ed from the athletic department of the school. There were articles of | apparel from every sport at the | tschool used at the play. The featurs| lot the play was in the fourth scene| | wheg Brutus (Paul LaHar,) dnpnru(.-; {afte® committing stabbing Caesar, or- ‘deru a bottle of wine, whereupon a | bottle of milk was served to him. He| drank the whole pint. The appla\u@‘ ‘he received for his achievement was | |deafening, If Julius Caesar were as-| | |the play as it was produced yesterday the tragedy would have been greater. Everything from fists to clubs were| used on him., The young men who | took part in the play were Paul La- | Har, Benedict Durham, Thomas Mc- Cabe, Dominic Naples, Edward O'Brien, George Scheyd, Irving Crowl and Earl Putney. Dancing from the close of the en- tertainment until 6 o'clock wes held | to the etrains of Naples' Serenaders. The gymnasium was brightened up by the addition of booths which were taken care of by several of the school | crganizations. Peninsula of Lower California is al- most as large as the mainland of Imly to the heel of the boot.. -t- COMING -i- ‘ROBlN HOOD’ LYCEUM Salvation Army 120 ARCH STREET ptain Jnhll l'drfll will conduet e Sunday School— Hallelujah Salvation Meeting— THE COMMUNITY CHURCH STANLEY MEMORIAL C ONGREGATIONAL Memorial Day Sermon: “The More Excellent Sacrifice” Rev. R. N. Gilman odist Chure May 27th 10:45, Sermon by Rev. Warren F. Cook of the Methodist Hospital, n, N. Y. by the Pastor, Rev. John L. Davis Welcome EVERYMAN’S BIBLE CLASS FATHER AND SON MEETING— SERMON BY REV. JOHN L. DAVIS— { church, MAY Second of Yurly Functions Held | Brutus Dmm Sorrow in Milk'Sunday Night Pictures at Sonth Americanization Exercises T Church Seen by 16,600 Between 16,000 and 17,000 people have attended the Sunday evenl movies in the Bouth Congregational or will have hy tomoerrow evening, since these services started early in January. According to fig ures complied by Frederie L. Vay of that chureh, allowing for tomorrow evening the same average for the pre. ceding two Sundays, the total for the five months will he 16,500 The first evening the pletures shown there were 450 poople present, according to Mr. Fay's figures, The second evening the figures mounted to 600 and bysthe third evening had gone to 850, making a total of 1,900 for thres weeks, ruary showed 60 each night for four Sunday nights, or a total of 2,400 for that month, March shows a slight increasc, there heing 900 present each night fér four nights, making a total of 3,600 for the month., Aprll, which had six Fundays, stowed a slight variation, The first Bunday there were 800 pre ent. This figure dropped to exactly half the number or 460 the next Sun- drny. The third Sunday showed a re- turn to 850, dropping again to 600, returning to £60 and finally on the Inst Sunday returning to 000, This| gives the month of April o total of | 4,660, In May the first S8unday eve- ning there were 500 present. The next two Sundays had 850 each, An-| ticipating an audience of 850 tomor-| row would give May a total of 3,0 making a whole total of 16,500 in five| months, Tomorrow evening as a fitting Me- morial Day program there will be shown the story of the writing o ““The Battle Hymn of the Republic:' Scenes from the life of “The Great American,” Theodore Roosevelt, will| be shown, | ware DENAND FOR CARPETS | When Germans Moved Into Smaller | Living Quarters, Need For Floor | Coverings Declined Proportionately Berlin, May 26.-—As Germans mov- ed into smaller living quarters, be- cause of high rentals, the need for |floor coverings declined proportion- | ately. At the same time prices con- | ! tinuel high on account of the heavy | import duties on raw materials, and | out of hoth these conditions there re- | |sulted a buyers' strike, People dis- {sasinated in reality the way he was in | engeq with new carpets, or got along | mittee urges that residents other than | troop No. with what they had before. Now carpet prices have fallen from one-third to one-half, but even so a domestic covering nine by twelve feet costs the cquivalent of $100, and there ure few buyers. All household furnishings bring |good prices today in Germany, and | many former officials of the old .gov- | ernment have sold their apartment leases and furnishings for enough money to pay their way to some dis- tant part of the world where life is |begun anew, A. M. E. ZION CHURCH 317 Church Street Rev. I. B. Walters, Pastor will preach at both services Subject, “A Threefold Loyalty” Tag Day Saturday, June 2 FIRST CHURCH “LAW “THE G Picturization o dent Doors open at 7:15 Non-denominational “DRIFTING” | nard 50,) the dresses | | will be present. Church School—10 A. BIBLE CLASS MEN GAESAR DIES AGAIN_ THOUSANDS ATTEND 1, 0.B.B AUKILIARY'S RELIGIOUS TTEMS ATANNUALBANUET ~ BUT NOT BY BLADE. ~ RELIGIOUS MOVIES PATRIOTIC PROGRAM Warren F. Cook, who preced- ed Rev. John L. Davis as pastor of Trinity M. E. chureh, will speak At the church tomorrow morning. Rev The annual eradle roll party of the First Congregational church will be hell Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock fn the chapel morrow at Central Junior H. §. Ladies' aux- under whose The committee of the \liary to the 1 BN, direction the first big Americanization program of the auxillary 18 to he car ried out tomorrow afternoon at Cen tral Junior High school hall merly grammar sachool) greatly encouraged by the sales of tieckets and it is expected that the affair will prove not wolf supporting, but will furnish a balance for a continuance of Americanization work here. [0 The boys of the True Blue class of the First Naptist church will give a concert and entertainment on Friday 30 o'clock evening at 7 (for meeting of the Bunday officers and teachers of the Memorial church will be held Tuesday evening at A school Btanley nt the 7:80 o'clock has social advance PArSONARE only June 1, until Sunday, All be & meeting of Robert ¢, Deming, sate director of [y vy Fpgland Unfon of German \mfl'!r]unluum\ has m-nrnn'l his ml Baptist churches in Meriden. A spee terest by consenting to come heve and L i addteast Dy {Bere | I8 EFOSTAIA B Désh arranged, M, Kaplan of Kingston, N, Y f rved as a chaplain with the will he present to pay tribute American soldiers who fell dur ing the World War. Dr. Kaplan's tribute will be aeccompanied by @ tabhleau depicting the army, navy and ited Cross. The entertainment will be furnished hy children who have heen drilled for their parts. A May time operetta will he given hy public school children in the primary grades Tt is known as "Tom's Garden,' and many of the children will appear dressed as flowers, the costumes hav- | ing been made especially for the oc casion by a Bristol artist who has | worked for three months designing A patriotic review in five | High school From Friday, June 3, there Dr. Abel \mqum of the First Lutheran chureh will speak at the annual memorial service in the Swed« feh cemetery in Portland, Sunday afte ernoon who Y to the MERIT TESTS PASSED Promotions for May Indicated by Ree port of Boy Scont Court of Honor—= High Honors for John Slade. following Boy Scouts have passed their merit badge tests this month, according to the May report of the Boy Scout court of honor. Second clags tests passed: Henry Pelton, Alber®®enjamin, William Pat- tison, Willlam Peterson of troop No. 2, South church. Henry Clark, troop 5, Kensington. Everett Heath, Paul Tute Theodore Johnson and Ellsworth arroll of troop 9. Reid Derrick and hvnumh Westergren of troop No. 4, Center church and Gustave Dahiman of troop No. 4. Merit hadge tests passed: Cycling, Arnold Westergren, Raymond Gag- The tableaux will be given by ! pupils. Dr. Kaplan's talk will be an ex- planation of what the American army and navy and the Red Cross have done for America in times of war. It is expected that Superintendent Holmes of the school department and | "‘ members of the board of education The program throughout will be of a patriotic nature, in keeping with the spirit-of Memorial Day. The project is fostered by the members of the former Jewish war welfare board non, troop No. 4. Swimming: Ray- who are now taking up community ‘monrl Gagnon, troop No. 4. Ploneer. ing: John Slade, troop No. 4. Intere work. It.was suggestd that the exers | preting: Benjamin Slade, troop No. 4, cises be held on Memorial Day, but \gyjjjam Christ and Robert Christ, the committee decided that this would | .50 N, Craftsmanship, (book- confilct with the public observance of | v, qing), an;nmln Slade, troop No. the day and decided to hold them to- | 4 syirelegs: Benjamin Slade, troop bl No. 4. Scholarship: Benjamin Slade, While there are enough parents in- | yraop No. 4. Life Scout: John Slade, terested in the event to more than troop No. 4. Star Scout: John Slade, the com- | troop No. 4. First Aid: Kenneth Volg, | occupy all seats in the hall, Jewish men and women attend as ac- | | commodations have been reserved for them. The committee states that the ANNUAL PIONIO message of the program can hest be The Young Woman's department of driven home by the cooperation of |the South Congregational chureh will residents who are of other renxlounj)\o].l a picnic and supper at the faiths and nationalities. | home of Mrs. George W. Traut on The program will begin at 2 o'clock | | Monday evening at 6 o'clock. The and between the several numbers or- | West Main street cars will leave the chestral music will be furnished. center every 15 minutes. i— FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Morning Subject: “THE FIRST FIGHT OF FAITH” Evening Subject: “A MEMORIAL SERVICE” Rev. William Ross Special Music Augumented Choir Male Quartet Services: 10:45 Morning R s 7:30 Evening OF CHRIST—Services at 11 A. M. Sermon By Rev. Henry W. Maier AND FREEDOM” M. All Are Welcome IN HONOR OF OUR COUNTRY A REMARKABLE PATRIOTIC PICTURE REAT AMERICAN” f the life of the famous patriot and president THEODORE ROOSEVELT His boyhood, youth, life on the plains, police commissioner, governor, vice presi- and president. An amazing career. SOUTH CHURCH—Sunday Evening 7:45 A picture every American should see. Morning Worship at 10:45—Sermon hy . the Pastor: “THE WILDERNESS AND THE PROMISED LAND” Meets at M.E. Church Sun. 9:30 a.m. Last Indoor Meeting of Season