New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1929, Page 2

Wisiee ol 19184919 Worst i " Now Brtui's Hsory - Although the winter now drawing to & close has been one of many sicknesses it has been In strong contrast with the Influenza period of about 10 years ago when New Brit- ain lost many residents. New Britain never experienced a period similar to that which began during the latter months of 1918. On September 19, 1918, the first two cases were discovered. Both were soldiers who were home on & fur- lough from Camp Devens. Within & day or two the disease began to spread until it had a firm 8up in_pragsically every part of the city. Desperata efforts were made by health :authorities to prevent an epilemic, The health department issued daily statements advising the people what to do as soon as they found themselves with a sign of the disease, A careful study of the cases were made and every precaution was taken to prevent further spreading. Soon the disease began to take its toll. Before the end of the month many had died. The worst effect of the disease was shown among the soldiers especially those in Camp Devens, In the early part of October the total number of cases reported was 1,616. Desperate measures were re- sorted to in an effort to check the disease. At a special meeting of the health board all schools were order- ed closed for one week, all theaters and motion picture houses were or- dered closed until further notice and the same order was given concern- ing dance halls. Saloons and soda fountains were ordered to wash glasses in boiling water after usage. The penalty for fallure to obey would be an order to close. Short church services were asked and large public funerals were discouraged, George A, Quigley was mayor. When he learned that conditions ‘were very serious that the hospital wardas were overcrowded and that there was grave danger that the state armory or the basements of some’of the churches might have to be taken over as auxiliary hospital he offered the use of his home at the eorner of Maple and Whiting streets. One of the saddest events during this period occurred when a sallor arrived in this city with pleasant anticipation of a joyful reunion with his parents. As he alighted from a trolley car he noticed two funeral hacks passing and someone shouted to him from one of them. The oc- cupants of the hack were his moth- er and father and the funeral was that. of his brother. Sometimes two members of a family died and in one instance a triple funeral was held. There were 30 many deaths that newspapers of, ll\u dpy. carried briet obituary no- tices for every vietim regardless cf V ow prominent he was. These short atices occupied several columns. Oaly the name, age, address and the time of the funeral were iucluded. Undertakers had a difficult task 'n their efforts to supply caskets for the dead. In some cases plain pinc boxes tvére used as coffins and at times it was necessary fcr the un- dertakers. to g0 into the cellar and build caskets to supply the demand. People avoided furierals and there were no funeral corteges. Hearses were always in demand and as there were few in this city at that time it was mot an uncommgn sight to see the casket being taken -to .its.final resting place in an xpress wagon; ¢ —_— PRE-WAR ROMANE 1S DRAMATIC TALE Film af South Church Movie Service Shows Emotional Scenes: The film to. be shown Sunday eve- ning at the South Congregational church, is “The Blue Danube,” in which Leatrice. Joy, Joseph Bchild- kraut and Nils Asther, assume the leading parts, The story {s very dramatic, and Mr. Schildkraut fs given an opportunity to do some wonderful acting. There are some deeply pathetic situations in it, that which shows the hero returning from the war and finding the girl he loved married to a hunchback being particularly so, The interest is kept tense all the way through. Nils Asher, as the titled young Austrian, who loved the heroine, a commoner, does excellent work rart. The story is laid in Austria just before the World war days, and shows a young baron, officer in the Austrian army, and his love affairs with the daughter of a tavern keeper, who in turn is loved pa: sionately by a hunchback. who keeps bis love to himself. On the eve of their marriaze the hero is ordered to join his colors and to leave for the front immediately. He sends word to the heroine by the hunczh- hack to meet her at the station so that they might be married by the 'rmy chaplain. Dut the hunchback withholds the message from the lLeroine. The hero is captured by the Russians and is sent to Siberia. Complications and dramatic sit- uations follow until the final and unexpected climpx. Temperance Women in County Conference Here A district conference of the W. C. T. U. of Hartford county will be held in Trinity Methodist ehurch Tuesday, beginning at 10 a. m. ‘There will be reports from the dis- triet officers and addresses by wom- en prominent tn the organization. Mrs. Edward P Carter of New Brit- ain is the local presjdent. ‘The afternoon session will start at 2 o'clock. The spinning and weaving of cot- ton 18 one of the most important and largest of the manufacturicg' industetes in Portugal. ( in the hero's | New York, Feb. 28.—The Rev. John H. Kent has been stone-deaf since early boyhood, but he is a busy, successful and contented man. Busy because he serves the largest metropolitan territory of any clergy man in the United States, Success- ful and contented because thousands of persons without speech or hear- ing depend upon him for spiritual and physical leadership. It is not despite his deafness, but because of it, that Vicar Kent per- forms this unusual service. An ill- ness robbed him of his hearing at the age of §; at the speclal schools he attended, he resolved to devote his life to aiding others similarly afflicted. Now he ministers to the deaf and dumb in the entire New York area, In additiod to his own parish, 8t. Ann's Protestant Episcopal Church for Deaf Mutes in New York, he conducts services in the Trinity Cathedral, in Newark, N. J., at tho Church of the Messiah, Brooklyn and at St. Paul's church in Pater- son, N. J. Frequently he visita King- ston, N. Y. ncarly 100 miles away. A Big Job for-Anyune “All this would be no easy task for a clergyman with normal hear- fhg .and speech,”” he wrote ' out, “but being mysvelf stone-deaf “and speaking with great difficulty, I minister exclusively to deaf mutes. During the course of a year, "Y1 reach about 5,000 through lectures, parish ealis and services “vBesides christenings, weddings and funerals, sick calls and church services, 1 call also on the poor of imy parish, find jobs for them when hey areé jobless, and have even ppeared in court to defend them ‘when they got into difficulties. His 8unday sermon s given from the pulpit with his hands and his fingers, to a deaf and dumb congre- gation, His vested choir has been trained to sing. hymns with their hands and fingers in the sign lan- guage, 0ddly enough, Vicar Kent decrics lip reading and says sign language is the only medium for the deaf. Calls Lip Reading Inaccurate “Although it is slower,” he wrote, “it is wholly accurate, and mistakes seldom occur with its use. On tho bther hand, lip reading may be in- accurate because ' few persons pro- nounce their words in the same manner—thus lip. reading requires the most intensive training. “Sign language has been the chief | instrument of progress in educating the deaf of America.” The vicar sees & new problem for ‘m. people in the vogue for talking | pictures. In his 20 years of work, he has found movies to be a god. send as entertainment for _hose without hearing. “Because,” he took up his pencil | again, “besides enjoying a movie as | perfectly as a person of normal {hearing may, the deaf lose their sense of handicap while watching {the screen, They can walk into a theater like anyone else and lose themselves in the entertainment. “The ‘Talkles’ threaten to ruin i this pleasure, for in most cases deaf |mutes lose the continuity supplied by the spoken words.” Although he has one blind man who is deaf and dumb as well, and a few hopeless cripples and some who: are very old and unable to work in his congregation, Vicar { Kent finds that most of his congre- | gation are working men and women. earning fair wages and being self- supporting. Followers of Stage Plays “One of the chief problems of the deaf is to fit into social life.” he continued with his pencil. “That is why 1 try to keep the church activities varied. A score of cluhs meet each week in the rooms above my church, and each winter plays are written and presented by ~af- mutes of the congregation. “Last year and the year uefore. the young people of St. Ann's church presented a ‘musical’ com- |ery in which the numbers were X 2 Eoch wirker A John H. Kent and Interior of His Church Minister, Deaf From Childhood, Preaches Sermon to More than 5,000 Mutes Annually—Choir Members Sing With Hands—Congregation Produces Silent Plays. church building for social club rooms. He's a College Graduate Another of his aims is to further technical education for the deaf so that they may be self-supporting. Printing he believes offers one of the best flelds, so he already has installed a job-press in the base ment of his church. For himself, Vicar Kent finds re- laxation in.reading and himself has written many- verscs. He is:a grad- .uate of Gallaudet College, Washing ton, D. C.,, the ieading university for the deaf in this country. In the summer he. loves to fish, and en. joys outdoor life. ‘He met hiy wife, who has been deat from birth. when he was 10 years old. They, were sweathearts s students in the New York Institute or the Dcaf in New York city, and they were marricd in . 1349, “Thev/{" Iive In a charming apartmént on the. top floer of the churchbuild ing and have two daughters, Ruth 19, and Dorjs, 13, both healthy happy and pretty. ENGINEER TO TALK 10 CHURCH GROLP Jom Calder to Speak on “Tn- secnre Americans” Tuesday John Calder, industrial engineer of Lexington, Masa.,, now director of the industrial relations course at the Springfield Y. M. C. A. college, will be the speaker at the February meeting of ‘the First Church Men's Association in the ‘dining room of the church Tuesday-evening, Febru- ary 26th, at 6:30 o'clock.. Mr. Calder has been: consultant in industrial relations to many con- cerns during the past 10 vears and for years previous was identified as works manager with the Remington Typewriter company, the Cadillac Motor Car company, and from 1918 to' 1922 he devoted all his time to 8wift & Company as manager of in. dustrial relations for its 75,000 em- Pployees and executives in 131 plants situated in 22 different states and Canada. He has a wide acquaintance with American industries and has traveled' extensively in Europe. His new lahor policies and educational work are sald to have had notable results. His books on *“Modern In. dustrial Relations” and “Foremen Training,” as well as his addresses and seminars have been widely read. He is a graduate with honors in both science and engineering of the Royal College of Science and Arts, Glasgow, Scotland. For five years he has been chair- man of the social relations commis- sion of the Congregational churches, helping to shape its statements of policy and speaking frequently in Congregational churches throughout the country. His subject Tuesday evening will be “Insecure Amer- icans.” Three New Teachers on Church School Staff | The united week day church schools have entered upon the work | of the second semester with these additional workers =added force. Miss Esthar Itussell, former- ly secretary at the Eouth Congrega- | | Union Holy Week Noon Day Service, Firt Church of Christ, 12:30 - 12:50 P, M. meeting at the First Congre- | tional church, cight, gational church vision of Rev. A, Rose Weller of teach the third grade, meetirg in the A. M. E. Zion church under the <. pervision of Miss kxella A Di inson. Mra. Wellor suceeeds Mrs, Carrie. Johnson, who has been su- perintendent of the day nursery f will teach in grade under the super- D. Hininger. Mrs, ‘sung’ with hands and fingers.” His plays and musical comedies | have been mo succeesful that the| vicar plans a new and larger stage | for-dramatic entertainments and | I secks to build an extra story on the { the Avon street comrmi nity house of Hartford. Mrs. Willixm Gooby, or- ganist at the Stanley Memorial | church has heen engaged as planist for the church “chonl ineeting at the I First Baptist church, to the Middletown, will | m\m'lfl CHURCHES sundny. 10: 05 A, m. church serv- ice, sermon by Rev. Wiliam Roass, Proelous Than ut. Bike achool and Brotherhood cls 12:30. p. m. pas- tor'a, puuu&w eln-.q 3 Monday, 7:30 p. m. Boy Scouts Wednesday, 2:30 p. m. religious teaching. ' Thursday,, 7:45. p.. m. midweek service. Friday, 9:30 & m. all day sewing meeting; 4:16 p.'m. Girl Scouts;. 7:30 p. m. Musical club, . (Elim) Swedish Sunday, 9:45 a. m. Bible school and Men’s Bible clsss; 11 a. m., 4:30 and 7 p. m. revival services with preaching by Mrs Eugia Lindblad of New York, N. Y. & Tuesday, 8 p. m. the King's Daughters’ meeting at the home of Mrs. Oscar Johnson, 125 Shuttle Meadow avenue, Thursday, 8 p. m. prayer service at the church Friday, 8 p. m. choir rehearsal. First German Sunday, 9:30 a. m. church school Young People’s meeting, Gustave service, Gustave Bochman of Hart- ford, speaker. Tuesday, ¢ p. m. religious educa~ tion class for church membership. ‘Thursday, 8 p. m. midweek serv- ice in German, Friday, 8 p. m. choir rehearsal. CONGREGATiONAL CHURCHES3 First Sunday, 10—11:20 a. m. church school; 11 a, m. kindergarten, morn- ing worship, sermon, Rev. Merrill F. Clarke, pastor of Congregational church of New Canaan; children’s story, Rev. Alfred D. Heininger. At 12:15 p. m. men's Bible class, lea- ders, Jacoh ). Hahn and Wiltiam B. Rossberg; 2 p. m. Armenian service and Bible class, preacher, Dr. Hadi- dian; 4 p. m. ministers’ Lenten class for younger group: 6 p. m, P'eng- Yu club, leaders, Miss Eleanor Hu- bert and Leon Dickenson; 6 p. m. minister's Lenten class for older group; 7 p. m. Young People's so- clety, leader, Frederick Schmalz, speaker, Raymond Gale; 7:30 p. m. union Lenten evening service, Swed- Ish Béthany church, preacher, Rev. William Ross, Tuesday, 6:30 p. m. clation supper mecting, Wednesday, 2:30 p. m. sixth grade week day church school; 4:15 p. m. junior choir rehearsal and 7:30 p. m. February party, P'eng-Yu club. Thursday, 3 p. m. eighth grade week day church school; 4:15 p. m. Girl Scout meeting and 7:45 p. m. union preparatory service, First church chapel, speaker, Dr. George W. C. HilL Friday, 7:30 p. m. Boy 8cout meet- ing; 7:30 p. m. religious education committee meeling af the parsonage Men's asso- South Sunday, 9:30 a. m, menior-and Ttal- ian-American departmentd of the church schoo.; 10:30 a. m. morning worship, subject: “The Institutional George W C. Hill. Beginners' kin- dergarten at 10:30. At 12 noon primary, junior, intermediate and Chinese departments of the church school; 7:15 p. m. evening worship. Monday, 7:15° p. m. Community School of Leadership Training at First church. Wednesday, 2:30 p. m. united week day church school, grades four and five; 7:30 p m. court of honor, B. 8 A; 7:45 p. m. sion class led by Dr. Hill. Thursday, 3 p. m. united weck day church school, grade seven: 3:30 p. m, executive board meeting of the Teachers-Mothers' league; b p. m, executive committee meeting of the church school and 6:30 p. m. taculty supper and conference. Friday, 4 p. m. Girl Scouts, troop 1; 7:30 p. m. Boy Scouts, troop 11; 7 p. m, social for sixth grade juniors, Saturday, 7:15 p. m. rehearsal of the choir guild. Assyrian Mission Sunday, 2:30 p. m. ship. Rev. E. E. Adams will speak on the Lenten sermon, Monday, 2:15 p m. English class. ‘Tuesday, 2 p. m. Lenten meeting, topic: “Home Worship.” All mis- sion mothers invited. Tea will be served. At 4 p. m. Jolly Juniors; 7:30 p. m, exccutive meeting of the mission, Thursday. cussion of miracles. Friday, class for young people. Ttalian Mission Sunday, 9:30 a. m. Ttalian-Ameri- can department of the church school; 10:30 a. m. worship at Hun- | ter road, Rev. Pasquale Alterio witl preach; 2:15 p. m. Sunday school at Hunter road and 5:30 p. m worship at South church, Rol 7:30 p. m. Lenten dis- Jesus' parables and February 24th March 3ra March 10th March 17th Palm Sunday Wednesday Thursday Friday 10:30 a. m. English worship; 6 p. m, | Bochman, speaker; 7 p. m. evening in Religion,” sermon by Rev. Dr. | Lenten discus- ! 4 p. m. pastor's Lenten terio will preach, Monday, 7:30 p. m. Christian En- | deavor meeting, teader, Louls Brun- "etto, topic: “Why is Christianity the Only Adequate Religion?” | Thursday, 7:30 p. m, prayer meet~ ing at Hunter road. Friday, 7:30 p. m. Hunter road choir rehearsal, Memorial Sunday, 9:30 a. m. junier, inter- mediate and senior departments of church school; 10:¢5 a. m. morning worship and sermon by Rev. R. N. Gilman, subject: “Faith, Work and Zeal,” and second in a series of Lex- ten sermons on the general theme “Qualities of the Christian.” At 12 noon, primary and beginners' de- partments, Monday, 7:30 p. m. Boy Scouts, troop 16. Tuesday, troop 11. Wadnesday, 2:30 p.vm. united {week day church school, grades three and fou 7 p. m. Girl Scouts, society. Washington's birthday so- cial postponed last week. At 8 p. m. joint social of the German Raptist and Stanley Memorial Young Peo- ple's societies. Friday, 7:45 p.- m. meeting of the Men's club. Brief business session followed by a bowling match, LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reformation Services, 10 a. m. Sunday schonl 11:15 a. m. Wednesday evening service at § o'clock. The religious school will meet Wednesday and Thursday after- noons. Meeting of the Thursday at 8 p. m. First Rev. Dr. 8. G. Ohman, former pastor, will preach S8unday morning and evening. Both services will be in Swedish. 3 Lenten services Wednes ut 7:45 o'clock. ' Church cholr Friday evening. Confirmation class Satur- day morning. Rev, Dr, Abel A. Ahlquist, paster, will preach in Brooklyn, Sunday. | Brotherhood St. John's (German) Due to the illness of the pastor, Rev. Martin W. Gaudian, Rev. Mr. Detmaringen of the Hartford The | logical seminary will conduct the service, The schedule will be as ollows: Sunday 8:45 a. m. Eng "lish service; 9:45 a. m. Sunday school and 11 o’clock, German serv- ice. Communion service will be post- | 'poned until next Sunday. The FKriendship league will meet Tuesday at 8 p. m German Lenten !service will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. METHODIST CHURCHES Trinity Suoday, 9:30 a. m. Everyman's Rible class Woman's Rible class, and hurch school; 10:45 a. m. sermon, ‘ ‘Salt Without Savour™; 7:30 p. ., union Lenten service, Swedish Beth- any church. Monday, 3 p. m. Ladies’ Ald so- ciety. Tuesday atternoon W. H. M. 8. so- cial tea at home of Mrs. Charles T. Waters, 98 Lincoln street; 2—5 p. m. Methodist group at the hospita!; 9:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. W. C. T 1. county {institute; 6€:30 p, m. Phil- athea class; 7:15 p. m. Doy Scoute; 7:45 p. m class meeting. Wednesday 2:30 p. m. week day Union A. M. E. Zion 8Bunday school 9:20 a. m. Morn- ing worship with sermon at 10:45 | morning service with sermon by |pastor at 11 o'clock, subject: “The Thursday, 2:30 p. m, Ladies' Ald | o'clock. Varwck Christian Endeavor | 'fim ‘9 m. Mewl-Bible society at 6:30 p, m. Evening serv- at the parsonage, 140 Monroe street; | tact that only two years before, on ice at 7:45 o'clock. Ssrrion by Rev W. C. Moreland of Chelsea, Mass, Monday, $ p. m. special meeting ot 8Bunday schoo! board. Tuesday evening, prayer and class meeting. Wedneaday, 2:45 p. m. united week day religious achool, grades three, four and A ‘Thursday, 7:30 p m. adjourned meeting of the daughters of confer- ence at the parsonage. HIEELMNEOUH Second Advent Sunday school at 10 a. m. Sunday the Importance of the Qid Testament.” Evening service with sermon at p. m., subject Stubbornnems.’ ‘Wednesday, chrhu-n Relonce Sunday service at 11 a. m, sub. ject: “Mind.” Sunday school at| 46 a. m. Wednesday evening meeting at 8 o'clock. “Bible Figures of so p. m. Bible class. . Mark’s Episcopal Eundny 7:20 a. m. holy com- munion; a, church school; 11a m mornml prayer and sermon by the rector; 6 p. m. evening prayer and sermon by the Rev, B. B. Styring; 6 p. m, meeting of the Young People's tellowship. Monday, 8t. Matthias' day: a. m, holy communion. Wednesday. 9:30 a. m. holy com- munion; 7:45 p. m evening prayer and sermon by the Rev. George 7. Linsley, D. D, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Hartford. Friday, 7:45 p. m. rector's Bible 9:30 | class for the adult members of the | parish, Swedish Bethany Second Sunday in Lent. Morning worship in 8wedish at 10:30, 8er- mon by Rev. C. J Fredeen on the subject; “A Loving Service.,” Spe- cial singing Sunday school at 12 o'clock noon Classes for all ages. Young People's service at 4:30 p, Good program rendercd followed hy serving of refreshments, The mixed chorus and male chorus under ‘the direction of Walter L. Magnuson will sing. Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock a preaching and prayer service !s held at the church, Music at this service by a string trio. The Bethany Bible cliss under ‘he direction of the pastor meets on Priday evening at 7:45 o'clock. International Bible Students’ Assn, Sunday, 1 to 6 p. m. volunteer service; 8 p. m. Bible atudy at 19 Howard strect, Wednesday, 8:-p. m. prayer, praise and testimony service, Friday, 8 p. m Bible study. book: *Deliverance.” People’s Sunday, 10:15 a. m. prayer in the pastor's study; 10:45 a. m. sermon, veligious school, third grade. Thursday, 4 p. m. church member- ship class; 7:45 p. m. midweek serv- ice. Friday, 4 p. m. sewing school “Justice at the Rar”: 12 noon, Rible school with classes for all ages; 6 p m. Young People’s meeting; 7.p. m. sermon, “A Proclamation, a Warn- ing, an Invitation.” Monday, 8 p m., the visitation committee will meet in the prayer room of the church. Text ‘Sunday, 10:45 A. M. Sermon Subject “SALT WITHOUT SAVOUR” Music by the Quartette Trinity Methodist Episcopal Churgh Everyman’s Speaker: o Vocal Soloist: Bible Class Rev. W. H. Barsch Subject: “Life’s Burdens” Miss Evelyn Refelt Class Session 9:30 to 10:30 A. M. Speaker Next Sunday Rev. Geo. W. C. Hill Pasquale Al-| * Sunday Evenings, 7:30 o’Clock CHURCH Swedish Bethany—7 p. m. First Lutheran St. Mark’s Episcopal First Baptist First Congregational PREACHER Rev. Bamuel A, Figke Rev. Carl J. Fredeen Dr. Abel A Ahlquist Rev. S8anmuel Sutcliffe Rev. Theodore 8. Dunn Churches Join in Lenten Services Many Protestant churches in New Britain are cooperating in union Lenten and Holy Week services: The program is as follows: PREACHER Rev. Willlam Ross Rev, Samuel Sutcliffe Dr. Abel A. Ahiquist Rev, Carl J. Fredeen Rev. Willlam H. Alderson SUBJECT Indignation of Jesus™ Exultation of Jesus Beclusion of Jesus™ Tendernoss of Jesus” Submission of Jesus” “The “The “The “The “The Holy Week Evening Se.vices, 7:45 o'Clock CHURCH Monday (German Raptist) Tuesday (Swedish f3ethany) Wedn v (I7rst Naptist) Thursday (South Congregationa Friday (Trinity M. E.) PREACHER Rev. Raymond N. Gilman Rev. William H. Barsch Dr. George W. C Hil Dr. Hill and Rev. Ross Rev. Theodofe A. Greene 1 SUBJECT “Cleansing the Temple” “Scoring the Pharisees” “Hungering for Friendship” Communion Service “Treading the Wine Press” 2:30 p. m.° Womea's Ill-mry Prayer band will' meet ‘at ~ Mrs. Chatles Atwoud's home oa Shérman court to make bandages to be sent to Africa’ for hospital work. = Wednesday, 3 p. m, children’ classes; § p. m, women's Bible class in the prayer room. of the church. ‘Thureday, 3. p. m. children's (clagses; 7:¢45 p. m. regular praiae and prayer mervice. Joseph McCabs who wes born in Damascus, now mis. sionary to Nigeria, Weat Africa, will tell of Mis work among the Moslems. Friday, 1:30 p m. cholr, uhumL . l:nr:ull'u Bible Class. Miss Evclyn Refelt, soprano solo- ist, will sing atthe session of Every- 15 ‘man‘s Bible class tomorrow, under | the auspices of the Blue army, The | class will discuss plans for a supper and entertainment to be given n the near future. ‘Rev.'W. H. Barach, pastor of the German Raptist | church, who has been confined to his bed with an attack of grip' for the past two weeks, is expected to de- liver the address. ST, MARY'S SCHOOL 15 2 YEARS OLD Anmvemry ol Dedication Wil Ptllonlnlm M-ry‘- scheol, from whose ’ranka hundreds of the city’s most prominent- citizens have been pro- duced, is rapidly nearing the 25th |anniversary of ita dedication. The Beaver street plant was constructed under the supervision of the late Rev, John T, Winters whose death was mourned by *he entire city. I'o Father Winters .must be gxtended most of the praise for its establish- ment, . In 1903 Right Rev., Michael Tier- ney in an address In this city call- m, |ed to the attention of the parishion- ers of 8t. Mary's the need of a school for boys and girls. Develop- ments for a new achool started soon atterward and the site on Beaver street was chosen for the bullding. The structure was. rapigly .com- pleted and eonsisted of three storics including a hall for sor'sties in the basement and was fitted up with the best modern equipment, and. sanitary arrangement. It was 165 feet long to be one of the finest school buiid- ings in the state. It had 24 vooms accommodating 1300 pupils and cost $61,000. The cornerstone was laid on Qctober 18, 1093, berore &an- im- mehse crowd. Its.dedication fol- lowed on June 26, 1904.. Bishop Tierney officlating and Rev, Willlam H. Rogers spoke to an audience ol several thousand, Graduates Many Prominent Men Untl) the present time the build- ing has served the needs of thou. sands of children of 8t. Mary's par. ish and countless prominent -men and 80 feet wide and was conceded | R January 33, 1902, 8t. Mary's church It was the pastors duty fo _| rebuiid but on March § of the ssme took his place and the great work was left in his hands, Through mbfl:rlpflonl. the people of the parish donated $11,000, th largest that was ever made on one Sunday in any parish In the dio- cese, The work of rebuilding was immediately started and in 10 months 8t. Mary's church had risen from its ashes. The dedication took place on Sunday, February 8, 1903, 1 The comforts and conveniences of the new chapel were thought to he {sufficient for the congregation then present and Father Winters started plans for the new school which was a great undertakin® so shortly after the construction of the new ahurch. Later the work of completing the church was started and plans drawn for a new convent. Both placos were dedicated or February 2, 1308, making this year the 21st anniver- sary of ‘the dedications. The cost of the rebuilt church was about $125,000 and the convent, $65,000, Presenting to Main street, ‘ts three bufidings, convent, church and parochial residence, and on Beaver street, its commodious school build- ing, 8t. Mary's church property stands second to none in the diocese in point of location, construction and equipment, MASONIC RODIRS WILL ATTEND CHURCH SERVICE Rev, Samuel A, Fiske ¢to Speak Near Site of Birthplace of Oity's Oldest Lodge Masonic lodg»s and their affitiat- ed auxillary organizations wiil at. tend a speclal service at the Beriln Congregation church tomorrow eve- ning, when tha Rev, Samuel A, Fiske will specak on “A Patriotie i Brotherhood.” Rev. Mr. Wiske is & member of Centennial lodge A. F. and A. M., and is a former chapiain of that organization, Harmony lodge of this city was originally organi in Berlin more than a centpry ago, and the meeting in Berlin is in the nature of o double tribute to the Berlin pastor and the birthplace of Harmony lodge. Giddings Chapter, Doric Council, nbow Girls, DeMolay Boys, Ore der of Amaranth and Order of East- ern Star members will participate in the service, which will being at 7:30 o'clock. Members of any of the or- ganizations not affiliated locally, or| members of their familics are Invit.) ed to the mervice, A systematic campaign: in city is expected to culminate in record attendance, ——eie When the skin is moist, the r sistance to electricity is greatly 1e creased and serious shock may sult from relatively low voitage. Seuth Congregational Church 8UN! DAY 10:30—Morning Worship, with sermon by the paster oa The Institutional in Religion. 9:30, 10:30, 12:10—8essions of the .Church school, classes for all. 5:00—Pastor's class for. Young. People, 7:15—Doors open at 6:45—Evening Worship with motion pictures THE BLUE DANUBE A story with beautiful scenes and strong dramatic interest. 3 ‘WEDNESDAY 7:46—Lenten Discussion Class. Address and general discussion on the history and oratory in the Bible, Preliminary talk on the Presbyterian church. You will be most cordially welcome to thess and all sorvices, First Baptit Church 10:45 Morning Service—12:10 Bible fichool Sermon by Rev. Willlam Roas, subject: MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Music: “Hear, O My People.”—S8t venson “I sought the Lord.”—Stevenson Thuraday, 7:46—Mid-week Service 11:00 A. M.—Morning Worshi First Church Men's Bubject:—* Even: Speaker:—MR. JOHN CALDER, Friday, 9:30—All day sewing meeting 1 United Lenten Service Sunday Evening at Bethany Church—7:00 First Church of Christ 10:00-11:20 A. M.—8unday Church School. ip. Sermon by REV. MERRILL FOWLER CLARKE of New Canaan, Connecticut, “THE WORDS IN THE SKY—A FABLE” Tuesday, February 26th—6:30 P. M. Association Supper. Industrial Engineer. “INSECURE AMERICANS.” hurth quartet aesisted by § 50 eents. Our Chureh ldesl: 51 “A mlp l‘-.l'll COME! The Peonle’s Church of Chmt Morning Service, 10:45—"Justice ot the Bae” mmmummt»awdu-n.m in Jewss."<—Rom. 3 Service, 1:00—*A Frecimmation, - w--u... as Inyitation” “m-fi—“- “"—A‘ an