Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 22, 1915, Page 5

With Every Purchase New-Beets .. 12c New Cault .. 100 New inach 160 Shoulder Stnke New Peppers 5c : New Parsley . 5c Chicken .... 30c Pot Mint ... 20c Squabs .. Broilers $ Rib Roast .. 28¢c Porter House 35c String Beans 120 | Sirfoin ...... 32c New .Cabbage 6o Red Bananas. 5¢ 17¢ t Asparagus | Grape Fruit 10c Rad ! Corned Beef 120 { New Potatoes 10c i New Peas .. 10c SOMERS Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER All String Instruments repaired _ Violins sold on easy terms For appointments address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- wich, Conn. | FRENCHSISTERS-PALMISTS The only graduates in this work | from Turin University, who had been [ for 9 months in New London are here { now in Shanndn building, Room 9, and igive full life readings for only one } price, 50c. Send to RALLION’S for nice FRESH VEGETABLES and BERRIES 32 EATON CHASE CO. NORWICH VARIOUS MATTERS e, Tomorrow is Pentecost-Sunday. The.moon was- in.its first quarter ‘Friday. Fruit trees do not appear to have been affected by the frosts early in the week. ‘An appreciated improvement is the newly laid concrete crossing at the foot of Bath street. There will be an .auction at E. J. Ayers, North Franklin, Tuesday, June 8, at 11 o'clock.—Adv. Rockville council, K. of C., is to send seven candidates to Norwich May 30 to take the fourth degree, Frost has seriously damaged straw- berries and early garden truck in the lowlands of Vernon and Hilington. The railroad banks above the navy yard -are a beautiful sight now that the long-stemmed blue violets are blooming. The men at the New Haven railroad station have started plants and seeds in four flower beds, following their en- nual custom. The annual meeting of the Tolland County Association of Ministers and Churches is to be held Wednesday, May 26, at Somers. At the Tolland the Methodist church Sunday there will be a sermon by the Rev, G. G. G. Scrivener, of Norwich, district superintendent, Friday at 8 o'clock in St. Patrick’s church an anniversary high mass of requiem for Thomas Carberry was sung by Rev. J. H. Broderick. There is to be a reception of new members and a rosary procession in St. Patrick’s church following vespers end May devotions Sunday afternoon. Superintendent Graham has an- nounced that there will be no school May 31, As Memorial day comes on Sunday, the observaice of the day will come Monday. A corn growing contest is being started among the boys of Lyme vil- lage under 20 years of age. The win- ners will be given a three day trip to New York next fall. This afternoon the Mother's Jewels and Home Guards of Trinity Methodist church are to have a lawn party at the parsonage. Bad weather will com- pel holding it at the church, The historian of the Connecticut So- clety of Colonial Dames whose an- nual meeting will take place Tuesday in Hartford, is Mrs. John Addison Por- ter of Pomfret and New Haven. Adelard Girouard lectured recently before the Holy Name society of St. John's church, Montville, on the mis- sions in California. The lecture was illustrated with stereopticon views. Miss Alice Helen Walstedt, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Walstedt, of Crom- well and Daniel Weyant, Jr., of New London, were married at the Congre- gational parsonage at Cromwell by Rev. Homer W. HildretH, Although invited, Manager Daven- port and Assistant Manager Bland, of the Wauregan, will be unable to at- tend the meeting ‘of the hotel men, which will be held at the Stratfield in Bridgeport, today (Saturday). Supervisors of the local parochial schools have been notified that schol- arship examination for the graduates of the parochial schools of the state are to be held at Mt. St. Joseph sem- inary, Hartford, June 26 and 26. The following will has been filed in Eye Strain is often the cause of poor sight, headaches and nervousness. 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Men’s Coats of all styles. Remodeiing and repairing also done surely. Superior styles. % M. BRUCKNER 81 Franklin St F. C. GEER, Piano Tuner 122 Prospect ' Street, - Norwich, Conn., "Phone 511 WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus- dness before the public, there is no ium better than Ern the @d- ng- columns:o; the surrogate court at New York: Fa- gan, Ann, (April 12): personalty, $11,- 000; 3250 each to John and Matthew Gilmore, of Stonington, Conn.; $200 to Mamie Cahill; residue to nephew, Christopher Cruice, and his children. The current <Catholic Transcript says: The retreats of the diocesan clergy will take place at Keyser Is- land, June 7-12, June 14-19. The Rev. Thomas I. Gasson, S. J., of George- town university, formerly president of Boston college, will conduct the exer- cises. The metal polishers’ international union’s general election is held this week in _every city and town in the United States and Canada, at which president, secretary and treasurer, first vice presidents and a delegate to the American Federation of Labor are elected. Only Three Years Old. Groton Long Point has a $20,000 Venetian Yacht harbor, club house, 75 new cottages, running water, elec- tricity, 1-2. mile board walk, new $15,000 entrance road and bridge, Per- fect sandy beach and only good peo- ple. Send for booklet B. Lots $245 up on easy payments. Jas. Jay Smith €o., New London.—adv. Park Churck Cradle Roll. Invitations have been issued for the annual party of the Cradle Roll of Park Congregational church to be held at the Osgood Memorial parish house on Wednesday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. NOW DENIED VON TIRPITZ HAS RESIGNED £ Berlin, May 22—The story that Grand Admiral von Tirpitz, German navy chief and originator of the submarine warfare idea, has resigned because of the sinking of the Lusitania is denied here. The story originally was given out -in-Copenhagen. A woman is more influenced by what she suspects than by what_she is:told. PERSONALS Miss Annie Johnson of ‘been -a-visitor‘in !Plllnfleld.m e Miss Doris Bishop. of Sterling-has belel;ll the- guest of relatives in ‘Nor- wich. Miss . Flora Ironsides has been the gue;-t of Miss Sarah:Booth-of Plain- el Rev..G. G. Scrivener goes to Ver- non to visit the Methodist soclety this evening. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Downy of Packer have been -recent’wisitors:in Norwich. Miss Helen A. Starkweather of Preston . spent. ‘Wednesday in Willi- mantic ‘visiting the normal-school. Mrs. W. A. Richmond, who has been ill with pneumonia at the home of Mr, and Mrs. James Johnstone, is improv- ing slowly. Mrs. Joseph Champion and Miss Loraine Ring of Greeneville have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. John O’Brien of Trading Cove. Mrs. J. R. Lewis has returned to her home in Salem Depot, N. H., aefter a short visit with her mother, Mrs. W. A. Richmond, of Washington street. Among those who attended the Junior Prom at Wesleyan last week was Miss Molly Murphy. of Norwich, who was a guest at the <Alpha Delta Phi house party. Mrs, Patrick Callahan, of Fall River, Mass., and Mrs. Fred Edwards of Uniqp street, this city, have returned from® Greenville, 8. C., after spending a month with Mr. and Mrs. James Gallivan. FINISH UP CAMPAIGN BY SPECIAL PUSH TODAY C. A. Has Received 335 Pledg for Total of $4.263.79. The rain interfered materially with the Y. M. A, financial campaign on Friday and considering the fact that a number called upon ‘Wers not at their places of business, and others were out of town, it has been deemed advisable to prolong the campaign one day more. Today (Saturday) the team workers will spend some time calling upon_prospective contributors in a final effort to bring the grand total up to the $5,000 mark. The 48 contributors on Friday pledged a total of $367.25, which brings the total for all five days up to $4,263.- 79. To date 335 pledges have ‘been secured. The team results on Fri- day were as follows: Team A . Team B Team' C Team D Team E Y. M. Total ..ovceveceedeceoneness .$367.25 The supper on Friday evening at the association hall was served by the ladies of the Greeneville Second and First Congregational churches. The menu follows: Corned beef, baked potatoes, pickles, lemon meringue ples, rolls, coffee, doughnuts, cheese. The committees in charge: General committee—Mrs. Haviland, chairman: Mrs. Frank Bill, Mrs. Fitch Allen. Waitresses—Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Greene of the Greeneville Congrega- tional church, Miss Jennie Dearing and Miss Ruth Jackson of the Second church and Miss Jessie Hyde and Miss Ruth Avery of the First Congrega- tional, Included in the speakers of the eve- ning were L. O. Smith, general of the campaign: R. H. Gray and Frank L. Arnold. Mr. Gray was delegated to thank the ladies for their kind ser- vices and the excellent menu pro- vided. The management of the Y. M. C. A. is enthusiastic in their com- mendation . of the members of the teams who have worked so faithfully through the week. STORRS SENIOR CLASS HELD ANNUAL BANQUET. Decorations In Blue and Gold—Class Motto, “Get There.” The senior class of the Connecticut Agricultural college held their annual banquet at the Wauregan house on Friday evening. The menu served was as follows: Grape Fruit, Macedoine Cream of Chicken a la Reine Flake Wafers Filet of Halibut, Joinville Potato_Conde Roast, Stuffed Turkey, Giblet Sauce Duchess Potatoes Mashed Turnips Lettuce and Tomato Salad Dinner Rolls French Neapolitan Ica Cream Assorted Cake Demi Tasse Leo Marks was toast master and toasts were offered by all the members of the class as follows: W. T. Ackerman, A. F. iAulick, T. R. Bailey, H. E. Blackledge, G. R. Blake, M. K. Cadwell, M. B. Ellis, E. F. Farnham, E. H. Geer, Jr, B, R. Graves, F. W. Hastings, L. H. Healey, Jr, W. P. Langdon, Jr, W. A. Mor- gan, E. H. Nodine, E. E. Ragna, H. W. Schmitz, L. W. Seggel, R. M. Starr, A. Torezken, M. R. Young. The class officers follow: President, Leo Marks; vice presi- dent, F. Hastings; secretary = and treasurer, W. P. Langdon, Jr. The banquet committee comprised H. B. Ellis, M. R. Young and F. Hastings. The class colors are blue and gold and the class motto is “Get There.” The trip here from Storrs was pade by auto. OBITUARY, Mns. Helen Brandegee Zalinski Mrs, Helen Brandegee Zalinski, wife of Col. M. Gray Zalinski, U. S. A, and sister of United States Senator Frank B. Brandegee, died Friday morning at 7.30 at the residence of her brother, 64 Hempstead street, in New London. Mrs, Zalinski went to the Philippines about six months ago with her hus- band, who had been ordered there. Her health became undermined and she returned to New London several weeks-ago In an effort to recuperate. For several days she-had gradually failed, Mrs. Zalinski was a daughter of the late Augustus Brandegee and Nan- cy Bosworth Brandegee. She was born in New London and most of her life had made her home there. Mrs, . John J. Mattos. Arienna Stew: wife of John J. Mattos, of No, SMain street, died Friday morning about 11.30 o'clock, feflow‘nis long illness. For about six weeks_she had been confined to her bed. Mrs. Mattos was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Congdon and was born_in Stonington. Her father died on July 8, 1911, at the age of 92/years. He was-one of the old- est of the Mohegan tribg of Indians. Mrs. Mattos' mother's great-grand- father was a full blooded Spanish In- dian and was for two years body- guard to President Washington. For the past fifteen years Mrs, Mat- tos had been a resident of Norwich. She leaves her husband and one daughter, Mrs, 'William Seymour of this city. .There are also two broth- ers, Irving W. Congdon of this city and Osborn E.-Capadne.nfsiesthalton. ington. Geo. Department. ! : i 2 Mayor-T. C.:Murphyssuedthe fol- lowing ion ‘on Friday,. refer- ring to the participation-of the citi- zens in*Clean-up-week: ‘Mayor's«Office,~City of*Norwich, May 21st, 1915. To the Citizens of Norwich: The coming week, Dbeginning May 24th, having been set:apart as,a spe- cial Clean-up weelg for this city, I recommend that eachresident, through the General City Beautiful effort to make neat and sightly his own premises ‘and property, helping toward a safe and sanitary as well as attractive municipality by careful attention to yard, cellar, ‘grounds, walks and street which may be his to look after. And I would suggest that, as far as possible, our citizens co-operage: with the particular committees on parks, trees, streets, walks, signs, etc., to make sure that all unsightly litter and rubbish be removed, grass mowed, fences, walls, etc., put in order, and thas everything possible be done to add to the natural beauties of this fair city. - It has been called to my attention that Friday, May 28th, in particular, is to be designated as Children's day of City Beautiful week, when those who are the boys and girls of today and will be the future men and women of Norwich, are to be asked to take a special part in the clean-up work. That movement has my hearty ap- proval, and T hereby “recommend that MUSIC MEETING WILL REQUIRE BIG HALL At Slater Memorial for Organization Session” and Programme Monday. The music lovers who are promoting the Norwich Music association are more than gratifled at the general in- terest shown. At first it was planned to hqld the organization. meeting in the small lecture room at Slater hall Monday evening, but so much enthu- siasm has been manifested that it has been decided that the number in at- tendance will require ¢he large assem- bly hall. For the opening programme Mrs. George 'S. Palmer is to sing a group of Indian songs; Mrs. Grosvenor Eily is to play twice; first Romance, by Sibelius, and for her second number three movements fr the E Major Sonata of Greig. Miss Elizabeth Lane, violinist, is to play Adoration, by Borowski, and the Minuet, by Handel Fred W. Lester will be accompanist. ‘A musical association such as is pro- posed appears to be just what the town has needed. It is planned to have the membership consist of three classes: Active, associate and student members. Active membership will consist of men and women who are qualified and willing to take some part in the stated musical meetings of the- organization. Student members may also be called upon to take part in the meetings. Annual dues for these two classes of members have been fixed at $1. Associate members, with dues at $2, ‘will have the same privileges of voting and holding office as the other classes of members, bat without musical obli- gations. The members of the executive board are: President, Charles W. Gale; vice president, Henry A. Tirrell; treasurer, John H. Perkins; secretary, Miss Han. nah M. Crowell;' chairman of the pro- gramme committee, Miss Lucy Sayles. The remaining members of the board are Mrs. Winslow § Trecy Williams, Archibald itchell, Mrs. Bela P. Learned, Mrs. William H. Palmer, Mrs. Robert W. Perkins, Mrs. Frank L. Farrell, Miss Isabel Mitchell and Ebenezer Learned. TWO PERFECT SCORES IN RIFLE MATCH. Charles Palmer And R. B. Johnson Spotted the Bullseye Every Time. Three rifie teams met at the armory Friday evening in a close match, which was won by the score of 572 by the Preston and Jewett City consoli- dated team, with the other two teams finishing tied at 568. These were the No. 1 and No. 2 team of the Norwich Rifle club. The feature cards of the evening were turned in by Charles Palmer and R. B. Johnson of the winning team, each with the perfect score of 100. Frank Davis led the No. 1 team with a score of 97, and Willlam Mileski was first on the No. 2 team with a 98 score. The following were the scores: Preston and Jewett City Con. Prone Total Chas, Palmer 50 Geor. Palmer 50 Wm. Lord .. 49 Harold Geer 50 C. A, Burdick 50 R. B. Johnson 50 A 572 Team No. 1. Prone Total ‘Wm. Denison 49 95 Allyn Brand 49 H. Baldwin ... 50 Walter Fuller 49 Frank Davis 50 B. Brewster 49 Wm. Mileski .. L. P. Johnson L, Ortmann Wm. Blicq . H. R, Woodward ..42 Palmer 46 FUNERAL. Mrs. Albert P. Rogers. Funeral services for Sarah BE. Gal- lington, widow of Albert P. Rogers, were held at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. ‘William Thompson, No. 92 School street, Friday afterpoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. J. Eldred Brown, rec- tor of Trinity Bpiscopal church con- ducted the service. bearers and burial took plfice in Yan- tic cemetery. Relatives and.£riends ‘were present and there were a number Friends acted as of beautiful floral offerings. Undertakers Henry Allen ‘and. Son had charge of the funeral arrange- ‘ments. In.every one of the 54 grammar schools, of Portland, Oreg., there is a Parent-Teachers' Association. Men as well as women are members of these associations, and three have business men as presidents. School excursions form an important feature of the work. ‘Brick ,yards, lumber yards, and chair factories are visited by the pupils. A committee of 16 men have special cherge -of - thisswork, one:of*whom ac-. ‘compariesthetchildran: ontevEr#stTip. EVERY ONE FOR CITY BEAUTIFUL Mayor’s: Proclamation- Calls . For-Special Effort on the Part of All in Clean-up Week—Let-the Flags Fly Next Friday ‘Which.-is Designated as Children’s Day—Street Teams-Name Routes ‘They Will Follow. Union biting. ed in evidence, shake his head and say that he didn't have such a dog. went over to parents and-others-show their. interest in the:efforts of the children by every form of assistance possible, by good example in caring for the city" erty, by:co-operation with the t ers ‘of the various schools who are prop- each- heart and soul in this.good:work, and by making Children’s day significant and impressive by the’ display of the TIMOTHY-C. MURPHY, Mayor. Street Department Routes. In cooperating for clean-up week the-street department has designated the routes which itsc teams will fol- low each day prepared tosgather up rubbish which has been placed in grflper'reeeptablu'for them to han- e The following are the routes: Monday—Laurel Hill and East Side, Tuesday—Through the city center, and Chestnut streets and Broadway. Wednesday—Falls and streets in that vicinity, including Broad, Rock- well streets, Lincoin avenue, Williams and Yantic streets. Thursday—West Side. Friday—City proper Jail Hill and vicinity. Saturday-—Greeneville, Spalding and other streets through to North Main street, The collections will be made while the teams of the street department are on these routes so it behooves anyone with matter to be removed to have it ready for easy handling by the em- ployes of the city. (second trip) MOVES TO-SET ASIDE VERDICT OF $25. This Was Award Made in Dog Biting Case of Street vs. Leemis. Tho fury in the superior court here on Friday brought in a verdict for John W. Street that he recover $2. dameges from Anton Leemis of this city. Street had sued Leemis for $5,000 damages for being bitten on Feb. 26, 1914, by a dog that belonged to Leemis. Judge Greene charged the jury Fri- day morning and they returned a ver- dict through Foreman Charles D. Bab- cock at 12.47. Later in the day Attor- ney C. W. Comstock, who has been at- torney for the plaintiff, filed e motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial. The case has not been without a number of amusing incidents in the course of the trial, and some of these developed in_the arguments made by Attorney A. M. Brown for the defend- ant and Attorney Comstock for the plaintiff. Among his other arguments Attorney Brown claimed that the whole matter had been of trivial consequence and that the plaintiff would have been sat- isfied with payment for his torn trous- ers until his imagination was inflamed by contact with a legal mind, and he dwelt heavily upon the fact that al- though the plaintiff had been in court the leg injured by the dog bite had not been shown to the jury to prove the seriousness of the injuries. He argued that all the evidence had shown that but little blood had been drawn and that Mr. [Street had really suffered no physical injury. When Attorney Comstock came to make his closing argument, he said that he hoped that it would not be charged up against his client if he had blundered in not requiring an un- seeinly display of a portion of his client'’s anatomy. In_response to the claim that there had been no physical injury. Mr. Comstock an- swered that neither would there be any physical injury in the case of a bite by a rattlesnake, and h# went on to compare the effects of a rattlesnake bite and bite from a dog with the ve- nom of hydrophobia in his Read, de- claring that he would about as leave take a chance from the bite of one as from the other. He also c to the defense of the character of his witnesses, upon which Attorney Frown had laid some stress, and Mr. Comstock argued that al- though the plaintiff anl the wit- nesses_might not be endowed with the mentslity that would puwt them in the class of large wage earners, the plaintiff could yet suffer as much mental anguish as the more highly or- ganized individual, and mental an- guish was one of the things which the jury was asked to take into account in_this case. Incndentally he gave the jury some advice about lawsuits, saying that every man ought to have a case pend- ing in court and that he ought to be sure to have some evidence when he brought his case. His brother attorneys in the court room could not restrain their smiles at this bit of advice. One of the points upon which con- tradictory evidence was given was as to just what kind of a dog did the biting. The complaint said it was a large yellow dog named Prince. Some of the witnesses concurred in this, adding that Prince had long hair on his tail and on his head. Witnesses who testified for the defendant claim- ed that they saw the dog and that it was a small brown dog, more in size like a black and tan. In his charge to the jury Judge Greene told them that it must have been a large yellow dog that did the When such a dog was mention- court in the course of the the defendant was seen to A colored man who was a witness and claimed he saw the biting take place, declared he was looking over his left shoulder at the time. asked how he happened-to be doing that he answered that he supposed the spirit moved hi ‘When hi; ————nc. New Singers in Choir. A material change has been brought about in the choir of Trinity Episcopal church owing to the resignation of Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Buckingham, take effect on the second Sunday in June, and the resignation of Charles R. Carlyle, which took effect on May 1. ‘The new choir will Marion J. Kimball, Hadie Blackstone, alto; Krohn, tenor, and J. C. Overbagh, bass. Miss Dorothy McClenathan is organist. to Miss Miss O. comprise soprano; ‘Walter Fines for Saloon Fighters. John Burns, 27, John Carbray, 21, of this city, and ‘Walter Balcom of Prov- idence, charged with smashing things in general in a.Taftville saloon, were fined $10 and costs each in the city court on Friday morning. amounted to $16.64 each. Balcom paid, but Carbray appealed. Their bills Burns and The case of Willlam Ryan of Wal- charged with drunkenness, Saturday. It is estimated that the pensions paid to Revolutionary war Veterons ‘amounted:to5$70,000,000. 3 BASS CLEF CONCERT WITH TENOR SOLOIST Programme Rendered in Admirable Form by Norwich Singers—John Barnes Wells Was Favorite with Audience. g ‘An audience that filled-Slater hall on Friday evening, and gave unmis- takable signs of its approval“of the programme was. present at the con- cert by the Bass Clef, which.was the second of the present season, and al which the assisting soloist was John Barnes Wells of Boston, tenor, To the general excellence of the work by the club, which is now clos- ing its fifth season and showing a continual advancement with each year, was added the happy choice in Mr. ‘Wells as soloist, making with the club numbers what was considered quite the most delightful ‘programme that the club has yet favored the Norwich public with. Rarely do chorus num- bers and soloist vie so closely in one particular, that of enunclation, as did GROSVENOR ELY, Bass Clef President Mr. Wells and the club, in the concert on Friday evening, and it was a not- able proof of this that the audiepce caught instantly and responded with laughter and applause for the delicious bits of humor that were offered in the number of encores that Mr. Wells was so generous with, while the selections by the club were all given with a clarity of enunciation that betokened their carefu] training and attention to the most satisfactory effects under the guidance of Charles D. Geer, musical director. Singing in melodious voice of fine quality, there was a temper: mental unity between chorus and di- rector that accounted for a delight- ful rendering of each number and through all was the magnificent sup- port given by the accompaniments of Frederick W. Lester. The opening number by the Bass Clef, Sword of Ferrara (Bullard) was given with excellent interpretation of its martial swing and spirit and some sharp contrasts in a soberer strain that were adequately handled. An encore was demanded and given. In a quieter tempo and with dainty touches of light and shade was the succeed- number by the club, Echoes, by Little. A Drinking Song by Gottschalk was another of the Bass Clef selections which was given with notably pleas- ing effect, while a dramatic number that was well handled was Mother O’'Mine (Burleigh). For the De Koven Recessional, with words by Rudyard Kipling, Mr, Wells sang with the club, making the solo part a distinctive contribution to the impressive chorus work by the club that brought out the solemn import of words and music. They were call- ed upon to repeat the selection. In the number that opened the sec- ond part of the programme, The Whale (Jacobsen), the club was heard in a rollicking sea chorus that was inter- jected in this characteristic number that was brought out with admirable spirit and understanding. Their final number was Busgle Song (Buck) with words from Tennyson’s Princess, in which Miss Annie L. Taft was at the organ and the bugle effects in_the distance were given by Herman Felt- corn and John M. Swahn, cornets. It was rendered with nice appreciation of tonal effects and resonant quality in_the singing voices. With his first group of songs, Mr. Wells made his audience his own by the charm of his voice and the gra- ciousness of his manner, a favor that was deepened with each successive appearance and called for encores, which he seemed delighted to give, even to the extent of a double encore after his last group of songs. The first group consisted of Love Me or N ; Phyllis Hath Such Charming Graces, Anthony Young, and Come and Trip It, Handel. He showed a voice of motable flex- ibility and at all times under perfect control and responsive to each demand that he made upon it, well filled out whether in high or low register and used at times with admirable expres- sion. Particularly was his artistic ability in interpretation and expression shown in his second group of songs, which ere the Persian Cycle from “The Divan of Hafiz,” with Iyrics by Rich- ard Le Gallienne. They were, Heart, Have You Heard the News the Beauty of the Moon Is Wind of the East; Love, If for Noth- ing se. the final group he gave Alone I _Wander, Harriet Ware; The Owl, ‘Why, John Barnes Well: Moon and Sea, Montague Phillips; If I Were King, Campbell-Tipton. In his encores he was heard with de- light in a lullaby called Mammy’'s Song, several sketchy little bits with Irish airs and humor, and a dashing sea ballad. members of the Bass Cleff are the following: First tenors: Harry J. Branche, Herman B. Chandler, Curtis Hull, Charles H. Lamb, E. J. Lynch, Charles W. Parsons, Joseph R. Schwartz. Second tenors: Ebenezer Allen, Will- fam A. Buckingham, Oscar W. Car- penter, James J. Moore, J. C. Over- bagh, Howard L. Peckham, Leonard C. Prentice. First basses: W. Humphrey Almy, Charles D. Geer, George A, Goss, Jr., Philip A. Johnson, Robert C. Johnson, Archibald MacDougall, Archibald Mitchell, 4th. Reuben P, Potter, Will- iam H. Rush. Second basses: Raymond V. Cong- don, Grosvenor Ely, Thomas F, man, George H. Ewing, Charles C. Gil- dersleeve, George H. Kramer, William A. Lund, Charles V. Perry, Jr., John E. Vaughn. The executive committee consists of Grosvenor Ely, president; Ebeneze Allen, vice presiuent, John E. Vaughn, secretary; Curtis Hull assistant secre- tary; James J. Moore, treasurer; Charles D. Geer, musical director; Thomas F. Erdman. The nonorary members are: Charles W. Gale, F. W. Lester, George A. Kies, W. F. Habekotte, Frank L. Far- rell, H. L. Yerrington, E. P. Rose, Her- bert T. Miller and there is an associate membership list which numbers 185. A thousand dollar prize is offered through the American Social Hygience Asociation of New York City for the best original pamphlet for boys and girls between 12 and 16 years of-age on-the_problem- of.social hygiene, and_Embalmers 337 MAIN STREET,: Phone-321-2 Lady Assistant’ Early Fire Insurance. ] The London Fire Brigade, which is to receive an increase in wages, has not yet attained its jubilee as a public institution. When fire insurance first came into vogue the companies used to extinguish fires as well as to cover losses, and a writer in 1690, describ- ing “the ingenious and useful inven- tion of the. fire insurance office,” re- cords “they have a great many ser- vants in lvery with badge, who are watermen and other lusty persons, dwelling in various parts of the city, who are always to be ready when fires happen, which they are very labori- ous and dextrous in quenching.” ‘The Sun Office, established in 1708, stipulated that persons insured should know which houses were under their charge, and other companies quickly followed suit. For more than a cen- tury and a half the companies main- tained their private brigades, among which the rivalry was keen.—London Chronicle. ADMIRAL DEWEY HEADS JOINT WARFARE BOARD T Admiral George Dewey, in the event of war with a foreing power, as the ranking officer in both the army and. navy might be said to be at the head of the armed forces of the United! 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