Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 24, 1917, Page 8

GAPTU BED S vim Tnside was a long hall that ran aeross the front of the building. Op- posite the door was a stone stairway Peading - upstairs, and on either sidé another leading down to the court- vard and the. basement. Along the hall were rooms with painted signs over the doors reading ‘“chef Arzt, Inspector, Polizei Burean” (Police Of- fice), etc. We wers lined up in the hall and faken in charge by the police corporal, a short. dark man with a nasty dispo- “sttion. who was chewing the butt of a cigar. We later learned to despise this fellow. A group of French, English and Rus- stan patients gathered round to look at us. This was the first excitement they had had in some time, and the Englishmen were particularly inter- ested. They say glorious opportuni- ties for getting some rccent news from the front. Very few of them had been the steel helmets which we were wear- fng. They gazed at us in wonder, and well they might, for we were a enrious-looking, muddy lot of almost exhausted men. We were just as interested in the patients. They were all wearing the hospital clothes, consisting of a long coat and locse trousers of blue and white striped material. The coat had one button at the neck and was fastened around the waist like a dress- ing gown with a tape made from the ®ame material. On their feet they wore sandal slippers, which were well nam- ed: one had to curl his toes up tight- Iy to keep them from slipping off al- together. As they were all dressed this way it was hard to tell the Eng- lish from the others. “Cheere-O Fellows.” The little crowd of spectators was roushly ordered to stand back and the police corporal commenced business. He came to Wells and myself first as we were on the end of the line. The conversation was again a_mix- ture of French and German. I told him we were officers and asked to be put with the other British officers if thére. were any in the hospital. He demanded papers to prove that we really were officers. 4 don't know whether or not he expected that we all earried our commissions around in our pockets. I showed him the stars and braid on my sleeve but that made no impression on him, he wanted written proof. I fumbled at the neck of. my shirt and produced my identification dise on which was enzraved my rank and rogiment. This seemed to satis- fy him and we were told to fall out and go upstairs to the officers’ ward. °An English sergeant with his arm in piaster came up to us and asked.if he could help us. We accepted his services as guide. - He led us up to the ‘first floor and around the corri- dor, which was filled with jron hed- steads, to a_dvor bearing the letfers B2 He told us this was to be our néw home and opened the door. Inside, standing by the door was a nun talking to two British officers. As B By Lieat. J. HARVEY DOUGLAS Fourth Canadian Mounted Rifles AMMT‘E‘%E of a Wounded Fell Jnto &.‘V"_’.'f ‘the Enemy Copyright, 1917, by Pubiic Ledger Com pany Map Showing section of trenches occupied by the Third Canadian Division in the Ypree sector at the time soon as we entered she bowed to he friends, murmured ‘“auf wiedersehen’ (good-by) and =lipped quietly out of the room. The taller one of the two greeted us with “Cheer-o, fellows, What's the matter? You look bad, My name's Moodie (Captain O. S, Moodle, Black Watch) and this is Gray (Lleutenant K. W. Gray, R. F. C) Whera dld vou get yours You're the first human eings we've seen since January. Won’t you sit down?’ We gladly ac- cepted the invitation, introduced our- selves and proceeded to skoteh brief- Iy the story of June 2. English Tommies. Gray went to the window and shouted down into the courtyard, “Watkins! Hallam!"” In about a min- ute two nglish Tommies rushed in. They were patients who had re- covered from their wounds and were kept on as officers’ mervants. One of them went downstairs and came up with bed linen, while thee other pro- ceded to punch the three sections of mattress (or “biscults” as they are called) and get everything ready. We were pretty tired. While we talked we kept one eye on the beds to make sure they would not vanish and with the other- took in our surroundings. The room was large—about twen- ty-five fe long and twenty feet wide. ,The walls were finished in light gray_ stucco. ‘There were three large windows overjooking the court- yard. On the wall at one end was a blackboard arranged like a window. The two halves slid vp and down in a frame. ‘This was cxplained by- the fact that the hospital had been a girls’ school before the war and we were occupying classroom B2. The floor was covered with a rubber com- position matting. _ Four regulation German military hospital beds were arranged along each side of the room. These were narrow iron beds with a steel rod at the head which carried a metal plate painted black and on which was chalked the patient's num ber, his ‘“Krankheit” (illness):and de- ORDAINED 35 YEARS AGO SUNDAY Rev. John H. Fitzmaurice Received Powers of His Ofiul“"g’"e From Hands of Bishop Fahre Dec. 23, 1882—Greene- ville Rector Was Member Bulkeley High School. REV. JOHN H. FITZMAURICE In the' course of, #is 3»\{1) parish]| nouncen’s its at St. Mary’s church on Sinday morning at the 7.30 o'clock mess which he celebrated, Rev. Johh H. Fitzmavrice, the rector, surprised his parishioners with the announce- ment that the day marked the 35th anniversary of his- ordination to the priesthood. He had plam#d no spe- cial observanee of the event and many of his parishioners had only learned of it on Sunday. Put a few of the sacietiss and members of the congre- gation and friends throughout the city heard - of it during the -week and surprised the pastor on Saturday be- fors he surprised his congregation on Sunday. The surprise came in the form of gifts, testimonials and gobd wisies. The gifts were left at the ‘What 5¢ Will Buy A Genuine DIAMOND. PlyASc first week and nqxt weeks as follows. 10¢; 15c,20r.,eh. '_Don't mul tlm chance. THE ITOIE OF QUALITY ‘THEPLAUT-CADDENCO. Established 1872 th Street, Nofwich, Conn. !oll WART o Pat guns. e © and urges:-him to love God, : tion as ‘|and_his passtops: of First Class’ 6rnduated at donors whose names were not to he made public. How- ever, the pastor publiciy thanked the Young Ladics’ Sodality for their splen- did -testimonial and for their hearty co-operation in parish work during his_pastorate. This society, as well as The Maidens of th Sacred Heart recoznized thé day with a spiritual remembrance at the altar and many in the congregation were also plea ed to receive the sacramen The pastor further thanked the pa for the valuuble assistance they had rendered him at 211 times and assured them his six and one-half vears' labor amonghst them were as ily spent as the previous period in career. itzmaurice's former home was at New London. whers he graduated from St. Mary “hool, and al- g0 the Bnlkeley High Sci being a member of the first class zi at that institution. At the C hrisun ordinations to the priesthood in the Grand Seminary, Montreal, Canada, on December 2. eceived the nowers of his sacred office from the bhands of Bishop Fabre. His whole priestly career has been spent in the Hartford diocese and practicallg all of it in the eastern sec- rate and pastor with mark- ed -ability. He erected the present church at Jewett City. He has serv- ed as pastor at South Coventry, Day- ville, Jewett City and was appointed t; his present rectorship on May 1, 1911 Sunday found him enjoying his usual exegellent health and strength. He is a brother of Major Walter Fitz- maurice ew London rectory by the RED CROSS AIDED- IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Booths in St. Patrick’s Basement Chapel, Sunday for Enrolling New Members. Notice wds given from the pulpit before the three masses in St. Patrick's church -Sunday that booths had been crected in the basement chapel, where all not already enrolled were urged to join the Red Cross. = Following the 7.30 mass, the booths were in charge of Miss Anna McGrory and Miss Helen Murphy. After the 9 o'clock mass, Miss Ruth Crawford and Miss Annie Kirby took charge. At the conclusion of the high mass at 10.30, new members were enrolled or memberships were renewed by Mrs. Frank L. Farrell and Miss' Knlhenne Kirby. Preceding this mass. Rev. Peter J. Cuny spoke of the interest the con- gregation should take in the worthy cause, and the readiness which each Catholic should show in_ helping the Ked Cross and the Knights of Colum- bus war fund, both- of which have the same ‘meritorious end and object. - Preaching at this mass, Father Cuny chose as his text II'Cor. v. 14. For the love of Christ presseth us. His themn was_the charity the Saviour, of which the Redemption was the sign. the man- ifestation of Christ's persanal affection for each, of us. - This love urged God to become man for human salvation, to. save man +{rom himself. his errors o & and the love of ist, the Exemplar, when in man’s 'heart and working in his life, presses and as utenant Douglas was wounded. tafls as to his diet—but more about this later. Beside each bed stood a zmall locker with two shelves and a drawer. A table at the opposite end of the room from the blackboard, a chair pushed under the foot of each bed, and a cupboard by the door, com- pleted the furniture. Allowed to Write. As soon as we had fulfilled our du- tles ag bearers of news we asked if it were possible to cable some of our families. We were told tbet it was impossible, but that there was a mail leaving next morning (Monday, June 5) We were allowed to write a post- card every week and a letter every fortnight and if we hurried we could get one of each away. Moodie and Gray provided us with note paper and .pencils—ink was verboten.” We pulled our chairs up beside our beds and began our letters. I stuck a pin through the paper to hold ft as I wrote, and proceeded to fill six rulled sheets we were allow- ed. I wrote very small, gave a de- tafled account of my capture, and my new address of my rank, name and regiments in full, followed by Kiriegsgefangener, ~ Festungshazarett VI, Abt. Kaiseren - August-Schule, Coln, Deutschland. I knew that was enough to_ deter any cne from writ- ing me. My father got over this dif- ficulty later by having numerous en- velopes typewritten "and presenting them to any one who suggested send- ing me a letter. That left them no loop-hole, so I got a lot of mail. An Important. Letter. I wrote this_first letter to my sis- ter who was in England at the time. As I read it over again now I remem- ber the prayers with which I finish- ed it, and how I hoped it would arrive all right, so that all thc things I ask- ed for might be started on their long journey. I will quote, the latter part: “As you know 1 have lost every- thing I bad in the trenches, except what T had on, ‘s pictures-and | butter from another tin all of yours and Bill's are gone. Please | send me more, all of you. Get Tom beds and ste a meal the brother of well to love man, Christ, our brother. This is the.love which the Saviour taught during His earthly ministry, when, far from resenting. injuries, in- justice, persecution, reviling, even death, He prayed for men, prayed and The practical .lessons deduced from the life of the Christ who loved man even unto death were summarized in a forceful way, demonstrating that all that is necessary:for man to.possess this pressing, urging love of Christ in his own heart, as well as the one key to friendship with +Christ, is consent. BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL CHRISTMAS PRESENT. For the Young Men’s Christian Asso- ciation. One of the biggest surprises for the officers of the local Y. M. C. A. was the presentation on Saturday last of a large quartered oak Victor Victrola for the association. ‘The machine is one of the finest from the stock of the Plaut-Cadden company ard was given to the association by Harry Sherwood, ~ a comparatively aewcomer to_the city. With the Victrola several expensive records were given, and the officers of the Y. M. C. A. wish to express their profound gratitude to the donor. The new Victrola was kept busy all day Sunday, and among those Who were pleasantly entertained were sev- eral of Uncle Sam’s soldiers and sail- ors from the submarine base and New f.ondon. This very remind praqh_nl gt will long the -members- and officers of the Y. M. C. ‘A. of the great.kindnees of one who has certainly shown his splendid friendship ito the yaung meén and boys of Norwich. CON NECTICUT PATENTS. Patents Awarded to. Residents of State ' For N Inventions.- Tle following patehts were Issued December- 11th,- 1917 to residents of Connecticut: William I Hopson, Pridzépox.. ve- hicle wheel. Adolph Kreigling, Bfldge- port, machanical movemeént. David Pe- tri-Paimedo, Bridgeport, typographi- cal machine. George B. Thoj of Bridgeport, current tap. George B. Thomis, Eridgeport, electric ~ switch. llsworth 'A. Hawthorne, Bridgeport, irror scope. Louis S. Morris, Bridges Tt, internal combustion engine. Al- fred C. Gilbert, New Haven, tov gird- er or column. Lyman E. Broughton, of Newington, typewriting machine. Jas. M. Dayton, Torrington, igniter for in- ternal-combustion engines. George BE. Kinsler, Hartford, beit fastener. Ed- mund A. Schade, New Britain, piane spur. Swan A. Swanson, Waterbury, screw feed. Maryan : Troyancski, New Britain, windmili. Richard L. Wilcox, Waterbuey, pointing and threading screws, bolts and’ similar articles. Special Meéting of Prayer at Y. M. C.A. A meeting of unusual importance was held .at the local Y. M. C. A. buliding vesterday afternoon, President Case presiding. - The purpose of the meeting was to pray for our country and the men of our army and.navy in_America and overseas. . Five-minute Jfldmn on prayer were made by Rev.:; Howe, Rev. J. B. Newland and,Rev. ‘A. F.. Purkies and each of these talks ‘were exceed- ingly ;prpmn'rin?h to. the “occasion ‘and everybody present. was dmly im- pressed. x ‘Hugh K.under ared -in- flne voice a vocal® Solo, © .actompenied by Robert Otis. -scriptire was read by the gemeral l.flu"a.r.v ‘who - also offered the opening .prayer. During the. hour. several of ‘the lead- ing laymen-of the cif ; ! | I | stion Aee ot the aity | = m— for - the ob- tion. ie' to have of this kind -rm Farmer to send back kit (which was_at Transport H. Q. back of the line.) Then send me my fi tunic, slacks, my soft cap——l had o my steel helmet—that other pair of low shoes, new pair of putiees, my slippers, some socks and handker- chiefs, some shirts and collars, pipe, cards, tobacco, cigarettes, magazines and books (the latter never arrived), tea, oxo, chocolate—cooking and eat- ing—sugar, jam, etc, tinned meats, and meat pies. Tll have to depend on you for lots of little luxuries, so please keep sending this stuff regu- larly. It arrived O. K. Don't forget my underwear, too; and pajamas. Soon you will kave to send heavy under- wear. Also send me that new pair of cavalry-cord breeches and a pair of those fatigue slacks, a pair of size § running shoes for tennis when T get into camp (I never got there). I am inclosing the key to my kit bas. You can send it to Tom. (It never arrived). For heaven’s sake send me word as soon as possible about Jack. T hav been able to find out anything. he is not all right over there he may be here some place, but I haven't seen or heard of him, mor vet have I of any -other officers. 1 can write a postcard every week and a letter every two weeks and will write every other letter to and the other to the family.. The postcards will probably be used for rush orders, etc. Please oh please, ‘21l of you write often. Send this to father and mother and ask them to forward it to It's 11.30 and T am awfully tired, but I had to get this off tonight to go in a. m. We traveled from 11 o'clock last night till 5 this afternoon in one jump. Sorry I missed Uncle Jim in France. Love to all of you, heaps of it, and regards to all my triends and relations. HARVIE.” Imitations of Butter. “While we are writing, Watkins ap- peared with the supper. It was Sun- day night and we were not ziven a heavy moal. There were several thin slices of black bread spread ‘with a filthy imitation of butter and a few slices of sausage. Wells and T eved this hungrily, but Moodie and Gray told us to contain ourselves while they went to the chapel. to hold the service for the Englishmen, after which they prom- ised us a sood meal. Their word was as good as their bond, for after chapei Gray surrep- titiously produced a little spirit store from under the radiator, while Wat- kins ‘was sent down to the basement for some mysterious tins. One of these was skipped into a bowl of hit water on the stove. The other was emnptied into a littls fryving pan and a beauti- ful odor filled the room. We thought we wouild probably wake up before lonz. Dishes were produced from the cupboard cnd other tins were open- ed ‘and their contents divided on the plates. ¢ was the master of cere- monies at the stove and we eagerly watched him dump a can of peas into a @ish ‘and drop in a huge chunk of When all was sat on the sides of our which 1 would in readiness we gladly have paid $10 for the Biltmore in New York. ‘We had lamb chops and fried country sausage with green peas cooked in but- ter. For dessert there was a mix- ture of tinned peaches and pears cov- ered with very thick cream. AIll this was miraculously produced fom tins ‘which Moodie and Gray had received in parcels from home and we at once de- cided to ask for some of these things before completing our letters. Funny Nightshirts. After this wonderful meal, we con- tinued our writing, asking Moodie's and Gray's advice on what it was most necessary to bave. They told us we couid have monef cabled o us through Floiland and that we could buy lots of useful things such as shaving materials, etc. In the post- card which T sent to Mr. C——, the manager of our office in Manchester. T asked him to cable 10 pound and also to .send word to my family. My father was in Canada and my sister was in England, and I knew that my mother had intended sailing for home on June iC. I repeated many of the things T had stated in the letter, as we were told that postcards were surer and quicket. we had finished writing we felt that our duty was done. Watkins was sent for and he helped us un- dress and put on the funny little short hospital nightshirts. [ was given one that fastened up the left side with tapes. The floor was covered with the mud that broke off as our puttees were removed. The bed was made in peculiar way. The “biscuits” were covered with a sheet in the ordinary manner, but the blanket was folded up and slinped into a cotton bag just the. width of the bed. This prevented any possiblity of tucking fn the clothes so that if you rolled -on your side it made the bed drafty to say the leas It did not bother me, as it was months before I was able to lie in anv position except on my back. We were so tickled at getging into a bed between rcal sheets that we didn’t care what disadvan- tages it might possess. Got a Soft Pillow. T had a great-deal of difficulty in finding a comfortable position for my arm, but Gray very kindly zave me a small soft pillow had _secured somehow and. on. this T rested it. The pillows issued were as hard as bricks, but felt iike eiderdown to us. The lights were extinguished and al! was still. Tt seemed so remarka peaceful after all we had come throuwt in the last three days that T eould not help offering up a wrayer of thanks that T was still alive. = My mind kept wandering back to the events of June 2 and 1 fefl asleep thinking about il the horrible sights T had witnesfed. T passed the first of many restless nizhts dreaming of all this, wondering I could possibly have don~ to ha zot back to our hezome of Jack At S 2. m. et to sicep T awoke ard again. “ (Continuad Tomorrow.) A RED CROSS CHRISTMAS Those who have directed the Christ- mas membership campaign are greatly encouraged by the results thus far secured, We are proud of our honor roll; business houses of Norwich that are “160 per cent. Red Cross!™ We are deeply grateful to the man- ufacturing establishments, stores. and churches which have given space for the enroliment booths and, in partic- ular, to the devoted women in charge of the booths, to whose fidelity and enterprise the success attained is chiefly due. The larze number of new recruits for the Red Cross army is a fact of special significance. In the etress of these busy days it has not been pos- sible to malke an accurate compsrison of the names on the cards signed dur- ing the past week with the list of those on’ the roll of ' the chapter, 4,700 number. in order to- ascertain how many of the present members have re- enlisted. But, of the first 1, received in this campaign, new recruits. Including the returns from Saturday the number thus far enrolled during the campaign is above 4,000. To this will be added the enlistments secured in the outlying auxiliaries, to be re- ported later, and the enrollment of Sunday and Monday. We have every reason to believe that the membership of our chapter will be raised to 6,000, our allotment from the national head- quarters. During the campaign Jast April 3,900 memberships were secured. This is_the last day! o Chidst- mas membership campaign closes this afternoon at 6 ®'clock! ‘We do not expect at this late hour to win to this eupport of .the Red Cross those who are still ignorant of the indispensable value of the great work of this organization. Today we make our appeal to the friends of the Red Cross! We send this urgent message to those who know: That our society is sanctioned and endorsed by the government of the United States. That jts work at the front is under the immediate: supervisior of the com- mander of -our forces, and that the government depends upon the Red ! Cross, as upon no other organization, for the care -of our soldiers on the fighting line. The Red Cross has done great things tor France in the terrible years -since the opening of the war. The sum of 320000,000 has been expended in re- lief work. A page of .The Bulletin would be required to present a cata- iogue of the varied ways in which the Red Cross has ministered to the brave soldiers of France, to the stricken communities on_which has fallen the cruel scourge of war, to many thou- sands of children, homeless and or- phaned. Now we face a greater and more imperative task! All our efforts, ail our resources must be centered upon the care of our own, upon the soldiers and sailors we are sending to the war —for whom our allies are waiting, and upon whose courage and heroic endur- ance victory in this tremendous strug- gle will very largely depend. - It these defenders of our.liberties. are to receive the ®are they will need, ‘prompt, efficient, devoted, this must e‘fl'lfi very larzely from zhe agents of the Red Cross—our personal represent- atives at’ the front. ‘o accomplish this _work, as ‘you bave been so often remina , ‘the Te- inforced. This o!um'xvonuehe)mpt- Our trén.\?m mm Gollar for the purchase of ma- nsed by the devoted, higniy d women of our chapter. less than $10,000 will be re- i auired if we are to meet the demands | in hand will] 11815, which will be laid upon us jn the next six_months! To the friends of the Red Cross in Norwich, to those who_have no Gues- tion as to the value of our work, we send one more appeal. Do two things: . 1.° If you have not taken out a Christmas membership, - dating from Jan. 1, 1518, whether or not your name is on'the roll of the Norwich chapter, enlist today! If you cannot go to a booth, tele- phone the campaign headquarters (Telephone 1788) and an enrollment card will be sent to you. * Or make use of the mail name and a dollar. Enlist today! 2. Send a contribuiion to the treas- ury of the Norwich chapter. Your gift, whether it may be large, or must be small, will be greatly ap- preciated. Pledge cards wlll: be provided: for those who are willing to contribute Your to the Norwich Red Cross a stated sum | each month from January ‘to June, Such an amount as you can give for this satred cause will be 4 thrice welcome gift. For the last time sounds the -cali: - Make this a Red Cross Christmas! JOSEPH H. SELDE: CHRISTMAS SERVICES IN LOCAL CHURCHES. Sunday . Schools - and Congregations Unite Yuletide Observance. Following -out_their usuwai custom, many of the Norwich chuches held Christmas services- on Sunday. The ! Stars and Stripes played a prominent part in the Yuletide decorations this year and patriotism featured the pro- grams in general. At the Universalist Church. At_the Universalist, church the pas- tor, Rev. Joseph ¥. Cobb, preached an inspiring sermon on The Effect of Good Will at the morning service. In part, Rev. Mr. Cobb spoke as follows: On this Christmas Sunday when the thoughts of all Christians are turned to the advent of the Lord, or at least toward the. spirit of love and gzood will which came to the world at that time, we would consider the swbject: The Effect of Good Will, basing our thought on the angels’ ‘song, so famil- iar in sound, if not in practice, to the Christian- world: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will! toward men,” or as Bishop Ellicott cald: The better manuscrips make the song read: “On_earth peace among' men of good -will that is, ‘“‘among [ men who are the objects of the good will, the approval and love of God.” The song of the angels says “on earth peace.” If we etopped there we would say ‘that the song is wrong, for there is no peace, ‘all is discord, confusion,” any- thing but peace. If we reflect a little on this we shall soon see that God is at peace with men at all times, while man may be at war with each other, while millions of the citizens ‘of these nations are cnzaged in conflict. ‘other millions are lahoring to assist’the unfértunate, the |etpiess the needy, ‘the wounded. Never in thé history of the world S0 much charity been bestowed, never lmve meen . so liberally” poured forth of their possessions for the help. ‘of_others. Never: have so many ' volunteered {helr services to help-others. Never -there been’so much 1y le-unc among na You ‘may Victrola Outfit IX-a $62.50 An ideal outfit at a moderate price! Consists of Vic- trola IX-a ($57.50) and your choice of $5.00 in Victor Records, selected from our complete stock. *5 and down - § month Ask about our special Record Library Plan Well worth investigation WICTOR VlCTROLAS AND VICTOR RECDRDS THE OLDEST CRIG NILAVCTOR DEALERS 1N NEW ENGLAND ‘The Stare.of Victor Service Supreme . Main St. . - Norwich, Conn: need today of peace on carth, that we need peace in our hearts, that we need peace in our social and economic_life, that we need-peace in our internationa relationships—and ihen vou may now shall we get this peace, how shail the outward forms of peace be astab lished and maintained Is not the answer & tude of the Chr! the world “through the cultivation of among sen?” v way to get these things is by _the cultivation of good will. You and I and every san and woman and child must do our part to infuse th good will by cultivat- ing and practicing it. Wouid the world have peace Then let there be zood will among men. At the ciose of tife service there was organ recital by Miss X mplin. At the Central Baptist Church. At noon on Sunday _tae entire Sun- - school of the ' Central . Baptist i the observance of rought into namely. ‘sood Wi plained the on}ec: of White Chyistmas, beins the fourth annual obser of this kind. Rev. Arthur F. s, pastor of the church. gave a inspiring. talk on 'What This Christmas Should Mean to Us. Super- intendent Case then called om every ciass, and a representative class brought forws gifts included fr poor children of the ciiv for the Armenian children suffered terribly since the v out and since their country wa run by cruel opprossors. class made a most creditabie wh. as their offering was $8.35. This money wag earned by the little ones. The offering of the men’s class totaled The Armenian collection amounted to $150 and the miscellaneous collection to be used by the committee as they see fit totaled $39.50. The Red Cross booth reported a total of $67.16, in- cluding the collections at the booth both morning and evening. At Park Congregationadl Church. The advent of Christtas was ob- served at -Park Congregational church Sunday afternoon by a special servite for the Sunday school and consrega- tion. At 3.30 o'clock the Sunday school assembled in the chapel and at 4 o'clock, while the hymn It Came Upon the Midnight Clear was being sung, marched. from the chapel ' into the church, taking seats reserved for them. The topic of the service was Christ, the Hope of the World, by the American Board and the Woman's Board of Missions. Rev. S. H. Howe, D. D. pastor of the church, gave a short ‘sermon on Kingdom Patriotism. One-half of the offering goes to the American Board and the other half to tie Woman's Board of Missions. In charge of the service were Weston . Pullen, superintendent of the Sunday school._and the following committe Mrs. Edward - J. Graham, chairman, Mrs. Allen Latham and Mrs. Frederick ._Sayles Next Friday afternoon from 4 to 6§ o'clock there ‘will be a Christmas rarty for the members of the Sunday school in Osgood Memorial. Santa Claus’ album will be shown by a ster- eopticon and- there will' be other at- tractive numbers on the program. Broadway Sunday School. Sunday afterngon the Broadway Sunday school 'held. their annual Christmas exercises under the_ direc- on of Superintendent Herberts.Cary. There were several Christmas carols by the children and they were accom- panied by the orchestra which con- sisted of Edward A, Breed, flute, lead- ¢ Lester and Olga Alfred Fliven, cor- net. and Harry Ward, tronibone. The annual report of the secretary and treasurerfi Osten T.. Ferguson, was read. There were recitations by the classes taught by Misses May Dawley, Helen and Alice Browning. Rev. E. S: Worcester pleached a short sermon, ‘after, which he presented Bibles tp the foilowing children, who were baptized in the church and-have reached:the age of eicht years: Courtney A. Ras- mussen, Dorothy A. Dewing, Marie L. Atterbury and Dorothy W. Spicer. The offering was for the Sunday School Extension society. Second Congregational Church. A Christmas programme _entitled Christ, the Hope- of the World, was carried out at the Second Congreza- tional church Sunday afternoon. The first part of the programme was by the primary department under the di- rection of Ifisses Jennie L. Congdon and Rose Breckenridge.” The Clirist- mas story was told by Miss Congdon with the children gathered around her. ‘The second part of the prozramme ‘was for the older pupils and was car- ried out by the Boy Scouts and the teachers-of the Sunday school. . The Boy- Scouts who-took part in the reci- tations were Herbert Corey, Horace tions. £ remind rhe unt unr- is{ Bl Levi 'rnbon. Charles Sage, Rob- ven in the atil- | lsuch a a natufal working of order, ert Sage and Roland Harris. The re i ] ding was led b, e exercise The s: Spirit of b Breckenridge: Belgium, Yboo: Peland. Miss Mildred Whit Dorothy_Allen: China, Dorothy India ¥ Fliggins: Africa, Lou lands of the Sea. Ma pastor delivereq a short talk on King- dom Patriotism. At the Methodist Church. he- evening service of the Trin: i scopal churc . The regular ch Miss Kimbail, s Blackstone, Mess: edge, Bow and_iund, was exceptionally beautifnl and well rendered. o minister; Rev. Mr. D itd_from the text cont: of Matthew, first us was born i Judea.” - taking as hi Then and Now. this world is relati we ‘know, relati 'r men and other times. Today. the world is full of war. When Jesus came peace reigned throughout ull the nations, which was most un- vsual. It was caused by the domina- tion of the great Roman empire, which forced peace throughout its dominions If Jesus came to bring peacé into the world it ma: seem strange that war exists today. It is only however. very year since he came has been finally very Betniobem, of me Christmas making for peace, which shal come through him. Today our war is for peace, a Christ- e war. Today the conflict is for the right of the individual, and the use of he state by the individua Then was a time of looking for wen ders. A wonder-worker attracted any amount of attention. He could secure an audience. Jesus put expectancy into the realm of men’s mimis—tha? out of their minds should come power He brought power of a kind to make them their own wonder-workers, to make wonders of themselves. He came into a poverty stricken age, Lut he has brought the hope of the world to live all his life, to make and fulfill his ideals. At the close of the.sermon followed the very pretty servic formed -each year a tthis church of lighting the Christmas wreath. A handsome laurel wreath set with whjt candles .was placed in the center the pulpit platform and the ch being darkened, 24 white-clad girls bearing lighted candles, entered the church, singing, and encircled th wreath. Bach girl, stepping forwa: in turn, gave ' an appropriate vers lighting’ a 'wreath candle from he own, until the laurel wreath was com- pletely circled with light. The rec sionai then-took place, the girls pas ing out through the dark church with their candles, leaving the lovely sym- bol of Christmas glowing on pedestal GREENEVILLE CHURCH * UNFURLS SERVICE FEAG Ceremony Took Place Just Before the Morning Service on Sunday. Just before the morning service at the Greeneville Congregational chufch Sunday a service flag, 4x6 feet, and containing 26 stars, was unfurled on the Central avenue side of the chur The twenty-six stars represent the fol lowing young men who-entered Uncle Sam’s ‘service: William Hall, Fred Towne, William Flemming, Fred TFlemming, Géorge Ferguson, Andus Peterson, Fieigo Eric- son, Elis Taylor, Thomas Sears, Ev- erett Corey, Clifford Wilson, Fred Pow- ers, James Ringland, Bradiord Rick- etts, Jay Ricketts, Kirk Rickeits, Paul Ricketts, George C: worth, Samuel Ditworth, Wil Climon, Howard P. Benjamin, y Maarice, Ailen Brown, Willlam Hoilin and James Kirker. t the session of the Sunday school a collection of $25.20 was taken up for the Armenian children's relief fund. Kensington—The American Pager Goods company of Kensington has compieted arrangements whereby its employes are to be insured for a to- tal of “$250}000. A system has been worked aut_for the establishment of a ritio of insurance for. the length of wervice. The_Thames National Bank Norwich, Conn., Dec. 22, 1917, The annual 'meeting of the Stock- holders- of this Bank, for the election of Directors. and the transaction of such other ‘business as may legally come before them, .is hereby called to be held at their Bahking House on Tucsday, Jan. 8. 1918, at 11 e'clock a. m- | CHARLES W. GALE, Cashier.