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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-27
PROMINENT OIL
MAN DIES HERE
John Hoy. 40 south Boston, Sue
cumbs to Long standing Case OF
Pneumonia.

John Roy. aged So. died at his
home Il9 south Boston avenue, at
1I.45 o'clocl, last night, after severe
attack of pneumonia. The body Will
be shipped to Warren, Pa, his OLD
homo. FOR lutcrment after the funeral
exercises hut dnal arrangements nave
not been made for the latter Mr.
ROY was engaged In the oil business
here Cor many years. coming to this
country when the oil field first opened.
MIR ROY was prominent In the oil
mems fraternity.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-27
*. G. FEDS TNJOINED

CHICAGO, Feb 20 A tom
porary Injunction restraining
tho Federal league OF profcs-
slonal baseball clubs from
transferring the franchise OF the
Kansas CITY club 10 any person,
ussorlatlou or corporation In tho
oast was issued by Judge Iinld
win In the fcdcrpl court today
The Injunction was granted after
suit had boon filed by the Kan
sug city club
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-27
EMPRESS.

Today the ninth episode OF The
Exploits OF Elaine appears at the
Empress. This serial has been re-
ceiving quite a deal oi attention. ana
has proven itself among the best or
the serials The Powell MinsIrels
made their first appearance at TINS
theatre yesterday ana. were Wen re-
ceiyed. They have band with 'hem
and concerts will be given az the cor
ner OF Third and Main streets each
noon and evening during theis en-
gagemen..
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-27
BRITISH BLOCKADE.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.- For.
NAL announcement was made At
tho state department today VI
Great Britain's decision 20 declare
"A blockade OF the coast of Ger
man East Africa, as from h'd-
night, February ~. q,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-27
AT THE THEATRES
LYRIC.

For today only special three part
Vitagraph Broadway star feature
"O'Geary Of the Royal Mounted an
appealing talo of the northwest; run
OF love and adventure. A real three
part feature Of merit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24

late frosts the hay crop at the present
line promises to be especially light.
Grass land that is for rent is in good
demand.
Miss Dorothy Stratton Of Brattls-
n"Io is spending the week with MIS-.
Fred w. Morse. Next week she VIII
gisi, her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. s. Stratton
Mrs. Erwin II. Metcalf, who has
been teaching the primary school at
Centerville (Brattleboro), and daugh
Ter, Miss Evelyn Metcaif, are at their
aome on the Marlboro Branch road,
for the summer vacation.
The West River Valley Baptist Min
isters conference will meet at the
Baptist church next Tuesday. The
ministers have invited their wives, who
are honorary members of the confer
ence, to attend this meeting.
Mrs. Sumner G. Shepard, who spent
thn winter with her two daughters,
Mrs. A. j. Morse and Mrs. II. l. Os-
l,ca, in Baldwin Place, n. Y. return
"a home Friday, accompanied by Ms
Csgood, who viii remain for a few
weeks
The Christian Endeavor society last
week voted to buy new singing books
for the Sunday and Thursday Cloth
evening" meetings The new books,
containing many hymns used at the
Billy Sunday meetings, viii be exam
ined before the book is decided upon.
Mrs. Minnie Coy of Bra ttleboro ana
Leon Knapp, wh) lived In Whining.
ton through the winter, are working
for Mrs. Mary Ballou for the summer
Elmer E. Knapp of Brattleboro was a
recent visitor at Mrs. Ballou s and
Miss Ada Beard of New York city is
boarding there for the present.
, An increase campaign for the Sun
lay school was started last Sunday
Rev. Frank a. Kelly has offered com.
llete fishing outfit to the bov who will
bring the largest number of persons
INTO school membership. A camera is
pffered to the girl who wins. If pre-
erred, the equivalent in money MAY
7e chosen instead of the prizes named
The Brookside school, taught by Mis-
Edith Adams, closed Friday afternoon
| Tune Is, with a picnic The children
having no absent marks were Fannie
| Knapp, Esther Trevarrow, Bernard
Stone and Raymond Stone. Those alb
| sent but one day were Olive Mundel
and John Trevarrow. Miss Adams ha
| given good satisfaction and has beer
| engaged for another year.
Julius L. Whitaker has about com
pleted the extensive repairs on hi
postofice and store property, whicI
were begun last winter when his son
Harry L. Whitaker, was at home
Changes were made in shelving and i
| storage room for hardware. The in
terror was painted and groceries wer
rearranged. A new platform and ste
lately have been built and foundatio
CT stonework has been put undef tn
building, altogether making marke
Improvement in the property.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24
TOWN SHEND.

Townshend win play the first ball
game IN the West River league against
Jamaica Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. f. Persons of
Keene, n. H., came Tuesday for a visit
in the home of w. o. Davis.
George Morey has finished work fo-
G. II. Willard and has gone to Spring
field, Mass, where he has work.
Mrs. A. w. Barry went Tuesday to
Saxtons River to stay a few days, be
ing called there by the serious illness
of her father.
Miss Mary Plumb went Wednesday
to Providence, where she will attend
the commencement exercises of the
high school, her cousin being one of
the graduates.
A. Chamberlin is in South London,
derry, where he has job of plaster
ing a new house. Mrs. Chamberlain and
children went with him and are visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Chamberlin Z
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beebee
Miss Edith Kidder of WardsborC
finished work at Mrs. Emma Eddy Z
and returned home Saturday. She
will go from there to Windham
where she has work as table girl fo1
the summer. Miss Reynolds of Bosto1
is taking her place at Mrs. Eddy's
The grammar school graduation ex
| ercises will be held on Thursday even
| ing of this week in the town hall in
stead of Friday, as was planned a
| first. The change was made in orde
| to allow the teachers to return tt
their homes one day earlier, Mis-
pbo1nS g mother bpinU in moor health
Four teams, including those of MI
Hall, Dorr Jenison and George Chas
Of South Windham are drawing lum
Der to Parks's siding from the Dut
ton and Felch lots. The lumber will
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24

when the game was called off ON ac-
count Of rain, the score was q to l in
favor Of the home team.
At the contest for amateur singers
at the Princess pictures Monday night
Willie Richie, son of DR.. L. d. Richie,
was awarded first prize, Inez Richie
was awarded second and Ed. Tracy
was awarded third.
Miss Bertha Deane, Miss Kathleen
Parmelee, Miss Christine Boyd, Miss
Goldie Courtemanehe, Byron Howe,
Paul Jones and Gerald Porter are
among the many young people home
from their schools for the summer va
cation.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Maher of Reads
boro spent Monday with friends in
town and went Tuesday morning to
Brattleboro to attend the graduation
exercises of the high school. Mr..
Maher 5 sister, Miss Winifred, was a
member of the graduating class
Five men were lodged in the village
lookup Saturday night. Two men from
q farm al Somerset were arrested eharg-
cd with having liquor to sell Fay
Vose, Sam Boyd and Charles Tracy
were arrested for disturbance of the
peace. The two Somerset men and
10y "a I'fAii bIiCiI 1l4ltS Tracy WAS
! bound over TO the next term of coun-
ty 4ourt. Vose's case is as yet UNI
| settled.
The play, dr. Bob, was given in
Nottingham Thursday evening, June
II, followed by a dance. The proceeds
were given to the baseball team of
the Wilmington high school Mrs
Sadie Abbott, who had one of the prin-
ieipal parts was unable to go and Mrs
J. II. Buckley took her place. \ num-
her Of the young people from this
place, besides the young people taking
part in the play, went to Nottingham.
Nearly 100 persons enjoyed the line
mrsioal program furnished 10y the pu-
p'ls of the village school in High
school hall Tuesday evening. Mrs.
E-nei Strawser has been teaching
music III the schools the past year and
great interest has been shown By the
young people in the new department.
The following excellent program was
/, given: Piano duet, Mrs. Strawser ara
, I.',ze Bates; motion song by pupils Ct
second grade; piano duet, Annette
, .I,hes and Eleanor Brown; solo When
the FillCws Roll High.s Lyndon Gclbv;
lano solo, Doris Buc kley; song, Ine7
R:tchic; piano solo, Agnes Page: duet
; Softly the Winds Sigh Tonight. Misse.
Marion and Edith Rist; piano solo
Fveril Davis; song, The Songs NJ
M6thor Sings eight girls from fiftl
, ami sixth. grades; piano solo, Leon;
I Whe 2l,l1, duet, Hazel Bates ami Eu
= nit, Mcdbury. with violin accompaai
ment hy Barbara Nellis; piano solo
Emily BiSseli; piano solo. Eleano
Brown: solo. Sing Me to Sleep. Heller
! Streeter; piano solo, Lura Morris
$ piano solo. Katherine Barlow: song
o ]rne, the Month of Roses, by the higl
! g ,ool girls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Miss Matte Metcalf has been for a
number of days with Mrs. CoIey Lane.
Arthur Bailey of Agawam, Mass. is
visiting his sister, Mrs. hubert w.
Shepard.
Mrs. Frank Moss of New York citv
came Monday for the summer to her
residence, The Nest.
Mrs. Mary Burns, who has been
working in West Dover, win spend the
summer at her home in Brookside.
Mrs John A. Swart of Schenectady,
\. y, arrived Thursday. She is boari-
* ut G. L. Brown S for the summer.
Lewis Coombs of West Dummerston
and Charles Gotta of Brattteboro were
rCacat visitors II Mrs Levi, Coonbs s.
Mrs. Harrison Aldrich went Wednes-
day to Newfane, where she is the guest
of Mrs. William II. Goodnow for few
days.
1Irs. +. w. Morse cut. rtained las.
week her cousin, Mrs Emily Hravtor
ana friend, Miss MeIntirt, of Provi-
lcnce, r. I
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle f. Dickinson
Miss Effie Perry, and Chauncev Bailey
all of Agawam, Mass, were in the vii
lage Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Lyman II. Knapp of West Brat
tleboro spent last week with Mrs Alice
A. Bailey and Monday went to visit he,
sister, Mrs. L. w. Shepard.
Mr. and Mrs f. Milton Dexter wen
to Troy, n. Y, by automobile Thurs
day, expecting to return Saturday
Clifford Gould, chauffeur, accompanied
| them
The Ladies Benevolent society will
meet next Wednesday afternoon at TIL
vestry. Sixteen ladies attended tn
meeting last week at Mrs. Edwin W
| Morse s.
Owing to shortage of rainfall an
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24
WILMINGTON.

John MeHa1e is working for Henry
Jacobs
Merton Barber is taking the school
census this week.
Hobart Davis and Merrill Greene
are i'll with measles.
The three small children of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Bird have measles.
Mrs Miller of New York is visiting
her auat, Mrs. Francis Medbury.
Roy Brown Of Winchester, Mass, is
staying at w A. Brown s few days.
Mrs. Daniel Buell. has bought the
house near Ware IS store Of Perry
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marsha of
Mad River are visiting at G. II.
Streeter Is.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Bartlett Of
8rattieboro visited at II. e. Mann S
over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Blodgctt has been Wis
iting friends in town on her way to
Mount Hcrmon, Mass.
There are go boarders at the Ild-
ington company : boarding house. Al
| bert Deanis is the new cook.
Eva Barnes returned Saturday from
tho North Adams hospital She is
making a good recovery from her op
Grafton.
Miss Belle Eames has, returned from
| the Brattlehoro Memorial hospital and
is staying With her sister, Mrs. z. z
Whitney
Mrs. Rena Cutting, Mrs. Gertrud,
Kingsley. Miss Bertha Faulkner ant
Mrs. Leon Wheeler went 10 Nortl
Adams Monday.
Joseph DaMour has a number o
mon at work clearing the ground be
tween his tin shop and the barbe
shop, for his new building.
Clifford Stetson and two friend
came from Jacksonville Monday, spcn
the night on Mt. Haystaek ana return
ed home Tuesday morning.
Verne Adams has delivered For
cars this week to Miss Bertha Faulli
ner of Jacksonville and George II
Newton Of Mountain Mills.
There was a reunion of the class o
: 1908 of the w. III. S. Tuesday evenin
: in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
. Wheeler, who were members of tn
class.
i Mr. and Mrs. George Ballou an
daughters, Mildred, Marion and Adel
i and son Hosea, of New York visite
, at Tanis Courtemanche s the pa;
I week.
5 Mr.. anG Mrs. Roy Gaines and daugl
e ter Ruth, of Greenfield and Miss Eth
II MiIingicn of Brattlebprp visited \:
: Herbert Millington S few days tn
week.
r. A. Cook, Harrison Kingsley. LIZ
:. Wheeler. Pliny Crafts, Merrill Gree
Ralph Medbury and George Dav
:, were among those who motored I
Pittsfeld 10 attend the circus la
j week Thursday.
Il On Saturday morning the W. H.
k team played East Dover at the ne
I hall ground and beat them by a sco1
S of to 4 In the afternoon the reg
e la team played the Nottingham tear
ard 1T the end of the fifth innin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24

shipped to the Last Block company in
Brattleboro Two of w. H. Taft s
teams from West Townshend are also
working part of the time.
Much interest is excited by the an
nouncement of the sale by auction of
the village home recently owned and
occupied by the late Miss Harriet
Fletcher. The residence is one of the
most attractive in the village and has
always been kept in perfect repair as
Miss Fletcher was woman of re-
markable executive ability. All the
household goods, etc, will be sold at
the same time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

o. M. Williams is very i'll.
William Keveny of New York is
boarding at Fairmont.
George l.. Smith recently received a
carload of Ford automobiles.
Ruth Allen is at home from Fern
wood seminary, Tunesassa, n. Y.
E. P. Hannum of Troy, n. Y, was
a guest at B. A. Melendy s Tuesday.
Mrs. Leila Rugg returned from her
visit to North Adams, Mass, Saturday.
Children IS day was observed in the
Baptist church Sunday with appropriate
exercises.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vale went to New
York Tuesday for further treatment
for her eye.
Mrs. L. w. Lawrence has returned
to her home here, after spending sew
eral weeks in Connecticut.
Schools in town with the exception
lof the high school closed their terms
Friday for the summer vacation.
A. S. Hayward is seriously i'll with
| a bronchial trouble and asthma. Mamma
French, nurse, of Weston is caring for
him.
Clarence Benson has moved into one
| of the tenements in B. B. Ransom :
new building. The family are the first
tenants.
! Mrs. Marcia Davis and daughter
+! Rose, returned Monday from Nichols
Fla, where they spent the winter. Mis-.
Rose had been teaching there.
L. H. Gale is recovering from crit
zeal illness caused by a hemorrhage
Mrs. Nina Hall, trained nurse from
IBrattleboro, is caring for him.
Mrs. Anna Kimball and Mrs Nelli,
Martin of Winchendon, Mass, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Endicott of Taunton, Mass, ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodnough of Marlboro
N. H., are boarding at Hunt s Tavern
Miss Jennie Bryant and four of he
Ibrother s children and Miss Haze
lStone of Keene, n. H., arc guests q
lBrookside farm. Harold Bradley 0
Fitchburg, Mass, also is there to spen
the summer.
Several from here attended the fl
neral of C. E. Wood in the north Vi
Ilage Tuesday The c. A. r., w. r. {
and Sons of Veterans attended in
body. The services were conducted h
the Sons of Veterans.
About 30 of the pupils of the hig
school with their teacher, Miss Ainl,
spent the evening with Homer eros
man Thursday of last week. Game
were played and refreshments of cal
and ice cream We're served. 3af
Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Chamberlain {
Townshend came Monday night to sta
J with her parents, Mr.. and' Mrs. c.
! Beebe Mr. Chamberlain is to do Il
masonry work on A. II. Holden s hous
known as the Collins house.
II Leverett Griswold graduated froI
the New York state school of agricu
4 iture at Morrisville, n. Y, last wee
n land returned to his home here. la
liam Griswold is at home from h
/ ischool at Williamstown, Mass, for Il
, summer vacation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24

G. B. Lamb went Monday to Green
field.
Miss Ruth Parker of Grafton is Wis
iting at J. F. Lewis s.
Samuel Prouty of Winhall visited
his sister, Mrs. A. S. Charlton, the first
of the week.
Miss Marion Sherman, who spent the
past month in Shipman, Va, returned
home Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Hepburn of South Nor
walk, Conn, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. III. J. Morse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Dickinson, Chaun-
cey Bailey and Miss Effie Perry of Ag-
avian visited in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Lydia Foster came SATURDAY
from Boston to her summer home here
to spend her vacation with her family
Miss Irene Prouty, who had been
with her sister, Mrs. \. S. Charlton, at
tending school, went Thursday to he
home in Bondville.
Samuel A. Merrifield, who graduated
last week from Cornell university, re
turned Thursday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. NJ. Mortified, who wer,
there to attend the exercises of the
week.
/ The Camp Fire Girls held their frs
outdoor ceremonial by the river OF
Tuesday afternoon, when two of TIL
girls were initiated fire makers an,
one wood gatherer. On Wednesday the,
! went on a hike, taking their suppe
and eating in the woods, returning il
the twilight hours.
The children gave fine concert il
1.-THE Methodist church Sunday morning
There were songs by the Camp Fir,
Girls, the Boy Scouts and the primar,
classes. Doris Stedman and Elizabeti
Gordon sang together very acceptable,
and recitations and dialogues by tn
little people were very pleasing. Tn
decorations were in charge of tn
boys class.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24
BONNEVILLE.

Samuel Prouty is visiting his broth
er in Westminster West.
Work was begun this week on the
state road between Bondville and Man
chester.
Mr.. and Mrs Austin Prouty and
two children visited recently at Burt
Prouty s.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Bolster of Man
chester (Vt.) visited relatives in town
from Wednesday to Sunday. They were
on their wedding trip.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24

Miss Edith Harris is working at
Henry C. Stratton s.
Mrs Willis H. Taft is spending
the week in Burlington.
Hugh Stratton went Monday to
Windsor, where he has employment.
Miss Abbie Follett went Saturday to
her home in Weston for the summer
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Gooden of Phil
adelphia called at Charles O. Kim
bah S last week.
| Mr. and Mrs. c. 81 switzer and Mas
ter Hugh and II. Z. Lawrence spent
Sunday in Grafton. ~
| Mrs. A. T. Davies, and daughter,
Mary, of South Londonderry were at
II. C. Gale 8 Tuesday.
| Miss Dorothy Taft will come home
from her work in the Austine Institu-
/ tion this week Friday.
II. A. Wheeler enjoyed green peas
from his garden June %. G. O. Kimball
| also had them this week
| The Ladies Aid society will give an
Entertainment and ice cream social in
the church vestry July ,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Capen and
; youngest son spent the weekend with
Mr.. Capen s brother in Londonderry
Harry E. Howard and daughter, Mrs
George Houghton, attended commence
ment exercises in Hinsdale last week
/ Carl Wiley of South Londonderry
and C. Harold Gale went to Springfield
| (Vt.) Tuesday, making the trip by au
Etomobile.
Mrs. Ella Grout came from South
/ Londonderry Saturday TO w. \. Law
Erence's. She returned to her home il
Burlington Monday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Harold o. Gale went
/ "Wednesday to Springfield (Vt), wher,
they intend to make their home ane
where Mr.. Gale has employment.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Felch and Mr.
and Mrs. Seer. of Springfield, Mass.
lIspent the weekend at Fred Feleh s a
The Naples, making the trip by auto
mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lueius J. Harris drov
the first of the week to Brattleboro
From there they win go by train t
Fitchburg and West Medford, Mass
intending to be away about tire
: weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24

Badness among Indians and negroes
is almost unknown.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24
WILLIAMSVILLE.
Old Home Week July 80, 81, Aug.


The committee in charge of the Old
Home Week, A. NJ Merrifield
chairman, Mrs. A. NJ. Merrifield, Mr.
G. II. Dickinson and DIR. Gordon, re-
Gently met at the parsonage. They APP
pointed the following committees:
Field day sports, morning of July 80,
II. A. Williams, Harold Washer, John
Sparks and Kendall Foster; dinner and
supper, Mizpah class; old home re-
union, A. N. Sherman, George Williams,
+. Il. Willard, (afternoon of July 800
pageant evening of the 30th), A. S
Charlton, chairman, Mrs. J. w. Viii
liams, Mrs. E. II. Richardson, Mrs. L
B. Gordon, Mrs. Frank Willard, George
Temple, Walter Wheeler; ice cream
Mrs. Effie Stedman, Harry Temple
Frank Farnum, Mrs. Mary Ingram;
speakers for Sunday, Mrs. \. NJ. Merri
field and John Williams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24

Corsica's big industry is the manu-
facture of chestnut extract.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-24
WEST TOWNSHEND.
Children Have Good Marks.

The schools closed Friday for the
summer vacation Each school enjoy
ed a picnic the last day. Those having
no absent marks for the term in the
grammar room, Miss Edith Davies
teacher, were Ethelyn Circuit, Katheryn
Bishop, Herbert Burnap, Arthur Veinot
Ethelyn Grout and Katheryn Bishop
had no marks for absence during the
entire year. A contest was held dur
ing the term to see how many wild
flowers could be brought, the school
choosing sides Charles Decell, captain
of one side had -, and Willis Taft,
captain of the other side, AZ, ma king a
total of 10 different wild flowers
found by the pupils. Those in the
primary school having no absent marks,
Miss Abbie Follett teacher, are: Ber-
nice Hadlock, Esther Stratton, Florence
Herrick, Viola Wheeler, Roger Goe-
iwey, Mark Chaplin, Harold Capen, Her
bert Worthley and Chauhcey Worthley;
absent but one day or less, Leroy Ca
lpen, Carl Herrick, Forrest Hewitt and
Charles Stratton; not absent during the
year, Bernice Hadlock, Harold Capen
Roger Goewey and Herbert Worthley
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-16
GEORGE DAVIES IS
EXCELLENT LEADER
Has Contributed Much to Success
Of Royal Gwent Singers Who
Appear Here Next Week.

"Gwent," said George F. Davies, "is
the Welsh spelling Of the name of
our county of Monmouthshire, famed
as the centre Of the musical spirit Of
our island nation Mr.. Davies is, the
famous conductor of the Gwent Welsh
Male Singers, who will come to Bis
marck on Thursday evening )nexe
and as part of their third tour Of
America render a concert at the Audi.
forum. %'
Mr.. Davies is an interesting person.
ality-ne has led his organization to
many victories in the Welsh Els
toddfods," or singing matches between
clubs famous locally. He is really
one of the foremost leaders of the
country, and has this year assembled
a chorus Of fifteen men that would be
hard to duplicate. 1t is capable OF
rendering not only the characteristic
Welsh music with their thrilling airs
such as, "1'he March of the Men of
Harlech," but the most difficult, of the
chorus masterpieces. ADV.