New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
Shaw and which was judged as ap-

Shaw and which was judged as ap- proximately correct, Kensington should have received 210 registrations, Berlin 150 and East Berlin 40. The fact that 2S1 men presented them selves and were registered by the officials at Kensington shows that the list made up was evidently wrong or that as one prominent man in Berlin this morning said: ''The Kensington residents are always trying to outdo their neighbors in Berlin and yester- day. judging from all reports. they tried to aplays whole, hog or none."
 'To the victor belongs the spoils," is applicable in some cases but not true in every instance, which was fully and conclusively illustrated, if reports are true, at the Kensington precinct yesterday. Although they did receive the largest number of ap- plications they were kept continually on the jump and had to work for all they got. Especially was this so when the Italian population reported to sign up, followed by all the employees of the brick yards and the other diff ferent factories. The congestion be- came so bad on account of many of the foreigners being unable to speak 8 word of English that interpreters had CO US Cdll0u III dnu HOL uHIll LH0 en. tire crowd of the foreign population had been registered could the regis trars stop to mop their brows.
 However, at each registering place the plans of the officials which had been made several days before to bring the day to a successful finish showed to good advantage. The reg istration board is especially pleased with the effort put forth by those who volunteered their services and worked with efficiency to carry out the pro- gram Of the day in commendable manner.
 Announce Now Schedule.
 stationed at the depot announced to- day that new schedule for the var l ious shifts had been planned and was 1 being put into execution with suc- cess Five men are now placed on guard duty at night and-are under the l direction of Sergeant Young or one 1 of the two corporals, who alternate 1 every third night, one going on duty at 6 and remaining until 12 when he l is relieved by the second officer who stays on from 12 until '. The third 1 officer who has charge of the day l shift remains on duty from 2 in the morning until at night. thus com l pleting the twenty-four hours. Lieut.. Washburn at present Is in charge of the detail.
 | Berlin Briefs.
 It was erroneously stated in yester-
 days Herald that the St. Paul's Drum corps would go to Waterbury last evening. The date set for the affair Is next Saturday and the. delegation
 will leave at o'clock by auto truck. Harry B. Wall of Christian, Lane and Nellie Fransen of Beckley were 1 married by Rev. Carleton Haxen at
 the parsonage, Monday evening. $.
 Joseph Holigan of Bridgeport, Ben
 Woodward of Hartford were visitors
 in East Berlin this week,
 The meeting in the Blue Hills dis
 trict at the home of Mrs. Scheer will
 be held on Thursday evening instead of. Wednesday as previously an nounced. 4
 Bernard Burns of Worcester is wis.,
 iting friends in East Berlin
 Mrs. Dominick Ronketty is serious ly i'll at her home on Main street. I The Village Imrovement society of
 East Berlin is arranging an entertain
 nlent and social.
 Miss Josephine Murray has re-
 turned from Johns Hopkins hospital and Is now in the New Haven hospital
 where she will undergo an, operation. ] Mr. Elton oe BSston is visiting hia a