New Britain herald., 1917-05-24
CLUBMEN GATHER;
 TALK PATRIOTISM
KenilVorth Members Rally to the
 Colors of U. s. X.

The sixteenth annual banquet Of the Wentworth club was held at the Elm Tree Inn in Pennington last evening and proved to be thoroughly patriotic affair, the decorations be- ing of this order as were most of the after-dinner speeches. Harry c. Jack son was chairman of the committee in charge and all went to the Inn and returned in automobiles. The tables were decorated in the national colorg and silk flag was placed at every plate as Q favor, while the speakers table was decorated with tho flags of the Allied Nations. The Charter Oak orchestra furnished music.
 Fifteen Clubnaen Enlist.
 W. F. Fay, 8 member of the High school faculty, acted as toastmaster ana A. F. delMoral, another member of this faculty, was also one of the speakers. President Harry E. scheuy made an after dinner speech in which he mentioned the patriotism of tho Wentworth club, explaining that out of membership of eighty-five fifteen mon have already enlisted to serve their country, while four have been called into actual service. He pre- dicted that more members will enlist or be called into service by selective conscription. The four members al- ready in actual service are Sergeants John F. Corners and Cedric Powers of Company I, now in training at P1attsburg, f1azen Hinman, another wards Of the Machine Gun company. Both Harry Vessels, of the High school faculty, and W. W. T. Squire spoke and Dr. James F. Faulkner, at present in tho United States Medical corps resertes and . former surgeon on the French battlefront. told of some of his experienced abroad.
 Tales Fxom the Frant.
 voieine his own epiniena from per- sonal observations. Dr. Faulkner pre- dioted that the war win laat at least three yeara longer unlesa there is some unforeseen and unexpected tn- ternal complication in Germany and he does not look for that until after the war at least, Showing the i1-s norance of the average German sol-e dter as to outside events, Dr. Faulk- ner told of conversations be had with German prisoners on the battlefront. 2 He said that one German soldier who could speak English asked him when the prisoners were to be shot When informed that they were not to be executed the man was surprised and said that the German officers had inn pressed upon their men the fact that they must not lose or, if taken pris- oners, they would all be summarily executed. In talking to another Ger man prisoner shortly before he started on his return trip to American. Dr. Faulkner said he told the soldier he was leaving in few days and in. tended to stop at London. go through England and Scotland and then to the United States. According to the doc tor, the soldier laughed at him and told him it would be impossible for him to 20 to London as that city was nothing but a mass of ruins, having been completely demolished by Zep- pelins As to returning to the United States the prisoners told him that was impossible as the German submarines had destroyed . great many ships and the seas were entirely cleared of all ocean traffic. It is stories like this that the German soldiers are led to believe. Dr. Faulkner stated.
 Speaking of the Russian situation, Dr. Faulkner said that from authori- tive sources he had read enough to convince him that given half . chance Russia will be saved to the Allies.
 Tho banquet concluded with the singing of the Star spangled Banner and Aud Lang syne.