New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

U Uncle Sam August 13, 1917. He was accepted as a member of the regular navy and immediately ushered into the service. He Is the son of Ben- 1amin Thompson of 55 Trinity street. the most hazardous in the city. Par ticularly is it a dangerous corner for all traffic going north on Elm street and east on East Main street. It be- hooves everybody to exercise due cau- tion in approaching this corner.
 Why does not City Hall fly serv- ice flag? Other cities recognize their employees or officials who have gone forth into the service of the govern ment, so why doesn't New Britain? Also, in the case of council members away with the army who have not re- si signed why would it not be we'll to have the clerk mark them "absent in the service of the United States" rather than simply absent2 It is to be hoped that at the meeting of the council next Wednesday some action may be taken to recognize city officials and city employees who have answered the call. From the council chamber alone there have gone no less than four members. One, Councilman Gardner c. Weld of the third ward, is already across the sea with Com pany B of the Machine Gun Bat talion. Councilman Joseph c. An- drews of the same ward Is a lieu tenant in the ordnance department, and Alderman John Stadler, Jr, and Councilman Edward Peterson, both of the fourth ward, are in the National Army. Also, there are several city employees in the service of the army or navy. Why not display a service flag from the municipal building?
 Some months ago an item in this column expressed the wonder as to who would be the first drafted man from New Britain to reach the other side. That same article mentioned the name of Harold Stotts of West Pearl street as having the distin ction of being the first New Britain boy to be examined and accepted for the Ma tional Army. Now, by a strange trick of fate, this same boy, the first to b. accepted and the first man to permit his name to be enrolled without claim ing exemption, Is likewise the first of the local National Army men to set his foot on foreign soil.
 The Herald of 25 years ago said:
 November II: Among those who took part in the Little Folks Sew ing circle entertainment at the Met hodist church last night were: Gertie Hall and Edith Deming; Ruth Bennett, Louise Teich and Jennie Cahin; May Rackliffe, Nellie Weber and Alfred Thompson; Ida Irving, Grace Kent, Essie Carter. Myra An drews and Lulu Rodenwald
 November 12: There were six property transfers during the past week Fred Bcloin has opened a tenn perance pool and billiard parlor in Lees block. Messrs. lost and Mes kill of the local High school team, attended the game in New Haven to- day between Hillhouse High and Hartford w. H. Stanley has sold property on Maple street to Cromwell o. Case.
 November IS: Sunday.
 November IA; The school board, at it's meeting Saturday, took steps toward securing a new High school building. There were four funerals in the city yesterday. Charles Me- Grath, of Myrtle street, suffered a broken leg in a football game yes- terday.
 November IS: Evening school opened in the Burritt school last night and of the 114 present sixty eight were Swedes. Miss s. A. At kinson started for New York this morning for 8 few days.
 November 16: MT. and Mrs. Paul vogelgesang and Representative and Mrs. Louis J. Muller celebrated the tenth anniversary of their marriage last evening. Clothesline thieves are now laying in their supply of winter underwear.
 November IT: F. G. Platt's new residence on Grove Hill is being fn- ished inside and will be one of the most comfortable houses in the city. The common council, at it's meeting last night, ordered Lee Brothers to tear down a barn they have built in violation of the building ordinance. The party who took away from the Y. M. C. A. rooms yesterday an um- brella belonging to another party is requested to return the same.
 If memory does not err, these col umns contained an article early in the summer relative to the poor con- dition of the gutter at the entrance to Fairview cemetery. Shortly there after the paper received a statement from certain officials calling attention to their intention to make early re- pairs. People having occasion to notice the gutter as it is today are convinced that the public has been