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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-06-25
DzieCi Szko|y
$W, WaCIaWa.

W ubiegia niedziele W sail para
fialnej Sw. Waciawa, o godzinie Sci
wieczorem. odbyi sic wspanialy popis
dzieci szkolnych tejze parafii, pod
Eierownictwem Wiel. Si6str Felicya-
mex. Publicznosc z~apelniia sale pc
brzegi. Program byl nastepujacy:
l. Rzewny spiew, ,,Tesknota "a o.
czyzna" wykonany przez dziewcze-
ia klasy si6dmej i 6smej.
2. Cwiczenia ,,Pazi6w" bardzo
pieknie sic professionally. Str6j byi
bogaty i g%ustowny.
8. ,,Flowery Garlands" - 80 die
wczatek prz%ystrojone W WHENCE z r6z
i girlandy.
4. Komedya W jednym akcie -
DUMMY KAZIO".
Osoby - Kazio, Jan BielicEi. J6--
zio, SanisIaw Kurowski. Janek (Pa-
nj S%owihska) Bernard Rymkiewicz.
Zygmunt, (Panna Zofia) J6zef jan
kowski. Adolf, Tadeusz Grzegorek.
WIadzio, Jak6b Konwinski. Gucio, J6
zef Dorsch. WicuS, (~siuzacy) Flo
ryan Golimowski.
>. His Aunts Darling. Osoby:
James, Felix's Kujawa. Willy, Ed
win Ringa. Jack, J6zef Zarembski.
Harry, Alojzy Silva. Dick, Kali
mierz Groblewski. Al. Stanis}aw Lip.
Walter, Rajmund Kujawa. Tom, Ed
mund Groblewski. Miss Brown, Ma
rya C~ichanska.
6. Cwiczenia SKaut6w z chora-
giewkami.
Z. Polska Kawalerya - % ma
iych chiopczyk6w, ubranych W bar
wy polskie, 2 polska rogatka jada-
cych ma swych .drewnianych koni--
kach, re stosownymi mowami 1 spie-
wami, podoba}a sic kazdemu.
s. Nova pozegnalna - Anna Pc
da.
Nastepie przem6wil X. proboszcz,
podnoszac zaslugi 1 Swietne rezulta-
ty wychowania polskiego i katolic-
kiego. Czcigodny m6wca oddaf uzna-
ME tym rodzicom kt6rzy Zrozumieli
potrzebe ksztalcenia dziatwy po pol
sku i zachecaf do popierania szkol--
nictwa naszego, W nicZem ME uste-
pujacego lecz owszem przewyzszaja-
e szkoly publiczne. Ma koniec zy-
czyI abituryentom / abituryentkom
ably pozostaly wiecne zasadom jake
w~szczepialy W ich mlode serca Sio-
stry Nauczycielki, poczem wreczy1
nagrody i dyplomy.
Zaszczyceni %dyplomami zostali:
Jan Bielicki, Leon Franczak, Felix's
Kujawa, J6zef Detlof, Natalia Semi
cka, Marya Nefeldt, Gertrude Bar
tosch, Helena Witkowska, Anna Pc
da, M~afgorzata Kostecka, Cecylia Pa
wfowska.
Ma zakohczenie odspiewano ,,Boze
cos Polske".
Wszystkie numera programu wy
paddy jak najlepiej. Dzieci doskona-
lie umiaiy swe czesci programowe,
ktore tez oddaly re zrozumieniem /
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-06-25
Z Town of Lake.
JOZEFOWA.

w niedziele, dnia 23go czerwca r.
1918 odbyf sic popis dzieci szkolnych
larafii sw. Jozefa.
Program wypadl bardzo dobrze,
uowodem tego byly rzesiste oklaski
%powtarzane ma szczelnie wypeinionej
hall. Bo dziatwa szkolna ma
J6zefowie pod kierownictwem Wiel.
SIS. Felicyanek dokonuje cud6w. Ia
znaczyG wypada, re "a najlepsza nau-
kg odznaczony zostai ziotym media
lem Jan Wcislo. Medal ten, wreczy}
pilnemu uczniowi Proboszcz X. st.
ChoIewilski.
Program by} nastepujacy:
/. Powitanie - A. Galezewska.
.. ObrGna Wit#u'd - hfopcy k;.'E
0 s. 5. rolska Kawalerya z joe"
iowa - &C maiych chiopc6w. 4. T;sy
wezwania - Dziewczeta klasy Q j 8
- Plasy z liliami, cymbalami i r0za-
mi - 20 Dziewczat. - Aniolki. s.
Zywy obraz - Odslona /: Columbia
- f. Bosek. Red, White and Blue
.Bartkowiak, NJ. Wolniaki F.
Tomaszewska. - Flag and Golden
I'd Drill - "a dziewczat. Odslona
z. Kc'umbia / oolska - f. Bosek
W. Koszarek. - Spiew The Star
Spaelcd Banner" - Choir Dzieci. -
Spiew ,,RzuC troske rzuc" Chor
Dzieci. :. Praczki - Ga malych die
wczatek. S. Piekarze Armii Polskiej
- so malych chiopc6w. 9. Pozegna-
ME - J.. Wcislo. - Nova i wrecze-
ME dyplom6w - Wiel. Y. p~roboszcz.
Zaszczyceni dyplOmami: Klasa
9ta. j. Lachtara. NJ. Kozak. j. kwiat-
kowska, H. Orlowska, J. Polasik, j.
Plecka, B. Sarah, H. Stachowska.
KIasa Sma: r. Borkowski, ]. &C.
cot, K. Dziekan, ]. Graczykowski, j.
Hejmowski, F. Jankiewicz, j. Jasze-
wski, ]. Kafowski, C. Konieczka, w.
Krusihski, X. Kucharski, S. Macieje-
wski, J. Matuszek, NJ. Pionka, X. Stu
sarzyk. j. Wcis}o, j. Wirtel, C. WHO
darski, H. Bach, H. Becmer, A. Ben
ma, NJ. Brzynska. H. Chylewska, E.
Dalka, II. Danowska, P. D~}6tkowska,
A. Galezewska, l.. Korcz, c. Kowal-
ska, NJ. Kuczora, L. Paw}owska, r.
Rewers, A. Busch, n. Szubinska, w
Wozna, A. Wozniak, A. W}odarska,
F.. Wiodarska, II. .zu}awska, NJ. Lee
wandowska.
Szczere podziekowania W u~znaniu
piracy zasy}amy X. Proboszczowi st.
Cholewinskiemu. Xxx. %asystentom
Wiel. SIS. Felicyankom i wszystkim
tym co brazil udzial | przyczynili
sic do upiekszenia tego w%ieczoru.
b. F. g.,
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-06-25
z TR6JCOWA.

d okazyi srebrnego ~Jubileuszu pa
rafii Sw. Trolley, miejscowe K6iko
Literaekie onegdaj urzadzi}o VIE
cz6r RozmaitoSci''. Szkoda, re tym
razem publicznoSG ME dopisaia. Au-
dytoryum Sw. Trolley powinno bye
wype}nione Pc brzegi. Pora letnia
chyba byla przeszkoda, gdyz dZien
byi skwarny, a wtedy to ludzie nasi
VIOLA p6jsG do parku hub ma piknik
zamiast ma przedstawienia.
Program by} urozmaicony. S}owo
wstepne wygioszone przez prezesa
komitetu programu jubileuszowego
p. Antoniego Ciesielskiego by}o pier
wszym 0umerem pc w~ykonaniu over
fury lrzez orkiestre Ed. Nowakow-
skiego.
Kr6tko / wezlowato przem6wil p.
Ciesielski a slowa jego trafily do
serca Tr6jcowian. N~astepnie wykona
ne byly lance i Spiewy czionkin K6l-
ka, kt6re byly ubrane W kostyumy
amerykanskie; ~zostaiy one nagrodzo-
ne "a Spiew rzesistemi oklaskami.
Taniec maiej Zosi Pilitowskiej po-
dobal sic bardzo pu~blicznoSci.
Spiew solo przez pne Julie Kemp
ska by} artystycznie wykonany i po-
dobai sic og6lnie; parma J. Kemp
ska wyrabia sic ma pierwszorzedna
ST iewaczke. Akompaniowal jej Win.
Bsiuta, miejscowy organista.
Eardzo ubawi}y publicznoSc dwie
tadnoakt6wki odegrane przez czlon-
k6w K6lka. Odegrano farse W jed
lym akcie p. t. ,,GoScie z Ogiosze--
MIA" 1 ,,Cudowne Leki" obrazek
wiejski re spiewami i tancami.
ObydWie akt6wki by1y odegrane
dose dobrze, gdy wezmiemy pod IT,
wage, re miodziez meska, udziaf W
mich bicraca So to m}odziency cd II
do 20 lat LEGACY. Starszych niema
So 1cwiem W sluzbie Armii Wuja
SGma Ma szczeg6lna wzmianke "a
slugujo p. J6zefiak W roll ,,Piotra
Bomby" wieSniaka re sztuki ,,Goscie
z Oglaszenia". M}odzieniec tn W A
MERGE wychowany rzadko kiedy po-
trait odegraG typowego wiesniaka,
jak to zrobif p. Jozefiak.
Jak zwykle, dobrze odegraia swa
role parma J. Borucka jake PAM Lee
wicka; parma Zofia Kisielewska W
komicznej charakteryzacyi jake VIE
sniaczka dobrze graia role Barbary,
zony Piotra Bomby.
w drugiej sztuce ,,Cudowne Leki"
~najlepiej sic popisai p. S. W6jcik W
roll Kaspra. Dobrym by{ c. Weyna
W roll Bartlomieja; parma w. ia
kowanis, W roll lekarki wiejskiej bar
dzo bawiia publicznosc. Inni starai
sic oddac swe role poprawnie. Pan
ma K. Dymek W roll ,,Basi'' bardzo
sic staraIa ME potrafifa jednak stwo
rye typr prostej wiejskiej dziew--
czyny, takiej prawdziwej Basi. Ed.
Sajewski W roll OLGA Basi byi dosyG
dobrym tylko radzimy ma przysziosc
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-06-25
RuCh ToWarzyStWach.
ZE STANIShAWOWA.

- Tow. Sw. Walentego gr. SAUNA
Zjed. odbedzie miesieczne p~osiedze-
ME we wtorek, dnia 25go czerwca, o
godzinie 1880 %wieczorem, W hall
zwyklych %posiedzeh. Zarazem upra-
sza sic wszystkich czionk6w ma to po-
siedzenie, BIO So bardzo wazne spra-
wv do zaiatwienia. - Piotr Nawroc-
XII, prezes; Antoni Zientek. sekr.
prot. 1915 Holt ul.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-06-25
z SERCOWA.

Onegdaj O godzinie 1880 wieczo-
rem W sail parafialnei Najsiodszegc
Serca Jezus, wspaniale odbyi sic POI
pis dzieci szkolnych z okazyi uroczy1
stego zakonczenia roku szkolnego
Program byi urozmaicony i wykona-
nv nod wzgledem znakomi7
Gle przez dzieci szkolne, p~oczawszy
cd naimnieiszych. a skohczywszy ma
wiekszvch luz obecnie abituryentach
ogra bvI lax n~asteDuje. Nova pd
witalna wypOwicdziana przez r.
Bartkowiaka 2 zrozumieniem rzeczyI
~Zamienionie Krzv26w", obrazek see
nic2nv , nodkIadem mOralnym | po1
uczai.cvm wrkonarv przez o ucze-
nic ~ nieknvcb dobrarvch kostyu-1
mach Dok1omacye vszvstkich he'll
wviatku d~oskonale. Nastepnie ODE
gravy byl obrazch patryotyczny al
m~erykaiski z Uncle Sam. .,Poko7
lem" Dpmokracya' .WolnoScia''
ma czcIe Wiolki aotuzvazm wvwolalo
d~wana:cie m~aIoikich c~hIooczvkGw.,
kt6rzv w stroiach amcrykais&ick po(
pisywali sic fi?u;owvm pochUdem n
twiczcn:ami. Nastepnie oIdano AN
r C.nauczycielka bvIa y. PAGER. uSl
~czorica zaG T. Gnmbala kt6ra ga-|
sIuguie ma ~specyalna pochwale "a
h~umorystyc.ne odaanic swej roll.
Dut ma f~ortcoianic ..Phiiomei" wyho|
naIy r. Swiercz i S.. Marcinkiew!cz.|
wdziery,v I6zio" wcsoIa iom2-|
dvilo " iodnvm akc,o o,Jaal bal
dobr2e naiw:cksxe ok!aski zE.C.Itl
7 stach Evening Song" Nd ,JrtG-|
pianie ~wyKonaia II. CEelcwska. We
so}v yodziei.. - krotochwila; odzua
owl sic " Moi T. KrGlewczvk graia-
o.. role zIodzteia fax ze nawet do
ros,yhr 1onioi MO notrariI Nastep-
,;o Corrtrys Hannor.. ~wykonaIa ST.
Marcinkiewicz .Taniec r6z fol-
k6w. w ~dobranvch kostyumach; tam
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-06-25
Ma ARMIE POLSKA.

Ma wieczorku pozegnalnym urza--
doznym przez kuzynow PIP. Kazimie-
RIA / Wladyslawe P~rusihskich, ma
Geese Waclawa Prusihskiego, 2 pnr.
1871 West Division ul., kt6ry odjez-
dza z poborowymi 2 dystryktu nj.
35 do Camp Jackson, South Carolina.
"a .inicyatywa Waclawa Prusihskiego
zebrano ma Armie Polska razem SO.
Pieniadze te oddano juz we wlasciwe
rece.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-06-25
WIAD0MOSO PARAFU P0LSkICH " CHICAGO.

wprawa, W czem nalezy sic take l
uznanie Siostrom Nauczycielkom'
kt6re ME szczedza piracy / trudoW
ably te dziatwe, p%owierzona ich opie-
ce, wyksztaicit a przez take popisy
sprawic przyjemnoSc ich rodzicom.
u. r..
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-06-25

roll wyuczyt sic ne pamiec. Rely
SCREEN byi p. J0zef Piotrowski. Maj.
piekniejszym numerem byi wystep
skrzypaczki Konstancyi Krenz-Knoeh
PREY akomp. p. w. Baluty. Artystka
gra swoja ujeia sluchaczy, ME div
wiec re oklaskom ME bylo kohca.
Ma koniec programu orkiestra zagra-
la marsza.
Jeden = obecuych.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-06-25
Popis DzieCi SzkoI-
nych " Parafii
SW. Jacka.

Gale pc OILCSL Id pOpLSlC uLIdl"S
szkolnej, urzadzonym przez IS.
Nazaretanki, p~rowadzace Cd lat
szkole parafialna Z jak najlepszy-
mi rezultatami. Sala byla pieknie
rdekorowana mad Giovanni wi
dow wznoSila sic olbrzymia flaga
amerykahska scena rowniez ba:-
why przedstawiaia widok - ten
missy, gdy ma MIA wysypywac sic
zaczely gromadki strojne dziat-
wy re Spiewami, deklamacyami,
pochodami, cwiczeniami ftp. Pro-
gram byi obfity ! doborowy, a
wystudyowany tax starannie, IL
nie zauwazyliSmy nigdzie uste--
rex, nj niedokiadnoSci, co Z wyso-
klein uznaniem pod adresem S..
Nauczyclelek natujemy, znajac /
ccn1ac prace ogrornne l nleStru-
dzone, jakich potrzeba ma wytre-
sowanie tych dzieciecych gromad
/ to take sprawne, a dokiadne, a
zreczne, jak rzadko z rownem spo-
tkac sic MONA. Ogolnie tez podo-
BABY sic piekne Spiewy starszej
dziatwy, oSmio-glasistow, dosko-
naia byIa z humorem wyprowa-
dzona scena malutkich nfarme-
row., pieknie spisa}y sic w Pla--
sach najmniejsze dziewczynki, d
ubawili wszystkich chiopcy ,,szu-
kajacy dwu centow'', wSrod 3D.
powiednich k~upletow i pochodow;
kostyumowy marsz i grupy [
cwiczeniami, patryotyczna przy--
tenn deklamacya i spiew hymnu
narodowego, wykonane przez star
see ! Srednie dziewczeta robliy
w~razenie bardzo poprawne i Okla
zale: specyalnie milym nam byl
Star Spangled Banner" odspie--
wany po polsku. -. Dopeiniiy pro-
gramu ,dwie komedyjki dzieciece
.,Pfaksa" i ,Cenzury", wystudyo-
wane i wykonane bardzo dobrze;
brady w mich udzia} dziewczeta:
II. WiSniewska, E. Koiodziejew-
ska l. Sobacka, oraz ch}opcy: W..
Permoda. H. Bobkowski, w.
nzierla, B. Czekaj, F. W~rzeszcz,
T. Malarski, J. G6rski, B. Gorny,
L. Czeslawski, oraz maly A. Bonk.
Zauwazyc MONA, il wszystkie
dzieci mowiiy poprawnie i czysto
20 polsku, grady Smialo i z werwa
pewna nawet, co wszystko bardzo
dobrze $wiadczy o mich samych,
A Jest najlepszem Swiadectwem
prac owocnych ich czcigodnych
Nauczycielek, ktorym tez siusz-
nego uznania wyrazy serdeczne
oSwiadczyl ma zakonczenie X.
Proboszcz Zdechlik, kt6ry zwro-
eli sic do dziatwy, konczacej szko-
lie parafialna i zachecai ia do "a
chowania w sercach WARY / pol
skosci, ugruntowanych w tel szko
lie, a rodzicom przykazywai obo-
wiazek patryotyczny posylanis
dzieci przedewszystkiem do ma
szych wiasnych szkol parafial-
rych. Nastepnie X. proboszcz TO
zdai dziatwie dyplomy i medale,
oraz nagrody, jak n~astepuje:
Kleczewska Teodozya, zioty
medal "a najwyzszy procent w pi-
Smiennym egzaminie wzorowe
zachowanie sic.
G6rny Bolesiaw, zioty medal "a
og6lny postep W naukach i regu-
larne uczeszczanie do szkoly.
Domek F1oryan, zioty medal "a
pilnoSc w naukach.
Czesiawski Zenon, zioty medal
a og6lny postep w naukach.
Cheiminiak Jozef, zioty medal
"a pilnoSc w naukach.
Permoda W3adys{aw, zloty me-
dial "a starannoSc i dobre zacho--
wanie sic.
Koiodziejewska Estera, zloty
medal "a pilnoSc i grzecznoSc.
Dzierla Wojciech, zloty medal
"a pilnoSc i regularne uczeszcza--
NE do szkoIy.
Wisniewska Helena, z}oty me-
III anS1,a Dr1yLi,J,,;o Go do
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-19
Don't Let Silent, Ghostly Hun Sentiment
Find Lodgment in Your Brain


The Hun fights wherever there chance break down cviza
And among the folks home
If the will breaks the homes and shops and mills at home
the the front will harder holding back the Hun
1t dangerous to have Hun sentiment footing back
the lines would be have armed Hun force execute flank
movement and get in behind our fighting lines.
So look out for the Hun at home Be traffic help the
attacking it should CO. And don't stop watching the Hun
sentiment the noisy blatant kind Watch for the SILENT hosty Hun
sentiment that its and elusive and treacheu
There ghost Huns well heavbrowed fandbood
The ghost Hun dea idea that gets into the heads of careless
persons wrpng their thoughts coming from perhaps nowhere
hcuar but creating havoc as it goes
Keep head straight Keep couns ideals before
and plug for them plug hard for victory Don't let ghost Hun find
dgmen BRAIN Keep lberty blazing torch view and lib
erty's flaming inspiring purpose before you.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-19

THoUGH known poll
qualified
phc that Republican pure party politics.
Republican Democrat the
ceiving, course-sTRCTIY INDEPENDENT
infancy the
been accomplished
by the other side the nation under Republican and Demo
Democrats pici
pate
tain other idea than proving by the ballot on TUESDAY November m
logical determ
Democrat whose the ballot and give
norG NV the na in mower and its suppoeg For God sake let us
neither Republican Democrat just
-independentvoe for whom please this
Democrat propaganda He appauds this expression as he knows or is
that from that will not the end be
are fresh
o and that Republican
The treatment the Negro in this country since the first administration
United States resulting more abuse greater segregation increased law
disposition
clauses which provide for equal human right and
liberty In Denver have great evidence as anywhere else of the
ignoring of city ordinances pertaining to equal civil rights In our state
gaturee general assembly this has been the first time
in @ | thr that ben We're m made @ the
jobs them the being accepted
of their ambition Again ousiOn be-
and with the instruction strictly obey the mandates
o., % @ ne If - D emo, s t @ n anu tt ] ~ % na % ttp @ tp ~ dt t
element the Democratic
asking think of the brutales and atrocities under this
regime and to prescribe remedy for he Hun Within falls victim
and
that
to to
y
You can't advocate No
Shafroth
This Democratic puzzle-ths is the
of game-DEMOCRATS AT VARIANCE.
buried
opportunity that
the whole REPUBLICAN TICKET
thousands quail
establish
THE
for the November 5th.
STATESMAN
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-19
Reconstruction Period Will Place Heavy
Demands on Youth of Today
By LELAND PARKE State Club Leader University of Arizona

reconstruction period of upendou proportions ahead of
1t will place heavy demands youth of today.
Since the necessity forced
modern phases Almost unbelievable progress
than thousand has been made To hold the ground gained and
make for all time that should speed
and tune up educational machinery possible The
training of the young ambitious YOUTH with his plastic responsive mind
without doubt best for guaranteeing such security
The world is looking America today Our ability do big
things big has been opene nation the globe
With America the crest of world should be left
unturned to keep her there for all time to
Thanks the foresight of leading educators who bending
energy boys and girls advantage that modern
science and motsrx thought afford
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-19

anything which VIII
of for little WHILE could describe from personal
experience and illustrate by pathetic anecdo but there Is no
imagine And then to imagine also the
put his pack take with him into the line to help
of which there have
Y NJ c. A. library and tell the librarian that his
books have saved them from going melancholy mad
the soldier is for time n support that is to trenches
dugouts the front line Here he begin
A. for other advantages have known
be established actually under the enemys fire
for the benefit of the support Here they buy cigarettes
chewing gum biscuits They drink tea coffee They
feel that there link between them and the world behind the lines
only in the trenches app
ciate
spell of being in reserve' This passed
village camp tin huts The soldier has
with it? know that of the
of life is shopping This supposed by people to be
pleasure that shopping
villages tn-u there would shops just there
would Cafes libraries writing not for the
NJ c. Ask soldier how the would get without the
NJ A will tell that it would badly indeed Go
any A. any hour of the day and will under
stand why.
clubs They offer rement
both for the body and the mind They well stocked with useful
things such SOAP oohbrues and other simple toilet necesare
They also wide choice of attractive purchases from canned
And the soldier has bought what he
looked around and his pocket
sit down. order something drink meet his friends read the
papers, write letters.
once keeps human"
what other organization is doing could do Amid the
of the in the monotonous life of the troops the
field the Red Triangle shines with steady comforting glow There
could opinion be better spending hundred million dol
lars than giving the Y NJ c. A the fullest opportunity to make the
soldier comfortable and contented with his lot
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-19
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.


prises those of the highest qualifications of character
the State of Colorado who has
of
right election by doing duty the
s
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The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-19
What Y. NJ. c. A. Is Doing in Field to
keep the Soldier Human"
By LORD NoRTHcLIFFE. Editor of London Time.

Have you ever tried to picture for yourself the
life of the soldier in the field? Let draw you an
outline What I describe have during my many
visits to the allied fronts.
While he is Gin the line" he calls it, which
means holding the front POSITIONS he is fixed to one
particular spot. He has duties which occupy large
part of his time His recreation is limited to smoking
chatting and reading How the in the line hun
ger for something to read" how they go through the
magazines, daily and weekly papers, even through
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-28
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

ONE Or THE most repusve pages OF history relate 10
intrigue for the power of old men. Through human
nature runs streak of opporunism which sometimes has
unpleasant aspect Read Of the death bed OF Louis Fourteenth
Of the last hours of Queen Elizabeth
This reaching for the power of the old has had very dis
agreeable exhibition Connecticut Mr.. King spoke truly,
when he said that the Hartford leaders ouang decency
in their cold attempt to provide for themselves In the event
the death of Governor Holcomb The republican nomination
resolved into competition for the
ecuve power King would be the in the sense Of
political leadership rather than Roraback and Heay that
Mayor Wilson wins.
The Democratic party presents candidates who cannot be-
come the objects of such an unseemy and vulgar struggle
Thomas j. Spellacy United States Attorney for Connec-
cut is in the prime Of life Physically he is giant six feet
three in his stocking feet; mentally he is the of any,
that is evidenced by his successful leadership in his
fession.
leadership of to be regarded qualification,
Mr. Spelacy is leader in highest of American
theory. He is whom other follow, who is not
afraid to trust his person to the voters.
If the difference between political leadership and the
function Of being boss is sought the distinction may be
rather satisfactorily made political leader is one who him
self command the suffrage of his party and of the people,
political boss has his power through intrigue, and
through his skill in obtaining influence with those who OBJ
tain party nominations
Does anybody suppose, for instance that Republican
state convention in its would nominate Mr. Rorabacz
Mr. King for governor?
The Democratic candidate for lieutenant Judge
Lockwood of Stamford is strong vigorous successful and
talented He is in the prime Of life.
He is not held at the leash by boss, and about his neck
there is no Baby DOLL hung as the Abaros about the
neck Of the Ancient mariner
The Democratic party offers its candidate for COVER
whom Woodrow Wilson honored with of the
most important commissions in his gift and it offers
succession to the governorshp any accident death
should iogicay intervene, who is worthy to succeed
That in these times of war; stability may be surely
served in the Of the state the Democratic party
offers the very prime of life and the very height
their powers
The ticket commands respect. nomination that espe-
cay commends itself is that of Harrison Hewitt New Ha
to be Attorney General For this office which should
held by urs Of distinguished ability the Republican con-
Fenon nominated Mr. Heay whose attainments have been
largely exhibited in the lobby and later in strictly political
capacity.
Mr.. Hewitt the other hand is lawyer whose success
has been gained entirely in the law He commands the
of his brother lawyers and better OCCUPY the office
of attorney general which requires legal rather than political
judgments.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-28
Birthday Bio-Briefs
FAMOUS MEN.
| To Parents and Teachers-Get
Your Children to Read This
Instructive Daily Feature.
SIR PERCY LAKE

Lieut., -Gen. Sir Percy Henry Noel
Lake, who took supreme command of
the British forces in Mesopotamia
early in 1916, will be, SO years old to-
morrow, as he was born on June 20,
1865. Soon after assuming the Meso-
potamian command, in succession to
Gen. Sir John Eccles Nixon, Sir Percy
Joined the relief expedition under Gen.
Aylmer, which vainly sought to reach
Kut-el-Amara to relieve the besieged
forces of Gen. Townshend. General
La%e first distinguished himself in the
Afghan war as an assistant field en-
gineer. In 1884 he passed the staff COL
lege with honors and the following
year Joined the Sudan expedition, gain
ing more honors. After holding sew
eral other posts, he was appointed
quarter-naster- general of the Canadian
militia in 1898 and held that position
for five years during which time he
became very popular in Dominion mil
itary circles. In 1905 he was made
chief of the general staff of Canadian
militia. In 1908 he was knighted and
became inspector-g general Of Canada s
forces.