Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-26
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suitable accommodations. 1t is
planned to erect four large dormitor-
les, accommodating $500 men, and
500 cottage houses for married men
and their families. Government Of
ficials who have been looking over the
site at Quincy Point pronounce it
satisfactory.
In order to determine the best
methods Of coordination for, and
greater efficiency in, the military
training planned for this summer at
the various New England and Mid
die Atlantic colleges and universities
Harvard is to hold on May % con-
ference Of professors of military
science and tactics. Each college in
the Middle and north Atlantic section
will probobly be represented. In ad-
dition to considering means of max
ing college military work more effec-
tive to meet the nations needs, the
conference will also discuss the FEAST
bility OF an all-college camp for this
section for the summer months.
The conference will last but one
day, in the morning the representa-
tives from the various institutions
will watch the Harvard corps in
manoeuvres at Fresh Pond That
night they will dine together as
guests of the university military Of
fee and will discuss the plans for
more effective cooperation.
After the spring recess the Har-
ward r. o. T. C. will discard blouses
and barraCk caps for everyday wear
in Cambridge and on manoeuvres,
and will appear IN shirts and cam
paign hats. In wearing the uniform
to Boston, however, the blouse and
barrack caps will be worn as usual.
The military Office has ordered that
uniforms be worn at all formations,
whether section meeting, lecture, or
drill, and has recommended that
cadets appear in their uniforms at all
other times also.
jeremiah Paul, the oldest resident
of Sudbury, Mass, died at the Way
side Inn in that town, at the age OF
ninety-five years and one month He
was born in Sanford, Me-, on March
5, 1923, the son of John Paul and
Ruth (Hutchins) Paul. Mr.. Paul was
well known in the clothing business
in Boston, fifty years ago, and was
associated wlLn George W. Conner &
Co., now Macullar Parker Company,
and later with Chamberlain & Cur
rier. Mr.. Paul leaves brother who
lives in Manchester, N. H., who is
one hundred years old
The Massachusetts Minimum Wage
Commission is to hold a hearing in
the hearing room of the Public Ser
vice Commission at l Beacon st. at 2
p. M, April 26. on the question OF
final approval Of the recommends
tons of the wage board established
to propose minimum wage rates for
women employed in the manufacture
of women's muslin underwear, petit
coats, neckwear, aprons, kimonOs or
children's dresses.
Owners Of many large yachts will
take advantage Of the governments
offer TO man their crafts with mer-
chant marine apprentices from the
shipping board training ships, ac-
cording to reports gathered at the
headquarters of the boards recruit
ing service.
THE practice in craftsmanship that
the men in training for places on the
large merchant ships will receive on
these yachts will be far better than
1t would be possible to give them on
regular training ships" said Henry
Howard, director of the recruiting
service. There will be actual saving
to the government, for during the
fortnight or more that an apprentice
remains on the yacht he will receive
his training pay from the yacht
owner"
New Hampshire's maple sugar sea-
Bull lido SlOoCu Will Gil tCCuChlCu
output. Early in the season it was
expected that the season would be
short, and extra efforts were made by
farmers to utilize sugar orchards in
view of the shortage Of cane sugar,
ON the exemption of the national
Government of maple sugar from the
limitation placed upon consumption
of the variety which might be ex-
ported. 1t Is yet too early to indi-
cate the gross production, but re-
ports from all parts of the State
show that an unusual number of Or
chards have been tapped and that
the season, which has lasted a full
month, has been exceptionally good.
These reports show that the gross
production will reach a total fully
third greater than that of last year.
The United States Government has
take over another former Harvard
dormitory. Three floors of the his
toric College House were turned over
to the navy to be used as dormitory
for members of the Naval Radio