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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15

The commencement exercises, OF
To Unsend High School were held, last
Friday evening, in the Assembly hall.
Rev. L. E. Barrett, Ct Townsend, ad-
dressed the grady atsng class which was
composed afi Aeta P. Outten, Gladys
E. Alarey, Florence Unruh, Rebeoea M.
Bramble, Edna R. Hart, Tre1sa Wilson,
Grace E. Money. Mabel R, Harmau
and Helen J. PriteAard.
After the exercises the graduates en-
tert@Aped the. teachers and a large num-
FIBER Of their friends at the home of Mr..
and Mrs.. Mwasd Hart. and most de-
ightfA tnae was spent. The program
fellaws;
Music. .....................O Orchestrs
Invocation .............. DIR. L. E. Rsssstt
Oration, "Why We are at WasS
Grafton Life is Wet s;.S5: We Maks SoIs, IT,
Qqartests, The Night Has a Tho !
sanS, ASSSs::::. GLADYS Pollitt, Naom
4kjaa: KY: 'Leilah Money, coE;S"e 9qtt ;n en-
Of0tiOu, .hOW. Liz ApUyS. dHu OIIlS
Can Help Win the 9.sr', :,
= Florence Nnruh
oratlcgss4 'fhe American Red cSoss"
:" ' Rebec2s, NJ. B9amble
Solo, IAN Irish LaHe Song"
"'' Miss Louise Ratledge
| Grafton, '$lae Liberty Loan
| Edna r. Hart
AAsfis. $1,000 .>.>,>.. Orchestra
Grafton, 1.-THE Duty and Value Of
Patriotism" >.......... ....... .Tressa Wilson
Qxatiea >'keep the Home FiEss
ANrNM& .....................GraceE r. Et&aaey
Chorus, keep the Home FiysA Burn
ing"
Grafton, 1.-THE Y. NJ !. A.
Aabel r. HaEmaI
Grafton, "Th3, american Flag
Heleh j. PriteAarc
Scns. >sThe Star Spangled Eanner..' -
Aresentation of Diplomas
Mr.. D. B: Jones
Solo, "Beloved it >. Morn
/ Mrs. ]. D. Nib:
Address, ~ she Graduates
Dr. L. T.. Barrett
xisss Song,
| Benediction.. .......... Ex. l., E. Barrett
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15
Forest Chrrc! is..,s,

S5iss.y. 4sae 10th, 1918.
Mao A. NJ. Public worship with SER
mon.
11.45 A. M. Sunday School @e-s.an.
Gas P. M. Chris tt<aa Ende,avor ser
vice, 4sxis. "Co-obppefation' with the
sunday School. y TCor. 3:4-9.
S7.soP. N. Evening service VIII sss.
mon.
Weedtasad.y evening, Prayer Meeting,
VIE Children's Day service will he
held on Sunday morning, June 2ad.
The next sessiaa'af the General AS.
samsly will be held in St. Louis, Mis-
souri,.
Our friends in the ChQir have beer
very faithful and efficient in their Of
forts to uphold the mgaic of our, plbi'
Wqarshin and their success is highly ap
prefTlated b the congregation. -
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15
PORDHAM-- McCRONE WEDDING

Miss Lidie H. McCrone, daughter ot
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. McCrone, o
near McDonough, and Mr.. David w
Pordham, of near Newport, were mar
ried at the home of the brides parent!
Wednesday evening, at $50 o'clock
The ceremony was performed by Rev
William White, pastor of Christiana M
E. Church, and the wedding march was
played by Mrs. Herbert Murrey, OF
Baltimore.
The bride wss given in marriage by
her father, and was attended by her
sister Miss Adelaide McCrone. Mr..
Harry Pordham, brother of the groom
acted as best man.
The bride wore white organdie, with
veil, and carried white rose buds The
bridesmaid wore pink organdie.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A McCrone, MissAdela McCrone,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Batten, Dorothy
and Alvin Batten, of McDonough; Rev.
William White, of Christiana; Mrs.
Pordham. Mr.. and Mrs Reuben Pord-
ham, Mr.. and yrs. Harry Pordham.
Frank. Eleanor, and Marie Pordham,
and Francis McDo we'll, of Newport;
Mr.. and 'irs. Thomas Howell, Clarence
Howell, Mt. Cuba; Mrs. ]. R. Hoffecker
Mrs. c. A. Hoffecker, Middletown; Mrs.
}. j. Williams, Miss Adelaide Williams,
Roger Williams. st. Augustine, Md; !;
Mr.. John J. Hoffecker, Philadelphia;
Mr.. James H. McCrone, Wilmington;
Mr.. Lewis v: Bqllen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hyland P. BQllen and little Adelaide
B0llen, of Stanton; Mr.. Lawson Croth-
ers, Mt. Pleasant,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15
A GOOD PROGRAM

The following programs were render
ed at the Class Day and Commencement
exercises of tho Middletown High,
School at The New Century Club, Thurs
day and friday evenings. of this week..
PROGRAM
C. lass Day Thursday evening, June l3.
Orchestra.
Chorus. Greeting" "s.T T. Paul.
Essay. The Army of Mercy. Miss
Chorus. i've Are on Our Way
Essay. ''Some of the Great War.
Poets" Miss Frances Cochran.
Chorus, The Long. Long Trail.
Essay, Alsace~ Lorraine, Miss Grace
Bra1y.
Chorus. nN Lafayette, Earle; (0
Lorraine. Fisher.
Essay. Women in The War, Miss Le-
titia Fool.
Solo, "When Yankee Doodle Learns
to Parlez VOas Francais," Purnal L.
McWhoSsez, Jr.
Essay. At the Sign of the Red Trian-
[lgle, Miss Marian Pim1er.
Chorus. keep the Home Fires Burn
| ing"
Essay ltaly-The Gifted Mother of
| Civaization. Miss Florence Kohl.
cQet, Home to Our Mountain, Verdi
Miss Ratledge and Miss Brady.
Essay, Birds of Freedom, William
Meyers.
Chorus. The Rsa White and Blue.
Essay, The Crusaders of Liberty.
Miss Alma WAitlock.
Chorus. *<Rass the Word Along.
Essay, The Emblem of Freedom.
Miss Lydia RedgIave.
chorus. Wen Never Let Our Old
Flag Fall.
Essay, The Food Armies of Liberty,
Miss Mi6e Rosenberg.
Chorus, "When the Great Red Dawn
is Shining.
Commencement Program. Friday even
ing, June IA.
Orchestra.
| Invocation.
Chorus. 1.-The Call of Summer" For
| man.
Presentation Of Diplomas, by Mr.. M.
B. Burris, President of the Board of
Educat,on
Chorus, "A Spring Song" Crio Pin
suto.
Address. George B. Hynson, Esq
| Solo, ''On the Road to Heme Sweet
Home" Miss Louise Ratledge.
Chorus, 'May March," Forman-
Orchestra.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15
FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND GO

Miss Caroline Fouracre spent Tues
day in Wilmington.
Miss Maude Deakyne visited Mis-
Ethel Rothwell at Smyrna over Sunday
Miss Laura Donohue, of Wilmington
was the guest Of her sarents on Sun
day.
Mr.. J. C. Hynson, of Pennsgrove
N. j., spent Sunday with his family
here
Mrs. Frank C. West, of Wilmington
was a recent guest of Mrs. Howard A.
Pool.
Miss Orah Spry entertained Miss
Lillian Draper, of Dover, this week.
Mrs. James E. Walls and son leave
to-day for three weeks stay at Oak
Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Lessir entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Slime of Philadelphia,
this week.
Mr.. Isadore Tomar, of Philadelphia
is spending several days this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Lessin.
Miss Blanche Deakyne is being inter-
tained by Miss Mabelle Geiselman, of
Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. James E. Walls entertained
her sister Mrs. A. f. Ellio 1T. Of Phi!a-
delphia, this week.
Mrs. Virginia W. Massey. of Whining
ton, visited be- son Mr.. 5. r. Massey
and wife this week. ......-.
Miss Sarah Dubent. of Philadelphia,
is spending several days with her little
friend Mary B. Hynson
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Jolls, Of VIII
mingtop, we're Sunday guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph c. Jolls.
Mrs. Ella H. Southland. of Whining
ton. spent Sunday with her brother DIR.
W. 5, P. Combs end family.
Mr, AID Mrs, Thomas T. Scott. Of
LeWes, spent part Of this week with
Mg. and Mrs. S. E, Massey.
Mr. J. Ringgold Richards. Of Clay
mont, visited his parents Mr., and Mrs.
George S. Richards on Sunday,
Mea. Joseph H. Mendinha!l. Of Viii
mingtsn, was tho guest Of her father
Mr.. Charles P. Cochran Sunday,
MIR. and Mrs. Harry }. Stidham, and
daughter, of Wilmington, were Sunday
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. COL
Inns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Richards, of
Washington, D. c.. spent the week.
end her parents Mrs. and Mrs. J. Frank
Pennington.
Mrs. F. A. Truitt and family afss
apssdingS 'rl,s week viii Isl. brother
MI. and Mrs. Abram9! Hadyen. in VIII
mington.
Miss Elma Deakyne and Miss Estella
Beaston, of Wilmington, spent satHr-
aay and sNNn!::iay With nv: ana Mfa' J:
+: neakkyns:
Mrs. Harry Hempsey and daughter
Miss Pauline, of Wilmington. were
Sunday visitors Of Mr. and Mrs, George
ErhepAofes.
Mr.. f'rank j, Pennington and family
entertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilmer Parker and children and Mrs.
Minnie Cochran, of Denton, Md.
Mrs. John Buehm and two grandsons
Horace and Albert Moore and Miss CGes.9
Gallagher spent Sunday 1itp NJ :. End
Mrs. albert Saunders in Wilmingt on.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

A dark future ahead for coal.
Economy is the easy chair of old age
Thrift stamps have moi gone up il
price.
Eternal vigilance is the price of I
garden.
Flies, bugs and 'skeeters reporting
for duty.
The man that everybody likes. usually
likes everybody.
Chesapeake City fire company has
added an Ajax chemical engine to theil
fire-fighting apparatus.
The Queen Esther Circle will meet al
the home of Mrs. S. J. Brockson on
Monday evening next. This will be the
last meeting of the circle until fall.
Of course all the world will attend
the 213th anniversary services in Old
St. Anne's on Sunday. An attractive
and varied program will we'll reward
all visitors.
1t only costs quarter to buy a Thrift
stamp. You can spare a good many
quarters without noticeable impairing
your pleasures. Why not get in line
and become one of the army of savers.
The commencement exercises of the
George Biddle High School, Cecilton,
were held Wednesday morning. William
T. Warburton, Esq, member of the
Maryland State Board of Education ad-
dressed the graduating class.
At this time of the year there is a
surplus of milk IN many sections. Do
to the warm weather. it is difficult to
prevent it from souring. Converted
into cottage cheese, this can be used to
replace part of the meat, which turns
more meat into the channels of trade.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES

The 213th. Anniversary Services of
OLD St. Anne's Episcopal Church will
be held in the Old Church Sunday, June
10th. Services: 1890 A. NJ. Morning
Prayer and Sermon by Rt. Reverend F.
J. Kinsman, y. D.. Bishop Of the Dio-
cese.
Evening Prayer and Address, by the
Hon. Edward C. Stokes Ex-Governor
of New Jersey, at 2.3O.
The music will be in charge of St.
Anne's Choir; and will be augmented
by Mr.. F.. H. Flawley, # St, ssehens'
Church Choir. philadelphia, Pa, who
will render baritone solo, and Mr.. Will.
liam Gebhardtsbauer (tenor) from Tioga
Presbyterian Church, and MIR. James
j. Nicely, from St Paul's Episcopal
Church, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,
The following is the Order of the ser
y,sts. M. .rnsng gefy.ce lp.s,s
Raritone Solo Selected ......... .......
. llr. E. W. HawIey:
Venits.
Te Deum
Benedictus
HYMN. '.The Son Of God Goes Forth
To Var;
sERMQN-rhe tit Rev. + j. Kiass
man, Bishop of Delaware.
Tenor Solo (Offertory) ...".."......,..
Mr.. Wm. Gebhafdii5auer
Receiving of Aims ......"........."An-
them by choir
AFTERNOON SERVICE 2.30
Duet-selected, E. w. Hawley, VIM.
Gebhardtsbauer
Hymn, Il Need Thee Every Hour. -
Magnifcat
NunG Aia.,,tls
Hymn, ''uur: Father God, TO Thee. "
ADDRESS, by the Hon. Edward c.
Stokes, Ex-Governor of New Jersey.
Tenor Solo (Offertory) VIM. Geb-
i,atistiaii5f
Receiving Sf Aslms Anthem BY Choir
lynn, Stand up. stand up, for
Jesus"
Benedjction.
fhs psblie sar.dia!ly invited ta at
tend these servies.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15
GR,Tl{ARly
" = ! L, =
JOHN N. HOLDEN

John N. Holden. died at his homSe il
Warwick, Mary''s,as,. :ast Friday morn
lag, sged % years: Mr.: Holden had
bsen 9 great sufferer for several months
and HIS death had been expected 70,
sometime by his relatives and friends.
The funeral services were held at his
late residence Sunday afternoon and
interment was made in Warwick M. P,
Cemetery.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15
Hotel S>le

At the Middletown Hotel Sale on Fri
day afternoon, Mr.. Julian Cleaver
bought the stables and ground for
$2825. -
After $9725 had been bid for the
Hotel part, it was withdrawn.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15

Would you hays ~ wlite:t,
heakliest ieetA, use tie new won
der FEPsoDENr! Read; tle
story On Tie editetih paee.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15

Three Middietown boys, Alfred Con-
nellse,, Frank Tyson and Irving Brock
san, we learn have received their COM
missions as second lieutenant in. the W-
S. service.
Lieut.. CoAnellee has Just been trans
fered FROM, Camp Lee, Va, to Pevin,.
Mass
Mccormick White. Seed Potatoes.
good CROPS aud the.best late potatoes
planted. EVANS, kxoHAN0E;. Is
JSst.received new line Of Hoosier
Kitchen cabinets;- also lot Of VuDor
Porch screens. Come look them over
w. l.. WILSON.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-03-22
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
THE YOUNG JUDAEAN ISSUES A SPE
CIAL PASSOVER NUMBER.

The Young Judaean magazine, which
has been published by Young Judaea for
the past eight years, and is edited by
Mr.. Joshua H. Neumann, has just issued
special Passover number which by far
surpasses anything heretofore attempted
in the field of juvenile Jewish periodicals.
For the first time the cover has a, beau
tiful picture in colors. The issue has
been enlarged by an eight page supple
ment and contains an extraordinary col
lection of Passover stories, articles, and
poems.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-03-22
Y. M. H. A. FIELD SECRETARY rs
487
TOUR IN WEST.

Mr.. M. A. Stavitsky, field secretary Of
the Council of Y. M. H. and Kindred
Associations left New York on March
18th for trip through the West
He will visit Terre Haute, st. Louis,
Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis, St.:
Paul. Chicago, Detroit, Toleda, Cleveland,
Akron, Youngstown and Pittsburgh.
The primary aim of this trip is to pre-
pare the associations in these cities for
the national membership campaign which
the Council of Y. M. H. and Kindred AS
sociations, the District Federations and
the individual associations will conduct
during the month of April.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-03-22
March p, 1918

Another novel affair for the friends and
patrons of the Y W. H. A. is being ar
ranged by the association, which will
give an April Fool Masquerade on Sun
day evening, March 31st, at the Talmud
Torah Auditorium. Several prizes will
be given for the best masks. The Misses
Betty B. Bookman, Lillian Noosinow, and
Gertrude SLIDER are in charge Of the ar
rangements. 80: = ~''' -
i .., .a- % 49, .4t .y
The Y. M. H. A. announces the follow
ing new members this week: Abe Strim-
ling, Aaron Lerner, Max Tolansky, Abe
Shapiro, Percy Greenberg, Chas. Coren,
and Nathan Minsky
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-14
LEG FRACTURED
 CHILD SUFFERS
 FOR FOUR DAYS

Louise Gureghian, aged 27 months. was brought to the Emergency hos pital yesterday suffering with com pound fracture of the right leg. The accident happened while she was playing in her home, 1146 Barnum avenue, last Sunday, but her father did not know what was wrong until this morning when he told Nurse Mary V. Hennessey, in charge of the dressing station at the plant of the Ashcroft Company, where he is em- ployed.
 Miss Hennessey immediately went to the Gureghian home and found the little girl in agony from her injury. A call was immediately sent in to the Emergency hospital. Dr. J. F. Kee- gan arrived with the ambulance and set the fractured limb. He then or dered the child's removal to hos pital.
 Dr. Carroll has volunteered to take charge of the case and will have the child in a hospital when an effort will be made to save the leg, although it is said the little girl will be crip- pie for life owing to lapse of time before the fracture was set, and be- cause the same leg was brokn about two years ago when she was an in- fant only a few months old
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-14
Our Bridge of
 Ships" Materializing

The actual results obtained by the National Shipping Board have been so obscured by criticism and discus sion of personnel that it is relief to find some definite information such as Lillian Erskine gives us in Eevry body's for March.
 "One hundred and forty-six con tracts for 996 new vessels (379 of wood, 5S composite. and 559 of steeD, totaling 5,4S1,1OS dead-weight tons, have already been signed by the Cor poration; in addition to the 38O com mandeered ships, totaling nearly 3,0O0,00O tons, of which some 40 have been completed.
 Seventy of the 273 cargo steamers (exceeding 7,500 tons) are especially designed for high speed. unsuitable transports; with a balanced system of bulkheads, which will keep them afioat after one or even two torpe- does have torn their jagged way through their steel sides. And a prospective tonnage of over 100000 An wooden cargo vessels, attempts to revive for America a dead industry to supplement the 3,965,200 tons scheduled for the fabricated cargo fleets of steel"
 ship-production of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, which is the great est industrial call to resources and labor ever issued in the history Of any country"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-14
TAKE A BATH IF
 YOU WOULDKNOW YOUR OWN HEALTH
Experts Declare Many a Dollar
 and Physical Pain Is Saved by Proper Baths.

The title of a recently popular song: Every Little Motion Has a Meaning All Its Own" undoubtedly was conceived by physical culturist, a well known athlete recently said in Bridgeport.
 Tt is so true to Iife," he said, ''that the great public should be made to understand the significance and to profit by the broader experience of the athlete and advocate of physical culture"
 "The trainer of pugilists, wrestlers, runners and other men who are brought to compete in strength with their fellow-men knows health in it's prime and the slightest deviation from the line of perfection
 "He sees the color of the skin, the quality of the flesh. the contour of the body, the muscular development and even the springiness of the walk, perfection or imperfection."
 "It is usually in the rub-down or the Turkish bath following training exercises that such movement and its meaning is closely observed. The test comes there after relaxation, and it is truly the masseur and the physical culturist in charge who sees the little thing that indicates failure of any bodily organ to function"
 Prof. James Atlas, proprietor of the Atlas Turkish Baths, Bridgeport S biggest and best bathing establish. ment, for 30 years a trainer of ath- letes and expert in physical culture confirms the statements made. "It is really in the bath that the average person should have the first pointer given as to coming infrmity. It is the fundamental principle of nature that irregularity will disclose itself or the surface in some form.
 "Not alone should every person male or female frequent the baths of cleanliness, but should do so as a matter of absolute physical protec- tion. The person who regularly visits Turkish bath will know when to visit physician, even be- fore illness strikes vitally. for the warning will usually first be seen by the experts in attendance upon him He may be saved many dollar financially and hours of physical agony. It is the safe and sane method of health protection" ."-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-14
.BARRAGE FAILS
 TO STOP RAIDS !. BY AEROPLANES

London, March 14-'Both the Ger mans and ourselves have to admit that neither guns nor defensive planes can always stop a raider who knows his business and is equipped with first class machine-sun," writes an aeronautical expert commenting il the Evening Standard on the re- cent air raids on London.
 The intensive battle barrage in Flanders is crossed and recrossed in ceSsantly by airplanes Our raids on Mannheim and other German towns show that the enemy cannot bar our machines from reaching their objective, and the recent raids tnd1- cate that Germans can penetrate the London defences.
 But there is a tremendous change in the conditions governing the raids as compared with those existing less than a year. ago. Or the many air planes which may now approach London very few indeed get through. The massed fleet raid has given away to attacks by single machines or very small groups. Never again are we likely to have the humiliating specta- cle of a big formation of enemy ma chimes moving with impunity above cur capital.
 "In this respect we have reduced the danger very considerably, for with modern bombs, and modern improve ments in bomb release, a fleet of raid CTS could now do terrible damage :l London. The massed attack has l been broken up, however, and now our danger comes from units and very small groups. We cannot make light of this development, all the same | for the Germans have formed the | habit of running their raids in kinc of Indian line, group after group com ing over to England, and each endeav' | oring to send one or more machines | ever London.
 "The single or small group of raid CTS is most elusive, and no agency ye | put into practice has been able to stoI this form of attack. The heavies barrage is jumped over by daring pilot, and, so immense is the six! space and so defective is visibility a night that great fleets of pursuers of tn fail to bring him down.
 l But our airplanes are growing more skil!ful in breaking up the fleets and with further experience, aided b. more liberal use of very fast ma chimes, we should be able to giv' | every solo raider terrific chase iron he coast to London and back again For this chasing we require the bes
 brain work, coupled with lavisl supply of the best machines. Unti this system is carried to perfection we must continue our S1nnery bar rage.
 The object of this fire is not S
 much to hit the raider as to driv
 him very high as. thereby, we fore
 Eim to come rather lightly loade
 with bombs and in addition, his ac
 curacy of aim is diminished"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-14
BAPTISTS ARETO
 RAISE A FUND OF MILLION DOLLARS

Baptist people in Fairfield County will be interested in the campaign which members of the denomination are making hereabouts for Conneeu- cuts quota of the S1,000,0O0 which the Baptists of the northern states are to raise for missionary and war pur- poses before March 31st. A meeting or the Fairfield County Baptists is 10 be held in Hotel Stratfield, Bridge port, Friday evening of this week, at o'clock, to plan for their share in the campaign. Rev. P. c. Wright of hartford, who is the chairman of the state committee of the drive, will be present with Rev. A. B. Coats of Hartford, secretary of the Copnec- tlcut Baptist convention. The third speaker will be pr. Bruce Kinney formerly of Utah. Dr. Kinney is the author of several books on Mormon ism and is a pleasing speaker. At present he has been detailed by one of the National Baptist societies to aid in the work in raising the desired million.
 The campaign for s1, 1,000,o 900 is the outcome of the suggestion made by Ambrose Swasey of Cleveland, well known manufacturer of telescopes. The project is of special interest for Connecticut people from the fact that MT. Swasey is a native of this state and spent his young manhood here. Associated with MT. Swasey in the movement are leading laymen like F. W. Aver of Camden, New Jersey, Andrew MacLeigh of Chicago and George W. Coleman of Boston. The plan is to make a quick determined | drive for the amount desired all of which must be in the hands of the State committee by March 31st. Bap- tist churches throughout the state will be asked to contribute according to their known abilities and the op- portlonment plan will be used in es- tablishing the quotas. Each church will be asked to appoint a commit tee, consisting of a chairman, cam- paign director and treasurer, whose duties shall be to name teams in the | church which shall canvass the church membership for the funds.
 The million dollars is urgently need ed to meet general increase of doing missionary work, to cover expected shrinkage in receipts, to supply promised grants to aged and infirm ministers and to provide for the ex- penses of war work among Baptist soldiers in the cantonments.