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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-04

the cheer leader to ask him to stand up. Training his megaphone upon the soldiers the cheer leader yelled at them:
 Will Private Murphy, of such and such company and regiment, please stand up as your nurse here would like to see you?'
 With one accord the several thous- and soldiers arose. each yelling to the nurse:
 Here I am?"
 This story we'll illustrates the pres ant collegiate athletic situation-if not the entire amateur athletic one-in this country Nearly everyone wants sport for all just as nearly everyone of those soldiers wanted to be Private
 Murphy-after they had seen the nurse. But to date no college has been able to provide a plan substituting sport for all for intercollegiate athlet- ics that will cause all college men to arise and proclaim it with the same
 susto and enthusiasm that they have proclaimed intercollegiate athletics. The stimulus is as yet wanting. It
 may be there is no such stimulus.
 Only time will tell. [ Football scouting is now having it's Ddu innings at the ndnQS or the faC- ulty reformers every time they get together for a conference on athletic ills. Somebody once swiped the op-
 posing teams signals and, the oppos- ing team being righteously indignant, scouting got the blame. As matter of fact football scout ing isn't harmful. Those who so pro- claim it know as little about it as the Chicago player of some years back who was sent to Minnesota to get the dope on Harry Williams eleven. He
 came back with the sort of report that anyone could write. His inside" stuff was as near inside" as the over
 coat he wore. It was not even good
 newspaper account of the detail of the game. It ran about like this: "On the first play Minnesota made eight yards around the right end and had fine interference. 4 few line bucks and another end run resulted in
 touchdown and the goal was. kick | ed"
 Scouting is very much misunder- stood even by football players. In fact l there are few good scouts. Their game
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-04
MON EY.

New York, Feb. 2-Mercantile pa per 1-2 O 3-4 Sterling 50 day bills 4.72; commercial 60 day bills on banks All 1-2; commercial 50 day bills All 1-4; demand 475 1-4: cables 4.76 1-2. Francs, demand 5.71 1-2; cables 5.69 1-2. Builders, demand 4S 1-2: cables A. Lires. demand s.52; cables $50. Rubles, demand 13; ca bles 13 1-2. Bar silver 86 5-s Mexi- can dollars 69. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds firm.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-04
Always Look Hapov.

Why do photographs of women air plane pilots always show them com peting for the record in the standing broad grin? Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-04
T 7T TRAP zTal and N .M
 FIELD EEN
TRAPsHooTlNG STATISTICS
 MAKES FOOD FOR poPEsTERs

Those Who Have Penehant For Figures Can Find Lots of Interesting Data in the Averages of the Scatter gun Artist. A
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-04
Bowling THE AETNA Billiards

7 ALLEYS Phone Conn. 6 TABLES Majestic Building, Shetueket St.
 Norwich, Conn. Bowl and play Billiards for exercise
 and recreation
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-04
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago, Feb. 1. - Hogs, receipts s4,000 head. Markets slow and 10 to 15 cents lower. Mixed and butchers, s15.90@16.50; good and heavy, $15.S5@ $1655; rough heavy, s15.50@16.G5; light, s15.75@1s.4o; pigs, s12.oo615. .oo; bulk, s16.20@16.45.
 Cattle.--Receipts 14,000 head. Mar kets weak and 15 cents lower. Reeves. $S.65@ @14.15; COWS and heifers, s6.50@ s1.90; stockers and feeders, $7.45@ $10.60; calves, s9.50@16.00.
 Sheep.-Receipts 12,000 head. Mar kets steady to weak. Native and western, $1o.00@13.50; lamns, s14.75@ 17.75.
 Pittsburgh, Feb. .1.-Catt1e supply light. Market steady. Choice, $12.75 @13.75; prime. $12.75@13.75: good, $11.50@10.50; common, s9.50@1o.50; !; fair. $9.50@ 10.50; common, $9.50@ 10.50; common, $9.50t910.5o; common to good fat bulls, s7.25@12.t0; common to good fat cows. $9.0o@10.50: heifers $10.00@ 11-25; fresh COWS and spring CTS. $6o.o0@110 veal calves $17.00.
 Sheep and lambs.-Supply light. Market steady. Prime wethers $14, mixed s11.50@ t2.50, fair mixed $9.5o@ II, culls and common s6@8, spring lambs $1s.50.
 Hogs Receipts 40 double decks. Market 25 to 30 cents lower. Prime heavy hogs s1650@1Sl60, mediums $16.60 @1S.6S heavy workers $1S.65@ 1875, light workers $16.50@1S.75, pigs s15.75@16.25, roughs s1s.50@f5.50 stags S13.5O@15. 50.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-04
LAST YEAR
ATToRNEYS-AT
Brown & Perkins, L,isnsr-,t-

Entrance stairway near to Thames National Bank. Telephone 3S-3
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To Be Continued Tomorrow.
The broad ax., 1918-06-29


And blesssme with thy world"
II you have not got these poems,
you can't appreciate the musiei
Now Mr.. Garner sang exceedingly
wen an encore, wen received for the
reasons above given; but with elan he
might have rendered this very great
Burleigh song, more beautiful than any
he sang, instead of the nondescript GA
soldiers farewell" good and grand
enough; but too far removed from us
and not appearing to be in keeping with
its title, even
George, % next time give them call
of you" A little more ease, and an
added note to his upper register, and
together with his great organ and vocal
control, with his warmth, he will not
often find an equal among his own or
others.
Just LITTLE episode smile. When
Sour George" received that beautiful
garden of roses, in trilogy of bouquets,
few expected that he would for the mo-
ment sftote" them further than his
handsome and accomplished wife-his
accompanies; but would lay them at her
feet-though in reality on the piano be-
fore her, with some kind Of reeogni-
ton apparent, by pantomine. But Oh
MOI "Not a moment stopped or stayed
he; but with mien Of lord or lady"
Jared forth from the immediate pres
ence as q comedian Outlines is wont
with his cabbage.
The broad ax., 1918-06-29

trill. This, when Aida adjures her lover
to scatter the armies Of her Ethiopian
father, who IL its king, and she a cap
tive-slave in Q foreign land-Egypt,
when she remembers her beloved eOun-
try and father.
Verdi, Of all the writers Of opera, de-
lighted in Colored subjects as hero and
heroine. Aida and otsllo-taken from
Shakespeare othsllo-is black Moor
Of Northern Africa. Aida IL Q black
princess from Ethiopia The La Ira
viata 10 Colored Dumas Camille, set to
music; Meyefbeer's L'Afrieaine 10 an
other, in which the heroine IL . black
person, "selfka.n The Negro should
know what Q sVath he cuts, e. sub
jet, in the operate worid-and there
are others that might be mentioned. But
again-to the divsi
Her costume was operstieally and his
torically correct, In Aida. She, indeed,
looked the partl She sang It, too, -
Gadski might.
When shall she again obtain her
chance, which was msrrsd by the length
Of the numbers (not to speak Of the adj
dress); for the White audience had al
most all left the boxes, and even many
of our own people. Distances are 30
1t in Chicago, that after ten-thirty in
the evening, people are thinking Of
transportation home. She was, as well
as our race, literally robbed Of the
triumph that was ours, in the loss Of the
box audience, whom we wished to see,
hear and know the artist she is.
The broad ax., 1918-06-29
ACCOMPANIES.

A real accompanist is half the battle
to a singer; a bad one his bane. OF
accompanies there was no lack. Mrs.
Garner, q sympathetic and accurate
artist and a solOist of ability, she is an
anchor to her husbands work as a
vocalist. She supported him wen, in
deed, and quite as wen was entitled to
share his fewer garden for her work
"in the premises"
Miss Dickerson is well-known and
recognized rs one Of our best on the
piano. Mr.. Lightfoot, though not 50
wen known as others, knows his bust
Miss Gertrude Jackson lie one Of our
best known organists and aeeompan-
ists She 10 quite sure Of herself all
the time, and did great work on the
great organ with the chorus. 1t is
ssia. 1sass. Pssf. johnson D voluntary
on the organ was very ereditable piece
of work. The writer was unfortunate
in not hearing that number. That or
gan is q big machine and requires q
great artist r to make anything, other
than q great noise, thereon.
Mr.. T. Theodore Taylor, not the least,
is by some Thought to be Chicago q
best aceompanist. His work with the
two sopranos, was at the crest, in ae-
euraey, sympathy and that undefnable,
one of which il not present, makes an
accompaniment stale and heavy as
bread without yeast.
1t is to be hoped that the next OPP
portunity win find a program in its en-
tirety, in keeping with the place, the
time, and ithe occasion. Let the watch
word be at such time, don't lose the
patriotic "Raee note"
Believing that at least some things
herein, needed TO be said for our good,
without Unnecessary "pussy-footing. !"
Naueht hsssbeen set down in malice;
nor aught been extenuated-
The broad ax., 1918-06-29
anss JosEPHnHs VIVIAN ANDER-
SON GRADUATED WITH HoNoRs
FROM TIE BEALE oRAlnRR
SCHOOL

Thursday evening Miss JosePhins
Vivian Anderson, the bright and intel
Hgent thirteen-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs J. ". Anderson, eos6 g. Aber-
deem street. graduated with hOnors from
the Beaie Grammar School
The exersices were held In the og-
dem Park Assembly Han. Her mother,
Mn. Anderson, and many friends were
present TO, greet her. and to encourages
her to continue to press forward in her
educational setivitiss or sndsavors and
never to stop until shs reached the
highest round on the ladder Of sdnes-
tion.
The broad ax., 1918-06-29

the song, was clean-cut and decisive in
enuneistion and rendition, generally.
In her rendition of the solo parts of
every time 1 feel the spirit" Miss
Townley deserves more than passing
credit. Her voice is resonant and nat
ural contralto, which she used with
skin and abandon, 80 necessary to q
proper Interpretation of such q song.
Very few Of the latter day crop Of
'sSpirituals'' can be called "folk
songs" with any degree of propriety.
They are merely eommereialized min
strel sstuff, I" oftsn written by whites
for use where the lack Of the race touch
made the rendition Of the old "Jubilee
songs" the best type Of "Folk songs"
impossible. The "palming on" Of
these as the Negro folk songs is more
honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servanee. To the classification Of this
kind Of music, sometimes Of low origin
and risqueness, may in future year-as
now-make il almost impossible to draw
the line betwixt the false and the true
in Negro folk song, which is the first
great heritage and distinctive of the
race in America.
The chorus deserves credit, however,
in not losing sight Of the fact that We
were singing 10 other than our own, at
time when every note counts. The
white race wishes, rather, to hear or see
the Negro do what IL characteristic, in
q way, because It is what it ean't-in
music. That Is one reason, in addition
to the encouragement given by their
that the boxes sold to the
best whites only, save 9 few of our own,
mostly a good political advertisement
and investment at this time.
The soloists and orchestra could not
90 easily, in all respects, honor our own
competitions, but the orchestra might
have done better in this regard, as wen
as the soloists.
The nworld symphony" by Dvorak,
An European, who seeing the beauty and
distinetiveness Of Negro folk songs, pre-
served and incorporated them in that
selebrsted competition, which ID ofttines
rendered by the best orehessras and
bands, was very recently rendered by
the Glenn DiIlard Gum orchestra; by
the Marine Band at Washington, Chi
caeo Orchestra and others. There are
others Characteristic BY white IS wen a.
several of our own best composers, a.
J. oolsridss Taylor, Burieish and Dett.
usable.
The orchestra, for . hurried segregs-
hon Of musicians, not mazy Of which
we're In the habit Of playing together,
under the baton Of Prof. Chas. Elgar,
The broad ax., 1918-06-29

Miss Olive G. Eaves, the youngest
and largest q wen Is the highest in
standing for sigAt years in the Ken
wood erarnas School, win graduate IS
valsdistorian Of large class Of boys
and girls, the second consecutive year
that the honors have been taken in that
school BY coIorsd girl she i the
dssshtsr Of Nr. and 1frs. Eavss, So I.
4zth street Among numerous ether
prsssass. he yin receive wrist w.tsh
frsu her eeanethsr ana naneszks,
Nm. ,. Gray Laees.
The broad ax., 1918-06-29
MADAME N. cALI.AwAY-BYRoN
At AUDITORIUM
cAPTIvArEs AUDIENCE BY SING
Na SONGS OF HIGHEST GLASS.
Madam n. caIlavay,Byron.

And now for the diva, prima donna,
indeedl Madame Byron has been com
ing ever since she sang her way around
the world, literally. But what distance
from her earlier triumphs and now, in
achievement. Recognized on the Con-
tinent; France, Germany, Austria and
France a. far above the music hall sing
ers Of the best, the equal Of Gadski as .
dramatic soprano, wagnerian or the
later italian school to which belong
Verdi . otello, a. wen as his Aida lAlasl
her color, not too much; but enough
As said the dying yet comic Msreutio,
"Not 90 deep a. a. Q well; but It Is
enough" Enough to keep her from
her own by night Of conquest Of the art
Of song. From the lyric La Traviata Of
Verdi, to his dramatic Aida, abe can
make the vocal voyage by an easy trans
fer Of vocal art-from the Italian 10 the
German school; for shs has the stento-
rian German deelamatory school At
brain and vocal organ, a. well a. the
Italian bel eanto. A mistress Of her
art, she sang the aria "Louiss DE
puts ls jour-a song Of the transport
and delight Of love, charming in ssnti-
msnt and song. And how the madam
did rsvel IN It's beauties with . voice
ravishinsly sweet and tender, easily de-
liversd, a. . bird MARBLES, from sheer
love of LIE and its beauties, enhanced
by love.
For 20 large space, Csrpsntisr's
Louise" has seldom been the recipient
Of such rsndition-nevsr, Il 10 believed
lin the Auditorium However, Il IL
best suited to Q smaller hall, for in the
hands Of less skillfui soprano, many of
its soft naaness might be lost. Il Is .
song requiring lyric quality and sus-
tanned high tones; it likes the clouds,
and, Ike the eagle, only desesnds toward
the end-whsn about 10 alight.
mn A. - - -.-x--.z a. -.
The broad ax., 1918-06-29
THE GREAT AUDITORIUM PA1RI'
oTIc MEETING OF THE COL
oRED AND THE WHITE
PEOPLE.
CosnHNDAroEY AND CRITICAL
ns Prsluds.
By J. Grsy Lucas, A.BLLB.

By J. Gray Lucas, ABLELlR
To person Of either the black or the
white race, suddenly thrust into the
midst Of the great coneourse of people
at the Auditorium Theater recently he
might have failed 70 Notice that his aa-
disnee wss not wholly Of the race % usa-
ally the sole frequenters of that noted
structure. Il was q night when color
was evident but not obvious.
The patriotic motive proved big rea-
son for most, and an excuse for some
Who paid . price, usually prohibitivs
for the COlOred people Of Chicago.
TIE Concert.
The great musical was "thing Of
beauty" and therefore ga joy forever. I"
But the artists showed some edge lost,
in the dulling process of what was more
or less tneonsequent1aL
The stage was bedecked by billowy
auferies, in white, touched and topped
BY all the varieties Of complexion Of the
nees of the world, which the Negro
&yfully acknowledges to be "bone of
his bone and flesh of his flesh
The conventional black Of the male
division gave to the color scheme the
Necessary foreground and background.
With truth, It may well be said that
the Apollo Club does not excel in the
aPpesranee of the ensemble.
50 much for the view, not seen since
the Negro Exposition Chorus, organized
BY the writer and conducted by Prof.
Aundy about twice a. large, which
sang the classics. The chorus was q
singing chorus indeed.
The Americal Amerieai IL . work
s0rth while for such . time, place and
aorus; it has spontaneity, tunefulness,
@eliness and appropriateness Gould
little more Of the dynamic have been
st1ttsn into the music - i contained IN
Ne lyries, the work would have bet
ssAanee to live beyond the ephemeral
However, the authors hare done good
aaAg For war song for . big chorus,
has the swing and rhythm necessary
" march with and to fight By.
What is said Of the work ct the chorus
'0''e may be aeeentnafed in the man-
aa Of the rendition Of the spirituals,
"a some of the ether patriotic numbers
pl'aeulsrly in MeDernaids Gland Of
me-" quite q song. BY much written
saposer. But, save EVERY time I
"a the spirit'' and sscouldn't hear
.''edy pray, . the other so-eaIled ssspir-
aal' were devoid Of musical merit,
's 70 tickle the rizibility II an audi
V OF which our white frisads pres
!. took fun advaatsss, i .sIt's ne,
ne, it's ne, Oh Lord. . N fact
one lsnshed Il its foolish res.
a'a NJ. Eshridss, tie splo;rt ritk /
The broad ax., 1918-06-29
TIE NsaRo FELLOWSHIP
LEAGUE.

The Negro Fellowship League win
hold meeting in the interest Of John
ClOures, Sunday, June 3oth, at . p. m,
at the Reading Room, soo5 8. State
Street. Cloures Is the man condemned
to be hanged June 18th and whose SEN
tenee has been reprieved until August
18th. Mrs. Maggie Tyler win have
charge Of the program. All who are
interested are urged to be present and
on time.
Mr.. John E. Hughes win have an ap-
probation Of Paul Lawrsnee Dunbar,
whose birthday occurs June 9th.
The Engiewood Musical . Dramatic
Club gave . splendid program before
the League last Sunday evening and
was greatly enjoyed aid highly appre-
eiated- The young people were invited
to come again and have promised In
the near future TO give tksir services
In benefit program.
Mrs. g. J. Anderson reported her IN
terview at the Council Of Denfense,
where she went to register to work in
the Mutation factory for the Govern
ment. An Investigation was ordered.
Ars- Barnett reported her invsstiea-
ton Of the Qusrtsrmaster's Depart
msnt as sstk and Robey. -Four more
penniless young men were put to work
At place where they secure room and
board besides pay for their work. Two
ooys who had been sentenced in the
Boys Court were released to Mrs. Bar
nett who secured work for them
The broad ax., 1918-06-29

E. 31st Street. The following commit
tee had charge Of the pleasant affair:
Alderman Louis B. Anderson, Chair
man, A. G. F. Sims, E. N. Clesves, ]. B.
Streets, /. Levin, John F. Armstrong,
Dorsey Chambliss, Colonel h. h. Biggs.
The broad ax., 1918-06-29
PRESENTATION OF DIAMOND

PRESENTATION OF DIAMOND STAR
TO ALDERMAN ROBERT z.
JACKSON.
Last evening Alderman Robert r.
Jackson was presented with beautiful
diamond star, at the Royal Gardens, 46l
The broad ax., 1918-06-29

s.out of the night that covers me,
DARK a the pit fron pole to pole;
I thank whatever Gods may be.
For my ansonaqsrable soul "
Few there be who can sing '.Invie-
tus'' as George Garner has sung II, bar
none. He should have done as vel, or
even better with Burlsigh's .'Ths
Yoang warrior, . the lyrics By cur owa
James weldon johnson, % recently the
$3.50 a, :. oeea.iou here.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-18
CLIFFORD TRAHAN IS FIREMAN
 AT BASE HOSPITAL

Clifford Frahau writes from Camp Devens that t is 32 degrees below up there He says he has a new job The letter Is as follows
 T am still here and hope to stay here until the war is over am O. K and l had just as soon stay here as anywhere now that am used to the place l. isn't cold at all here, oh. no, only = degrees below
 T am sorry to say can not see my friends from Putnam They have the measles here and are under quaran- tine and 1 cant 70 up to see them for a while WAS in the same fix my self while ago see by The PATRI- or that a#lot more of my friends have enlisted rbey'havc done q good thing | hope they get the kaser
 have new Job now and like lt very much IL IS out of my Iiue but suppose will have to get usei to 1t l am d fireman at the base hos pital and it k very good place to be in l hope the war will soon be over. Q
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-18
RED CROSS MEM-
 BERSHIP DOUBLED
Total Membership in Putnam
 Is Now 1867
The Drive That Started December l7
 Was a Success

Figures submitted by Alexander Gilman, chairman of the recent Red Cross drive. show that the campaign resulted in nearly doubling the mem bership in Putnam
 Before the drive started there were l655 members. There were 2312 additional members received and renewals amounting to 735. This with the old members, whose renew als are not yet due 920, make grand total of 3967 members.
 The heads of committees and the canvassers did their work thorough ly and well, as the result indicates Not house or place of business was missed and everyone was given the opportunity to join.
 While the total amount of money raised cannot as yet be definitely stated, as there are few struggling dollars yet to come in. 1t is known that the amount will at least reach $3,l00 The committees feel we'll satisfied with the result of the com pHgn and we'll repaid for the time and effort put into It.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-18
GET A SUPPLY OF CONNECTI.
 CUT GROWN SEED CORN

Recently attention was called to the serious shortage of good seed corn in many of the corn growing states of the middle west The situa- ton grows worse as the cold weather continues. The bulk of the crop in these states was not ripe at harvest time. it was soft and immature. A great effort was made to save the best for seed With ordinary weath- CT, this seed would have been of fair quality, but the extreme cold of the last few weeks has ruined it for seed purposes.
 The country is face to face with very serious condition. We must grow corn; and good corn crops are impos- sible without good seed
 Corn to be good seed must have ripened normally and been stored so that 1t dried out well. The Southern states have good seed corn but such corn is not adapted to Northern see tions. Connecticut produced a fair crop of corn and investigation shows quantity of good home grown seed available. Interests Tn northern Min nesota, Wisconsin and Michigan are endeavoring to secure seed corn from Connecticut Before much seed corn Is shipped out of our state farmers and dealers should realize the import anee of getting the necessary supply of seed corn to meet home needs. There IS no time to lose. Get your seed corn!
 No farmer in the state should get corn seed for grain outside of Con necucut. Homegrown varieties are better adapted to our climate, are more sure to mature, and probably will yield better than seed purchased from other sections. There is abso- luteiy no reason why Connecticut cannot supply her own needs of seed corn for grain purposes.
 Connecticut farmers on the aver age plant for silage corn a variety too large and too late to furnish we'll ma tured ensilage Ae better quality of sllage can be secured by using some of the dent varieties grown in the state. Probably four-ffths of our farmers could simultaneously use Connecticut grown seed corn for sil- age purposes
 Every county in the State either has held a Corn Show or will hold one within a month Much good seed corn has been located by County Agents through these corn shows. Every County Agent can advise farm CTS in the County where homegrown seed may be secured
 The Agricultural Experiment Sta tions and College can furnish infor- nation regarding the adaptability of various types of corn for different