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Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
STATE GIRLS TO
 HOLD CONVENTION

Delegates from each of the four teen girls clubs located in different Connecticut cities will meet at Wat erbury for a two-day convention, May 10 and II, vixen the Connecti- cut League of Women Workers will be organized.
 Sessions of the convention will bS held in LeaVenworth hall. The Wat erbury Girls club. which has 400 mem bers and a splendid big club house, will entertain the delegates.
 Miss Lida V. Curtis, state crganiz- ing secretary, has charge of plans for the convention. She looks for an enthusiastic group of delegates who will organize the state league with dispatch. Among those interested in the state league are Mrs. Julius Maltby, Miss Alice Kingsbury, Mrs. Karl Winter and Mrs. John Goss of Waterbury.
 The Connecticut league will be fed- erated in the National League of Women Workers with the six State leagues already included. The State leagues maintain vacation houses, at which girls may spend their, summer holidays at small expense. They plan hikes and entertainments and IIlalHlaln a DuIedu OL d0NANS anu HI formtion on all club activities. The state leagues also employ a staff of secretaries to start clubs in new com munities.
 The National League of Women Workers holds a biennial convention in different cities. It publishes a monthly magazine. The Club Work CT. and employs a national staff of l organizing secretaries to form clubs in additional states. The National League is one of four important or ganizations working for recreation for girls in America. The national l president is Mrs. Bernard E. Pollak 1 Of New York Headquarters are a: '35 East 3Oth street, New York.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
FLATLY REFUSETO
 GRANT DEMANDS
Phone Operators to Meet Monday to Vote on Strike
 Question.

The officers of the Southern New England Telephone Co.,, who were in conference with committees of the operators at New Haven yesterday, positively refused to re-instate the discharged operators and also posi- lively refused to accede to the scale of wages and hours of labor request ed by the operators. The company officials said they were trying to work out a scheme of wages and hours of labor which they expected to have ready by Monday
 Miss Teresa Sullivan the represen- tative of the National Telephone Op- erators' union, who was at the con- ference, went to Boston this morn ing and will return Monday with Miss Julia O'Connor, National Presi- dent of the Operators union and they will be present at the Monday night meeting of the local union when the question of ordering a strike will be settled.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
FOUR VETERANS
 REGISTER TO-DAY

Four men registered with the Vel come Home committee in the Com mon Council chambers at City Hall today, bringing the tot%l number of enroHments close to the 5000 mark.
 Those registering were as follows
 Jack Marsden, 75 Bleecher street, corporal, Go. D, 5Sth Infantry, Fourth Division: Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and Argonne. Frank G. PraInuka, 225 Hough avenue, private, Battery E. 18th Field Artillery, Marne, St. Mihiel and Argonne. Frederick Rayne col ored, 30 Gilbert street, private, Depot Brigade Camp Upton, N. '. Samuel Zelman, 1423 Stratford avenue, Avia- ton Field, Texas
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
MISS POWE TO
 WED EDWIN HOYT

A very informal but charming we'd ding will take place tomorrow after noon at 4 o'clock at the home of MT. and Mrs. Louis B. Powe, Seaview avenue, when their daughter, Miss Louise Powe, will become the bride of Edwin Hoyt of New Canaan. In vitations were sent out by telephone
 yesterday to friends of the younger people and relatives. Rev. Stephen Fish Sherman, rector of St. Johns church, will officiate at the ceremony.
 Miss +Powe will wear a. simple white satin gown and veil and will carry a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley and orchids. Her bridesmaids in clude Miss Mary Johnston of St. Paul, Minn., Miss Isabel Kahle of Buffalo. Miss Irene Davis and Miss Marjorie DeLoss of this city. They will wear colored organdie frocks with large picture hats to match. MT. Hoyt will have as his best man, Jack Mulliken of Chicago.
 The bride is a graduate Of Rose mary Hall, Greenwich, and IS now a sophomore at Smith college. She will return to resume her studies at the college immediately after the we'd ding. MT. Hoyt is a graduate of ] Hotchkiss school and @ former stu dent at Yale. He has but recently 1 been GSscharged from the United States service where he served as a first lieutenant. He will leave for
 Italy on May to go into business at
 Rome. Ills bride will join him later in the fall.
 l Many attractive parties have been
 arranged for the bride by a number
 of her friends in this city where she 1 is one of the most popular members among the younger social set.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
Loan Total Now $l,5OO,OOO;
 AerOplanes May Come Here

Doyle, former K. of c. secretary, who Is walking from Lynn to Washington to present Secretary of the Treasury, Carter c. Glass, Lynns quota of $4,- 500 O00
 Doyle left Lynn on Monday at noon and is expected to arrive in Washing ton on May l. He reached Bridgeport
 on schedule time, and stopped for a few minutes at the Victory Loan headquarters Along with Doyle is an automobile escort of Miss Nellie I. Goddard. chauffeur, Miss Ruth A. Gardner. Miss Katherine Casey and Miss Edith A. Healey, publicity, and Earl Goddard, mechanicfan
 Robert s. Hincls of FIincls Broth CTS and Company. is in Mineola to- day trying to arrange for the showing In this city of the flying squadron of aerOplanes, to aid'in the campaign.
 Arrangeme have practically been
 completed for the showing of the
 great motion picture, The Price of
 Pea-Aes'' at the High school auditori-
 EI1n on April 30 and May l. Prin-
 cipal Moore of the High school to- day offered his cooperation and said he would secure the High school or chestra to play during the showing of the picture.
 The Victory Loan committee has issued an urgent call to all merch- ants and individuals who have se- | cured Victory Loan posters to dis l play them at once. It has been brought to the attention of the com ncittee that many who have posters have not as yet displayed them The mem bers of the Wonder Show company, playing at the Park theater sold $1.900 worth of bonds yeste day | at two performances, and an equal
 amount was sold at the Lyric, Polls 1 and the Plaza.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
MORE OF LIBERTY DIVISION HOME

New York, April 25 - Bringing home 4,369 more officers and men of the 7th Liberty) Division. compris- ing mostly drafted men of New York the steamship Mount Vernon arrived here today from Brest. Travelling as casuals were Brigadier Generals Erwin Rabbit. Albert J. Bowley and Thomas W. DA-rah.
 The Mount Vernon brought alto gether 5.773 officers. men and nurses. These included ten officers and 369 men of the 42nd tRainbow) Divls- ion. Ten nurses and S1O soldiers re- turned convaIescing from wounds or illness.
 The battleship North Carolina also arrived with 1,593 troops.
 Fifty-eight officers and 1,407 men of the 167th Infantry arrived on the cruiser Montana, from Brest.
 The steamship La Touraine, from Havre, brought 389 troops, all cas- uals
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

@lth subscriptions totalling sSe0OoO reported this morning, bringing the Victory Loan total for Bridgeport to s1 800, 900. everything looked bright md rosy to the committee, the only fault they having found to date being the lack of enthusiasm among the general public. Four Minute Men and other campaign takers are doing heir utmost to impress the people Ntth%the idea that the present loan is kJIst3 as, much of a patriotic duty as Ehs{ first, and in addition is sthe best investment ever put on the market Brtdgeporters are asked to give their tu1 consideration to the hrive, it be ngkthe opinion Of the committee that everyone who will think of his duty, the benefit done to themselves and heir country, win find some means 10 purchase a. bond
 Today's reports were headed by subscriptions of $1OO,OO0 each from the LocomobIe Company of America and the Bridgeport Savings Bank Other large subscriptions were as fol- lows:
 Sumner Simpson for sthe Ray
 bestos Company ....-----$5O O.000 Standard Oil Company -.--.- 5O,00C Connecticut Breweries ...--- 25,000 Acms Shear Company ..--z 20,00O Peter ". Wrenn ------..- 2O,OOO Employees of Raybestos Go,
 first report ..... 16,9OC
 Lynn ". Wilson addressed an en- thusiastio crowd In front of the Vic tory Loan hut on City Hall green this noon. explaining the purpose of the bonds. the necessity to purchase, and the benefit derived from holding them.
 One of the features of the day was the arrival In this city of Lynn Mass, Pay Y our Debt Courier" Mike
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

creates Danztg as a free city enjoy ing a complete autonomy. but still under a sort Of Polish protectorate- Poland would be given the use of docks and wharves, the control of the Nistula water route and the corridor leading from the former Polish iron tier to the sea.
 Conditions in Hungary are, accord ing to a report from Berlin, very grave, with panic prevailing in , Budapest, where the Soviet govern ment is resOrting to extreme meas ures in it's attempt to retain it's power. The Rumanian advance is con tinuing, French troops aiding in the movement. The Entente Allies have troops at Neustadt, on the Danube, but act as reserves for the Ruma- nians. the advices state. Czecho- Slo- yak troops are reported by Vienna to be attacking the city of Waitzen, 20 miles northeast of Budapest.
 President Wilson has recognized the British protectorate over Egypt and in according this recognition has dep recated violence on the part of the Egyptian nationalists, whose move ment has resulted in disorders there for several weeks.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

Feeling is running high throughout the country, according to the reports, and despatches that Great Britain shares with President Wilson the Condemnation of the Italian people. The slogan Plume or. Death" is said to have been adopted. Whether Italy will occupy the disputed territories Of Dalmatia and Plume with troops, as it was indicated yesterday she might do, is not definitely known.
 Efforts to find some middle ground between Premier Orlando and Presi- dent Wilson continued during the day yesterday but there is no indica- ,tion as to the nature of the advances made by Premiers Lloyd George and CIemenceau in their attempt to hold the coalition of the Allies intact.
 The Council of Three held a, meet ing yesterday, but the expected de- cision relative to the rival Chinese and Japanese claims to the former German fortress of Kiao-Chau and the Shantung peninsula was appar- 'entIy not reached.
 Reports from Paris state that a plan dealing with the future status of the port of Danzig. claimed by Po- land, has been approved This plan
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
GERMAN CoURIERs ARRIVE.

Paris, April 25-German official couriers, in advance of the Ger man delegation to the Peace Congress, arrived at Versailles to- day.
 The Germans travelled by spe- claI train from Creil, nearszCOsn- ptesne. They were received at Versailles by Colonel Henry and other French officials and taken to the Hotel Dcs Reservoirs, which has been assigned to tine German delegation.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
ITALY'S SLOGAN
 FIUME OR DEATH
Feeling Running Very High-Great Britain Shares in Condemnation With Wilson-Italy Stands Firmly
 Behind Her Delegates.
tBv The Associated Press)

Although Premier Orlando has left Paris with two other members the Italian to the protest against President Wilson's action making public aement the question: the aest Paris advices lot the that the cessation of Itays participation in the conference
 Italy, if all her delegates will be represented at the conference by Great Britain and France
 Meanwhile the Italian people. to whom Premier Orlando returning appears from the Rome advices received to be standing deermnedy behind her delegates at the conference Demonstrations held yesterday and last night Rome and it is reported that in all the larger of the kingdom there have been parade which the people have shown their approval of Premier Orlandos
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

on hand. Connecticut's delegation occupied the stands from Gloucester to Hereford streets. State officials and representatives of many cities and towns had come determined to give the Connecticut boys a rousing welcome and the enthusiasm broke loose in songs before the particular units forw hich they were watching came along
 At the entrance to Comm . avenue, along which the division marched, and counter marched, was a court of victory in the center of which stood a. winged victory" a woman in shining gold
 At the other end Of the avenue the troops in swinging for the coun- ter march were greeted by hundreds of Grand Army veterans who occu- pied a court of the veterans form ed of victory columns and surround ed by 300 stands of massed colors. Along both sides of the avenue stretched unbroken lines of grand stands buried deep beneath bunting, and from these waved thousands of American flags in the hands of spec tators.
 Perhaps 100000 spectators found seats in the grand stands, at win dows and on roofs and perhaps five times that number did not. Some fifty grand stands for official use of private speculation strung along for three and a half miles were suppos- ed to provide for 15O,OOO guests or for those who paid from S3 to SIG 1 each for the privilege of sitting cn a two-inch plank.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
BOSTON CROWDED
 FOR YD PARADE
Thousands Fill Up City For Great Celebration Ideal For Misunderstanding Throngs Line
 Route of Heroes.

Boston. April 25-'The Tanks coming the cry that Boston today. For week the town had been fill ing up with official parties from all NeS England and with thousands missing the e 26th Dvson because of delayed trains last up sets. When the first spectators the line march this morning they found that rainy night had turned into cold clear day which ideal for the marching
 At daylight special trains began unloading at the north and south stations and electric line brought it's thou everncreasing the the parade approached
 The first special train to reach the city into the South Station at $40 bringing about 700 persons from New Haven An hour later the first of four specials from Provi dence arrived and from that time trains from New Bed
  and Wangfod Conn., drew in at frequent intervals all load ed o
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
NOT TO RETURN
 TO BLACK BREAD
White Bread Here Despite the Conditions in
 Europe.

Paris, April 25.---An increase in the milling percentage, which will vir- tually put the world back to a war bread basis for the next three months is part of the program adopted by the supreme food council under the chair manship of Herbert c. Hoover.
 The program also includes a com plete plan for securing and distribIIt- ing food to Allied, liberated, neutral and enemy countries until the next harvest One objection of the pro- gram is to determine the available food supply and so distribute ship ping as not to put undue pressure on any one market.
 New York, April 25-Americans will continue to eat white bread, '' restored late last year after months of milling on a "Victory Flour" ba- countries to a war bread basis an cil Julius H. Barnes, president o1 the food administration grain cor. poration and federal wheat director said today.
 A survey of wheat stocks, MT Barnes said, had convinced his de partment that this American supply was sufficient not only to warrant continued production of all wheat flour, but to meet the export demand until the next harvest.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
LOCOMOBILE MEN
 TO HAVE GARDENS

Employes of the Locomobile Com pany are displaying great interest in gardening this year and two plots of land on Waldemere avenue have been given them by the Home Garden Tnittee. Jerry Dahl has charge of the Victory gardeners at the Locomo- bile CO. plant. Other factory workers are inquiring about the use Of land near their places of employment In- dividuaIs who wish to get garden plots should make application at once to Room 10, county courthouse. The telephone number is Barnum roll and there is an attendant always in charge from s:45 a. m. to D. m daily and until noon on Saturday
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., April 25-The Rutgers tennis team will open its 1919 schedule on Saturday against Columbia at New Brunswick Although Rutgers lost to Columbia last year. it is expected here that the match will be much closer this year. Captain Macwatty of the Scarlet men has four veterans of last years team, and the presence of William BoococIz in college has materially strengthen ed this seasons squad.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
WHY PAGE RESIGNED.

Rome, April 25-The Italia says that because he was acquainted with President Wilson's views on the Ital- ian claims, Thomas Nelson Page, American ambassador to Rome, of- fered his resignation.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02
HEARING POSTPONED.

The hearing on the accounting of the receivers of the Dorsen Dry Goods Company was postponed until tomorrow morning on account of the inability of the New York attorneys to be present this morning.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

Similar activity was apparent at the North station. Early trains from Maine and New Hampshire came in with many extra cars attached.
 Everywhere along the line of march the Stars and Stripes and the coJorszo the Allied nations snapped in 4he'brtsk wind.
 The parade route led through Bea- con street and past the State House, W91ere representatives of all the New England states were assembled for the first official greeting. Governor Coolidge had a stand at the main gateway under the gilded dome ana with him were Governors Clement of Vermont. Bartlett of New Hampshire, Besckman of Rhode Island, Milliken of Maine, and Holcomb of Connecti- cut, each accompanied by his staff.
 Another, stand was occupied by state officials, and representatives of the army and navy. including Major Benedict CroweIl, acting secretary of war.
 Along the west side of Common wealth avenue each of the New Eng land states had special stands fitted with official and unofficial parties.
 Massachusetts mayors and other officials and relatives and friends of the "Y. D." occupied stands on the avenue from Arlington to Dartmouth streets.
 The Green Mountain cheerers were located between Dartmouth and Elk eter. Adjutant General Herbert r. Johnson, Mayor Jackson of Burling- ton and delegations from Brattle- boro, Springfield, Northheld and Wi nooski were some of the Verm onters
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

Winsted. April 25-A freeze with temperatures ranging from 23 10 IS degrees prevailed last night through out the Litchfeld. county hills and at 9 o'clock this morning the mercury had risen but slightly. There were also snow hurries. As. little planting had been done the cold spell proba- biy Las done little damage. Fruit trees which are in bud and leaf are not hurt
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

Hartford, April 25-A subscription of s1,6O0,0O to Victory Loan bonds was announced today by the Society for Savings of this city. This bank is the most important savings institu- tloa in Connecticut Its subscription represents 1 per cent of its deposits.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

Pongees have taken a new lease of activity of late. Demand has ia- creased. with rather more call for the natural than any other. Some white is wanted, but natural Is by far the most wanted
Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

The gilet or waistcoat is being brought out in such a variety of materials that 1t will suit almost every purse. Plain and dotted net is much favored in guimpes and flat collars.
Evening journal., 1919-09-06
BISHOP ROSS TO
PREACH AT BIG BETHEL

Bishop /. y. Ross, d. D, Of Wahs-
ington, D. c., will preach at Big-Bethel
Church at 1890 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, after which the pastor, the Rev.
Henry Y. Arnett, D. D.. will administer
the communion. Sunday school at $50
o'clock.
Twilight song service will be con-
Quoted by the pastor at 73O o'clock.
when the songs will he thrown on the
canvas by Mr. Naudain.
Night services begin az O'Clock, at
which time addresses Will be delivered
by Professor lGuilbert H. Jones. LID
dean Of Wilberforce University, and by
Bishop Ross. They will speak on "Edu-
cation OF the American Negro, His Op-
portunlty and His Duty"
Monday night there will be meetings
OF the official board Of the men ushers,
the women ushers and the several rally
clubs.
Tuesday and wednesday nights there
will be class meetings.
Wednesday night there VIII be an
entertainment by Club No. s. Thurs
night there win be an entertainment
bv Club No. 3, at the residence Of
Harriet Z. Gordon, No. ii5 West Fifth
street.
Evening journal., 1919-09-06
REV. S. B. MEESER
At SECOND BAPTIST
Crczer Seminary Profcssor
Was Formerly Pastor Of
City Church
DONALD CLOWARD TO
STUDY AT BUCKNELL

The services In the Second Baptist
Church, Ninth and Franklin sirccls.wll
be as follows tomorrow: Al 1880
O'Clock and 7.i5 o'clock the Rev. spcn
Ger b. Mccser, D. d.. will supply the
pulpit. The Lords supper viii be OBJ
served at The morning service. Dr.
Mecsor, now one of The teachers at
the Grocer Theological Seminary az
Chester, was at one time pastor of tbs
church. The sunday school Will meet
at noon
40 Gas o'clock the C.. +. Society Will
meet In the chapel. leader Donald
edward. subject. "Om Relations 20
others. Towards Nclghbprs and
Ffhuds" \ rally OF the young people
is expected as this Is Mr. Ciowards
lass meeting OF The g. r. lie takes
up asain his preparatory studies at
Bucknell University for The ministry.
The musical program Will be as fol
lows Organ. prelude ofcrloire, B0lck-
mar: quartet, 80 Come 10 My Heart,
Lord Jesus Ambrose Evening, quar-
Ret. IN The Night Watches Lorenz.
Miss Isabelle Braslcn viii be the
soprano soloisi tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1919-09-06
DIR. J. Dc. HANNA
AT ST. PAUL'S
Brandywine Summit Re-
union Tomorrow Nom
ing and Evening
AUTUMN SCHEDULE TO
BEGIN SEPTEMBER, Ia

There Will be a reunion OF Brandy
wine Summit Campers at st. Paurs NJ.
Il. Church. Tenth and Jackson streets,
tomorrow. The Rev. Dr. ]. d. C.. Hanna,
Of Philadelphia. locally known as the
Bishop OF BrandyNNine summit" Will
be the preacher at both the 1880 0'cock
and the 1.3O o'clock services. Dr.. Hanna
is known 10 all Delaware Meth0dists.
lie is the president Of the Brandywine
summit Camp Association, and has
been a leader in camp affairs for years.
Dr. Hanna was at enc time member
OF the Wilmington Conference, and held
pastoraies at Union and Asbury
churches in this city. lie is an elO-
quent preacher.
Other services at ST. Pauls tomor-
row will be the class meeting at $50
o O'clock. sunday school at noon, and
young peoples meeting at G.3O o'clock.
There viii be special music at both the
preaching services.
Or. Carlisle l.. Hubbard. pastor OF the
church, will occupy his pulpit Septem-
Der a., returning during next week.
During his vacation, DR.. Hubbard has
the fall and winter activities
OF the church, which viii be entered
upon at once. The Conference OF
Bishops. TO be held in ST. Paul's
Church in October will be the great
event OF the fall season, for the local
Methodists.