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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-11
WEST HALIFAX.

Mrs z. \. Learnard. visited in Bel
lows Falls and in New Hampshire a
few days last week
1t is hoped there will be good at
tendance at the Grange meeting Sat
urday night as it is the annual meet
ing and election of officers.
The Sunday service will be held at
II q. NJ. Subject, God is Loye; Sun
day school at Il; evening service at
80 Subject, Blessed is the Nation
Whose God is the Lord.
\ good number attended the Baptist
box .sociaiie at the church Saturday
evening. Twenty three boxes We're sold
at auction. Cocoa was served. a play
was given, a peanut hunt was INDUCED
IN for which prizes were given, and
all had an ENJOYABLE time. Eleven dol
liars We're cleared
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-11
WEST BRATTLtBOR0

Mrs. H. D. Bidwell is recovering from
an illness.
The Boys club will meet in the Con-
gregational yestry for military drill |
Friday evening at s clock.
Midweek prayer meeting in the Con
gregational vestry this evening at 100. |
Delegates will be appointed for. the
county conference of the interchurehI
world movement to be held in Brattlea
boro next week.
First Congregational thhrch, Rev. 4.
Y. Woodworth minister. Morning wor-
| ship at 1890 with sermon by the pas
| tor. Sunday school at has. Meeting
Of the Christian Endeavor at orloSk
! IN the vestry. Subject How to. 81
the Bible Leaders, Miss katheriaeI
Stoekwen and Miss Maxine Stellnlan. j
Mrs ". H. Alexander and Mrs, II.
| q. TAYLOR entertained the Womanls as
Sociation of the Congregational church
Yesterday afternoon in Mrs. Taylor s
home, at thimble party and silver So.
| cial. There were 81 members present
| Sewing on patchwork was done, after
which the hostesses served sandwiches,
cookies and cocoa.
Baptist church. Rev. f. B. Cornell
pastor. Morning worship At 1870 with
sermon by the pastor. Sunday school
at 1l.45. Evening service at { p. M,
with special music by chorus of Ia
dies voices. Meeting of the Junior
Christian Endeavor at $50 Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Cornell in charge.
Midweek PRAYER meeting Thursday
evening at 80 in The vcstry.
The Ladies Aid society of the Bap-
ttst church held It's annual business
meeting. followed by q supper for the
members and their families. yesterday
afternoon in the vestry Mrs. b. :
Miller was elected president fer three
months and Mrs ". NJ Robins vice
president for three months; for the fol
lowing three months Mrs George Allen
was elected president Mrs. L. p. Cope
land vice president, Mrs John McKa,
= secretary anu Mrs. Herbert T.. TilLrbel
treasurer
. Miss Beatrice Tracy of Hinsdale wa!
4 discharged yesterday afternoon from
the Nelrose hospital, where she haC
been two weeks, following an opera
\ ton for appendicitis. Raymond Ship
4 pee of Hinsdale underwent an operation
yesterday by DIR. +. r. Lynch, when
I small growth was removed from hi
4 left wrist. Miss Phoebe Congdon. VIII
\ had been in the hospital several week
B following a serious operation, was dis
4 charged this week and went to he
4 home on South Main street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-11
J Descriptive Power.

"Now," asked teacher, "who can
tell me what an oyster is?' There was
silence for n moment. Then little
Billy raised his hand. II knew" he
triumphantly announcede "An oyster
is fish built like a nut!'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-11

service were John Clayton. Royal
Clayton and Gilbert Clayton of
Jamaica, Elmer Clayton of Hartland,
L. T. Landman of South Londonderry
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Head of Amherst
and W. w Heald of South Londonder-
~.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-11

When doing your Christmas shopping
inspect our line of stationery and man
icure sets The Park Drug Store. al
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-11

Orders taken for Christmas buildings.
Tel. 26-Y.-Adv. 23S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-11

WOMEN'S HOSIERY TT 81
Full Fashioned Pure Thread Silk
Hose, with pure silk garter top in
black at $3.50 and in black and
colors, at 20 SOS
Full Fashioned Pure Thread Silk
Hose, with Isle feet and garter
top, in black only a good wear
ing hose, $2.75. SOS
Full Fashioned Pure Thread Silk
Hose. These are Isle lined at the
''hard wear" points. In black.
white, brown and gray, at 1925
Full Fashioned Pure Thread Silk
Hose, in several we'll known
brands. These are of excellent
wearing quality. In black and
eolors, at $1.9S
Pure Thread Silk Hose with scanned
leg. lack, white and brown These
are not cheap silk hose as the
price would indicate, but fore
sight in buying a large quantity
early, enables us to sell this regu-
lar $1.9S hose, at only slice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-11

Pure Thread Silk Boot Hose inI
Black, brown, white and gray, at
$1.25, $1.35I
Women's WOODEN Sport Hose, in
GLIDING the plain weave, ribbed
weave and also the new "overI
hose in the wanted heather
shades, at $3.50 to $500
Cashmere Hose for Women, woolyI
and warm From sec to $1.25
Women's Fine Quality Lisle Hose IN
several weights, including several
full fashioned numbers,
From 25c to 75c
cHILDREN's STOCKINGS
children's Stockings in as large a
line as usual, including fine Isle.
heavy cotton and wool.
From 24c TO Csc
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
TO WASH CURTAINS

There is nothing the average house. keeper dislikes more than to take down curtains and put them up again halfway through a season; but fresh curtains do make such a vast differ ence in the dainty neatness and good cheer of a home that the trouble is usually well worth while- Nothing is more depressing than the grimy, dust-filled hangings that flutter be- fore open windows when the mild days of April arrive, of many a. homo that is otherwise spic-span and lux urious.
 If lace or net curtains have been properly put upon separate rods with attachments in good working order, it | should not be a matter of great diff ficulty to lift off the rods, remove the curtains and give them a mid-winter bath. An expensive trip to the 1aun- dry is not necessary, and as curtains are no longer stiffly starched any woman can do the freshening at home in a few hours.
 It will probably be impossible to | dry the curtains out of doors because l of stormy or freezing weather so a stretching frame is not an indispen- sable part of the process anyway. Se- 1ect a doorway not in constant use and
 drive very tiny brads around the tor and sides of the doorway, putting them l between mouldings so that no holes
 will show when they have been re-
 moved. The curtains may be stretch
 ed across the doorway on the little | brads, and four or five curtains vii | dry at one time.
 Soak the curtains several hours 1T
 cold water; then dip them up anc
 down in hot water in which shaved 1 soap has been stirred to a thick studs | Rinse in two waters and stretch or
 the curtain frame or across your pre-
 pared doorway overnight. Next da,
 put the curtains on their rods agai1
 and see if the fresh daintiness of you
 rooms does not well repay you for tn i effort
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
WASTE PAPER USES.

After a stove has been blackened, it may be kept looking fine for a long time by rubbing with old papers Rubbing with soft paper is a much easier way of keeping the outside of teakettles, coffee pots, etc, far better than washing them the old way in suds. Rubbing with paper Is also fine for polishing knives and forks and tinware. If a little flour be held on the paper, in rubbing tinware and spoons, they shine great. For polish ing mirrors windows, lamp chimneys, paper is better than dry cloth. Pre- serves and pickles keep much better if brown paper Is tied Oast of alb over jars. Paper is fine to put under carpets. It is warmer, thinner and makes less noise when one walks over it. Two thicknesses of paper between the coverings on a bed are as warm as an extra blanket Brown paper placed across chest under ones coat is splendid to keep the cold ont
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
MISS B0YLAN TO
 LEAvEF0R PARIS ON FEBRUARY 25
Assigned to Duty Under Ma tional Catholic War Coun-
 cil at Hostess House.
-ISS BOYLAN-Womans page

MISS BOYDAN-Womans page
 Miss Marguerite Boylan who has been engaged in charitable work in this city for the past five years has been assigned to duty in Paris, un- der the direction of the National Catholic War Council. She has been granted an indefinite leave of ab- sence by the Catholic Charitable Bu- reau. At the present time Miss Boy Ian is in Columbia, Ohio, visiting her parents. She is to report in New York for duty on Thursday, and will probably sail for overseas about Feb. 25.
 Miss Boylan is to be engaged in rehabilitation work among the con- valescent American soldiers in the French hospitals. She will be con- nected with the Hostess House of Ma tional Catholic War Council in Paris. Her work will be much along the ssa me lines as she has pursued in this city.
 coming here over five years ago, Miss Boylan soon made a place for herself through the medium of her excellent work. She was first the assistant secretary of Charities Or ganfzation society remaining with that body for two years. She then be- came the executive secretary of the Catholic Charitable Bureau at the time of its inception, January 1916 and has remained in that capacity ever since.
 Miss Boylan is a graduate of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where she received the degree of M. A. for her work on Sociology. Before coming to this city she had five Years experience in social work in Colum- bus and New York
 She has been actively engaged in many movements for the betterment of conditions in this city. Joining the College club at the time 1t came in- to being she has been a valued mem- Der of the executive committee and for the past two years has been at the head of its civic committee. The two matters in which the club has manifested the most interest have been the entertainments at Hillside Home and the Juvenile Delinquency work. Miss Boylan has done much i to make the Juvenile Delinquency | work a success and her ability and
 delightful personality have won her many friends.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
SOUTHLAND EROCKS.

While habutai silk Is one of the smartest and most serviceable fabrics on the dist for the southern outfit, it is made upon simple lines in one piece, a frock or Russian blouse ana skirt costume.
 One charming frock is of black satin made with a little round-necked bodice, slightly frilled tunic and nar- row under skirt. The tunic is bor- dered with a deep-fold of malines The little puff sleeves are also of ma lines.
 Another frock is made of gold col ored satin, trimmed on bodice sleeves and tunic with the tiniest o1 chiffon frills. The bodice is in sur plice style. There is a girdle of tht material which ties at the back, tho ends falling to the lower part of the tunic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
@ meeoees,MeeezL co1eesO

@ VzE EEC6SSI2GCVLL CL|O->1s<' all down between the Crossing and the towns. CoroneI was on the tower-he got the signal from the Heading-he's been there each night for week !'' This was great night-for his chief, Rickard !
 Gerty Hardin caught the thrill of his hero-worship. How splendid, how triumphant!
 Innes found herself in her brothers buggy. His horse, under the whip, dashed forward. Suddenly he pulled it back on it's launches, narrowly averting jam. "Where's Mac Lean?"
 The boy rode back. "Who's call ing mel"
 "Give me your horSe," demanded Hardin. You take my sister home"
 Gerty Hardin's party was torn like a bow of useless ~finery. Facing the wind now, no one could talk; no one wanted to talk. Each was threshing out his own thoughts; personal ruin stared them in the face. Every man was remembering that T<ckless ex- posed cut of Hardin's; pinning their hope to that ridiculed levee. The horses broke into a reckless gallop. the buggies 1urching wildly as they dodged one another. The axles creaked and strained. The wind tore away the hats of the women, rent their pretty chiffon veils.
 The dusty road was peopled with dark formless shapes. The signals had spread the alarm; the desert world was Hooking to the gorge of the New river, to the levee.
 The women were dumped without ceremony the sidewalk. under the screened bird cage of the Desert hotel. Shivering, her pretty teeth chattering, Gerty Hardin ushered them into the deserted hall. The Chinese cook snored away his vigil in an armchair by the open fire. The ] men had rushed away to the levee.
 "Women must wait," Gerty's laugh was hysterical. eve can do no good l down there" She threw herself, con scious of hercineship, into the ordeal 1 of her spoilt entertainment. It was always an incoherent dream 1 to Innes Hardin, that wild ride home ward, the lurching scraping buggies the sapprehensive silence, this huddline of women like scared rabbits around z l table that had else been gay. Int women's teeth shivered over the ices Their faces looked ghastly by the ligh shed by Gerty's green shades. Sh' wished she were at the levee. Sh' 1 simply must go to the levee. "Pm go
 ing to get a wrap" she threw to Cert.
 as she passed. q left 1t in the hail." She stole through the deserted of | fee, past the white and silver sod
 fountain, and out into the speedin
 blur of the night. Formless shapes
 soft-footed, passed her. As she spe
 past the French windows of the dir
 ing room she could get view of tn
 shattered party.
 T Innes made dive into the darknes:
 There was a dim outline of hastenin
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18

Or dIllOSl d year MrS. HuUDe1 naS not appeared in public and has re- trained from using her voice as much as possible, due to i'll health, so the good news that makes her eligible for the final or national contest came as Q great surprise to her. In fact, the well known soprano singer of this city, stated in an interview this morn ing that she had no intention of join ing the contest nutil the very last night and did little, if any practicing.
 Mrs. Huhben sang the following four songs: 'Porgi Amor, by Mozart;
 Hear Ye Israeli from Elijah, by Mendelssohn; ''Petites Roses,'' by Ce- sek, and ''June," by Walter M Rum- nell
 Ever since she was a tiny girl Mrs. HuDbell has studied both piano and Vofce. She became more interested in voice culture, bending every effort in that direction, and although she is also an accomplished pianist, is better known to Bridgeporters for her beau- tlfu1 soprano voice. She studied for three years at Yale university and re. ce1Fed splendid training from such well known teachers as Clifford Wi ley Florence Vessel, Frederick Bris- toI ana Frank La Forge of New York
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
WHEN JOHNNY RETURNS

The March Woman's Home Com panion stands up for New York as the warm hearted welcoming city eager to greet and help the returning sol dier
 Two classes of men who enter New York today with bitterness in their hearts are those who were on the point of sailing when the armis- uce was declared, and those who have returned from concentration camps in England. They have missed active service. They have given months, year or more, to gruelling training. and they have had no opportunity to prove their worth in action. Without being actually jealous of the men who fought in France, they feel that they have been cheated out of the 1 chance to show that they, too, could stand the test of courage.
 "But New York does not discrim- | mate in offering hospitality. She gives just as warm a welcome to | them as to the wounded who pass | through her streets on crutches, with arms in slings, or trench caps resting at rakish angles on bandaged heads. At a service house, came upon a young engineer working grimly over | some drawings He said: T | chucked all this. I was sore as the | deuce. I had worked like a dog at | Tech, and was just ready for France when the peace news came. It took | the heart right out of me- I hadn't 1 been a stacker, hut neither had | done anything except get a bit ot | training at Uncle Sam's expense. Ii
 all seemed pretty rotten until I met
 MT. S-. I was waiting for a
 Fifth avenue bus, in one of your af- | ternoon traffic jams, when MT. S.
 stuck his head out of the window l of his machine and asked me if IG
 like a lift uptown.
 Tt ended in his taking me to hi!
 club for dinner, as if he'd known me
 for years. There he introduced m,
 to a number of men who might have |; felt as I did. Some of them were too old for active service. Some hat been dollar-a-year men, or hat
 been running campaigns and drives , and instead of kicking they wer'
 talking about what the war had don
 for them, how it had made them fee l. younger and of more use. The,
 seemed to think they were broader
 and stronger, even if they had no
 fought. To a man like me. from
 small town, it was Illuminating t
 hear them talk, to find that ther
 was something one could do for one
 country besides fighting I'm goin
 to stick to this engineering game til
 I make good, war or peace.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18

city. MT. La Forge has coached some of the most famous singers of the country and the instruction Mrs. Hub bell received from him is one of the most valuable assets in her career as a singer She also studied piano with William H. StockweH of this city for a number of years.
 Mrs. HubbeH sang for number Of years at the First Baptist church, for one year at the Washington Park church and also at the Center church in New Haven. She is a most ardent enthusiast and great lover of music. Her greatest desire is to specialize in French songs, because the type and quality of the French composers seem to appeal to her greatly. For the past year Mrs. Hubbell has devoted her time more or less to teaching
 both piano and singing.
 Mrs. H. c. Ives, president of the State Federation of Music clubs, an- nounces the final or national contest to take place sometime in March. The winners in this contest will be given a public appearance at the 11th Bi- ennial Festival to be held in Peter boro N. H., in June, at the home o1 our great American composer, Ed
 ward Mcdowell.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
MRS. ETHEL POLAND HUBBELL IS WINNER IN STATE CONTEST UNDER
 AUSPICES OF STATE FEDERATION
Well Known Artist Scores Triumph With Practically No Preparation Entities Her to Enter National
 Event at Peterboro N. H.

Mrs. Ethel Poland Hubbe, of Hazewood avenue, has been announced the Bridgeport winner in the state test for young professional which took place at the Sprague Memorial New Haven February under the a- spices of the State Federation of Music clubs Only three win for the stae Mrs. Hubbe in the voice conest Miss Charlotte av of Rdgeed, piano; and Arthur Kent of New Haven, violin.
 The judges of the contest Prof Parker head of the School and George Stock Haven John Adam Hugo and Mrs. Charles D. Davis of this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18

To clean silver easily take an alum
 mum kettle pot or pan, put fresh water in it and let 1t boil As soon as it boils put in your silver and boil it for about a minute, and 1t will come out as clean and bright as new This is especially good for cleaning forks blaekened with egg. Keep the silver from touching the bottom of the pan if possible, so that there may be no chance of hurting 1t if your flame is ton hot
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18

figures in front of her. She could hear some one breathing heavily by her side. They kept apace, stumbling, occasionally, the moving gloom betray- ing their feet A man came running back toward the town. "1t's cutting backW He cried. ''Nothing but the levee will save the towns! '"
 The levee!
 The harsh breathing followed her. As they passed the wretched hut of a Mexican gambler, sputtering light shone out. Innes looked back. She saw the wrinkled face of Coronel, who had left his water tower. His black coarse hair was streaming in the wind, his mouth, ajar, was expres- sionless, though the fulfilment of the Great Prophecy was at hand. Beneath the cheek-splotches of green and red paint rested a curious dignity. The Indian was to come again into his own.
 Continued TomorrowO
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18

Like the suits, the tailored dresses show a great deal of braid trimming. One model combines a plain sand satin vestee with navy tricot, the vestee extending below the waist but crossed at the waistline with a wide belt of the cloth fabric and the upper part long and bloused at back and sides,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18

A Valentine and whist party was held at the home of MT. and Mrs
 Thomas Tague of 405 Seaview avenue, on Friday evening. The evening was also spent in dancing with a dainty luncheon served by the hostess at a late hour. Present were Alice Gle land, Gladys Fouls, Laurine Mooney,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18

iai SareL oDonneIl, Jenky Smitn, May and Airline Malley. Mildre< Scully, Lucille Kutscher, Elsie Robb, Jessie Larson. Lucille Merrill. Rita Mary. Irene and Margret Tague, Mrs. Elizabeth Flannery. Mrs E. Reldeif, MT and Mrs. T. Tague, MT and Mrs. Neil Larson. Mir. and Mrs. James Hennessey. MT. and Mrs W. Merrill and Messrs. Harry Gill. Charles Ing ham. Edward Cooper. Leon McClau- son, Harry Hewett, Charles Fenski, Mason Moves, William Doniff, Dr. John A. Maxwell. Samuel Kennah, Thomas Clancy, Charles Richardson, Thomas Bateman, Neil Larsen, Jr., James Hennessey, Jr., and Edward Tague.
 Miss Sally wilmot of So5 Stratford avenue will be hostess at a meeting of the Smith College club tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at her home
 A number of very pretty prizes have been received by the committee on the bridge and whist party to be given at the home of Miss Anna T. DaTey, of 27 Hough avenue, for the benefit of St. Mary's church. All ar engagements have been completed and Q large number is expected to attend. i The Ladies' Guild of Calvary church will meet on Friday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Julia Hunt of 1O3 Wells street. Arrangements will be made at the meeting for a | cafeteria supper to be held in the | church rooms at a. later date Tea
 will be served by Mrs. Frederick Nol- ting.
 Miss Hazel Wright of Fairfield ave nue entertained the members of her sewing club at her home last night in honor of Miss Mary Walsh, who will
 be married in April Many useful gifts were received by the bride-to-be from her friends. Among those pres ent were Miss Emma Novey, Miss
 F>rnace Leahy, Miss Bessie Fair weather Miss Hilda. Eleanor Johnson, Miss Mabel Gum, Miss Winifred Smith, Miss Anna Miller Miss Angela lCampana, Miss Florence c. Water
 bury, Miss Jane Callahan, Miss HaEel
 Wright, Miss Baxter, Miss M. Walsh,
 Mrs. Ernest OBrien and Mrs Louis (Dermody.
 Mrs. H Willard -F1ecls of Lafayette
 street will attend the meeting of the
 executive board of the Woman's di-
 vision of the State Council of De-
 fense, which takes place in Hartford today.
 Mrs. F. Peitzch, of Petrie street, will entertain the members of the Welles . ley club at her home tomorrow after. noon at o'clock. Mrs. Peitzch vii [ also be hostess at a meeting of tht } Authors club on Friday afternoon a
 f o'clock.
 Mrs. John E. Lavey of 664 Parl avenue, will open her home, Wednes , day afternoon and evening for
 whist bridge and pinochle for tn l benefit of Sacred Heart parish Man, , l have made reservations and a goo many prizes and donations have beer :. received.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18

Dresses are also in combination of silk and wool. Navy taffeta is com bined with serge, the bodice finished at the waistline in back and extend ing down in deep point at the front, with taffeta set in below, jet beaded, and forming a deeper point. The sleeves are fitted to the elbow and are wide below.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18

Orange juice Is a preventive O. scurvy among children who use pas teurized milk.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18

If alcohol drops on polished wood wipe the spot imme ediately with { cloth dipped in vaseline.