The Press., 1919-01-02

the war has ended without my seeing
 France. At the present time we have
 in all some fifteen hundred officers
 here and it was decided to form an
 Ellington field association to help keep alive the memories of our ser
 vice in Texas. They were kind enough | to select me as president. This
 pleased me quite bit but the big sur prise came few days later when the
 officers of the seven squadrons under
 my command invited Mrs. Larned and | myself to a dinner which they were giving On reaching the club house found between five and six hundred of them gathered there with the band making lots of noise. 1 enjoyed the dinner a lot because 1 had no sus- picion that it was being given ill my honor. Then the speech making started and I was having a fine time speakers started to tell about my work here during the past year and a lot of things of that sort. 1 was feel ing horribly eml arrassed hy the time he ended ty saying, and this gift can only show in part our love and re- spect for Captain Larned, teacher and soldier" l looked where he was pointing and there I saw the most %onderful gift a man could hope to get. Those officers gave us a cabinet of flat silver, two hundred and twenty two pieces with five-piece silver tea set. It was Gorham silver and the design is the Etruscan, very hand some. There was silver plate on the mahogany cabinet suitably in speech, but it wasn't much of a sue cess I fear. I couldn't keep the tears back. l was completely floored for once in my life. Then the colonel made a speech and he gave me so much praise that l wanted to get out of the hall some way. I hope you won think 1 am too cOnceited by tell ing you about all this. You see they made me so happy that I had to share t with you. This tribute from the men under my command l think is the finest thing I have ever received. l am so anxious to have you see the silver and then you can judge for My discharge ought to come soon. am recommended to be a l inr in homo I may e in Stafford soon. Ut you must l agree in advance not to tease me Ee- cause I didn't get across.
 J. HawIey Larned.
 West Stafford
 Miss Helen Wilson of Springfield is l visiting her cousin, Mrs. Grace Dazell. |
 Ellis Bradway and Byron Lawrence | are attending the trade school in South Manchester.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. John Jensen of Hartford on Dec. 24. Grandson of Mrs. Marie Jensen of his place.
 Roy Chapman, who has cen sta toned in southern camp, is with his mother, Mrs Lena Chapman. for the 
 A son, Everett Aborn, was born on Dec. 24th to MT. and Mrs. Carl Brad way, and grandson of MT. and Mrs. Walter Skinner of Rockville.
 At the Congregational church next Sunday morning Rev. w. O. Berckman will preach a New Years sermon on A dream of the Olympic games for he hour that now is"
 Wedding bells chimed harmoniOusly with Christmas bells at the Bradway Dec. 25. At the hour of our Miss Florence Eunice, daughter If Mir and Mrs. c. P. Bradway, and Albert E. Tutein were united in holy Rev. w. O. Berckman oftici- lting Before the ceremony 70 Prom SC Me-" by DeKOven, and during he marriage ritual "Schubert's Sere- lade" were rendered on the violin by Miss Winifred Berckman. The rooms were artistically festooned with Xmas Iecorations The bridal party, con- listing of the bride and groom, the natron of honor, Mrs. F. Davis, and he best man, Clinton P. Bradway,