New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-14

Forces in France for over a year, has
informed his mother, Mrs. Anthony
Malina, of Brandy wine lane, through
q cablegram, that he sailed from
Brest, France, on the 7th of February
on an American battleship which has
been converted into a transport and
which is due to arrive at New York
about the 25th of February. Private
Malina, in his last letter, wrote that
he had seen active service at the front
while driving a supply truck He is
a brother of Gunner Peter Ma1ina,
who is with the U. S. S. Wadsworth,
stationed in foreign waters. Gunner
Peter Malina is serving his third term
in the Navy.
Goes to California
Miss L. A. WILDER Of Meriden ave-
nue., the local authoress, left this
morning for Oakland, California,
where she will visit with relatives At
the present time Miss WILDER has
two plays running on the stage at
New York city, but owing to her
health she has been forced to stay
in the west as the climate in this
part of the country is too damp. Miss
Wi1ber in 1914, while directing one
Of her plays at New York city, made
7 the acquaintance of the late Harry
James Smith, one of the best known
authors and playrigfts in New Eng
land. Miss WILDER, on her way west,
will stop over at New York and re-
view her play at the Majestic Theater.
Berlin Literary Society to Meet.
The Berlin Literary society will hold
it's regular meeting at the home OF Rev.
Samuel A. Fiske on Berlin street,
Monday evening at 1880 o'clock. All
members are urged to attend.
Raises Bananas.
street, the local naturalist, owing to
the recent mild weather. has been
raising bananas in his back yard and
has picked mum Der of ripe ones this
morning. The bananas are small in
size and the tree is also what might
be called a midget banana tree The
reason for the size of the fruit is that
the weather in this part of the coun-
ry is too frosty and damp. Mr.. Schur1
: uses the fruits which he grows when
| giving illustrated lectures on Nature
| in the schools about the state.
Private Sullivan Writes.
Private S. P. Sullivan, of the Amer.
| lean Expeditionary Forces in France
has written the following letter to Col.
| onel c. M. Jarvis. who has been cor.
| responding with the Berlin boys in the
| service:
"Passavant, Franz &C.
| Dear Mr.. Jarvis:
| I am in good health and hope tina
| You are the same; also [ received vo111
most welcome letter O.. K. and I car
| imagine how the people of the towr
| felt when the armistice was signed
| You stated in your letter about whis
| ties and parades throughout the coun,
| try-we1l, on the other hand, owe,
here the French people went wild
| could see a happy smile on every one
of them here; they were kissing eacI
| other and only God knows what they
were not doing. You can hardly
| blame them because they had game &c
victory which made the world SAFE
| for dem ocracy. The sights that I wit
messed here on that day were some
that [ will never forget.
ION that day our com pany packed
| up again for some front which I sup
pose is somewhere near st. MihieI
| have been on three fronts and have
seen some fighting, the latest one be-
ing the Verdun front. No doubt yor
heard CT the horrible slaughter tha-
the Hu1@ received from the Ameri
cans and French on this front II
say the Germans were game in this
| drive, for they were shot down, or
| rather, moved down like grass, and
| still they kept on coming. Things in
our division began to look blue for a