The Press., 1922-01-12

VI On next Wednesday evening the fast Baltic Big Five will invade the wig wam of the kaceys. Earlier in the season the Kaceys defeated this team in a very close contest, so it is ex- pected that the game will be clean and snappy. The Baltic management -wishes to have it known that they will bring with them two truck loads of royal rooters. It is hoped that the Stafford followers also will turn out. The game will be played at the Boys club.
 A masquerade dance was given at the. Italian hall last Saturday even ing. The prizes for the costumes were awarded as follows: 1st prize, was awarded to Albert LazZeris and Joseph Zamcheri, who were dressed as an English Lord and his thorough bred bull dog; the End prize to Miss Sara Pellazzari, who was in, Chinese costume; 3rd prize to Miss Flora Cini, | who was masquerading as Santa Claus.
 The response to the appeal for used children's clothing has not been as productive as was hoped for. Won't you take. the trouble to see if there isn't a warm cap, pair of wool stock ings, wool underwear-just anything warm a child can wear? It is realized that many people dispose of the out grown garments here at home and the calls of the town and of the county are those which must be answered | first, both by individuals and Organiza- tions, but please look for that one more thing for the Wretched waifs of American philanthropy.
 Monday evening the Current Events club will observe "Gentlemen's night" as is their annual custom. Professor Raymond G. Gettell of Am herst college will speak on the United 1 States as a world power. When here two years ago, the club voted to urge his return and an able address is an- ticipated. Mrs. Frederick Lane will l give piano selections. The new gram mar school assembly hall has been secured and the hour is eight o'clock. Committee in charge:' Mrs. R. w. Smith, Mrs. c. H. Meyers, Mrs. c. R. Newton and Mrs J. P. Hanley.. Prof. Gettell will be entertained in the Bard home.
 The local basket ball followers will have a chance to see two of the towns fastest semi-prO. teams sin action to- morrow evening at the Boys club. This game will be the Kaceys vs. the Independents. The Knights will prob ably be composed of some of StaffOrd's older and experienced players such as Captain R. Murray, Pallanck, Der narda, Argenta, Dupre, Pagan, Cal chera and Fitzpatrick, while the In dependents will have team of young CT fellows, but all having played on a fast aggregation. This quintet will be composed of the following: Loug- heed, Cummings, Sullivan, TOWne, Glover and Baldwin. This team is under the management of William Kuslansky. The game will start about 7.15 D. m. and probably most of the crowd will adjourn to the dance at the new school afterward.
 The Dinevor Welsh Concert Co.,, who will be heard in the Congrega- tional church next Tuesday evening is giving concerts in Springfield and other nearby towns and we hear much praise for their work. This company has travelled more in the middle west and in Canada than here in the east. This will add interest to their concert because we can compare their work with that of the New England com panies that have been heard Several people when buying their tickets said they were glad to have a concert in this aHiet, after the holidays" season. The concert is varied one Us each artist q the five has wide epertoire. Their grUHp work is good also, The Riverside truck, through the courtesy of Mir, Park, will carry tle Hollow people to and from the concert free of charge
 The Kacey basket ball team met defeat at the hands of the fast Taft vile Army and Navy team, in Taft vile Tuesday evening by a score of 32 to 20. Pallanck was the high scorer for the locals, caging -four baskets. Argenta and Bernardo also shot three double counters apiece from the floor. Mills and D. Coleman were the stars for the Taftville quintet. The lineup is as follows:
 Stafford Taftville
 Kaceys Army and Navy Argenta If Murphy Pallanck If LemuX Bernardo Mills Calchera, Dupre rg D. Coleman Pagan lg T.COleman Taftville, 32, Stafford 20; goals from floor, D. Coleman 5, Mills 5, Lemux 8 Pallanck, 4, Murphy 2, Argenta 3, Der, narda 3; goals from fouls, Murphy Mills 1; referee, Fountain; scorer Taylor; timer, Taylor; time of halves 20 minutes.
 The fourth state police barracks il the state will be opened this week 2 here in rooms of Mrs. Ellen Fitz. patrick, on West Main street. Officer Donald c. Chapman, whose home is here, will be in charge of the barracks temporarily. Other officers will also be assigned to duty here. This towr is considered an effective base of oper ation, as roads from Rockville, Spring field, Willimantic and other points north lead through, and liquor run ners can be more easily detected here than any other point. Superintendent Robert T. Hurley of the state police department is arranging for barracks throughout the state as headquarters for the state police to work in the rounding up of illegal sales and man. ufacture of intoxicants. Superintend ent Hurley also has made arrange. ments for the use of the state armory in Hartford, so the state police car have drill and target practice at least once week. Such preparations as these are going on all through the United States in the government's great desire to put stop to the in Judgements of the Volstead act