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Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
BROWN CLUBS SING
 TO BIG AUDIENCE
Glee and Mandolin Clubs Live Up to Reputation Made In
 Concert of Last Season
Excellent Music With Amusing and
 Characteristic Features

Making their annual trip to Putnam under the auspices of the Parent Teachers Association. the Brown University Glee Club again entertain ed a large and very friendly audience last Friday evening at Union hall. The club once more showed its ability to sing we'll in classical and serious num- bers, to present through its instrument tai sections, both higher class compo- sitions and more popular modern ef- fleets. It stands as an excellent club of the old order of college musical clubs, giving a diversified program not too heavy on the serious side, nor too light in the more playful portions of it's programs.
 There &as an especial interest lo- eally this year in the presence as pi- snist and composer of Samuel IL Walsh, formerly of Putnam High, Is, but now of Providence. MT. Walsh was given a hearty welcome when he came on the stage with the Mandolin Club. and a song which he had com posed, entitled "Moonbeams," reeeiv- ed commenting applause when sung later in the program by Mir. Scott
 The program opened with three eX- eellent numbers by the Glee Club, of which the first was Beethoven's ma jestie Worship of God In Nature" !" The closing number. exeellently sung, was the rousing Who Sails With Drake?' by Chudleigh-Candish. Later in the program the club again sans three numbers. of which Nevin's fa- miliar Venetian Love Song beauti- fully harmonized and delightfully."- ren- dered by the club, received the heart lest applause. The usual glees of the old order were furnished by the Var sity Quartet. whose contribution of close harmony filled an expected DOT ton of the evenings entertainment.
 Of the individual contributions, Mr Scott's tenor solos were especially en- joyed His high, clear and very true voice, together with the musical taste of his interpretation of three songs  and cneores. won him most hearty ap- plause. A speciality by Mr. Sweet and Mr Stackpole arranged with "Apolo- gies to Mr Gallagher and Mir. Shean, :" widely known vaudeville artists- prov ed hilariously amusing to large sec 5ion of the audience.
 MT. Staekpole, the able and eff eient leader of the club. who bears q surprising likeness to our own Jake Albert, gave several excellent read ingS.
 The evening closed with medley of Brown songs by the clubs, followed by the final Alma Mater" Dancing followed the program until late in the evening.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
PomFRET MEMORIAL DAY

Plans for Pomfret's observance of Memorial Day are being completed by a committee of the Pomfret Neighbor- hood Association, consisting of Chas. Swain, chairman Mrs. s. E. Overlook, Oscar Peterson and Mrs. Edward Grosvenor. The exercises will include a parade through Pomfrct Street from the top of Pomfret Hill to the towns memorial tablet, where there will be speeches and music. A luncheon at the Neighborhood House will follow the exercises. The speaker of the day and the full program of the obsery- ance will be announced in next weeks Patriot The Abingdon residents have been asked to cooperate in the eele- bration, and the Grosvenordale band has been engaged.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12

lDominie EVcradus Bogardus. and they continued 10 live in the Jaus house nntil after the stockhouse YVES built.
 Husband and Wife Drown
 lt was tn l640 that Rev. and MrS. Bogardus left for Holland. where the husband was bound to settle the es- tate Of his brother. The boat was shipwrecked of Wales and both Rev. and Mrs. Bogardus were drowned.
 In 1867 Gov Nichols renewed the grant of the Bogardus family. at the request of the heirs, and this grant is now on file, with others, at Albany.
 In 1870 or thereabouts the English commenced to prosecute the Jans-Bo- gardus heirs and other Hollanders. in their effort to rid the vicinity of the Dutch In the years that followed the rightfal owners were driven to land some miles distant.
 Then came the period when the Episcopal church was ereeted-l694 "a charter for the church and a grant of land being given, along with ground for burial purposes. hy the English. Thus it was that the Jans-Bogardus land was given by grant of the King of England. at the instance of the Lord Bishop of London and others, to the Trinity Church Corporation. and has continued ever since as the prop erty of this church.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
POMFRET LANDING

James Malley has returned to the Landing.
 Mrs. Record and grandson Donald were in Worcester over the weekend.
 F. L. Wright and family have re- turned to Pomfret from Florida for the summer.
 The many friends of Hans Ander- son will be glad to know that he has returned from the hospital and IS rap idly recovering from his operation.
 Miss Sadie White of Hartford, Earle White of Pawtueket and Mrs. B. K. Parker of Pawtueket, with daughter, Helena, visited their par ents MT. and Mrs. E. T. White, over the weekend. Mrs Parker will re- main week.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
WOODSTOCK

Mics Marie Nelson of New Haven ..ent the weekend at her home.
 Miss Marguerite Burns attended .se music convention recently held in Boston.
 pE .Keeler of Norwich will be the
 ,eaksr at the Hill and North Wood ytock churches on Sunday.
 The Ladies' Aid of the South Bap- .;st church served bean and salad supper on Wednesday evening.
 The ladies of the South Baptist .hurrh held a sewing meeting on rhprsday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Daniel Basto.
 Henry Lamothe spent the weekend |, Providence. Mrs. Lamothe, who has been spending a few weeks in Providence, returned to her home on Wednesday,
 Miss Ida Sanger is planning to snend part of the summer in England with Rev. Douglas Pierce and family of Somerville, Mass.
 Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Beatrice Holt, older daughter of Hamilton Holt, to Brandreth Sy- monds. Jr.. son of Dr. and Mrs. Bran dreth Symonds of New York, to take place the 27th of May at the Hill Con- eregational church.
 Tuesday evening Mir and Mrs. AL bert Williams entertained the Camp Fire Girls and their leaders, Mrs. Eos dick Harrison, Miss Helen Bjornberg, and Miss Constance Grigg, and the Roy Scouts with their leader, Rev. Fosdick Harrison. They all met at the church. where MT. Williams met them with his truck and conveyed them to the Williams cabin. The food was hidden in different places, so the boys and girls had the fun of finding that. About that time the camp fire was ready, so the dogs" and bacon were roasted, the marshmallows toas.- cd and with the doughnuts, pickles, peauuts. bread and hot cocoa to help out they all sat around the fire and ate and told stories.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
THE GROSvENORDALES NEWS SECTION

H. & was held at the high school last Friday evening and was very well at tended. Music was furnished by Feh- ser's orchestra of Webster. The grand march was led by Edward Gre nier. class president, and Miss Marian Erickson, vice president. The pa. irons and patronesses were: Principal and Mrs Elwell F Kimball, Sub-Mas- ter and Mrs Ray Allen, Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Paine. and Mir. and Mrs. E. Herbert Corttis Refreshments of punch. ice cream and candy were served in the corridor.
 Harold Linderson has purchased a new car.
 Miss Irene Hamcl spent the week end in town
 Miss Annette Marehessault was an out of town visitor for the weekend.
 Charles Conlon of Pawtucket visit. ed his brother Michael over the week end.
 Misses Julia and Annie Arthur have returned from their vacation spent in Hartford with relatives and friends.
 Mrs. George Carlson of Floral ave nue is entertaining her cousin, Mrs. Abrahamson of Worcester, for a few weeks.
 Charles Almquist, Mir. and Mrs. Charles Anderson of Grosvenordaic, Esther Forsbergand few others from this town were in Worcester Sunday, where they attended Pete Hanson's funeral Mir Hanson had many rela- tives and friends in this town.
 The postofiice department has given notice of an examination to be held June 10 at Putnam. to fill the vacancy of postmaster at North Grosvenordale. The notice states that the vacancy ex- isted on Nov ls. 1921 The salary of the postmaster is l,4O0 per year.
 The mission for wonfen of St. Jo- seph's church opened last Sunday evening Every morning and night the church is filled and everyone seems to show much enthusiasm to follow the exercises The mission Is preach ed and conducted by the Reverend Fa- thers Maitrault and Letexier of the order of Mary. Next week the Rev. Fathers will hold the mission exercis- es for the men of the parish.
 The following pupils of T. NJ. H. S were perfect in attendance for April Gudrum Carlson, Mary Deiilippo, Van. da Lemanski, Mary Leo, Violet Leo Gertrude Poirer. Elsa Anderson, Rob. ert Barrette, Edmond Brocklehurst Norman Coyote. Eddie Lucier, Don. aid Mayo. Francis Mayo, Ulderic Mail loux, orila Mirandette, Parmi Leo Sam Leo, Tony Leo. Sam Muracco Tony Muracco. Joseph Navarro, Jos eph Pasey, Pasquale Ierardi, Edwin Pasey, William Brocklehurst.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
Wood.toek Camp Fire and Scouts

At 3 o'clock Tuesday. the Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts rode in a truck to Albert Williams log cabin by the brook. A basket of cups and plates was presented to them with the remark that the rest of their supper was within t50 feet of the cabin. A Jolly search under brush, leaves, wood chuck holes and stones discovered ba. con. hot dogs" marshmallows, doughnuts. and all things needful for a camp fire supper Games, stories and contests after supper, completed this happy party given to the boys and girls by the women of the church un- der the leadership of Mir. and Mrs. Al- bert Williams.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
TRADE SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR
 HEIR TO PRINCES MILLIONS
(continued from Page one)

At the age of l9 years she married
 Rolof Jans or Jansen. He was a not
 ed parsonage in Amsterdam. Holland. They were married in f652 and two of their children were born in Amster- dam. At that time there was a great deal of unrest in Holland. as the American fever ragged quite hard among the Hollanders and quite a good many were emigrating to Ameri- ca.
 Among others was Kilc Van Rens- selser, sometimes called a diamond merchant. Van Rensselaer, had taken number of counties for a grant. and was about colonizing or forming a col ony in New Netherlands on the Hud- son river. nearly opposite what is now Albany. and the Jans family took pas sage on the same boat with Van Rens- selaer and his company Gov. Van Twiller was also one of the passen- gers to New Amsterdam. now New York.
 In 1880 the Jans family started on the journey to North America and stopped long enough in New Amster- dam to meet the officials of the place as that was considered the capital at the particular time. Van Rensselaer, and all the Jans family and their fam flies. with the colonization. went di- reetly to what was called Rensselaer,. wyck on the Hudson. nearly opposite where Albany now stands. There was a settlement at that time at Bever- wyck, though it was small. and that was a part of the land that Van Rens- selaer had taken grant of The grant that he got was very large It com prised several counties and he started to build a settlement at what was called Rensselaerwyck, where Rol- of Jans and Kile Van Rensselaer, set tied.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

It is reported that Nelson Lefebvre has sold his farm.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Darling are boarding at George Darling's.
 Mrs. Frances Dodge has been spend ing a few days in Willimantie.
 George Simpson has returned to Brooklyn. N. Y, after spending his vacation with his family here.
 Miss Mary Sumner is very i'll and is cared for by nurses from Worces- ter. Mrs. Sumner is also confined to her bed.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
Jan. Received Grown Grant

There Rolof Jans and family re- mained, he being overseer and seere- tary for Van Rensselaer, for about four years. And in the meantime he bought piece of ground of Van Rens- selaer in Beverwyck and built house on what is now the corner of State and James streets, and moved there and was there two years. He then moved to New Amsterdam, where he was appointed overseer of the Or phans' Court. but in order Co hold the office, he must have real estate in the place So he petitioned Co Gov. Van Twiller for plot of ground and re- eeived a grant. That grant called for g margins of land. and according to the wording of the grant it was south erly bounded by the eompany's land. meaning evidently, the Dutch West India Land. That being the boundary line, 1t was where Trinity church now stands and extended te the river.
 In l636 and 1887 Rolof Jans sick ened and died. leaving his wife with four small children. three daughters and one son. and under the laws Of Holland the widow became the owner of the land granted to her husband.
 Her children being small, they need ed protection. The country was wild and many Indians were in the vicinity and life there was not of the safest. So in 1888 Anneke Jans married Rev.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
EAST WOODSTOCK

Mrs. David Aldrich spent Monday with Mrs. Charles E. Pike.
 A daughter. Lois, was born to MT. and Mrs. Ned Bugbee last Friday
 Mrs. Josie Hartwell of Worcester was guest of Ezra May and family last week.
 Eliot Clemenee and family of South bridge spent Sunday with C. H. Pot ter and family.
 There will be services at the Con gregational church next Sunday eve ming. with out-of-town speakers.
 Mrs. George Bosworth and Mrs Charles Hopkins attended meeting of the D. A. R. in Putnam Monday af- ternoon.
 Robert Jordan spent the weekend m New London and attended the Ju- nior Prom at Connecticut College Sat urday evening.
 Everett F. May and wife and W. N. Aldrich and wife of Putnam motored to Killingiy and Pomfret last Sunday calling on friends.
 J. A. Paine and wife. Henry Hiil and wife of English Neighborhood were dinner guests of Wendell bos- worth and wife on Sunday.
 Miss Fife weedon of Quincy Mass , former teacher, spent the weekend with Mrs. Carl Danielson. Sne Is teaching this year at Braintree' MASS
 Dr. E. R. Pike took his son Ezra to Worcester one day last week m con sultation with doctors, and on Monday to Lynn, Mass. The boy has been ta'l- ing since an attack of scarlet lever last year.
 Wallace Smith of Putnam sang two solos at the Congregational church last Sunday afternoon. The selections were Abide With Me- and "l m a d Pilgrim" and were pleasing addi- tion to the service.
 A meeting of the Community Cup was held Wednesday evening and the program arranged by the committee, Mrs. Asa Scranton, E. R. Rollins ana Archie Saxby. included a duet man dolin and piano, Misses Anderson anu 'i Johnson; readings by Michael White George Hamilton and Miss Lucy PICK ett.
 The Woodstock Athletic Association had A meeting in Community House on Tuesday evening and made ar rangements for a ball game at W ooa, stock Hill Saturday afternoon ss . o'clock with the Putnam Pm shop team. They will also hold beneh' dance at Society Hall, North Moou' stock on Saturday evening. The mem bership now numbers about 20.
 The three-act Comedy, Aaron s,ies . of Puukin Crick." was repeated las, Friday evening at Academy hall and on Saturday evening al East ihomp, son At both places Doris Lindeman gave piano solos, and at the iatssl plaee Franklyn Wethereh gave ms prize recitation. "The Dream or u.e Duke of Clarence" The |. h- - A' and Community Club received the be.efts of the entertainments
 John F. Aldrieh is recovering from bruises and slight injuries received last week when he was thrown from wagon. The brake did not hold sum
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12

L, Sunday. where they called on rela- tives of Mir Kennedy.
 Preparations are being made for the field day which is to be held here the 24th of June, under the auspices of the Holy Name Society of the Sacred Heart church, with expectations that 1t will be the best ever.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
PHONE TALK IS CANNED"

II is now possible to bottle teie- phonemessages. If a telephone call is made. and the person wanted IS not available. an instrument can be set in motion that records the message and repeats 1t at any time later
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
ALL AROUND THE WOODSTOCKs

ciently going down a steep incline in the field. and the horse resented the wagon hitting his heels. he cleared himself, and Mir. Aldrich thinks the wheels must have passed over him. He has no recollection of what happened. as he was in a dazed condition for several hours.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12

One of the most curious things about American politics is that with out single historical exception par tisan is invariably a member of the other party.-The Washington Post.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12
eLoBEFIsH swIms ON BACK

The globefsh, an inhabitant of tro- pical waters, is said to be the only member of the finny tribe that sxims on it's back.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-12

Dominic Everadus Roeardus. and they continued 10 live in the Jams house until after the stockhouse was built.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21
By HARTLEY BURR ALEXAN.
DER s5

Macmillan company has just issued
new printing Of the collection ol
John 6. Neihardt's lyric poems, pub
lished in 1916 under the title, "The
Quest an evidence Of the continued
demand for this sequence. Most OF
the poems date back to the col1ec-
tions published in 1912 and earlier,
before the poet had passed from his
lyric vein to the epic cycle (two parts
of which have appeared) in which
he is celebrating the opening up Of
the Nebraska prairie country and Civ
ing to American literature a por-
tfayal of one of the supreme episodes
in American history.
It's primarily the epic series which
makes Neihardt deservedly the
laureate of the pfairies. Neverthe-
less, the lyrics, born to this same
western atmosphere, are splUdid
with the western spirit, and it Is
therefore with double interest that
Nebraskans will turn and return TO
these earlier poems--in that they are
not only poetry, but they are our
native poetry.
Has No Local Bounds.
| do not, of course, mean that Nei-
hardt is Local in any ordinary sense.
His mind is filled with all the purple
imagery OF history-Greece and
Rome and olden Mesopatamia and
numerously his illusions are subtly
literary. He is poet Of the high ira
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

eiearet in his mouth. He took rapid puff
two and then, while still the match burned
perhaps drawn by the steadiness of 1.etty's
saZe-he looked up
He stood, stock still, and stared at Lefty.
She sat, stock still. and stared at him.
Lefty saw tall, slim lad with a cheek inno-
cent of beard smooth and warmly colored
apple. His black hair, flowing straight
up from recanGle of white forehead under
the pushed-back straw hat, showed the begin
ming Of Of those permanent waves with
which nature often dowers ungrateful nlascu-
Unity. His eyes were brown, steady and clear.
the lashes turned so far back that their curling
tips seemed ready to prick through his eyelids
His face tapered down to an indetermnate boy
mouth and ended with surprising firmness in
square of china 'H
He saw what-franed by the square OF The
screen--mght; have looked to sophistlcatioh
like portrait of a young girl; a wstful blonde
face which would have shown certain piquancy
OF tip-tilted nose and cleft chin IL the hour and
the blur of tears and its own innocence had not
rendered 1t poignant. The disarranged hair
dropped in fra tanEles and airy wfsps of gold
onto her forehead and over her ears Neverthe-
less, the clear gray OF her candid eyes carried
through the tangle. And nothing veiled the
faint color in her soft cheek or the intenser one
on her warm lips.
q The lad gazed nd gazed as though SPELL
hound And equally magnetized, Lefty gazed
and gazed Suddenly he jumped. looked down
at his hand. The forgotten match had burned
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

II love as the Prairie might love;
''As the Storm would hate, I hate.
Il feel the despair OF the Storm.
Rejoice with the joy Of the River.
Even as these would sing In their
differing moods sing"
Poets of many lands and many
generations have expressed this
thought of absorption in Nature
partly, l suspect, because it is the
gift of the poetry to be enamored
OF nature. But each expresses it
i'll his own time and for his own
country. 1t is the felicity of Ne
braska that in Neihardt we have a
poet who can find and love the
beauties Of our prairies, and express
his passion for, the land with such
rich change and kindling force.
OF course / have touched upon
only one phase of the book. This is
not the day OF its first reviewing
and many OF us have long since
known its lyrics. For those who
have yet to discover them. perhaps
the one word is necessary (lest a
false impression be conveyed) that
Neihardt is no mere poet of the stage
OF life; the human action is there,
too, at the point where it counts
most, in the passions and reflections
of life; and these lyrics, brought to-
gether under title which suggests
life's adventure, depict that Quest"
for the core aud center OF the living
reality upon which not only the poet,
but all men and all peoples who
blaze their own spiritual trails must
embark.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

Glowing through the gray rack
Breaks the day
Like burning haystack
Twenty farms away
And here is surely dawn amid
prairie spaces! Nor is anything in
these lyrics truer to just our land
than the "Prairie Storm Rune
within which occur, as the thunder
storm approaches and falls:
What mean yen cries where the flat
world dies
I'm hazy rotundity-"
mo bird sings-but grasshoppers
SNAP in the meadow"
The cottonwoods grim on the
... bleared hill-rlm."
And finally, after the storm:
"a glimmer of God athwart the wheat!'
l think my own favorite among
Mr. Neihardts lyrics is THE Weav-
ers," and it is assuredly the very
breath of prairie summer, in soft
and fruitful hours. But l suppose
that the author himself finds his
natural mirror most fully expressed
in that prelude, set before the whole
book:
Il would sing as the Wind:
As the autumn Wind big with rain
and sad with prenatal dread
II would sing as the Storm:
"As the Storm whipped by the lirht-
ming and strong with giant
despair
Il would sing as the Snow
"Wailing and Kissing and writhing in
the merciless grasp of the Biz
zard.
L would sing as the Prairie;
AS the Prairie droning in the heat
satisfied. drowsy and mystical
For / am part of the Prairie,
kin Il the Wini and the Lightning.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

graphical error she had failed to no
ticc.
"The blamed stocks not listed
Haven't the ghost of an idea what
it's worth
"Must you know tonight
"Crowley's coming here at 8.
Been stalling him off all day-trying
to get Andrews on the phone. Called
the Bellevue twice from the Office"
''Yes, you can put dinner on now, "
to querulous inquiry from Anna.
Then as she houneed out, Dear, we
can't keep her waiting any longer
Huh, who runs this house anyway
that female or you? Act like you're
afraid of her half the time"
"Well, you know how hard it is to
get anyone. She's disagreeable--but
she does do the work. Come, dear,
they'll call soon as they get Phila-
delphia."
They were hardly settled at the
table when the telephone rang.
Now your soup'1l get cold"
anxoiused Helen as he threw down
his napkin.
But in few moments Warren
stalled fumingly back.
Rotten luck! Hasn't come in yet!
That means he's dining out"
Couldn't you see this man in the
morning? What time does he sail?"
"Ten o'clock. He's coming here
tonight-mad as a hornet because he
couldn't see me today. .Jove, I'd like
to wiring that stenographer's neckf'
Dear, I've an ideal" inspiratona1-
". "On the apprenticeship the
quote on the same key with a figure?
What figure is lido you remem-
ber?"
"Eh? What's that got to do with
it?' savagely gouging into the but
ter.
"Why. whatever figures on the
key with that quote-that's the one
she should've struck. Let's get
down that old typewriter in the hall
closet"
"What'rc you trying to dope out?
Some Hawshaw stuff? I'll have to
turn Crowley down. Can't buy that
blooming stock if | don't know what
to offer Andrews1l be sore-been
after it for months. Here. what're
you up to-"
Ignoring his scoffing comments.
Helensstarted from the table and few