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New Britain herald., 1924-12-06
ANTPHION CLUE TO PRESENT
 PLAY

At'N
 Eliza Comes TO Say" comedy by H. V. Eduan, 'o Dc given Friday evening, Docombrr t9. Io tn" II2A school auditorium by mentors oi the Amphion club, vii. be on" o' fio most professional Of He au.' .r performances given by The o.uh Mrs. Amy Guilford, who has charGo o' the production, $ conducting rehearsals, which a'roady show much promise. The cas- iuo.@Ios:
 Eliza Nandam-Rarbara Troop.
 Miss Vera Lawreuco--A Alico Began.
 Mrs. Auavay-Mj,j@od Goodw.n.
 Lady Pennyhrokr -E.o~3 III"a.
 Hon. Sandy Nrrru'-Nohort Chris.
 Alexander stoorr"ie -- Monroe Harwood.
 Montague Jor1s~ -r"t7 Mon-- arty.
 Herbert. 2 a.-. r.a>. D.a~h
 A Porter Et7rr Tac.r.
 soclsty-Ada Ter.ona. ~e7s a~3 Notas o' 1r'eros'
 Mrs. Wluam T t"-o al a7so her home in Maple ltru noN w l. resdsv af'er0oo0 tn t1o 'lr1.''.as meeting Of tho Mapc UN Woma s club. Mrs. Allen win n' asSlst.I '~ receiving her cuost7 hv Mr.. "...- dore '. Wauco ar1 Me " E. Pond.
 The Wrmso.z cnn o' %,2 Err.m Mrs. Fuel U. Eassrrto lu'r.i..' hold is regular m,,rtrr Tu.si" afternoon tr St Marks yansn rooms. Grart O,4-'or ttrou-H ''- courtesy of Mrs. Charles < Iarl'r- u.as he speaker IT. r1"s' ''~ '"# tur,ert "Wtar 'o Jack lar h Judging a Nc,ou' and ,srv an', dl.- eussfa the ro,'' of r'er4rtar. th' novel u-tth r'e' 5rl 're novel 7' sccIdent all E."'-... "r N'..n'. n author of m,,n 0..~t va8 a'' 10 give 8 very 1..'r.'m2 'a.'. io the r', resontat .'e 1a''r 'r'h turnel our 10 r.a i'm
 The regular meeting o5 '. St' shine socletv. Mrs. Gcorc. Cor-A- president. was hold NoA V a.' '- noon 4 th, Trinity N .'#,-' church.
 Mrs. J. H. Latham ga'o q V"ot review at the regular meoUHc "' the Maple Hul Woma0's cinh "io or Wednesday, of this wrk a' fn' home Of Mrs r.. l.. IlanlIng M't I.afham-s r,,irv va~ fo.'oW,d "N r7ost interesting performance If sarlrs of tgbteauN Hlrants posed l- members of the clua ~presentln,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

Plans for an entertainment to be held early in January in observance of the first anniversary Of the found- ing of the East Berlin Community club arc well under way. Rev, A, t. Fuller has been named chairman of a committee Of arrangements, con sisting of Mrs, Robert 0. Clark. Mrs. Max sugenhimc, Mrs. Royal Holmes, Mrs. Mildred Harrington and Mrs. Archer Walsh,
 Thep resent officers of the club are: President, Harold Clark; vice. president William Brown; secretary, .E. Vernon Reed; treasurer, Frank G. Kramer The committees arc in charge of the following; social. Ar cher Walsh; educational Rev. A. C. Fuller: welfare, Robert O. Clark; embership. Mrs. Archer Walsh; recreation, Max Sugonhime; athletic, William Ogle.
 Mir. and Mrs Josoph Began Of Harrison street arc spending tho weekend in Stamford with Judge J. A. Walsh and Mrs Na,Gh, Mrs. s. r. Strop'o entertained two tables of bridge at her hom" on Black Rock avenue Wednesday even : ing.
 The Shuttle Meadow club dancing class will meet on Friday, December l9, instead ot Friday. December F, as was first announced. The change 1 in dates is made necessary by the Yale Glre club concert which takes place in Bristol on the evening Of Friday, December l2,
 Miss TIazcl TuthiH e Lowell Mass. has been the houa" guest 0. Mfr. and Mrs, Sidney N. Cowics o' Kensington.
 Mir. and Mrs. James k. Chapman of l55 Wells street will quietly cole- brate their S5th wedding annivcr- sary tomorrow. Mir. and Mrs. Chap man were born in England, and they were married in 1889 in th" Bristall parish church in Yorkshire England by Rev. Cannon Kemp, vicar. They came to New Britain in 1892 and have lived here since then. They have five children. Mr. Chapman is an unopposcd candidate for president of American Order Sons of St. George, and will he'cIoct- cd at the next meeting of that so- ciety. He is the founder of the New Britain Poultry association. He i' employed at the state normal school
 New Britain Musical club, Theron W. Hart president, will hold its reg .ular meeting for active and asso ciate members and their guests or Tuesday evening, December 9th, q the Camp school auditorium. Tn program Of music 10 he rresonte' follows:
 1. Trio in C minor .......... NenC
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

Allegro NiFaCe
 Andsnte esprcssiro
 Allegro
 Frances Parker. piano
 Margaret Perkins, cello
 Marion Wolcott, violin 2. 2, serenade ............ ToscIlt b. Ships ........,.. stephenson c Fuzzy -Wuzzy
 Mir. Stuhlman 8 q, lncantatlon ...'.,...,'..'' l'e'lt h. Fountains .......,.,... FaNel C. 18th Rhapsode .......... Liszi
 Mir. Rosenberg {. Nocturne .... John Prfhdle Scott Mrs Tuttle, accompan nied by Frances Parker. piano; Margaret Perkins cello. Mario Wolcott violin. 5. q. Le Matin, op. 79 T
 b. Le Mutt, op. 79 ! Chamiade q. Pas des Cymhales Mrs. Andzulatis and Theron w. Hart NIT. and Mrs. Charles P. Mcr"in of Trumhull street, were among those attending the ball given in [ Nanche ster Wednesday evening in honor of Governor Tcmpletin.
  The children's dancing class will meet Monday afternoon at the shut re Meadow club with Miss Carol Potter,
 Mrs Arthur Sampson and dauEh- ters of West Main stFeet. returned Friday from New Rochelle where they spent the past ten days.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

The regular meeting o5 2. St"- shine society Mrs GcorE. Cor-a-, president. was hold NoHA. a'' '- noon at t'r. Trinity N ..#a-' church.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

Emma Hart Willard chapter, Daughr. ITS of the American Revolu- ton, will hold meeting next Thurs Jay a:trrnoon at the home of Mrs. r pson Of Berlin. Mrs. George Loom CT, formerly Miss Bertha Wooding, daughter of Dr, R. A. Woo1ng and Mrs. WooJing of Berlin will give a program of music, Assisting the i Eost css will be Mrs. Griswold and , Mrs. Ailing.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06
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socisty-Ad3 Ter.o0a. ~eR@ 7~5 Notes ot Tn'er's'
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06
NEJv PRI7AN USHERS M DECEMBER FIFTH SOCIAL AC77N7Z
REcEh'T CLUB NEWS AND SOCLA

tee is madv up Of Mrs. C, w. upson Miss Grace Manning, Mrs, Walter II, Hart. Mrs. C, W. Vivian. Mrs. F. R. GGputrlrh, Mrs. II. s. Parsons, Mrs. Mu>v.U Cor, Miss Mary MinnerN Mrs x. S Rowland, Mss Katherine SNIIl Mss Mice Pierce, Miss Rea. r9rn '&!aa. Mrs. Robert x. Par. sops Mrs, j, $. North, Mrs. Donald IIuhi,n. Miss Maxine Hart Mrs. paru Ntl1.rts, Mrs. F. w, Pclton, Mrs II, r.. Erwin and Mrs. F, s, Chamberlain.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

Everything is in readiness for the Christmas dance which members of Alpha Chapter, Beta Nu sorority will hold this evening at the Run gMow Mss Nellie Garrity and Miss Mary kiniry will be the patronesses. George OT}ricn'5 orchestra will play for tho dancing. Miss Grace Hanra- han. Miss Hazel A'Water and Miss Mary Hughes are the committee in charEn.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

Mrs. Buell. F. Rassctte of Elm mons place and Mrs. John IT. Kirk ham Of Cedar street vill go 10 Trvrt early in January to spend ------l -AAkA
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

Rev Earle E. Cross. former pas ,or Of inc Baptist church of New Britain IS spending th" weekend with MT. and Mrs. W. H, Meagley of WorthlnStcu EliEe, Berlin.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

Mrs. ". E. Tarkcr and daughter, Miss Frances Parker, of Curtis street. have returned from Ne" York city.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

Miss Cosmelita Jennings of th's ci'y is spending a few days ID Washingt on. D. C.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Barker have returned from New York city where they spent several days.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

Miss Olive Walkeley of Southing- ton entertained for Miss Loretta Potter of East street. Southington, Tuesday evening. Miss Potter will marry Glenyille Beebe this month.
The Washington times., 1924-03-24
NOVEL WAYS To
DRY LAUNDRY
SHOWN
One Woman Uses Electric Fan
When No Other Means
Are Available.
BY SALLY e. DAVIDSON.

Drying the weekly laundry in
doors Is not exactly what the aver
age housewife enjoys, because the
| old notion persists that in order to
| nave clean, sweet smelling wash it
must dry outdoors. But unfortu-
nately there are days, particularly
In the early spring, that make it
! necessary for us to choose the al
Tentative Of either drying the laun-
dry indoors or leaving it soak in
water-or do without clean clothes
altogether.
The solution is easy for the
woman who lives in a detached
house with an attic, for she can al
ways hang wash up there but that
does not help her who lives in a
house without an attic.
On rainy days / hang my laundry
in the attic and instead of letting 1t
hang there for hours, wet and alb.
sorbing various odors, 1 take my
electric fan up there and attach it
to convenient outlet which / had
installed for just such an emerg-
ency. The wash dries in half the
time 1t would take even hung out.
doors.
was proudly telling several
friends Of mine about this the other
day. when / discovered that each
| mad every bit as much ingenuity
about drying clothes as / did with
not even an attic to help them. One
told me she dries all her laundry by
hanging 1t in a far corner of her
cellar, away from the furnace and
coal. Then she places a small fan
on something level with the wash,
attaches 1t to a lamn socket and
| DRIES her wash that way.
The other lady in the party sur
prised us both by nonchalantly de-.
ciarlng she did not resort to either
OF these expedients but on rainy
days hung her laundry in the kitch-
en- and by playing the fan on it
dried 1t so quickly that it did not
inconvenience her. She said she al.
ways make 1t a point to hang 1t in
the kitchen between the hours
meals are being prepared.
Ihese three ways of doing it will
suggest others to the resourceful
woman. l consider the electric fan
among the most important of nv
household appliances. All summer /
use u to cool the house and dry
fruits; in the fall it helps dry my
Vanished floors and painted walls.
In the winter it helps to ventilate
the Kitchen and other rooms, and
OFTEN by placing it in a position in
front of the steam radiator stinu.
lates the heat on cold DAYS: and
again, placed in the ashpit of the
furnace it aids me in getting more
neat out of the coal-what is there
III any nome more useful?
The Washington times., 1924-03-24
WOMAN
ENTERTA|NS
EASILY
Has Not as Many Servants as
Grandmother, But Gets
Along Better.
BY SOPHIE EDITH DAY.

Seeing how the modern woman
entertains despite the lack Of house.
hold help our grandmathers en-
joyed, one cannot help wondering
whether she is not really more cap
able than was her grandmother,
who, because servants were cheaply
hlred, employed at least one-and
more as the family finance per.
mitted.
The men and women who put
serious thought upon matters of
this kind give it as their opinion
that women are today more obvious
ly self-reliant, and perhaps some.
what more enlightened on matters
OF politics and reforms, and are
only more capable of doing things
such as entertaining without SER
wants because they are fortunate
enough to live in an age when
practically all the drudgery our
grandmothers employed servants to
do for them is now done by cleo.
tricity.
In other words, 1t is doubtful,
they think, If woman Of today,
robbed of the telephone, electric
light, cleaner, dishwasher, clothes
washer, ironer and electric range
would be a match for her grand
mother in resourcefulness and the
art Of entertainment.
Has Silent Servants.
But the fact remains the modern
woman has these silent, always
The Washington times., 1924-03-24
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
The Light in Your Home
BY SALLY E. DAVIDSON

NOW that the first thrill Of get.
tlnS hight at the touch Of a button
mas worn off, home-makers are he.
ginning to give thought to the light
source, that is, the lamp and fix.
lures. 'U LA
1hat day Is past when we shall
De satlsfled with style-less perpetual
hghtlng fixtures which builders and
property owners have forced upon
US we now realize that lighting
MIXTURES and lighting are lust as
important, If not more, in the
scheme of decoration than anv ~
the other furnishings, and we will
not be satisfied until our honas
are equipped with the stvle Of fiv'
lures which is best suited to the
house we live in.
We are not all fortunate enouoh
to live in a house which belon1s
to any definite period. Most of The
modern houses are hybrids and con.
sequently we must therefore suit
our lighting fixtures to the fur.
nlshings of our rooms.
III the furnishings Of the room are
or the Adam period, then the fin.
lures identified with that period
should be used. They need not he
pure Adam, but they must fit with
the Adam furniture.
These are easily procurable. for
great number of lighting fixture
manufacturers anticipated this very
turn of events and prepared them.
selves accordingly to meet the de.
mand.
Where the room Is furnished in
lnterior-period only ones own sense
or fitness can help to choose the
lighting equipment, otherwise it is
well to take cue from the piece
OF furniture which is the keynote
Of the room.
After the fixtures have been
chosen, special attention should be
given to the selection Of lamps.
their wattage and type. Side brack.
cts rarely need more than a fifteen
watt lamp, and best results are OBJ.
tanned from the frosted variety. For
enclosed center fixtures, where only
one lamp is used. the 100 to $50
watt lamp will give adequate light.
For shower fixtures the average
size is rs to so watt lamps and
the type depends entirely on the
shades. If the lights point down.
ward, frosted lamps should be used,
If upward and small colored shades
are used the plain lamp Of the
same wattage will serve the pur.
pose.
In every case, however, special
attention should be given to the
fixture, it's fitness and serviceability
in the room.
The Washington times., 1924-03-24

Your mail was sent from the
city through a hotel in Stockton.
1t was addressed to Miss Helena
Bryce"
The lawyer quietly: Don't an.
swer."
"But isn't it fact, Mrs. Clay
ton, that you sent kilograms on
the day of your disappearance
signed with the name Of Bryce
and also that you received mes
sages sent to- Helena Bryce?"
II must object to that, Mr..
Coroner. Whether this witness
used one name or a dozen has
absolutely no bearing on the mat.
ter under investigation--nam
the death OF the infant"
The coroner reared the thick
neck as an animal does. He
leaned forward till his face was
almost on level with the table.
IF the witness wishes to conceal
facts, Mr.. Attorney, very well.
The fact that woman leads
double life-uses two names, con.
.ceals from her parents the birth
of a child, bears directly on this
case"
when you show 1t, the ques-
tons will be answered. But II
the purpose of this investigation
Is merely to embarrass my wit
ness. the witness will be with
drawn"
Yes! and a warrant charging
murder can be sworn"
Jonathan stirred then he
lurched forward, started to speak.
The lawyer raised his hand. He
answered suavely: "Yes-the war
rant can be sworn if the evidence
is at hand. If there is no
evidence, all parties swearing to
such warrant shall be re-
sponsible. However, Mr.. Coroner,
the witness wishes to aid. She
is ready to give the complete ac-
count of the child's death. am
aware that you, as coroner OF
this town, can certainly have no
prejudice-no wish to fasten
guilt where guilt can not exist.
My witness will give all neces-
sary information.
The corner fixed his large,
slothful eyes on Chickie: did
your parents know Of the birth
of your child?"
Just a moment"
But now the tension sharpened,
a scraping of feet, an impatient
stirring, but the lawyer turned
to the jury: 1.-THE question deals
with the death, not the birth, of
an infant
The men in the jury watched
Chickie. She sat with the pale
face lowered-exQuisite in it's
thinness, piercing in its mute de-
spair.
The coroner answered: 1.-THE
death may be directly traceable
The Washington times., 1924-03-24

TX was Still
THAT was after you put it un-
der your coat. Is it fact. Mes.
Clayton, that on the day of your
disappearance you spoke to- the
nurse, Emily Faris, about the
smothering Of a child? Did you
say to her: 4 might roll over on
1t and in a moment it would be
deadr"
Chickie cried out then. She
reeled. She began to speak
The lawyer shouted, and every
one in the room stiffened: Don't
answer. The question seeks TO
prove an intention Of crime; takes
it for granted that this witness
wished to rid herself of the child.
No such fact has been proved"
The coroner banged his fist on
the table. "The question is not
unfair. We have before us case
of glaring irregularity. A doctor
takes a dead child brought by a
woman admittedly in hiding-a
woman going under two names.
The witness has admitted her
frenzy. She runs off and leaves
her dead infant in the hands of
this town. She starts out with a
child of four days--a child whose
coming kept her from the bed
side of her dying mother; of whose
existence they knew nothing.
Could she take it to them? She
feels herself an outcast-she is an
outcast--"
A movements giant form
pitching between Chickie and the
red, moist face of the coroner.
Chickie liften in the mighty arms
"a rumble, Jonathan's free hand
shaking: "Outcast-by God, no!
My daughter, sir-my grill"
Someone in the rear Of the
room shouted "Hurrah" and
others took it up. The jury got
to it's feet. Chickie lay insensihle
in her fathers arms
The Washington times., 1924-03-24
STORY OF "CEICKIE," By Eleanore Meherin

she answer all questions necessary
in proving a motive. But you
will have to show that crime
was committed first"
Very well. Where is your
home, Mrs. Clayton?"
Almost inaudible, Chickie an
swered: "San. Francisco"
You came to the ranch of Mrs.
Agnes Robbins five months be.
fore your child was born?"
Eyes"
The Washington times., 1924-03-24
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHES
ELECTRICAL COOKING

Buffalo, N. Y. High School
teaches electrical housekeeping.
The course covers the proper use
or electric range, chatting dish.
grill, ovenette, waffle iron and
percolator.
After the appliance cooking
course follows instruction in the
handling of the electric washer and
ironing machine, including rho
ironing of fine linens and laces
The last two weeks are .1avoted
entirely to the care and renal. of
electrical APPLIANCES. VI
The Washington times., 1924-03-24
Continued from Saturday.

well, Mr.. Coroner, my client
comes here voluntarily. She is
perfectly willing to state all the
facts Of the baby's death. She
wishes to clear the matter. But
she is under no compulsion to
speak. If you can show foul play
in the death Of the child; If you
can show the mother may be re-
gponsible, then I am willing that
The Washington times., 1924-03-24

willing servants at her command
and she is clever enough 70 make
the best possible uqe' Of them.
Without servants she entertalns as
charmingly and as well az her
grandmother ever did.
The other day visited q young
married friend. who has no servants
except electricity, and she does all
her own cooking and serving her
self. felt at the end Of the
evening that my young hostess de-
spite all these supposed drawbacks
was everything a good hostess
should be.
Dinner was set for 1880 and al.
though I arrived fifteen minutes
before, she sat and chatted calmly
with me until her husband came
down dressed for dinner to relieve
her. Then. she went into her
kitchen in her charming dinner
frock without even an apron. and
a few moments later dinner was
served. She came to the table as
calm and cool as a cucumber-her
cheeks weren't even flushed. Later
l asked her about 1t.
Needs No Attention.
That's easy" she told me. II
have an electric range which almost
cooks the food without attention
once 1t has been put in. and all
I have to do is take it out of
the oven, where 1 do most of my
cooking because it's more econom.
ical than cooking on the top ele.
ments. dish it out and sit down
to eat it,"
Somehow she contrived to make
me feel that It was no trouble
at all to have me to dinner-and
to my way Of thinking this is
what goes to make not only a
good hostess but q capable one.
I recall as a child that a dinner
at my grandmother's house was
something Of a formal affair at
which everyone seemed anything
but comfortable.
The Washington times., 1924-03-24
CHAPTER CXIII.
The Verdict.

Something magnetic in the sweep
of Jonathan's arm about her,
quickened the way he lifted her
up, claiming so proudly, MY
daughter, sir"'
1t struck through the room.
an instant vibration as to sud
den elemental music. There came
a sobbing, a movement to tie
table. A woman reached Tor
Chickie's inert hand and kissed it,
Even men on the jury joined in
the exciting whispering. They
pushed forward. The lawyer
spoke hurriedly to Jonathan:
Don't get excited. Leave her
here. 1t will be all right. This
won't hurt at ALL"
So they put her in the chair.
The beautiful eyes were closed. IA
touching Dathos in the soft con-
tour of her throat, the young
girl droop of her head. Jonathan
didn't want to let her down
didn't want this avid room Of
people staring So
The lawyer spoke to the coroner,
who was now calling for order:
do you wish to continue with
the witness? If so, / would sug-
gest again that the investigation
be confined to the facts dealing
with the death of the infant, and
not with opinions on the subject"
The coroner answered, Il have
no further questions to ask the
Witness" He turned to the jury.
THE case, gentlemen. seems TO
have good many peculiar angles
that are not cleared. The evil
dence shows plenty of motive for
a possible crime. But the wit
nesses are reluctant. 1t is my
duty to sift the matter-to get
all the facts-but we can. do
this if questions will not be an
swered. You will have to Judge
the matter from the evidence at
hand"
The lawyer was again on his
feet. Il beg your pardon, Mr..
e Coroner, the witnesses are per-
fectly willing to give all facts
If foul play was done, let 1t be
proved If you wish to clear the
matter of the infants death there
is a woman present who can tell
of it; a woman who knows more
about this case than any other.
in all probability. l refer to Mrs.
Agnes Robbins, on whose ranch
the mother of the infant lived for
five months. Mrs. Robbins was
present when the child was born.
10 unit hin .hNl1rC ,If
the time the mother left. I would
suggest you call Mrs. Robbins to
the stand.
Larry Mitford's large, beefy
head was now on a level with the
table. He asked: rs Mrs. Rob
bins present."
Black eyes swapping; the hard
passionate mouth compressed.
Agnes Robbins took the stand.
She answered the brief perfume.
tory questions in an incisve, al
most a threatening manner.
Abruptly the coroner concluded.
Five or six sentences-not q word
in favor of Chickie.
But the foreman of the jury got
suddenly to his feet as though
Il0 were lOL lAIO AlASl llLIIc alive
to the situation.
Mr.. Coroner. I'd like to in
quire a bit if that's agreeable to
you" Then he said to Mrs. Rob
bins: Before this baby was born
did the mother ever ask you about
caring for it, or did she say she
wanted to board it out to get rid
of it in any way at all?"
"No-she never did. But she
talked about the child"
What did she say?"
"She said she hoped 1t would be
a son. because a girl has often
to suffer so. and it is easier to be
a man. She often said she hoped
it would be glad for life and that
it would be a happy thing"
Go BE Continued Tomorrow
Copyright, 1924. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1924-03-24
Bombay InstaIIs Phones.

Automatic telephones are being
installed in Bombay. India. BY
April the system Of the Bombay
Telephone Company. with approx
mately 5000 exchange and private
wires, will be fully equipped with
the automatic instruments.
The Washington times., 1924-03-24
Many Fans Exported.

The United States during the
past January exported almost three
times as many electric fans as It
did during the same month Of the
previous year.