New Britain herald., 1924-11-15
TIE OBSER YER Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

constcrnation went up from the New Britain side as the leather was seen for minute in the air. Arens clutched it and cut the distance in two. Gilchrist was summoned and went over the line, and 1t did the New Britainites' hearts good to see Arens kick the goal.
 Again later Gllchrist went over, and still this want enough. The Hartford players were sore at heart and theree Of them were hors de combat from exhaustion and the fierce onsIaughts of New Britain. Time cut the visitors short.
 'The victory was celebrated in this city last night with rcd fire, bon fires, the blowing of horns, and the ringing of the old high school bell for hours at time. It was a great blow to Hartford's pretensions, and the New Britain boys made the most of it,"
 The story was illustrated by line drawing of a player in the antiquat- cd costume of the time. beneath which was the legend, I've are in it. all the while" Twenty-Five years change players, customs, and news paper English, but the Hartford New Britain rivalry dcfies all time.
 
 The perfect Armistice Day par ade: First division: Dollar-a-year men in luxurious limousines:. war proftcers wearing expensve jewelry and bearing mottos such as Down with War; When's the Next One?" and "If War is Hell, Let's All Be Sinners" Second division: four minute orators, repeating their speeches (each orator must stop his four minute speech immediately aft CT the conclusion of the two-hour march). Third division: exempted drafted men and their dependents (no dependent allowed more than ten eXempteesl. Fourth division: former workers in the ship yards; pretzel manufacturers and other em- ployes in necessary industries. Fifth division: furious fire-eatcrs who ex- tOlled patriotism and martial deeds (this division will be preceded by a skirt on a staff, that the marchers may feel at home behind it). Sixth division: writers of war songs and martial music. Seventh division members of congress, who bravely faced public criticism by remaining several thousand miles from the bat tie front.
 There will be large run on libraries and ncwstands by exservice- men. who will spend the day at home while the patriotically-minded peo- pie show their undying affection to the nation by marching.
 Swat the mosquito. Not with the palm of the hand, but scientifically and before it has developed to the stage where 1t can bite. This is the object Of an institute held in New Haven yesterday under the auspices of the State AntiMosquito associa- tion cooperating with several state departments, including the state az ricultural experiment station.
 The experiment station is the state agency entrusted with the efforts to relieve the stat of the growing dan ger and nuisance of the mosquito. Dr. William l.. Slate, Jr., who re- Cently succeeded Dr. Jenkins as di- rector of the station, felt the past summer that existing measures fell far short of the need for relief. Other state departments, notably the health, parks, forestry and educa- tion, expressed themselves eager to cooperate in an effort to agree upon main features of state policy.
 Dr. Stanley II. Osborn. head of the health department, pointed out that increases were noted of malaria from mosquito bites, while members of thcpark and forestry boards feel that the mosquito situation in the parks and playgrounds of the state has been practically intolerable the past summer.
 The Connecticut Anti-Mos1uito as sociation. which, at the last session of the general assembly, secured a revision of the anti-mosduito laws of the state. was asked to take the lead in calling a conference and in- vitations were sent 10 official and non official agencies for the insti- tute.
 The extension of the anti mos quito moyebent 10 many cities and towns of the state, aside from the general state program, has made the institute of practical value 10 local officials and organizations through out the state and a general favorable response to the invitations to be present has been made.
 An amateur orchestra is no paid institution. Nobody needs to attend 6 rehearsal or a pubic appearance If something else offers greater in ducomcnts Of pleasure or profit. Con- sequently the merit of such an or ganization is quite likely 10 be en- tirely miSjudged by the public which unconsciously applies the same standard of efficiency as it would expect from a paid organization.
 X rehearsal of such an organiza- ton usually is better attended than the public functions. The members usually belong because they enjoy playing together. and are more in- clined 10 attend a rehearsal than most public appearances because there is nothing but an hour and a half or two hours Of continuous play ing at the rehearsal while at the public function there may be only a comparatively few numbers played by the orchestra.
 Consequently # Is no uncommon thing for the orchestra boys to be in full force at rehearsal and their ranks 10 be decimated at the follow ing public aDnparance