New Britain herald., 1925-05-29
Enthusiasm Shown as Ag- gressive Program Is Outlined for Coming Year - Former Officers Pledge Services.

Richard Hubert, Jr, retiring gen cral Of the Blue army Of Everymans Bible class, and A. F. Hobart, re- tiring adiutant, were presented with gold badges. containing their rank. date and let'es "E. E. C." In gold on 8 blue enamel background, at ban Quet Of the Blue army last evening. The affair was held in the banquet hall of the Y. VI. C. A. and the hall was filled almost to its capacity Both presentations were made on behalf Of the army by Ernest R. Dechant, the incoming general.
 The affair was testimonial to the retiring officers and a reception 10 tAs new. F. A. Krause was toast mAster The program opened with recitation, Knee Deep In June" by Frank B Rau, vice-president of the Public Speaking club of the Y. VI. (. A, The poem is one Of the favorites Of Professor John w. Wet gel who taught the class.
 Speakers were Past President Walter F. Fletcher, President E, r. Armstrong, Walter w. Gould, gon- eral of the Red army: Mir. Hubert, pr. J. F. Conger, vice-president Of tn. Federation of Mems Bible classes; General William C. Hotch- kiss of the White Army, Mr. Hobart and others,
 e....I ,oo;+,+torz vrere vi1cr Ny Miss Fife Carlton, an elocutIonlst who has been attracting much at tention lately, and solos were rem dered by Duncan N. C'Scotty'D Coghir of the Red army and player in the orchestra, and by Clarence C. Palmer, adjutant of the Blue army.
 The handling of the supper was in the hands of committee in charge of William Cashmere. Mr, Hobart was chairman Of the general committee. Music was furnished ny the Eyeryman's Bible class orches- tra.
 Members of the Blue Birds baseball team, which will contest with teams from the other two armies for the class championship, were present and were introduced. A pretty little ceremony was intro duced into the presentation to the retiring general, which was made by means Of an artificial bluebird re- leased from the ceiling and guided to the speakers table by means Of blue ribbon.
 The hall was decorated in blue and white and spring flowers, while cardboard bluebirds, made by S. year-old Agnes Lazicki of the Smith school. decorated the walls. Blue and white festoons were suspended from the ceiling.
 The new general outlined his pol icy and that fhis staff for the com ing year, stating that it was pro- rosed to work in accord with the progressive ideals of President Arm strong and the generals Of the other armies. He acknowledged offers or co-operation from many former otti- cers and made his appointments on that basis. The army slogan was snnounred as "Astion and more action The army motto was an nounced as that given by James Gitin, instructor of sa)esmen for the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. and g prominent psychologist. "Impossibilities are the half-tsar'ed efforts of quitters."
 The following appointments were made. with the statement that inc general, Lieutenant Genera Fr"d O. Rackliffe and Adjutant Clarence '. Palmer were ex-officio members Of all committees; Chairman o' trans portation, Clarence II, Barnes; chairman of athletics Herbert s. nechant: hoys' work committee, Walter 0. Cook, Dwight Skinner, Walter R. Fletcher and Fred 0. Rackliffe.
 Major in charge of attendance, James H. Dyer; captain on the same committee, C. C. Ewing; chairman of music committee, George Hahn; song leader, E. A. Kranse; chairman of program committee. Ralph l., Gould; sick visiting commiJtee' the general, lieutenant general adJutan' W. ". Marshall, T. ". Mitchell and others to be appointed.
 Social committee 10 work with to5 program committee, the genera lieutenant general, adjutant A, F. Hobart, Ralph L. Gould. Harry s Anderson and William Cashmorf. ways and means committee, the gen