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New Britain herald., 1926-12-11
Social Activities About 7own

It's fairly early to talk about the late winter social program everybody admits still if dates not reserved months in advance various subscription dances charity enter tainens and balls will find themselves without place to hold forth the number of bathrooms large enough to accommodate the big affairs of the winter is limited The New Britain College cub Miss Gladys Day, president to the front announcing Wesleyan Gee club concert and dance for Saur day evening" February 19 Everybody of course will be inter- ested in the affair." particularly those who fond of and for the others the dancing is of note
 Two events of next week which are attracting many the Tuesday meeting of the New Britain Womans club which takes place at 800 o'clock in St. Marks parish when John Nnot of the Boston Herald will talk on Whats What Among the New Books" and the Monday evening meeting of the New Britain College club which offers talk by Miss Eunice Mackenzie to its members The meeting will take place at the home of Miss Gladys Day. the president
 By far the sarest musical event of the season will take place Sunday afternoon December 19 when Mary Lewis Metropolitan opera star will sing at the Capitol teater New Britain Musical cb Mrs. Emile Anzuatis president sponsoring the affair Many people have chosen this time to entertain either guests at dinner preceding the later tea guests.
 We hear excellent reports concerning the Christmas dinner dance at the Shuttle Meadow club on the 18th Like the recent and brilliant Tea Dansant it promises be popular function attended by most of the club members from the very school set older married fo many of whom giving dinner parties to pecede the dancing The printed time set for the dinner to be served is 3O o'clock dancing until 100 o'clock will follow.
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Spalding Warner of Lincoln street Is spending the weekend in Cam bridge, Mass, with Sidney Mon tague.
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ducted by Mrs. C. r. Bennett was held Wednesday evening. Mrs. Ben nett reviewed the play "Caponsachi" as played by Walter Hampden. She | also spoke on "The Autobiography and the work of Joseph Pennell," {" "Our World Court Membership in Peril" Belgium Stabilized the Franc ' Lord Asquith's Farewell 10 the Leadership of the Liberal Party" and George Bernard Shaw and the Nobel Prize for Literature" /" The College club will meet at the home of its presiden, Miss Gladys Day, on Adams street, Monday eve ming. December 13, at o'clock. Miss Eunice Mackenzie Of Southington will give a reading.
 The annual sale and supper held at the Kensington Methodist church last Wednesday evening was very much enjoyed by the attendance. The decorations under the direction of Mrs. George Green were especial ly attractive and the booths with their varied assortment of gifts were well patronized. Much hard work had been put Into the sale and the results were admirable. During the afternoon while Mrs. C. r. Lewis served tea to the guests and the busy workers and Mrs. Wooding and her helpers disposed of delicious home made candy, the grab bag continued to be a source of interest to the children.
 A fine chicken dinner was served under the direction of Mrs. George Tryon and Mrs. o. Edgerly. The ladies cleared over s230 on the sale with more to come in later.
 New Britain people are interested In the excellent exhibition of paint ings on display at the Atheneum Annex, Hartford. the work of AL bertus E. Jones. Many will remem- Der the delightful exhibit he gave at the New Britain Institute last winter. The list of paintings in- clude:
 Fishing Boats. Coacarneau, Talk ing It Over. A Breton Fisherman, On Concarneau Dock, A Busy Day, On the Ramparts, Gipsies of the Sea An Old Salt, The Gossip, A Fish Story. In Port, Gypsy Boats. The Fleet, Vile Close, H. o. Forty One, Butterflies of the Sea, Sardine Boats
New Britain herald., 1926-12-11

Mir. and Mrs. Frank J. Porter Of Lexington street and Maxwell Porter of Lincoln Road are spending the weekend in Baltimore, Md.
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Johnstone Vance of Monroe stree and Harry Bates of Russell stree will return on Monday from Watson Arkansas.
 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tyron o! South Bend, Indiana will arrive the latter part of next week to spend several weeks with Mrs. Tyron's parents, MT. and Mrs. William Mon- tague of Hawley street.
 Mrs. Pearl Pixley has returned to her home in Omaha, Nebraska, after spending several months with MT. and Mrs. George Colt, of Vance street.
 Abraham Buol has returned to his home on Trumbull street after spend ing q few days in Rome, N. Y, with his daughter, Mrs. Hagen Hinman.
 Mayor and Mrs. Gardner c. Weld of Corbin avenue are spending the weekend in New York city.
 Reverend J. Leo Sullivan. former ly of New Britain. now of North Haven, was visiting in town a few days ago.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Eaton of West Main street have gone to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the winter.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. F. Kinney of Westerly. Rhode Island. are spend- ing few days at the home of Rob- ert Andrews of 14S4 Stanley street. They will leave next week for their winter home in St. Cloud, Florida. Mrs. Kinney was Miss Bessie An drews before her marriage.
 Mrs. John H .Trumbull of Farm ington avenue, Plainville, is spending the weekend with her daughter. Miss Florence Trumbull at Mount Holyoke college.
 Miss Jean Hotchkiss of New Haven is the weekend guest of Mrs. Gerald w. Walker of Hawley street.
 
 Fifty-five men will compose the personnel of the Yale University Glee and Banjo club on It's Christ mas tour, which will begin at Wash ington, D. C., on December IT, and will end at Pittsburgh on New Years Eve. Preceding this trip the Glee club will hold its siHtieth anni- rersary concert in Carnegie hall, New York this evening.
 Kendall A. Mills of class 1927 and one of the first tenors is the son of MT. and Mrs. Herbert l.. Mills of Curtis street.
 Miss Grace Hatton of East Main
New Britain herald., 1926-12-11
CLUB EVENTS
Woman's Club to Meet College Club to Hold Meet ing Monday.

The Woman's Club will hold a meeting on Tuesday afternoon. De- cember II. at 3 o'clock at Saint Marks parish rooms. John Minot, literary editor of the Boston Herald, will be the speaker. His subject will be What's What Among the New Books"
 |
 Emma Hart Willard chapter of the Daughters of the American Rev. olution will meet at the home of Mrs. Russell Gold in Berlin, on Thursday afternoon, December 16. Following & business meeting a Christmas Tree for Ellis Island will be held after which Mrs. Bacon will give talk on "The Beckley Tavern .'
 
 The Current Events Glass con-
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Mrs. Johnstone FVance entertain cd a few friends at supper and cards at her home on Monroe street last Sunday evening.
 With a steady demand for tickets
New Britain herald., 1926-12-11
PERSONALS
Visitors in and Out of Town-Many Are Plan ming to Leave For South.

Mir. and Mrs. G. K. Spring of had as their house guest Charles Baisden of Springfield.
 Walter J. Sorrow of Maple street, Maple Hill, was in Providence, Rhode Island. this week.
 Miss Martha Moore of New York city was the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. E. Allen Moore of sunnyledge last week
 Mir. and Mrs. Floyd of Beverley, Mass, were the guests of MT. and Mrs, Maxwell Coe of Liberty street last week end.
 Miss Marjorie Osborne of Welles- ley Hills, Mass. is the house guest of Mrs. George Boil of Sherman Court.
 Mr. and Mrs. Harry 4. Adams of Springfield were the guests of Mrs. Adams parents, MT. and Mrs. Lau- renee Mouat, of Grove Hill, the early part of the week.
 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Votlmar Thomas have taken up their resi- dence at 376 Park avenue, East Orange. N. J. Mrs. Thomas was be- fore her recent marriage Miss Vir- einia Stanley, daughter of MT. and Mrs, Mortimer Stanley of Short Beach, Branford. formerly of Maple street this city.
 Invitations were issued on Tuesday for the marriage of Miss Gertrude Erwin, daughter of Mir. and Mrs Herbert E. Erwin of Forest street and Sanford K. Thomson, of New ark, N. J., son of MT. and Mrs James B. Thomson of Forest street. The wedding will take place on Monday, December 27.
 NIr. and Mrs. Frank J. Porter of Lexington street and Maxwell Porter of Lincoln Road are spending the week end in Baltimore, Md.
 
 Spalding Warner of Lincoln street Is spending the weekend in Cam bridge, Mass, with Sidney Mon tague.
 Howard Humphrey of Russell street, Jonathan Hart of Maple Hill,
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street, Is spending the weekend in New York.
 Miss Sophie Mikalauskas, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. John Mikalaus- kas has for her weekend guest, Miss Evelyn Lasky of Waterbury.
 The Senior class with the assist ance of the Junior class of the New Britain Normal school will hold a Christmas Bazaar, Thursday evening December 16, at 7 o'clock in the school gymnasium. The proceeds from this sale are to be used for the purchase of senior class books.
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Photo by Johnstone Studio.

at Landing, Sunday in Port, Morn- ing Light. Boats of Concarneau, Funny Boats. Boats at Honfleur, Overhauling, Mending Net. Honfleur, The Red Sail, Return of the Fleet, Coming to Anchor, La Vile yer rEg- lise, Unloading Salt, A German Treighter. Beg Mey, Market Day, From Thompson's Studio, Natives. Rocky Shore. Drying Net, Across the Harbor, Le Passage Lauriee. Sardine Fishermen. Market, Con- carneau, French Lighter. Four Fish ermen. Summer Day. Group of Bretons, lTinistere Village. At An- chor, Misty Day, Hill and Sky, Bow of Barge.
 Development of the romantic spirit in music, with striking 1n- strumental and vocal examples, was the theme at the seasons second house meeting open to active gem bers of the New Britain Musical club. The meeting took place at the home Of Miss Frances Parker, Curtis street, on Tuesday, Hiss Flor ence Tommasoni being associate hostess. The program was in charge of Mrs. Ruth Goodrich Horton and Mrs. James Satoris Futile. The pro- gram began with not-elty. the playing of the Beethoven trio in II flat, Op. 5, for violin, viola and cello. George Westerman. Raymond Ostman and Miss Margaret w. Per- kins. This combination of instru- ments. a rarity in the club, gave . splendid presentation of one of the earliest of the Beethoven works Beethoven was included ih the TO-
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GATHERINGS
Mrs. Porter Gives Large Tea-Miss Swift Enter tains-Miss Erwin Feted.

MT. and Mrs. Maxwell Coe enter tained twelve guests at a dinner party in their home on Liberty street, Saturday evening" MT. and Mrs. Coe took their guests later in the evening to the Bond Hotel in Hartford for dancing.
 
 Miss Ruby Andrews daughter of MT. and Mrs. John A. Andrews, will give q bridge party at her home on Lincoln Road Monday afternoon in aid of the Russell Sage Endowment fund.
 A number of New Britains prom inent society women have been ask ed to serve as patronesses at the presentation of "Wedding Bells" which is to be given at the Hartford Club on Friday evening, December
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IT, by 'The Jesters," the Trinity College dramatic club. The New Britain Institute offers to the public for the remainder of the month a splendid showing of water colors. The paintings are the work of the late Fannie Montague Morse who studied under Professor
 Tarbell at the Art School Of Boston,
 Mass, winning a life scholarship in
 the Boston Museum of Arts. Later in her life she studied in Paris and Holland and is in the latter place
 she became ill and died. The Ameri- can Council of Holland has recently sent this lovely group of 29 water
 colors Q her daughter Miss Pauline Morso and they are now being eN-
 hibited in the gallery of the Insti-
 ute.
 Mrs. Jonathan Hart entertained a
 few friends at cards at her home in
 Maple Hill Wednesday evening.
 MT and Mrs. Maurice Pease gave
 a large dinner party at their home
 on Sunnyledge Monday evening, pre-
 ceding the opening performance of the American Legion show, That's That"
 Mir. and Mrs. Gerald Walker en-
 tertained few friends at dinner followed by cards at their home on Iiawley street Thursday evening.
 Miss Frances Whittlesey gave 8 dinner party at her home on West Main street last evening preceding the first in 9 series of four sub scrintion dances which are being held at the Shuttle Meadow club this winter Others entertaining were Mrs. Elisha Cooper Of Vine street and Miss Kenneth Searle of Adams street.
 Mrs. William r. Brooks of High street entertained her Literary club at luncheon on Monday at the Manor Inn.
 Mrs. Edward Lancaster of Ten Ace road entertained her bridge club at her home on Tuesday at followed with cards. Mrs. Richard Prichard won the prize.
 Mrs r. P. Upson of Hartford en- tertained her bridge club Friday afternoon at the Shuttle Meadow club.
 Mrs. George H. Dyson of Horri- i son street entertained twenty guests ! ai luncheon followed by bridge on at the Manor Inn.
 Mrs. R. B. Doane will be the hos less for the Christmas party of the | Maple Hill Bridge club at her resi- | lence on Frederick street, Tuesday i 
 Mrs. Resnick of Lyons street en- ertained at bridge on Wednesday | ,vening in honor of Miss Dora Res nick. who returned recently from , Los Angeles. California.
 The Woman's Hospital board met ou Monday at the Manor Inn, Luncheon was served following the business meeting,
 Mrs. Maxwell Stoddard Porter gave delightful tea at her new home on Lincoln Road Thursday afternoon when she entertained nearly one hundred friends who were received in the living room by Mrs. Porter and her mother Mrs. Frank J. Porter. Tall green candies 1 md a large bowl of soft pink roses were used to decorate the tea table 1t which Mrs. William r. Brooks, Mrs. William H. Rattenbury. Mrs. Howard Bruemmer and Mrs. Mau- fee Stanley presided. Assisting in 1, he dining room were Mrs. Henry G. Mrs. Maurice Pease, Mrs. William Coholan, Mrs Clifton Will ,on, Mrs. James Baldwin, Mrs. Ken ,eth Searle, Mrs. Roger Whitman. Yrs. E. M. Hayden and Mrs, Parker Abhe.
 Mrs. Johnstone eVance entertain d few friends at supper and cards 1t her home on Monroe street last sunday evening.
 With steady demand for tickets
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-06
Forrest May Become
Member Of Prisons
Band or Orchestra

Norris Forrest, Minot's Lone
Welt bandit, was welcomed to tn.
state penitentiary here yesterda.
as prospective member Of an or.
chestra OF band which Warden Lee
is organizing.
Forrest was assigned NumDe,
1895, hut has not yet been put t.
work, Lee having more prisoners
than Jobs sor them. The wardel
hopes, however. that Forrest vii
be "A valuable addition to the prison
musical organization.
As soon as the opportunity Of
fers, Forrest will be put to work
in the Irvine plant which resumed
operations Wednesday.
Lee, who has known Forrest "fel
a long time said he anticipate.
no trouble with his new prisone,
ant. expressed the opinion that "a
heart he is a good fellow whom
something started on the wrong
path"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-06
: Contests Tied '.fi
in Mercer County

Mercer county's election will be-
fought all over again November 10
when tho county canvassing board
meets. ~ the result Of three tie votes
and exceedingly closa decisions on
four offices.
For state supcrntcndc mt Of public
instructive, Miss bertha Palmer and
J. +. Bjorlic each received ], I28 votes:
FOR county comm issioncr in the fifth
district Nick Wciand and Fred Jaeger
each received ia votes and for coun-
~ superintendent of schools +. r.
Thomas. for reelection, and L. II.
Williams each received 1899. The Of
sicial canvass may change the result,
+ not. contests will be instituted ne
:ording to County Auditor Paul
Lcupc
Mercer county saw the closest con-
ests in its history: Paul Lcupc was
rc-clcctcd COUNTY auditor over Fred
;cntz 1888 to 1,2oj; q. A.. Schricber
gon over c. Il. Hcienmcycr for clerk
If court 1896 to 1,2lI. and John
Noses. Hazcn, defeated r. NJ. Franks
,275 to 1924 for states attorney.
The Golden Valley American oustcd
he Hazen Star as official paper ITO
o 1893. Henry klindworth was
,amed sheriff l,aii to l.O7C for Chris
;chweigcrt. fy!ssA
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-06
Basketball Rules Are
Explained BY Gould

New rules governing district has
<ctball tournaments which give dis
,rict organizations more lceway than
n the past were explained today by
Superintendent j. {. Gould. who is II
member Of the board Of control Of the
North Dakota Athletic Association.
The ASSOCIATION met in Fargo II week
ago and formulated rules to cover the
tournaments.
Under the new rules adopted. the
choice Of prc-district tournaments is
left to the various districts to decide.
n districts having ont more than ID;
teams, all of the teams may come in
20 the district tournament if the gov
,rning committee of three permits.
4 the committee SO wishes. elimina-
non tournaments may be held.
Either two or four Of these elm
nation tournaments may he held, Mr..
:ould said. and they will be played OF
March and 5 with an extra day add
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-06
Burglars Attempt to
Rob Mckenzie Store.
But Are Scared Away

Burglars who had intended t.
r,l' a-store at Mckenzie early this
morning were frightened ava,
when. a window pane, which thes
were cutting. fell with a crash and
James Swanick. owner of tn
II 70, appeared at an upstairs win
dc " to investigate the noise. Wherl
he descended to the ground floor
he found the wouId-bc burglars hat
fled.
No trace Of the men has beer
found as yet. according to Sheriff
.Alhin Hedstrom, who went to Nc
k.nzic this mornin~ to investigate
alth ugh several fingcrprints were
discovered and mere information
may be available when they ar,
photo graphed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-06
RECEIVER FOR
HOMES COMPANY
BEING SOUGHT
Frank EyartS Starts Case in
District COurt-NOvember
Is Set For Answer

Application for the appointment
of receiver for the kiverdalc
Homes company was made today
IN the district court here and the
company was ordered to appear
November Is and show cause VIII,
the application should not be
granted.
In hi9 complaint Frank Evarts
plaintiff and a stakeholder in the
company, alleged that it has re-
fused t, return to him certain
shares Of stock which he surren-
dcred to the company in cxchang.
for its notes. He also alleges that
the assets of the company have
been aisapplicd and misappropri-
ated ,sI that ], is insolvcnt.
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MQndQn NeuS

cd il necessary. Til district tourna-
mcnts will be held March IL and II
and the state tournament will take
place on the state training school
floor at Mandan March Is and 10.
M2ndan and Bismarck are in dis
trict three. which takes in Durleigh.
Morton, Emmons, Sioux, Grant, Oil
yer. Mercer, Mcintosh, Logan and Kid
der counties and part Of Sheridan
county Towns in this district viii ch
have teams in the basketball league
are: Ashley, Bismarck, Mandan, Daw-
son. Garrison, Linton, McClusk!. Ma
polcon, New Salem, Steele, Happen,
Turtle Lake, Washburn, Underwood
and Wilton.
Because Of the fact that there are
only fourteen towns in this district,
there probably will 10. be any pre-
district tournament. Mr.. Gould said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-06
Birds and Animals
Bring Forecast of
Long, Cold Winter

Livingston Mont, Nov. C.-tPg-- II
birds and animals know anything
about the weather, It's going to be d
long winter. predicts N P. Skinner
field naturalist for Yellowstone park.
Ground squirrels began to hiber-
nate 10 days earlier th6h usual" says
Mr.. Skinner. "Wood chncks went into
seclusion two weeks before their or
binary winter bedtime and red pine
squirrels started to, gather pine cones
much sooner than customary. Such
nests OF alternating animals as have
opened are a good deal deeper this
fall, indicating they are digging to
get away from the frost.
birds from the north arc coming in
greater numbers and considerably liz
advance offhc expected tisA6l ].
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-06
Peter kopp, 20,
Passes Away at
Home Thursday

Pete. kopp, 40 years old, died
Thursday evening at his home, 3Oi
Fourth avenue northeast, following u
ionl Illness. Nalvular heart disease
was given as the cause of his death.
Mr.. kopp, who had been a resident
o. Mandan for Il number Of years,
was born in Russia in 1855 and had
been in this country for the past 80
years. He is survived by his widow.
four sons, John kopp Of Mandan,
Adolph, Leo and Stanley kopp who re-
side near Mandan; and three daugh-
tiers. Margaret kopp. who lives in
Canada. Mrs. Peter Paul and Mrs.
Johr Braun OF Mnndan.
Funeral services we're held this
mornnt from 81, Joscph's Catholic
church and burial took place in the
Catholic cemetery. Members Of st.
Joseph Vcrcin attended the services
in Il body and acted as pallbearers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-06
Roads Refuse to
Make Joint Rates
Over Barge Line

Washington, Nov. G.--LP)-Raii-
roads serving northwestern territory
refused today ut a conference beforcl
the Interstate Commerce Commissions
to make joint rates over the project.
o prdred to Ss sSe ns
sion.
by agreement with all parties con-l
cerncd, however, a test case on the
joint rates will be presented to the
commission Immediately and Chair.
man Eastman announced that en-,
dcavor would be made to expedite
proceedings 30 that decision would
be issued in time for the beginning,
Of barge line operations next spring.
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Maturity Privilege

Each member controls the time Of maturity Of
shares. If you wish to mature the shares in less
number of months simply deposit as.much in addi-
ton to the regular deposit possible. Deposits be
gin to earn profits as placed with the
citation Hence maturity is FASTENED by two things:
the increased payments and increased earnings
thereon. In this way each member can control the
time OF maturity Of shares. Our shares are not in
series, but each certificate is account separate
from the account of every other member.
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Southern Army Now
Controls KiukianR

Shanghai. Nov. G.-LN Available
reports from kiukiang. which ycstcr-
day was reported to have been cap
tured by Cantonese troops and later
retaken by the forces Of Sun Chuang-
Fang, says the city again is in the
hands Of the southern army. The
majority Of the renorts are from
Japanese Sources and while they %
not clarity the situation, indicate that
Sun, ruler Of five eastern provinces;
had departed from the city Tor an
unknown destination.
Today's dispatches also say land.
iug parties Of American, British.
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A Home Institution

Millions of dollars have left North Dakota every
year, going into eastern Investments. Some Of it
has returned and some never will. Why send your
money out Of The state? Why not help build UP
your own city and state? More building in North
Dakota means more taxable property, and less taxes
for all.
4. North Dakota is entering period Of rapid devel-
0pment 1t will take millions of dollars to supply
the demand Money left here helps North Dakota
paople-send lit out and you are helping build other
cities-you are not benefited by that.
North Dakota is good state. IT'S THE BEST
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Boy Killed When
Gun Is DISCHARGED

Grand Forks, " D.. Nov. Is. (p)--
Victor n. Buss. l2-year-oli boy, was
instantly killed today when a Il.
gause shotgun was accidentally dis
charged by Ralph Elmore, Il compan
ion of about the same age. the charge
taking effect in Buss' head The &c
cidcn. occurred about three miles
north Of the city where the two hoys
were huntiu.