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Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30

ninety three prizes were offered among several million club members scattered an over the country. Miss Freudenthal's success is extremely ac- centuated. and her many friends will be prompt to offer congratulations.
 Miss Freudeuthal is secretary t1 John F. Reardon, agent for the Gros- venordale Company.
 The judges in the contest were Jesse L. Lasky, D W Griffith and James Cruze, all of Paramount Pie turcs
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30
ODD FELLOWS AND
 REBEKAHs ATTEND

Members of Israel Putnam Lodge of Odd Fellows and members of Mizpah Rebekah Lodge, attended service al the Methodist church. Sunday morn ing The members met at the lodge rooms on Pomfret street and marched to the church in a body, where they listened to sermon by Rev N. B Burton, a member of the lodge.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30
PUTNAM MAN LANDS
 LARGEST TROUT YET

\ trout weighing two pounds and three ounees. displayed in the window of the Bacon Sporting Goods store this week. was an object Of delight to sportsmen. The beautiful fish was taken from the state-eontrolled Snake Meadow Brook in Killingly by Emery Provost of Putnam. Il was caught last Friday and Provost does not be lieve that Friday is an unlucky day for him. However. Friday is fish day.
 Mir. and Mrs r. J. Wells spent Sun day with relatives in Worcester.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30
HI.Y CLUB MEETING

Monday evening at 730 the club will hold the last meeting of the sea- son. The club will be addressed by Hugh Maydole of New York, county work secretary of the national coun- cil. His subject will he "The lmpor.- ance of Choosing a Vocation" |" Re treatments will be served.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30
HERBERT OWENS RETURNS.
Again Becomes Manager of the Etmrw
 Automobile Co.'S Putnam Branch

Herbert Il. "Hub. Owen is back ir Putnam and k again manager Of tho Elmer Automobile Co g Ford sceHes here. Mir. Owen has received hearty welcome to his former home town. When he was here before he was ac- tive in the social and civic affairs of tho city and was a member of the firt department.
 Five years ago Mir. Owen was trans ferred to the Hartford branch m charge of the tractor sales, being given a wide field to cover. Now he Is back again at the Bridge Street stand and the latch string Is always out for ear owners. regardless of the make of car driven. and s0 friends.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30
ONE PRIVATE CITIZEN
 AT SPECIAL MEETING
Arrives on Daylight Saving Time But Votes Appropri-
 ations on Standard
City Makes Appropriations Asked For
 on Gall

Only one private citizen was n at- tendance when the special ritY meet ing was called to order by Mayor Vic tor Chapdelaine in the muuiciual building. Thursday morning at nine o'clock. The lone private was news paper reporter, supposed ta be eagni zant of all current happenings and things about to happen With all of the peculiar knowledge of the craft he appeared at the steps If eur city hall one hour before the meeting open ed.
 The common council recommended that tine city 20 on daylight saving time. The city did Yct the city did H't. Arriving at the voting place on the stroke of nine, with T watch car. rying the time the city recommended. the newspaper gem learned that the meeting was to be held on standard time An hour to wait. But there was a case in the city court. the first in three weeks. and so there was work Co do. But that Is another story However. had Il not been for the city court being in session there would doubtless have been two less voters at the meeting.
 Motionine Maedoualds
 The city clerk read the call for the meeting and then the mayor took charge A. <. Macdonald made the first motion. It was seconded by A. Macdonald, Jr. In unison with Cap tain of Police Jarvis the Macdonalds voted aye. The next motion was put by 1. Macdonald. 1r. and seconded by \. S. Macdonald. And so it went back and forth. The captain refused to do more than vote his vote When the fifth article was called the city clerk relieved the Macdonalds of their work and responsibilities by moving that the polls remain open until three q. clock for the purpose of voting by hai lot on Che S2.000 strect snrinklHe ap. propriation.
 The result of Che meeting was az follows: Appropriation of s1aa made for the maintenance of the Rcd Gross Public Health Service $500 for sew CTS. 260 feet on Woodstock avenue and BOO feet on Gilman street $ Gs 3G to reimburse St Philips church uu der agreement with the city. and S25 to reimburse Joseph Charbonneau un der Il like agreement The common council was authorized ta borrow q sufficient sum ts meet the appropria tien.
 Those present then began ballotiHg The result of the ballot when the polls closed at D. m. was in favor of the appropriation for street sprinkling the vote being. Yes l2, No 3.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30
PUTNAM GOES ON
 DAYLIGHT SAVING

Putnam slipped into daylight saving Sunday and Monday without any fuss of trouble While there are just ag many people in the city that would have been satisfied to remain on stand ard time, it was very generally recog nized that under prevailing conditions there was nothing left for Putnam t0 do but Go join the majority of live cities and towns in the state. The Putnam Woolen Go. and the Water man Worsted Go. put the question up to their employees, and the vote was to make the change to daylight saving time. There are but one or two in- stances of business places in Putnam operating on standard time
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30
TO PLAN FOR MEMORIAL DAY

Members of Anselm Mavotfr Post American Legion. are urged to atteni q meeting of the Post in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, Monday evenlaE Plans will be made for the observance of Memorial Day. The Legion will be assisted by the Chamber of Commerc5 and Rotary Club in such manner qs is desired.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30

MT. and Mrs. Napoleon Deford of Marlboro and MT. and Mrs Henry Brodeurs of Worcester spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Jolie of Mill street.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30
CAPT. McGARRY GIVES
 TALK AT HIGH SCHOOL

Wednesday morning Capt. John J MeGafry gave en interesting talk on fhe (. N. F. C. summer camp. outlining the course in full He told of the splendid opportunities present ed at the camp for physical training and about the drilling during the four weeks of summer camp life. Capt. MeGarry strenuously urged the boys to attend
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30

Miss May Payne. daughter of Mir and Mrs. George F. Payne of Ere mont street leaves soon to spend the summer m Europe
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-30

George Tourtellotte of Hartford spent the week. end with his mother Mrs. Ada Tourtellotte of South Mai1 street.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
EASTERN HIGH PREPARES
TO GIVE SHAW'S COMEDY
Glasses Making Scenery, Posters
and Costumes for Arms and
the Man" Next Week.

Colorful peasant dress, brilliantly
uniformed officers, intrigue, romance
and beautiful music, with a back
ground of the lovely Balkan Noun
tains, combine to enhance the un-
usual charm Of George Bernard
Shaw's arms and the Man" to be
presented by Eastern Highs dramatic
association at the school on March
26 and 81.
The action of this dramatic comedy
takes place in Bulgaria late in the
nineteenth century. The situation
and time afford unlimited opportuni-
ties for effective costuming. Dashing
Servian, Russian and Bulgarian Off
GERS uniforms vie with quaint peas
ants dresses in color and attraction.
Dainty feminine apparel and rich furs
will add beauty and interest to the
scene.
Many of the costumes are to be
rented, but others of the simpler ones
are being made by the clesses in
domestic art.
The shops in woodworking are
erecting delightful settings. All
plans for these settings We're drawn
by the classes in mechanical drawing.
Costumes ana settings VIII De aug
mented by the stirring music to be
played by the orchestra. Mrs. G. Y.
Byram. musical director, has chosen
the airs from the opera The Choco-
late Soldier" which is the musical
version of Arms and the Man."
The art classes have made pic
turesque posters. The usual printed
card announcements. issued by the
print shop, are this year decorated
with black print by talented East
ern artist.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
HOTEL CLASSES HEAR
LECTURE ON GOODS"
Over 100 Students of Training
School Guests of DR.. Simmonds
at Johns Hopkins.

SATURDAY. afternoon over 100 mem
hers of the classes in hotel and res
tarrant management Of the Lewis
Hotel Training School made TRIP
nv snecial train to Baltimore, Where
they were the guests OF Dr. Nina
Simmonds, noted food authority OF the
university.
DR.. Simmonds personally conducted
the students on a tour OF the new
laboratory at the university, after
which she delivered her lecture on
the subject of Foods and Nutrition.
The lecture lasted about two hours.
Seven lectures on hotel ana res.
taurant management will be delivered
at the Lewis Hotel Training School
during the coming week.
Monday evening Margaret Evans
will deliver a lecture on Menus" to
tea room class 3, while Ralph ID.
Toll will talk on 1.-THE Hotel Auditor
Mary Catherine Lewis will discuss
the duties of the owner and manager
of a hotel on Tuesday evening, before
class 20, while B. II. Streeks will lee
ture on "The Interior Decoration or
a Hotel" Thursday evening will be
taken up by the laboratory work OF
tea room class 8, to be conducted by
Margaret Evans, and a lecture to
class 81 on 1.-The Hotel Accountant"
bv Ralph D. Toll. Friday evening
Margaret Stockbridge will lecture on
"The Hotel Seamstress and Linen
Room Woman"
Evening star., 1926-03-21
COMMUNITY CENTER
PLANS BRIDGE PARTY
Program of Benefit Entertainment
Tuesday at Thomson School At
tracts General Interest.

y bridge and 500 party will be
given at the Thomson Community
Center, Twelfth and l. streets north
west, next Tuesday at pm, under
the auspices of the advisory commit
tee, of which Mrs. A. c. Driscoll is
community secretary.
A fee of so cents will be charged
each person playing. The party is
given to raise funds for the children's
dramatic and rhythm recital to be
given at Central High Community
Center in the month Of April.
For several years the Thomson
Center has conducted a bridge in
struction class that has become so
popular that five teachers now are
instructing Q members of the COM
munity in the game. The attendance
of the class last Tuesday night was
Go. Many of the members who went
to learn have become so proficient
that the party is the result of their
months of industry. All people who
are interested in the games and who
desire a social evening OF cards are
invited to attend Prizes will be pro-
vided for each table.
Mrs. George Shannon, chairman of
the prize committee, will be assisted
by Mrs. NJ. Dobrin, Mrs. M. 5.
Denicke, Mrs. Emory Simmons, Mrs.
r Glenn. Mrs. A. Ludwig and Miss
Ida Stewart.
The committee of hostesses, who
will make the guests feel at home,
will be Mrs. James Gaghan, Mrs. ].
Allen. Mrs. Jewell Whaler, Mrs. j..
Robertson. Mrs. j. Musslein and Mrs.
NJ Craig
Evening star., 1926-03-21
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES SKETCHED
Survey of Conditions and Posi-
bilities' in Southwest Washing
ton in Randall Program.

Publication of a project and findings
of a survey of Southwest Washington
will be made this week by the faculty
of Randall Junior High School. The
material will demonstrate the poSsi-
bilities Of the Southwest section and
the interest of pupils of Junior high
school and their parents in it's devel-
opment.
Howard II. Long, assistant superln-
tendent in charge of research and
measurements, will test this week Ill
pupils who entered Randall Junior
High School in February.
At a meeting of the faculty Wednes-
day Miss Delilah Williams and Mrs.
B. r. Ross, teachers of art, discussed
What Art Should Accomplish i'll the
Junior High School," Mrs. Ross
showed how art correlated with health
education, study Of the fundamental
processes, citizenship and ethical de-
velopment.
Changes made in the art course of
study and methods were set forth by
Miss Williams. She advocated a gen
eral policy of art education with guild
ance for pupils of talent.
Miss E. r. Clarke and Mr.. W. &.
Black reported on an educational pub
lication, "Visiting the Teacher AT
Work" Miss Clarke discussed the
teacher who failed SO per cent of her
class and the teacher who assigned
too much work. Mr.. Black spoke on
tactful supervision.
Mrs. L. Haywood Johnson conduct
ed a special musical program at the
Friday assembly.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
FARMERS DAY AGAIN
IN NJ. u. SCHEDULE
Annual Feature at College Park,
Discontinued Unavoidably, to
Be Revived This Year.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. March 20
Farmers day, once an annual affalr
at the University of Maryland, but
which for unavoidable reasons was
not held during 1924 and 1925, will be
revived this year 1t will be held on
May 30. When it was last held, in
1923. it was highly successful.
Dr. H. J. Patterson. head of the
experiment station and dean or the
College of Agriculture. heads the com
mittee in charge of the affair.
Clarke Beach and Tom Browne will
represent Maryland in debate with
the University of Arizona in the audi
torium here next Tuesday evening.
alternate.
The Marylanders will have the mega
tive side Of the subject Resolved,
That This House Opposes the Prln-
ciples of Prohibition" "House" refers
to the audience. which will be called
upon to decide the winning team.
THE Challenge of the Cross the
pageant given last year by the co-eds
at the university, will be repeated TINS
wear, under the auspices of the Young
Women's Christian Association. 1t
probably will be held the Sunday after
Easter or q little later, when the
weather is warm enough to give IT
on the lawn in front of GerneauX Hail
When it was presented last year II
was declared by many to have been
the "most beautiful and impressive
affair ever given at Maryland.
The pageant is based upon one
written for the National Red Cross
Association in 1922. but has been re
vised by the girls here to fit in with
- n /
tions.
The National Student Board of the
y. w. C. A. has requested that the
MARYLAND girls give the pageant at
the Joint y. NJ. and y. w. conference
at Eaglesmere, Pa, in June, which lis
quite an honor, as the gathering Will
include representatives of all colleges
and universities in the Eastern states.
The American Legion post at the
university has elected the following
officers: s. II. Harvey. commander:
Geary Eppley, vice commander: Il. 6.
Going. adjutant: NJ. -. Bowers, finance
officer; X. A. McRae, historian; o. G.
Bruce, chaplain: l.. w. Ingham. color
bearer, and Ernest Gelinas, sergeant
alarms.
The big dance of the year the
junior prom, was held in Ritchie gym
nasium last night. 1t was n gala
affair and was declared by many To
have surpassed its predecessors I'm
many respects. The decorations and
favorS We're unusually attractive.
Kenneth Spence, president of the
junior class. and Leroy Sheriff, chair.
man of the dance committee. We're ~
charge. Others on the committee silth
Sheriff We're Alberta Woodward. Jack
Tonkin, Bill Hill, Leonard Jones ana
Charles Weber.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
Miss Merrill Gives
Up Teaching Post
At Western High

Public school officials and hun
dreds Of Washingtonians, gradu-
ates of Western High School.
learned with regret this week or
the resignation Of Miss Margaret
Bell Merrill, English teacher at
Western High School since 1913.
Miss Merrill has been on leave
from the school system since jan
uary 4, 1925. but inasmuch as she
is slated for an important educa-
tional post she decided it was only
fair she should terminate her re-
lations with Western High.
Miss Merrill, school officials
stated yesterday, was considered
one of the leading English teachers
Of the city and on several occasions
was considered for appointment to
one of the assistant superintendent
ships in the system. She was &C.
tive outside of school life in the
city, also, and for some. time was
president Of the Washington Chap
ter of the American Association OF
University Women.
While at Western, Miss Merrill
was in charge of dramatics and
was sponsor for a number Of sue
cessful plays held at the school.
She also had charge of the school
paper for a number of years and
was one of the leading figures in
the presentation of the Shakes
perean pageant held at the Six
teenth Street Reservoir some years
ago.
Miss Merrill entered Western
tinuously except for several leaves
High in 1905. She has served con-
of absences which she took for
study and on the latest occasion
when she left to associate herself
with the Cooperative Bureau for
Woman Teachers in New York
City.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
K. OF C. SCHOOL PLANS
EASTER WEEK DANCE
Students Council to Have General
Discussion Of Details at Open
Meeting Friday Night.

The Student Council of the knights
of Columbus Evening School will hold
an open meeting Friday night at 9
O'Clock. The opinions of individual
students will be heard concerning the
proposed school dance for Easter
week and the theatrical and musical
to be given the middle of May. Glass
representatives will also be present.
This meeting will serve to acquaint
those who are not members of the
Student Council with its proceedings
and discussions. The semi-formal
character of an open meeting Of this
sort also. il is believed will bring
all students closer together and pro-
mote a desirable school spirit. Re-
freshments and entertainments will
follow the business sessions of all flu
ture meetings. The dance commit
tee composed of the chairman. Car
roll NJ. Flynn; Miss NJ. Monica Dwyer,
William f. O'Brien and Harry f.
Brunett, has completed preliminary
arrangements for the Easter dance
April 10. The Raleigh Hotel will be
the scene of the festivities and the
McWilliams Orchestra will furnish
the music.
The publications committee met
Monday night to consider enlarging
the size and the circulation of the
knight Owl. the school publication.
The members1of this committee are
Mary f. Hart. Norinne j. Hennessy.
Mary A. Warren. Cyrus L. Burnett,
Daniel S. Ring and Hector c. Mullen.
The st. Patrick'S day number of
the Knight Owl came out this week.
j. Edward Burke of the typewriting
department has been awarded a silver
medal by the Underwood Typewriter
Co. for efficiency and speed in typing.
Mr.. Burke Is the young man who re-
Gently assisted Maj. Zerbee in the
rescue of the woman who attempted
to drown herself and two children in
the Tidal Basin.
Robert T. Rock, jr.. professor of
psychology. will lecture Tuesday night
on intelligence tests. Members of the
class will take several of these tests
during the week.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
ALUMNI OF CENTRAL
TO REWARD LEADERS
Medals Will Be Given Students
Excelling in Various School
Activities.

Medals will be awarded again this
year by the Central High School
Alumni Association for the best work
in dramatics, debate, on the literary
and business staffs Of publications and
to non-commissioned officers.
Twelve were given last year, six
gold, four silver and two bronze. One
set of three was added as prizes for
individual competitive drill among the
non.commissioned officers.
Faculty advisors of the activities
will send their recommendations to
Miss Dorothea r. Sherman, the asso
cations vice president, in charge of
school interests.
The first meeting of Alpha Chapter.
National Honor Society, will be held
Wednesday. The election Of officers
will be the most important feature.
Rhoda Lewton, 15.year-old Central
lite. has the honor of being the only
Girl Scout south of New Jersey to
win position on the staff of Every
Girls Magazine, the official publica-
ton of the Camp Fire Girls Associa-
ton.
The contest was open to 100000
Camp Fire Girls. Rhoda was chosen
as alternate on the staff of eight
members from over 80 applicants from
40 States.
The Honor Society of the Key, a
third society Of the mechanical draw
ing department. which will be some
what similar to the Arc and Cog,
was founded March 8, with five char.
ter members. Membership is based
on standing in mechanical drawing
and the vote of the members on the
character of the applicant.
The officers. who also were the
founders. are Theodore Belote, presi-
dent; Arthur Speny. vice president:
Guy Lothrop, secretary; Paul Joray,
treasurer, and John. Letham, ser.
geant-at-arms.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
TALKS ON FORESTRY.
w. C.. Barnes Also Shows Pictures
to Friends School Pupils.

W. c. Barnes of the Forestry
Bureau of the Department of Interior
gave a talk to the intermediate. de-
partment of the Friends School last
week. Mr.. Barnes talked more about
The game to be found in our National
parks than about the trees. as his
work had been in that field. With his
talk he used a series of the depart
1nent's pictures III color.
Mr.. Barnes haG some very spectacu-
lar pictures of forest fires. and he also
had a picture OF a forest which had
been burned. This particular section
of which several thousand acres were
hurned in a few hours, had been
covered with trees 400 or 500 years old,
which. of course, it will take centuries
10 replace. He also showed the
posters used by the Forest Service to
warn campers about forest fires, and
to caution them to be careful with
their camp fires, from which most of
them start.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.
PLANS EASTER EXHIBIT
Open House on March 80 to Fea-
ture Demonstrations of Home
Economics Department.

On Frid;; tho assembly Of the
MarSar't Washington Vocational
school Was under the auspices of the
millinery class and the advanced
class in domestic science Two play.
lets wore rendered. The Millinery
shop and Every Girl" These We're
Writt|n by Mrs. V. T. Turner. who
* Instructor OF the advanced class in
do'Iestic science. The Millinery
|aOp" is in two acts and contrasts
the desirable with the undesirable
shop. Under the glise of play a real
lesson was taught in salesmanship
The characters were: Everybody,
Miss Margaret Robinson Every
school Girl. Miss Jessie Broadnax;
Natural Beauty. Miss Marion Gill
more; Youth. Miss Mildred Polk !;
Love, Miss Rosa Blackwell; Health.
Miss Marie Johnson: Conscience, Miss
Gladys Randolph; Evil Spirit, Miss
Emma Atkins; Loyalty. Miss Elsie
Taylor: Truth. Miss Marie Jordan:
Honesty. Miss Mildred Hill Good
Times. Miss Marie Jordan: Disspa-
ton, Miss Elsie Jones; Modesty, Miss
Helen Lewis.
The annual Easter sale and exhibit
will be held at the school Tuesday
afternoon, March IS, from until
4:30 o'clock. This event this year
will be known as Home Economics
Open House" In every department
will be demonstrations in better liv-
ing. Cafeteria management will be
portrayed in series of attractive
sketches, supplemented by interesting
explanations, conducted by the pupils
taking the course. This will be fol-
lowed by a dinner which will empha-
size cafeteria service and will also
give a practical demonstration of the
students ability.
The school welcomes this oppor
tunity to acquaint the general pub
lie with it's aims and to carry the
message of better living beyond the
classroom into life.