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New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
SUPPER FOR TROOP g

The ladies of the First Baptist church will entertain the officers members and troop committee Of Boy Scout Troop g, located at that church, at a supper meeting Mon day evening in the church basement. The affair will be in appreciation of the work done by the troop during the present year. The organization pushed it's way into the ranks of first class troops during the winter, being one of the four in the city at the present time.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
FAVORABLE REPORT

Washington, May 19 tP1-A tavor- able report was ordered today by the senate finance committee on a house bill proposing the creation of separ- ate bureaus of prohibition and GUS toms in the treasury with a director at the head of each.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
TESTIMONY AI.L IN

Cambridge, Mass. May l9 tPl- Testimony was completed today in the trial of Mayor John Donovan, former mayor and five other Lowell city officials, on charges of conspir- acy to violate the city charter. It is expected that the case will go to tho jury tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Estate of Elias WOhll
 InyentOried at S21, ,960

bequests to IS welfare and charitable institutions, created a free loan fund and a free bed in a hospital, left an estate of S21.960.2S. consisting of mortgages. bank balances and out standing accounts. Jonas Goldsmith and Morris Cohn were appraisers.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
PLAN BRIDGEPORT TRIP

Members of Everyman's Bible class are planning a pilgrimage 10 Bridgeport on June 6. to attend a session of the Bridgeport Fedora ton of Mems Bible classes. Dr. J, E. Conger of this city, vice presi- dent of the National Federation Of Mems Bible classes. will speak or How Much is a Man Worth?"
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Hartford Man May Have
 Backing in League Fight

Hartford. May 19 U1 - James w. Pyne, business manager of the Hartford Eastern league club. will have support for the presidency Of the Eastern league. vacant through the death of Daniel O'Neil. The Hartford ownership will advocate his election and. 1t is said, he may have the backing of owner Powell Of the Providence club and other officials.
 MT. Pyne has not formally an- nounced his candidacy.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Levi MaultbroO

Levi Maulthrop, S5 years old. died in Hartford hospital this morning. He was a native of Ham, stead, but lived in East Hartford almost all his life. His only surviv- ing relative Is his nephew. Carlton r. Frisbie, secretary Of the Parker Shirt Co. In this city.
 Funeral services will be held at ? o'clock tomorrow afternoon at B. C. Porter Sons undertaking home. Interment will be in West Ceme- tery, Plainville.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Alexander ShiIinpa

Funeral services for Alexander Shilinga of r Oak street, were held at St. Andrews church at S:30 o'clock this morning with a solemn high mass of requiem. Rev. Edward Y. Grikis was celebrant, Rev. Thom- as J. Laden was deacon and Rev. John Cotter of the LaSalle mission In Parkville was sub-deacon.
 Members of the United Lithuanian society were pail bearers. Father Grkis conducted the committal services at the grave in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Deaths
Helen Sani

Helen Sani
 Helen Sani, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Stefano Sani of 62 Jubilee street, died last night at Meriden hospital. Surviving her besides her parents are three brothers, John, Michael and Joseph Sani, and three sisters, Mrs. Salvatore squillace and Misses Ida and Stella Sani. all or this oity.
 The funeral will be held Friday morning at o'clock at the Church Of St, John the Evangelist. Inter- ment will be in St. Mary's ceme- tery.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
l. '. HartsOn

l.. '. Harrison of Branford passed away at his home yesterday after noon at the age of 86 years. He was long a resident of this city and he will be well remembered by the older residents. Services will be held at the Branford Episcopal church and the body will be brought to New Britain for burial at 4 o'clock Thursday. The casket will be opened at the grave in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
John 4. Benson.

Funeral services for John Alfred Benson of 27S South Main street, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1880 o'clock at the home and at 2 o'clock at Erwin chapel. Rev. Dr. Abel A. Ahlquist, pastor of First Lutheran church, will officiate.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
WATER POWER MEASURE
No Action Taken On Measures Pending Before the Canadian House of Commons.

Ottawa, Ont. May 19 fPl-A bill affecting the development of water power on the international boundary between New Brunswick and Maine, was under consideration in the private bills committee Of the house of commons today No decision was reached.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
S2n. 900 FIRE NEWTON

Newton. Mass. May 19 tPl-Six fire departments cooperated today in fighting a fire that destroyed the wood working plant Of J. W. Fergu- son <. Co, in Auburndale with loss of SS0rup.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Funerals
Mrs. Bridget Sheehsn

Funeral services for Mrs. Bridget Sheehan of IF Bassett street, widow of John sheehan. will be held tomorrow morning at St. Jo- seph's church at o'clock. Inter- ment will be In St. Mary's ceme- tery.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Stanley Kelley.

Funeral services for Stanley Kelley child Of Mir. and Mrs. William Kel- ley of 476 North Burritt street, were held this afternoon at the home. Interment was in St. Mary's ceme- tery
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Mrs. K, H, Johnson

Funeral services for Mrs. K. H. Johnson of 517 Church street were held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home. Reader Von Emberg of the International Bible associa- ton of New York city officiated. lnterment was in Fairyiew ceme- tery.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
ESTATES INVENTO- JED

John E. Downes and Joseph NJ. Halloran have appraised the estate of Mary A. Donnelly at $15,S22.21, and the estate of John Alfred Bengston has been inventoried at $1,24S.1S, consisting of bank &C., cents.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
STAINED IN FIGHT

Stamford. May 1s Pt--John Nc Mahon of this city was rushed to the Stamford hospital with serious wounds on his neck and head, re- celved In a free-for-all fight in s local coal yard.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Owen Curry,

Funeral services for Owen Curry of 179 Washington street, will be held tomorrow morning at o'clock at St, Mary's church. Interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Ask yow Broker for Free Copy THE INVESTORS POCKET MANUAL

Earnings, dividends, High and Low priaes ni stocks, bonds, cotton, grsiu, etc, condensed rt ports, history of Railroad, Industrial. Pubic Utility Cos, etc Furnished FREE by any Banker N Broker to investors and tradets CD request OR foJ Soc latest issue will be mailed direct by THE FINANCIAL PRESS, li4 Broad St, New York City,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Public Utilities Stocks.
TREASURY STATEMENT reasury balance ..... $2SS.GIQ.

New York -Exchangcs, S590o0,- GOO; balances, 103,00o,o00.
 Boston -- Exchanges, 91,00o,0Q0: balances. 45.o00.0o0.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Nominations Made,

When nominations for bishop CO., adiutor were called for the name Of the Rev Henry Knox Sherrill, rec tor of Trinity church, Boston, was the first presented.
 The nominating speech was made by Daniel r. Sanford of Bedding. Other nominations were made as follows: Rev. Dr. Wallace J. Gard ner, St. Paul's church, Flatbush. l.. l.. by George A. Barrows Of An sonia; Rev. George Toop, Church of the Holy Apostles, Philadelphia, by
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Whereabouts Of Officials
AndOther Prominent Folk
Secretary Kellogg to Attend Government Day
Exercises at quicentennial-Secretary
Mellon Returning From Europe.

Joseph G.. Grew, will be joined tomor-
row by Mrs. Grew and their children,
who will return from their Summer
home at Hancock, N H., where they
have been through the season.
The Assistant Secretary of State
Mr.. j. Butler Wright, will be joined
at the end Of this month by Mrs.
Wright and their children. who are
at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, where
they spent the Summer. Mr.. Wright
Joined them frequently for the week
end.
Miss Jeanette Sheppard daughter
of Senator and Mrs. Morris Sheppard
has as her guest her cousin, Miss
Olga Skillman, Of Dallas, Tex. Mrs.
Sheppard and Miss Sheppard and her
guest attended a dinner-dance at An
napolis last evening.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs. Clyde B. Aitchison will re-
turn today from a short visit In
Pittsburgh. Their daughter. Miss
Beatrice Aitchison. who will be a
debutante this season. is back from
Cragsmoor. n. Y.
The Commissioner Of Internal Rev
enue and Mrs. David ii. Blair will
arrive in New York today con the
Pennsylvania after a brief sojourn
abroad. While in Paris they met Mrs.
Blair's daughter. Miss Adelaide Doug
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The Secretary of State. Mr.. Kellogg,
who is again in his house on Nine
teenth street after a visit in his st.
Paul home. is expected to attend Gov
eminent day exercises at the SeS-
uuicentennial Exposition in Philadel-
phia Tuesday. He will be accompa-
MED by Mr. George Akerson, the as
sistant to Rear Admiral Herman ..
Stickney, the executive chairman or
the Sesquicentennial The Secretary
will attend a dinner Tuesday evening
to be given by the Sesquicentenniai
commission, and will return to Wash
ington Wednesday,
Mrs. Kellogg, who is still in st.
Paul. will not join the Secretary un-
til the end of the month.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Mellon. accompanied by his son. Mr.,
Paul Mellon, sailed yesterday from
England aboard the Berengaria for
New York. where he is expected to al
rive at the end of the week. The Sec
rotary and his son have been travel
ing through Europe and spent some
time with the formers son-inlaw and
daughter, the United States vice con-
sui at Rome and Mrs. David f. X.
Bruce.
The Secretary of War. Mr.. Dwight
F. Davis, was in Philadelphia last
week for the international tennis
tournaments. for which he has given
the cup which, for the seventh con
secutive year, remains in this coun-
try. The Secretary will probably at
tend the matches at Forest Hills, y.
Y, this week.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Wilbur are expected to arrive in
Washington tomorrow from Califor-
MIA, where Mrs. Wilbur has been lin
their San Francisco home for two
months. The Secretary joined her
there a few weeks ago after an in
spection trip.
The Cudersccretary Of state, Mr..
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that which
when the famous dollar dinner into the beautiful bronze
the the Capitol
the middle the north front plot of ground between the
wholly inadequate and
sufficiently read
The OF
Git Of 1870 who then owned Monticello
OF beautiful owned by the
OF and had
broken umbrella head
the White House lawn and
building the of Washington guarding
THE lively and
hc building known the Mclean home
OF Mclean
Dewey fresh from his trnnpf at Manila Bay took place and where
Andre Bncompasni Rome performed by the sanction
social club.
ballroom the Draper residence
ther" dcbutane will be
..c Hagnr; dinner
social Mrs. Hagner who will
OF already following
official and resident and she
- following day the first debuante of the will
her bow O under enNablc conditions.
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Betrothal of Interest
Announced at Dinner

Mr. and Mrs. David Lawrence ca
tertained at q dinner last night at
which they announced the engage
ment of their daughter. Etienne, To
Mr. Herbert G.. Sturhahn Of Hartford.
Conn, and New York. Members of
the house party entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence We're guests at
the dinner and included. besides the
fiance and their daughter. Mr.. aud
Mrs. c. +. Sturhahn of Hartford. Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth ID. McLaren of
East Orange. Miss Peggy Reynolds of
Passaic. y. j.: Miss Katherine Tho1nle
son of New York, Miss Katherine
Johnson of Havana. Cuba; Mr.. Nal
colin Smith and Mr.. Russell Fay Of
New York and Mr.. John Brown of
Columbus, Ohio.
Other guests at the dinner were
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Ashmead Fuller. Miss
Katherine Dunlop. Miss Delight Ar
mold. Miss Charlotte Childress. Miss
Elizabeth Dove. Miss Doris Wagner.
Miss Annie Graham Hume, Mr.. Ross
Thompson, Mr.. Nathan Scott. Mr..
William Gilbert, Mr.. Jasper DubOse.
Mr.. Marshall Marston and Mr.. Louis
JeffrieS.
No date has been announced for
the marriage of Miss Lawrence and
Mr.. Sturhahn.
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Charming Weddings
Grace the Calendar
Of Early Septembe,
Marriage of Mr.. Arthur Cor
man Lambert and Miss
Mary L. Sipple Among
Prominent Events.

The marriage of Miss Mary Lemon
Sipple. to Mr.. Arthur German Lam
bert, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton j..
Lambert of Washington, took place
Saturday afternoon, september i. in
the Summer home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Supple
at Hyannisport, Mass. The ceremony
was performed at $50 o'clock in the
Church of ST. Andrews. by the-Sea at
Hyannisport, the Rev. Charles c. j..
Carpenter of Augusta, Ga, a class
mate of the bridegroom, officiating.
assisted by the Rev. DR.. Almon Abbot
of Baltimore.
The bride was in a gown of ivory
white satin and chiffon embroidered
in pearls and crystals. and her veil
was simply and becomingly arranged.
She carried the conventional shower
bouquet Her sister, Miss Katharine
Sipple, was maid of honor and the
bridesmaids included another sister.
Miss Anne Sipple; Miss Margaret
Turner, Miss Mary Frances Dickson
and Miss Marceline Reyburn, all Of
ST. Louis. They wore gowns Of pink
chiffon and carried arm bouquets Of
pink gladioli, blue larkspur and Law
ender blossoms.
Mr.. Lindel Gordon of st. Louis
was best man, and the ushers were
Mr.. Henry kaltenback of New York.
Mr. Charles S. Baker, brother-in-law
of the bridegroom, and Mr.. Ralph
German Hills, both of Washington;
Mr. Richard Johnson of Laurel, Md,
and Mr.. +. Morse Archer, jr., Of New
Jersey.
The ceremony was followed by a
reception in the Summer home Of the
brides parents at Hyannisport, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert left for
a ranch in Wyoming. where they are
spending their honeymoon. They will
later come to Washington to make
their home.
The bride is native of st. Louis,
and she was graduated from Mary
Institute and Miss Dows' School at
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Californian in City
Visiting Her Friends

Mrs. James Chaplin Wilcox and her.
young daughter, Helen Wilcox, OF San
Francisco. are visiting the former 5,
sister, Miss Helen Miner, in her
apartment in the Hotel Roosevelt
Mrs. Wilcox was formerly Miss Ethel
Miner, we'll known i'm music circles
here. where with her mother and
grandmother, she lived during her
school years and until her marriage
a few years ago. Mrs. Wilcox and
her daughter will remain here through
september and Will visit In Phila
delphia and New York before retur,.
ing to San Francisco.
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Diplomatic Corps Notes
OF Interest in Capital
Manv LEGATION Officials Soon to End Vacation
riod-Ambassador and Lady Howard
Returning to City.

panied by the attache Of the legation.
Mr.. Andrea POpovici.
The military attache of the French
embassy, Brig. Gen. George A. l..
Dumont, and Mime. Dumont have with
them at Wardman Park Hotel over
the week end their SON Mr.. Hubert
Dumont. who was accompanied from
New York by NJ. Cournaud.
The counselor of the Chilean EN-
bassy, Senior Don FREDERICK AgaCiU,
will return Tuesday from New York q.
where he is spending the week end.
The commercial secretary of the
British embassy. Mr.. Leander McCor-
mick Goodhart. will return to Wash
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Former Residents Here
House Guests of Friends

In honor Of her house guests, Miss
Isabel Mcdonald and Miss Mildred
Mcdonald of Columbus. Ohio. Mis-;
Kathleen Lakeman. 5211 Fourteenth
street, entertained yesterday after
noon at bridge tea. Forty were
present.
Friday evening Mr.. ard Mrs Harry
Lakeman entertained IOr the Misses
Mcdonald, at the Willard. They are
the daughters of Maj. and Mrs. Nc
Donald and Formerly lived In Wash.
lnSton.
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Engagements Foretell
Early Autumn Weddings

Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Brown an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Marion Jeanette, to Mr..
William +. Foster Of this city. The
wedding will take place in October.
Mrs. John S. Cumberland announces
the engagement of her daughter, Alice
Louise, to MIR. John Francis Quigley
Of this city. The wedding will take
place October ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Slye announce
the engagement of their daughter.
Dorothy Anne. to Mr.. Joseph Seldom
Cromwell of this city. The wedding
will take place In the early Fall
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3ride-Elect Guest at
Bridge Lunch Tuesday

The Misses Saul. daughters If MI
and Mrs b L. Saul. viii entertain at
lInch and bridge Tuesday for Miss
lUeanora Barroll, daughter Of Col.
Norris h Barroll, L. :. A.. retired.
Konsington. Md. whose marriage to
lieut.. Walter Frederick Christmas of
he Construction Corps, L. \. n. will
i3ke place Saturday MI and Mrs.
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Foreign Delegates Guests
of DR.. and Mrs. Seidell

DIR. and Mrs. Anterior Seidell will
entertain all the foreign delegates to
the International Union of Pure and
Applied Chemistry at their residence,
1901 Connecticut avenue, at supper
this evening from to 10 o'clock.
NJ. Sabatier of France and DR. and
Mrs. Umberto Ponlilio of Italy are
-, use guests Of DIR. and Mrs Seidei.
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Miss Hunt Luncheon
Hostess at Newport

Miss Julia Hunt of Washington.
daughter of the late Gen. Henry j.
Hunt. who is spending the Summer in
Newport entertained at luncheon at
La Forge Thur =.
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THE anniversary the OF the be cele
fresh from their Summer and interesting officials
held tho stone taken from the bank: OF Rock Creek
Bridge Iyonhouse wharf i'll place 1t
have been from the same source that stone was taken for the
which the Penn
svvna old Sycamore
impede traffic and send pedestrians scung from side to
enIco the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

Saul are still at their Summer home.
Tempo Farm, kensington. and the
will be entertained there.
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the White House brings draw and strange contrast
simple and
and the time OF President Washmgon trumpha march past 1T IN
general and his marched the Ter
parallel the
The nlansi n lS+S
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President and His Cabinet
MembersHavein Prospect
StrenuOusWinter Program
Political and Social Activities LOOM With Visits
From Royalty Possible Feature-Summer
Colonies on the Alert.
BY SALLIE V. HI. PICKETT.

HE President and Mrs Coolidge being watched with eager
the White House colony in the AdrondackS packs its
- otherwise shows the Capital
there will be general breaking ranks direction True many
in OF clubs Long Island the North
will lnger October for the important Autumn sports
but
other on such will absent themselves
assemble much earlier
O President Winter
that Queen Runala
will the Rumanian legation do
and others who have linking
granddaughter
will bowl before her
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Evening star., 1926-11-20
W|[SONP|CTURED
IN NDOUBT|NG MOOD
Anonymous Book That STIR
red London Discusses Four
Other Americans.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press .
NEW YORK. November 20.-"The
Whispering Gallery" an ANONYMOUS
book which was severely criticized
when published in London, will be
issued today in America
To protect themselves against any
possible judgment for libel the Amerl'
can publishers obtained an indemnity
contract with the English publishers
here.
The hook deals with intimate Incl
dents Of the court and private affairs
of noted personages. The .London
Daily Mail denounced the book as a
"scandalous fake" and printed re-
quotations by the Earl Of Balfour, the
Earl Of Oxford and AsQuith. Viscount
Cecil, Winston Churchill and others
Of Incidents and conversations in
which. according to the author, they
were concerned.
The book discusses Ave Americans
sympathetically. and attacks the
American.born Lady Astor as a re
former who knows what is good for
everybody else"
Concerning Woodrow Wilson. the
anonymous author says:
"A dreamer had come into touch
with reality. had awakened, and had
forgotten his dream"
The author tells Of having come in
contact with the war President dur
ing the day9 Of the Versailles con-
ference.
II have tried-tried again-but l do
not know that I have done my best, {"
he quotes President Wilson as having
said to him. adding. "A strange con-
fession from man who had breathed
nothing but idealism for two years. p"
Other Americans discussed In the
hook. all favorably. are Walter Hines
Page. Mark Twain, James McNeill
Whistler and Henry James.
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FORMER SIGN KING
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Thomas Cusack, Who Paint
ed Way to Fame, Dies at
Home in Chicago.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
! CHICAGO. November 20.-Thomas
Cusack, Irish immigrant who built up
| here one Of the largest outdoor adver-
tising businesses in the United States,
died yesterday Of pneumonia at the
age of So.
Death followed short illness at his
Oak Park home. where he had spent
most of his time since retirement
three years ago from the company
which he founded.
Active in his prime as a civic and
political figure. Cusack was best
known for his cordial relations with
his employees. 1t was his pride he
never was confronted by a strike of
his workmen. and he was gratified by
the improved working conditions of
his employees.
when ! was a lad" he remarked
once. everybody wanted to pay every
body else too little
In his lifetime, he asserted, the
wages Of sign painters increased by
more than 1000 per cent.
when I started as a sign painter"
he recalled, I'VE got eight dollars
week. Now I pay my men $40 to SIS
day.
Always a picturesque figure, he
was found few years ago after the
wreck of train on which he was
passe nger welding an axe and free
ing passengers imprisoned in the
crash.
Newspaper men pressed him for
the details of his heroism. related by
others aboard the train. He referred
them to Pullman porter, and said:
Here was the real hero. Have him
tell you what he did and forget about
me-"
Cusack was brought to the United
States from Ireland at the age of 3
by his parents. who died two years
later. He brought himself to man
hood and through a college educa-
ton by hard work, and after finishing
college began painting signs. In 1908
he organized the Thomas Cusack Co,
which covered the countryside with
billboards and advertising signs. He
sold his interest In this firm in 1923
to retire.
He is survived by three sons and
two daughters.
Cusack took an interest In politics
early after coming to Chicago in 1853.
and served as a delegate to several
national Democratic conventions.