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New Britain herald., 1926-12-31
Frank Fascine of Hartford.

Frank FaSclne of Hartford.
 A very pretty home wedding took place Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the residence of Mir. and Mrs. Herbert l.. Erwin on Forest street, when their daughter, Miss Gertrude Erwin became the bride of Sanford K. Thomson, son of Mir. and Mrs. James B. Thomson of Forest street. The rooms were artistically decorat- ed with Christmas greens and roses. The ceremony was performed in candle light by Reverend Theodore A. Greene, pastor of the First Con- gregational church. Miss Frances Parker played the wedding march.
 The bride who was given in mar riage by her father wore a gown of white moire silk trimmed with bead ed fringe. She wore tulle veil and carried a bouquet of gardenias and lilies of the valley. Miss Erwins at tendants were Mrs. Edward Hall Christ as matron of honor, Mrs. Robert Silsby of Berlin and Mrs. Robert Johnston of Schenectady. New York, as the bridesmaids all classmates of Miss Erwin at Beech wood in Jenkintown, Penn. Miss Georgia Thomson a sister of the groom was the ribbon bearer. The matron of honor was gowned in powder blue georgette and carried a bououet of pink roses, daisies and forget -me-nots. Mrs. Silsby wore gown of rosewood crepe romaine trimmed with hand painted lace and carried a bouquet of mixed flowers with lavender sweet peas predoml- hating. Mrs. Johnston was attlred in gown of blue crepe romaine trimmed with hand-painted lace. She carried a bouquet of mixed flowers. The ribbon bearer was dressed in blue georgette trimmed with silver ribbon.
 Mrs. Erwin. the mother ot the bride, wore q gown of hunters green satin trimmed with cream lace and Mrs. Thomson was attlred i in a gown of georgette in deep shades of blue.
 Edward Hall Christ was best man and the ushers were Roberty silsoy of Berlin and Henry Wheeler. A reception immediately followed the ceremony.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomson will reside in Newark, New Jersey. upon thelr return from a wedding trip to Ne" York city and Washington, D. C. Mir. Thomson graduated from Princeton university in 1922. Andrew J. Anderson of 1l' Dwight street, announces the en- gagement of his daughter Miss Ed'th r Anderson to Christian Seymour Williams of Pittsburgh. MT. Wn- Hams is the son of Mr and Mrs' Everett Williams of Windsor avenue Hartford. Miss Anderson is grad uata of the New Britain high schooi with the class Of 1915. Mr. Will Hams graduated from the North eastern university al Boston Ill l9Z4.
 The engagement of Miss Ruth Wilson to Fred Rowland, son or >'T' and Mrs. A. l.. Rowland of Cedar street, has been announced by MISS Wilson's mother Mrs. Fred Wilson of Main street. No date has been set for the wedding.
 The wedding of Miss Doris Will ,;ams daughter of Arthur Watson Williams of Corbin avenue. and Cor don Astor Goldsmith, son of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Goldspith of Milford will take place at the First Congrega- tional church at o'clock Tuesday evening. A small reception will follow the ceremony at the Williams residence.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31
PERSONALS
Many Entertain Over Holidays - Exc dus s to Warmer Climes Begins.

Mrs. sturman Dyson and son have returned to their home on Trumbull street after spending q week with Mrs Dyson's parents MT. and Mrs Louis S. Bones Of Staten Island. N. Y.
 Mrs. John Olaf Todahl and daughter, Miss Virginia Todahl, re- turned Wednesday to Milford after spending a few days with Mrs. Johnstone Vance Of Monroe street. Miss Alice Began is home from the college Of New Rochelle, New York. to spend the holidays with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Began of West Hartford, formerly of this city.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur kimball Of Lexington street are spending a few days in Quebec.
 B. A. Hawley of Hart street has been spending few days in Kansas Mir. and Mrs. Hardy Payor of Glen street have returned from a short stay in New York city and Nit, Vernon. \, Y.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hamilton J. Bick- ford and son of Norden street re- turned Monday from Pelham, \. r.. where they spent the Christmas holi- days
 Miss Catherine Wells. daughter or Mrs. William Wells Of Newiaelon has been visiting in Brooklyn, x. T. Mrs. Walter E. Hope and daugh- ters of New York city have been the house guests of Mr. and Mrs Philip Stanley of Shuttle Meadow avenue.
 Miss Katherine Swift, daughter or Mir. and Mrs. Orlando Swift of Lin- coin street, returned today from q few days spent in New York city.
 
 Dr. J. F. Martin of Vine street, left on Tuesday for New Orleans, Saint Petersburg and Tampa. Flor ida. to spend the winter months.
 &
 Sterling Wyckon, son of Reverend and Mrs. Charles $. Wyckoff of Plainville, is visiting with friends in Washington. D. C.
 
 Ar. and Mrs Sydney Hungerford
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31
Baby's Cries Awaken
 Family; House in Flames

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 31 P}-A variation of the performance of faithful Fido who awakens the oc- cupants of the burning house oc- cured early today in the neighbor- ing community of feeding hills when the cries of the six months old son of MT. and Mrs. Eldemore Gagnon awakened the mother, who found the lower story of the dwelling in Flames. The family escaped but were obliged to abandon their be- longings. But for the baby's cries. the mother believes, all would haze pcrished.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31
Sir Richard Graham, 67,
 Is to Wed a Third Time

London, Dec. 31 P>-Sir Richard Graham, e year old baronet and hereditary owner of Netherby Hall. Cumberland. from which Sir Walter Scott had young Lochinvar take his bride. is to be married tomorrow for the third time.
 His new wife Is his siSter-in-law, the widow of his younger brother, James Graham, and it will also be her third matrimonial venture.
 The marriage arrangements are more prosaic than Lochinvar's, as the knot will be tied in the London registrars office.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31
CLUB EVENTS

Woman's Club M e @ t S Tuesday - D. A. R. to Give Bridge Jan. 15.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31

George r. Spear, formerly first vice-president. was elected president
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31

MT. and Mrs. Harold Judd of Der lin will entertain at dinner at their home this evening proceeding the dancing at the Shuttle Meadow club
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31

Miss Marjorie Norris entertained at bridge Tuesday evening at her home on Ten Acre road. Miss Doro- thy Lombra and Miss Betty Burr won the prizes.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31

Miss Flora Hine of Clayton road entertained at luncheon and bridge this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31

Miss Elizabeth Hungerford and Miss Marion Hungerford entertained few friends at cards at their home on Cedar street Thursday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31

It is rumored that the perform ance of the 1927 Lions Frolic will be most elaborate and very enjoy able and are fortunate in having Mrs. Howard Horton. soloist. on the program. There will be chorus of about 160. The Frolic will be held at the Capitol thoater January 10, II and 12. The proceeds to be given to the Children's Home. the New ington Home for Crippled Children
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31

Mrs. T. H. Bristoll entertained five tables of bridge at her home on Cor bin avenue Wednesday evening for her son, Donald Bristoll, who is home from Philadelphia, Pa, for the holidays. The prizes went to Miss Virginia Hart, Miss Martha Clark, Miss Eurith Wachter, Emory Corbin. Valentine Hart and Edward Christ
New Britain herald., 1926-12-31

MT. and Mrs. Heber Jester of Monroe street entertained at cards ill honor of Mrs. M Irving testers birthday monday evening.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-15
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CONDUCTED = ~ TLsa&k ,xcunG WORKERS LEAGUE
Young Pioneer Comrades Enter League

able to locate them easily and then
deport them. Military training camps
is still another thing the Communist
movement is fighting against. The
capitalists want to- stir up patriotism
and a large enough army so it can
tyranize over other countries, espe-
cially Soviet Russia. Another cam
paign the movement is fighting
against is the taking Of control of
Mexico by Wall Street. The capital
lists of the United States want to
force their control over Mexican work
ers Just as they have in China, the
Philippines, etc. Still another cam
paign is against open shops. The cap
italists want open shops so they can
hire scabs and make them compete
with the union men and so make a
sweatshop and lower wages. There
are so many capitalist campaigns that
it would take many sheets Of paper
to tell about them.
These are a few things the Young
Workers (Communist) League, the
working class youth organization, is
fighting against.
The 20 Pioneers are going into &C
tivity in the league. This does not
mean that the 25 will all become lead
ers, but it does mean that they all
will be militant, class-conscious work
ers.
The 25 Pioneers going into the
league means the injecting Of new
blood and enthusiasm into the league,
and the organization which has the
driving power of youth always wins.
The rs going into the league is a
stepping stone toward our goal-a
workers and farmers government.
The Young Workers (CommunisD
League, realizing this, greets us and
draws us into it's ranks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-15
BELSON MFG. co. FIRES YOUNG
WORKER ON FRAME-UP CHARGE
Open Shop Boss Fears Union
Agitation
BY a Worker Correspondent

On Wednesday. March 81, a young
metal trade was discharged from the
3elson Manufacturing company, To-
lated at 800 Sibley street, Chicago,
manufacturers of railroad metalware,
dairy and creamery supplies, painters
tinware and other metal wares. The
young worker had been in the employ
of the open-shop firm for only two
weeks and had always done his work
well.
On learning of the youths dismissal,
which, by the way, was done so quietly
that very few of the men, including
myself, were aware of the fact until
two days later, l Immediately obtained
his address from the city directory
and went to his home for information
as to his dismissal. l found him at
home and Immediately began to inter
view him.
"Why were you fired?" was my first
question.
ASK old man Belson; don't know
for sure" was the astonishing reply.
But it can't be possible that he
fred you without telling you the rea-
son." / countered, very perplexed.
well, then, I'll tell you all about
it so you can judge for yourself" he
answered. And then he began to mar
rate his experiences with the boss on
that fateful Wednesday afternoon.
His own story follows:
"Wednesday after work as I was
putting on my coat to go home, old
man Belson called me over to one
side and said: See here, lad, why
don't you some to me and tell me con
Iditions are bad in the shop and you
are dissatisfied with the work.
asked him what he meant, and he
replied: oh, you know very well
Why did you write in a social paper
that things are bad in this firm?'
was much surprised at his ridiculous
charge and told him that did not
know anything about any article writ
ten in any paper | also said that
do not read anything in the Jewish
Forwards, the socialist daily. AT this
his sneering, half-grin disappeared
from his face (the same grin as Lor
CLANCY, the actor, is known for) and
he handed me check with the re
mark: Well, then, we can't bother
with agitators here. Take your money
and 60 went up to him and told
him that would like to know just
what the article said and in whai
paper II was written In, II not the For
ward. He refused TO give me def
mite answer, which convinced me thai
he did not know himself. SO / sait
to him: Mr.. Belson, why don't yol
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-15
Women's Celebration
Proves Great Success

That the women of the party in Dis
trict No. are very much alive was
evident from the success Of the
spring festival given under their di-
rection at Imperial Hall last Saturday
night and Sunday afternoon and night.
A special effort was made to secure
recruits for the Young Workers
League on both days, Leslie Morris
and Nat Kaplan being the speakers.
The program included singing, instru-
mental and orchestral numbers, and a
play by the Waukegan Dramatic Club
on Friday and two plays on Sunday
night. The Young Finnish Dramatic
Club OF Chicago gave one-act play
What Money Will Do"
The most interesting Of the mum
bers, however, was the appearance OF
the local Young Pioneers in a trav'
esty of the Amerieanization schemes
perpetrated on our public school chill
dren by the exploiters of labor. The
children drew round after round OF
applause as they depicted how they
are handed instruction in patriotism
for the benefit of the bourgeoisie.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-15

the factory, and also Of the working
class of America and Of the world.
This paper will appear regularly. 1t
is your paper. 1t is our hope that you
will consider 1t such"
ANstriking cartoon of one capitalist
holding worker while the second
robber goes thru the workers pockets
frightened up the first page.
A Good Beginning.
This shop paper has met with the
approval Of all who have seen it, who
regard it as one of the best issued in
the country. 1t will appear regularly,
and is sure to gain favor among the
Studebaker workers. It is printed in
The DAILY WORKER printshop, a
four-page paper 8 by 10 inches, pleas
ing to the eye.
The South Bend workers can con-
graduate themselves on their paper
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-15
BY THELMA KAHN.
"a Graduated Pioneer.)

ON March 81, 1925, Pioneer grad
" uation was held at 1OS East 14th
street, at p. m. On this night rs
Of New York City's leading Pioneers
graduated into the Young Workers
(Communist) League.
At the Comraderie many pioneers
were called upon to speak, and this
they did without preparation. Com
rade Don, Katterfeld, and many other
league and party members spoke. But
this was not the important event Of
the evening.
The important thing Of the evening
was these rs leading Pioneers are
now going into real Communist &C
tivity, are now going to continue train
ing on their Pioneer foundation, are
now entering the real fight against
capitalist exploitation in the factories,
mines and mills, are now going to
play an active part in organizing the
workers, are now going to organize
and fight discrimination against for
eign-born workers, are now going to
play a great part in fighting capitalist
campaigns.
Some of the important campaigns
are against child labor. The Com
munist movement is the only organi-
cation that fought child labor since
the Communist movement was organ
lied to the time child labor came up
before the United States supreme
court, and it is still fighting child
labor and always shall, until it is abol-
ished. Another campaign is against
finger-printing of foreign-born work
ers. The capitalists want the finger
prints Of foreign-born workers 30 that
when any of them become active in
organizing the workers they will be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-15
Young Workers Help
Boston Labor Parade

The Boston American Federation of
Labor in this city is arranging a pa
rade in connection with the organiza-
ton drive now being conducted. The
paraders will form at their meetings
and march to Faneull Hail. where a
mass meeting will be held with propi-
nent speakers. Thousands of young
workers along the line of march will
witness the parade and will be called
upon to join the rank Of organized
labor.
The Young Workers Communist
League OF Boston must take a promi-
nent part in this demonstration. We
must be in the forefront of this affair
to prove that we are with the workers
in their efforts to unite. We must be
there In full force, with banners and
slogans to COMPEL attention and sup
ply inspiration to the workers. The
Y. w. l.. and the workers party have
organized a special distribution of lit
erature during the demonstration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-15
SPRING FESTIVAL
IN CLEVELAND IS
TO Be BIG AFFAIR
Mass Play VIII Feature
Good Program

CLEVELAND, o., April 49, The
most ambitious thing that has yet
been attempted by the Workers Party
in Cleveland will be the feature Of
the Spring Festival, which takes place
on Sunday, April IS. A revolutionary
play entitled 1871" will be given.
This is a mass play telling the story
of the fall of the Paris Commune, in
three scenes. One hundred persons
are required for the play and rehear-
sails are. in full swing under the direc-
ton of Comrade Sadie Amter Moose
Auditorium, 1000 Walnut street, will
be the scene of the festival and large
crowds are expected.
In addition there will be a musical
section of the festival. Five Of the
best workers choruses will partici-
pate. The Freiheit Gesangs-Verein,
the best known chorus in the city;
the Slovak, Hungarian, Ukrainian and
Lithuanian choruses will sing their
best songs. H. Offner, violinist of the
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, and
a soprano soloist will be the other
features. The Finnish Athletic Club
will do some unusual performances to
make the festival the finest that has
ever been given in the city of Cleve-
land.
The kitchen will be under the direc-
ton of a Spanish chef well known in
radical circles. The festival will be-
gin at p. m, and there will be an
ntermission at D. m. for the com
trades to enjoy the splendid food pre-
pared by the chef and dispensed by
the comrade mattresses. The evening
will be given over to dancing under
the inspiration OF the finest dance or
chestras Of the city.
The Spring Festival will be some"
festival. No worker should miss It
Bring along your shopmates and
friends. There will be something to
interest man. woman and child.
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spies and stoolpigeons. Often they
are situated in the typical American
one-industry town where loss of en-
ployment means that 1t is practically
impossible to make a living in that
particular locality. These towns are
usually located at a considerable dis
lance from large city to which out
of-town members usually came for
their branch meetings. These are the
difficulties. They are great to be sure.
But we have sufficient faith in the
vitality, and revolutionary initiative of
the party to feel confident that these
difficulties will be quickly and effec-
lively surmounted.
How then shall we hook up" our
machine with the sources of power so
that we can start the wheels moving?
Where are these power stations to
which we must look for life and en-
.ergy for our revolutionary machine?
Activization Of Nuclei.
First and foremost each machine,
each nucleus must have its own dy-
namo, it's own source of power. It
must have at least one active COM
rade with pep" and initiative to give
life to the units. If no active COM
rade works in the shop one should be
attached from elsewhere A Give
wire" is essential for each unit of the
party. In many cases such Give
wires" will be found among the youth
who are venturesome and progressive
enuf to adapt themselves quickly to
the new form. Reports have shown
that some housewives are excellent
leading comrades for factory units. In
cases where a number of languages
are represented, in the unit the ac-
tive comrade should be the amalgam
which cements together the various
comrades speaking different Ian
guages, usually a comrade who can
speak several languages,
A source of inspiration and stimula-
ton to activity should be the section
meeting under the leadership of an
active and energetic section commit
tee. At these section meetings expert
ences are exchanged and plans are ex
planned for future work. AS New York
reports, wherever here is a live sec
ton committee, we have live units
This is as true elsewhere as It is In
New York.
With the present tendency toward
the building up of one-industry towns
outside of the large cities, these large
cities assume tremendous importance
as a source OF energy and activity fol
the party. II we will wait for the in
itlative of our comrades in these In
dustrial towns, where they are terror
lied by the manufacturers and with
out sufficient means Of keeping In
touch with the most recent develop
ments in the theory and practice OF
the movement, then we will be max
ing a serious mistake. The initiative
the inspiration must come from the
large city.
Big City Provincisllsm.
The comrades in the large cities
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tell me that you wish to discharge me
because business is slack, instead of
firing me on ome>framed-up charge
He kept silent and l then went home.
His charge is untrue as l am an
American boy who attended the citi-
zen's military training camps and in
high school was a member of the r.
o. T. C. However, from this day on I
am going to acquaint myself with so
cialism and Communism and learn
Just why bosses like Belson hate these
IDEAS"
The writer then left, after hearing
this amazing frame-up. When things
like this can happen to 100 per cent
American young worker matters have
reached a very bad state of affairs.
Nothing will now do except to show
slave-driver Belson that he must stop
discharging workers without any rea-
son. We must make him do away with
the nine-hour day, the dusty, old-fash-
toned sweatshop and the miserable
wages. He must be forced to supply
us with clean towels and soap, better
ventilation and to keep the filth and
papers off the floor to avoid fire haz-
ards. Only the closed shop, with each
worker a member of union will i'm
prove our conditions. The unions of
this industry must start drive on
this open-shop firm until all the work
ers are in their ranks. Then, and
then only, will we enjoy the 44-hour
week, good pay and better conditions
of work.
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new jersey IS
MADE new W.P.
SUB-DISTRICT
Action Taken at Party
Conference
(speolaI to The DalIy worlsera


NEW YORK, April 1s-The forma-
tion Of a sub-distrlct Of Workers Party
District No. 2, in New Jersey, took
place at conference Of city central
committee secretaries held at the La
Dor Lyceum In Newark, N. j., attend.
ed by Comrades Krutls and Chants OF
Elizabeth. Raskin and KowaIskI Of
Paterson, PearIman of Hudson coun'
ty, Bella 5uehar of Linden, BIumkin
Of Passaic, Szepesi and Altshuler Of
Perth Amboy, RosenthaI and Ain Of
Newark; Weinstone and Ashkemudzl
for District Two, district executive
committee, Mrs. GitIow for women's
work, in addition to many other COM
rades active in and around New Jer-
sey.
Importance Of Jersey.
Comrade Weinstone spoke on the
recommendation Of the D. E. G. to es-
ablish sub-district committee in
New Jersey, pointing out the growing
Importance of New Jersey as a large
industrial reservoir which has not yet
been exploited by the party organiza-
ton. Comrade Weinstone said that
New Jersey, because Of the large fac
tories and heavy industry, must re-
ceive ever greater attention from the
party and that IN order to exploit
these possibilities every aid will be
given to New Jersey by the district;
also greater possibilities for initiative
of the New Jersey comrades for car
rying on the work themselves would
be given them thru the establishment
of a sub-district committee.
Shop Nuclei.
Reports were made by representa-.
tives of the city central committee re-
garding the reorganization, showing
the establishment of shop nuclei in big
factories in Elizabeth, Passaic, Hud-
son County, Perth Amboy and other
cities in factories having two to three
thousand workers employed. Good re-
suits have been produced thru the dis
tribution of shop bulletins and more
attention will be given in that direc-
tion in the immediate future.
1t was decided that Newark shall be
established as the sub-district head
quarters, and an Action Committee
was elected consisted of Comrades
Pearlman, FREEMAN Rosenthal, Kru-
tbs Ain, Blumenthai, Stevens, Gardes
and a representative of the Women's
Committee. The Action Committee
7 will carry on the work of pushing thru
he reorganization and will meet once
a week. Meetings of the Sub-District
Committee, composed of former CCC
Secretaries will be held frequently and
a conference will be called inthe near
future to elect permanent Sub-Dis-
| trict Executive Committee.