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New Britain herald., 1927-12-03

miniature golf course, where the game may really be played, and mu- sic by the Boys Orchestra Of the church.
 Miss Mary Swift Whittlosey and Miss Frances Nhlttlesey Of West Main street were hostcssess to mem- hers of Esther Stanley Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolu- ton, yesterday afternoon. Miss Katherine A. Nettleton, state regent, and Miss Emcline A. Street, state rice-regent, were guests Of honor. Preceding a talk by Miss NettlDton and Miss Street Of their respective work in connection with their Of Aces, a delightful musical program was given by Miss Frances Parl1er pianist, and Miss Margaret Perkins. | cellist- Those who assisted with the serving Of refreshments were: Mrs. William $. Roland. Mrs. Rob- ert T. Frisbie, Mrs. Maxwell Coo. Miss Katherine Swift. Miss Margaret ! Perkins, Miss Frances Parker and
 'iss Miriam Mouat.
 
 The New Britain Musical club presented the first concert Of the season Wednesday evening in he Camp school auditorium. Soloists who contributed to the program were James D. Donahue, baritone Miss Lois Phelps. pianist Miss Fra noes P. Parker and Miss Florence Tommasoni in two-piano numbers; Mrs. Philip B. Smaller of Bristol so- prano, and Lewis M. Morrison. vioiinist.
 The club orchestra made it's first appearance during the evening un- der the direction of Marcus II. flcitzer, president of the club. Th" personnel Of the orchestra as t played Wednesday night was: First violins. Lewis NJ. Morrison. Adolph Sundell, Louis Schwab; second vio- lins. Philip ?. Herman. Waiter C. Golf Henry Myers. Albert J, kuhi: violas. George Hahn; cello. Miss Margaret ". Perkins; bass. Charles
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03

Incidentally, 1911 was a bad Sea son for the New Britain High school team, off the field. The Red and Gold team was a remarkable High school baseball team, capable of de- feating the best schoolboy outfits in this neck of the woods. But about the time the season was we'll under way, the then principal. W. c. Akers back by the school board began to enforce the rule forbidding bers of High school fraternities from participating in athletics. Practi- cally the entire team was enrolled in Theta Sigma. They were given the chance to resign from their or ganization and remain on the team or disband. With what the youths then considered Royalty" to their fraternity, they refused as man and Principal Akers did as he al ways did-kept his word.
 The manager was advised 10 can- eel all games and that was the end of the season. II was d particularly bitter pill for the boys 70 swallow since the manager had booked sev- eral out Of town games and thosc Were events, in those days, which were looked forward to with entnu- siasm.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03
CLUB EVENTS
D. A. R. Meets at Whit tlesey residence - College Club Gives Party.

Mrs Rufus x. HemenWay. presi - dent of the Young Ladies' Auxiliary of tn" South Congre gational church, and her committee are planning a specially bazar 10 be given Decem- Der ( and '. at the church.
 The bazaar hall will bc arranged in the form of a gasoline filling sta ton. with booths on all sides of a gasoline tank.
 Chairman in charge of the various departments are the following: Mrs Arthur Harrop and Mrs Raymond Catln, Mrs Walter Meyer. fancy work; Miss Mildred Barrows, novel, ties: Miss Ruth BriStoll silhouettes: {: Miss Ruth Henry, grah-bag; Miss Flora Humphrey. golf; Miss Esther Russell, fortune telling; Miss Eslher Molander. speciality shop; and Mrs. Fred Nonler. cooked food.
 Features this year include an au- tomat grill with home made food,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03
HEALING OF SPLIT IS CANTONESE AIM
Demand Supremacy Of Civil
 Over Military Rule

Shanghai, Dee. tP Supremacy nf civil authority over military rule is the cardinal point on which Can tonese nationalists will enter toIay's conference of the central rXrcutiy. committee Of the kTomint4ur. or na- tionalis. political organization. ii wus announced last night.
 Other policies of the CanloneS, a; the conference. which. il Is hoped will result in healing the split within the nationalist ranks, are th.. doiu, away of 'an attempt 10 create anti foreisnism.' continuing tho drivr against the unequal treaties, eXp3l- sion of communists from tho kuo- mintans. and greater power for th" provincial! government
 Wang Ching Wei. former chair- man of the executive committee. speaking as chief of the delegation from Canton. declared last night that today's meeting would h, the
 most important Ia~ld in China in r. cent years.
 'China's future for many years ia hanging in the balance. and the do termination depends on the outconr of this conference" said Wang. He stated that the Cantonese were ering the conference determined : 10 uphold the principle that the csl- tral executive committee must bu the highest authority and must b" made up Of civilians overpowering the military leaders. He said the Cantonese We're willing to meet tho Nanking leaders in a spirit Of com promise on every point except that one. Unless this should be met the Cantonese will withdraw and return | to Canton, where they will establish an Independent government built along the desired lines.
 He declared the Cantonese were ! not seeking q quarrel with the Nan 1 king leaders, but that the kuonlin- I tang's "vcry life essence is at stake, . and therefore it is impossible to compromise on this point with the , Nankingers, who are wholly domin- ated by the military"
 "The conference must succeed" said Wang ''Therefore We do not plan 10 let the meeting terminate unsuccessfully unless all hopes arc blasted
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03

the engagement Of their daughter. Margaret, 10 Leo Fitzsimmons. son of Mr. and Mrs. John FitzsimmGn,. of Cedar street
 Tine engagement uI Jos"ph colylIt of this city and Miss Sue p~ Rn!Go. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. tmcleo De Raddo of Geneva, New York. has been announced hy Miss EmeIco De Radios parents.
 Mrs. C. Bosco of Plaiu,il,c has announced the engagement Of her daughter, Josaphiu,, to James Masi of Bristol. The wedding date has not been set.
 The engas"m"nt Of Miss Viola F.. Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Clark of Hart street, has been announced 10 Thomas G. Swain. son Of MT. and Mrs. George Y. swain of Barnett street.
 Miss Amy Pauson. daughter o, Mr. and Mrs. David Paulson Of smith street. Wi!' tecom" th" bride of Thomas smith on "Wednesday, December I. Mir. smith. formerly or this city is chief supply clerk Of the United States Naval station at the Virgin Islands, Hc was decorated turing the war hy tit" United States government.
 Announcement F. made Of the marriage of Mis- Ejith Christopher, daughter Of Mir and Mrs. II. l.. Christopher Of Satton Drive. 10 Douglas Mc';regor son of Mir and Mrs. Robert McGrrsor Of Common wealth avenue.
 The wedding took place October If at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York city. Rev. Philips, pastor, ohiciated. Miss Fan nie Christopher, sister of the bride. and John Watson of New York city attended the couple.
 Mr. and Mrs. McGregor are now residing on Sefton Drive.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03

lers, Ann Gavelek, Ann Urban. Hazel Atwater, Marie David.
 Travellers Tn the Spring''-Ed yard McNamara, Donald King. Geo. Paris, K. Johnston. Joseph Callahan. John Milford, Ralph Needham, Lawrence Boiard
 Spanish Maids - Edna Peterson. Margaret MeGrath. Rose Meeker, Mary Conlin. Helen Fisk, Mary Nor elli, Jean Dreyer, Rose Hahn.
 Toreadors-Elmer Paulson, Gun hard Peterson, George Hallin. Ray Cedarvall, Walter Peterson Theo- dore Johnson, AXel Hultsren. Hild- ing Johnson, Welsey Peterson. Fred Bretsnider. Herbert Dahlgren, Cecil Svensk, Albert Holmgren, George Paulson, Evald Anderson, Ray Ben Ike. Walter Peterson.
 Mrs. W. C. Milkey will have charge of the candy 10 be sold dur ing the performance. Those assist ing her will be: Mrs. Leroy Ensmin- ger, Mrs. George Kinkade, Mrs. Ar thur McNickle, Mrs. Fred Ellsworth, Mrs. Edward Ogren, Mrs. George Conklin. Mrs. Mildred Hellberg, Miss Ruth Ellsworth and Miss Vera Schade.
 Mrs. Arthur Kimball entertained a few friends at luncheon and cards Thursday at her home on Lexington street.
 Mrs. Harry Bates gave q luncheon at her home on Russell street Fri day for the members of the board Of the Esther Stanley chapter. D. A. R. Miss Katherine A. Nettleton, state regent. and Miss Emeline A. Street, state vice regent, Were also among the guests.
 Miss Florence Trumbull, daughter of Governor John II. Trumbull and Mrs. Trumbull of Plainville, enter tained al bridge and tea Wednesday afternoon. Miss Lois Phelps was awarded the prize.
 Mrs. Ernest Olson O! Coolidge street entertained at dinner and bridge Tuesday evening.
 The Piedmont Quartet from the Piedmont school at Dcmarest Geor- gia, will give 8 song recital at the South church chapel Friday evening December 9th at s o'clock. The entertainment is open to the public and a large attendance is expected since the program is made up Of old southern melodies and religious songs. A social hour will follow.
 The Stanley Works Girls club ueld a meeting in the parlors Of St. Marks church on Thursday evening. After the supper, MT. Ogren of the credit department Of the Stanley Works gave a very interesting talk on his recent trip to Europe with the American Legion.
 Nr. and Mrs. George Collins en- -crtained at bridge at their home
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03
WEDDINGS
Engagements Announced and Anniversaries Cele- brated.

The wedding of Harold r. Latham Of Pittsburgh, son of MT. and Mrs. Frederick W. Latham of Black Rock avenue, this city. and Miss Phyllis l.. NeWlands, daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. R. l.. Newlands Of Pittsburgh, will take place Thurs day evening, EecHnber &. at the First United Brethren church Of Williamsburg. Pennsylvania. Rever- end Earl C. Weaver will officiatc
 Miss Newlands has chosen Miss Dorothy Latham, sister of the bridegroom, to be maid of honor: Miss Marguerite McGregor, her cou- sin, to be bridesmaid: and Shirley Jean Krick, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard krick of Wilkins burg, formerly of this city, to be flower girl.
 Howard V. Krick will be Mir. Latham's best man. and the ushers will be D. II. Newland of Pittsburgh, 8 brother Of the bride; Howard l.. Wilson, Clifford Brown and J. Ray Baldridge.
 Miss Newlands and Mir. Latham are graduates Of the University of Pittsburgh. The former is a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma soror- ity and the latter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
 Mr. and Mrs. Otto Noy cele bratel their twenty-fifth wedding annivcr- sary at their home on Cottage place Monday evening.
 MT. and Mrs. William A. Smith of Ledge Road. Plainville, observed the fifteenth anniversary Of their we'd ding Sunday
 MT. and Mrs. George Odenwalt Of South Burritt street have anonunced
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on Winthrop street Thursday evn- hing in honor of Harold Cleary of Franklin Square. an instructor al the Central Junior High school. whose engagement 10 Miss Marion cheledeau of Boston has recently
 been announced and to whom he
 will be married during the Christ
 mas recess. MT. Clcary came here from Boston when he took up his
 duties at the Central Junior High school.
 There Were seventy people in at
 tendance at the dinner dance which
 the A. I. M. fraternity gave at the
 Blue Swan Night club Friday nighr
 On the preceding night the kenil-
 worth club gave dance at the same club drawing a representatives
 gathering.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03
BOXING TOURNAMENT
Metropolitan \. |. [. Plans First m Elimination Series for Olympia TryOIts

New York. Dec lPt-In respons, to requests from Boston. Philadcl nhia. Pittsburgh and New Have amateur athletic un:on representa- tives, the Metropolitan association has carded an inter-city boxing tour nament to bc held in Madisor Square Garden. Dec. 14 as part oi tha Olympic elimination series.
 Eighteen bouts. three to class. are scheduled in the hyweigil. featherweight. lightweight. weltct, middle and light heavyweight divi- slonS.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03
MARES FREAK (ATCfi

Portland. No. Dee. . tPt-A grc"ii eyed shark and q whale or lob here yesterday when Capt. Charlel Train of the n"tter PotiSec brought his craft home with q catch hauled aboard off New Ledge, 4o miles from Portland lightship.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03

dent Of Canonicus branch for the past five years as well as state presi- dent for q quarter of century, de- clincd at the last state convention 10 be candidate for reelection. The oific. went to Mrs. Davis who had been state corresponding secretary under Mrs. Corbin.
 Among the state officers who will be here will be the following. First state vice president, Mrs. Edgar G. Daniels of Bethlchem: second state vice e-president. Mrs. Annie Miller of East River: third state vice. e-presi- i dent. Mrs. Louise Stevens of Man tie; recording secretary, Mrs. Eliza beth Proctor of Mantle; corres- bonding secretary, Mrs Henrietta l.. r. Holt of Hartford; chairman Of tn. executive committee. Mrs. Eliza beth Hongevold of Waterbury.
 Emma Hart Willard chapter. or Berlin, Daughters Of the American { Revolution, will hold the next meet ing on Thursday. December l5, al the Community house on Worth ington Ridge. There will be a bust ness meeting and discussion on D. A. l.. matters also a Christmas tree for Ellis Island. Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Stearns, Mrs Taylor Miss Helen Rows and Miss Hollister will be the hostesscs.
 There WIll be an opening meeting of the New Britain chapter Of the Connecticut League ol Women Not- CTS Tuesday afternoon a' o'clock a, Mrs. Arthur Kimballs home on Lexington street. Mrs. frederick Chase of Waterbury will discuss In tsrnational operation to Prevent War"
 Miss Corinun Bacon Of Lexington street gavo an interesting talk on some Noteworthy Books Of :he Year" Tuesday afternoon to the members of the Woman's club. The meeting was held in the chapel of the t'irts Congresational church. Miss Bacon, from her wide scope of reading, introduced 10 her audience over fifty books. giving bit Of tho outstanding features of each book. Books on history adult education, prohibition. verse. health, religion, economics and biography were dis cussel besides some of the novels of the year.
 An enjoyable feature of Miss Ba- cons talk was her effective reading . of two poems. One was a part by . Frost from Woods on a Snowy Eve i ming" The second was "Go Down Death" negro masterpiece from
 James Weldon Johnson's book on
 negro verses, Gods Trombones.'
 The New Britain College club will have q Christmas party at the Chtl- drenS Home this afternoon at three
 o'clock. There will be magician,
 games. gifts for tho children and , reSh1ucnfS. MrS. -i. \. NlnStlla,
 chairman Of the program committee,
 will have charge Of the party. The
 other members Of the committee
 who will assist her are: Miss May II.
 Moves. Mrs. George II. Flanagan
 Mrs Theodore A. Greene, and Miss
 Elizabeth Macintosh.
 The Current Events class conduct
 ed by Mrs. Clarence r. Bennett a
 the Y. W. c. A., was held Weines
 day evening. Mrs. Bennett reviewed
 "Sorrell and Son" by Warwicl
 Deeping, and An Enemy of th'
 People" played by Walter Hampden
 She also spoke on tax reduction pro
 posals, s. Parker Gilhert's warning
 in regard 10 German reparation pay
 ments and thn Holland tunnel.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03

American railway equipment Is being adopted in Germany.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03

SunsHinors to the number Of 900 or moro from all over Connecticut 3r" expected 10 attend a testimonial dinner in this city 10 the new state president and the retiring state, president Monday. The dinner will D" held n the Methodist church starting at o'clock.
 Guests Of honor will hn Mrs. George ". Corhin of this city, presi- lrnt Of Canonicus branch of New Britain and state president for the past 25 years. and Mrs. Myra F. Davis Of Mantle tn" incoming state president.
 The program will he in charge of Mrs. Elizabeth H"ngcvell Of Water bury. chairman Of the state execu- tive board. \ special program has been arrang"d with music and a brief address. beginning with a din- her and ending with busin"s sos- sion. The regular business session will b" in char.ca of Mrs. Corhin.
 NrS. Corbin. who has been prcsi-
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03
TO FE7E ELEVEN
Annual "Nin-LOse- -OrDraw" Rally To Be Held In Nick Roberts Barn At Nontciair Tonight.

Montclair. \. j.. Dec. 8 fP>-Th" Yale football team will be fetcd here tonight in the annual Twin lose or draw" rally in Nick Roberts old barn by the Yale club of Mont clair. Head Coach Tad Jones is ex- pec'ed to make decision on the reconsideration of his resignation handed in earlier in the year to take effect al the close of the 1927 campaign. Many prominent Yale men are urging him 10 remain as coach.
 Major Gen Preston Brown Of Boston will receive the Montclair Yale Bowl awarded annually to a Yale alumnus who has distinguished himself in his career The general was graduated from Yale in 1899 and enlisted as q private in the L.. $. army
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03

A. Norrsc: flute, Harold C. Stodman; clarinet Louis J. Rowe; baSSoon 4 . W. kySek; trumpet, George W. Wyh
 Ruth Waskor; French horn, Edward Ramagc; piano, Charles 4. Johnson.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-03

WalWorth. England. the birth place Of Robert Browning, has been established as th" worlds living me morial Of the poet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
CLARA BOW HAS
LEAD IN APOLLO FILM

An amusement park fortune-teller
informed her that fame and fortune
were to be found as a dancer-so she
staged boxing ballet" called it
Rough House Rosie and Her Six
Roughnecks" and-it was a success
from the start.
That's one of the sidelights in
Clara Bows new picture, Rough
House Rosie" to be presented at the
Apollo next week. Nunnally John
son wrote the story which was ad-
apted for the screen by Max Martin,
author of many successful stage
plays. 1t was directed by Frank
Straver.
The personality plus" girl has the
role of Rosie O'Reilly" the belle of
Tenth Avenue, New York City, who
falls in love with handsome prize
fighter, but temporarily deserts him
for a society scion. The latter offers
her wealth, culture and all the
things which her fiance doesn't pos
sess. Naturally she has hard time
deciding who her true love really is,
and in the interim laughs, thrills and
dramatic punches pile up-all culmi-
mating in big smash at the ringside
during a bout for the worlds mid
dleweight boxing championship.
Completing the program there will
be a Buster Brown comedy, BUS
ter's Frame-U Up" the Fox news week
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"Babe Come Home" is a comedy
drama of the base ball diamond, CEN
tering around Babe Dugan, the idol
of the Angel baseball team. VERNE.
attractive employee of the laundry
where the members of the team send
their uniforms to be cleaned. becomes
interested in Babe" and attends a
game to see him.
A ball hit by Babe strikes her in
the eye, and she is carried out. The
ball serves as a calling card for the
player, who goes to her home to
apologize, accompanied by his pal,
Pewee, who Immediately falls in love
with Vernie's friend, Georgia.
The Vitaphone presentation for
the week includes Giovanni Martin
elli Metropolitan Opera Star, as
sisted by Jeanne Gordon, also Of the
Metropolitan, in a scene from Act
II of Carmen May Usher, coined
ienne; and a return engagement of
Warnings Pennsylvanians, with an
entirely new program of songs and
dance numbers.
George Lewis and Dorothy GULL
yer will be seen in THE Relay Race, ="
the sixth of 1.-THE Collegians" series;
the Circle News and the overture,
Balfe's THE Bohemian Girl" played
by the Circle Concert Orchestra
under the direction of Stolarevsky,
complete the program for the week.
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No. 3-Nirginia Nali and Allan
Durant will be seen Marriage"
opening Thursday afternoon at the
Palace.
No. i-Carmel Myers I'm a scene
ing links" TO save his life, and he
managed to capture a number of
young gorillas. One of the specimens
killed stood six feet high, and
weighed 450 pounds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
NEW KYNE STORY
ON VIEW AT OHIO

Preservation of the country's vast
acreage of timber lands in order
that there will be an adequate sup
ply for posterity forms the back
ground for THE Understanding
Heart" Cosmopolitan Elimination of
Peter B. Kyne's popular novel of
the same name.
With the preservation of the for
ests as the foundation, Kyne has
woven a strong thread Of romance
| through the tale, involving the love
of girl lookout for a. forest ranger.
The picture, which was directed by
Jack Conway, director of Brown of
Harvard" will be shown at the Ohio
Theater next week, beginning to-
morrow.
Joan Crawford, a comparative
newcomer to the screen, has the
featured role as the girl lookout The
role is said to be the first of a num-
Der of leading roles for which Miss
Crawford is slated in the very near
future. She plays the role CT Mo-
MICA. Playing opposite Miss Craw-
ford is Francis X. Bushman, Jr.,
who will be remembered for his
work in Brown of Harvard.
Others in the cast are Rockliffe Eel
loves, Carmel Myers, Richard earle
and Harvey Clark.
The story Is said to be climaxed
by some exceptionally fine scenes
of an intensely realistic forest fire.
Ruth Noller will again be heard
at the Ohio organ. The picture Of
fering will be completed by Pathe
news reel and a Mack Sennett com
edy, "Ssmith's Surprise"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

the big park have been in operation
now for almost month, and in spite
of unfavorable weather the patron
age has broken all records for so
early in the summer.
The adjustment of all admission
charge to the park this season has,
of course, contributed much to in
crease the nightly crowds of pleasure
seekers, it is believed, but the fact
that new attractions are constantly
added and the further fact that the
park is situated right in the heart
of the residence district of the north
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

mented by a comedy called Heavy
Aviation"
Famous as big game hunter
Burbridge determined to visit the
almost legendary Sivu Gorilla dis
trict of the Black Continent, TO
prove for himself the weird tales that
had filtered through native tribes
out into the world at large. He not
only found that the mighty Sivu
gorilla actually exists, but he was
obliged to kill several of the miss
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
New Events
In the Parks

Riverside amusement park, often
referred to as the Playground of
Indianapolis" is proving wonderful
Iy popular again this season, and
park officials are predicting a banner
year for the w Thirtieth st. pleas
ure resort. All the fun devices of
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GORILLA HUNT"
DIE AT ISIS.

1.-THE Gorilla Hunt" Ben Bur
bridges motion picture record Of his
recent African explorations-one of
the most thrilling and sensa tional
films Of it's kind to have ever reached
the screen will be shown at the Isis
the first half of next week supple
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side and is in the midst Of the sum-
mer sports section of Indianapolis
has also contributed to its steady
growth through twenty-five years of
the fun resorts existence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
UPTOWN LISTS IT'S
NEW PHOTOPLAYS

Bebe Daniels plays the leading role
in stranded in Paris" at the Up
town, starting Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
Eight Names Are Hits

Eight new directors, among them
one woman. have been launched on
their careers by Paramount within
the last eighteen months. The initial
pressure of every one Of them has
been a success.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
BIG MOVIE OPENS
SUNDAY AT COLONIAL

Playgoers who recall the famous
Jules Verne melodrama, Michael
Strogoff." which for fifty years has
held its popularity as a book and as