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Do You Know?

There are stated TO be 5000.
600 human beings StiIl held in
Within IA miles of London, the
Kentish village Of Downe has
neither gas nor electricity, no
main drainage, no doctor, no
movie, and no omnibus, or street
car.
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dressing to which finely chopped
onion or olives have been added.
4 =
Desserts
Whip cream until It il very
thick, Mash raspberries, peaches,
melon or other fruit with pow
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Cut in Sizes: Small, medium,
large and extra large. A medium
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material. Price, 10c.
Send lOC in silver or stamps for
our up-tO-date spring and summers
1897 Book of Fashions. So
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lisa Fact!

A brilliant polish will be given to
glassware by adding a little vine.
gar to the rinSing water.
Enarneled pans can be thor
oughy cleaned by securing with
crushed egg-shells and soapy
water.
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This Day In Our History

IN March q 1862 occurred the Battle Pea Ridge Ark The
Union Army had $4,000 and Confederate Army
had 10000 Victory by the Unionists had
loss of 1S49 the Confederate loss of $500 men,
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10 Be Contained TomorroWl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07

Mtw Stokes Iialkctt had with hei
ma laax rueesta Mrs Anson Stokes. Ad-
mtal William lndyard Rogers, Mr..
John II atoter and MIR, Ehan Comm.
ntlleia ~ The hnii were Mr.. and Mrs.
funnel y pueeatota Mai Richard Kid
ttbt Neads. hIie IL camp IF Gen.
NaehthhtHn ana Mte Meade: Mr.. and
ATS tiiWati " tlnru. Cen and Mrs.
tnhu teiuiinr Mts Gibson Fahne-
sfaph M,s Atpr i'lke Barney, Mrs.
" iiAtin iipiHan Nolhn ana her grand
tallahiht Mies Nnuia Yulee Miles.
A,e 'rhanns r. Walsh col William
+ tinltnn. recently returned here
ta statinu. Mts Victor Kaufman.
Mts William N taltlot. Commission
- aud Nbs Frederick irving Cox.
Nts tthttf u tnunhettY, Mr.. and
M,s II NJ kanHmaun Mrs william
Hamilton ilhtit. Mrs Richard G..
t,ean Mtp Willinm H. Woodward
Mts itaudulh Keith Forrest Mrs
Clarence t'liitendpn calhoun, Mrs.
,',ede,ttit Il iiartta, Mr.. ana Mrs
titneat q Wpitet, Mr.. md Mrs. VIII
hui " Hubbard. MIR and Mrs. George
Mortia Maurice MisH SOPHIE Casey,
Niea ,iuaelrh randolph Smith, Miss
iiItthn Nnah. Mlaa Mary llell, Mr.. and
Mth thneat a. Walter Mrs. clyde M .
Kelly. Mira tthntt Guode. Mrs. Alfred
a. litohaen,t, president general Of the
II \. II. Mira. William t.. Marshall
Mr.. John Walker Ilolcumbc. Miss Mar
Farat Ioluny. Mr. Charles Thurtell.
ibr and Mrs, Mnerhctson CrlChton.
Mrs Alvin T. itert. Miss Fannie Dial
and Nal. Gen. and Mrs. George Bar
nett
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07

Secretary Of State and Mrs. J. But
Ter Wright.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter We're guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Norment, who also had
with them in their box the Minister
of Austria and Nine. Prochnik, the
Minister of Czechoslovakia, DIR. Fier.
linger; Mrs. George Mesta. Mr. Her
bert Hengstler and Mr., and Mrs. Ches.
ter A. Snow.
The Minister of Rumania, Mr..
George CretZiano was among the
guests in the box of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter r. Tuckerman and Nine.
Ekengren. Others in the company
were tho Minister of Greece and Mime
Simopoulos, Nine. Heilmann. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Austin, Mr.. Harris
Brown, Mrs. Lindsey Russell. Mr..
Writ Howe and Mr.. Henry Martin
Clark
Mrs. Smiddy. wife of the Minister
Of the Irish Free State. and Miss
Smiddy were guests of Mr., and Mrs.
Copley Amory in their box, Others
III their company were the counselor
Of the Persian Legation and Nine.
Noury, and Mrs. James Parmelee.
Mrs. w. Harry Brown entertained
at dinner preceding the ball, having as
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence V.
Benet of Paris. Senator David l.,
Walsh, Mrs. James Carroll Frazier.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, Capt.
Biddle, and MIR. William j. h. Macau-
lay of the Irish Free State Legation
Mrs. Brown and her guests wore
Colodial costumes
Mrs. stephen b. Elkins had In her
box Gen. and Mrs. George Faber
I,,1t
Davis Percy, and Mrs. John p. Jones,
house guest of Mrs. Elkins.
Mrs. James r. Mann was hostess
at dinner before the ball. her guests
being Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert II. eros.
ventr. Mr.. and Mrs. Ira L. Bennett
and Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose of
Kansas City. Mrs. Mann, who wore
an original Colonial gown, took her
guests later to her box
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Geary Johnson had
in their box Miss Maud Mcnamara.
Miss Fannie Dial, Miss Elizabeth Van
Dyke lobe, Mr.. Edward Farrar, Mr..
John Galley, Mr.. Paul Lutes and DR.
Frank Steele
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant did not
attend the ball last evening owing to
family mourning. Her box was occu-
pied by her daughter, Princess Canta-
Mrs. Charles Warren. Mrs. Henry G.
Corbin, the Misses Patten and Gen.
and Mrs. r. C.. Davis
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Woodruff
had in their box Mrs. Woodhull's
mother, Mrs. Willett: Mrs. McCagg,
Mrs. Newlands Johnston, Miss Mar
garet Fraser Admiral stanton, Col.
Cosby, Comdr. Jewell and Mr.. Arthur
Pickering. Mrs. Woodruff represent
ed her ancestor, Mrs. MarinuS Will
lett, whose husband was a colonel in
the Army and very close friend of
Gen. Washington, and the hero of
Fort Stanwit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
We're hosts to Miss Jane Tucker. Miss
Helen Carusi. Miss Margaret Zolnay,
Miss Sallie Hews Phillips. Miss Eliza
beth Ives. Miss Margaret Mann of
Chicago, Miss Natalie Hammond, MIR.
Walter II. Rufenacht, Mr.. Jan Sta
linski, Mr.. Diamentopoulos, Mr.. Jar
Wis Barlow, Mr.. James Kerr, Mr..
Chester Lockwood. Mr.. Anthony
Wayne Cook, jr.; Mr.. Manning Stead
and Baron Lennart Rape.
The Colonial Danes boxes were
occupied by Representative and Mrs.
Percy E. Quinn, DR.. and Mrs. Gilmer
Brenizer, Miss Laura r. Dorsey, Mr..
md Mrs. Thomas NJ. Henry, Mrs. Rich
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ard s, I'm, Mrs. Henry l.yne. Mrs
James Dudley Morgan, col mud Mrs.
w. A. Mccain, Mr aud Mira. Austin
Mccarthy, Mr. and Mrs ] j McMa
hon Mr.. and Mrs T. H. NWthtun
Comdr. and Mrs IT, IT, stuart, Att
and Mrs. Thomas lelre, Mrs tNetaia
Todd, MIR, aud Nrs AuEuatin Inda
llr and Mrs. aenree TullN Vaughan
Miss jessica Randolph smith, M,aA
Sophie Casey. Mrs iiirhinA. ATS
Howard l., tiodahina, Mrs. iamue Il
Penn, Capt and Mrs " T. ttntet
Miss Hazsard, Nj aud Mls A Ii
Stands ana Mi. end Mts hut sps Mu
gan.
Mrs. iienrv t1tph and Mrs ,,esspt
Washington occupied a huA toeethet
and had Ia thrtt guests capt ANT ATS
Rowan, Mira Lawrence tear Mi and
Mrs Edward \ ttarttman Miss t3itsa
beth Kemp and Nit q. \ WastlNAton
of New Work., sen at M,s Washington
Mr. and Mira Charles stuart Alden
entertained at dinnev hefute iha hati
and had aa thetr guests Mvs tAmphpit
FORESTER. Air Wihm Underwood, np
Edward h, Morse and Mt ueurne
Taylor,
Mrs Edward &. Walker was hustes4
to Gen. and Airs Andre brewster and
Miss Fanny Lay.
Mrs Dclos \ Rlodeeit AMI het ala
ter, Mrs Charles q Matthews. oucu
pied II box and had aa their euehta
Col. and Mrs Frederick ", Coleman.
Mrs. David DuRoae Gailart Mr. AMI
Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin, MIR and
Mrs, David st. Piet'rr Gaillarl and Mir.
Chen Comins. Mrs Rludgett al-
peaIcd AZ her ANCESTOR Mary Hart.
who lived in Connecticut during the
Colonial days. Mrs Matthew'S was
dressed as her ancestor Sarah Holmes
Of Georgia, and danced the minuot In
the group with Mr., Powell of Mary
land. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Sims Lee. Col.
McCallum and Mrs Henry.
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran was
hostess in hen. box to the Princess
Stephanie Dolgorouhy sistcr'in law of
the late Car of Russia. who liz visit.
ing her Admiral and Mrs. Edward
Hale Campbell. Admiral Frederick
Bassett, Mr. and Mrs. William Laird
Dunlop. jr.: Mrs. Arthur Macarthur.
Mrs. Lillian Branch of Richmond and
Mrs. Malcolm McConihe and Mr..
Moran McConihe daughter and grand
son of the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Bell en-.
tertained at dinner before the ball. and
their guests, who went with them to
their box later. included Gen. and
Mrs. George Barnett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Rowland Chase, Mrs. Goodloe
Faulkner, Mr.. Umstead and Mr.. Hugh
Bell.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Woods box
was occupied by her niece, Miss Alice
Emo of New York, who is her house
guest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
Miss Barbara Hight Leads
Debs i'm Bal ROheme Stunt.

Miss Barbara Hight is chairman of
the "debutante stunt" which is to be
one of the most delightful and enter
tanning features Of the Bal Boheme
Of the Arts Club Monday night, Jan.
uary IL. Mt the Willard.
Miss Hight has assembled a group
Of popular debutantes of the season
for the presentation Of this a1luring
advertisement" to be perpetrated
during the early hours of the carnival
bali. Those who will participate in
the parade" are Miss Katherine
Amory, Miss Helen Clifford. Miss
Fannie Dial. Miss Adelaide Douglass,
Miss Louise Fitzhugh, Miss Helen
Galley, Miss Frances Gore, Miss
Nancy Hamilton. Miss Frances Hop
kins, Miss Harriet Huntress, Miss
Georgianna Joyes. Miss Mary Page
Julien. Miss Florence Marlatt, Miss
Sally TIews Phillips. Miss Betty Rids-
dale, Miss Olive Sherely, Miss Eleanor
Bryan Smith and Miss Harriet Whit
ford
Mrs Hert has issued cards for an
afternoon reception to meet the wom-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07

Mr. and Mrs. G.. j. Mackey of New
York are at the Carleton Hotel for
the week end, having come to Wash
ington to attend the dinner given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic ID. Mckinney
this evening. Also at the Carbon
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an members of the Republican ma.
tional committee Friday. January IA.
from 4 to o'clock at 1885 Massachu-
sets avenue.
Miss Natalie Hammond entertained
party of six at the Club Chantecler
last night.
Mrs. Alfred f. Benziger of $40 Park
avenue. New York City, has arrived
in Washington, for a months visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Il. Hamilton.
Miss Susette Dewey was hostess to
a company of Is at the Club Chan
tecler last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Dodge and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07

Mrs. Hert has issued cards for an
afternoon reception to meet the WON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Dodge and
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
MERIT BADGES AWARDED MANY
SCOUTS AT COURT OF HONOR

S. L, MoCrory, Boy Scout axeeu,
tive, accompanied by Mrs. Me
Crory, came down from the Boy
Scout camp last night and reports
everything going we'll. The third
period opened on Sunday after.
noon with % bows in attendance.
The camp will close Sunday, July
Il
Many of the scouts who attended
last year are attending again this
year and, without single eXcep-
ton. all are delighted with the new
location of the summer camp.
MIR. McCrorv wishes to take this
opportunity to express his ;ppreci,
alton to some Of the friends Of the
scouts who have been remembering
them in the summer camp. John
Amicon Company sent up severa!
crates Of fine cantaloupes which
were appreciated very much; Ralph
REYNOLDS sent up quantity of
grapes last Sunday and DR.. GEORGE
4. Swan. proprietor Of the High
way Date farm remembered the
scouts with a large box of delicious
dates. The follow ng firms In
Brawlev donated 100 feet of hose
with which the scouts keep down
the dust about headquarters and
the mess hall. Cuff Arehias Seed
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14

Co., Charles Coleman Furniture Co.,
Edgar Bros, and Imperial Valley
Hardware
a court Of honor was held on
july , and again on July 10. MANY
awards were made The list of the
scouts to whom awards were made
ard the awards are as follows:
Second Glass: Mario Hernandez,
John Noito, Howard Lindsay, Ed
ward Hinson, Mauro Ramirez,
Br'nt Smith
First Glass: Henry Moline Louis
Ingraham Francis Potter Willard
Blohm. Norman Hindle. Robert
Firth. Fordon Svelmoe. Joe Morrcll,
Louis Hamilton, Charles Willweher.
Merit Badges Awarded: Everett
Moline, camping. pioneering: Owen
Andrews. pioneering, cooking, bird
study; George Conner. pioncering
Jack Allen. firemanshp; Jack Al
len. firomanship; Burton Brock,
bird study. automobilino: Joe Bow
er. ciyicS; H. Laurie Bush, horse.
manship; GUY Lozar firemanShip,
first aid, public health; K. Gonl1'
les, thletics, pioneering life; +.
Gould, Friendship; w. +. Han
cock. safety first. pathfinding;
Harold Parker, plumbing, athietles,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14

cooking; Burton Brock, horseman-
ship; Milton Finley, automobiling;
Joe Bower, cooking, carpentry
Lewis Ingraham, first aid to ami.
mails, firemanship, swimming; Rob
ert Firth, swimming, firemanship,
personal health; Harold Parker,
civics, woodcarving, carpentry
Adelbert Andrews, carpentry,
craftsmanship; Carlos Ramos, fire
manship; Norman Hindle, fireman
ship, personal health, first aid to
animals; Leonard Ragle, camping,
bird study; w. f. Hancock, first
aid to animals; Owen Andrew,
camping, electricity, craftsmanship
IN wood Willard Blohm, personal
health, firemanship, swimming;
Francis Potter, firemanship;' der
ONE Lee, cycling, safety first; Lau-
RTE Bush, tiremanship, swimming
Richard Gonzales, pathflnding,
swimming, camping; Guy Lozar,
personal health, bird study, pion,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS OF
AI.AMITOS school, DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that sealed proposals will be re
ceived up to 1000 0 clock a. III.
on Monday, August lst, 1927, by
the Board Of Supervisors of the
County of Imperial. State of Cali
I fornia, for tine purchase of bonds OF
| the Alamitos school District in the
sum of Fous Thousand ($400000J
| Dollars.
! Each of said bonds will be dated
! June 20th, 1927 and will bear in
terest at the rate of six $50 per
/ cent per annum. payable semi-an-
nually; both principal and interest
to be payable in lawful money of
the United States at the office of
the treasurer of the County of I'm
perial, said bonds viii be eight (S5
in number of the denomination of
$4,000 each payable as follows to
wit:
Bond No. /. Five Hundred Dol
lars. TO run three years;
Bond No. >. Five Hundred Dol
lars, 10 run four wears;
Bond No. 3. Five Hundred Dol.
lars to run five wears;
Bond No. I, Five Hundred Dol.
lars. to run six wears;
Bond No. 5, Five Hundred Dol
lars TO run seven years;
Bond No. 6, Five Hundred Do.
lars. to run eight years;
Bond No. :. Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run nine Years.
Bond No. $. Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run ten years.
The bonds herein referred to were
voted for the purpose of raising
money for making alterations and
additions to the present school
building of the Alamitos School Dis
triet and for supplying sail school
building with furniture and appara
tus necessary for schoo purposes in
said building and its additions.
ALAAlITOS SCHOOL DISTRICT
has been acting as a school district
under the laws of the State of Cali
fornia continuously since January
eth, 1909
taxable property i'll such school dis
trict as shown by the last equaliz-
ed assessment book Of said County
of Imnerial, State. of California is
$500 POI 90, and the total amount
Of the outstanding bonded indebted
"eSs Of said school district is moth
ing.
Each bid must state that the bid
der offers par and accrued interest
to date of delivery and state sepa
ratelv in words and figures the pre-
MUM, il any, offered for the bonds
bid for.
A certified check or cashier 5
| check in the sum of Five $50 pei
| cent of the amount of said nond
| PAYABLE to the chairman Of tbs
Board of Supervisors must accom-
pany each bid as guarantee tha
the bidder, if successful, will accept
| and paw for the said bonds in accor
| dance with the terms of his bid
and said check shall remain in The
hands of the Board of Supervisor!
until all Of said bonds are paid for
The Board of Supervisors reserves
the right TO reject any and all bids
BL ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS Of the County o
Imperial. State of California, mad,
July 9th, 1927.
G. G. MOUSSEAU,
Clerk of the Board Of Supervisors
BY j. NJ. Stewart, Deputy Clerk.
1911
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
smith TAKES
OFF FOR TRIP
TO HONOLULU
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YER shortly before his takeoff. II,
said he wanted to shoot sharks.
He also, was handed a packet OF
letters to be delivered in Honolulu
Heads for Ocean
Smith circled San Francisco twice
and headed again for the Colder
Gate. He was sighted Immediately
over the entrance at HOS a. m.
/ headed for the open sea and Homo
lulu.
He previously had circled the bay
to rise above the cloud level
Reaching his desired altitude he
headed straight out.
Carries Flags
The City of Oakland 5 radio set
with lis name flag from the Oak
land Chamber Of Commerce, va,
loaded to slightly less than 4S0l
pounds.
1t carried 36s gallons of gasoline
and Is gallons of oil sufficient
fuel to carry it $3.50 miles
The estimated time to be re-
1uired in the flight was - to -
hours. The flyers hoped to make it
in about %, lettering the army re-
cord.
Its speed as ii passed over the
bay region III farewell circles was
between 50 and 90 miles an hour,
the maximum possible under its tu;l
load
This speed Will increase. the fly
ers believed, from Ito to los miles
an hour in the first 1000 miles of
flight, and later to 10 to l2O miles
On the approach to Hawaii.
The radio beacon, flashed from
Crissy Field, was to begin at noon,
attempting to Keep i'll constant com
munication until the signals become
too weak for reception.
Smith and Eronte took off with
the cheering words OF the army :
trans Pacific airmcn to further III.
crease their viii TO succeed.
Both Li.utenants Maitland and
tie genbetger were at Oakland air
port until 4 short time before the
inst attempted takeotf,
Later they told Smith and his
navigator the nature Of " heeier
I ieid, Honolulu, and how best -
it, They enumerated the
minor mishaps likely TO occur il
the voyage across.
The city Of Oaland 5 radio set,
constructed especially for the fly
ers by Sergeant H. &. kannolt, OF
the 1rissv field air unit, was found
capable IA tests Of sending 800
miles III day time, and about twice
that distance 1T night. Its receiv
ing radius is from leo 10 1910
miles.
The plane. 4 Travelair, = is
equipped with a single Wright J-J
whirlwind motor
Smith, on his take-off, was given
a note pad and several pencils with
which to communicate with Bronte,
who sat behind him IN i closed
cockpit.
\ speaking tube through which
il WAS hoped they might communi-
cate Was found impractical due to
the roar of the motor. \ narrow
passage between the two cockpits
affords the only means Of communi-
cation. 1t is large enough for
Bronte to squeeze through.
\ crowd estimated at between
5000 and 10000 persons saw the
takeoff.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14

ence scheduled to be held VIII their
attorneys today, following which
Miss Windsor probably viii sue for
divorce.
Inoompatibility" Is expected to
be the basis for tbs suit.
The couple was married in Jua-
req, Mexico. in 1925 and were be.
ieycd to be "ideally mated. -
The only charge that could be
preferred against some of the bath
crs we've seen on the beaches this
season is false pretenses
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Thursday, July IA, 1927

eering; Lester Elackman, athletics,
carpentry; Gordon svellnoe, swim
mine. public. ealth personal
health; Guy Lozar, star; W. E.
Hancock, star; lester Blackman,
life; r. Gonzales, life; Harold Par
ker, life.
George Taylor, scoutmaster of
Troop 10 at North Holtville
Friends church, who has been
spending part of the summer at
Whittier with relatives, spent the
weekend in camp and conducted
religious services Sunday morning,
Mr.. McCrory will remain few
days in camp after closing to see
that the camp is put in condition
to be left for the winter. He will
return to the valley about Wednes-
day, July 90
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Break Certain
For Film Folks

HOLLYWOOD, July 1.-THE
host happily married couple in
ne screen colony have parted for
rood and divorce appeared to lie
Inevitable today.
Claire Windsor and Bert Iytell
screen stars, was expected to reach
property settlement at 8 confer
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Pair Arrested AS
Hold-Up Suspects

OCEAN PARK, Calf, July Il
Two men were taken into custo
dy at pier concession here today
as suspects in connection with the
holdup of John \. Evans, promi
nent real estate dealer OF Holly
wood
The pair, Morris l. Stivack, 2l
and Robert c Robbins, 20, were ar
rested when Evans identified the
men as the bandits who stopped his
automobile at Fourth street and
Crescent Heights boulevard, as he
and a party of friends were return
ing from the beach late last night
According to Evans report ia
police, jewelrv valued at approx
mately $1,000 was taken from mem
beers of the party, which included
his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Karl
Graft.
Shipments OF fruits from Placer
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14

Maybe the Bad Lands won I be s(
very bad when Republican nominal
ion time comes around.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14

All the nations are perfectly WI!
ling to disarm-just SO long as they
don I have to.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14

Shipments Of fruits from Placer
county this year are later than for
any year since fruit became the
leading industry
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26

The treasure hunt at Pipesdale will be held next Monday if the weather permits. The weather so far this week has not permitted hold ing the event.
 Arrangements are under way by Rev. A. l.. Burgreen to have spe- cial speaker for Sunday. September 4. at the morning service at the Methodist church.
 Mrs. 8. NJ. Hazelwood of Middle field was visitor in town yester- day, calling upon relatives.
 A meeting of young women in- terested in the forming of Girl Scout troop in East Berlin will be held next week. It is hoped to have the troop organized for regular meeting shortly after the opening of school It Is not known whether the girls club will be organized this year. There has been nothing given out as to the future of the boys club work here for this fall.
 A number of local people have given up driving their machines to New Britain during tho construc- ton of the new road and are now using the branch train. Broken springs is the principal trouble en- countered on the road, which at the present time is in terrible condition. On Monday evening, September IF, the East Berlin lodge of the Modern Woodmen will hold an open meeting at Athletic hall to which the public is invited. Moving pie lures will be shown and there will be a speaker. The lodge will meet at the hall next Monday evening at 8 o'clock for the regular weekly meet ing.
 MT. and Mrs. John Denmore are expected home Saturday from Canada, where they have been en- toying the past several weeks on a motoring trip.
 Mrs. Thomas Knight, who has been a resident of this town for a number of years, will remove to Middletown in the near future, where she will reside with her daughter.