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THE HARTFORD DAILY COURANT: SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1934. 8 Lodge News I In E. H. Grange 1 3Iusical Play I Plan Change In English Curriculum Batterson Club Meets For Election Wednesday The Batterson-For-Congress Club, actively indorsing former Mayor Walter E. Batterson for the con-gresMonal nomination, will meet at 8 p.

Wednesday, at the home of John J. McEvoy, 44 James Street, to elect officers and to discuss plans for the work of the club. Applications for membership will be available at that time. Leaders in the Local 'Butter' Case Is Step To Roundup Boston Agents Uncover Huge Oleomargarine Racket, Dating From Hartford Seizure I Community Show To Be Seen Mondav Entertainment Under Auspices of Grange Will Re Given Two Nights at High School Act Monday On Bonding Of $425,000 Tax Anticipation Bonds to Extend Over Four Years With $50,000 Redeemed Annually West Hartford i i Sara Hart. Margaret Broekway.

Marcia Gillies, Dorothy Lawless. Kenneth MacKay Lorraine Brock-way, Joan A Arcambal, Jean Morrow. Donald Moodv, Eugenia Fowler and Mitchell Bailey Notes. Application for a marriage license was filed with the Superintendent of Health Saturday by Sidney B. Barnheim.

26, supply buyer, of this town, and Beatrix Silverfarb, 23, of Hartford. Permits have been issued by the Building Department to the following' George Wall, residence and garage at Swift and Sedgwick roads. $6(i00. and to tht Hofer Brothers, residence and garage at 26 LeMay Street. $7000.

Musical instrumcnt.s. supplies, music. Music Shoppe. 955 Farm. Ave.

4-8671 Advt. The FERA pavroll for the week ending Friday amounted to $1801.15 fer 113 men. according to Town Manager Rodney L. Loom is. The made relief payroll will be compiled every two weeks.

The latter payroll is for paying persons on the relief rolls of the town who are doing additional work than that allowed un-oer the FERA. sc that thev mav receive money equivalent to the budget allowed them by the town. Local Poet Praised Bv Prof. Snow Wallace Stevens, Little Known Here, Has Fine Reputation Abroad, Library Assn. Told Little known to the public here.

Wallace Stevens of 118 Westerly Terrace, an attorney of the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, was described Saturday bv Professor Wilbert Snow of Wes'-leyan University as an important "poet's poet" who has greatly influenced modern poetrv and who possesses a fine reputation abroad. Professor Snow, speaking at the annual meeting of the New England School Librarv Association, ascribed Mr. Steven lack of general popularity to the fact that he is a "poet's poet." whos. works are considered invaluable to orhei poet-. Mr.

Stevens, witing purely from a love of composing poetry, has limited his output to date. Professor Snow raid. In his talk on "Modern American Poets" Professor Snow stated that Mr Stevens has a verv fine reputation abroad, although he is not so well known this ccuntrv. He has published two volumes of works, both entitled "Harmonium." Professor Snow stated that two more volumes under the same title are expected from Mr Stevens More than 75 persons attended the association's meeting which opened Saturday morning at Bmke-ley High School. Principal Gustave A.

Femgold gave the address of welcome, followed bv a business session and an address by Miss Lucille N. Fargo of Columbia University Miss Frances L. Cox of the New Haven Normal School wa.s elected president of the association. Luncheon was served at the YMCA at noon, a'ter which the afternoon session was conducted at the Hertford Public High School when Professor Snow gave his address. Members of the association spent the rest of the afternoon as the guest of Miss Katherine S.

Dav who took them on a tour through the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe on Forest Street and served tea at Mark Twain's home, which was also inspected. Boston. May 12. (AP.) Agents of the Federal Pure Food and Drug Bureau, acting with operatives of the Department of Justice, claimed today to have uncovered a fake butter racket operating here. Assistant United States Attorney Charles Rome, who made public the fact that the results of an extensive investigation would be put before the Federal Grand Jury next week, described the racketeers as counterfeiters and bomb throwers, formerly identified with the illicit liquor business.

While operatives of the Food Bureau discovered that thousands of pounds of oleomargarine were being shipped here from Elgin, 111., creamery butter, agents from the Department of Justice have been at work on the counterfeit angle of the case. The discovery of the spurious butter dates from a recent seizure and condemnation of 600 pounds of it in Hartford. Conn. This was traced to Boston whence it was said to have been shipped by a man described as a notorius north end gangster. John Craig of New Bedford, was sentenced to the Middlesex County Jail by Judge Edwin S.

Thomas in the United States District Court here Tuesday, May 8, after he had pleaded guilty to two counts in connection with manufacturing and selling to the public here oleomargarine wrapped and advertised as butter. James Hacking, salesman and part owner of the Providence Churning Company, pleaded not guilty to similar charges and had his case assigned for trial May 21. Assistant United States Attorney George H. Cohen in presenting the case against Craig asserted the latter had sold to local stores 20.000 pounds of the spurious "butter." Arrests were made following a raid by Federal officers on a Newir.gton house where a considerable amount of the falsely labelled oleomargarine was found, ready for delivery. DiNicola Brought Here For Trial.

Joseph DiNicola. 23. of 105 Jefferson Street. ias "Ki Ki" and Joseph Serocco, was brought back to Hartford from New York Saturday by Detective Sergeant Thomas J. Hickey.

He will be presented in police court Monday on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Bankruptcy Sale By order of Saul Berman. Referee in Bankruptcy, and subject to his aproval I shall sell at private sale to the highest bidder the stock and fixtures of the Buckingham Spa, corner Buckingham and Hudson streets. These premises will be open for inspection Wednesday. May 16 1934, from 10 lo 11 o'clock A.

D. S. T. at which time bids may be submitted to me. JOSEPH D.

iUVKIN, Custodian 750 Main Street Suite 401 Hartford, Conn. Thone 2-4315 club pointed out that this meeting will be open to the public. Addresses will be given by Assessor WilliRm J. Hardie. Michael Dowd and Select- man August H.

Giilor. Conference Is Opened At Christ Church Bishop Budlong Extends Greetings to 100 Young People Fellowship Elects Bcaverstock Approximately 400 young people from throughout the New England Slates attended the opening sessions of the two-day provincial conference, which commenced Saturday afternoon at Christ Church Parish House. The conference will continue today until noon. Verv Rev. Samuel R.

Colladay. dean of Christ Church Cathedral, welcomed the visitors and expressed pleasure at the attendance. Rt. Rev. Frederick Burilong.

bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut. greetings. George W. Roch of Providence, R. reported on the two Providence boys.

Gray Temple and Jack Shepherd, who are going as voluntary missionaries to work with Sir Wilfred T. Grenfell. missionary in Labrador. The plan of the national association to hold a four-dav conference, similar to the one being held here was discussed bv Miss Marjorie Mitchell. Discussion of the building of a worship program was led bv Rev Kirby Webster of Clinton.

Mass. The group decided that selected members leading a worship was far better than a worship committee or a worship director, because in time each member of a fellowship would be able to participate. The necessity for finding out the likes, dislikes and needs fellowship croup, in order to build a vearlv program was urged by Miss Dorothv May Fischer, national secretary of the young people work of the Episcopal Church. Malcolm Bcaverstock of Springfield. was elected president of the Young People's Fellowship the Province of New England a' the banquet, held Saturday night.

Other officers elected were as follows: First vice-president. Maurice Faulkes of Walimcford; second vice-president. Miss Marjorie Mitchell of Providence; third vice-president. Robert Heigham of Brighton. fourth vice-president.

John Douelas of Concord. N. secretary, Maxime Gillis of Aususta treasurer. Miss Jennie Mav-berry of Clinton, member of national council, Miss Pauline L. Lyon of Clinton.

chairman of provincial project, George W. Roch of Providence. Rev. Vincent Bennett of Fitch-burs spoke at the banquet on Dancing followed and a service of preparation for the holy communion was conducted bv Rev. Robert H.

Dunn of St. John the Bantist Church. Sanbornville. N. H.

Other sneakers of the day were Maurice G. Foulkes, Rev. Allen W. Clark of Brookline. and Rev Bernard Lovgren of Concord.

New Hampshire. Temple Tarbuth League Gives Annual Revue More than 200 persons attended "The Tarbuth Tattles," second annual musical revue and dance of the Temple Tarbuth League. Saturday night in the vestry of Temple Beth Israel. The show was under the direction of David Bacharach. who was master of ceremonies, and Joseph Soifer.

The cast included Gertrude Coledesky. Thelma Alt-schuler. Rella Himmelblau. Florence Kaplan, Miriam Hertzfcld. Betty Older, Wilma Stern.

Ann Tratcnberg, Felicia Goldberg. Joseph Tuck. Milton Goldschmidt. Abraham Schwartz. Ben Rosenthal, Bernard Davis.

Myron Kaplan. Sidney Kaplan and Leonard Schoen-feld. Dancing followed the revue. O- -o More than 100 persons, including i national, state and county officers, attended the twenty-fourth anniver-! sary banquet of Eleanor McCann Branch, No. 43, LAAOH, held Satur-j i day night at the Garde Hotel.

Mrs. i Eleanor McCann of Manchester, for whom the branch is named, sent to the organization a letter expressing her regrets at not being able to at-1 i tend because of illness, i Mrs. Mary C. Smith, chairman of the committee in charge, was mas- ter of ceremonies and imroriuced the main speaker, Mrs. Ann Carey of Cilnton.

N. national, treasurer of the ladies auxiliary. John Donnelly of Bristol, past national director of AOH, also attended. State officers who attended were William Smithwirk ox Bristol, state president, of AOH; Ella Garvin, president of the state Retta Cooney of Sheldon, vice-pres-' idem, and John Riley, secretary i The county officers included Norah McCarthy "of Windsor Locks, president of the county ladies auxiliary; Mrs. Elizabeth Conway, of East I Hartford, vice-president; Mrs.

Mary Carolan, past president, and William 1 1 Barnicle, president of the county 1 AOH. i Mrs. Mary Hosran. president of the Eleanor" McCann Branch, gave the address of welcome. Margaret and Edward Shea and John Hayes sang.

Mrs. Smith was assisted in making arrangements by Miss Isa-; bella West. Mrs. Josephine Malloy. Mrs.

Lillian Leahy and Mrs. Ann Glvnn. i Hartford Lodge. Past Grands of Hartford Lodge. No.

82, IOOF. will confer the initiatory degree on a class of candidates Tuesday night at Odd Fellows Temple. The following past grands arc taking part in the work; Noble grand. William Hamner; vice-grand. Frank Ogden; past grand.

Harry Stevens; chaplain, Harry Hooper; warden, Mmot Worthington; conductor. George Collins; rieht scene supporter, Frank Bedwohh; left scene supporter, William Rosien; right support to noble grand, Thomas Scully; left support to noble grand, Adam Erdmann: right support to vice-grand. Andrew Beatty; left support to vice-erand. Robert Canning; inside guard. Harold Johnson; outside conductor.

Nole Thomas. The degree team is charge of Past Grand C. G. Red-field. Arrowhead Hayloft.

The fourth annual banquet and Is dies' night of Arrowhead Hayloft, No Haymakers, will be held tcn.ght at 6 o. m. at Silvprbergs Restaurant. 1127 Main Street. Past State Chief Haymakers Louis Bogm 'Alii act at toasimaster.

Guests will fce present from Stamford. Bridge-poi t. Seymour, Meriden and Niw Haven. Pa.st Great Sachem George Fair-child of Bridgeoort will be. the principal speaker.

Entertainment will be furnished by the singing cowboys. Harry Gold and Peggy Drow will also be on the program. All Red Men. Haymakers and members of the Degree of Pocahontas are invited. Hartford Chapter.

Hartford Chapter. No. 64. OES. will hold past matrons and patrons night Monday at 8 p.

m. at Odd Fellows Tempie. Past Matron Mrs. Marion Woodbury and Past Patron John Burden will preside in the east. Mrs.

Mildred St rout of Keene, and George Martin of Hartford, will be soloists. Supper reservations may be had bv calling Mrs. Eleanor Miller at 2-7981. The chapter will conduct a food sale Wednesday at Sage-Allen's Department Store. Bushnell Circle.

The annual Mav sale and supper cf Bushnell Circle. No. 1221. CPA. will be held Wednesday at GAR Hall.

A public supper will be served from 5:30 p. m. to 7:30 o'clock when food and domestic articles will be sold. Whist, setback, bridge and bunco will be Dlaved at 8:30 o'clock. There will be a door prize, as well as card prizes.

Burdett Auxiliary. Charles L. Burdett Auxiliary. USWV. will celebrate its thirteenth anniversary Tuesday night following the regular meeting at 8 p.

m. at the State Armorv. All members are urged to be present. Collewanaha Council. Collewanaha Council.

No. 24. DP. will hold a card partv and bunco Monday at 8:30 p. m.

at the home of Mrs. Anna Parsons. 299 Wethersfield Avpnue. Refreshments wll be served. Mrs.

May Doohttle is chairman. Wawaume Council. Wawaume Council. No. 1.

DP. will hold a card party Mondav at 2:30 p. m. at GAR Hall, followed bv a meeting at 8 o'clock. A food sale will be held Tuesday morning at Sage Allen's Department Store.

Lafayette Lodge. Lafayette Lodee. No. 100, will meet Monday' at 7:30 p. m.

at! Masonic Temple. Entertainment will consist or movies and a card party. Modern Woodmen of America. George F. Baldwin, state manaeer cf the Modern Woodmen of Amer ica, has requested all members to observe Mother's Day, A deleeation from Ulrich and Trinity- Camns MWA.

of Hartford will attend the presentation of the i state prize cup to Live Oak Camp of New Haven inursoay tor securing the largest number of members in 1933. State Manager Baldwin and district manager Silas E. Barrett will be special guests at a banquet of the camp Mav 24 at Stafford Springs. On Friday, May 25. the six lodges of New Britain will hold a family reunion at United Hall.

Today. Polish Women's Alliance. No. 9. at Polish National Home.

SS. Cyril and Me'hodius Society, at Polish National Home. Polish National Alliance. No. 464.

at Polish National Home. Countess Haig will lead a pilgrimage of 500 veterans and women from Scotland to battlefields of France and Belgium this year. AUCTION For Mrs. Marv E. Hurlburt at 78 MORNINGSIDE STREET West Hartford, Conn.

MAY 19, 1934 AT 1:30 P. D. S. T. (Rain or Shine) HOUSEHOLD FIRN1TVRE Dining Set.

Irs Box. Comblntlon Kitchen Pnge. Linoleum. Wardrob Beds. Sewing Machine with Electnr Motor Vacuum Cleaner Chlr 6tnd.

Dreer. DUhei. Etc ROHEFT M. REID SOS Auctioneer MANCHESTER. CONN.

Action on prepared resolutions for the bonding of $425,000 in tax anticipation and sewer notes will be taken by the Board of Finance Monday at 8 p. m. in the Town Building. The resolutions will be submitted to the Town Council Tuesday night. The Board of Finance has been authorized to bond $200,000 outstanding in notes in anticipation of taxes last year.

It is desired also to bond at this time part of the estimated cost of the new Center trunk sewer. It is expected that the town's share of the Center sewer will approximate $225,000 and that the Government grant may absorb the remaining portion of the cost. The sewer is now under construction and some payments have been made to the contractor, N. C. Casciano.

Chairman Richard J. Goodman of the Board of Finance said Saturday that the tax anticipation bonds will extend over a four-year period and that $50,000 will be redeemed on the principal annually. The sewer bonds will be for 20 yajs, refundable at the rate of $11,251) annually. Each bond in both issues will have a face value of $1000. When the council approves the sale of the bond-, bids for the right to purchase them will be advertised.

Colonel Goodman said. Polire Court. In Police Court Saturday morning. Judse Albert S. Bill nolled charges of breach of the peace against Stephen Brien and Cornelius O'Brien of 26 Owen Street.

Hartford; Charles Broderib of 206 Hamilton Street, Hartford, and Manuel Piz-zato of 392 Windsor Avenue. Wilson. They were accused of causing a disturbance in a local tavern. A charge of drunkenness and breach of peace was nolled against Willis Holmes of 312 Farmington Avenue. Hartford, alleged to have created a disturbance a local diner.

Lawrence R. Leining of Farming-ton, charged with reckless driving last week, after his car. carrying five children, struck a parked automobile on Lancaster Road, was discharged. Two-Piano Recital. Dorothv rieetham and Edward Horn, pupils of Glenn Harold Smith, will appear in a two-piano recital at the Brptist Church auditorium Friday.

May 25. at :15 p. m. Their program will include the following selections- Sioiiienne bv Bach-Maier. Sonata in Major bv Morart-Grieg.

Choral Prelude bv Brahms-Kramer. Three Waltzes bv Brahms. "An Old Monastery" bv Burnham. Moment Musical in Minor by Schubert-Barth, military march by Schubert-Bauer, "Golliwogg's Cake-Walk" by Debussev-Roques. "Souvenir" by Hahn.

"Dance of the Candy Fairy" bv Tschaikowsky-Hesselberg. and "Country Gardens" bv Grainger. Other pupils of Mr. Smith will appear In a recital at the Baptist Church auditorium Friday at 7:30 p. m.

Taking cart will be Elsie Allen, Guv Dver, Robert Allen. Marcia Peaslee." DaVid Peaslee. Ellen Dyer. John Root. Marv Root, Barbara Reardon.

Doris Keffer. Raymond Keene. William Keffer. Richard Andrews. Francis Keene.

Roger Dissell. Richard Andrews. Marjorie Knust. Winthrop Nelson. Edith Beetham.

Bhrbara Rae. Thoma Thompson. Richard Molt. Dorothy Borchcrt, AUCTION At the Storage Warehouse of THE BLAKESLEE CO. 192 Meadow Waterbury.

Conn. THIRS. and FRI. MAY 17 18 At 9:30 A. D.

S. T. Each Day Cover Rain or Shine) 30 Lots of Household Furniture of All Descriptions ROBERT M. REID SON At'CTlONEERS MANCHESTER, CONN. MAY 25, 95 Registered Guernseys.

Interstate Fair Grounds Trenton. J. June 5. 50 Registered Ayrshires St. Lawrence Club, Gouvemeur N.

Y. JUNE 7, 50 Registered Ayrshires. Jewett Farm. Middle-bury. Vermont.

High School Courses to Be Extensively Revised, More Modern Literature to Be Added -o Glastonbury Extensive changes in the English courses at the Glastonbury High School were announced Saturday by Principal John W. Goodrich. The revision of the courses provides for the introduction of more modern literature, especially American literature, and translations of the best modern foreign literature available. High school teachers under the direction of Principal Goodrich have been revising courses for several weeks for the change. Compulsory outside reading is one of the features of the change.

Books of biographies, travel, geography, science and history will be included on this reading list. In the junior year pupils will be taught social science as part of the curriculum and during the senior year arts will be Introduced. The freshman and sophomore years will be taken up by a more carefully planned course of grammar, word study and spelling. The latter subject will be continued through the fourth year. One of the outstanding changes is that all other departments In the high school will cooperate with the English department so that each subject taught will have the proper English background.

According to Principal Goodrich the new program is expected to give pupils a better general education in English and will better meet the recently revised college requirements. Annual Woman's Club Meeting. Rev. Russell McGown, pastor of the First Congregational Church, will sneak and Everett Austin, di rector of Avery Memorial, will give an entertainment on magic at the annual meeting of the Woman's Club of Glastonbury at Sunset Ridge Country Club, East Hartford, on Monday at 6:30 n. m.

Club mem bers will present a skit and there will be musical numbers. Miss Nettie Smithson is chairman of the nominating committee and the banquet committee consists of Mrs. Charles Ripley, chairman, Mrs. Joseph Katz, Mrs. Albert Spafford, Mrs.

Percy Williams, Miss Verna Hardy and Miss Helen Talcott. Miss Virginia Williams is in charge of transportation. Annual Get-Together Outing. The annual outing of the South Glastonbury Get-Together Club will be held at the farm of Earl Hodge on Still Hill on May IS at 6 p. m.

The committee in charge of plans consists of Mrs. Carl Sweet, Mrs. Earl Hodge, Stancliff Woods and John Ramaker. A ho dog roast will be held and there will be games and contests. Goodrich-Miller Wedding.

Miss Grace Angus Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Miller, and John Quinev Goodrich, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles E. Goodrich, were manned at the First Congregational Church Saturday afternoon by Rev. Russell M. McGown. Miss Miller was given in marriage by her father.

She wore a whita satin gown with a high straight neckline, long sleeves and a train cut in with the skirt. Her veil was tulle with a halo cap caught with orange blossoms. Her bouquet was white roses and lilies of the valley. Her sister, Miss Edna G. Miller, was maid of honor and wore a gown of tea rose mous-seline de sole with a high neckline, short puff sleeves and dragon-tail train.

She wore a wide brimmed leghorn hat and carried a bouquet of spring flowers. Bridesmaids were Miss Dorothy F. Hodge and Miss Florence' M. Megson. They wore turquoise blue mousseline de sole gowns similar to the maid of honor and also earned spring flowers.

Carroll V. Hurlburt was the best man and ushers were Donald K. Angell of New York. B. Ellis Conrad of Great Neck, L.

Ray Warren of Manchester and Roy Smith. About 400 attended the wedding and 110 attended the reception at the home of the bride's parents afterward. Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich will live at 292 Main Street after June 1.

Postmaster Battle Continues. The fight for the postmastership continues here despite the vote by the Democratic Town Committee Friday night to recommend Harry W. Potter. Supporters of other candidates have called attention to the fact that although the town committee twice has indorsed Mr. Potter by a malority vote, the commit tee has failed to vote to make the recommendation unanimous as advised by Congressman Herman P.

Kopplerhann recently in a letter to the committee. Mr. Potter was indorsed several weeks ago by the town committee and Friday night the committee by a vote of 28 to 16 voted to make the indorsement known to Congressman Kopplemann. Mother' Day Program. Mother's Day will be observed at the East Glastonbury Methodist Church today with a service at 10:45 a.

m. on "God's Best Earthly Gift" by Rev. James M. Potter. The choir will sing "Memories of Mother" and Mrs.

Richard D. Pitney will give a violin solo. The Buckingham Community Players will present. a play, "The Bashful Mr. Bobbs," at the church on May 16 at 8 p.

m. George Mitnick Wins In Weaver Speaking Prizes in the fourth annual public fper.king contest of the Boys Club and Girls League of the Weaver gh School held Saturday night were awarded in the order named to George Mitnick, who spoke on "Jane a id the Adele Cohen. Bpnke on "Fanchon and the Crrket." and Robert who spoke on "Nomination Speech for Alfred E. Smith. Prizes were awarded bv Superintendent of Schools Fred D.

Wish. Jr. Vhe Judges were Mrs. James C. Reid of West Hartford.

Mrs. George Flanagan, of Springfield. and Carroll Robinson, also of Springfield. More than 250 persons attended the contest, which was held in the school auditorium. As an addition to the speaking program Bernard Schweitzer, accompanied by Miss Helen, presented a violin solo sisted by the junior orchestra directed bv Lester Fleish.

The participants in the speaking contest were Pearl Grody, Miss Cohen, Machelle Neiditz. Mr. Rubin Mr. Mitnick, Florence Mitnick. Elizabeth Gladstein, and Elizabeth Williams, East Hartford The community show 'The World's All Right," with a cast of approximately 150 people, will be presented Monday and Tuesday nights at trie high school auditorium under auspices of East Hartiord Giange.

Proceeds of the show will be uied to help defray expenses ol the National Grange convention to be held Hartford this year. The story of the play pertains to a rad.o broadcasting station. The various skits and musical numbers of the show are prese ted as entertainment features of that station. One of the group of musical selections will include songs sung by the Central Baptist Church Cnoir of Hartford, under direction of Robert H. Pruning.

Members of the choir are Anna Ambrose. Sally Ames, Emily Bilecka. Doris Brook-man. Madeline R. Cady, Heroert Cheeseman, Libcrata Cranrlall Elizabeth Elam, A.

J. Ensign. Law rence Faulkner. Ertwm D. roster.

Helen French. William Fuss, Ei'iott Gardner. Lee Granger, Lou Hall Lillian Hopkins, Ella Hudson, James Lsherwood and Helen Johnson Also Maurice Johnson. Doris King. Matilda Koib.

Mrs. Marie Le- vere Esther Lindcren, Elfreda Loef- flrr. Dorothy Magnuson. Marion Maenuson, Florence Magnuson, Fred W. Moore, John Moose.

Edward Nordstrom. Flora E. Pepper Esther Pierce. Vera Prentiss. Anna Purves.

Dorothy Viola Rice. Emma Shaal. Everett Tate. Lela Taylor. Emerson Thompson and Dagmar Whitehouse.

In connection with the choir's appearance reading will be presented bv Rev. Truman H. Woodward. 'Special leads in the play will be taken bv Miss Florence Peresluha. Mrs.

Liberata Crandail. Dr. Andrew Tavlor. Dr. Stanley N.

Bramard. The part of the studio octet will be taken bv eight members of the Hartford Maenncrchor; Edward Byrne, Ernest Plath. Edward Ambrose. William Helfrich. Ernest Giereinskv.

Charlps Schirm. Paul Ramsdorf and William Ransdorf. The studio pianist will be Robert Anderson. i Among those who will take part in the "tiny tot parade." are Mrs. Mar.iorie Stronc.

Estelie O'Connell. Helen Hathaway, Dorothy Neese. Dolores Holgreur. Veronica Jensen. Brenna Cross, Ciark Fresher, Donald Marshall, Alton Bassctt.

Bobby Manicrre, Harry Brown, Richard Johnson. Billy Dalzcll, Harvey Coleman. Georce Hathaway, Arthur Siade. John O'Connell. Richard Thompson and Betty Thompson.

A vagabond chorus of boys, together with girls, close the first act of the show. These boys are Ed- ward K. Wallace, Charles G. Wood. Albert Washburn.

Louis Russo, Ar- thur Truax. Thomas Young. Henry Heine, Michael Chester and Arnold Bjorklund, Virginia Kinshorn. Evelyn Holmes. I Arlene Getto and Gladys Moqney will present minuet.

Other vocal selections will be sung bv the Berkeley Quartet which consists of V. H. Johnson, Harry Drum-mon. Wilfred LeMire and Victor Wadlund, The following members of the Windsorville Band are to appear in the Hill Billy number in addition to those already announced: Elmer Kail. Wallace Hall and Professor J.

B. Slater. Choral Concert Postponed. The East Hartford Choral Society concert scheduled for today at Avery Convalescent Home in Hartford, has been indefinitely postponed, Frank Drago, conductor, announced Saturday. Bumside Day.

The musical play "Land of Promise." will be presented Wednesday night at Bumside Methodist Church for the benefit of the Epworth League of the church. Chamber of Commerce, The Chamber of Commerce will hold a "safer v' meeting Monday-night at Odd Fellows' Hall. Frank J. Geary, chairman of the Safety Council, will tell of the work done snd that which is planned bv the ccuncil. H.

William Heinrich of Travelers Insurance Company, will talk on safety measures and project slides. A supper will be served at 6:30 o'clock. Union PTA. The Union Parent-Teacher Association will meet Monday at 2:30 p. m.

at Union School. Following the business meeting there will be a talk on safety. Readings will be presented by Mrs. Robert Scott. Tea will be served.

AOH Meeting. Rev. Dennis F. Baker Branch, AOH, will hold a business meeting to be held todav at 10 a. m.

at Hibernian Hall, St. Mary's School. Plans will be made to celebrate the organization's anniversary the end of the month. Alumni Association. The East Hartford Alumni Association will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.

m. at the high school to complete plans for a card party and dance Friday. June 1, at the school. The proceeds will be used to create a fund for the purpose of adding books to the school library. St.

Mary's Men's Club. The St. Mary's Men's Club will meet Monday at St. Mary's School. The Wetirg will be preceded bv a supper at 6 45 o'clock.

Two speakers will address the meeting: a of the Hartford Chamber of Commerce who will talk on safety measures and Dave Hayes, former Notre Dame football star yvho wUl speak on "Current Sports Events." Burnside PTA. The Burnside Parent-Teacher Association will meet Monday at 8 p. m. at Burnside School. Donald Vaughan of the Aetna Life Insurance Company, will speak on highway safety and show slides.

Mrs. Benjamin H. Work of Glastonbury, will install the new officers. Pupils of Miss Lorraine Merrill will present a danct recital. A recitation will be presented by Beverly Blythe.

Elton Turek will plav the xvlo- Mrs Thomas 'Whalen will the hostess. Couple Wed 25 Years Hold Celebration Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Barton of 306 Vine Street were congratulated bv about 7h guests upon the observance at their home Saturday night of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.

Numerous gift commemorated their silver aniversary. Refreshments were served. DR. STANLEY BRAIN ARD. Dr.

Bramard will have one of the principal parts in the musical play "The World's All Right," which will be presented Monday and Tuesday nights at the high school auditorium. J.A.Danaher To Give Talk At Breakfast Secretary of the State Will Speak This Morning at Gathering of Holy Name Society Wethersfield -o Secretary of the State John A. Danaher will speak at the second annual Communion breakfast of the Holy Name Society to be held at Garden Street Hall today following a celebration of Holy Communion at a mass at 9 a. m. Sacred Heart i Church.

Frank Burke will talk. A program of songs will be given by i John Carew, tenor. Radiance Court Benefit. An exhibit of old and new quilts. antique jewelry, furniture and china will be held Wednesday, May 23, at Masonic Hall under tne auspices of Radiance Court, No.

lo, Order of Amaranth. The exhibit will be open from 10 a. m. to 9 p. m.

A food sale in charge of Mrs. Walter Haddock will be held as part of the event. Tea will be served. Twenty-five cents admission will be charged. Proceeds will benefit Radiance Court.

Drivers Arouse Law Forces. Complaints have been made about automobiles speeding on Wol-cott Hill Road and its side streets, according to Policeman William Simpson, who announced Saturday night that he and state motor vehicle inspectors, acting on these complaints, will check excessive speeding. He also reported failure of drivers to obey boulevard stop signs in this town. Residents are responsible for most of such violations, Policeman Simpson said. Mitchell PTA to Elect.

A frieze of the Wethersfield tercentenary made by fifth and sixth grade pupils at Mitchell School will be exhibited at an annual meeting of the Stephen Mix Mitchell Parent-Teacher Association at 3 p. m. Monday. The frieze is in the library. At a business meeting in the school auditorium, the unit will elect officers for the ensuing year.

The nominating committee is composed of Mrs. Leon S. Griswold, Mrs. Rodney W. Harris and Miss Florence Glenney.

Miss Dorothy Berry will sing, accompanied by-Mrs. Herbert C. Skiff. Mrs. Harrv N.

Griswold and Mrs. Harold A. Waterman will be in charge of a committee of hostesses. Dessert Bridge Wednesday. A public dessert bridsre will be held at 1:30 p.

m. Wednesday at Legion Hall by the ways and means committee of the Women's Auxiliary of Russell K. Bourne, DSC, Post 23, American Legion. Mrs. Ann Dun-kelberger, chairman, is assisted by Mrs.

Marguerite Halev. Mrs. Edna Comstock. Mrs. Mary Officer.

Mrs. Ruth Byrnes and Mrs. Madeline Johnson. Chorus Plans Outing. The Wethersfield Womens Chorus will hold its third annual outing Saturday afternoon.

May 26. at the summer home of Mrs. William G. Griswold at Bantam Lake. The group will be accompanied by the conducted, Louis J.

Pellettlerl and Mrs. Pellettlerl. Notes. The Martha Washington Rebekah Sewing Circle will meet at 8 p. m.

Monday at the home of Mrs. Jennie Buckland at 96 Central Avenue, East Hartford. Members of the local Methodist Ladies Aid Society are invited to attend a Greater Hartford Ladies Aid Grotin rally at 2 n. m. TWdav at Hnckanum Methodist Church.

Wethersfield Chapter, No. 97 OES. will meet at 8 p. m. Tuesday I at Masonic Hall.

A social will fol- i low. The Wethersfield AC baseball team will encounter the South Meriden team at the inauguration I of their tri-countv league schedule I at Wethersfield at 2:30 p. m. today. Woman Takes Life By Drinking Poison Mrs.

Delia A. Duchemin. 35, of 87 Rowe Avenue, wife of Robert L. Durhemin. died in the Municipal Hospital at 12:45 p.

m. Saturday, an hour and three quarters after she had been taken there in the police ambulance. Medical Examiner Henry N. Cc termed the death suicide. Accordin to the police the woman drank poison.

The body was taken to O'Brien's funeral home. Funeral arrangement, had not been made Saturday night. Brown Alumnae Club Will Meet Saturday The Brown Alumnae Club of Connecticut will hold its spring meeting Saturday. May 19, at 1:15 p. m.

at the home of Mrs. Curtis A. Hall. 21 WalbndEe Road, West Hartford. There will be election of officers, a report on the alumnae council and the biennial banquet in Providence last February.

The club will discuss the advisability of into two groups, one for Hartford and one for New Haven. Receiver's Sale at Auction M. G. WRIGHT, INC. Dealer in POOL ROOM AND BOWLING ALLEY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 117 Allyn Street, Hartford, Conn.

TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1931 On The Premises at 10:00 A. Standard Time About 70 pool tables, about 500 cues, about 200 pool balls, 9 Bowling Alleys, tools, equipment, material, supplies, furniture, fixtures, accounts receivable, conditional sale contracts, office furniture, and rights and Interest. Considerable equipment for taverns such as bars, tables, chairs, etc. TO BE SOLD AS ONE LOT ONLY 25 of selling price to be paid in cah or certified check payable to receiver, when struck off and the balance when and if the sale is approved by the Court. Arthur A.

Watson. Receiver 209 Pearl Street, Hartford THE GRANGER SALES COMPANY E. M. Granger, Auctioneer Thompsonville, Conn. 425 Oanry Cattttle at AiactnoimS MEADOWCROFT FARM MR.

A. HATCH, Owner GRANBY MASSACHUSETTS (4 miles northeast of Holyoke on State Highway) SATURDAY. MAY 19, 1934 at 10:00 A. D. S.

Rain or Shine 50 REGISTERED AYR5HIRES-50 Herd Accredited Three Herd ''ires, two of them imported. Over cows several milking SO to 60 lbs. Many Bhow ring winners. Most of them bred in Canada. 6 HORSES TWO PAIR OXEN.

DEVONS AND HEREFORDS Fordson Tractor, 3 trai tor plows, 2 tractor harrows, 3 horse rakes mowing machine, hay loader side delivery rake, manure spreader cultivators, electric milk cooler 3 milking machines, harnesses, and" much other equipment large and small. A great deal of tnn machinery Is Drand new. Equipment old opening ot tale, cattle at 1:30 P. M. Descriptive circular from The Granger SaJes Co.

AUCTION AT SILLENCE WAREHOUSE, 19 Adelaide Hartford. Conn. Wednesday, May 16, 1931, 10:30 A. D.S.T. Four Large Lots of High Grade Furniture which include: Living Room, Dining Room and Bedroom Suites and odd pieces, Ice Boxes, Gas and Combination Rangps, home size Electric Refrigerator in A-l condition, Beds and Bedding, Bookcases, Glider, Scale, Spinet Desk.

Piano, Tables, Stands. Chairs. Lamps, Rugs. Books Mirrors, reproduction Louis VI Love Seat and many other items of interest. SPECIAL: 4-Pc.

Living Room Suite upholstered in gold brocade, down cushions, cost $750. This is a beauty in excellent condition. R. E. MANLEY, Auctioneer Hartford, Conn.

Those desiring information about this auction please call Mrs. Britton 4-1433, owing to severe illness of Mrs. Manley. AUCTION! 15 MAV 19, 50 Registered Ayr-snires. A.

H. Hatch, Granby. Mass. MAV 23, 110 Registered Guernseys. Wendmere Farm, New Market, N.

J. MAY 24. 70' Reg'stered Guernseys, Coventry-Florham, Trenton, J. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE FEW ANTIQUES To Settle the Estate of Clement M. Sumner at His Late Home, Bolton, Conn.

MAY 15, 1934 at 11 A. D. (Rain or Shine) ANTIQUES: Chest of Drawers with Tear Drop Drawer Pulls. Blanket Chest, Empire Drop Leaf Table, Empire Drop Leaf Stand, 2 Drawer Bedside Stand, Bannister Back Rocker. What Not Stand.

Empire Secretary, Set of 6 Victorian Chairs, Other Old Type Chairs 3 Piece Pewter Set, Few Other Items. FURNITURE: Kitchen Range. Porch Swing Couch. Chairs and Rockers. Roll Top Desk, Dining Table and Chairs.

Decker Bros. Flat Piano, Parlor Set, Wheel Chair, Beds, Book Case, Books, Dishes, Etc Some Silverware HARTFORD-CONN. TRUST Executor. AUCTIONEERS' NOTICE: All will be 60ld without reserve to settle the estate. Lunch served.

ROBERT M. REID SON, Auctioneers 201 Main St. Manchester, Conn. Phone 3193 ass 1 MEET US AT THESE SALES! THE GRANGER SALES COMPANY E. M.

GRANGER, Sales Mgr. THOMPSONVILLE. CONN. I.

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