Chamber Fetes 1919 Get-Together and Armory Debate
The Commerce Chamber gathered in Stueck's Wedge for the first 1919 get-together with over 100 members. Col. Joseph T. Elliott urged support for a $250,000 Middletown armory bill as inadequate current facilities were noted. A large committee was urged to testify at legislative hearings while plans for a banquet and future projects were outlined. Dr. Hall discussed Near East issues and Turkish rule, emphasizing historical religious and ethnic divisions and the impact on future peace arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stueck
Joseph T. Elliott
6Th Ent
Connecticut State Guard
Psed
Armory
Middletown
Kent Bunce
Col
Elliott
Ore
Cpl. Elliott
Connecticut Nation Guard
General Assembly
E. Kent Hubbard
Sam W. Wilcox
Ber
Bunce
Memorial
Bridge Street
Louis S. Smith
Smith
Chamber
George A. Tierney
Committee On
William H. Hall
Beirut
Hall
Turkey
Constantinople
Aegean
Iion
Asia Minor
Syria
Caucasus
New York P S C Heads by Colonel Parsons
Governor Smith selects Colonel William B Parsons commander of the Eleventh Engineers now in France to head the Subway Construction Commission for New York City. Parsons planned the four track railway system that moved troops and supplies from the seaboard in France to the fronts and is regarded as a leading authority on urban traction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fighting Engineers
New York
Armenian genocide discussed at relief meeting
Dr Hall urged support for the Near East relief fund campaign from February 23 to March 3 as he outlined systematic deportation murder and starvation used to wipe out Armenians and Syrians. He noted two million Armenians before the war and about 500000 remaining under relief care. The meeting adjourned at 10 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Hall
Delegates Discuss 90000 Fund Drive At New Haven Meeting
Delegates from a Connecticut Baptist church attended a New Haven meeting to plan raising 90000 before April 1 as the state's share of a 6000000 fund for current expenses. Speakers included Dr Fred P Haggard Dr William A Hill and Rev C Wallace Petty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Fall
W. J. Trevithick
Fall
E. R. Hyde
A. B. Ryan
The
Baptist Church
New Haven
Connecticut
Fred P. Haggard
New York City
William A. Hill
Boston
C. Wallace Petty
P. C. Wright
A. B. Coates
Hartford
Coates
Senate
Middlesex County
Doherty to Go Into Vaudeville After Army Service
Doherty, a Camp McClellan cooks and bakers student and private, is praised by boxing instructor Al Reach as a potential heavyweight pro. He will quit boxing for vaudeville when discharged, returning to Middletown, Connecticut, with many southern well wishers hoping for his success on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doherty
Anniston
Ala
Jack Doherty
Cooks and Bakers School
Camp McClellan
Korlew
Mitt Wielder
M.ddietown
Conn
Miss Ruth Sherburne To Speak On Community Recreation
Miss Ruth Sherburne of New York will visit Middletown tomorrow to speak at 8 p.m. in the Williams Library at Berkeley Divinity School on Community Recreation. Richard H. Bunce, Chamber of Commerce president, chairs. city officials plan to attend. The program emphasizes recreation and a community centre as timely local concerns inviting public participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playground & Recreation Association of America
Ruth Sherburne
New York
Middletown
Williams Library
Berkeley Divinity School
Richard H. Bunce
Chamber of Commerce
Arawanna Tribe Adopts Members At Wigwam Meeting
At a large Arawanna Tribe No. 17 gathering in their wigwam on Monday evening three pale faces were adopted and more applications were considered. The tribe seeks new members this month and aims to lead the standings when final results are announced. A notable state figure and its supporters will be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arawanna Tribe
No. 17
Sanford Suit Still On Trial By Jury
The suit of Charles C. Sanford against Abel Randall continued in superior court after adjournment yesterday. Randall faced cross examination as Mrs. Randall claimed liability for work via signed checks. Three cases remain on the jury list for this week with a short calendar Friday morning to assign next week’s trials. Judge Warner stays through the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Sanford
Abel Randall
Randall
Sanford
Walter Gildersleeve
Georgianna Willey
Andrew Hyde
Ellen Hyde
Peter O’callaghan
Morris Bittman
Warner
Corbett Possible Referee For Willard Dempsey Fight
Jim Corbett, former heavyweight champion, may referee the Willard Dempsey bout. Promoter Rickard plans to name Corbett as an eligible official to the principals. Also, Eddie Plank retires from baseball after sending a letter confirming his retirement to Yankee headquarters.
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Yankees
Plank
New York
Eddie Plank
Baseball
Yankee
Boxing Ban Shuts Amateur Event in Bridgeport
Bridgeport police commissioner denied a permit for an amateur boxing tournament sought by the local Y M C A, effectively banning boxing in the city though professional bouts had been allowed. In Akron promoters push for Jess Willard versus Jack Dempsey with potential July 4 site. Denver bowlers set a new American doubles record with 1,363 pins on opening night of the state tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Stanley
Akron
Ohio
New York
Tex Rickard
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Denver
Col
Tony Hidah
James Ryan
Douves
Obituary notices for Giesky infant Carroll family deaths
Funeral of Stafia Giesky was from 7 Union street to St Marys church at 8. Infant Josephine Dedomaso died in Cromwell and was buried at St Johns Cemetery. Ursula Carroll widow of Captain John Carroll died at Middlesex hospital aged 79. Funeral from Captain Frederick W Carrolls home at 77 Crescent street to New Farm Hill cemetery Friday at 2:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafia Giesky
Union Street
St. Mary’s Church
Father Soltysek
Josephine
Frank Dedomaso
Cromwell
St. John’s Cemetery
Ursula Carroll
Ursula
John Carroll
Middlesex Hospital
Carroll
Killingworth
Leonard Towner
F. W. Carroll
Crescent Street
Frank J
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fred Harder
Hartford
Cc. S. Merrill
Evergreen Avenue
Frederick W. Carroll
New Farm Hill Cemetery
Debating Club Notes and School Events at M. H. S.
Debating club members visited Russell library in second period to gather notes for the upcoming debate. Dancing is allowed in the hall on Wednesdays and Fridays. Military training occurs on Mondays and Thursdays. A Bacon Academy versus M. H. S. basketball game is set for Thursday afternoon with a freshmen versus sophomores preliminary before the big match. The game is pivotal as M. H. S. opens the season and rivalry with the sophomores follows last week’s defeat. The preliminary begins at 4 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Library
Bacon Academy
Feshmen
Ierest
Tommy at Red Cross Concert Eyes Shut In Suffering
London Opinion notes Tommy sits with eyes closed at a Red Cross charity concert, the performer seemingly unable to bear to face the audience’s sorrow. The caption suggests the mood of the moment mirrors public grief and strain.
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London
Tommy
Red Cross
Recent Photo of British Labor Leader John R Clynes
A recent photograph shows John R. Clynes, British labor leader who resigned as food controller after succeeding Viscount Rhondda last July. Former parliamentary secretary, he played a key role in the Allied Food Council which oversees food supplies for allied and neutral nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Clynes
Clynes
Viscount Rhondda
Allied Food Council
Middletown Yacht Club to Meet at Stueck's This Evening
No city court session this morning. The 21st annual Middletown Yacht Club meeting will be held this evening at Stueck's. Attorney Bertrand E. Spencer was in Hartford at the state capitol. Polish citizens have engaged the Town Hall for a patriotic meeting next Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Draft Record shows US army strength and draft efficiency
The Crowder report to Congress notes the United States could raise 7,131,172 soldiers in 1919, with 4,791,172 on the colors at armistice and 2,340,000 class A awaiting mobilization. Drafts cost far less than volunteering, and selective conscription proved fair and effective without crippling industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
United States
Crowder
Congress
England
German Peace Army Of 250000 Proposed By Weimar
Weimar reports the government will submit to the national assembly a plan to create a peace standing army of 250000 troops with belief it will be quickly adopted. The assembly also clears the way for permanent German Austria representation until March 1 and may introduce conscription on the Swiss basis. A German league of 2,000,000 officials protests Bolshevik outrages and warns of a nationwide strike unless workers are protected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weimar
London
National Assembly
Russia's Assets Albany Journal assessment
The Albany Journal notes that Russia will gain from Allied efforts to suppress Bolshevism and restore orderly government, but asserts there is no basis for claiming the Allies owe Russia a debt of gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Albany Journal
Weimar Armistice Extension Pressure Grows
Berlin reports sentiment in Weimar favoring automatic armistice extension without negotiations. Tageblatt quotes the newspaper saying the Allies already press more demands each extension and Germany cannot meet the growing terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Weimar
National Assembly
Tageblatt
Germany
Luther League Meeting at Swedish Lutheran Church Parlors
The Luther league of the Swedish Lutheran church will meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the church parlors. The program committee will report and important business will be transacted with all members urged to attend. On Saturday at 2 o'clock the Junia society will be entertained by Mrs. Oscar Thompson at her Grand Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League of the Swedish Lutheran Church
Junia” Society
Oscar Thompson
Grand Street
Health and the Kidneys a Source of Joy and Pain
A sufferer reflects that health outweighs wealth and notes kidneys filter blood. When kidneys fail to remove waste, toxins linger in the system causing ache pain and stiff joints.
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Commerce Chamber
BERE
William J. Hall
Cooney
Parson
Baptist Convention
Sporting News
Weimar Assembly
Eckman
Philadelphia
Ferry St. Tel
Janes Intravaia Sest
Eee
Speea McCarthy
Iter Co
Evening Press
Liberty
Arrigoni Hotel
P. Brady Pes
O'Callaghan
C. W. Smith
Kee
Coss Yard
Foley Pille
the Hartman
Swift and Co
Jackson Co
Court St
R. W. Camp Co
Town Chamber of Commerce
Middletown National Bank
Main Street
Chester L. Hull
John F. Miller
Murray St
Meriden
Dr. McKee
Louis M. Schmidt
Ce” Patent Wines
Middletown Thureday
Migéiey
Walleys
Gravewick
Altys
Main &T
Siegel, Prop, & Man
Arthur B. Jenking
U. & Ana
Mutua
Wartford
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