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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1918
Page
8
A long OCR list details the official drawing results for Division 21, showing names and addresses of men registered for military service. The roster includes numerous residents from Cromwell, South Farms, Middlefield, and surrounding towns, with street addresses and some municipal notes alongside each entry.
Local item highlights include Miss Lucian Lee of Arrigoni Hotel visiting New York, shop ads for West Side Greenhouse and Middleton Fish Market, and theater listings at Grand theatre with Farnum and Mills. Also reports on church appointments, Elks convention in Atlantic City, traffic accident near Main street, and upcoming public notices about coal rationing and class one examinations.
Governor Holcomb issues notice to the legal board inviting physically qualified men for spruce lumber production for aircraft in the northwest woods. Entrainment set for July 19 with additional calls for Vancouver Barracks workers in parallel. The engineer corps seeks Auto repairmen to topographers and a wide range of skilled trades. Local board to notify on July 17 of how many men can be sent.
Crowded Grand theatre Sunday evening hosted Cromwell’s Fourth of July celebration film with parade scenes and notable participants. The crowd applauded the varied features and the program, and another showing is planned for Wednesday afternoon and evening.
The Sunday school held closing exercises featuring school orchestra under Laird Newell. Mrs. E. B. Fall and C. H. Conley addressed teachers and children. Winfred Dunklee summarized yearly lessons. Basil day remarks noted by Miss Isabel Sprague and William B. Young. Young People’s Society elected Andrew J. George president and others. Summer Sunday services planned, July and August sole church services.
The Y M C A asks the Women's Committee of the Council of Defense to recruit women for overseas canteen service. Applicants must be over 25, capable of covering up to $500 in expenses, and report to Mrs Bernard T Williams at 15 Woodland Street Hartford Conn. Malcolm Young of Brooklyn, guest of his sister Mrs Co A Johnson of Main Street South Farms, has returned home.
Herbert K. Job will lecture on Our Native Wild Birds as part of the Summer School course at Amston. The free illustrated talk is set for Tuesday evening July 16 at 8 30 o clock at Amston hall.
Union mid week service at the North church Wednesday night at 8 with Mr Nickless in charge. Tuesday at 7 15, Girl Scouts in the esse say Scouts at Commons club.
A well attended North Congregational Church service featured Mr. Nickless delivering a vigorous sermon on Moses as an enduring personality. The sermon highlighted three main traits: self denial, open mindedness, and spiritual insight. The service expressed sympathy for Dr. and Mrs. J Beveridge Lee over their son Schuyler Lee. A Bastille Day proclamation was adopted and the Marseillaise played.
Ella A Ward died suddenly on the Plains in Cromwell while under Dr Bush care. She is survived by brother Edson H Ward who lived with her. Catherine A Brown Boyson died at 19 Cooley Avenue, daughter of John and Mary Brown, wife of James Boyson, with mother and three brothers also surviving. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
The funeral of Mary F Wozeiski was held from her parents home on Air Line Avenue Portland Sunday at 1 30 PM and from St Marys Church at 2 PM Rev Dr Martin officiated The bearers were Anthony Florouski Joseph Dragank Stanley Baggish Stahley Snigel The flower bearers were Anastasia Wisneski Anastasia Florkovski and Gertrude McIntyre Interment occurred in St Marys Cemetery
William Dorgan, a former Meriden resident, died at his Meriden home after a short illness. He leaves a wife and two children William and Gertrude of Meriden, two sisters Nora Doherty and Julia Carroll, and one brother Bartholemew Dorgan, all of the city. The funeral will be from his Pleasant Street home Tuesday at 8:30, then from St. Rose's Church at 9, with interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Meriden.
St Johns Church notes Bastile Day observed at Mass yesterday with references to France. Regular offertory Masses held Wednesday and Saturday mornings at 8 o clock. A month s mind Mass for William O Keefe said this morning. Dr J P Donovan spoke at the 10 30 Mass offering prayers for France and America. Marseillaise played as recessional and flags hung from church school and rectory.
The funeral for Miss M Annie Lucey was held from her Durant district home at 8 15 AM. A high mass at St Francis church featured Reverend Francis A Jordan and others with St Francis choir performing Gregorian mass. Flower bearers included Charles Connell Jr Edward Lucy. Burial followed at St John’s Cemetery.
Deputy crdilector O Shaughnessy of Hartford spent Sunday at the Middletown Yach club. He halted passing on boats many of which had not registered since government rules began in October 1917 and were fined 50 percent additional for the neglect. It is said that registration blanks have not yet arrived at Hartford.
The choir rehearses this evening. Rev Anderson departs Tuesday for Boston to attend a Conference Mission board meeting Wednesday. No summer school Wednesday. Luther League annual lawn social Thursday at August Ahlberg's lawn on Prospect street. Saturday 2:30 p.m. Junior society meets at John Q. Larson's home on Liberty street.
State Highway Department issues detour guidance for Meriden road west of Hammock factory bridge. Road closed until further notice. westbound traffic to Meriden via Middlefield road. Eastbound drivers directed to detour into Berlin street at the west end of construction.
Monday Troop No 4 Boy Scouts meet at the parish house at 7 30 p m Tuesday Troop No 2 Girl Scouts Wednesday Evening service at St Andrew s chapel Warwick street at 8 p m Thursday Intercessions at the parish church from 4 to 4 15 p m
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