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A 3 THE HARTFORD DAILY COURANT: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1939. under his able leadership that the Bulkeley Memorial Bridge was buiit acrors the Connecticut River. In Retired Army Nurse Now Living in City Airmail Pound-Miles At All-Time Record The Post Office Department an Illustrious Connecticut Citizen 1919, he was chairman of the com Lieutenant Mary Pauline Kelly, mittee which had charge- of the selection of a post office site for nounced Friday that domestic air United States Army nurse for 23 Morgan G. Bulkeley One of Most Noted of Connecticut Citizens Hartford. He was grand marshal for the Fourth of July parade in the years, who retired Tuesday as as- sistant chief nurse in Fitzsimons General Hospital in Denver, is now in Hartford and making her home with her niece and nephew.

Mr. and Mrs. Emerson E. White of same year. It was Mr.

Bulkeley who started the campaign to save the Board Is Announced For Oxford Annual Bettyjean Warner Is editor-in-chief of Chat, literary annual at the Oxford School, It wa.s announced Friday. Others on the board are as follows: Business manager, Isabel Williams; literary editor, Judith Stoughton; art editor, Eleanor Binks; business hoard, Bet-sv Ross, Constance Rockwell, Joy Foster, Dorothy Bush, Susan Hyde, Harriet Ewing, Jane Roberts. Janet Robins and Mary Gulney; literary board, Dorothy Honiss, Gay Mitchell, Mary Mead, Hope Robinson. Carroll O'Brien, Mary Lou Eyanson, Julia Breed, Betsy Bridgman; art Old State House when its fate was 175 Beacon Street. in doubt and who inspired the collection of $100,000 to reconstruct the interior in fireproof form as it was designed by Charles Bulfinch.

Lieutenant Kelly, a native of mail pound-miles for the current year have reached an all-time record of nearly 16 billion miles, an increase of more than a billion and a half miles over the 1938 total. While no figures are yet available on this year's domestic and foreign airmail postage revenue, it was Indicated that substantial increases would be noted over last year's totals of $15,301,210.50 and respectively. The latter figures ere compared by the department to revenue figures In 1930 when domestic airmail revenue totaled $5,272,616.47 and foreign airmail revenue, $308,812.57. Springfield, and a graduate of St. Francis's Hospital Training School in 1909, spent a colorful career in her chosen profession.

With the Army of Occupation In Ger President of National League. Mr. Bulkeley was the first presi dent of the National League Base ball League and lor 20 years was president of the Sons of the Revolu- many, she spent two years at Co-blenz in a hospital which she recalled was connected to a main lon in Connecticut. He was also a board. Jean Binks, Jean Spencer land Alice Sperry.

as a director on boards for Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company, Colt's Patent Fire Arms, the Connecticut Power Company the First Re-insurance Company of Hartford, Kellogg and Bulkeley and the United States Bank. He was the United States trustee of the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company and the State Assurance Company, Ltd. His political career took place during a colorful period in American history when politics was a strong man's game and it took considerable drive to give and take. He member of the Society of the Cincinnati, the Society of Foreign German fortress by a tunnel extended under the Mozelle River. In 1924, Distinguished Himself In Many Fields Business and Public Leader Died in 1922, One of Most Prominent to Go In 23 Year Era she went to Tientsin, China, with American troops.

During the World War. Lieuten Wars, the Society of Colonial Wars, the Society of the War of 1812, the Grand Army of the Republic and the Loyal Legion. When he died at the age of 84. his friends were ant Kelly was stationed on the stunned. Aitnougn tney nad Known that he was ill shortly before his death, it just didn't seem that Morgan G.

Bulkeley could give up his vigorous life at so young (for him, at least) an age. In his memory Texas border. From 1925 to 1931, she was assigned to the Fitzsimons General Hospital, after which she was transferred to the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington where in 1934 she was in charge of the ward where General Pership was undergoing his annual checkup. In June. 1938.

she went to Fort was elected a councilman from the Fourth Ward in 1874 and two years later became a member of the Board of Aldermen. In 1880, he was elected mayor and held that office until 1888, serving four terms. each year since his death, his im mediate family have gathered for his birthday exactly as they did Governor In 1888. while he was alive. Car Taken Here Held In 1888, he was elected governor, the Republican convention having nominated him by acclamation.

In the popular election that year, he received 73.569 votes while his chief Totten, N. as chief nurse and was transfererd to Denver several months ago where she remained until she retired. Delaware Is the only state In the nation without big game. Mayor, Governor And Then Senator Vigorous Figure AlsoVas President of AetnaLife and National Baseball League With Essex Driver by Henderson, N. Police The Detective Bureau Friday re opponent, Luzon B.

Morris, obtained 75,074. Some 5000 other votes were ceived word from Henderson, N. scattered among other candidates. Since the law of that day required AJ0R ADVANCE IN SHQEMAKINCK that an automobile allegedly stolen In Hartford last Sunday had been a majority vote ror an election, it became incumbent on the General Assembly to elect the governor. IK'X Choice 10 SO'!" I iv With white ''X'r.

Unset in any required recovered in that town, and that MORGAN G. BULKELEY. Mr. uuiKeiey was chosen. Two years later.

Mr. Bulkeley did the operator, Anthony Cocopard, 30 of Essex, was being held. not attempt to get the Republican nomination nor did he run in the The car is owned by Raymond NYA Applicants to Get Community Chest Radio general election, but he remained Peterson of Centerbrook. Last Sunday Peterson told the State Police at Westbrook that he and two companions, one being Co Interviews Next eek Applicants for NYA work In the Broadcast on Tonight Timothy W. Goodrich, chairman in oi i ice lor two more years probablv as stormy years as are In Hartford area will be Interviewed! tne political history of the state, In the election, Luxon B.

Morris, copard, came to Hartford. Peter of the Hartford Community Chest Us Your Regular Charge Account Main FIor son and a third man went to a by Edward W. Gilligan at the motion picture show but Cocopard Democrat, received 82.782 votes and Samuel E. Merwin, Republican, Brown School, 116 Market Street, declined. When Peterson emerged 745 votes, with just enough scattered campaign, has advised his volunteer army to tune In on a national radio program tonight In behalf of the Community Mobilization for Human Needs.

from the theater, his car was gone. votes to give neither man a majority, Detective Screeant PhiliD H. Doo- As great an improvement as the self-starter over the crank HANAN'S i nmm uimni roc Once again, the General Assembly ley asked the Henderson police to hold the driver pending further ac was given an opportunity to dc cide the issue. The Senate was Mr. -Goodrich announces that tion by local officials.

between 9 a. m. and noon Monday through Saturday, according to an announcement from the National Youth Administration State Office In New Haven. Applicants for work on the NYA program must be between the ages of 18 and 25. Both boys and girls from Hartford, Bloomfield.

East Hartford, Weth-ersfield and West Hartford may apply. Democratic and the House, Republican. As might be expected, the Senate wanted Morris and the House demanded Merwin. They could not Girls Brigade Holds outstanding artists of the Hollywood colony will present their own radio show in behalf of Chest campaigns as a contribution of the Screen Actors' Guild. The show will be carried by the red network of the NBC from 9 to 9:30 p.

m. Halloween Masquerade compromise. They remained In hopeless deadlock. iiiiv ls a Morgan O. Bulkeley, one of the most Illustrious men ever to be born on Connecticut soil, died November 6, 1922, when 84 years old.

During his vigorous life, he distinguished himself in political, military, business and civic ventures. He was an United States Senator, governor of his state, mayor of his city, president of one of the country's greatest insurance companies, the builder of a bridge which bears his name, president of a baseball league and a collector of curios. His philanthropies were legend. His activities were so many and varied that those who knew him like to think of him not so much In terms of the work he did but as he, the man, was vigorous, kind, Renerous, a sportsman, loving every bit of life with its ceaseless struggles, defeats and rewards, and trying at all times to serve his city, state and country to the best of his ability. Born At East Haddam.

This- remarkable man was born at East Haddam. December 26. 1837. the son of Eliphalct A. Bulkeley and Mrs.

Lydia (Morgan! Bulkeley. His father's eminent ancestry has been traced back 20 generations. His father was president of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Com- any until the founding of the Aetna ife Insurance Company In 1850, when he resigned to become first president of that company. When Morgan was nine years old. his parents moved to Hartford where he attended the Hartford rubllc schools.

He left school when 4 and entered the employ of the Mr. Bulkeley informed the Gen More than 350 persons attended the annual Halloween masquerade dance of the St. Anthony's Girls eral Assembly that he intended to The cast will include Jeannette CHRISTMAS GREETINGS remain In office and the Demo Brigade at Casa Maria Hall. 125 '5 1 12' MacDonald, Lucille Gleason, Nelson Eddy. Edward Arnold.

Fred crats in the Senate were furious Market Street. Friday night. Winners of the costume contest were Mr. Bulkeley told the Assembly Stiela Baskiwicz and Mavtie Bar MacMurray. Cecil DeMille and Ned Sparks.

Sanford Barnett, producer of the Lux Radio theater, and Bob that he believed it his duty to remain until his successor was quall- low, best dressed: Alice Silverman The Peltibone Tavern (Weatoftie) Siimbury. Conn. Tel. Siimbury 203 1 Is Serving Its Usual Delicious Sunday Dinner and Rose De Milla. most original, Redd of the NBC are helping to CARDS AND FOLDERS Personal and Business ana baivatore Aooatte.

runniest. ned. Hold-Over Governor. The custodian of the Capitol. prepare material for the production Judges for the costume contest Included Rev.

John Riley, clerical Injunction Suit Postponed. Democrat, caused the door of the governor's office to be locked against commander for the Girls Brigade Angelo De Stefano. publicity direc The injunction suit against Town Clerk John A. Gleason, brought by or $00 Governor Bulkeley and detailed i number of special officers to pre 50 tor lor tne uoys una Girls Brlcades CHRISTMAS FOLDERS Constable Irving L. Kaufman, de James J.

Juliano. Miss Catherine vent Bulkeley from entering It Lynch of the CYO and Angeline feated candidate for renomination at the city convention October 17 Bulkeley had a number of special iJOnomo, leaders of the bneadc Buffet Supptr (Especially Good) Every Sunday Night from 6 to 8 $1.00 Entertainers consisted of Philomc- police officers assigned to him to counterbalance the force of the custodian and directed that the door and scheduled to be heard In the Superior Court Friday, was postponed a week. Attorneys In the case said they wanted until next Friday nia Zitanl. dancer; Carmela Vig none, vocalist, and Theresa Pia cente. accordionist.

be pushed In but the heavy con to make a further study of the law. structlon thwarted them. Calling for a crowbar, the governor him- A completely new development that it revolutionizing foot comfort. The tecret it in the insole. Hurdlert flex naturally, effortlessly with the flexing of the feet saving you many hundreds of foot-poundt of energy daily.

Ten steps in Hurdlert will convince a skeptic. Try on a pair at once. Rrf App. tor JAMES LAWRENCE SON Trumbull S. Those arranging the event were Cammle Sottile.

chairman: Ellen Uccelo, and Rose Capesso. St. Anthony's Boys Brigade Orchestra, the seir pried open tne door wttn i strong Jab. entered and took pas Atena Life Insurance Company as office sweeper and was paid one dollar a week, fcix weeks later, he went to New York City and entered th employ of the mercantile firm session. Thereafter, he was known Over 100 Beautiful and Distinctive Designs Your Same Imprinted With Envtlopet See Our Complete Line Design to Meet Every Preferenc IS for $1.25 25 for $1.50 25 for $1.75 Selections at Your Convenience THE GUSTAVE FISCHER CO.

237 ASYLUM STREET HARTFORD as the "Crowbar and "Hold-Over governor. oi h. F. Morgan tc company, urooic ungauiers, lurnisnea music. Re freshments were served.

Civic Croup Approves During the deadlock, legislation lyn. as a bundle clerk and errand boy, seven years lau-r he was made remained In abeyance. No appro priatlons were voted for the main eSTABUSHC! Merit Questionnaire a partner in tnis company. Served In Civil War, lenance of the institutions of the stati" or for meeting the Imperative Tie enlisted In the Thirteenth requirement or the treasury. 1906 1906 The Civic and Economic Welfare Council Friday nieht unanimously voted approval of the action of the Hartford chapter of the Merit Sys Regiment.

New York Volunteer: Uovernor Bulkeley met the sltua when the Civil War broke out and tlon. As president of the Aetna Life Insurance Company, he volunteered tem Association In forwarding to all I candidates of all parties a ouestion- to meet everv legitimate bill and dld. The next General Assembly, by nnlre asklntt them to express them- puuiic aci, repaid ine company in wivj uw rihjjcci. The Council 1m voted to reaffirm full with interest without disallow served under General McClellan In the Peninsular Campaign of the Army of the Potomac. In 1903, he became commander of the Connecticut Department of the OAR.

His own experiences as a soldier led him to kwp a deep interest In military affairs all his hie and In 1916, when Troop Cavalrv, CNO. was mobilized for the Mexican bordrr and it was short 40 Imrse. Mr. Bulkeley him- ance for an Item. I'nitrd State Senator.

At the National Republican Convention of whHii nominated MiKmlry, Governor Bulkeley was a candidute for the vice-presidential wir to the amount of to nomination and received 39 vote. i Vrn il I'. Bulkeley was nominated bv bv the fact that his twoiIhc for Vnited Stater nons, Morgan and HouKhtoti. "nd were In its member-Slip 'distinction In Washington. Patriotic.

In 1872. his father o'd and Mor-I "lv Interested in his country. Mr. tan made Hartford his jv Bulkeley as. nevertheless, a man of home.

He was elected a director of i'h school hich cherLshrs party the Aetna Life Insurance Company i loyalty. In the political campaign of We're Not as Old at The Courant, Yet SINCE 1906 the name "SACHAKUAN" hat been tynonymout nith the finest in ORIENTAL RUGS Today, in addition, also offer Interior Decorating, Upholstering, Domestic Rugs and Carpets SACHAKLIAN'S 9 Lewis St. Hartford this whole-hearted support of the Merit System Association in its efforts to have the City of Hartford adopt this plan. It further voted to urge 1U 101 affiliated organizations, representing about 20 .000 ix-rson. to the Mnrerity and honesty of candidates by refusing to vote for any candidate who docs not approve of this "fair method of engaging city employees." Thcosophists lo Hoar Talk by Win.

J. Koss William J. Rom, naval architect and president of the New York Thcosophiral Society, will lecture today at 7:45 p. m. In Room P.

I'earl Street, under ihe auspices of the Hartford Theosophical Societv His talk, the first in a scries of three bi-weekly addresses on the prycholiHty of racial evolution, will be on -India and the Past In ad but save of his time, at first. V.tiQ. he barked the late Senator p-! floJtf Gonittuctlon" IV 'I' I Backed By Mora Than 100 Years ef Experience In the Manufacture of Ranges to Meet New England Requirements fi 1 Thh modcl rante I i-rv 'Zm DOUBLE 0VEII Prank Brandegre. Republican, and when a Democratic Newspaper at larked certain policies of the Republican Tarty. Mr.

Bulkeley nld. "What do we care what a lot of Democrat and think?" to banking. He was one of tlici wganiwra of the United States; Hank and Its first president. ItuvlnrM Tareer Asfonlshlnf. In 1879.

he was called to the i presidency of the Aetna Life imur- Mr. Bulkeley, despite this attark new wutmmnv Wiien ITCMdrni Thomaa O. Knrier filed Vmm on Idealists, was an idealists himself Jtt WW StwH Not dual ovrn. To that point on. his business career.

"ltlnlim a rather prartlral one. like almost every other pha-se of had vision which builds ureal enter-his life, was an astonlshtmr rme i prises nnd molds rilc and twliilral dition to the lecture by Mr. Ross, Uotert Drew-Bear, president of the I i II ll'ICJ- I' He also became president of the I program of lasting value. He was Hartford Society, will talk at 6 30 Aetna Casualty and Surety Com- trr Wlrnt of the Connecticut River i on Taps Yoca." Tea will be nerved pany and the Automobile Insurance Bridge and Ilichway Dinrt Com-j at 5 o'clock and the library will be Company of Hartford. He nerved mivMon from la04 to 1908 and it was open.

loth OvtM May Uttd ot tha Soma Timt The HEUBLEIN HOTEL Carries A Fine Old Tradition Further Stporota event ena for oil or cool end one for qat- with broiltr. fair baking ova. Valva hondles en tha tide for qraot-tr toftty end bat tar appearance. Round ror clog porcelain enamel burners. Heat teat doers ft 'J tV-'- rrrrz il -1 if cuisine will remain noteworthy for it excellence.

New facilities vill be added from time to time which believe will pleate you who are familiar with 1 leublein standard of excellence, at well as those who enter thee doors for the first time. The new management cordially Invites you to visit the Heuhlein to male it your home a you will. At time goes on you will find thi famous hotel better equipped in every way to terve you in the best of Heuhlein tradition. John Harris Manager For over two decides the HcuMcin Hotel lut been famed for its hospitality for rare good food and fine net-vice. For yeari discerning people from far and near have come to enjoy itt uperb cuisine and quiet atmosphere.

And to the nSme Heuhlein hat come to he lynonymoui vith the hct. Today the Heuhlein continuct under new man agemcnt. Itt (incut tradition he continued. To thetc good tradition will he added only thoe modern feature that will enhance those tradi tiont to better enable thi famou hotel to pre tent to 1 lartford and the traveling public new standard of comfort and service. The 1 leublein Ml jr if ia SPECIAL AT.

Amrrlrt't Mwt lrrlirit Rnt for high efficiency. -tV. Extra fceavy rock wool Intulation. it Automatic toe burner lighters. 4 Kith lour Old Terms Ai Low Monthly r.

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I ar ronfrnlrnl irtms. Barstow Ranges Are An Exclusive Feature Of The Heublcin's Fnmous Sunday Dinner Sened in Main Dining Room, 11:10 to 9 P. CHOICfJ OF APPETIZERS Crt of CJihlfn C'ofiktfnrtif Xif (Jiax: t4-'f Sui Ay Cuttf Willi TntiW4 it? k-oi Tuf Orjt! WW Prt fUHr S'u! Oikn Ait Cro' Or Qit 'tfh' Prt'r "1 Suruhy Dinner in the Coffee Room $1.00 Serttd 1 1 JO lo 9 P. M. 180 WELLS STRHLT, Cor.

GOLD CT South Cji teen tuznituta (zo. 89 105 Main Street C1ik of D'twrti JL OPEN EVENINGS TE1MS Fj.

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