H. S. RED CROSS NOTES

Third and Fourth Grades.

The second afghan by these grades, assisted by friends, is completed and was given to the local Red Cross on Wednesday, April 24. With the ever present demands upon the people it would almost seem that this could not be accomplished, as the wool is very expensive, but Uncle Sam’s “To Win the War” carries with it the same spirit which characterized the farms and others who shouldered their muskets in ‘76.

GAME NOT NEEDED IN FOOD SUPPLY

To Kill It Off Would Mean Less Than Three Meals Apiece.

Kill off all the game in the country and it would not make three square meals for each of the inhabitants of the United States. This is the statement of those who are conducting the course in wild life conservation and game breeding at Cornell University.

Not long ago, they explain, the game dealers and the proprietors of some of the big hotels, which cater to epicurean tastes with pocketbooks to match, went to the food administration and asked that the bars protecting the wild life of the country be let down so that the birds might be killed, to help out the food supply.

The food administration authorities could find no need of doing this, especially since students of the wild life showed how futile this destruction would be as a food conservation measure. Moreover, it was pointed out that any action opening the way to wholesale destruction would undo all the recent progress in bird conservation.

NEW SCOTLAND.

The single men met defeat at the hands of the married men in the opening baseball game of the season on Saturday afternoon, by the score of 7 to 4. The receipts of the game were given to the Red Cross.

CLARKSVILLE.

— A plow belonging to Fred Fuller was stolen from the field one day last week.

— The little fox terrier belonging to Rev. W. H. Edwards and family died last week.

THOMPSON’S LAKE.

Bert Pitcher is getting out lumber preparatory to building a house on the site of the one destroyed by fire last winter.

NEW SALEM.

A rousing meeting was held in this place Saturday evening, the occasion being the unfurling of a service flag with eleven stars. After the exercises the people went to the church and were addressed by Judge George Addington, Oscar V. Smith, and William H. Erwin, all of Albany. All delivered stirring, patriotic speeches, which seemed to have a good effect on the audience, inducing them to buy Liberty bonds in the amount of $3,500, and still there is more coming in.

GUILDERLAND CENTER.

Miss Lillian Turner, who has had scarlatina in a mild form, is recovering nicely. There are no other cases as yet.

VILLAGE NOTES.

— Cluett & Sons of Albany recently installed a new Vose piano in the home of Mrs. James Keenholts.

— Earl Barkhuff may not be reached by telephone at his home on Maple avenue. Just call 69 any time between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and you’ll be sure to catch him.

Obituary.

Jesse Mann Davis.

Last week the inhabitants of Berne passed through a period of sorrowful experience that will hardly be forgotten. Jesse Mann Davis, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Uriah G. Davis, was brought home dead from New York city to be buried in the Woodlawn cemetery, just outside of the village.

The news of his death was certainly a shock to all of us, but it was a greater shock to his parents. His father, immediately on receiving the telephone message on Thursday last, left for New York, and on Friday, April 19, in the afternoon, he returned with the body of his only child. Jesse was home on Easter suffering with some cold, but none ever dreamed that that visit was to be his last. However, his death was caused by blood poisoning, and it is greatly regretted that it should have occurred so far from home. But the decrees of the Infinite are unfathomable, and we, the children of the dust, must submit to His inscrutable Will.

On Sunday the funeral service was conducted by the Rev. A. A. Seso of the Reformed church. Also the Knights Templar, an organization of which the deceased was a member, held their impressive ceremony at the close of the church service. There was an extra touch of effectiveness in the service, given by the fine appearance of the Knights, dressed in their beautiful military but religious uniform. Almost all day the rain poured in torrents as if nature itself was participating in the sorrow of the bereaved.

Mr. Davis was  member of several secret orders and he was loved by the members of each. It was beautiful to see the floral memorials that were sent to be placed on the casket of their departed friend. The funeral was the largest ever held in Berne, and those in attendance will long remember it.

Those who knew Mr. Davis will always remember him. His large circle of friends bespeak of his pleasant disposition and gentle soul. He was chivalrous in manner and in deed. His smile, his delightful language, and his handclasp were a revelation of the beautiful soul that dwelt in his temple of clay.