Life — December 13, 1917 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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“LIFE HY are the children of Live's Fresh Air Fund deprived of the more than ten thousand dollars to which they are entitled under the will of the late Edwin H. Gilbert of Redding, Connecticut? This is not an idle question, although Lire has propound- ed it several times without ree a reply, The facts are these: In Mr. Gilhert’s will three hundred shares of the stock of the Gilbert Manufacturing Company were bequeathed with these instructions; “The income and dividends there- of to be used for the maintenance of the work at Lirr’s Farm.” The reference is to the Fresh Air Farm at Branch- ville, in whose work Mr. Gilbert was deeply interested in his lifetime. . The “income and divic s." accruing since December, 1910, now amount to considerably more than ten thousand dollars. The stock and this money, as a dead man’s trust, have passed into the hands of Davin H. Mittex of Georgetown, Connecticut: Daniet Davexrort of Bridgeport, Connecticut ; Dr. R. W. Lowe of Ridgefield, Connecticut, and certain relatives and employees of Mr. Miller. Lire’s Fresh Air Fund has frequently asked that the accrued income be turned over to be used for improvements at the ‘m, sadly needed for the happiness, safety of the children. The request has been in cannot be enforced under the Connecticut law. Lire regrets being obliged to ask so often why Mr. Gil- bert's wishes have not heen carried out. It hopes that pos- sibly the repetition might cause “the wee, small voice of conscience” to make reply. Atall events, it hopes that at Thanksgiving the gentlemen named above gave thanks for Mr. Gilbert’s generosity, even if the Fresh Air children had no reason to do so, Christmas is coming. kindness for children 4 comfort and Perhaps the Christmas spirit of y tet as far as those trustees. The College of 1917 FRIEND: How’s your football team coming on? Coach: Pretty f. Of course, we got hit by the draft, but we'll have a line averaging fifty-eight years, and our back field will be composed of four of the fr est great-grand {fathers that you ever saw. Minutes of a Bolshevib Meeting vski Prospekt, Petrograd, Some Ti November, 1017 Held on the \ platoon of Russian soldiers, advancing shell swept battlefield, suddenly halted and ina clump. We saw hands going up. “ Haye tl surrendere I asked the Russian officer with “They are Bi wiki, @he now Re replied as to whether they should advance or They vote on everythin ‘ent despatch from the Eastern front TIE assemblage was called to order at 3:13 P.M Feodor Trollevoft on the soap box and sixty-four ent. A vote was taken to see whether a meeting he held, The vote stood thirty-five for and ty The twenty-nine seceded for the purpose of ing a meeting of their own \ vote was then taken to sce whether the meetin listen to ¢ Idress by Feodor Trolleyoff or Bogus Gr The vote stood twenty for Trolleyoff 1 fiftec Gretzky. The fifteen at once withdrew fr Fe Trolleyof made the resources of the nation, and the inv 1 long speech advocating pooling of said resources in such a way that every member o Bolsheviki might have a weekly income of twelve doll and fifty cents without doing any work. A vote wast whether it would be better to invest in bonds of United States Steel Corporation or substantial copper st which would yield between forty and fifty per cent The vote stood twelve for the copper stocks and eight for steel bonds, The defeated voters promptly deserted the meeting, and left for parts unknown. A general discussion was held as to whether it wo he advisable for all Bolsheviki to take an oath to wear rei flannel shirts with frock coats, or whether it would be better for them to wear conventional clothes, but never cut their Seven voted for present prices. hair, The question was put to a vote. red flannel shirts and frock coats, and the five defeate: voters protested hy marching away to the tune of the lar Bolshevik song, “Down with Everyone but Us \ resolution was proposed by Ivan Popoff to the etle: that all automobile owners should be thrown into jail |: the Bolshevik government. When voted on, however proposition was defeated, four votes to three. One of those present moved that the meeting adjour: The motion was opposed by Feodor Trolleyoff, who wis Le appointed a committee of one to go to Siberia a insult the ex-Czar, and also to have all his expenses pa ‘The matter was put to a vote, and the vote stood two f adjournment and two against adjournment. A heat ument ensued, followed by a fight, in which cobble- nes and pieces of lead pipe were freely used. The mex ing was automatically adjourned sine die when an aml lance appeared and conveyed all four disputants to the hospital for treatment. Kenneth Robe comichooks.qom