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rar TWO 11. EOpCHES Northern Church Piles Up Figures lor Uoiiication TTSTX7 Chicago, Aug, (Pi Unification o( the Mel loUl.-t, Kplscopul church and tht Methodist I'.plscopal church outh 'ill be td on at JU a nn'i.i t conference of the northern church, scheduled for August and Septem ber, nlnr of them In Mie fornur month. riv conlereiioes vol today. In an announcement from Lr. R. J. Wade of Chicago, secretary of the Geneia conference the executive secretary of t lie Torld service com mission, the oib to dale in the northern church .stands 8.S15 for, and only 3S2 against. The ote, divided as to ministers and laymen, was: For Against Ministerial ....8. 506 311 Lay 2,309 71 Other fall annual conferences v?l he held as follows: October 13, No vember 5 and December 6. Two conferences will vote today In Chicago. They are the Central Swedish and the Chicago-Northwest conferences. Another, the Northern Swedish, will vote today In Two Harbors, Minn. A fourth, the 'West ern Norwegian-Danish, will vote, also today, at Aberdeen, Waah,, and a fifth at Albuquerque, N. M. The status of the two Methodist Episcopal churches as shown by the year book, la as follows: Membership: Methodist 'Episcopal church, 8,408,479; Methodist, Kpl.s ropal church south, 2.587,803. The average, Increase In membership In the last eight years for the Meth odist Episcopal church wbs 81.192, and for the Methodist Episcopal church south 47,304. Dr. 'Wad also explained that the Methodlat Episcopal church has In 'foreign lands 18 bishops, 1,218 mis sionaries, with an additional 602 un der the. women's board, 3.400 or dained natle preachers, 18,873 un ordalned native preachers, exhnrters and altar workers: 3,000 church houses; 10,625 Sunday school, 512,- 84 Sunday school scholars and 607, 751 ehureh members. The northern church also In 1124 received gifts amounting; to $100,81?. 730. Tt has In the. United States 1 5,853 pastors, who receive $1,624,443, or an aver age of $3,578; 78 hospitals with property valued at $:.i.0(;;.ftn7. with 8.082 nurses and 207,113, patients la.t year. TOURSBAY STATE "Mayflower" Sails Out ol Har bor of Plymouth Today Swtnrcott. Maw., Aujr. :sT Tht.' modern Mayflower, with I'nsi jjent and Mrs. fonlldB aboard, sailed today for I'lymouth. Mass.. where th'' F'ilsriin raiherji lauded more than y. ;tis auo, The tri ivno arratiijed to penult the executive to itsil hiNtoiio pointet in and around Plymouth, and to mo tor from that pine- to ColinM" t for luncheon with .'. W. Harrow, pub lisher of the Wall Sip" t Journal, In to r returning to Willi" Court. Mr. and Mrs. "onlids boarded the presidential a ht at Marbleb'Ti'l Harbor after dinner la.t niirht so tliat an arly Mart oould .- made on the eruise n.-ross Maa'ius. tis Pay. Thy had tV-ir cu-'S's S-it. tarv and Mrs Sanders. 1 olon-1 S. A. f'hep"v. military aid'-. nnd Major .tames I". Coupal. the presld"iv1'f ph vsir ia n. Aboard th preil hernial a.iit :ix prisoners were 'oi An lew Chan'on of CI. i and and Per ale. C'arence Key of 'l.-xris. chared Rl'h peeping while i sua id du'y at tr. Pummer White- ll. No mdi'-ation ha been ev.m i" io n t'-,- i-ill f.-jrc Mjmtnary ,01111 marii-il on tiie eharpe. Cuban Government (iranls Privileges (o Tourists Havana, Aue' :s 'A1' Cltiiena C tl-.C l.'nltefj Slate:. Till reei-1', e the same prnikm cr-'-n Cuban eiu. iens by the immigration authori ties, und'r.a r'ceur il par'nioiit rul Irg. rh treasury rteparttiu'it ha pi- mpte.l lonns's and ntli'r i r I'r from payment Ho mi qu-irt'-t of one per ent lav on money .aliov .Vi taken ooi .f th f-'iotry bv trqo j.r. Sr - '-. 1 ;- -v of th" 'll-O'.O'-y .'artgva iMi"fi :! i.t'-.utir-iip in- pantfS to Uf-U" l-eiilM!.'.-Mon . H!-l r. pn.-rpL' IS Ol-'', on ''oif l'.'l'. ll- z t !-.- . run fr . a i'i- 'i -1 oi fro;-, y ni.-.l nii; a s-a'-oo-rt fo tt-. .-mount of motvy tlov ai-e.-.'-i i iin or l-'iiiil' r,l of ll t.'. Scini-( 'cnlcnnial of Havrciifn Not Not icon p rip., Air " - 'T' - N-pxf'---n,jioL- H at ii'.'1 j'ar ''id mrl tl-- r-"tli -i v on en a 10 uf ii:- P.. "U'h oj., ri I t, ti r mil V'--T a-. reijin f ,...! to r.-..iriif 'i't V.'."ii t're s.icoi;.'ar.'-e of r.nc-0 en ariixe-r-ary .-r.n' tiolu tin l, iv . i that t.e to icix V- enrtoni o' hav,CC 111'- fev'ha no I'-, r'-'O . run . ars " ith an -t. r'iilwi"ti I'l. je.jr fo,i-,MI-C. In P:7. l.n",e- , r. t o ,.. III l-r ;, conip' ni-.i'intf f '-ti- .il "Oo 'T'o. Kmc" and "paiMtal." - lni "Pienri" will b' vro'l'o" d lor h first llloe. M HMI NOW KMi.lir H'isii'Cfoi n, V io: :'8 t - Pa i- n Nurm). n eiiawftoa lia'am- run ner. Is now Flnnlfh knlRht and for-sesEor of th" Order of the White 11 o. These honors -ere eonferred upon the a'hNte hy J'n Hmt Keiand'.r upon Nurmi's re nin from America and were in recognition of bla advancem'nt of Finnish Interests through his a'h letlc prowess. PROSPECTIVE married couples of the coming fall and winter are profiting by. this 32nd August Sale. They; yalue the Sale for the variety; for the values but above all for the character of the fur niture! They recognize that with the name of Shoor Bros, is asso ciated furniture of character and lasting quality. On this page are ex amples of the quality savings offered in dining room furniture and there are thousands of others for selection, including living room and bedroom pieces. The proof awaits you-rsee for yourself! Five-Piece Unfinished Breakfast Set Kitchen Chair tpOR your bright 1 kitchen. this sturdy Windsor type, white enamel finish. A Bood value at SS.fi. August Pale Price Kitchen Cabinet rTHIS epace-savlne. labor - saving cabinet la an un usual value. Of white enamel, with full equipment A pood value at $40.00. August Pale Trice Kitchen Table tTHIS porcelain top x kitchen table la a. featured kitchen value. Tested and approved by Good Housekeeping Insti tute. A good valua at $7.60. Auguet Sale Price Look for the -""N. Orange and r x. Black $2.36 $28.95 $5.98 TJERE la a, five-piece group, unfinished, in an advance fall de- elen. Tou can paint this group according to your color echeme, and altogether have a moat pleasing effect. (JM f QC A good value at 524.50. August Sale Prlca DXUt7w Room-Size Axminster Rugs Dining Table China Cabinet combination walnut, paltei-ned after an early KukHMi deslirn. A food value at 5 pi. Mi. AiiSH't Sale Price $36.00 Buffet A I'D this walnut n china cabinet to ? our dining room fnr nilure. A good value p' tht.no, August s-i! Price $38.00 Server in'iInriT A HKPPFt'I . altri' Mie fuvnlshinc. t'i wal nut buffet. A g'-cd vab' ' xr.o 0". Aiieo--' Pa' pry. $39.60 r,"'U can t vvi net - this walnut server i radio rabinct; ' Jim for both hi iries. A co..d vilu ,v :.f.r". Ansurt '"r. la 1'rire S18.00 Ten-Piece American Walnut Group---A3 Shown V f f Hi 1 V i r r r n 1 . ' MX t 5 KT Ot'R artist lw 'eproducc-l hve a gracefully proportioned ten-piece group, pat tenied after a. Queen Anne r-" !. One of the country's most dependable makers ban conMruotcd this Bulte of combination American walnut. Buffet, oblone table, server, china cabinet and flie side chairs and host chair, In tapestry. As ahown. A FAd value at IS.n. Augu't Sal Price $199jo FOR your dining room, and for your living room, too, choose one of thess new room-size Axmlnsters. Patterned after a variety of colorful Chinese and oriental designs. A good value at $52,50. Auguet Sale Prlca $36.00 Dining Chairs Tea Wagon piVE elda chairs and a host chair In walnut, with genuln leather lip aeats. A good value, at 152.60. August Eala Price $38.80 WHAT delightful sen I' lea thli walnut tea wagon can perform ! Drop leaves, ramoTable tray. A good valua at J37.B0. August Bala Price $19.85 Eight-Piece Walnut Group EightFiece Walnut Group Eight-Piece Walnut Group iV, , -..T c-g-g-'J -KJ.T-.-rs-v7sa-. i i m TMiL tliuttv homeniaker will appi cclate. this e!i?h'-plee cr-up. e n.ilar in the Illustration In a lighter tone of .,i,rt , -..-Hoped for th' mo'lete-.i; npai unent. Rufi"t. "ilonr 'jWe. foe snie chairs and ho?t eh.-lr in tapestry. A cooa vatu ei $145. f"'1- Auguet Sat V'rl'-e ARTEREP "'.!" Interiors furni:-h one cf the elements that ar Involved in the making of this group In American wpinut. buffet, oblong talde. five side chairs and host chatr in tcpestr'-. ehma. cabinet and server extra, similar to lllus t.etion. A good value at JlSa-0. August Sale Price 0 ur designer haa devaloped an Individual-looking Tudor group of American Walnut, with attractively matched fronti. Dust- proof construction throughout. Buffet, oblong table, Ave. (id chairs and host chair In tapestry, similar to Illustration: china cabinet and aerver extra. A good value at 1250. August Sale Price $112.00 $151.60 $189.50 NO FIXE i RULE ON CREDIT TERMS Goods Delivered Free By Truck Anywhere in New England fNC, Goods Stored and Insured Free For Future Delivery 198-206 Trumbull Hartford's LEADING FdRNITClRE STORE Between Pratt and Asylum bea "fnr: nrn.i.P ct..asii if.i ls l ull Vlll R WM'S