New Britain herald., 1915-03-13
ba4ql5t Committee Gives Up Hope
Of H1vl0gEx -0IcSldent for Speaker.
WILL RAISE BABY IN INCUBATOR
Date For Annual Spread May BE
Selected Next Wcck.-TNins Born
to Judge and Mrs. Byin2ton.--Mrs.
O'Hura's F'uncraI.-Bricf Items.

owing to hi, inabillty'to make any
June /. cX-President William III. TAFT
has been compelled to decline an in
vitation to be the guest Of honor at
the eighth annual banquet Of the
Business and Improvement association
and he has advised the committee of
| arrangements that it will be impossi-
bic for him to attend. Prof. Taft ex-
planned that he would be pleased to
come here and if the banquet date
could be selected to conform with
his schedule he would accept the in
yitaton.
Chairman j. II. Trumbull stated
this morning that the committee
hopes to have the banquet some time
in April and as it would he out of
the question to put off the date until
June hope Of having Mr.. Taft for a
speaker Will have to be abandoned.
Next year an invitation will be ex-
tended to the former president su fiji
GENTLY early to make possible its &C
ceptance. ...t..
According to members of the COM
mittee the arrangements for the af-
fair are progressing satisfactorily.
Some difficulty has been experienced
in arranging the after dinner pros
gram, the probable speakers naming
dates at which they are to be at lib
erty that are at such variance that the
managers are In a quandry as to what
course to pursue Within few days,
however, they expect to be able to
announce the date and the complete
list of speakers.
Other details in their plans are be-
ing attended to in an efficient manner
ana there is every reason for believ-
ing that the banquet will be as sue
cess1ul as any that have been held
since the association was organized.
Raise Baby in Incubator.
Twins, both boys. were born last
night to Probate Judge and Mrs
George r. Byington.l One of the chill
dren died shortly after birth and the
other is so weak that it may not live.
Heroic measures to keep It alive have
been adopted. Judge Ryington ha,
secured baby incubator and an eff
fort VIII be made to raise the little
fellow in It.
Mrs. Byington'S condition today was
reported to be entirely satisfactory.
Threatened With Blood Poisoning.
Miss Daisey Prior, organist at the
Church of Our Lady of Mercy, is
threatened with blood poisoning and
ls under the care OF a physician. She
is at her home on South Washington
street and while her condition is not
regarded as critical, her ailment will
confine her to the house for a few
weeks.
Miss Prior tripped and fell in the
yard several days ago, injuring her
knee. But little attention was paid
to the wound at the time. Within
d few days it caused her some trouble
and physician called into the case
decided that blood poisoning might
develop.
Mrs. O'Haras Funeral
The funeral of Mrs. Henry O'Hara,
VINO died suddenly Thursday at her
home on elm court, which was held |
this morning at o'clock from the |
Church of Our Lady of Mercy, was
largely attended. Mrs. O'Hara had !
many friends in PIainville and vicin-
ity and they practically filled the |
church this morning when they |
turned out to pay their respects to !
her memory. The floral tributes |
were numerous and beautiful
Rev. w. p. kilcoyne celebrated a |