New Britain herald., 1915-07-17
WHITE RIBBONERS
 TO OFFER PRIZES
Money and Banner for Gifts in
 ". (. I. U. Campaign.
MISS RUTH BURR WINS MEDAL
Winner of Yesterdays Contest May Enter Race for Diamond Award TrumbuI Employes to Have Outing At the Churches-Briefs.

Trumbuu Employes to Have Outing
 At the Churches
 Judges in the Tri-County speaking contest held under the. auspices of the w. c. T. U. at the camp grounds yesterday in connection with the Chautauuua assembly gave their de- cision in favor of Miss Ruth A. Burr of Higganum and presented her with the gold medal offered as a prize for the best temperance oration By win
 ming yesterdays contest Miss Burr is
 eligible to enter the competitive
 speaking test to be held next summer at which time the temperance people
 will offer a diamond award Tor the
 victor There were a numper or con-
 testants for the medal yesterday and
 their speeches were we'll given. The
 judges had difficulty in selecting the
 winner as all orations were of high
 merit but they finally agreed to con-
 fer the honors on Miss Burr.
 The advent of the white ribboners
 at the camp ground greatly augment
 ed tho attendance at the assembly and
 the crowd on the grounds was the largest of any day of the session. The various temperance meetings were conducted with enthusiasm and the members made plans for most VIE | orous prosecution of the fight against John Barleycorn before they left | for home.
 Mrs. Mary E. Welles of Wethers- | field was in charge of the gathering. The three counties decided to offer prize of $1O for the best essay on tenn l. ] perance subjects written by a hlgn school student. It was voted to give a l new county banner at the annual in May, next year, to the union mak- l ing the largest percentage gain in subscriptions to state and national papers of the w. c. F. U.
 Before the speaking contest, Rev. Walter E. Lamphere of Hartford
 gave an interesting report on the Anti-saloon convention held recently at Atlantic City.
 Chautauqua Sunday is expected to
 attract a large number of visitors to the assembly tomorrow. There will
 be services in the morning, afternoon and evening. Sunday school will be
 held at g o'clock. Rev. Carl F. Nor-
 throp of Waterbury will give a ser
 mon at 1O:30 and in the afternoon at
 3:45, Rev. Roger A. Dunlap will be the
 preacher. Bible Pictures will be the
 subject of an illustrated lecture to be
 given in the evening at 7:3O by Mrs. Truman J. Spencer of Hartford.
 Exorbitant rates charged by the op-
 orators of .jitneys'' have given the Chautauqua officials problem which they finally solved by inducing own CTS of cars, who are attending the as- l sembly, to press their machines into service as common carriers. Some of the .sjitney'' owners charged as high as soc and 75c for each passenger riding from Plainville center to the grounds.
 It is the intention to start some reg ular service when the Methodist camp meeting opens. Officers of the Meth odist association insist that the rate shall not exceed 15c for passenger. It is probable that two machines will be put in commission.
 Trumbull Help to Have Outing. Enployes of the Trumbull Electric company and their wives and sweet hearts will be the guests of the con- cern at Savin Rock Monday. 1t will be the annual outing of the Truni- bull force and arrangements havs been made to give the picnickers T
 most enjoyable holiday. The trip to the Rock will be made in special trolley cars At the resort shore l dinner will be served.
 The Trumbull factory will be
 closed all next week and the owners intend to have employees start the va 1 cation with one of the most en- 1 joyabie outings they have given since l - 2