New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-05-08
Exercises May Be Held at Soldiers
Monument Plot At Center.
BARNARD GIVES FLAG TO POST
Old Soldiers to Attend Patriotic Ser
yices-Short of E'unds-Wants Let.
Estate-Sunday i'll the Churches.

Plans for the observance of Memoir
ial day will be formulated this even
ing at a joint meeting of committees
selected by Manross post, G.. A. r.,
and the Womans Relief Corps. The
mem bers report that they have not
definitely decided as to what form the
celebration will take this year, but
it is probable that it will be of the
usual order
Elijah S. Williams, commander of
the post, heads the veterans commit
tee. The observance of Decoration
day was considered at the last meet
ing of the organization, but nothing
definite was DONE the members de-
Gliding to leave the arrangements en-
ti.'ely in the hands of the committee.
It is probab that members will be
selected to attend to the decorating
of the graves in both Plainville and
FOrestville on Sunday, May 80, the
veterans holding exercises at the mon
ur.ent plot in the center. The school
children will be invited to participate
and the Sons of Veterans will also as
sist
The veterans have accepted an invi-
tation from Rev. w. Denton to at
tend patriotic services in the Advent
May 80. Mr.. Denton will give an ap-
propriate sermon. The post will at
tend in a body.
Mem bers of the organization are ap-
preciative of the gift of a valuable
American flag presented to the post
by F.. o. Bernard. Mr.. Barnard's
father, M. H. Barnard, who was a
member of the post, purchased the
fiig some years ago. He valued it
highly, and his son decided to give it
to the veterans.
The Memorial day committee adj
mits it is hampered to some extent
in preparing for the celebration of
the event, owing to lack of funds The
town appropriates but $40 a year for
this. purpose, although it gave a sim
liar amount many years ago when
there were less than half as many
graves as there are at present to dec
ofte. Bristol has increased it's con-
trioution to SIS, and other places are
also allowing a larger amount for the
expenses incurred by the veterans.
Little attention apparently has been
gwen the matter here, and the fail
ure of the town to increase the ap-
preparation is probably due to an over
sight The post has no funds of it's
own to draw on, and the Memorial
day committee has to depend entirely
or the allowance made by the. town.
Wants Administration Letters.
Clinton Cowles of Springfield, Mass,
has written to Judge George r. By
ington for information concerning the
procedure required for obtaining let
tiers OF administration on the estate of
his father, William l.. Cowles, who
died recently in Waukegan, Ill. In
his note he makes no mention as to
whether or not the deceased manufac-
turer left a will.
IT is not believed that the Cowles
estt>e will be appraised as valuable.
A number of years ago Mr. Cowles
was a prosperous manufacturer, but
he subsequently lost practically all his
money. Although he was over seven
IT, yea rs of age he started over again
as a manufacturer a decade ago and
it is said that up to the time of his
retirement he was successful. His
estate, however, is thought to be
small. N-s3t- 'rt@
Get Race Track i'm Shape.
Local horsemen are making prep
arations for the summer matinees at
the Allen race track and the work Of
getting the course in shape for races
will probably be started next week.
Horse racing, once very popular