New Britain herald., 1916-05-01
Established 1882.


 until the middle of the month and | their friends were pleasantly surprised to meet them.
 Fly Campaign Opens.
 While the weather has not been propitious for any special activity on the part of the fly the toWnspeople seemingly started out in earnest this morning to assist in the Business and Improvement associations campaign for the eXtermination of the unpopu- lar insect. The next seven days are to take on the character of a svat-the- fly week and there will be a general movement tending to minimize the number of flies and wrecking their breeding places.
 Literature and posters concerning flies as a menace to health and the steps that are being taken throughout the country to eXterminate the pest have been distributed freely in the stores and among the school children. Some of the merchants have also CO., operated with the associations com mittee to the extent of displaying fly traps and "swatters' in their win dOWS
 Interest taken in the campaign indi cates that considerable progress in the war will have been made in the cam paign before the end of the week.
 Ahlquist For Leader.
 According to young men interested in the plans for organizing a boys club here John l.. Ahlquist has agreed to serve as leader and he will be in charge of the members during the three nights each week when the gym nastic classs are in session in the Town hall. The boys have also de- cided to make an effort to have the organization self supporting during the first year and they are hopeful that they will have to make no ap- peals for financial assistance during that period.
 A meeting of those interested in the movement will be held in the Town hall tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. All the men of the town who take an in terest in the proposed association are invited to attend. Committees will be elected and officers and directors will be chosen.
 Church Annual.
 The annual meeting of the parish of the Church of Our Saviour will be held tomorrow evening at 7:45. The rector, Rev. R. IT, Burton, is hopeful of a large attendance of members. There will be reports of the officers and election for the ensuing year.
 The committee which took part in the every ember canvass conducted yesterday afternoon will make a state ment concerning their success. All members of the parish were ap- preached regarding pledges for the fnIn h mittee received considerable encour- agemcnt.
 Brief Items.
 Miss Elizabeth Burns of Central Square. is a natient at the Hartford hospital.
 pr. and Mrs. J. N. Bull had as their guests for the weekend their son, Norris and wife of Hartford.
 Miss Helen Eaton Is confined to her home on West Main street by illness
 An informal address on masonic history will be given In Masonic tenn ple tonight at 7:30 under the auspices of Frederick lodge, A. F. and A. M. The speaker will be a Mir Webber of England, who Is now on a tour of this country. A number of masons from New Britain and other places in this VlClnlE are expected to dIleiu'
 Constable Marine Is i'll at his home in Red Stone Hill
 The Woman's Relief corps will have a whist and social in G. A. R. hall Wednesday afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30.
 Friends of Mrs. Chloe Warren will , be pleased tr learn that she has so far recovered from her recent illness to be able to be around her home on ] Canal street
 Mrs Charles Upton of Hartford, | spent Sunday at the home of her l cousin, Mrs. Charles Roberts, who is l