New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-27

star game for the home boys and
much credit is due them for their
splendid work 1t is expected that
some kind of game will be arranged
for Thanksgiving morning and a good
crowd will be looked for
Foresters' Dance
On Wednesday evening, November
20 Court Mattabessett, F. of A, will
hold a social and dance in Foresters'
hall, Pennington road This dance
will be the first Of the seasons social
activities of the tribe and will be a
sample of what is to follow. Owing
to the fact that it will be Thanksgiv-
ing eve and there are no other social
events in the town that night there
should be a fine crowd in attendance.
Carnival Opens Friday.
On Friday evening Of this week the
t. A. B. drum corps will open a two
days carnival in Parish hall. Friday
night the Lady Minstrels Of st. Pauls
church will be given the place Of
honor and furnish the evenings pro-
gram.
These very same young ladies are
proving to the people of the town
that they are among the best when it
comes to putting on a minstrel show
and any credu1ous people need only
to hear them once to be convinced
Saturday night a visit is expected
from at least eight out-of-town drum
corps and they should certainly make
things lively in the town. The Y. M.
T. A. &, B. society drum corps Of New
Britain will attend in body as a re-
turn compliment for the favors that
the local corps has done them in
the past Dancing will be enjoyed on
both nights of the carnival
Church Doings.
Berlin Congregational church-The
Boy Scouts will hold their weekly
meeting at 7:3O o'clock this evening.
On Thursday at 1890 o'clock Thanks
giving services will be conducted in
the church for all the people of the
community. This is the season for
missionary boxes, One large box
filled with good things has gone to
missionary in North Dakota and one
is now being packed for Grandview
Normal Institute. Gifts Of clothing
are greatly desired for this latter box.
Good second hand articles are most
acceptab BILE Please leave them as
early as possible with Miss Rohm.
neutrality-suspicious. Church
On Thursday Thanksgiving services
will be held in the church at 1O:45
O'Clock. AS the Rev. e. F. Lounsbury
of the Methodist church will be out
of town on that day the people of
that church have been invited to at
tend the services at the Congrega-
tional church. Friday evening the
Young Peoples society will hold
social in the church Darlors
To Cut Down Tree.
One of the finest old elms on Ber-
lin street will soon be a thing Of the
past as Se1ectman Alling has decided
to cut it down The tree is a very fine
old elm, but the trunk has started to
split and there is danger that during
a heavy gale of wind it will drop
across the road or upon a nearby
house. The elm stands in front of
the Congregational church parsonage
and this morning was inspected by
Tree Inspector Shepherd, who decid~
ed that it had better come down.
Prey-Padelh Nuptials.
Louis Prey of New Britain and Miss
Mary Padelli Of Kensington were
! married at nuptial high mass at
o'clock this morning in st. PauTs
church. Rev. j. c. Brennan tied the
nuptial knot. The couple were at
; tended by Joseph Prey, a brother of
! the groom, and Mrs Elizabeth Frigo
sister of the bride was bridesmaid.
Attended Football Game.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon Durham of
| Ellsworth avenue, New Haven, for
| merly of Kensington, entertained Mr..