New Britain herald., 1916-06-14

F. N. Bacon reported that the coal contract for next year was awarded 10 George Baddwin of Kensington. Mir. Baldwin has age9ed to deliver the coal to the various school houses for S75O ton. The board feels itself fortunate over this bid, for the cost Fer ton will be less than in New Britain. There the cost per ton will amount to $7.6O. The board will purchase approximately 15O ton. The following bills were ordered paid: James Durkee for wood s35.OO and F. Ii. Gaines, supplies, $3.90.
 Last winter the board was ordered by the state authorities to erect a fire escape on the Hubbard school in East Berlin. The escape was put up, but it leads from window The heavy storm came along before a door could be cut and during the summer vacation, a door will be made to take the place of the window. The matter of temperature in the school rooms was also discussed. There is a state law, (which says the temperature must be kept between 6S and TO- The members will consider the installing of a system to ensure the desired tenn perature and the system will be 
 Entertainment Success.
 That the entertainment by the held in Parish hall last evening, was an unqualified success is evidenced by the following appreciation, which was contributed to the Herald this morning:
 The many friends of the young people of St. PauPs Sunday school, filled the Parish hall last evening and enjoyed one of the best enter tainments ever produced by the cTiil- dren of the town, one never equalled by the efforts of more mature enter tainers and one which deserves much fine commendation.
 To little seven-year- Miss Gar rity, who made two baby attempts to tart and had to stop because she misund derstood the crowds apprecia- ton, but who, at the close of the evening, came sweetly brave and de- Hvered in a wonderful manner her very lengthy readiny Spell -Words," goes the unlimited praise of all Ken sington.
 The girls in their swathings of white, who postured so gracefully and sang so very sweetly, Jesus Lover of My Soul" deserve words bigger than just an ordinary appre- citation is able to express Rose Kin iry's alto sustained against the voices of twenty light sopranos, had in it all the minor pathos of very sensi- tive child's nature and her friends have just cause to be very proud of her.
 Robert Pagan and his troupe"- little girls, all-in the song Mother aroused the admiration of the hall But to the boys in the camp Fire scent-and some because of the very novelty of an all boy act done wonderfully well, goes the writer's gratitude They were unusually fine. Robert Ritchie as the captain, made so natural a picture that one couldnste help but rendering thanks for the ease of his body. Joseph Trehy made the cleanest looking upright sentinel ever, and was a living ex- pression of the motto onIy last week offereI in another entertainment George Garrity as the "black''. sang his difficult rag songs like a profes- sional and the readings were all splendid
 To Mrs. Catherine Buckley whose idea the scene was and to whose train- ing it's success is due, something more than thanks for the result is due;-thanks for getting the boys into line is what is offered and she well deserves place in the hearts of