New Britain herald., 1916-05-09

having in charge the arrangements for degree work in the Town hall on May 22, when nearly forty canii- dates will be admitted to membership. The meeting will mark the first public appearance of the degree team of Court Schiller of Merden which won the prize at the national conven- tion in San Francisco a few months ago. The team agreed to put on the work before the first court of For esters which doubled it's membership The local branch of the organiza- tfon now has this distinction and the Meriden aggregation has agreed to come here for the big meeting.
 Foresters from various towns in this section have accepted invitations to attend the gathering and the indica- tlons are that the session will be the largest in the history of Court Gener- al Lawton.
 The committee has made plans for entertaining the guests and after the mplification of the degree adjourn ment will be taken to Grange hall where there will be a banquet and program of entertainm
 Plan For Dancing.
 Arrangements have been made to have dancing follow the program to be furnished Saturday evening in the Town hall by the Swiss bell ringers for the benefit of the Plainvlle Young Mems club, now in process of forma- ton, The committee in charge re- ports that there has been a good de- mand for tickets and the affair is ex- pected to prove a most gratifying fi- nancial success
 l, +J> as we'll, the musicians have received most favorable press notices on their entertainment. They offer a we'll di- versified program, which includes se- lections on saxaphones, cello, mando- lin, xylophone, harp and specially built musical instruments
 The cause for which the troupe is to make it's Plainville appearance is a worthy one and it will doubtless be given the patronage it's merits.
 Brief Items.
 John E. Garrity was a visitor in town yesterday. MT. Garrity has been ill with rheum atism for several weeks i and for some time was patient in the | Elm City hospital in New Haven. He | is now practically recovered and in a few days will resume his duties as su- l
 
 company's plant in New Haven.
 Frederick lodge, A. F. and A. M., will meet this evening in Masonic tenn pie.
 Rev. w. Waldo, pastor of the Methodist church, is attending the general conference at Saratoga, N. Y.
 c. w. Jones, secretary of the Trum- bull Electric company, is confined to his home by illness.
 The Young Mems Catholic club is making plans for it's annual banquet to be held at Lake Compounce on June 8. Judge Gilman of New Haven and Judge Ryan of Litchfield, will be the principal speakers.
 Martha Rebekah lodge closed a se- ries of public whists last evening in Odd Fellows hall. The whists were we'll patrOnized and were financial as well as social successes.
 Mrs Gertrude Buck of Bangor, Me, has been visiting Mrs. Florence Jay of this place. Mrs. Buck is great granddaughter of Lyman Homer, at one time a well known Plainville character familiarly known to the residents in his day as Governor" Homer.
 S. l. lar meeting Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charles Seymour on East Main street. Many local mem bers plan to attend the county con- vention which will be held in Hartford tomorrow. The session will be in the Y. M c. A. building and begin at o'clock in the morning. The after noon meeting will start at 2:15.
 Manross Relief corps has elected Reba White and Alice Wilson as del- egates to the w. R. C. state conven- tion to be held in New Haven Wednes- dav and Thursday. Mrs. Jennie Hicz- ok and Mrs. Lottie Day have been named for alternates. Several other members will attend
 According to the statement of the Plainville Trust company, issued to-