New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

The democratic town committee under the leadership of John A. Moore, is conducting the forerunner of their campaign and will make d determined effort to capture victory at the local polls this fall.
 Grange Play Tonight.
 The lady members of the Grange will come into their own tonight, when they will prcscnt q play entitled "The Old Maids Convention in the New Grange hall. As the title sig rifles, the plot deals with the sayings and doings at an old maids gather ing. The cast has been working hard for the past few weeks, under the tu- teloge of Mrs. George P. Dunham, and a finished production will be given. Several local hits have been inter srcrscd in the lines of the written play and it is expected that con siderable surprise will be manifested when the lines are spoken. Follow ing is the cast of characters:
 Maribah LoVejoy, President, Mrs. c. w. Ventres; Amarillo Haywood, Secretary, Mrs. F. B. Adams; Pris- cilla Hope, Treasurer Mrs. A. c. Mansfield; Anxiety Doherty, Mrs. Alice Sweet; Augusta Prim, Miss Julia Crane; Faithful Blossom, Mrs. Ada Watkins: Fedora Boblins, Miss Jennie Baldwin: Rhoda Larlin, Mrs. John Molumphy; Sclmo Baxter. Mrs. John N. Ventrcs; Susannah Smith, Mrs. Alfreda Chamberlain; Miranda Price, Mrs. Charles Weldon; Mary i Ann Barnes, Miss Minnie Gibbs; Sarah Jane Springster, Mrs. Thomas 1 Cashman; Eliza Hooker. Mrs. Arthur 1 Crandall Esther Snyder, Miss Myrtle Prior; Marion Perkins, Mrs. Garner l Goodwin; Aseneth Baker. Mrs. Will l liam Whitam Amanda Horn, Mrs. | A. S. Barrett: Amy Little, Mrs. Isa- bel Gray: Sophia Potter, Mrs. Louis Good rich; Prof. Pinkcrton, Frank l Clark; Topsy, Master Stanley Bar l rett
 During the action of the scene, a l special act, entitled "Old Maids Transformed" will be given, in which number of musical selections and various other stunts will be held. The program will be as follows; Song, by Miss Mildred Goodwin recitation by Miss Irene Viets; piano solo by Miss Ruth Crandall: ath- letic exercises by Miss Lena Johnson Fairy dance by Miss Pearl Cashman:
 
 Mrs. Alvah Ventres; mandolin selec- tons by Miss Minnie Gibbs and 1 piano solo by Miss Lillian Minor.
 Dance Committee Meets.
 The dance committee of the loca 1 Sons of Veterans association met las night at the home of Harry Hodge 1 Iii New Britain. It was. decided tC hold the annual old fashioned danct in the town hall, Friday May 5. IT l former years. this has been one o1 the biggest social events of the towr and an effort will be made to make this years dance more successful than ever. MT. Hodge, who is chair man of the committee appointed the following aids: Floor manager, Will liam w. Pagan; refreshments, Roy Gibney; music, Garfield Gibney; tick | cts, Harry Gould and Judge Georgc | Griswo1d; publicity agent, A. IT Bushnell. A report of the committed will be presented at the next meet ing of the association, which vii be held April 13.
 Collcgians As Judges
 l The feature of the kcnSln2tDl Mems Lyceum meeting last night wa; first appearances of three under. | graduates of Wellesley college in tho capacities of Portias. While they die not have to decide the disposition o1 a pound of flesh, nevertheless con siderable logic was required to de eide which side had presented the better arguments in the debate, Whlcf Twas held. The question was "RcsolV