New Britain herald., 1916-05-10
PlainVille News BUSINESS MEN WAIT
 FOR SUPPER CALL'' Over Two Hundred Expected at
 Annual Banquet Tonight ARGUE FOR GATES TOMORROW
Members Who Will Serve On Rccep- ton COmmittee-Tcache File Pe- ident Dies In HaItfOrd-RricfS.


 ident Dies In Hartford-Kricfs. Nearly two hundred tickets have 1 been sold for the ninth annual bal- quet of the Business and Improve ment association to be held this eve- ming in the Town hall and the indi- cations were today that the attend ance would probably. exceed that of similar functions held here in the past. Committees in charge of the arrangements were elated over the prospects and they believed hat the energies expended during the past month would bear fruit before the hour of midnight services. The serving of the courses is scheduled to start at 7:30 and will be preceded by a -ecep- tion to the speakers and invited guests
 In addition to the guests who will be at the speakers table there will toe a delegation from the Chamber of Comerce in New Britain and 8 num- Der of visitors representing the Bris- tOl association.
 Under the direction of Charles k. Sherman the hall has been attra active ly garbed for the occasion. Prevail ing conditions caused the committee to have the affair take on patriotic character and the entire scheme Of decorations will be of the national order Souvenirs will be provided for the diners as usual.
 Considerab ble attention has been paid to the prepara tiOns for the mus ical program. Fox's orchestra will play and the banQueters, led by the associa tiOn's chorus, with Stanley S. Gwillim as director will sing the popular airs of the day. The sing CTS have been rehearsng for sOmH time and they promise to render good account of themselves during the evening.
 In addition to the men who 'lre to take part in the post prandjal eNer- cises there will be at the speakers table: F. H. Hills, vice president of the association; S. s. Gwillim; George M. Landers, president of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce and a representative of the Bristol or ganization.
 Rev. J. William Denton will oe the toa stmaster. He will introduce the speakers in the following order: Frank T. Wheeler, who will give the address of welcome; Charles A. Pease of Hartford, assigned to speak for the state Chamber of Commerce; Willard Scott, D. D. of BrOokline, Mass, who is to give a humorous talk on "The Best Man Tn Town" and Hon. George B. Chandler, whose address will be on Preparedness"
 The following members will serve as a reception committee: N. Elmoce Clark, John H. Trumbull Dr. 7. W. Moody, Rev. H. T. Walsh, A. H. Con- CS~I Byington, c. R. Clark, Rev. R. II. Burton, W. J. Hemenway, James Simpson and W. V. Tow1e.
 Want More Pay.
 The high cost of living an1 nation wide prosperity has seemingly been felt by the teachers in the local schools as they have petitioned the town school committee for an in- crease in salaries to become effective next fall.
 Members of the school board are inclined to be reticent concerning the request and what disposition will he made of it. although they admit that they have received the petition.
 When the signing of contracts for next years work is considered in June the committee will probably take some action on the deman1 for more monev It is said that a num- ber of teachers threaten to leave at the close of school unless their pay is raised.
 Principal Judd is thought to have a most efficient teaching force and the school board is not anxious 10 disrupt it. Neither do the members appear to be particularly keen on put tiny any additional burden on the taxpayers by making a general in- crease in school expenses
 Neverth he1ess they may find it nec- essary to do something in the way of salary increases. The teachers in Plainville have never been paid any fancy salaries and 1t is said that in other towns in the state the average wage in the schools is higher
 Principal Judd's name is not includ- ed in the list demanding additional pay. He seemingly is content His assistants, however. are anything but satisfied with the pay they are re- ceiving and unless the school board takes favorable action on their peti- tion wholesale resignations are ex- pected next month.
 Hearing Tomo1row.
 Representatives of the town and the buSlncSS ana improvement aSSG- citation will appear before the public utilities commission at the state Cap- itol tomorrow morning at 11:30 to argue for an order compelling the New Haven road to install gates at the East Main street railroad cross ing. It is expected that a number will attend the hearing. The petitioners have a strong case and if favorable action is not taken by the commission it will not be due to the fact that information is lacking