New Britain herald., 1916-05-02
Interesting Program Given on
 Twentieth Anniversary CONSTABLE LEAVES HOSPITAL
State Police on Trail of Knife Wieldcrs-FTiCndS Attempt to Re- cover Team Owned by Missing Men Hemingway Breaks Record.

lodge and their friends had a most enjoyable session in l. 0. 0. F. hall last evening when they celebrated the ninety y-seventh anniversary of Odd Fellowship in America and the twentieth birthday of the Plainville branch of the Rebekah organization. It was one of the best celegbrations held by the lodge in long time and the committee of arrangements re- Ceived many compliments on the eX- cellent manner in which the affair was carried out The lodge had as it's guests the members of Sequassen ledge, the latter furnishing the pro- gram of entertainment while the ladies looked after the gastronomica necessities. The attendance was large and the entire affair was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
 The program opened with an American fantasia, played by local musicians, initiating John Philip Sousa's band, and had the famous leader been present he would have been astonished at the expression and technique which the members dis played. H. w. Mitchell favored with a monologue and H. J. Bonney gave an entertaining vocal solo. The band again came to the fore, playing Locked in the Stable With the Sheep"
 Considerable amusement was ob- tained from the sketch, "Caesar's Lament,' acted by w. Bailey, J. . Pease, A. Gilbert, w. $. Pease and IT. w. Griffin. Mrs. Laura Warfield gave an interesting review of the lodges activities since it's institution
 William Buys received much ap- plause for his trombone solo, 'Silver Threads Among tthe Gold" Pro- lessor Gilbert played the xylophone. E. J. Bonney gave an address on Odd Fellowship.
 The program was prepared under the direction of Ralph F. Morrill, and was given in excellent fashion,
 Constable David Home
 Constable Henry David returned home this afternoon from the New Britain hospital where he was taken Sunday night after he had been badly stabbed during an attempt to arrest Frank and Felix Cappia. The officers wounds are healing nicely and no serious developments are now looked for
 The Cappia brothers, one of whom is alleged to have yielded the knife which penetrated the constables side, are still at large although state wide search is being made for them. The stabbing was reported to chief Thomas Egan of the state police department Sunday and yesterday he detailed Officer Frank Verilli to get on the trail of the missing Italians. Verilli spent some time here yester- day afternoon making an inVestiga- ton. He hopes to have the men in custody in a few days.
 Friends of the Cappias made an effort yesterday to get their team but the authorities refuse to surrender it. After the stabbing the men de- serted the outfit and ran away. John Peppe subsequently turned it over to Myron E. Rogers for safe keeping and acting under instructions from Grand Juror S. s. Gwillim, he re- fuses to surrender it to anyone but the owners.
 The officers assailants own a small piece of property on Unionville avenue and as they have other in terests here the belief is held that 1t will not be difficult to run them down as they will probably remain in this locality.
 Hemingway Breaks Record.
 While he has not totalled his re- ceipts, Collector w. J Hemingway reported today that tax collections ceipts, Collector w. J. Hemingway records. He was not prepared this morning to state how much money he had received but he admitted that the amount taken in was unpreee- dently large Taxes this year were charged at the rate of fifteen mills On the dollar and as the grand list was larger than ever before, the amount due the town naturally eX- ceeded that of previous years.
 Plainville is having it's share of prosperity and a large percentage of of the property owners managed to raise their tax money in time to avoid paying the interest charges which the law provides.
 Personal tax debtors also settled their accounts, for the most part, with reasonable promptness. Those who are still in arrears are liable to arrest and the collector has no choice but to resort to prosecution unless they settle at once. Unpaid bills re- maining from last year are now in the hands of the authorities and the necessary papers will doubtless be issued in a few days
 Archdeaconry Meeting.
 Ministers and lay delegates from the various Episcopal church in the county are expected here tomorrow to attend the Easter meeting of the Hartford archdeaconry which will be held in the Church of Our Saviour It is believed that there will be over thirty representatives of the church es present.
 The session will be open in the morning at 10:15 with sermon by Rev E C. ReNnOlds of C1la st on l1llrA-