New Britain herald., 1916-02-01
PiatnViue News GRANGE AND K. 0F ?.
 ENTERTAIN TONIGHT
Local Organizations Plan Inter-
 eSting Celebrations
27TH ANNIVERSARY
Pythian Lodge Officers Will Be In- stalled by Visiting Knights-Old Funeral of Wilbur A. Hart.

People to Be Honored Guests
 Funeral of Wilbur A. Hart. Committees appointed by the
 Grange and Pythian lodge, K. of P,
 have perfected exceptionally elabor- ate programs for the entertainment
 of the members of their respective
 societies tonight. The Changers will meet in their hall on Pierce street for the celebration of the twenty seventh anniversary of the institution of their
 organization while the Knights of Pythias will assemble in Odd Fellows
 hall, where they will have their an-
 nual installation of officers, incl dc cntally entertaining prominent mem bers of the order from other parts of the state.
 At the Grange meeting the guests of honor will be old people who were
 at one time active in the order. 1n- vitations have been sent out to over fifty who years ago were prominently identified with the Grange and it is expected that many of them will at tend the session. It, Is the intention to have some of them give the early history of the organization, with per- sonaI "reminiscences, while the so- c;ety's growth in more recent years will be traced by officers now serving. The Grange has had a long and
 useful existence in the community ard the members have reason to re- | ioce over the completion of twenty seven years as an organized body | It's many admirable qualities will be | extolled in prose and verse tonight | ard the committee in charge has ar | ranged to have a review Of the | struggle the members made in the
 early days to keep it alive given dur l ing the evening.
 | Supper will be served at o'clock
 after which the program will be ren ! dered. There will be vocal and in 1 strumental selections in addition tt
 remarks of a serious character At the meeting of Pythian lodge | representatives of the national anc
 state organizations in addition to dele 1 gations from the branches in neigh | boring towns will be present. The | visitors will have charge of the in 1 stallation ceremonies The officer:
 will be seated by Supreme Represen 1 tative T. w. Mitchell of New Britain
 
 1 wardner John H. Dolan and G. H 1 Mitchell assisting. There Will DC 1 ether guests of honor.
 After the exercises there will be g | rrogram of entertainment, followed 1 by supper
 Undergoes Operation. l Mrs. Charles Neal of Northampton
 who has been living for some time
 at the home of MT. and Mrs Arthur 1 Booth of this place, underwent an 1 operation for stomach trouble this
 morning at the Hartford hospital
 Mrs. Neal had been i'll for some time 1 and on the advice of her physicians she went to the hospital several days 1 ago for observation.
 | Her condition was such that the l surgeons decided on an operation as | the only means of relief and this 1 morning the woman was under the l knife.
 Mrs. Neal is an old resident of | Plainville and is well known here. i She is the wife of Charles Neal, for 1 many years one of the best known l conductors on the Northampt on l division of the New Haven road | They had been living in Northamp- | ton until recently.
 Funeral of Wilbur Hart The funeral of Wilbur A. Hart,
 whose death occurred Sunday morn 1 ing, was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from his home in Flanders 1 district The services were con-
 ducted at the house, Rev. F. L. Requa of Southington, officiating. MT. Hart
 vas one of the oldest residents of 1 that section of the town and his
 many friends turning out to pay their last respects to his memory.
 The remains were taken to South ington for interment in Oak Hill cemetery. w. A. Bailey and com
 pany had charge of the funeral.
 School Board Meeting.
 The school board will hold it's Feb
 ruary meeting tom evening. It is not expected that any business, other than that of a routine char acter, will be transacted.
 The board recently filled the va
 Cancies in it's teaching staff at the
 local schools and the town now has