New Britain herald., 1917-05-02

thrown through the windshield after the operator had ditched tho machine in an effort to save Q pedestrian. The latter was struck a glancing blow by the auto, but was only slightly in- jured.
 Although cut. about the face from the broken glass MT. Burton's wounds were not thought at the time to be serious. A few days later his mind began to cloud. however, and even- tually he lost his reason. At the hos pital he is managed with considerable difnculty. He is at times very vio- lent and has to be forcibly held In re- straint.
 Everything known to medical science has been tried in an effort to save him but the physicians have met with but little success in attempting to diag- nose his trouble. They admitted to- day that the outlook in his case Is most discouraging.
 To Organize Boy Scouts.
 Planning to organize a Plainville troop of Boy Scouts Harry Bonney has issued a call for meeting of the boys in the town to be held this evening at 8 o'clock in the parish house of the Church of Our Saviour. Dwight Skinner, representing the Boy Scouts of New Britain, will be present with a squad from his troop, to explain what has been accomplished in the neigh boring city.
 Plainville has been slow in follow ing the lead of cities in organizing Boy Scout organizations. There is hardly a town in the state without a troop of these young soldiers and MT. Bonney's plan in getting Plainville in- nvek xx,1l1 less meet with general approval.
 Nabs Pair of "Drunks.'.
 Ernest Amstrom of New Britain and Henry Donahue of Bristol. are in GUS tody awaiting hearings before Justice A. H .Condell on charges of intoxica- ton. Constable Marine having locked them up last evening.
 Donahue was at the center giving an imitation of a Commanche Indian on the warpath when the officer found him. Later the policeman picked up Amstrom who was making an earnest but unsuccessful attempt to navigate o a trolley car. The officer assisted i'm to New Britain bound trolley ut the crew refused to permit him to hoard because of his condition. He was then taken to the lookup.
 Surprised on Birthday.
 Miss Leona .Callen was rendered a surprise visit last evening by a num- Der of her young friends. who called at the home of her parents MT. and Mrs. Frederick Callen of East street, to assist in celebrating her fourteenth birthday.
 Music, games and dancing were en- joyed during the evening.
 Miss Callen was the recipient of number of gifts as reminders of the occasion. l Church Annual Adjourns.
 The annual meeting of the Church 1 of Our Saviour, scheduled for last evening, was adjourned after the for mality of calling the session to order 1 had been compiled with, until to- | morrow night at 7:45.
 Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock l the Parish Guild will meet. Supper 1 will be served after the business , session and following the meal. the 1 members of the church will assem ble for discussion of the affairs of the ! parish and the election of officers for i the ensuing year.
 Buy Own Uniforms.
 While the state military board has recognized the local medical corps as i a part of the Home Guard, the fur nishing of uniforms will probably he delayed for some time because of the large amount of business with which the board is confronted. That the branch will be ready for service at once. the members have decided to secure their own uniforms and most of them already have purchased the olive drab suit of the soldier. The corps supplied it's own equipment. It is likely that tho Plainville organiza- 1 tion, with Dr. l.. H. Frost as lieuten- ant and Gage Kent as. sergeant, will be recognized as the medical corps of tho First regiment of which Captain