New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-20
GRANGE OFFICERS
ASSUME new POSTS
Harold. l. Newell Installed As
Master Of PlainYille Branch
big RED CROSS RALLY
About $50 Present Last Night at Con-
RreRational Church to Hear Captain
Rudd-Kalish, Formerly of the
Tennessee, Back in Navy.

Rudd-Kalish, Formerly of the
Tennessee, Back in Navy.
- At the regular meeting Of the Plain
Vile GRANGE last night the installation
of officers was held. Robert Andrews
of Now Britain Grange. assisted by
Miss Bessie LoomiS of the local
grange. conducted the installation
work in a very able manner. -.
~The following Officers were in
stalled: .."
Master, Harold L. Newell; over
seer Herbert L. Dow; lecturer. Miss
Helen MCCONNELL; chaplain. s. B.
Carpenter; treasurer, Mrs. s. B. Car
penter: secretary, Mrs. Harold L.
Newell: gate keeper. Raymond viii
liams; Steward, John A.. Smedburg;
assistant steward. Arthur q. Matson;
lady assistant steward. Miss Lila
Loomis: Cevss. Miss Helen Day: Po-
mona, Mrs. ia Lyman; Flora. Miss
Lima Dame. @~'.+ ',. '''
The oficial delegates to the State
Grange are the master and his wife.
The State Grange will meet in the
Foot Guard hall in Hartford. on Janu-
airy 8. 9 and 10. -''* e-.'
Red Cross Rally.
The rally which was held last night
in the Congregational church was
very we'll attended and the commit
tee in charge was enth usiastic over
the outcome. There were about ESQ
present who enjoyed q very interest
ing address given by Capt. Rudd who
has just returned from cover there"
and who II one OF the foremost lead
ers In the Red Cross Association OF
America.
The meeting also called for the or
ganisation Of a permanent Red Cross
society and the following were elect
ed as officers: Rev. e. C. Gillette,
chairman; H. A. Castle. vice chair
man: J. N. McKernan, secretary:
Miss Sadie Wheeler, treasurer. and
Father Mcdonald, member of the
executive board. Those elected to Of
nee will hold q meeting tomorrow
evening at 8 O'Clock in the church
parsonage to discuss several matters
pertaining to the Red Cross and its
welfare.
few remarks were made concern
Ing the progress made SO far by the
canvassers and girls who are solicit
ing members and a very satisfactory
showing to date is had due to the
hard work on their part
The Liberty Chorus was one of the
features of the meeting.
A meeting of all the canvassers for
Red Cross members will be held on
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock at the
home Of Mrs. s. 8. Gwillim, chairman
of the committee. A report will be
read as to the progress made by the
different teams which it is thought
will be more than satisfactory judy
ing by the way they are taking hold
Of the situation 1t present. ''<' "
Crawling Out. OF Snow. .tl,,.sa
The anow Is being cleared away
from tho center of the town in a
slow but sure way. Because Of the
confusion OF late in the organization
OF the towns executive force, thu
work was not started as soon as it
should have been and this has caused
quite a bit Of trouble for teamsters
and autos who have found 1t a hard
task In performing their duties about
town. The nrst thing to do was to
clean out the hydrant and cutters and
afterward the drifts In the main roads
will be looked after. ~
Kaliah Returns to Navy.
Floyd Niles Kalish. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B. Kalish Of Plainville
has enlisted in the U. S. Navy and
left for New York last Monday where
he was to report for duty. In 1913
he enlisted In Co. I. c. N. g., Of New
Britain and In March the following