New Britain herald., 1917-04-27

plans for the affair. Tickets for the annual dance which will be held on May 17 were disSfibuted to the mem bers last night and from the evident interest in the affair a large num- Der will be sold. The dance will be of the old-fashioned variety and w. J. Ritchie will be prompter. After the business meeting a social hour was held and refreshments served.
 Veterans to Elect.
 The annual meeting of the veter- ans association of the town will be held tonight at the home /of F. l. Porter. The most important busi- be the election of officers for the com ing year. Following the business meeting the plans for the annual Memorial day exercises will be talked over and a definite arrangement for that day is expected to be made. When final arrangements for the day have been made by the Veterans the Sons of Veterans association will make their phhn for that days ex- ercises.
 Main Highway Closed.
 The main highway between Berlin and Meriden was closed today by the order of the state road commissioner and hereafter all travel between the two towns will be down through Cat Hole. Closing of the highway has been ordered because the Suzio com pany intends to start work on the
 Meriden end of the highway the first
 part of next week and, as the Cat Hole road is in the. best condition for travel, signs have been erected point ing out this road as the main high way. The gang of men employed on the Berlin end of the construction have already set the concrete as far south as the Sage farm, and with good weather the two sets of men should have their work finished by the first part of July. The state realizes that this is one of the most used highways and for this reason is anxious to have the work completed as quickly as pos- sible.
 John William Mckay. John William Mckay, for many years a resident of East Berlin, died last night in Middletown in his sixty fourth year. He was born and brought up in East Berlin and is survived by his wife. He was a member of the Mattabessett lodge. Knights of Pythias,
 of East Berlin. The funeral will be of a private nature and friends are asked to omit flowers. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Bacon undertaking rooms in Middletown and burial will be in the East Berlin cemetery. Rev. S. A. Fiske, pastor of the Berlin Con- gregational church, will offfciate. To Appoint Food. Commission. Town Clerk Francis Shaw, who was recently appointed agent of the state garden plan, has received a communi- cation from Governor Holcomb re- questing him to appoint a local food, supply committee to aid in the work. Principals of high or private schools are the kind of men that are most needed on the committee, according to the communication. Garden circulars have been received at the office and already several hundred have been mailed to the citizens of the town. Buttons are being prepared and when received will be given to those that fill out any of the various blanks on the circulars. Mr.. Shaw expects to ap- point the committee within a few days.
 Guard Drill Tonight.
 The last drill of the local unit of the Home Guard before the company is mustered into the state service will be held tonight in the Town hal1 At o'clock. All the company members arc anxious to get their work down to perfection tonight so that they may make inc showing at the public