New Britain herald., 1917-05-01

the military emergency board, was on hand to address the company and he told tho men that he wanted to con- gratulate them on their showing and also their officers for the splendid ap- pearance of their company. Colonel Ives also made an announcement that brought forth great deal of ap- plause and which put a lot of en- thusiasm into the men. His announce ment was nothing less than the fact that the Berlin unit Is to be placed in the first line of defense and will re- ceive uniforms and equipment as soon as it can be shipped. The military emergency board will order the neces- sary equipment today and by the end of the week 1t should be in the hands of the men,, According to MT. Ives, Colonel Charles M. Jarvis could be thanked for the men being put into the first line of defense. In making the local unit unit of the first line the location of the town was taken into consideration by the board and as the main line of the railroad passed through the town 1t was considered a wise planA. He also paid tribute to universal, training and told of the vast amount of good that the young men would derive from 1t.
 Sergeant cLelland of Hartford. who is in .charge of the squad of men at the railroad station. was on. hand and spoke few words to the men on their appearance and spiyit. He also explained the value of guard duty to them and followed this by giving an exhibition of drills.
 number of the townspeople were on hand last night as the public had been invited to the gathering and fol- lowing the muster service the men were put through their paces Tor their benefit A great deal of credit for the splendid company that has been gathered in the town may be placed at the door of the recruiting office as these men have worked long and hard to secure representative body of men for the unit. Men from all walks of life are enrolled and 1t IS not onlv for their own good that they are united in this manner but for the good of the town. The .hext drill of tho company will take place Tn tho Town hall on Friday night or this week. When the equipment arrives the men are expected to do lot or outdoor drilling.
 Groom Returns.
 Martin r. Comerford. who was to have been married yesterday morning at st. Paul.s church to Miss Margaret Flynn, returned to Kensington about 11:3O o'clock last night and at once went to Miss Hymns home where he: made satisfactory explanation of his absence. He arrived in New Britain at 11:1O o'clock last night and at once hired an automobile and made his way to Miss Flynn's home. The explanation that Mir. Comerford Of- fered was satisfactory and the cer- cmony will be performed as soon as the bride recovers her health.
 According to Comerford he went to Springfield on Sunday night by apto- mobile and when lie reached that city became involved in an auto accident for which he was held by the police. It was not until late Monday that he was released and he immediately made his way to Kensington to offer his explanations to Miss Flynn Miss Flynn, is seriously i'll and for this req son the ceremony will have to be postponed until such time as she has recovered. This morning Mr. Comer- ford said that hiss explanation had been accepted by the family and that ail~doubt in regard to the matter had been cleared up by members of the family.
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 N. l.. Beckley, third selectman of the town of Berlin. has been taken