New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
SOCIAL and DANCE
BEST IN history
To Be Held Tomorrow Night at
Hills Factory
UNDER AUSPICES OF GUARD
Proceeds of the Affair Will Be Used
in Buying RcmcmbranCcS FOR
Local Men Who Are in the Service
Two Marriages Are Announced

Local Men Who Are in the Service
Two Marriages Are Announced.
Perhaps the biggest celebration in
the town of Plainville will be staged
tomorrow evening. The celebration
will take the form of a dance and
social to be held under the auspices
of the local unit Of the Connecticut
Home Guard at the new Hills factory
on Washington street. Receipts
from the affair will be appended by
those in charge in buying remem-
ORANGES for the Plainville boys who
are now in the service of Uncle Sam
and are doing their "bit'. either in
this country or lover there"
At meeting which followed drill
Of the local military unit at the town
hall last evening all plans were COM
pleted to make the celebration sue
cess. In accordance with a request
sent out by those in charge Of the
dance and social tomorrow evening
members Of the company turned in
the money which they had collected
from the tickets disposed Of In the
preliminary accounting which follow
ed the receipt of sales it was learned
that members Of the home guard had
sold over 700 tickets to the towns
people.
OF the 1,40O tickets which were
printed only in the neighbOrhOod Of
400 remain unsold and it is probable
that fair share of these will be sold
at the hall tomorrow evening. L. l..
Brastow, chairman of the committee
in charge of the affair, announced this
morning tht it was probable that
1000 tickets had been sold in this
in
villages.
Members of the Plainv1lle platoon
of the ambulance company were fur
nished with tickets as were members
of the machine gun battalion. mas
much as the organizations do not have
to make a report of the number OF
tickets sold until tomorrow evening
it is impossible to state exactly the
number Of admission cards distributed
Also q number of tickets we're placed
on sale at Crowell's Drug store in
New Britain which are thought to
have sold well.
This morning posters appeared on
all of the New Britain trolley cars
advertising the dance and social to
be held tomorrow evening: Red lights
are being placed along the different
highways which lead to Plainville and
will be lighted tomorrow evening
after dark. They have been placed so
that they will direct the travellers and
inform them that real good time s.
to be had in Pluinvillc at the Hills
factory.
Arrangements have been made to
accommodate all who attend whether
they come with the desire to worship
at the shrine of terpsichore, shuttle
the pasteboards or to be mere watch
ers-on. For those who come by auto
mobile adequate arrangements have
been made for the parking of cars.
Plenty of space has been allotted for
the machines and in addition they will
be properly guarded as matter Of
preparedness. Details of the military
unit will be constantly in attendance
as a provision against theft and to
see that no one takes the 10y out
of life."
Everything at the factory too, is in
readiness for the occasion. The heat |
ing apparatus has been Installed, the |
floors waxed for those who trip the
light fantastic, tables for cards and
an ample seating capacity for the on
lockers.
One floor will be devoted solely to
dancing and an eight-piece orchestra
has been engaged to furnish the mu-
sic. On the floor below cards will be
played while the onlookerS may de-
vote their attentions to the activities
on either floor. The doors will be
flung open at o'clock for those who
come early and at o'clock the eve.
ning's festivities will begin.
Monotony Is not in tomorrow eve
ning's curriculum, not even for those
who neither wish to participate in the
- tho nd nj D1Irincr
the evenings activities a half a ton Of
coal, a half barrel Of flour and
pound boxes of candy will be ratified
off. Chances may be bought on any
of these commodities at a nominal
sum and it is expected that those
present will enthuse over this par
ticular feature of the evenings enter,
tainment. In view Of the high prices
which are now paid for the aforemen-
toned commodities 1t should be
pleasure to win any Of the articles to
be ratified.
Receipts Of the rattle will also be
added to the money taken in for ad-
missions. Mono Of the proceeds will
go to the home guard which is staging
the affair but will be spent in buy
ing comforts for the local men who
are wearing the khaki or the navy
blue
Chairman Rrastow has announced
that the dance and social will be
strictly an informal affair and every
one is invited to attend. Members Of
the home guard will appear in uni
form and have been requested to wear
white collars. The other military
units will also be present and in uni
form.
Those who have been una BILE to pur-
chase tickets from members. of the
military or from other sources will
be able to do so at the hall. Refresh