New Britain herald., 1917-12-05
GRANGE HOLDS IT
ANNUAL ELECTION
Installation Exercises to Be Held
at Next Meeting
R. L. NEWELL IS MASTER


ing OF Forester's Club-PlainviIle
Boys Eager to Offer Their Services
ip Military.
The regular meeting Of Platnville
Grange, No. 81, P. Of H., held last
evening in the association rooms for
the purpose of electing officers for tho
esulng year was largely attended. The
following members were selected to
govern the activities Of the Grange for
the next year followin& their installa-
ton:
Master-Harold L. Newell.
Overseer-Herbert l.. Dow
Steward-John A. Smedburg.
Lecturer-Miss Helen Mcconnell.
Assistant STANDARDIZATION r. Mat
son. :
Chaplain-Mr. 8. B. Carpenter.
Treasurer-Mrs. 8. B. Carpenter.
secretary-Mrs. Harold L. Newell.
Gatekeeper-Raymond Williams.
Ceres-Miss Helen Day.
Pomona-Mrs. T. A. Lyman.
Flora-Miss Leona Dame.
Lady Assistant Steward-Miss Lila
Loomis.
Member of Executive Board-Her-
bert Dow.
At the session it was definitely de-
cided to hold the installation of off,
GERS at the next meeting which will
take place in the organizations rooms
December 10. Hopes are held out that
a high Grange official will be present
to invest them with the charge by the
usual ceremonies and to help prepare
for prosperous new year.
The Grange has proven to be de-
cidedly. popular and an asset to the
town since the organization was first
started in Plainville. Financially as
we'll as socially it is in good standing
and the membership at present is
large.
Because of it's proximity to the Town
hall building which burned this morn
ing members of the Grange were just
ly alarmed. 1t was thought for some
time that the club rooms would fall
victim to the blaze and undoubtedly
would have but for the efforts OF the
firemen.
Election Deferred.
Election of officers for the coming
year was deferred until a later date
at a meeting of the Foresters club
held last evening at the club rooms
on Pierce street. The date at which
officers will be installed into office has
not been announced.
1t was decided last evening to
change the meeting nights and here
after meetings will be held the second
and fourth Fridays Of each month.
1t was also considered advisable to
allow social members to admission in
the future.
Information Wanted.
The post office authorities would
like to learn the addresses Of the fol-
lowing young men in the service and
has asked that anyone having the de-
sired information call at the post
office:
Natalie Belleni.
Natalie Coyosaloungo.
Bert ]. Lindsay,
Frank Saviano.
r. G. Newell.
George Miller.
John B. Minor Jr.
At present at the post Office there
are two boxes bearing names of two
young men in the service whose adj
dresses are neither on the boxes nor
known to postal authorities. Conse-
quently the boxes will have to remain
there until someone Identifies them
and furnishes the necessary points OF
destination.
Addresses Of the other aforemen-
toned men are desired and will be
kept on file in order that the post
office authorities may cooperate with
those DESTROYS of sending packages to
the Plainville boys who are in the
various branches of the service.
Cigarettes and tobacco to local men
who are either in this country or over
seas, was sent out yesterday by mem
bers of the Plain!ille Hose company,
the money with which the gifts were
purchased being expended from the
fund raised through efforts Of the
local fire department. Proceeds OF
the Home Guard dance at the Hills
factory is expected to be spent short
lyv in buying remembrances for the
men in the army and navy, and the
Hello Girls have already sent away
a number of packages.
For the benefit of the drafted men
who are stationed at Camp Devens
and other cantonments, the Hello
Girls at the local exchange will give
their second dance Saturday night. 1t
was planned to hold the affair in the
Town Hall, but the burning of that
building this morning makes 1t i'm
possible In case a suitable hall can
not be engaged to stage the affair 1t
will have to be postponed Indefinitely.
Following the fire in the town hall
this morning the organization rooms
of the Forester's club were thrown
open to the town officials and the
Home Guard. During the day it was
decided to call special meeting
which will be held tomorrow night.
Annual Christmas Sale.