New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
City Hens

The committee in charge of the Bill ly Sunday excursion to Boston, will meet this evening at the Y. M. c. A.
 The Working Girls club will hold it's regular monthly business meeting Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the club rooms.
 Key workers, believed to have been
 boys, visited Salvatore Ballacchlno's office at 37 Lafayette street last night and took about $3 in pennies from the cash register. It was reported at
 police headquarters today and re- ferred to the detective bureau for in- vestigation.
 Star of Good Will lodge, s. of B., will hold a meeting Monday evening at Jr. o. U. A. M. hall, on Hungerford court. Election of officers will take place.
 Police Court Interpreter Matthew R. Malinowski has been in Norwich the past week acting in superior court trials and will return there next week to interpret in several cases where Polish interpreter is nec- essary.
 The woman's advisory committee of New Britain Charity Organization is planning to go to Hartford in a body Thursday night to hear the ad- dress of Dr. Katherine Bement Davis, chairman of New York city's parole commission, on the needs and bene- fits of reformatories for delinquent women and girls. Miss Elsie c. Os- born, superintendent of the organiza- tion, is in charge of the arrange ments.
 Joint installation of the officers of Rev. W. A. Harty branch, A. O.. H., and the Ladies' Auxiliary will be held in Electric hall tomorrow afternoon, in Commercial hall at o'clock Postmaster William F. Delaney will deliver an address.
 chairman of the republican town committee, were expressing much re- gret this morning over his reported illness. However. the report Is un- founded, as MT. Humphrey was at tending his duties as superintendent of Traut & Hine Manufacturing com pany as usual today.
 The weekly payroll of the street de- partment was S411.47.
 The sewer department payroll for . the past week was $241.91.
 The Scandia Land and Improvement Company Inc, today transferred property at ss Monroe street to Napoleon A. and Minnie F. LaMay. The same company has transferred property at 94 Monroe street to Joseph and Margaret l.. Scheidel.
 A marriage license has been granted to Michael Francis Esposito of Forest vile and Mary Frances McGrath of
 100 Lawlor street.
 MT. and Mrs. John OKeefe, Jr.. have returned to their home in
 Omaeray, Mich, after having spent the holidays with relatives on North street.
 Rev. Harry l. Bodley, rector of St. Marks church, attended the funeral of Rev, Dr. James Goodwin at Christ church, Hartford, yesterday. George M Landers is in New York on a business trip.
 MT. and Mrs. c. Mortonson of Providence, R. r., have succeeded Rev. G. E. Pihl in charge at the Cromwell Orphan Asylum. MT. Pihl still remains as president of the board of trustees of the asylum. Open house will be held at the Y. M c. A. tomorrow afternoon and Rev. Frederick c. Wunder of the English Lutheran church has been secured as the speaker The Y. M. c. A. orches tra will render selections and a light lunch will be served Word has been received in this city, by friends of Dr. Catherine A. Tray CTS, that she is recuperating after an operation for throat trouble at the Roosevelt hospital, New York. A son has been born to MT. and Mrs. Ralph Holbook of New Haven. Mrs. Holbrook was formerly Miss Ger trude Hartman of this city. The directors of the mercantile bureau of the Chamber of Com merce will meet either Tuesday or Wednesday evening. when report will be presented from the commit tee on uniform hours. Reports from the Bedside of Patrol Driver Thomas Riley today indicate l an improvement in his condition. The confirmation class of the SWed- l ish Lutheran church was dismissed ! this morning without instruction due | to the illness of Rev pr $. G. Oh man.
 Misses Anna and Grace Claughsey of fl Clark street, niece and daughter of the late Michae1 J. Claugnsey, who was killed in the Washington street grade crossing. accident month ago were discharged from the New