New Britain herald., 1917-10-15

It is estimated by local bank officials that approximately $45,000 worth of bonds were purchased by local peo- pie for which this town did not get credit.
 Grange Program.
 Miss Irene Viets. chairman of the entertainment committee of the Ber- lin Grange has arranged an excellent program for the regular meeting at the Grange hall on Pennington road tomorrow evening. The program which will be carried cue follows:
 Song, "Old Glory" by Grange.
 Roll call of members.
 Responses by members with read ings and short stories.
 Prize Number, by Lewis R. Good rich.
 Poem, "The Old-Fashioned Pair," Miss Irene Viets
 Reading, by Mrs. Lewis R. Good rich.
 Piano solo, Miss Elsie Adams.
 Following the entertainment the degree team will hold a rehearsal. A full attendance Is requested.
 Buy & Liberty Bond.
 An enthusiastic meeting of the woman's second library loan campaign committee was held this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charles M. Jarvis of Worthington Ridge. Reports showed that good progress is being made. A canvass of every house is being taken by the women and a number of bonds are being disposed of. The complete women's liberty loan committee for Berlin follows: Berlin Mrs. Charles M Jarvis. chairman; Miss Elizabeth P. Wilcox, vice chair man, Mrs. George F. Dodd, Miss Alice Houston, Mrs. T. B. Wickwire, Mrs. William Mansfield, Mrs. Edwin Adams, Mrs. Frank Clark, Miss Olive Shaw, Miss Carrie Savage, Mrs. Morris Woodruff. Kensington, Mrs. Charles F. Lewis, chairman; Mrs. Charles Gu long, Mrs. George Tryon, Miss Mar jorie Moore, Miss Jule Ryan, Miss Esther filling, Miss Adele Bassett Miss Pauline Bower, Mrs. Charles Sharpe, Mrs. c. J. Burr. East Berlin, Mrs. Robert o. Clark, chairman; Mrs. Bunce, vice chairman. Beckley, Mrs. Frank Bacon. ~ Military Notes. MT. and Mrs. E. B. Honiss of Hud- son street entertained Allen Harr1ng- ton of Ohio. who Is member of the naval reserves at New London. over the weekend.
 William Ryan who has been spend ing a few days with his parents on Pennington road returned to the ' Naval Reserves at Fort Jefferson, l.. l., this afternoon.
 Norman Hutchinson, who is with l the Naval Reserves at Bridgeport, 1 spent the weekend with his parents 1 in Kensington.
 Frank McKeon, James Corr and l Harry McKeon have returned to Pel- 1 ham Bay after a few days furlough. l The following young men who were 1 drafted into the national army at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, were home over the week end, Joseph Smith, Ed gar Pickett, Marcus Woods, Jacob l Fraser, and John Tarditi. ] Exemption buttons have been re- ceiyed by a number of married men ] in Berlin who have been excused from ! military service because of depend ! ency. No notification has yet been re- i ceived as to the number of men who will be called for service the latter part of this month. Judge Benjamin I. Miller of Avon has issued a state ment to the effect that more men will soon be sent from this district to fill 1 the required quota at Camp Devens. 1 A number of local people visited at Camp .Devens yesterday and report that all of Berlin's young men are well.
 l Griffith Tax EnumeratOr. l At a meeting of the selectmen held at the town Clerks office Saturday