New Britain herald., 1917-04-20

where the flag should be located, but that matter has been settled by an of- fer of plot of ground in Kensing- ton. F.. $. Kilby, who Is the owner of great deal of Kensington real estate. has given the Sons of Veterans per- mission to use the triangle in front of the Kilby House as a place to erect the flag pole. This triangle Is located at the corner of Pennington road and Main street, Kensington. and is in full view. of all traffic between New Britain and southern points and also from all through trains on main line of the New Haven road. The place is we'll suited fer the purpose intended, as there Is a we'll kep. plot of grass that is always fresh and green, owing to the fact that it Is surrounded by fence that keeps stray feet from tramping 1t down.
 Present plans of the association call for a thirty or forty foot flag pole, which will be of sufficient height to carry the colors above the wires which surround the plot on either side. The flag will be about fifteen by twelve fs". and will 1e o' th" best possible make. The height of the pole and the size of the flag depend largely on the amount of money that is raised by the public subscription. As soon as the officers of the association appoint the members of the subscription com- mittee the work will be started and it is hoped that "Old Glory'' will be floating to the breeze by Decoration Day. ./t
 The meeting also approved the plans of the entertainment committee which call for the annual dance on the eve- ~E A1HN ho0 Plans for the Decoration day exercises will not be made until after the mem- bers of the G. A. R. have had a meet ing and made their arrangements. George Beckett and John Shoure were admitted to membership in the asso- cietion by vote of the members last night.
 Benefit Whist Tonight.
 All roads will lead to the Kensing- ton Grammar school tonight where the members of the teaching force will conduct whist for the benefit of the Red Cross society. The room in which the whist will be held has been literally decorated with the national colors and makes a very pleasing and inspiring sight. The ad- vance sale of tickets indicates that the whist will be a grand suctess and net a handsome sum for ..the Red Cross.
 Drill Tonight.
 Word has been received by those in charge of the local unit of the Home Guard that the officers snomin- ated by the company last week have been approved by the. Military Elmer gency Board in Hartford and that within a short time they will receive ttieir appointments. It will be im- possible to muster in the company tonight but some time the early part of next week an officer from head quarters is expected to appear and take the men into the service of the state. Tonight the usual drill will be held and the officers that were non1- mated by the men and approved by the Hartford board will have charge. The next move by the unit will be the appointment of the non-cOmmissiofied officers by Captain G. c. Beckett. As on other drill nights the recruiting office will be open in the town clerks office at o'clock for the remainder of the evening.
 Play a Success.
 The Tailor Made Man" the latest play by Harry J. Smith, Berlin's noted plavwrite, is entering on it's seventh week in Boston According to the critics from the Hub the play is one of the hits of the season and will run for an indefinite length of time.
 Meetings Postponed.
 The quarterly meeting of the New Britain Christian Endeavor Union