New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11
PjaiDVIlle News
RED CROSS WOMEN
HAVE GOOD RECORD
Second to None in This Vicinity,
Their Claim
NEVER FORGET 1.-THE BOYS"
'un1or Fed Cross Club Formed at
Grammar SchooI--G1iyes PLAY to
Ra1se Funds-Cemetery Association
in Session Tonight

The local Red Cross division wishes
10 nave the people of Plainville know
that the Red Cross has euuipped
more men in the army than any other
Red Cross division in this vicinity.
They have sent the following goods:
Hospital shirt. BAHAMAS, red Jacket
children's dresses and aprons. wool
for stockings and sweaters for the
year around, They have at present
fitted out 9 local soldiers at the differ
el1t camps with comfort kits.
On Saturday OF this week there will
be patriotic food sale from , until
O'Clock at the Red Cross rooms in
the Newton block. Everyone is urged
to be present and also asked to send
food which viii be sold. The articles
which were on exhibition last week
will be SOLD at the sale.
Junior Red Cross.
The great. need of articles for the
American boys at the front has
caused the German school girls to
form a. club TO be known as \the
Pussy Willow club for the benefit of
the Red Cross.
The club is composed of the follow
ing: Doris Gvillin1, president: Flor
ence Trumbull, treasurer; Esther
Trun bull, secretary; Elizabeth Ben
iamin; Thclga Clark and Hazel Rng-
erS.
On Saturday afternoon the club
presented a recital at the home Of
Doris GWillim on Hough street The
program was as follows: ~Poet and
Peasant" by Hazel Rogers and Eliz-
abeth Benjamin.; "Mooking Eyes" by
Esther Trumbul1; Little Wanderer,"
Thelga Clark; @Dream Day Jill" Mrs.
Charles Spaulding; TIL Travatore"
Florence TrumbulI; ''Ruttle of Spring"
Elizabeth Benjamin; Silver Sleigh
Bellies" by Doris Gwillim: when
Music Was Young" Gladys Stilln an;
Second Valse," Hazel Rogers; Con
Amore," by Doris Gwi1lirn; Knit
ting Song" Mrs. Spaulding; la
F4arpe Ealliene," Hazel Rogers; THE
First Violet" by Thelga Clark;
"F;vening Bells z, Benjamin.: Stand
BY the Flag" Hazel Rogers and Dor
ris Gwillim. s~--
Cemetery Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Plain
vile cemetery association will be held
this evening at o'clock in the town
clerks office in Grange hall.
The purpose of the meeting is to
hear the reports Of the fiscal YEAR
All persons interested are requested
to be present.
Brief Items.
Miss Malvina Gator has accented a.
POSITION with the New Britain Trust
Co.
Private Peter Prior spent the week
end at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Prior of Canal street
Donald Freeman has accepted
POSITION with the Aetna Life Tnss,r-
snce Co. Of Hartford.
Miss Alice Garry IF Southinston
has resigned her position in the
Trunl hu7l Electrical Co. office
John Murphy has resigned his po-
stion with the TrumbuIl Electric
Co., and has entered the employ of
the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad.
Letters have been received from
Clarence Hemingway, who is in
France.
The local troop of Boy Scouts is
going to make house to house cam
paign on the war saving stamps for
the local war saving committee.
The local Boy Scouts have been or
ga nized for war work, and will be
81 the service Of the local Council Of
Defense
A months mind mass will be said
ia the Church of Our Lady of Mercy
on Saturday morning for the late
Miss Alice Duffy, at O'Clock.
\. X. Sutherland has resigned his
Of the Trum bull Electric Co., and has
accepted a position with Barnes &
Colbert Co, of New Britain.
The board Of directors of Sc
ouassin club will meet al the club
rooms this evening at s o'clock.