New Britain herald., 1918-02-12

church will meet at the parish house |
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock |
for work. Supper will be served at 6 |
o'clock.
War Savings Campaign.
The Plainville War Bureau will be-
gin an effective drive in the War Saw
ings campaign as soon as the cards
are received from the Connecticut
State Council Of Defense, which carry
the necessary information and space
for the posting of the savings stamps
by purchasers. The War Buerau will
be aided in this work by the local
Boy Scouts who will be in charge of
a house to house campaign in order
to obtain subscriptions for the War
Savings Stamps. 1t is hoped by the
bureau that all those who possibly
can buy the stamps will do their share
IN this respect in order to bring the
towns required amount up to where
1t should be. The object of the CARDS
is to enable the State Council to get
an idea. on just about how much can
be expected to be taken in during the
year through the campaigns that
are being conducted. There is a total
| Of $2,O0O,O00,000 needed and this has
| all been inquired out according to the
! population of the country. This
| means that the amount to be raised
| in this town is about $685. Each
! and every one should develop a habit
| of setting side SO much every week
| with which to purchase Thrift Stamps
! or Savings Stamps which is for the
| benefit of the government and the
| country and it's people. Whenever a
Thrift Stamp is purchased the buyer
receives a, book in which to place it.
There is room for 5 more stamps in
the book, which when filled is redeem
able for a Savings Stamp which is
again redeemable for s. in 1928.
A vigorous campaign is now being
carried on in the schools throughout
the town, the children saving their
pennies until they get a, quarter with
which they purchase the Thrift Stamp.
The stamps can be purchased at the
Post Office, Ryder's store, Plainville
Trust company and at the various
factories throughout the town
Plainville Briefs.
The meeting of the directors of the
Sequassin club which was scheduled
to be held last night at the home of
+. d. Warfield was postponed. 1t was
decided to hold the meeting on the
second Monday in March.
The Ladies' Union of the Advent
NuT1Slldu CnuTCn Will nOlO a mSeC1nS
on Thursday afternoon at o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Stocking on
Crown street. The purpose of the
meeting will be to do war work with
which the union has been busily en-
gagged for the past few months.
Henry Haupt of New York, who
has been visiting I. J. Birnbaum, will
leave today for home.
The local schools were closed this
afternoon in honor of Lincoln's
birthday. Exercises were held in the
schools this morning.
A solemn requiem mass was cele-
brated this morning at o'clock at
the Church of Our Lady Of Mercy for
the late John J. Bowen. Rev. James
Macdonald was celebrant.
The post office closed at noon today
on account of Lincoln's birthday.
Miss Myrtle Halstead of Pearl
street, who has been confined to her
home by an attack Of grip, is i'm
proved.
Seaman Arvid Day returned to his
ship yesterday after spending a
Through of IS days at his home.
Mrs. F. D. Hastings of Whiting
street who has been confined to her
home by an attack of grip is con-
Valescing.
Card OF Thanks.
We wish to express our thanks to
kind neighbors and friends for their
sympathy and kindness extended to
us during the illness and at the death
Of our loved son and brother. Es- |
pecially do we thank the societies !
who attended in a body and all who
contributed the beautiful flowers.
MRS. MARGARET BOWEN