New Britain herald., 1918-10-26

! flag to collect money and the receipts
amounted to $300.43. The unit has
been self supporting. a total of
J s2,415.42 having been collected in
! various ways. There are 81 members
Mrs. Emma Hills next reported on
the surgical dressings work, part of
the report being as follows: The
! Plainville branch came into existence
| on May 8, 1917. Mrs. J. B. Minor gen
| erously offered theuse of her home as
| headquarters and the offer was &C
! cepted. Financially the local chapter
! was all right, a total of $921,S7 haV-
F.; ing been collected in various ways and
I only $807 was expended. The local
| branch has finished a total of 43,643
gauze articles and a total of ESQ
| knitted articles"
| j. II. Trumbull reported for the
! home service committee and stated
! that when the grand totals of band
ages, etc, was heard his report would
| would seem as nothing. He stated how
| ever that the work of his particular
| branch was more along legal lines
! rather than productive lines and thus
| far some good has been dOHe.The mat
! ter of Strengthening out allotments and
| helping dependents of men in the
| service in legal matters is also taken
| care of by the home service branch.
Jud6e H. cooper ol view Iol1lStllt
| very generously offered his services in
| taking care of the legal matters and
| disputes.
The concluding part of the meeting
was the election Of officers for next
year. J. Is. Minor as chairman of the
nominationg committee which re-
ported the following names: Chair
! man, G.. Fl. Newton: vice chairman,
Rev. E. G. Gillette; secretary, J. n.
McKernan: Treasurer. Miss Sadie
Wheeler; other member of executive
committee, Rev. Father Callahan.
Because of pressing business and
other reasons, Mr.. Gillette asked to
be relieved of the duties of vice
chairman.
Services at Churches.
For the first time in three weeks
the local churches will hold services
tomorrow. The following are the an
nOuncements of services in the various
churches for tomorrow:
ongregational-The morning serv-
ice will be resumed at 10:45. The
topic for the sermon will be docs
God Send War and PeStilence ?" There
will be- no other services in the church
/ tomorrow. The Sunday school and
Christian Endeavor society will re-
sumo sessions Nov. ).
Church of Our Saviour-RegUl
church services at 1916. No Sunday
school tomorrow.
Methodist Episcopal-The regular
services will be held at the regular
time. Rev. F. a. Dent of New Haven
will preach. Holy Communion will
be administered. Quarterly Confer
ence will be held Immediately after
the regular service. No Sunday school
will be held.
A NJ. e. Zion--10:45 services to be
omitted. Sunday school will be at
1880. Evening worship and sermon
at 7:45. The subject of the evening
sermon will be What is Your Life?"
Schools Reopen Monday
The first public and general an
nouncement made concerning the lift
ing of the restrictions necessitated by
the epidemic of influenza was made
by DR.. J. n. Bull, the health officer,
this morning. The statement says
that there is still some danger and
those who must cough, sneeze or do
anything to excite the suspicious of
those around them should stay away
from all public gatherings. The serv-
ices in the churches will be under the
approval of the health officer but he
desires that every one should take all
necessary precautions in order that
the pestilence will not break out
anew. The opening of the schools on
Monday is also certain and is entire
~ according to the orders from the
health officer.
Ten New Voters.
The meeting OF the registrars of |
voters was about as productive as |
their former meetings Despite the |
fact that there We're several names on |
the list ito be made and the regis |
trarS were in session from a. m. |
until p. m. there were just ten men |
who presented themselves, took the |
oath an were made legal voters. This |
is the same number as was made at |
the last meeting last week
Assessors in Session.
The assessors of the town held their |
flrt meeting today and were in ses- |
sion at Grange hall from a. m. un-
til p. m. According to the new
law of this state, nonresident prop
erty owners are required TO hle lists
with the town assessors the same KS
residents. The lists must be correct |
and in the hands of the assessors OF
the town on November /.
At War Conference.
The local chamber of commerce
which is better known as the Plain
Vile Business and Improvement as
ISOLATION, was represented at the War
Conference of the State Chamber OF
Commerce held in New London yes
terday and today by S. S. Gwillim and
f. H Hills. The local chamber is al
ways represented on the state board
Hills, as president of the Plainville
of directors and this year +. H.
chamber, will be a state director, sue
ceeding J. H. Trumbull who held the