New Britain herald., 1918-07-09
CANNING CLASSES
 ID MEET WEEKLY
PlaiDVille Women Take Active h.
 tereSt in This Work
SHOP CLOSES
Frank De Carlin, Well Known Italian Resident, Dies At Hospitai-Fac- Vacation.

NaCattOn
 The canning club classes which were recently formed under the di- rection of Miss Elizabeth Scoville will meet weekly. The class made up of those working will meet every Monday evening at 7 o'clock at the Masonic Temple. The class which consists of those who are not working each day will meet every Wednesday morning at S:3O o'clock in the Ma sonic Temple. All girls are urged to join the class and make it a success
 Sunday School Report.
 The semi-;nnual reports of the Congregational Sunday school were read at the session of school on last Sunday. The primary department showed an increase in enrolment from 35 to 50, and the whole school has an enrolment of TT, which is an increase in six months of 22. There are nine officers and 20 teachers. The average attendance for the half year was 13S. The homo department has 74 and the cradle roll had 29 during the half year. The offering of the Sunday school amounted to $1,O33, and of this sum $39.16 was sent for the various benevolent causes. Fred erick Bullen is superintendent of the Sunday school departments.
 Letters at Postoffice.
 Several letters remain unclaimed at the local poStoffice. As this mail is urgent Sovel nment business, parties should call at the postofficc at once and claim them. The following is a list of letters which should be called for at once: Patsey Derusso, Wlady- eplaio Bia1owiysa, Anglo Peters, Ja- cob F'alk, James Macbes, Patrick Ahern and N"ses Gramm erarisa.
 Frank DeCarlin Dies.
 Frank DeCarlin of Camp street q we'll known Italian citizen of this town died yesterday afternoon at St. Fran cis hospital, Hartford, following long illness. The cause of death was complication of diseases. DeClarln was 57 years of age and was born in Italy Besides his wife, he is sur vived by eight children, Mrs. Ray mond Clark of Ellington; Mrs Frank Blesso of Hartford; Mrs. Edward Lackey and Miss Luise DeCarIin both of Plainville; Frank, Joseph, Peter and Charles
 The funeral will he held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from the under taking rooms of Matthew Leo Prior on Pierce street Burial will be ill St. Joseph emetery.
 Red Cross Notes.
 The local Red Cross committee an nounces that the Plainville branch of the Red Cross has accomplished con- siderable work during the month of June. During the month 55 pairs of socks were knitted. Three evening classes meet each week and q good amount Of work has been accomplish ed by these classes, which meet Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday eve nings. The classes are the Red Cross chapter of the Flpworth League, the girls Of the Girls Home Economic club and the Catholic Patriotic chap ter.
 The Red Cross committee an nounces that the yarn for the knit ting of socks and sweaters has ar rived and it is hoped that the towns people will turn out and corporate in the knitting of the goods. PlainVille must do a great deal of work during the summer months and the women of the town are asked to come to the Red Cross rooms and help. Plain ville is asked to knit 2000 women's
 
 Britain branch make 5000 pairs of socks and 200 sWaterS. This work must be completed by September.
 Trumbull Excursion.
 The annual vacation of the Trum- bull Electric Mfg. O., will begin next Monday and the shop will close for one week. The weeks vacation will begin with II excursion given by the company to Savin Rock. Several extra cars have been arranged for and the trip will be made by trolley. The excursion party will leave the center next Monday morning at o'clock, and the return trip will be started at , o'clock. A dinner will be served at the Rock, Brief Items. Daniel Collins and Charles CIaich went on a fishing trip to Congamond this morning.
 The annual picnic of the Congrega- tional church was held Foday at Lake Compounce The picnic cars left the center at 10:05 and returned at 535.
 Miss Katherine Dyer of Norwich is visiting Mrs. C. c. Roberts Of East street.
 Miss Myrtle Day has accepted po- stion at the New Britatin office of 1 the Southern New England Telephone company.
 | The Red Cross chapter of the Ep- worth League will meet tonight at the 1 Red Cross rooms
 Eugene LaVassar and John Alquist | have returned after spending a few days visiting Francis LaVassar who 1 is stationed at the Newport training station.
 Dwight Thurston, a former Plain vile hoy has enlisted in the United