New Britain herald., 1918-05-24
PLAINVuLE NEWS
PLAINVILLE PASSES
RED CROSS QUOTA
Over $4,000 Mark and $4,000 Is
Now Made Goal Of Campaign
EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS
J. Fl. TrumbulI Learns Men Did Not
File Observation-Disclosures Guard
Service i'm Congregational Church
Sunday-Surgica1 Dressings Work.

Service in Congregational Church
Sunday-Surgical Dressings Work.
Plainville, with characteristic pa
triotism, has gone "over the top
again in the Red Cross Drive. The
total now reported in the drive is
$500, and an energetic campaign
will be waged to make it $4,000.
Among the contributions received
have been $1,000 from the Trum bull
Electric Co. and the Rockwell-Drakc
corporation. Besides the society con-
tributions already reported, the
Grange has contributed $40, and the
Masonic whist Melted $22.7o. Alphonse
Bordeau has recently placed q box in
his barbershop for contributions for a,
town flag. The selectmen having pur
chased a flag, ne has opened the box
and turned it's contents over to the
Red Cross fund. The amount in the
box was 1854. Members of the Cir
Gle IT, unit will make a canvass of the
factories Saturday morning, and in
the afternoon and evening will make
tour of the streets.
Surgical Dressing Notes.
The National Surgical Dressings
committee has voted to disband for
patriotic reasons and unite with the
Red Cross so that the work will be
unified. The executive committee of
the P1ainville branch having received
official notice of this action, met and
passed resolutions of appreciation OF
the splendid work done by the local
surgical dressings committee and in
vited them to continue the work with
the local branch of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Emma Hills was then elected
chairman of the surgical dressings
committee of the Plainville branch,
with authority to appoint her own
committees and to purchase through
the New Britain chapter all supplies
necessary for the effective prosecu-
ton of the work. Mrs. Hills has ap-
POINTED the. following committee:
Mrs. Frank Wheeler, Mrs. Lewis
Brastow, Mrs. Frederick Bullen, Mrs.
Erwin H. Hills, Mrs. Joseph Mcker-
nan and Mrs. Frank Usher. The
work will be continued in the pleas
ant rooms so generously given by
Mrs John Minor The only change
will be in the gradual adoption OF
the work to the Red Cross standards
of production. The executive COM
mittee and all interested are gratif1ed
that this important phase OF the
work is to be managed by the COM
n.ittee which has done such efficient
work in the past.
Home Guard to Attend Services.
At the drill of Company I. State
Guard, which was held last Wednes-
day evening an invitation to attend
lecial service in its honor from Rev
E. G.. Gillette, a member Of the COM
pany was accepted. The services will
be. held at the Congrega tional church
next Sunday evening at o'clock.
There will be special music and an
address by MI. Gillette and an offer
ing for the Red Cross fund.
Men Must Be Looked Up.
j. II. Trumbull has received
communication from the war depart
ment explaining that several men
have failed to appear for draft exam
ina tions and have failed to fill out
their questionnaires. Captain Trum-
bull has notified Officer Marine and
the officer has been busy looking uE
these men. 1t is reported that the
ma jority of the men are either col
oTed or are foreigners. A list of the
men will probably be published later.
Concludes Passionate.
Rev. ]. William Denton will con-
clude his active pastorate at the Ad-
vent Christian church, Sunday, having
rendered his resignation several
months ago Mr.. Denton is now Off
cating in the capacity of secretary
Of the New Britain Y. NJ. G. A, and.
as he is in this vicinity will probably
occupy the pulpit in the church at
various times.
Brief Items.
Mrs. Eva Henderson, of Bunnel ave-
nue.. held a birthday luncheon last
evening at the residence of Mrs. Susie
King. Guests We're present from
Springfield Waterbury, Cheshire and
PlainviIle.
Mrs. E. D. Warfield has been enter
tanning her cousin, Miss Elizabeth
Driscoll, of Hartford, this week.
Mrs. f. d. Lappee, of WATERFOWL,
has been spending a, few days with
Mrs. Edward Distin, of Mountain
View.
May devotions will be held this eve
ming at 100 o'clock at the Church of
Our Lady of Mercy.
Scottsswamp herd tested Kavnek
milk sold. Denton. 5-20-30dx
FOR SALE-Tomatocs, Asters and
bedding blooming plants. A full
assortment of cut bloom for Me-
mortal Day. J. l.. Ahlquist, Florist.
Cor. Maple and Whiting streets.
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