New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
PlainVilIe Home Guard to Give
SelectiyeS Banquet
EX-MAYOR CRAY TO SPEAK
congregational Broth erhood Discusses
war NOlk-(iirI Drawing Best Pos
Ur to Receive Thrift Stamp
Church Notices and Briefs

The Plainvile Home Guard is
planning to tender to the draftees who
are leaving on Wednesday for Camp
DeEens, a rousing farewell on Monday
evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Masonic
Temple dining room. Tentative plans
call for a dinner which will be fol-
lowed by speakers, the principal being
eS-Mayor James Gray of Bristol. The
Plainville Home Guard has extended
an invitation to all enlisted men in
the service and the drafted men from
Plainville to attend tho affair, which
promises to be one of the best of it's
kind ever held in that town.
Thrift Stamp Prize.
The Girls Economic club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Mills of East
Main street next Tuesday evening at
7:15 o clock. Miss Camerzal, n teacher
in the PlainYille schools, will be the
instructor for the evening. A prize
of 81 in Thrift stamps is to be given
to any girl member of the club who
makes the best poster illustrating
food conservation.
Brotherhood Social.
The officers and executive committee
of the Congregational brotherhood.
which is made up of the male mem
bers of the congregational church,
held business meeting last night in
the directors room of the Plainville
Trust company in order to discuss the
future work of the organization. It
was decided by the members that
whatever was done in this respect
should count in some way along War
service lines. President A. A. Mcleod
was given authority to obtain a
speaker on the subject of war gardens
for as early a meeting as is possible |
Joseph McKeenan was appointed to |
select q committee to assist him in the |
serving Of refreshments on that oc- !
casion. Before the meeting was ad- |
journed it was decided by the men, |
bers of the brotherhood to make this |
m eeting a public one so that all those |
who were interested in such a move
ment could he in attendance.
PIainviIIc Church Notices.
Baptist church-The regular morn
ing service will be held at 10:45
O'Clock with a sermon by the pastor
having for his theme 1.-THE Hand of
God Upon Him." taken from Ezekial
81 The Sunday school classes will
meet at noon. The young peoples
service will be held in the evening at
6 o'clock. At o'clock the evening
services Will be held in the chapel
with a sermon by the pastor, having
for his subject Being Called Chris
tians."
Episcopal church-Holy commun-
ion will be held at o'clock in the
At 1O:45 o'clock the regu-
lar morning services will be held
with prayer and a sermon by the
rector. The Sunday school classes |
will meet at noon. At o'clock the |
annual visitation to the parish, of
the archdeacon of Hartford, the Rev |
Henry Swinton Harte, who will
preach and will meet the wardens
and vestrymen at the close of the
services.
Congregational Church-The morn
ing service will be held usual at
1915 o'clock in the morning and the
topic of the sermon will be THE
Demand of the Times for an Increase
of Apostolic Faith and Works" The
Sunday school meets at noon and the
lIndeavor meeting will be held at 6
o'clock in the evening. This meeting
will be in charge of the missionary
committee and the topic will be: THE
Power of the Cross in ASIA The
Pastor will give the second of series
Of talks to the young people who are
thinking of joining the church on
Easter Sunday. The subject of the
talk will be: Being a Christian
What Does 1t Mean"
Advent Christian Churcll--Morning
worship viii be held at 10:45 o'clock
with a sermon by the pastor, Rev J.
William Denton, having for his SUBJ
ject: will Christ's Second Advent
Occur in a Time of Trouble in a
Time of Peace The Sunday school
will meet 1T noon for their classes and
a praise and social service will be held
at 6 o'clock. The evening preaching
service will be held at Z o'clock. the
subject of the sermon being, Goods
Measure Of the Man Who Forgets
What He Looks Like"
PIainvilIe Briefs.
Mrs. Catherine Cameron and son
George are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James J. Murphy of
Whiting street for a few days.
Private Peter Prior who is stationed
at Camp Upton, l.. l., is visiting at
the home of his mother on Canal
street.
Joseph Delage a sailor in the
United States navy, is visiting at the