New Britain herald., 1919-05-09
PLAINVuLE NEWS CAPTAIN ROONEY IS HOME FROM FRANCE
Headed Amputation Service in
 Base Hospital at Bordeaux TOWN WANTS HUN CANNON
Soldiers May Get packarcs--E,actory May Resume Opcrations-Sr,,ooI Session iohorro"-Bricf Items of Interest Around Town

Interest Around Town. :.
 Captain James r. Roonc>. is once
 moro in this country ofto,. sor,.i,,
 with the American Expcditionary
 Forces in France Word of his or-
 rival at Newport News was rccontlv
 received by his sisters, and this morn
 ing a letter from him was received
 from New York, where he is now
 awaiting his discharge.
 1 The experiences of C'aptain Roonc,-
 have been varied He is q surgeon
 and as such his services were much
 in demand. He enlisted last June and 1 was sent to Fort Oglcthorpe. Ca.
 where he remained but six weeks be- ] fore being sent 10 France. As q sur-
 geon, he was placed, with other doc ! tors, on amputation service. His ] duties Drought him in contact with a II l kinds of severe cases and all of 1;a ! letters from across have been filled with words of praise for the sniri+ oe 1orbearancc of the doughboys, He Was first at Base Hospital No Q , thatrcau, next at Base Hospital No 13 ana lastly at Base Hospital~No. 11t bordea"N. At the latter place he was pIaced at the head of the amDutat;on service. ''o'' -Nftcr German Cannon
 Plainvillc has the best / rh,nco c any town in the New Fns1.n1 Sta+ 10 secure ono of the prize Gcr,r,,, cannon offered by the sovernmont i,, connection with the Victory Loan The government is offering one can. non to the town in New England With 1o
 the largest number of indiyidua1 sub- scfiptlons. By getting 200 additional S'o bond subscriptions by tomorrow night, it is hoped that the prize will pc won. Every effort will be made bN the loan committed to got tbo project through and the subscrjptions Will be handled by the vomen's com mlttce, representatives of which will be in the bank lobby during the morn Ing and until closing time in tho cyc- ming.
 Justice Ryder Remembered.
 A dehghtfnl surprise and whist 1 party was given Justice NJ. 0. Ryder M n' '''S nome ast evening by his friends, 1 "e o'taS'on. was the anniversary of i ''i' ''l'h' 1here were 12 tables for whist. Mrs. Mmton Norton won irs+ 'doieS prize and Mrs. George Eaton the consolation prize. Edward Garter, N on ',rSt prize for the gentlemen and John Lines the conSo1ation prize. Mr. 'Noer Was presented with a handsome o''l'Viu "In ms name engraved in ''' fhs''sn on 1t. Refreshments were served and musical selections offered '1oNaro La f1eld and .'Omeroy Wilcox pleased with solos Those nresant M pf
 and Mrs. Edward Carter, MT. and Mrs water Seymour, Mr. and Mrs. C. Y Recker, MT. and Mrs. Pomerov Will cox, MT. and Mrs. Howard Tat-ie1d snanan "r, ana Mrs Mint9n Norton, George Tinker Miss .Adde Ryder, Miss Ettie Ryder, Mrs. George w. Eaton and hr' and Mrs. J. Lines. of Waterbury,
 Lieutenant Dorc Discharged ;
 Lieutenant Guy F. Dore has re- ,u' u'heo 10 his home in Guilford, Me, 'I'er visiting at the home of his sister. MIS- F. W: Farrar, of Broad street >'eu'chant Doro was a practicing phy- '''''h m Maine before entering the war ana he will resume his practice - l" e"la'cIN' lie Was in tho United ''a'eS Med1cai Corps and had the very interesting task Of an examining doc o' dl toookeh, N. J. He has been s' tnc port for about nine months.
 Elm City Brass Company
 me Elm City Brass and Rivet cor- oanE was among the smaller p1ants which closed it's doors durine the war NOW it is reported that the local fac ory may resume operations in tbo ocar future.
 Soldiers. May Get Packages.
 The orders forbidding the send;,g 'l packages 10 soldiers in France without signed order have heo, 'ltcd and once more the mails arc 'pen TOT such a purpose. From now K ," pachascS weighing up to seven 2 'oohdS may be sent to the bows. Thav E must contain no perishable goods K 'o"e eVcr' and all such will be refused
 school Tomorrow Morning.
 The last half-day session of scbooI 'n Saturday will be held tomo,.,o, X morning and tho pupils will bc pivon chance to say whether they like chool on Saturdays or not. Thns far ne half-daN sessions have nrovod most successful and tho mum ber ar osenteos was exceptionally mall ,rho " a'uFdaN school sessions Were noces E. fafed in order that the children ho ut of school before July l
 Brief Items Chief Petty Officer Willard ro,,,o NJ eturned to his ship last nirbt rI E xpects that the ship will make , +,,is 3 Hamourg, Germany. 'p H me local ooNs of the 77th Division ta i'll he 6icrharped fro,,, a "''''t mI