New Britain herald., 1919-04-12
PLAlNVlLLE NEWS STATE GUARD UNIT BEING REORGANIZED Only About 20 More Men Needed
 To Fill Ranks DRILL MONDAY EVENING
Interesting Debates at Grammar School-Privatc Leonard Home Mrs Miller Dcad-Other Brief Items of News.

The local company of the State Guard has been re-organized, Stan- ley S GwiIlim announced this morn ing, and will probably continue to hold it's drills as it did during the war About score of men are need ea to fill up the ranks of the com pany and any man who would like military training is requested 10 re- port at the town building on any Monday evening.
 Grammar School Debates.
 4 series of debates have been held at the Grammar school during the past few weeks. There were debates for both girls and boys. Yesterday afternoon the winners in the series for the girls held a debate with the Winners in the. boys class. The sub Ject was, Resolved. That the Day light saving plan is more beneficial to tle people than the old plan" The olllfmative team, composed of F. AL bert White, chairman; Louis F. Pike ana Robert Sneideman, was adjudged me "1nner over the negative team, composed of Nathalie J. Case, chai% man. Alma N. Davis and Alice M, baroen' Misses Gladwin. Towne and Neisoh or the faculty were the judges
 
 the pupils. The irst number was a violin solo. Meditation" bv Howard f1yder. Howard Stephenson rendered a piano solo, Love Song" Church Notices.
 .- Cong regational--ThA service tomor- row at 10:45 will have Palm Sunday features. The triumphant return Of the soldiers at this time gives special i,,ta 4o c Christ into Jerusalem. The topic of the sermon will be "The Final Tri- l rmph." The Sunday school will meet at noon. The program for the brother hood class has been changed as PI'i- vate Douglas Hopkins has consented to meet with the class and to tell | them about his experiences in Ger man prison camp. The Christian En- deavor meeting will be held at D. ! m, led by Miss Irene Thompson. Topic, How to Give Gods Day to Godlike Deeds.'
 Episcopal al-PaIm Sunday services at q. m. Celebration of Holy com- munion. Morning prayer and sermon at 10:45. Sunday school at noon. A. VI. E. Zion--Morning worship , and sermon at 10:45. "The Needs of Christ" Sunday school at 12:3O. Evening sermon at 7:45, The King 1 of Love-"
 Private Leonard Home. Private Paul Leonard arrived at his home on Pierce street yesterday fter- noon on fuflough from Camp Dev- l cns. He was drafted into the service and was sent to Camp Upton, going overseas very shortly afterwards. He was a member Of the 10tst infantry 18th division .-,--
 Private Leonard arrived at Brest when he went to France and also sail ed from there when he returned. He says that the city of Brest was in a very bad condition when he arrived In France but states that conditions there have improved wonderfully since that time. The camp is now situated upon an eninence in the city, according to his story, and conditions are much more wholesome than in some of the camps in this country. He thinks that Brest is to be converted into permanent camp as concrete foundations are being laid and every thing possible is being done to make conditions tend toward the preserva- ton of health
 Leonard says that in BreSt the most perfect system of feeding the soldiers is in operation, 250 men being fed in seven minutes. The men pass the mess sergeants who issue the chow" and do not stop on the way. Each mans coffee is poured for him and he has to catch his chow Ion the fly" When asked if there was any such thing as Sunny France" Leonard said, The guy that christened 1t &~- rr~