New Britain herald., 1919-04-14

does not forbid the holding of school ~, Saturday and as the PlainvilTe session was held for the benefit of tho children the parents did not have a right 10 protest against H. The law requires that the children shall attend school on the days and hours if is in session as ruled by the vari- ous town school committees with Saturday as no exception.
 The schools of the town will close for the Easter vacation Thursday afternoon and will open again on Monday April 28. After the school reopens, there will be two more Saturday half day sessions on May 5 and May 10.
 The benefit the Saturday sessions will mean to the pupils is that. the graduation will be held earlier then the committee had hoped for The date of graduation has been set for June 20 the day the spring term closes. The exercises will be held in the Congregational church.
 large class is to be graduated this year. Officers for the class were
 elected this afternoon. The honor pupils will be announced early next month. Both teachers and pupils are working hard to make up for school days lost last fall when the epidemic of influenza invaded the town The attendance the last term aided greatly in making up the lost work and the cooperation of the parents in sending the pupils to school regularly has been in no measure responsible for it.
 k. H. Hills Packard Stolen.
 Edwin Hills, the we'll known manu- facturer, is minus his Packard limousine which was stolen from him in Hartford on Saturday night. With a party of friends MT. Hills went to Hartford and attended the theater. Upon returning to Grove street where he had parked his car he found it missing. He reported the loss to the police of that city but has heard nothlng of it since. There was an attempt to steal his car made in Hartford several weeks ago, but the party evidently became scared leav- ing 1t on the next street
 Local soldiers Are Guests.
 About 45 friends of William Bart lett, but recently discharged from the army. gathered at his home on Park street Saturday evening to welcome hlnl home. Bartlett was a member of Company I, 102d L. s. infantry of the 18th division. He was wounded twice and also gassed. He enlisted. rom this town where he was employ- ed in the factory of the Rockwell Drake company. At the party he was the recipient of many we'll worth gifts for recently returned army man to civilian life. He expects to remain in this town.
 Lawrence Beebe of Crown street was the guest at a surprise party held on the anniversary of his birth Sat urday night. Guests were present from Wethersf1eld New Britain. Pennington, Westwood Park and this town. The young man received many gifts,
 A large number of friends of Cor poral Bert J. Lindsay gathered at his home in Mountain View Saturday eve ming in honor of his homecoming from France and to welcome him back to town. He saw IS months service with the 26th division as a memb Der of Company I, 102d infantry. lie returned last night to Camp Dew ems where he will await the parade of the division and his discharge. He told many of his experiences while over seas and told of the sorrow of all the boys in the company when Sergea mt Leon Roberts died from pneumonia just before the boys were ready to sail for this country. He spoke of Rob- erts as a fine soldier, comrado known by all the men, a sergeant full filling the duties to the letter, and q man respected and trusted by his s1- perior officers. He told of the sorrow full crowd of boys as they lowered his body into the grave where he will sleep with many other comrades in stead Of coming home again.
 Congregational Church. Doings.
 PriNates Randolph Stewart and Douglas Hopkins gave the members of 1 the Brotherhood class of the Congre- gational church a most interesting ac- count of their experiences while in German prison camps for several months at the meeting of the class last night. The sufferings of prison CTS were graphically portrayed by both the boys who nearly starved and proba bly, would have were it not for the food supplied by the Red Cross
 The interior of the congregational parish house has been repainted and a new ceiling placed in the dining hall
 Robert Hanna represented the church Sunday school at the older boys. conference in Southington Fri day and Saturday of last week.
 The first Of a series of community holy week services will be held at the church tomorrow evening at 7:3O. The speaker will bc Roy. C. R. Stroebcl Of the Methodist church.
 Brief item.
 Rev. Father Green of Hartford preached the Lenten sermon at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy last night. His subject was upon the re-