New Britain herald., 1919-04-16


 rcccption to the towns service men call for the largest event. It was formerly planned to have a week of celebration to be known as "Old Home Week. but the committee cvi- 1ontlv decided differently. The growth of the town within the fifty years has been worthy of note and it is prola ble that a history of the town complete to date will be prepared i'll time for tho celebration.
 Class Elects Officers.
 At a meeting. of the class of 1919, the graduating class of the Grammar school held the other afternoon the class chose their officers as folloWs: President. Irving Gridlcy; vice-presi- dent Marie Rollct; secretary Hazel Silvcrnail: treasurer Howard stephen son. President Gridley appointed the following as members of a pin cOm- mittee to select the design for the class Din: Chairman Walter Vance, Esther Trum bull, Ruth AspinWa1 and. Bennon .FalWosEi. The class colors motto, etc., will be chosen at the first meeting after the Easter vacation.
 The schools close tomorrow at noon for 10 days vacation. The last term has been the hardest in the schools history as there have been so consecu- tive teaching days without a let-up. The teachers and pupils are both tired and the committee decided ten days for Easter was little enough. There will be no changes in the per 1,iI -f1ff ft0r +J,o Easter vacation as far as is known now.
 Favor state. Aid For Teachers.
 The Plainvillc Business and Im- provcment association is reported to have taken fayorable action recom- mending support of the bill to be presented at the legislative session this week which concerns state aid in paying salaries of teachers. That the body took this, action is thought most probable as the Plainville School con- mittce at it's last meeting drew up resolutions which were given to the local representatives endorsing the bill and urging favora ble action in the legislature. The bill as reported last night would benefit this town to the amount of 5000. S.~.H. Holmes, A\cW Britain is backing the bill and the action taken by the local committee and association is reported to- have been fostered by him.
 Car Has Not Been Recovered.
 Edwin IT. Hills when asked if he had recovered his car last night smiled and gave the expected answer '\o" The car as reported in this
 
 Hartford. on Saturday night. It was d twin-six Packard limousine and valued at. several thousand dollars
 State Guard Company Remains.
 Captain J. H. Trumbull of the local ] company of the Conn. State Guard !! reported this morning that the com | pany will not disband and that in stead it will start regular drills in the 1 next week. Three weeks ago the en- 1 listmcnts of tho local men in the com many expired and it was reported then ] that not enough to form a company would re-cnlist This was not ncccs- sarv as many mon returned from the service and anxious to keep up their l military tactics asked concerning en- listmc and were accepted for the l company. Among these was Robert l
 
 View. He served with the Canadians in France. was Gasscd and wounded 1 and is thought to be the oldest man they had in the trenches in France. He spoke to the mem bcrs of the company at q recent meeting and flavcd them for thinking of halting tho work of the company. He told them of the necessity of combating Ia; all 1 during the war and ended his speech by asking Captain .Trumbull to ac- ccpt him despite his age. He was accepted and at the same time other cx-sCrvicc mon were accepted. Since that time several have applied for service and but s mon arc needed to fill tho ranks.
 Brief Items.
 Tho stores of this town will bc .Ioscd' all day Good Friday and will 2c open until II o'clock tomorrow night. Good Friday will be quietly observed in the town Church scrv- ccs will be held in tho Church of Our savior at 10 o'clock and in the Church ,f Our Lady of Mercy at 7:5O as well ,s evening dcvotions at 7:30 D, nl. All her churches will also hold SCrV- ccs in the morning.
 :. Local men in the 77th division are homo the latter part of this nonth Among them arc, Dominic }calc. Harold Corning and Edward 3arrows, all of whom have been wounded. Merton Lamb is also with he division now, having been trans-i erred from tho Fourth army corps ! md his parents arc waiting anNiously or news of his arrival lie has seen