New Britain herald., 1919-04-02

mittee be elected who will choose eight local residents to take action on a private subscription. The meeting was adjourned until April IS. It will be decided at the next m eeting wheth CT the property will be purchase or not.
 Among those who failed to rise last evening when a rising. vote was taken of those in favor of this proposition, was William 1T. Dunham of Hudson street. MT. Durham is one of the supporters of P. W. Mildrum's sugges- tion that the town should have B chemical fire apparatus and the money spent In financing this play ground could purchase this much needed fire fighter
 Gives Interesting Talk.
 Mrs. Helen Haynes missionary from Korea, gave a very interesting lecture yesterday afternoon at the meeting of the Ladies Foreign Mis- sionary society of the Berlin Congre- eational church at the home of Major Frank l.. Wilcox. Mrs. Haynes has spent a number of years doing mis- sonary work at Korea and Is inti- mately acquainted with the needs of the natives.
 Tn the course of her speech Mrs. Haynes described conditions of the homes and people. She said that the large part of the missionaries' work is to take eare of the children, giv- ing them gprinlary education. Mrs. Haynes also related number of ex- periences which she has had with the natives. whom she states are ones life friends after one becomes ac- quainted with them She gave a de- scriptton of the churches and the hard work that the missionaries do in try ing to convert these natives into being Christians. Mrs. Haynes while in town is the guest of Major and Mrs Frank Wilcox at their home on Warrington ridge.
 To Attend Parade
 Following are the local men who were members of the 18th division and who have been invited by Gov ernor Holcomb 10 take part in the 18th division parade which is to be held at Boston next month: William H Turner, Lieut. Arthur Benson, Henry Russell Dickinson, Stanley Gadzik and James McCormack Al special train will take all of the 2eth division men who have received their discharges to Boston. where they will take part in the parade. The train will leave Bridgeport via New Haven and Berlin, making stops at all of the stations on the way to Boston number of the local people, relatives and friends of the boys in the 2eth di- vision, are planning to attend the pa rade by automo bile 4 special car may be secured if enough people plan to attend
 Grange Notice.
 The Berlin grange held it's regular meeting last evening at the hall on Danlon's hill. A large attendance enjoyed the program which was pre- sented by the members of the society following the business meeting. A musical program, directed by Mrs Matthew H. Griswold was given, The next meeting of the society will be on April 22. The society is planning to hold 8 masquerade ball at the hall April 29. The receipts will be turned in toward the society fund.
 May Win Reward.
 H. R. Barnes a conductor on the MlddletOwn electric line, who on the morning of the Madden murder, Jan uarN 30th was one of the first to give the State police a clue Of the where abouts of the murderers thinks he has right to claim some part of the reward which was offered by the state for the capture of the murderers. Mr. Barnes feels that his inform ation, which he offered to the state police was the chief clue which Captain Hurley had.
 After the trial has been concluded the committee in charge of the dis