New Britain herald., 1919-06-23
TOWN IS 50 YEARS
 OLD TOMORROW
Day Of Celebration and Evening Program Planned for Anniversary
WELCOME DAY WEDNESDAY

Off and Indications Point to q Glorious Time~-Bricf News Items
 of Interest.
 Tomorrow the town of Plainville is 1 10 celebrate the 50th anniversary of committee appointed some time ago 1 to arrange for the celebration has plans completed which will show in every detail the 50 years history of the town.
 Probably the most interesting of the days events will be that of the reunion of classes to be held in the Grammar school from until 6 o'clock in the afternoon. The older people are looking forward to the re- Unions with much expectation as it ! will be the first general reunion the 1 local school and it's classes have ever i held.
 It is expected that Principal Frank 1 Clapp, whom Orrin L. Judd succeed 1 ed, will be among those Aprcsent to-
 
 also pay a short visit to the school ] as he was one of the first teachers l in the old Plainvillc Grammar school which stood at the corner of Broad and Washington streets and has al- ways taken an interest in the progress and the welfare of the Plainville schools. Other men who have at talned high rank since leaving the local schools arc expected here to- morrow and invitations have been sent to every alumnus whom the com mittce could get in touch with. The reunion will be a general school one but it is also probable that the off, cers of the various classes will pre- side over short meetings of their former classes if enough members are found to attend.
 It has become the opinion of many that the school reunion is only for those who live out of the town but that is a mistake. It includes every person who over attended either the Grammar school or High school and pertains just as much to the class of pupils which graduated last Fri day afternoon as it docs to the pupils l of the class of 1875 or that of 1890.
 The evenings program is to be car 1 ried out in the ongrcgational church l on West Ma in street and consists of l several items of interest. The towns l history is to be given by H. A. Castle, l perhaps the only local man who has ] delved far enough into local hstori- 1 cal events to be able to tell of the | towns past events. The organ pre- 1 Jude will he played by Mrs. Frederick 1 Bullen. Robert C. Usher. veteran of 1 iho Civil war and for many years
  Introduction. He is chairman of the 1 general committee arranging for the 1 celebration. Prayer will be offered | by Rev. F. c. Gillette. Mrs. Frank 1 P. Usher will render soprano solo. 1 Charles H. Norton of Worcester and 1 this town will be a speaker, as will l Rev. Charles H. IIamlin of Amherst l Mass.
 Rev. Mir. Hamlin. who will speak, 1 was born in Plainville on January II, 1850. the son of Hezckiah and Cath erine Cowles Hamlin. He studied in the Hartford High school and grad ] uated from Vale in the class of 1 1871, from the Yale Theological sem mary in 1874 and studied at Leipsc and Raun during 1874. From 1876 to 1879 he was pastor of the Second | Congrcga tional church in Chester.
 
 Pittsfcld, and of the Payson Congrc- gational church for moro than quar- ter of a century, Nr. Hamlin is | figure of national prominence and his address at the celebration is ex- i pectcd to be of much importance and interest 10 local people.
 For the benefit off people out of town who desire to cat while in town the ladies of the Methodist and Baptist churches will serve supper in the church parlors for moderate sum.
 The general committee of the ccle- hration through it's subcommittee con- sistinc of Frederick Bullen and George w. Bartlett has arranged for exhibits of products manufactured in Plain vile. These exhibits will be in place in the store windows by this evening The factories represented and the loca- tions are as fOloWs: H. C. Baum Co.,, plating work. in the real estate office adjoining Collins lunch room; Bristol Mfg. Co.,. knit underwear, in Hutton's store; Edward T Carter foundry work, in a central store; Elm City Brass and Rivet Co.,. fire p'aco sets. in James DlN Goods store; Empire Elec- tric Co.,. screw machine products, in PlainvVilV Cash Market; Peck Spring Co.,, vari&s springs, in Red Cross headquarters; Edwin Hills special hard ware, in Byington's drug store: Osborne Stephenson Mfg. O., screw machine products and tire pumps. in Priors drug store: Martin Rockwell Corporation. ball bearings. in Ryder's store; Trumbu Electric O., electric switches. panel boards and sa fetv de- vices, in Rydcr's. These exhibits will remain in place until Friday night.
 Celebration Wednesday,
 Everyone is now anXiOusly await mc tho celebration and reception to the returned service men which is to