New Britain herald., 1920-06-17
LEADING SINGERS :.
 AT ADVENT CHURCH
Sundays Cantata Promises to Be
 Good One
PICNIC AT LAKE COMPOUNCE


 Outing Saturday-FuneraI of Mrs.
 RussciI-Wcdding Saturday After
 noon--Briefs.
 The church choir of the Plain vile Advent Christian church, com bined with the choir Of the Second Advent church of New Britain, will give the first part of the oratorio, Elijah" in song at the Advent church in Plainville, Sunday evening, June 20, at o'clock. Plans for the affair have been under way for sev- eral weeks and rehearsals have been held with great success.
 Several prominent singers from South Manchester have been secured for the occasion and will assist great ly the choirs of both churches. Mrs. Rush of South Manchester will pre- side at the piano. The singers that will take part are:
 First Sopranos-Mrs.- Arthur Carr, Mrs. Gordon Hartson, Mrs. Oliver Peace, Miss Lila Daniels.
 Second Soprano-Miss Esther Ty- Ter, Miss Mildred Coombs, Miss Etta Daniels, Miss Mildred McNickle.
 First Tenor-Arthur McNickle.
 Second Tenor-Oliver Peace, Her bert Hatch.
 First Alto-Niss Ruth Coombs, Miss Ruth Giles.
 Second Alto-Mrs. Herbert Hatch, Miss Susan Emerson, Miss Dorothy Stevenson.
 First Bass-William Peace, Gordon Hartson-
 Second Bass-G H. Mitchell, Ralph Bezanson, c. Elmore Watkins.
 No story of ancient or modern times is more gripping in it's dramatic details than that of Elijah" Under the leadership of Fillmore Watkins of South Manchester, every detail has been successfully depicted. A large attendance is anticipated as this is the first O. it's kind to be attempted by the choirs of both churches.
 To Wed Saturday. <
 The wedding of Miss Lena White, daughter of Mf. and Mrs. Frank White of "A Whiting street, to Ray mond Jones of Unionville, will be solemnized at the home of the bride, Saturday afternoonsat 3 o'clock. Rev. w. F. Sheldon, of New York city, an uncle of the bride, will perform tho ceremony. The wlNdding will be a .uuete affair and nly immediate friends and relatives of the couple will be present. After a wedding trip Yo Niagara Falls and through New Tcrk state, they will reside in Union viiie.-<Ir. Jones conducts a milk businessI that place a. NITS1;sttie Russell. The funerafof MES Hattie Russell who died Tuesds- morning following lengthy illness. v5ss held this aft ernoon from the un.;Atakjle rlors of W. A. Bailey on SaIK The. services were hela
 with Rev. James M. Tr4 Piainville Methodist oh hrc
 ing. Interment was in tho Wes> cemetery. Mrs. Russell is survived by her husband. Fred Russell and
 Annual Picnic sunday.
 The annual picnic iof the Sunday school Of the church of Our Saviour will be held Saturday morning at E Lake Compounce. All members will meet in the center of Plainville and leave on the car for the lake at 9:25 o'clock. The outing will be postponed if the weather is not fair,
 Baseball Postponed.
 It was announced this morning that the practice games of the PIainville Athletic club and the Aces A. c. will be cancelled on account of wet grounds. Manager funK WILT nOlQ a meeting instead at a later date to arrange details for the twilight base ball game that is scheduled to be played at Aliens field next Thursday evening.
 Town Topics.
 food sale was held this after noon in Neri's block under the aus pices of the Ladies' union of the Ad- vent church.
 The Plainville fife and drum corps met at the home of Leader George Spencer of West Main street last evening for rehearsal and cond ticting business of the band.
 The South End A. C. will give their first dance of the season to- morrow evening in the Piainville Grange. hall.
 The annual collection will be taken Sunday morning after the services at the church of Our Lady of Mercy.
 Albert Dresser of West Main street is confined to his home with a se- were attack of rheumatism.
 William Hird will commence his duties as teller at the Plainville Trust company tomorrow morning.
 Rev. John T. Fay has finished the census of the Catholic people of the parish.
 The water fountain has been con- nected at the monument in the cen- ter of the town and can be used for drinking purposes.
 If you want quality seed, plant Rackliffe's bulk seeds.-advt.
 FOR SALE-Fouri lots West Main St.,