New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
hAMVXLE NEVIS SERVICE MEN ARE ANXIOUS FOR HALL May Give Funds Toward Munich
 pal Building MEMBERS ,. REMAIN SILENT
$S,5OO Was Realized at Carnival Howard Bradstreet to Address Ccicbrate-Other News

Sregationalists-W.. C. T. T.. to Ceicbrate-Other News.
 There IS q rumOr current concern ing the plans of Brock Barnes post, American Legion, for the disposal of the funds realized from the New Years carnival. The sum of about $i,5o0 was gained by the organiza ton. It was reported last evening that members of the Legion post will be present al the meeting of the voters on Monday evening and that the rep reSentatiVeS of the post will offer the carnival funds to the town to be added 10 the building fund for municipal building.
 This report cannot be given cred ence without investigation and no of hcial confirmation of the runlor could be obtained this morning. Such a course of action as is reported has been mentioned before but the post, as far as can be learned, has taken no action upon the matter.
 The matter of a. municipal building for Plainville has thus far been con sidered by the resid ents as a dream of the future. The recent land purchase by which the town of Plainvillc be- came the possessor of a suitable tract of land at the corner of Maple and Whiting streets brings this so-called l dream nearer to realization, but it is believed, however, that it will be d number of years before it becomes a reality. Many of the older residents have expressed the opinion that there will not be new town building within their lifetime.
 It is expected that such a building, when the town decides to erect it, will include the public library and the offices of the town officials, and it has been suggested that if contain quar- ters for the American Legion m em bers and a public auditorium.
 It is not probable that the war veterans will send their representa- tiVeS to the town meeting Monday evening and it is believed that before they take any action in the alter they will consider it at another meet ing and will make their plans public before approaching the town officials.
 Teachers Glass Social. The teachers training class Of the A. M. E. Zion church of the Redeem CT will hold a social this evening at the home of Clifton Johnson of 2o3 Whiting street.
 Bradstrcet to Speak
 The Near East Relief Committee of 1 the state of Connecticut has appoint ed Howard Bradstreet. secretary of the America nization committee of Hartford, to speak on the relief work l at the Plainvile Congregational church. next Sunday morning. He /, will tell of the manner in which the work has been carried on and of the ! results achieved by the workers. He i will also speak of the needs yet to be 1 supplied. MT. Bradstreet is thorough l ly familiar with his subject and is ! recommended as an excellent speaker. i
 To Celebrate Thirst.
 The members of the local branch of l the Women's Christian Temperance l Union have received invitations to at 1 tend a meeting at the Advent Chris l tian church tomorrow evening. The 1 meeting will take the form of ceie bration of the ratification of the l federal prohibition amendment. i
 It is reported that a delegation of l local members will attend the first of | the ''victory conferences of the 1 Union to be held in the Methodist l church in Forestville on Thursday. ]! January 22 at 10:30 pl. Some of 1 them may also attend the Victory 1 banquet to be held by the New 1 Britain temperance societies on the 1 evening of January 16
 
 Copies of the ;"Parish Messenger" 1 issued periodically by the Congrega- ] tiona1 church, have been distributed ! to members. This is issue No. 1 of | volume and is devoted largely to l the reports of the annual meeting and 1 the work of the church year The 1 statement is made that the church. in l all of it's departments last year eX- 1 pended the sum of s4,67S in self sup port and for missions. This sum did 1 not include the pledges and contribu- lions to the Pilgrim Memorial fund. 1
 Ice Complaint Again
 While the weather at the present time affords excellent opportunities for sleighing parties and may be ! popular with the young people for ! that req son. it has succeeded in bring 1 ing down the maledictions of the general public on the weather man. already complaining that the recent l SnowfallS have delayed the ice har- vest and that the crop will be small ! in comparison with some recent years
 The consumers have learned to consider such statements as indica- tions that there will be another boost in the price of ice next summer It is not expected, however. that the town will experience such a. shortage as that of last summer, when the town was practically forced to purchase ice from other towns to supply the demand during the summer months.
 Brief Items.
 Several local members of the |. o c. F.. plan 10 attend the joint install latiOn of that order in TeTrNNiI1p this l