New Britain herald., 1920-01-28
AMERICAN LEGION
 ID AWARD HONORS BrOCk-BarneS Post to Present Ger
 tiiCateS From France COMMITTEE NOW SELECTED
Resolutions Adopted to Have Ali Sick Members Visited Regularly by Com PIainville.

preSenta ton of the honorary cerun- cates awarded by the French govern- ment to the nearest of kin of soldiers killed in France. The post plans to make the presentation to local people on Sunday February P. Appropriate exercises have been planned and the post hopes to obtain the use Of the Congregational church for the after noon. An effort is being made to se- cure Major Augustine Greene as the prin cipal speaker.
 A committee has been appointed by the post to organize women's auxil- iary post to consist of wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of men who served in the war. The committee VIII begin it's activities soon.
 Resolutions were adopted at the last eeting and committee was ap pointed to visit the sick mem hers of the post. The entertainment commit tee was enlarged and Dr. Lawrence H. Frost was appointed chairman. The Committte is permanent.
 Child Fractures .Arm.
 Peggy, the year old daughter of Mrs. Marjorie Gloriant of Broad street met with serious injury last evening at her home when she fell and suffered compound fracture of the left arm. She was removed to the New Britain General hospital where the bones were set. The little girl Was seven years old Monday.
 Cleaning Streets.
 A force of workmen, employees of the state highway depa rtment. were sent to Plainvllle this morning by the state highway comm issioners. They spent the day in cleaning the gutters ard cleaning the snow and ice from the drains on the principal streets. The Grais have been blocked for the past few days. and the gutters have been flooded with water. The streets were in condition which made it difficult driving for autoists who could not park their cars on account of the danger of their settling into the snow which would make towing necessary to move them.
 Wad>wOrth On T.. ;. S. EeaTy.
 Judd Wordsworth of Broad street has returned to h.; ship, the T.. S. S. Leary, after a two days furlouGh al his home He told of the distress signals received b!- the Leary from the Northern Pacific and the transport Powhatan, which was disabled and reported sinking 250 miles off the coast of Nova Scotia. The Leary went to the assistance of the disabled transport and was one of the ships alongside waiting to take off passen- ger in case of necessity.
 Open in Two Weeks
 The Standard Steel and Bearings. Inc, will open it's new restaurant for employees at the factory within two weeks. The fiXtules for the restaur- ant are arriving daily and Daniel Col lirs. who will manage the new ven- turc is preDarig to occupy the place.
 Will Confer Degree.
 ScuuaSscn lodge, No. "A, I. O. O. F., will hold a regular meeting tomorrow evening at o'clock in the club rooms in I. o. o. F. block. The usual routine business will be transacted and the third degrec will be exemplified for class or candidates.
 F'Iivvcr Strikes Trolley.
 A small automobile struck trolley car yesterday it noon near the Cen tral garage, bending the mudguard of the "hivver" The driver inspected the damage and drove away, seeming ly making a tacit admission that the fault for the accident was his own. Public Whist Tomorrow. The ManrosS Relief corps of Forest vile will hold a public whist in the hall in that village tomorrow after noon from 2:3O o'clock to f:30 IA members and they are invited to at tend. The public is also invited. Church Society Social. The Christian Endeavor society of 1 the Congregational church will hold a social in the church chapel on Friday ,vcning at 1:30 o'clock. Refreshmen Is will be served. All members are re- quested by the committee to be pres ent.
 Occupy Factory Houses. The Standard Steel & Bearin gs, | Inc. has opened it's house on West i Main street recently occupied by C. H. Newton and family. The pure haSe | was made by the concern a few i months ago and the houses have been l renovated and rem eled. The first 1 floor is used for serving meals and the upper floor as sleeping quarters. 1 numb her of the foremen and offiCe ! clerks arc accomm odated. Brief Items. ! Miss Elizabeth Pike of the Boston l College of Secretarial Science is l spending a few days at her home on | Strong court.
 ] Mrs. r.. l.. Benzon is ill at her home | on Whiting street.
 1 Miss Bernicc Towne of the gram = l mar school faculty is confined to her ! home by illness. Mrs. Harold Newell 1 is acting as her substitute. l John Pease has recovered from a | recent illness.
 Going Out of Business. 1 Our entire stock of dry goods must : bc sold at once. There is no question how much cheaper we will sell. It's a case where VIC have to sell out at