New Britain herald., 1920-07-23
Reunion Will Be Held at Con-
 bounce on August 4
CAMP GROUND ACTIVITIES
Woodford Avenue Made Into Main Thoroughfare Baptist Church P1cnic-Docal c. \. R. Post Meets Tomorrow-Other News Items.

idHS nave Deen completed for a general outing and assembly of the auxiliary posts of the Grand Army Veterans, as the Bristol Post and Corps have extended an invitation to the Huntsville Post and Corps and the Forestvillc Post and Corps to attend the outing and reunion that will be neIo at Lake Compounce August A. IhlS IS the first reunion that the posts and corps have ad for several years and the coming one is looked forward to with great interest bv all the mem bers. The Forestville Post has a big membership of Plantsville residents and is supported loy ally. Mrs. Lillian Young of Forestyille is the president while Mrs. Bertha Beach, also of For estville. is the secretary. There are fully so or more members listed in the corps at present and is gradually increasing. The members will fur nish refreshments and will assemble in their respective towns in the morn- ing to leave for the lake. The For estville people will leave about II o'clock in the EIorning and will meet in the center of the town. Fully 800 are expected to attend.
 Grand Conference Day.
 Today the PlainvilIe Camp Grounds observed Grand Conference Day and a large attendance was present. The devotional hour was in charge of Rev. John L.. Davis. pastor of the Metho- dist church n New Britain. He was followed by Rev. L.. H. Dorchester, who spoke on "The Christians Be- lief" At u'clC ok in the afternoon Dr. Dent spoke on The Recent Gen eral Conference" Professor A. Fl. Rapking gave an interesting outline of rural work and the rapid advance ment in this line. At 7:30 o'clock tonight Rev. John l.. Callahan will lead the services with d prayer. An interesting program has been ar ranged for tomorrow and Sunday when Bishop Fred R. Fisher will speak under the auspices of the w. F. M. s. Services will commence Sun day morning at 10:3o o'clock. Street Extended. Work has been completed on the extension of Woodford avenue, which Iuns parallel with the trolley tracks leading into Plainville from New Britain. commencing at East street. The new street will be 90 feet wide and has been extended from the ave- nue fully 2,000 feet and leads through Little Farms, rear Westwood park, coming close to Sharre's corner. The street has been recently laid out by Joseph Mckernan of the Plainville Water Supply company. There has been no gra ling done on the street as vet. but this will take place some time in the rear future.
 Picnic Tomorrow. The Sunday school members of the Plainville Baptist church will hold their annual outing and picnic tonlor- row morning when they will journey to Roctxwell's park in Bristol. About 45 will attend and will leave the cen- ter of the town on the 10 o'clock trol- ley Sports and games will be in- duIged Tn during the day. The out ing wilt be postponed if the weather is not favorable.
 Veterans to Meet.
 Although the ranks of the Civil war veterans of Plainville are fast thin ming out. 'here still remain a few that will observe and attend the 4Sd anny-AS-eunion of Company F., 2eth regiment, Civil war veterans, that will be held at Lake Compouace tomor- row. Charles H. Clark will have charge of the reunion and will be as- sisted by Mrs. F.. H. Bailey, who is the secretary. Dinner Will be served at the lake and sports will be held during the day.
 Brief Items.
 Mrs. Hayden Griffen and daughter of Mountain View are visiting friends in New York state. They will be zone for eight weeks and during that time will also visit relatives In Canada.
 w. T warfield of Erie, Pa, has been visiting at the home of his mother, Mrs E. D. Warfield of Park street.
 Mrs Maurice Williams of Park street is in Windsor where she has been attending the funeral of he" mother.
 Mr and Mrs Frank Gainer of | Park street are entertaining guests | from Hartford for a few days
 Arthur Booth of Whiting street is from a recent illness.
 Edward Dwyer of Pearl street has returned from a business -trip to Boston.
 Mrs. l.. NJ. Burt of Hartford is visiting Mrs Harriet Barnes of Broad street. Mrs. Giles Dunham of Phila- delphia is also visiting at the home of Mrs. Barnes.
 Doris Gwillim has returned from a. two weeks visit at the Cooke Cot tage at Indian Neck.
 Dwight Barnes of Broad street is relatives in Watertown and 
 Florence Dyer of Worcester, Mass, is the guest of her cousins the Misses Dyer of Pearl street.
 Clarence Anderson of Camp street,
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