New Britain herald., 1920-07-28
CHILDREN'S GARDENS
 WELL UNDER WAY
Exhibition of Crops to Be Held
 in September
EXPERT AIDS GARDENERS

of Leon Roberts to Be Shipped
 From France Soon-Local Man in
 Southinston Acccident.
 Keen interest has been taken in the oardens of the local school children that have been planted in the oach wards about the town, and gooo crop is expected. Two cluos been organized by the children a are aided by the school au1 ,.'s The Plainville Eureka Poui'ty
 as the Plainville Garden club are the ones that have been organized and 80 children belong. Meetings are held every month when the crops and their proper planting are dlS- cussed as we'll as the care of chlckehs and rabbits. Raymond James, oA Barnesdale, connected with the County Farm Bureau and formerly or the Litchfield County Farm associa- ton, pays the young farmers 1reQuehe visis and gives them all assistance anu suggestions needed.
 A demonstration of crops and poui- trv will be held on September lZ ana 13 and the Grange hall may pc secured for the purpose. The eAnlol' will be in the form of small iai,, I. S. Mills of the school board "iu arrange for the school children demonstrations, naVihs their gardening with consioeraoie interest.
 ,rr Mills is at present teaching .;+i,enship at the summer school at vale University in New Haven anu has charge of a class of 300 or more students. The teaching is for hish school pupils who are preParihs themselves for college.
 Scouts Meet.
 Ii was decided at the Scout meet ing held last evening, that the oi,o for new honorary members to ehe Scout organization should De eoi- ,;,ued for at least two weeks or more. Scoutmaster Merton Lamb read the list of individuals in the town to 'oe ;n,srxdewed as possible members. SeV- .araI of them are yet to be called upoh' favorable report was given TOT lhe mast weeks efforts but more pleoses are needed to assist the ersanlzation to carry on it's work. There are members of the Scout troop canvass ing the town.
 Receives Notification.
 Mrs. c. c. Roberts of East street has received a notification rom lhe government relative to the pooy oi her son, Leon, who died in the seN- ice while in France. The notlncatloh requires Mrs. Roberts to hll out seV eral items regarding where the oous should be- sent. This letter must oe forwarded to the War department ana later sent to France where the oooS is ready to be shipped. Mrs. Kooer1s is also in receipt of letter rom eile Washington American Legion pos' offering aid if she desired tt- ine T o-ia, offars to send men With the a nroxide a full military fun
 r.I Mrs. Roberts however, prefers tha ,ecad Brock-Barnes post to have charge of the services and has nou- fled them of the fact.
 Smashes Bicycle.
 Garfield Jones of the F. Hutton Clothing store in Central square, while driving in Southington yester- day afternoon, was run into at the corner of Main and Center streets by a young girl who was riding bicycle, with the result that the front wheel of the bicycle was smashed The girl was thrown to the ground and received a severe cut on the hands but none seriously.
 Ladies' Aid Day at Camp.
 Ladies' Aid Day will be observed at the Plainville Camp Grounds to- 1 at 9:30 o'clock in the morn | ng. devotional services will be led by | Miss Lord. At 10:30 the president, 1 Mrs. Edward Skillman of Hartford l will preside. Prayer will be offered oy Rev. W. c. Griffin of Forestville. l Addresses will be given by Mrs. w. l W. Gibson of Meriden and Mrs. l Charles Beardsley of Waterbury.
 The afternoon exercises will start at | L:30 with Mrs. Lyman T. Law of | New Haven officiating. Mrs. G. C. Bromley of New Haven, Mrs. l.. F. leonard of Torrington and Miss Bertha Sheldon of New Britain will | De the speakers. The evening serv- ce will be held at 7:3O o'clock.
 Brief Items.
 Walter E. Coons has returned from two weeks vacation visiting his mother in New York.
 The Misses Pearl and Marion Stock ng are spending their vacation at 'ine Grove, Mantle.
 Miss Margaret Dwyer of Norwalk las returned after spending a short acation at the home of Mrs c. c. soberts of East street Miss Mabel Manchester of Boston 5 a guest of her cousin Miss Mildred sogers of Broad street
 Miss Bernice Towne of Church treet has gone to Storrs College for weeks course in agriculture.
 A. J. Holland and family of Maple l rect have moved to Bristol
 Mrs. Lizzie Mcdonald of WalI;op