New Britain herald., 1921-05-31
VETS. REMEMBER GALLANT COMRADES
Memorial Day Exercises Are
 Most Impressive
HUGH ROCKWELL TO GO WEST

HUH nUUA NELL lU UU MEOI Voting for Finance Board Is Light
 Baseball Results-Kappa Iota to
 Hold Masquerade-Forestvi News
 Other Items.
 Several hundred people marched in the Memorial Day parade here yesterday, including the members of the Newton S. Manross post. the Woman's Relief Corps, Sons of Vet
 erans. Spanish War Veterans and Vet
 erans of the World War. Robert c. Usher acted as marshal of the day and was assisted by Harold l.. Corn ing, James w. Halstead and John White. The parade started at 9:30 o'clock in the morning being made up at Pierce street near the Town Hall
 The procession moved to the West cemetery where the graves of the fallen comrades were decorated. Brock-Barnes post decorated the graves at the Catholic cemetery, and various other organizations assisted in the work. Impressive exercises were held at the Soldiers monument at Central Square. The services were conducted by the w. R. c. The school children marching made an attrac- tive appearance. The ranks of the old veterans are fast thinning out as could be seen by the number of those marching.
 The procession congregated at the Firemen's hall at Forestville at 12:30 o'clock where dinner was served. Rev. Henry ID. Coe gave the invocation. Chloe Warren, head of the w. R. C., gave a short address. Mayor Joseph H. Dutton of Bristol, spoke. Bertha Beach gave reading. Rockwell to Leave.
 Hugh M. Rockwell, will soon leave for Lincoln, Nebraska. Here, MT. Rockwell plans to develop his Flying F1ivver' and has shipped all his equipment to. that place He will be connected with the Harding zuck-Poole company in the manu- facture of these planes. He plans to place his FIivver on the market at a price of about s1,000 or $1,200. He has made many successful flights l in his plane and appeared at many l aviation meets. His plane is of the two cylinder type and is ypable of making long distance flights. The wings of hte machine are the small est mande and the entire equipment weighs comparatively little.
 Today's Voting Light. -< The voting at the Town Hall for the purpose of learning whether or I not the people are in favor of es- tablishing a board of finance here. started light this morning. Up to g l o'clock there had been but A21 votes l cast. The voting became heavier to- | wards noon however. The polls, will | close at o'clock tonight s. F. | Williams is acting as moderator. | The opinion of many prominent citi- l gems of the town is that the board | idea will be defeated. Senator John | H. Trumbull is one of those who | favor the board and feels that it | will be a good thing for the town. 1 Baseball Results.
 Saturday, the Aces lost its first | league game when they were defeat | ed by the West Hartford team by | the score of II to 1. Decoration Day, | ernoon, they played the North Ends | of Meriden, a fast semi-professional | team, and were again defeated by | the score of II ot 1. Decoration Day, | they came back into their old form and played an excellent game defeat ing the Newington players in a
 
 This makes a total of three out. of | four games won in the Central Con necticut League schedule.
 The Plainville A. c. defeated the Wethersfield aggregation in that place Saturday afternoon by the score of 13 to l. Declaration Day, however. proved to be an off day for the play CTS and they bowed to defeat twice. ! In the morning they played the For estville team at the home grounds ana opponents. The batteries were Smith and Olson while Forestville had Maynard and Cafferty. In the after close of the ninth inning with Plain vile going strong, but the locals failed to rally soon enough to get the needed three runs. Cunningham and Olson were the battery for the locals while Maynard, Lauridson and Carpenter were in the boxes for Forestville.
 The management of the. Plainville team wishes to express their thanks for the decided increase in the num- her of women of the town who attend the games of late. The fans are giv- ing the team excellent support
 Christian Endcavor Sale.
 The Christian Endeavor society of the Congregational church will hold a food and ice cream sale at the church parlors Wednesday afternoon, June s, at o'clock. In the evening an entertainment will be presented. Miss Elizabeth Douglas of Forestville will give interesting recitations. Musi- cal numbers will be given by Miss