New Britain herald., 1921-05-24

reception committee and Walter E. Hart. chairman of the music commit tee.
 The association is rated as one of the most active of its kind in Con- necticut and holds regular meetings the last Thursday in every month.
 Community Center Annual. The postponed annual meeting of the Worthington Community Center, association will be held in the com munity house on Berlin street, this evening at o'clock. All members are urged to be present as there is important business to be transacted in addition to the election of officers for the coming year. Reports of the various committees will be heard. q
 Loan Exhibit Tomorrow. Emma Hart Willard chapter. D. A. R., will hold loan exhibit at the Community house on Berlin street to- morrow from 3 o'clock in the after noon until o'clock in the evening. At the exhibit there will be many in teresting and curious objects. A mod el of a wagon made by Norman War ner; a tiny old-fa shioned melodrum, curious patterns of bedquilts, antique candlesticks, hair jewelry and quaint baby clothes are among those to be seen-
 Miss Emily Brandegee will give a reading on "The old Industries in Berlin" and Miss Marjorie Moore will also give a short talk on Berlin. It is hoped that there will be a large att tendance at this exhibit.
 Taxes Coming Tn Slow.
 Town Clerk Arthur l.. Woodruff and Tax Collector c. F. Lewis report that the town taxes are not coming in as fast as they might. To date only s21,500 has been received in taxes out of the SS6. 900 to be collect ed and the people have but one more week before they will be obliged to pay the nine per cent. additional in terest. Several of the large taxpay- CTS have not as yet paid their bills but 1t is expected they will do so be- fore the end of the month.
 Berlin Items
 Appropriate exercises will be held in the various school rooms Friday in observance of Memorial Day.
 Rev. r.. F. Lounsbury. former pas tor of the Methodist church in Kens- ington, was a visitor in town today. Helen Philips. who recently under went an operation at the New Britain hospital. has left for Dalton. Mass, where she will recuperate.
 The Epworth League of the Kens- ington Methodist church will hold its weekly prayer meeting tonight.
 The weekly T. A.. F. whist will be held in the T. A. B. hall tomorrow night.
 Rev. Watson Woodruff of Lynn, Mass, visited hts parents. MT. and Mrs. J. w. Woodruff of Berlin street. yesterday.
 East Berlin Items
 Regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias at their hall this evening.
 Miss Georgia Kelsey is visiting rela- tives in New Britain.
 The Parish club of St. Gabriefs church will hold a meeting in the church at T:30 D. m. this evening.
 The baptism of Alice Marion, one year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fl. Splettstoeszer of Mai street took place on Sunday afternoon, the Rev. wil1iam Strickland Harper officiating. MT. and Mrs. Dwight Pollard and George Pollard and Edward Kahms attended the funeral of relative at Mansfield. Monday.
 Mrs. Edward McCorlc1e will enter tain the Mothers club at her home this week. Quite a little damage was done Monday by tho breaking off of a large limb of n tree in Miss Florence CIark's ward breaking down electric light and