New Britain herald., 1921-11-11
Plainville News PARADERS MAKE
 A FINE SHOWING
Excellent Turnout Of Ex-SGrYice
 Men Today
FULLY 1000 MEN IN LINE
Football Games Scheduled for sunday Aftcrnoon--Girls Club Holds Meet inG---!itcrary Club To Have Speak CT Hcrc-Othcr Items.

| cr HcrC-Othcr Items,
 The parade of the Brock Barnc
 post held this morning, was one O
 the largest and most successful tn,
 town residents have ever witnessed ir | Plainville. Fully 1000 persons, in.
 cluding an excellent turn out of tho | school children participated Tho | ranks of the cX-seryiCe men made al | excellent showing and were shower. 1 ed with applause as they passed tho | monument at Central Square. Therc | were many heavy hearts among the 1 spectators for those who had fallcI on the battlehelds.
 The parade formed at Pierce street and was III charge of John Guidcn marshal of the day. The Plainvillt Drum Corps led the procession un- der the able leadership of Frank Gilbert. The American Legion col ors following the Drum Corps, were carried by Harold Newell. His guards were Alex Hawkhurst and Ward Futile. The fast thinning ranks of the c. A. k. came next in auto
 mobiles and were followed by the members of the Brock Barnes post.
 There were fully 50 cN-service men
 in line.
 The local branch of the American
 Red Cross, lending touch to the line
 of march with their neat white caps
 and aprons were led by Chairman
 John Lamb, Mrs. Marcham, nurse
 at the Trumbull Electric plant and
 Miss Elizabeth IIcineman, visiting
 nurse here. Shanley's Drum and
 Bugle corps of Southngton, with 22
 pieces, furnished music for the sec
 ond division. The state guard, in
 charge of Captain John II. Trum-
 bull and Lieutenant Stanley & GwiT- linn, made d fine appearance.
 The color bearer was George Case. who was assisted by Lewis l.. Bras 1 tow and Joseph N. McKcrnan as guards, The Italian society followed with a good showing and after them came the Boy Scouts lead by David Erbe and Armond Gauthier acting as color bearer.
 The school children, marching two abreast, in charge of Principal Orrn l.. Judd and Miss Berncc Towne. were applauded as they passed the spectators. They kept good time and marched with the ardor of young Americans
 The Fire Department, with the hose vehicle, came at the end of tho procession and with their new blue uniforms and white sashcs, lent a new color to the situation. Fire Chief v q fl tb,.i. William J. Foran led the fire fight CTS
 After circIing the main streets Of the town, the procession ended at Pierce's lot where Rev. Charles | Wyckom, pastor of the Congregations al church, made a stirring address. | Rev. Mr. WyckoT was a chaplain in the army and saw service across the | water
 The churches observed the day with appropriate services. There was a large attendance at the Community Services at the Church of Our Say four.
 Rev, John F. Fay offered mass for tho deceased heroes and for the dis armament conference at 7:3O o'clock 1t the Church of Our Lady of Mercy.
 The whistles at the factories blow tt 1 o'clock and the church chimes oiled also. All the plants and stores were closed and business was at q jtandstill to honor the soldier dead.
 Football sunday.
 The All-P)ainVillc football team will clash with the Dutch Hills of Ieridcn at RockWcl's field Sunday afternoon, The kickoff will be held tt 3 o'clock, The Dutch Hills are q ast team and were successful in de eating the local players in baseball asst season. The local team. how 'vcr, is confident of Winins the laurcls n football.
 The Crimsons will play the fast iilItops of New Britain at RocBwclrs I lold Sunday afternoon. The game viii commence at o'clock. Both hes1 teams are evenly matched and
 hot contest is expected.
 It is probable that the Crmsons iill arrange for a series of games T with the Winters of New Britain in jew ol the fact that that team has laimed the championship of New 'ritain and vicinity to which the rimsOns feel they are entitled.
 Literary Club speaker. The Literary club has secured Miss ,' fla NeWdicE to speak at the Grange u all on the evening of December 2. ' Ter topic will be, "'Thc old Lady r hows Her Medals" written by Sir J. II . Barrie. A slight admission fee will u 3 charged. d
 Girls Club Meeting W The Older Girls club of the Harts [ rd county Y W. C. A., held a meet d E last evening at the home of Mrs. larIes R. Clark of Pennington ave Ii lc Plans were made for the win D r activities and arrangements dis lssed for food sale to be held some tI ne in the near future. W
 plainviilc Briefs. s Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allard have q 'ne to Worcester Mass, for d short W sit rt About 40 members of pythian lodge n
 of F., including the first rank de- p ec team. journeyed to Bristol last ening where the rank was confer p d to d class of candidates for Ethan fc dgc. cr Big mtlinary sale now in progress. tl- Miumary Co.-advt. tt