New Britain herald., 1921-03-24
OBSERVANCE HERE
ON GOOD FRIDAY
Churches to Hold Services
Stores and Factories Close
BROTHERHOOD MEETING
Drive Captains to Meet Tomorrow
w. @. T. U. Meeting Postponed
Legion Appoints New Committee
ForestyiIle News-Items.

Practically all the local stores will
be closed half day tomorrow in OBJ
servance of Good Friday. Business
will be held in the morning as usual.
The post office will open at z o'clock
in the morning and close at IL o'clock
noon. The delivery will be in the
morning only, with the rural mail as
usual No money orders will be is
sued.
The Hills manufacturing company
viii close tonight and open Monday
morning on the regular schedule.
The Newton plant usually ends the
week on Thursday night, and will
open Monday morning. Practically
all of the factories will follow this
rule of being closed for the balance
OF the week.
The Plainville Trust company will
be closed all day tomorrow.
Special services will be observed in
the Church Of Our Lady of Mercy to-
morrow morning. Mass will be held
at 1880 o'clock with the generation
and mass of Pre-sanctified. Evening
services will be held with observance
of stations OF the Way of the Cross
Rev. Father Ledwith of Hartford will
preach. His topic will be The Pas
SlOu dl
o'clock masses to be observed will be
Blessing of Paschal Fires" Bless
ing of PaschsI Candle" Blessing of
Easter Water "Baptismal Font"
and the reading of the Twelve Proph-
ecies. These will be concluded with
a high mass.
Special Lenten services will be OBJ
served at the Methodist church to-
night. Nothing special has been
planned for tomorrow evening.
At the Baptist church, special East
er services will be held Sunday morn
ing, and in the evening at o'clock,
an Easter concert will be rendered by
the Sunday school. Many members
of the Advent Christian church plan
to attend services at the convention
of the Advent Christian denomination
being held at New Haven tomorrow.
Mid-week services will be held to-
night.
At the Church of Our Saviour, serv-
ice will be held at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning. Sermons will also be
held in the evening at 1880 o'clock
The A. M. e. Zion church is planning
for special services and are awaiting
the return of Rev. Mr.. Barrows, who
is at present at Amherst preaching. i
Major Malone Speaks.
Major w. j. Malone of Bristol gave !
an interesting talk 10 the members ,
of the Brotherhood of the Congrega- /!
tional church at the church parlors
last evening. Major Malone dwelt ,
ln~geiy upon his experiences in the !,
L my in the aviation branch. He out
lined the training of the aviators from |
the beginning and the several diff
ferent courses they were put through.
Mrs. Clara Cakes Usher rendered sew
eral solos. Refreshments were served. !
Drive Meeting.
All persons participating in the
for the Irish Relief fund /
will make a report on the progress
Of the drive at a meeting tomorrow
night. There are but three days left
to canvass the town and raise almost
s. 1000 in order to reach the desired
quota. The residents of the town
have been carefully canvassed but
there still remain some districts that
have not been thoroughly covered.
Local Men i'm Wreck.
Lester Dow OF 2eS West Main streetl,
vas one of the persons in the wrec1f%
On New Britain avenue, of thA