New Britain herald., 1921-12-10
retary and A. E. Webster. treasurer
 Opening of Season

Opening of Season
 The basketball season in the town of Berlin will officially open Monday night of next week when the Senior ". A. C. team will play the Orioles of New Britain. This will be the first game of the season for the team and inasmuch as the men have been practiCing for the past several weeks an easy victory is looked forward to-
 Hall and Goodrich will play for wards for the locals, Russell will be center and Brown and Austin will play guards. Howard Hall is captain of the team and Edward Russell is manager.
 The Junior W. A. C. team won it's first victory at the game played in the town hall last Thursday evening when they defeated the South Ends of New Britain by a 46 to score. Gould and Cashman are playing the forward positions on the second team Sco1eld is center and Young and Boardman are the guards Harry Gould is captain of this team and Franklin Boardman is manager.
 The managers of both the Senior and Junior teams of the W. A c would like to challenge any aggrega- ton in the state not averaging over 125 pounds for the Seniors and 115 for the juniors. The first team will play at New Britain this evening at the Y. VI. C. A. and Thursday night of next week will play the New Brit ain Trade school five, The manage ment of the second team is now nego- tiating for a game to be played on Thursday night with the Willows of New Britain.
 D. 4. R. Entertainment
 \ really pleasing and satisfactory entertainment was given at the Der lin Congregational church last eve ming by Miss Althea Clark, elocution- ist of Merden and Miss Irma Hupfer, also of that city. The entertainment was given under the auspices of the Emma Hart Willard chapter. D A R. and the proceeds will be used for the district nurse fund.
 Miss Clark gave q ne-act play by John kendrick Bangs, a group of Tarkington numbers as well a s several monologues All of her numbers were well received. Miss Hupfer gave three groups of songs accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Edna Damon, or ganist of the Meriden Congregational church
 During the course of the evening, Mrs. George Dodd. regent of the n A, R, chapter, spoke on behalf of the school nurse proposition Mrs. Dodd explained the benefits which would be derived by having a school district nurse in the town and how many of the boys and girls would he given better medical treatment than they receive now in a large number of cases
 Decrease In Marriages
 Records at the office of the Berlin town clerk show that marriages have decreased in a large number in 1921 over the corresponding period of 1920.
 Town Clerk Arthur Woodruff stat ed this morning that figures show that in 1920, there were 52 marriage licenses issued in Berlin which show ed that one of the party lived in Berlin and married out of town or the marriage was performed in this town. So far to date this year, only S9 licenses have been issued
 Church Notices
 kensington Methodist church. Morning worship at II o'clock at which time Rev. j. Allan Scott will preach on St Paul and the law Of Love" Blackboard talks will be given at the session of the Sunday school when it convenes at 10 o'clock. The Junior league will meet at 2. 30 o'clock and the evening service will be held at [ o'clock Two Shadows" will be the sermon to be delivered. Following this service the Epworth league will hold a special business meeting.
 Berlin Congre gational church. Prof F. F. Nourse will preach at the Berlin Congregational church at the morning service tomorrow Service as usual at 10:45 o'clock. Older boys class will meet at 10 o'clock and the Mems bible class in the community house at 12 o'clock noon. The Junior Christian EndeaVor society will meet