New Britain herald., 1922-08-10
[. 0 FC. OUTING TO
 7AkEPLACE AUG. l9
Committee ATanses for Accom-.
 m0dati0nS al SaYin Rock
LOCAL WORKER GETS SHOCK
Lewis Judson, LoCal Man. Will Sail For Europe Soon to Study For Government Work Aces Have Good Game For Sunday.

| The>committee in charge of the annual outing of the Plainville Cham Der of Commerce, held meeting in kthe rooms last evening when plans were made for the affair. It was decided to hold the outing at Savin Rock as this was the best place &C., Icommodations could be made for the party. William l.. Cafferty, who has been to Double Beach and other summer resorts, reported that 1t was Impossible to secure accommodations at any other place.
 | The affair will be held on Saturday August la. It was at first planned to take the trip on Saturday, August 2G, but as the Brock4 Barnes post will bring their one-week fair to close on that night, it was decided to hold the outing a week earlier so as not to interfere.
 | Edwin H. Hills has been placed in charge of the transportation com mittee and any persons who have Automobiles who would aid in con- |veying the party to the shore, are asked to communicate with him this | persons will attend and about 25 cars will be needed. The parade of cars will leave the Chamber of Com merce rooms at 1o:15 o'clock on the day of the outing. ..
 The ticket committee Is headed by William L. Caferty and Ralph L. Seymour. They will be aided by.Wil- liam A. Cassidy. Arthur Booth John E. Lamb, William Downham, Garfield lJones. A. A. Mcleod, Charles R. Sherman. T. A. Lyman, Edwin. H. Hills, Robert Skelley and Daniel Col llins.
 l John E. Lamb and William Down. ham have been elected to arrange for a program Of sports to be held at the outing grounds,
 Burton H. Phelps and William l.. Cafferty will arrange for the dinner which will be served at the Wilcox pier.
 | Hird Gets Shock.
 While working at his bench in the
 Standard Steel Bearings company
 yesterday morning. Robert Hird of
 Maple street received severe electric shock which rendered him uncon-
 scious for a short time. Dr, Law
 renee H. Frost was called to attend l him and the local man was soon re- | vived.
 It is not known exactly how the
 accident happened but Hird was | working on the welding bench al the | time, It is believed a short circuit 1 occurred and the voltage went | through the iron bench at which he | was working
 To Sail For Europe. Lewis V. Judson or Washington, D. C.. 6 former resident of this town, will sail on August 15 for Europe Mir. Judson is now visiting at the home of his mother, Mrs. k. B. Jud- son of 42 Park street and is accom- panied by his wife and son, Charles.
 Mir. Judson Is an expert in weights and measures and has been connected with the National Bureau of Stand ards at Washington. He will embark on the steamer Iauretania.
 Mir. Judson will study the Europesn methods of precision in measurements for the United States government and he expects to visit the standardizing institutions in that country. He will also make an investigation of the plants which are engaged in the manufa cture of instruments for his profession and will visit France, Ger many, Great Britain, Belgium, Hol- land, Italy and Switzerland. He will have his headquarters at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures al Sevres. suburb of Paris Here he will assist int the comparison of standards of lehgths for the various nations.
 Aces Out Strong.
 The Aces will not play out town