New Britain herald., 1922-12-23

At this time an offering will be taken for foreign missions.
 The church has been prettily dec- orated with Christmas greens.
 Kcnsineton Methodist.
 An early morning service will be held in the Kensington Methodist church tomorrow. This service will take place at 6 a. m. Sunday school will be held as usual at 10 a. m. and Christmas sermon will be preached at II o'clock The evening service will be omitted.
 St. Paui's Church.
 Special masses will be sung at St. Paul's church. Kensington, on Christi mas Day, and the organist of th z church has arranged a special pro- gram of Christmas music. The regu- morrow
 Sacred Heart Church.
 ~1 The first high mass in many years will be sung at Sacred Heart church, East Berlin, Christmas Day. Rev. J., c. Brennan of St. Pauls church, kensington, willt have charge and special program of music will be car ried. Tho program is: Processional, "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" Mass, in F: Offertory, "Adeste Eide les;" recessional. Holy Night"
 Funeral of Harry Stced. a The funeral of Harry Norman Stecd of this town was held this eft ernoon from ,is home at 2:3O o'clock and from Erwin Mortuary chapel, New Britain. at 3 o'clock. Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe of St. Marks church. New Britain, was in charge of the service. Burial was in Fairview Mr Steed was an ex-serv- tcoman an7 student at Storrs Agri- cultural college. He died of appen- dici.is in St. Joseph's hospital, Wili- mantle.
 Veterans of the World War acted as bearers and a large number of tonar,, ,o9nl veterans we'f present at the
 No Christmas Tree
 No community Christmas tree will hold forth on the property of the house this Christmas, con- trary to former expectations. Sev- ,ral weeks ago the plan was brought ID, but no one seemed to think any nore of if and the iJea has finally tcen dismissed,
 Will Light Candlcs
 Several people of the community nave been working for the past week 1 .o have candles lighted on Christmas sre in a window of each house ip | Berlin, custom which was revived | several years ago, after many years of disuse. Last year this idea was tried out and the people responded It is hoped by those ! in charge that the custom may be brought back to the town. The time ! or lighting is between and s ] o'clock in the evening.
 Later tomorrow evening carolers ! will go about town. This group is to l ,e composed of number of school ] with two members of the ! acilty of the Junior High school and ] 'everal other adults.
 Post Office Hours
 Regular holiday hours will be ob- erved at the Kensington and Berlin ,ost offices on Christmas Day. The ,fficcs will be open from 7:30 o'clock inti 9:3O in the morning and from o'clock until o'clock il the after loon, The Berlin post office will ,robably not be open tomorrow, said 'ostmaster Barrett today, although he Kensington post office will bei pen from 10 o'clock until about ii clock tomorrow mrning.
 Coal in Town A car Of chestnut coal arrived at he yard of George Baldwin in Ken ngton yesterday afternoon. this be- ng the first anthracite coal to come nto the city for over two weeks. Norkmen were busy unloading it this morning. It is not expected that the ar load will go very far, as the com ,any already has more orders than [ can fill.
 Christmas Assembly
 X Christmas assembly was held at Junior High school yesterday, at rhich time carols were sung. poems ecited and a play written by Miss Dive Lawrence of the faculty. pre- cnted. At the close of the assembly an sfering for Near East relief was aken up. This custom was started ast year. The children in the school have also