New Britain herald., 1922-11-17
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 BY TAXING HIMSELF AWAY
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'. M. I. A. B. SOCIETY
 TO OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
Organization Has Been Fac tor in New Britain
 Forty-one Years

!
 1 The fist anniversary of the Y. M.
 T. A. & B, society will be observed
 Wednesday evening, November 2s,
 which is Thanksgiving eve. at the so-
 ciety's hall on Lafayette street. and plans are being drafted 10 make this years celebration one of the most
 elaborate in the history of the society. The celebration will combine the ob :
 servance of the 41st anniversary and a Thanksgiving party. Medals will be presented members who have been in the society 25 years program of
 modern dances and of square sets and
 waltzes will be provided continuing
 until o'clock in the morning. Re
 treatments will be provided. The hall
 will be decorated in colors suitable for
 the Thanksgiving holiday. Admission
 will be by tickets which are to be sent
 10 members next week, and some
 friends not In the ranks of the society
 will be invited to attend It is ex-
 pected that about 800 will be present.
 The members who during the past
 year have come into the group of 25 year members and who will receive gold medals Thanksgiving eve are: Peter Walsh, Thomas Lowe, Thomas Coyle. Omer Pelletier and Joseph Pelletier. The presentation will be by
 Rev John r. Ryan of Danbury, state president of the c, 1T A. U., of which the local society Is member.
 Bonney's augmented orchestra will furnish concert preceding the exer- cises, which are to. start at S:15 o'clock and last to 9:l5. An excellent enter- tainment is being arranged to consist of local favorites. after the presenta- ton of which the hall will be cleared | for the dance program.
 The society was organized October | l3, 1881, by Father Carmody, at that l time curate at St. Mary's church. He had, on October 9. 1881, called al meeting of young men of the parish | and outlined to them his plans for a | total abstinence society and arranged | for an organization meeting the fol- lowing week.
 The society elected as It's first presi- | dent Thomas H. Kehoe; as vice. presi- | dent, Edward Maloney, prominent Waterbury newspaperman. and as fi- nancial secretary, Michael Maloney. At the first meeting 65 members sign .d the roll. Quarters were established n the basement of old St. Mary's ,chool, at the corner of High and Myrtle streets. the site DOW occupied " one of the factories Of the Corbin Screw corporation.
 Shortly afterward society known s The New Britain Literary. Insti- ute" went out of existence and their ooms in the Opera House building on lain street were leased by the Tabs. he organization continued to grow nd 1t was soon felt advisable to 1ake another change New quarters he place which later became the K. f c. home. After several years of these rooms were given up nd the society moved" to Lees lock on Lafayette street, where until se4 1t continued to prosper In that { ear the building committee purchas- ( on behalf of the society three T uilding lots on Lafayette street, ex S from the corner. of Beaver V rect tO WDh,t eio hiioNi hN 'iiO t'diii- | V an property Tn the same year the c ork of erecting a T. A, E. home was | Il
 The completed building, at that me one of the finest fraternal homes o
 the state. housed the growing n embership for 10 years, but in 1904 V
 was decided that more room must F , provided Accordingly plans were s i'd for alterations. The original f, iilding, fronting on Beaver street, as extended to the Lafayette street 1e and its entrance placed on that h rect ts The new building provides spacious W Lnce hall and meeting room. H. P ary, parlor, card and pool rooms, " overs and recreation rooms. Plans a, e now being drawn for the install p ion of cafeteria. h. For the past 20 years, the society ii s been represented at numerous fife tc d drum conventions by corps of
 men. Eight prizes have been talk
 this year and the trophy cases at e, ? society's home on Lafayette stree, .; splay nearly so prizes captured fiji The present officers of the society .,, 2; of James l. Butler, president; Francis q, fey vice president: Thomas l. -. onard, recording secretary; James l.,
 Riley Jr., treasurer; William A. nc rsyth. financial secretary; Frank c. s, ley. librarian; William C. Gray, ,s, m .rshal; Charles Rskowski, sergeant ,.. arms .,. The local organization is represent ,..
 on the governing board of the ' T, A. U, by John J, Kelly, who is aa asurer Thomas J. Meskill of this "e ' is a county director of tho state l.,
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