New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
SOCIETIES
 ELECT OFFICERS
Activities for Week at Our Lady
 Of Mercy Church
CHANGES IN MAIL SERVICE
Mrs. James Dixon Injuries Shoulder In Fall Ut Home on Bank Street Busy Bee Sewing Circle Meeting To- morrow-I'lans for Concert.


 morrow-Plans for Concert.
 Society Of the Church of Our Lad, of Mercy held meetings yesterda, morning when the annual election O. officers was held. The Junior sodalit, of the Blessed Mary Virgin and tho [ Ladies' Altar society named new head.
 Miss Helen Ryan was elected pres i1ent of the Junior Sodaity, while i Mary Elizabeth Gallagher was elected secretary. Anna Parkinson was named treasurer and Rev. John E. Fay. pas. tor of the church. appointed spiritua director. The consultors are as fol. lows: Maria lngham. Lucy Tanner Margaret Collins, Gertrude Lyman trude Johnson, Catherine Beaulieu and Alice O'Dea.
 The following officers were elected 1 for the Ladies' Altar society. Presi. dent. Irene Foran; vice. president, Mrs William Gallagher; secretary, Mary Rooney; treasurer, Mrs. Michael Nolar sacristan, Katherine Ryon and spirit. ual director, Rev. Father Fay.
 Thursday, being the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgir Mary, commonly known at Candlemas Day, mass will be celebrated at $ o'clock in the morning. Candles vii be blessed before the mass.
 On Friday, First Friday Devotions will be observed as also the Feast ol St. Blaze. Masses wil be held at o'clock in the morning and evening devotions at 7:3o o'clock.
 There will be meeting of the Holy Name society Thursday evening at 7:3o o'clock in the church hall.
 Mail service Changed. necessary to make in the outgoing mail service at the local post office due to the new schedule of the gas buses which commenced operating over the Plainville road this morning The first gas bus arrives at the Plain vile station at 9 o'clock in the morn ing and all mails must be in at S:30 o'clock in order to connect with it.. The bus takes mail only as far as New Hartford connecting with Pennington, Unionville and Windsor where it is placed on trains running to northern Massachusetts. A regular train leaves the local station at 9:20 o'clock in which all mails east will be forward ed.
 Trains running south, leave Plain vile at 10;52 o'clock in the morning, which is a regular train, and all mail must be in on the post office sorting bench before 10:30 o'clock to connect This train operates with others for mail service to New York, New Jer- sey and other southern districts. The train had formerly left the station at 9:12 o'clock. Only two trains pass through the local office being operat- cd with the new gas buses. The other one is at about 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon. There were many res idents at the station this morning to greet the first bus at o'clock.
 Concert Plans Progress
 Much interest is being manifested in the coming musicale to be given by Mrs. Clara Oakes Usher, under the aus pices of the Woman's club, at the Congregational church on Friday evening, February 1o. Tickets are meeting with a ready sale.
 Mrs. Usher is preparing program that is sure to meet the popular de- sire of the many music lovers, who will improve this opportunity of hear ing her in concert numbers Miss Josephine Kendericks of Hartford will be the accompanist.
 In connection with the musical pro- gram there will be the illustrated talk on Trip Abroad The pictures to be shown were personally secured by Mrs. Usher while at the Fontainebleu School of Music Paris, and will show many places of interest.
 Tickets may be obtained from mem- bers of the Womans club, also at Ryder's store.
 Injurcs Shoulder. Mrs. James Dixon of Bank street is reported to be seriously ill at her home following an injury to her shoulder when she fell last week. Mrs, Dixon makes her home with her brother-in-law, Archie Dame of Bank street, and while doing her house. work, tripped and fell heavily Dr. | l.. H. Frost attended her, and the | shoulder is believed to have been severely wrenched or sprained. | Prayers for her speedy recovery were held at the Church of Our Lady of |