New Britain herald., 1922-08-23
NO SUNDAY MOVIES
 TO BE PERMITTED SeleCtmen Decide Against Grant.
 ing Permit to 7heater Man CHURCHES WERE OPPOSED
Advent Christian Camp Meetings to Commence at Camp Grounds This Saturtlay-Plate Glass Window in
 Hutton's Store MystcriousIy Broken.

Saturtlay-Plate Glass Window in Hutton's Store MystcriousIy Broken Selectman William J. Johnson an nounced this morning that the board | of selectmen have met and voted not
 to issue permit to c. B. Eastman, I owner of the Community theater on
 Whiting street. which would allow him to have movies on Sunday night Selectman Johnson has notified Mir.
 Eastman of the decision of the board.
 MT. Johnson said that 1t was neces-
 sary for the, members to take this stand inasmuch as they had been pre- Y sented with several petitions against ', the holding of movies on Sun
 day nights. He said that several local
 societies. had strenuously objected to the plan and the petitions were signed
 by the heads of the organizations Two churches, through their minis
 ters had voiced their opinions against the plan of Mir. Eastman and had noti- | fled the board of selectmen of their
 attitude.
 The Advent Christian church and |
 were not in favor of desecrating the
 sabbath by allowing the theater to run
 and were the first to tell the board
 Mir. Eastman held moving pictures | there last Sunday night despite the fact that he did not get any permit from MT. Johnson. who told him he
 could not get the selectmen to meet
 and act on the matter. He did not
 authorize Mir. Eastman at that time
 what course to pursue so Mir. Eastman
 having gone to the expense of booking
 several big features, opened the l theater.
 MT. Eastman felt that by his doing so, he could judge by the attendance at the theater whether or not the
 Plainville residents were in favor of | Sunday movies, The house was pack ed to capacity and Mir. Eastman was satisfied that the people would patron ize him were he allowed to be open. Mr. Eastman told Selectman John- son that he would follow any plan the | board saw fit, as he wished to keep in their good graces. Although he has been defeated this time, it is under stood that he may make another at tempt fer the permit later on in case the attitude of the signers of the peti- ion may change during that period.
 The annual sessions of the Conn ecticut Advent Camp meetings will commence at the Advent Camp Grounds this Saturday and continue l through Sunday, September 3. An ap- propriate program has been arrang- ed by Rev. Henry Stone of Walling ford, who is in direct charge, and who is being aided by pastors through out the state. Many speakers are ex- pected and the officials are confident ! that the program this season will sur pass any other previously held.
 Rev. Bernard F. Brooks, pastor of | the Plainville Advent church, will be | one of the speakers during the meet ings, as will Rev George E. Tyler of Portland, Maine, former pastor of the Advent church here whose place | Rev. Mir. Brooks is filling.
 The services Saturday will com mence in the evening as the greater part of the day will be spent in busi- ness sessions and arranging for ac- commodating the large number of ptOplt WHO IdNC dppllCd TUT tOlldStS and reservations,
 At o'clock in the evening the first song service will start. The fol- ]! lowing Sunday, a program has been laid out to which the local Advent ists will attend the regular Sunday services being omitted in Painville. Rev. Mir Brooks also has announced that on Sunday, September 3. there will be no services at the local church, but the congregation will at tend the closing session of the meet ing at the camp grounds.
 Outline of Program.
 During the week of August 27, services will start at 6 o'clock in the morning, known as Sunrise Services. Rev. Mir Stone will assign various ministers to be in charge. Services will be held every day at S:30 o'clock in the morning. The womens meet ings will be held at that time as well.