New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
City Items

Clara Oakes Usher. vocalist, has re- sumed teaching at her studio, 25 Pennington Ave, Plainville. Phone 36-l2.-Advt.
 Mrs. Fred Pendleton who hes been spending a vacation at the home of her sister. Miss Mary Brown of Vine street, has returned to her home at Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Thornton Roderick of Stanley street. reported to the police early yesterday morning tbat he had been held up and robbed of valuable gold watch and sl9 in cash. Accord ing to his story, he was invited out to have drink at a dance, and after imbibing, the alleged "frisking" took place. Policeman Michael Massey heard his shouts, but the alleged holdup men made their getaway.
 A pleasant surprise party was ten dered Miss Marion Young Saturday evening at the home of Miss Phyiss Andrews at 65 Connecticut avenue. Games and dancing were enjoyed while the rest of the party were en- tertained with solos by Miss Gather inc Scanlon and Louis Hubert.
 Miss Marion Schroedel left Satur- day for a two weeks stay with friends in Chicago.
 The show committee of the New Britain Poultry association will meet at She home of T. w. Grove of Grove Hill tonight at o'clock.
 Stanley Women's corps will hold an all day meeting in c. A. R. hall We'd nesday. September 18th. Members are requested to come at 9:30 to sew and bring something for the dinner which will be served at noon. The regular meeting will open at 2:30 o'clock and a full attendance is requested.
 Miss Anna Nasse fell last week at her home on Henry street and is suf- fering from broken arm.
 Mir. and Mrs. Burt Erickson and Main street have returned from Re. were beach, Mass, after spending their vacation.
 Miss Malvina Eichstaedt has as her guest her classmate Miss Ruth Boyd, of Pittsburgh. Pa. They both leave today for New Haven, where they enter upon their senior year at the New Haven Normal School of 
 Members of the Rexmere orchestra, who have just completed seasons at the Palmer Casino in Indian Neck, returned home today.
 George Johnson, clerk of the board of public works. and Philip A. Merriam of the engineering department, have returned after their vacations.
 Policeman Joseph Kennedy will re- sume duty this evening, after two weeks layoff occasioned through an Illness
 Luther Haines has taken position m the engineering department of the P. &; r. Corbin plant.
 Officials of the Y. W. c. A. are ousily engaged in completing their fall for the institution. The last of the summer events scheduled are now being carried out and the active fall season will be ushered in on court starting Oct. 1st.
 The paving of Park street has been and the street has been thrown open to traffic.
 Lecal persons who assisted the Brock Barnes post of the American Legion in Plainville at it's recent car nival, were the guests of the post yes terday at an outing and shore dinner at Double Beach.
 Joseph Clark of Grand street, has returned from trip to Troy, N. Y.
 William Hayden of Prospect street, employed at the Spring & Buckley Co.'S store during the summer, is among the local young men who will return to Rensselaer, Institute in Troy, N. Y, this week.
 Lloyd Smith of East Main street, las returned from a vacation spent It the shore.