New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
WE.UNS DONATE s25
 TOWARD AUTO FUND Local Club Starts Ball Rolling to
 Buy Car for Visiting Nurse BENEFIT SHOW TOMORROW
cunninsham-sk skinner Partnership Dis solyed-obseryes sith Dirthlay To. morrow-Basketbsli Game Tonight --Briefs.

be used as a nucleus for a fund to be used to purchase a car for the visiting nurse in Piainyilie. The money represents the proceeds of 6 food. cake and fancy article sale con dncted by the club shortly before Christmas. and efforts will he made by the members to do their utmost to increase the fund so that the work oi Miss Heineman. which is increasing every day. will Dc made easier in every way.
 The Plainviile Grange will give n performance at the Community thea. ter tomorrow night. the proceeds of which will bo used for the same pur. pose. Owing to slight confusion in last nights issue of the Herald" it was stated that the performance would be given under the auspices of the Clarion club on Thursday evening. but the performance will be given Wednesday evening. Dr. J. \. Bull. local health officer. again calls the attention Of the parents of the town to tho three health reels donated to the local club by the state board of health which will be shown in con- nection with the regular show at the theater. He was member of the committee which viewed the pictures at the state capitol. and, in his opin- ion, they will be of great benefit to iocal people. Besides this. MT. l.. H. Loeffler. manager Of the theater, has donated the use of the theater and
 he regular show to the Grange. Dissolve Partnership +. J. Cunningham and George Skin Ter, who have conducted a real cs- ate and insurance business in town.
 ave given notice that they have dis olved partnership. Mir. Skinner will
 onduct the business in the future. The plans Of Mir. Cunningham have iot been completed. Both members of the firm are well known locally md are popular.
 To Observe Birthday
 Mrs Mary NJ. Royce. Of 1o1 East
 lain street. will observe her s4th birthday tomorrow Mrs. Royce has oeen a resident of this town almost her entire life and has devoted mot Df her time to church work. She will De remembered by many of the older 'esidents because of her efforts in se- turing funds with which to build the EpIscopal church. She was the first one to begin soliciting for this work. Again when the move was started to build the parish house. she was the first to solicit funds, and it was main. ly through her work that the new in fI,n ol,
 cured.
 untiring in her devotion to the work Of the church, she again started agitation for new organ to be used in the services, and she has often been praised for her untiring zeal by the bishop.
 She is also prominent because of work for the men in service during the wars which have taken place dur ing her lifetime. During the Civil war she organized groups of women who knitted socks and sweaters, and during the late world war, she again headed the workers in this town in the same line and many a doughboy | in France was the beneficiary of her | kindness and labor. Mrs. Royce is in | excellent health and is in possession ! of all her faculties. with the excep- | tion of her hearing.
 Basketball Games.
 The fast Sons of Italy basketball ! five of this town will stack up against | the second team of the New Britain | State Trade school on the New Britain High school floor tonight at 7:30 | o'clock. The local team is confident 1 of winning the contest as it's lineup has been greatly strengthened during the past week. A large delegation of local rooters will accompany the team and they will cheer their champions on to. victory. Dancing will be en- ioyed after the game.
 Grange to Meet.
 The Plainvile Grange will meet this evening in Grange hall. 4 pro- gram has been prepared and all mem- oers are asked to attend.
 Clarion Club Notes
 Weekly rehearsals of the members )f the Clarion club who are to present , play early in February are being 1eld and work is progressing rapidly ,n the perfection of the various parts Q be produced. The date of the pro- luction has not been selected, but de- ails will be announced later.
 Cars Dcrailetl. X large force of men constituting a yrecking crew of the New York, New Ia,en and Hartford railroad, was working all day yesterday in the local reight yards. getting about eight or line freight cars which had become eraied in the heavy snows Of late n the tracks again. The heavy drifts rhich settled on the tracks caused he cars to leave the tracks when they rere being switched in, but, accord ,g to all reports. no damage was l. one. '
 Preparing to Varstc. A. l. Bordeau, owner of the barber ( hon on the corner Of Whiting and Vest Main streets. and Hutton x ones. who occupy the store adioin- ,g on Wet Main street. arc preparing , ,acate their present locations and ! ,ove into the new stores which will Q ready soon. Work is progressing C n the stores on Whiting street, and . -jth good weather for a week or two, he buildings will rapidly near com letion.
 Postmastcr's Report T os,master James Usher of the | ,cal post office reports that the postal sceipts of the past year have in q -eased 2e per cent over those of 1921. t nd the money orders issued have in n
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