New Britain herald., 1923-03-05
JOHN BERGEN HEADS
 HOLY NAME SOCIETY Popular Officer Again Elected
 President at Annual Meeting HOGAN TO RUN THEATER
Mrs. NJ. Imogenc Crisscy Dics-Plain- yillc Victors Over New Britain Tcam-Dr. Bull Issues Health Re- port-Plainyille Briefs.

| John Bergin, for the past severa years president of the Holy Name so.
 ciety of the church of Our Lady oi
 Mercy, was reelected to the office al the annual meeting last evening MT Rergin is a well known resident of Piainville and holds responsible po- stion at the Trumbull Electric Co., The other officers elected arc: Vice president, Charles r. Conlon; secretary, H. J. Cutting; treasurer, William Cafferty; marshal, Peter Duffy, and counselors, Daniel M. Col lins, William z Cafferty. Hugh Flood and William Gallagher. Reports of the secretary and treasurer were read and many activities were planned for the coming year.
 Y Plans were made last evening to hold a St. Patrick's Day whist and dance in the Community theater on Thursday, March IS. The theater was not available for the 17th. The members of the Holy Name society and the Ladies Altar society will combine to make the affair one of ] the best ever held here.
 Theater to Reopen.
 The Community theater which has | been partly closed since the departure of the former manager, l.. H. Loef- fer, will be reopened again with moving pictures and the weekly dances under the supervision of An drew Hogan, local constable. Resi- dents of Plainville did not seem to take kindly to the theater because of the fact that the former man. ager was not local man, but when the announcement was made that Mr. Hogan was to conduct the place, many favorable comments were heard. MT. Hogan has made ar engagements with the New Haven Motion Picture exchange for the lat est pictures and features and he ex- poets to get the shows started by next Saturday evening.
 Mrs. M. Imogene Crissey.
 Mrs. M. 1mogene Crissey, age I'll years, of 34 Church street, died at the New Britain General hospital yes- terday morning at 9:30 o'clock. She was the widow of Julius Crissey, a Civil War veteran, and made her home in Plainville practically all her life.
 Mrs. Crissey leaves one daughter, Miss Daisy M Crissey of Middletown. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock from the | chapel in the Plainville Congrega- tional church. Rev. Charles s. | Wyckoff, pastor, will officiate and in- terment will be in West cemetery.
 Next Saturday evening the Pythian lodge will play Sequassen lodge, I. o. Q. F., in the second game of a se- ries. Pythian lodge took the first game.
 At the Recreation alleys Wednes- day night, the rubber game between the French and Italian teams will be played. They are now tied, each team having won one game.
 Health Report
 There was only one case of con- municable disease in Plainvile during the month of February. according to the health report of Dr. J. N. Bull, published today, and that was case of scarlet fever The report states that except for the epidemic of grip , which Was very prevalent, the health , of Plainville has been exceptionally , good At the present time, there are ] number of cases of measles but ex- Ira precautions are being taken to f guard against an epidemic. i
 John Goodrich. . John Goodrich, former resident of Plainville, died yesterday at his acme in Lakevile. He leaves laughter, Mrs. Mary Clark, and son, John. The body will be brought to plainville for burial and will be in- erred temporarily in the vault in , Vest cemetery, until the spring when services will be held.
 Birthday Party
 About 25 friends of Mrs. Margaret fullaney of Bank street, gathered at fer home last evening in honor of her Guests were present from Hartford, Poquonock, Bristol, New ? sritain, Southington, Bridgeport and .i .ynn. Mass. Musical numbers were !. during the evening and U elightful lunch was served. s
 Engagement Announced Announcement has been made of |. he engagement of Joseph Dugo, son f Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dugo of Whit d ng street, to Miss Maria Sessa of u lew York. The ceremony will take Q lace in New York early next month II
 Fire Truck Shipped. The new fire truck which has been rdered for the town, will arrive some me this week according to word re- a eived from the Mack factory. It has cen under construction for the past e K months and was shipped last week. he old apparatus will be overhauled q pon its arrival.
 Poultry Record Club.
 The next meeting of the Poultry ecord club will be held in the town all Thursday evening at s o'clock. his meeting will also be the adjourn U i meeting of the Plainville Agricul- iral and Poultry association. Off ITS will be elected and reports of the ficers win be acted on. Other mat rs of importance will be discussed.
 Returns Home. ra Archie Nalbadian. 6 professional Al lseball player has returned after e 70 year stay in the south. He has or .en playing ball for the past two sea- re ms and has been connected with the ct