New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-25

committee in charge: play reading
IN December; the annual dress bal
last month: the Berlin schools field
day, which Is being held today: q
strawberry festival next month, Mrs
Leland Gwatkin being in charge: q
community picnic in July. Frank T..
Wilcox being in charge; tennis tour
nament finals and peach festival in
| August, and community chicken
| dinner in September.
Contract Awarded
/ The T.. Suzio Construction Co. of
Meriden has been awarded the Job OF
building the new road from the
Worthington school to the Farming
ton road in Berlin by the state high =
way department. The bid was
$500.
Banquet Successful.
Tho Mems Lyceum banquet vas a
decided success last evening, in the
neighborhood Of 60 men sitting down
to the tables. More would have been
accommodated had there been room
The main speaker of the evening,
Captain Arson McCook of Hartford,
secretary to Governor Temp1eton,
gave an interesting talk on the oppor-
tunities for practical citizenship. He
urged all citizens to take an active
interest in public affairs. not only
taking part in talks, but in actions as
well. TIe urged activity, the doing
ohthe work by the average man. not
letting the other fellow do every
thing. His talk was a plain, |
address which
brought forth much favorable com
ment. The thanks of the Lyceum
We're extended to Captain McCook for
being present and giving such an in
teresting talk.
Miss May Lord. pastor of the Ken
sngton Methodist church, was also
All interesting speaker, her subject
being: THE Gap Man" Her talk
embraced the idea that a man should
De equal to any emergencies which
nay arise in the life of the average
He should not shirk his
luty, but should go forward to meet
t and do his best in emergencies.
Other numbers on the program In 5
,ludcd mandolin solo by Allen T. {
Iazen, son of Rev. Carleton Hazen {
# the Kensington Congregational
hurch, Mr. Hazen played the Song
{ the Evening star" from the opera |
by Richard Wagner. (
he solo made Il hit" with those
resent and Mr.. Hazen responded to t
II encore. Mrs George j. Reed of S
,cnsington gave an extremely enter
aiming monologue and W. $. Cannon
B,,,y
hosen baritone solos which, as one E
IAN characterized it this morning,
brought the house down" Z
The menu was we'll chosen and o
ell prepared and reflected credit on
lose who cooked and served it. S
Memorial Day Plans. Il
Plans for Memorial Day are now {
'actically complete. it has been an
ounced. 81
The parade will form at the monu- NJ
ent at Flannery's corner and will
art at $3.50 o'clock in the morning 81
May 80, headed by the Berlin VI
nstables. The marshal of the day,
-ank l.. Wilcox. will follow the con h,
ables and then will come the st. A
lul's Fife and Drum corps. After NJ
e drum corps Ine various veterans sc
the Sons of Veterans. th
e American Legion and the Civil to
ar veterans will appear. the Civil at
ar veterans riding in automobiles. &c
e Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will We
pear in the line of march in COM ra
tie uniform and marching by pa he
lis with the troop and patrol flags
played. The schools of Berlin en-
I also be we'll represented. it at
ng expected that nearly every ha
pill in the schools will turn out to pr
in the parade and to take part in
exercises. me
The line of march will he from the cor
nument to Maple cemetery, where ha!
rt exercises will be held, and
m back to the Berlin Congrega-
ial church, where the Memorial Ill:
Y services will be held.
It the cemetery it is expected that
nbers OF the American Legion will
a roIley over the graves in /
norium of the veterans who died the
he service and since then. Rev. in
e. Fuller of East Berlin will las,
r prayer and Alonzo Street. he
ran of the Civil War. will give Rof
lev. Ernest L. Wisner of Bristol una