New Britain herald., 1923-06-05
MYRON E. ROGERS
 HEADS CAMP FUND
PlainVille Rep, to Choose Commit fee to Aid Disabled Men
VISITING NURSES REPORT
Court Case Is Postponed - Gammis' sion Adopts Plans-L. Of M' Team to Praetice-Prepare For hradua' ti0n-plainviile Briefs.

Representatives Myren F. Rogers has heen appointed head of the Plain vile committee which will have charge of the drive to solicit funds ' for the maintenance of the summer camp for the disabled eN-sersieemen in Hartford. Holland, windham and I.itehheld counties, He will choose q committee 10 hid him in collecting funds during the time of the drive. Mir. Rogers will meet with the eSeeu- tive committee of Brock. Barnes post. American Legion, in the post rooms this evening to perfect plans for the drive.
 or all the drives which have been 1 held in nlninvilie in recent months, none has been reeeivd with so much I favorable comment as the proposed i drive 10 allow PlainVille to have n share in helping the men who were | disa hled in the late war, Several of the ex-servicemen from Plainyille are eligible to attend the camp which gives a man one, two, three or four weeks vacation at short resort without any expense to the man him. self. The camp will be at Madison this year. While there. the wounded men are treated to all sorts of amuse- ments. boat rides, automobile trips, concerts by the army and naval bands and they enjoy baseball games. bath ' ing and the best of food and other conveniences. Last year, men from all over the county were eligible to attend, although the camp was financed by Hartford alone. The committee this year, after persuasion had been brought to bear on them, decided to hold canvass in the towns and cities Of the four counties in an effort to raise s4o,0oo as permanent fund for the support of the camp. A whole hearted response is expected from Plainville.
 Visiting Nurses Report
 The annual report of Miss Heine- man, visiting nurse for Plainville, which has been handed into John E. committee, including the year from May 1, 1923 to May 1, 1923 is as fol- lows: Nursing visits. 1,126: school children advisory visits, 75s infant and child welfare visits, STA; tuber- culosis visits. S9; parental, 40; busi- ness, 22; other. 43 school, 76, making total of 2,72S visits for the entire year.
 Number of tuberculosis patients with contact cases, 19; well babies on observation list. 96; pre-school chi dren on observation list. 61.
 Vision test all children in school December 1922. Since that time, 32 children have had attention to eyes with changed or new glasses as need ed.
 During the past two years 73 school children have had surgical attention to tonsils At the present time there are no cases of impetigo, the con- tagious skin disease among the chill dren of the school.
 Court Case Postponed
 The case of August Newf1eld of New Britain, arrested Sunday on the charge of driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor, was postponed last evening in the town court ulltl lHtel udtt' Juusc WIT liam r. Mangan of New Britain rep resented the accused.
 Summer Closing.
 All the stores in Plainvile, com mencing tomorrow afternoon, will ob serve the simmer schedule of closing on Wednesday afternoons. The mer- chants have all agreed to close and give their clerks half holiday dur ing the months of June, July, August and September A few at first dis sented, but they have now agreed 10 the schedule.
 Missionary Meeting.
 The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs. F. B. Manchester Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
 Commission Adopts Plans
 The town plan commission met last evening and decided to adopt the plans affecting East Main and East streets as they were reported at the last hearing on the subject. This will evoke storm of protest from a great many of the property holders along both streets and should the majority wish to sign petition requesting a change, another hearing will be held on the matter to determine the big gets part of the sentiment. The com mission decided that the majority of the property owners at the last hear ing were in favor of the plans as proposed at that time.
 Team to Practice
 rrt. ,1,,l ball team will hold an important practice this evening on Rockwell's Field in preparation for the game against the Arrows of Glastonbury at Rockwell's field Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock The local team has been turn ing in some good ball games and cx- pects to hit its stride within another week or so and some good games for the season are promised.
 Pcrparc For Graduatin
 The children in the Plainville Grammar school are preparing for graduation which will take place with in a few weeks. Elaborate exercises will be followed out on the same schedule as has been followed in past years. Principal Orrin l.. Judd will prepare the entire program with in a few days.
 Building Gasoline station
 4 construction company is busily engaged in erecting large gasoline station on East Main street opposite the Cooke garage. Business has been so brisk at this point that it was found necessary to increase the output