New Britain herald., 1923-01-16

StOTSt Dtlnit, MI AhoSSiy son, John Deming; village children, Edith Deming and Dorothy Scott. The play is mn two acts and one scene, the action being laid in the sitting room of Mrs. Laneys home. Before and after the play and be- tween the acts musical program will be carried out. This will consist of the Second Mazurka (Godard), by Miss Constance Taylor; soprano solo by Miss Helen Brown, songs by ladies' trio composed if Hiss Helen Brown, Mrs. H. F. Hodge and Miss Olive Shaw, and numbers by mixed quartet, the members of which are Miss Helen Brown. Miss Olive Shaw. Stanley Galpin and Lester Deming The play was written by Miss Mar jorie Moore of Kensington and prom ises to be one of the best ever given in Berlin. The members of the cast have been working hard to make the event a success.
 Grange Installation.
 Berlin grange will hold its annual installation of officers tomorrow even- ing at the organizations hall on Pennington Road. The following will be installed:
 Master, Claude Stevens; overseer, Fred l.. Peck: lecturer Mrs. Grace Ventres: steward, George Tryon; as- sistant steward, Leslie Gwatkin; lady assistant steward, Mrs. Ada Gwatkin; chaplain, c. M. Weldon; treasurer, George B. Carter; secretary, Mrs. E. Jl Ada me. oo Ia Eaapar p M Norfh. Ceres, Amy l.. Peck; Pomona, Myra Brown Flora, Helen Skinner.
 Following the installation refresh ments will be served.
 The grange will observe it's SSth an niversary on February 2.
 Late Canvass Returns.
 Late returns from the Every Mem- Der canvass of the Berlin Congrega- tional church increase the total amount pledged to $5,700. The com mittee has voted to apportion This amount as follows: 7S per cent to home expenses and 22 per cent to the missionary societies, which guaran. tees the meeting of all local expenses and an increase for benevoences.
 The committee desires to express its sincere appreciation to all members who have responded so willingly and so generously to the support of the common task.
 Fire District Meeting.
 Members of the kensington Fire district have been notified that a special meeting of the district will be held at Foresters' hall, Kensngton, on Monday evening, January 22, at s ] o'clock, for the purpose of consider l ing proposed act of the General As sembly authorizing the district to is- sue additional bonds and to empower the committee to abate d portion of 1 the taxes that may from time to time !! be laid" The notice was signed by | the members of the committee, r. l.. ! H. Graham.
 Coal Is Expected.
 George H Baldwin, the Kensington | coal dealer, said this morning that he is expecting five carloads of coal in the near future. The shipment will include ono carload of stove coal, one of chestnut, one of pea coal, ono of soft coal and one of brickets, d coal substitute.
 The reason for the purchase of the brickets was that the situation looked so serious that Mir. Baldwin thought that he should order some of it to be on the safe side.
 The pric~ to be asked will be about SIS per ton. Mir. Baldwin ex- poets that there will be a great de- nand for the shipment as soon as it comes in. as he already has numerous orders. He is continually receiving telephone calls from people asking when the coal will arrive.
 To Start Bowling.
 The Kensington Bowling league will ,tEin it's activities at the Casino all eys, New Britain, this evening. when our of the eight teams in the league ,owl.
 The president of the league this { ear is A. l.. Moffitt Lawrence [ 'onthard is secretary and treasurer. ! schedule will be mapped out ending Ipril IT. After the activities of the season re over a banquet for members of he league will be held. The league