New Britain herald., 1923-08-09
FULLPROGRAM OF
MEMORIAL SERVICE
PlainViue to Honor Deceased
President Publicly Tomorrow
ANNOUNCE SCHOOL CALENDAR
Arrested After Automobile Crash--In.
jured ut Work in Local Factory
Reported Bitted by Dog--Baseball
Notes-PIainvillc Briefs.

! A community memorial service for
the late President Warren G. Harding
will be held in the town lot at the
corner of Whiting and Maple streets
instead of in the Pierce lot, at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, daylight
saving time. Rev. George Hilton,
rector of the Episcopal church of Our
Saviour is chairman of the arrange
ments and the full program of exer-
cises has been announced as follows:
Invocation and opening psalm !;
Scripture reading, Rev. A. B, Dew
berry: Lead Kindly Light" the
Hayes Brothers quartet; address, Sen
ator John H. Trumbull; prayer, Rev.
John E. Fay; benediction. Rev. George
Hilton; military salute, and America"
by quartet and audience.
If the weather should be unfavor-
able, the service will be held in the
Community theater. Business stores
and factories will be closed during the
hdars of service as will the post office
and all public offices. First Select
man William j. johnson has request
ed all citizens of Plainville to attend
the services to pay homage to the de-
ceased head of the nation. Various
societies will attend in a body.
School Calendar Announced
At a recent meeting of the Plain
Vile town school committee, the. fol-
lowing calendar for the school year.
i923-24, was unanimously adopted:
Fall term-Begins Monday, Septem-
'er 10, 1923 and ends Friday, Deem
ger 81, 1928. Holidays during this
term. teachers convention day, visit
ing day, and two days at Thanksgiv
'ng. The length of the term will be
5 weeks.
Winter term-Begins Wednesday.
January 2, 1924, ends Friday, April
II, 1924. Holidays, February g.
1924. Length of term, Is weeks.
Spring term-Begins Tuesday, April
p, 1924, ends Thursday, June 2s,
1924. Length of term, 10. weeks.
Graduation. Wednesday, June Is,
1924 Holidays, county convention
Ind Memorial Day.
Because of the hot weather USUALLY
experienced in the first week in Sep
TENDER, the opening of the fall term
has been postponed until the second
week In September, Monday the 10th.
All new pupils entering school must
present certificate of birth or a
transfer card from the school last
attended. New Pupils, five years of
age or older, will be received until
November /, 1923. Pupils registered
last year in Plainville schools will
present certificates OF promotion to be
admitted to their respective grades at
the opening of the fall term.
The kindergarten and first grades
will be put on part time until more
school accommodations are provided,
other grades will be put on part time
also If it is found that they are too
crowded. This plan, according to
Principal Orrin l.. Judd, is very I'M
satisfactory and Objectionable, but it
is the only solution for crowded con-
dltions until new building is ready,
Arrested After Crash.
Giuseppe Degiacomo of 80 Lawlor
street, New Britain, was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff f. w. Furrey yester-
day afternoon about 1880 O'Clock
after a Chevrolet automobile which |
he was driving, struck a Star sedan |
driven by Frank Sericola of A Pros |
pect street, Bristol, and owned by his |
father, John, of the same address. |
Degiacomo was brought to the lock- |
Up and was held under bonds of $500 |
% await trial on the charges of driv- |
ng while under the influence of |
liquor, reckless driving. driving with
ut an operators license and without |
Degiacomo was at first unable to
ell his name. He was examined by |
Dr.. Tanner, who pronounced him as
He was proceeding
llong the road, when approaching
Iart's corners, he attempted to pass
tut a truck which was ahead of him.
The Star sedan was in his way and
he both of them crashed. The Star
vas badly damaged, being thrown
'ver on its side. The left rear wheel
vas completely demolished and the
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