New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
f|REMEN ALL READY
 FOR B|G FIELD DAY
Committee fl Companies
 10 Appear Here Tomorrow
SPECIAL OFFICERS NAMED
Health 0fiieef's Annual Report -Harold Cutting Candidate Tor school Committee.

Plsinville Hose Co. No, 1 has com
 pleted plans for the reception Of fl
 visiting companies from all over th,
 state at the big field day to be staged
 here tomorrow, Details are being ar,
 ranged today so that everything will
 be in line with three bands and tivf drum corps,
 4 mammoth parade will be staga.l
 at ii o'clock in Inc morning, Peter
 r, nuffy has been named grani mar.
 shal and he will have as his aides John Lamb and John Guiden, the lat. ter being commander Of Broe!i liptnes
 post American Legion. The para ic will assemble at the corner Df Maple and Whiting streets and will nrones 1 over the following line Of march =
 To West Main io Washington 10 Broad to East Maii. 10 Dlossom'a Corner to East 10 Maple 10 corner of Maple and Hough streets. lIa.o tho parade will be fifbanded md the marchers will De fed. Food will he collected today and early .olnarrow morning and all women in plainyiiie having donations, are asked to notify the committee 10 coll at tho eatI,cst opportunity
 II is expected That the parad, wil; bc finished by l2 o'clock, and that dinner will occupy the greater part of an hour. Tho program for tho afternoon is as tollnws:-i:31 n. m, high dive by Dare Devil Oliver, 1:So to p. m. band concert: 3 D. m, tug-of-war; 3:30 p. m.. 100 yard dash; $40 p. m.. 50 yard dash for fat men: 3:5p p. m.. bucket race: | D. m, hose laying contest; D m. high dive, to p. m., band concert and il P. m, high dive by Dare Devil oliver.
 Prizes Being Offered
 The following events will be award ed prizes: Best appearing company 1st and End prizes; trumpets: com pany coming the longest distance one prize; best appearing piece of appara- tus, no children allowed on trucks. one prize; best appearing drum corps, one prize; best appearing band, one prize; company having most men in uniform in line, one prize: 100-yard dash, one prize s5 in gold: 5O-yard dash for fat men, no entry less than 200 pounds, one prize, s5 in gold tug of-war, five men to q team. two prizes, 1st and 2nd, cups; bucket race. one prize, s5 in gold; hose lay ing contest. two prizes. 1st and End, cups. The cups and other prizes are now on exhibition in the window of Neri Bros. store on East Main street. |
 All decisions will be made by the judges and these will be final All | events will be open to firemen in inform only and parade prizes will oe judged at the reviewing stand.
 Police Protection
 Deputy Sheriff E. w. Furrey an this morning that he had appointed the following men to act as pecial officers for tomorrow: John .amb, Myron D. Rogers, William Hart, w. c. Manning and Ernest 'arrar. These with the regular con- tables will be on duty and can be alled in case of trouble by the resi- Tents of the town. Besides these, here will be strong squad of state 'oliceman on hand to take care of ny disturbance which might arise.
 Health Officers Report
 Dr. J. N. Bull, in his annual re- ort to the state board of health has iven the following statistics for the ear ending September 1, 1923:-- Communicable diseases: Four cases : f scarlet fever, four of diphtheria, leasles epidemic, meaning that there ere so many cases that they could ot be summed up; three cases of tu- ercuosis and few cases of whoop- lg cough. z For the entire year, the health of lainville, according to Dr. Bull, was yxellent and an exceptional condition | as prevalent during the months of i une,. July and August when no cases f ontagious disease were reported. C e stated that at the present time, r lore than the usual number of com f Iaints are being received and it is t ecoming very difficult matter to in. 'stigate these because of the growth the town. It is also becoming more VI ficult to handle complaints now C an it has been in the past because c the fact that the town is without s yer and many other Improvements. z
 Warning For Parents n Dr. Bull, in addition to his annual o port, issued warning this morning b parents to be extra careful because E the prevalence and the spread of Q. phtheria. One case was reported so Il r this month. It is on Broad street tl :. Bull warns the parents of school ', ildren against sending their children W school when there is the least sus- To ,ion of sore throat. In his investga- fiji n of the one case reported, Dr. Bull tl1 Ind that the disease had in no way IT en connected with the school and to d been contracted elsewhere. Warn , are also issued against typhoid .er and Dr. Bull asks that when G nptoms appear, the parents im- al diately summon a doctor. lir
 Mrs., Fitzgerald Surprised stc Miss Mary Fitzgerald was pleasant tn at the home of Mrs. John co Saunders of New Britain last eve da g when 40 of her former office ociates and friends in the office of
 New Britain Machine Co. gathered = wish her happiness on her com marriage to William J. Justin Of ff- roit, Mich. Mrc. Fitzgerald re- II