New Britain herald., 1923-08-10
boys CONFERENCE
AT CAMP GROUNDS
Annual Gathering Of Representa-
tiVeS Of Advent Churches
POST OFFICE TO CLOSE
ALI plainyille Honors Memory of
President Harding - Degiacomo Is
Heavily Fined - Former Pastor
Here-Plainyille Briefs.

Here-Plainyil lie Briefs.
The first annual conference of the
Older Boys of the Advent Christian
churches of Connecticut opened up
yesterday at the Advent Camp grounds
on the Southington road About 70
boys, among whom are several rep
resentatives from the local church,
are in attendance and a program of
services is being held each day. The
conference will come to a close to-
morrow at 1880 o'clock in the after
noon.
camp fire circle was held last eve
ming at which Rev. ]. w. Denton of
Portsmouth, NJ H., formerly pastor of
the Advent Christian church in Plain
vile and later prominent Y. M. c.
A. worker.in France, was the speaker
Today there will be program OF
athletics services and short memo
rial for President Harding. The
morning period was taken up with a
baseball game and the speaker for the
services was Rev. G. S. Vannah, of
Boston, principal of the New England
School Of Theology. In the afternoon,
Rev. J. w. Denton will speak and dur
ing the afternoons program, an APP
propriate service in honor of the de-
ceased president will be held. A
banquet will be served this evening at
which prominent speaker will ad-
dress the gathering.
Tomorrow morning, Rev. Thomas
Feltman of Waterbury will be the
speaker and the services will close at
noon. Among the attendants at the
conference are the representatives of
the churches of Connecticut and their
leaders.
| Post Office To Close
Owing to late orders received from
The postmaster general yesterday, the
Plainville post office will observe reg
ular holiday hours today out of re-
spect for President Harding. The Of
ice will be closed at noon, but will
ne open between the hours of and
o'clock this evening for the accom-
mediation of those who will be incon-
venienced by the short notice. At
first, the orders stated that the office
| "ouio NC ttoSCu OJlly loT OffG nOuT Dul
the latest orders supercede the first
one received.
Is Heavily Fined
Giuseppe Degiacomo of 80 Lawlor
street was fined $3.50 and costs of
court amounting to s22.96 in the town
court yesterday afternoon by Justice
Merritt o. Ryder on the charges of
driving under the influence of intoxi-
eating liquor, reckless driving and
driving without an operators license.
He paid.
He was arrested Wednesday after
noon about 1880 o'clock by Deputy
Sheriff E. W. Furrey after he had
driven a Chevrolet touring car into
Star sedan owned by John Sericola of
"A Prospect street, Bristol and driven
10y his son Frank. Both cars were
badly damaged in the smash which
was caused when Degiacomo attempt
| ed to pass a truck on the road and
ran head on into the sedan, but De-
giacomo was the only one injured and
he suffered slight decorations of the
scalp. Witnesses testified to the fact
! that he was driving at an excessive
| rate of speed and the court was salts
fled that he was drunk at the time of
the accident. S. S. Gwillim handled
the case for the state.
Former Pastor Here
Rev. Frederick L. Grant, formerly
pastor of the Plainville Congregation
al church and now pastor of the
church in Warren Mass, will officiate
at the services in the local Congrega-
tional church Sunday. The former
pastor is well known to the local con-
gregation and a large attendance at
the service is expected.
Servicemen To Meet
All ex-servicemen in Plainville have
been requested by Commander John
Guidon of Brock Barnes post, to meet
at the Legion rooms on Whiting
street this afternoon at $50 O'clock
in uniform to take part in the pub
lie memorial services for President
warren G. Harding. The services will
be conducted at o'clock daylight
saving time on the town lot at the
corner of Whiting and Maple street
provided the weather permits. If the
weather is unfavorable, the services
will be held at the same hour in the
Community theater.
PlainviIle Briefs
Sequassen lodge, I. o. o. F. held a
regular meeting in Odd Fellows hail
last evening and routine business was
transacted.
Pythian lodge, K. of p, will meet
this evening in Odd Fellows hall and
resolutions on the death of President
Harding will probably be drawn up.
EDWARD Ellsworth of East Main
street has returned from a vacation
spent at Twin Lakes.
Memorial for President
Residents of Plainville of all races
anu creeds Will gather this afternoon
on the town lot at the corner of |
Whiting and Maple streets at o'clocl, |
daylight saving time, to pay honor TO |
the memory of the deceased president.
Warren g. Harding. The services will |
be conducted in public under the
Craftsmanship of Rev. George Hilton |
rector of the Episcopal church of Our
saviour. Members of the American
Legion will take part in last salute
TO the departed commander-in-chief
of the army and navy and prayers will
be offered by the clergy of Plainvisle.
Senator John H. TrumbulI, who re-
turned yesterday morning from at
tending the services for the president
in Washington on Wednesday, will ad-
dress the assemblage telling of what