New Britain herald., 1923-01-22
ICALLERS SHOULDGO
 AT AN EARLY HOUR
Rev. John I. Winters Sounds Warning to Parents in Parish

The doors should not be closed and the old folks left in another room, in homes where there are gen. tleman callers" Rev. John T. Winters pastor of st. Mary's church stated al ihe masses yesterday morning. "Rea. sonable hours should be observed and no caller should remain after the young woman's parents have retired
 Father Winters in continuing his sermon decried long courtships. He said that long drawn out courtships are undesirable and that parents should exercise a supervision over fheir companions.
 He also stated that young women should realize that it is not the arti. ficial beauty affected by many girls that attracts sensible young men. He said that good husbands want girls of character and religion who are fit to become mothers and fulfill the duties of the married state.
 Father Winters reported 249 bap- tisms among the Italian congregation during the past year and 101 among the English speaking parishioners. There were nine adult baptisms. Sew enty-six deaths occurred in the par ish. of which 2S were men and IS women. There were 40 weddings, in. cluding 12 mixed marriages. s Mixed marriages should not be en- couraged. Father Winters said, be- cause there is always the danger that they will not result in happiness. Many such marriages prove success ful, he said, but too many end in the divorce courts.
 st. Joseph's Church
 Rev. Patrick Daly, pastor of St. Joseph's church, announced at the yesterday morning that it was necessary to increase the parish debt during the past year because of the purchase of the Nolz property and the erection of two portable school houses.
 At the beginning of the year 1922 he debt was s1o.ooo The receipts rom pew rent, seat money. offertory, diocesan collections. ,tc., totalled s1s,7S7.45 and the total including a payment of i s5.04167 on, the debt, amounted to 1 The Voz property cost | '14,5oo and the portable schools 5000.
 At masses next Sunday. Father )aly will present statistical report S to weddings, haptisms, deaths and
 summary of the years activities mong the vaSious church organiza- ions
 St. Peters Church
 Rev. Charle Coppens, pastor of St. 'eters church yesterday read his an- ual report in which he stated that ne year of 1921 was satisfactory in II departments.
 st. Mary's Activities
 Requiem masses will be sung at St [ary's church this week on Tuesday o'clock for Mrs. John Redmond at o'clock for Miss Anna l !, lark; Thursday at o'clock for An lony Walsh. Banns of marriage were published IT the first time yesterday morning . ,tween Joseph J. Arbacheski and : Agnes O'Leary. IIl Announcement was made of the II mpaign for nurses for the New II ritain general hospital training III hool III The quarterly meeting of the pro- oters of the Society for the Propa- tion of the Faith will be held at ,lock next Sunday afternoon. The Lady T. A. B. society will meet
 Thursday evening"
 st. John The Evangelist There will be an important meet E of the Holy Name society of St. hn the Evangelist church on Thurs y evening.
 Rev. T. !. Laden pastor of the urch. will present his annual report the masses next Sunday.