New Britain herald., 1923-11-24
ANNUAL VACATION . STARTS WEDNESDAY, Grammar School to Close for
 Thanksgiving Recess Until Mon.. MCCALL EXPECTED HOME
Reception at Brock Home Tomorrow Charles Digcles Gets Big Bag of Rcturns-PIainyilIe Briefs.

| Principal Orrin l.. Judd of the | Plainvilie Grammar school. announc- cd this morning that the schools would close down after the afternoon session on Wednesday and will resume sessions again on Monday. The vaca- tion will be the annual Thanksgiving recess and on Wednesday, lessons and classes appropriate for the season will be held in the schools. Education week this year was the most successful of all time, according to reports. Every day num merous visitors attended the class rooms and showed deep interest in the school work. Principal Judd will. on Mon day, give an actual count of the num- Der of visitors who attended the schools during the week.
 On Tuesday. a feature was added to the Education Week program in the visit of Harry C. Houston. supervisor of writing for the city of New Haven. Mir. Houston visited all the rooms and gave demonstrations of the correct manner of writing He spoke in the highest terms of the progress which has been made in Plainyil1e with rc. gard to improvement in writing and was enthused by the showing made by the pupils After school Tuesday. he attended teachers meeting and gave some very valuable hints to the instructresses in the varied ways 10 correct poor writers and these hints will he put into practice in the daily writing periods through the day.
 Expected Homo Today
 James Mccall. son of Charles F. Mccall of this town, is expected to re- turn to his home here today after three years service as a first class machinist Nith the aviation section Of the United States navy. His enlistment period expired yesterday Several of his companions who were in service with him will accompany him for a short stay at his home here. His fu- ture plans are not known.
 Reception al Home
 X reception to old friends and neighbors will be held tomorrow af- ternoon fr, n 3 to o'clock al the homo of Mir. and Mrs. Peter Brock on South Washington street in honor of. the observance Of their b0ih wedding anniversary The observance win be held with family gathering earlier in the day, and large number Of friends are expected to visit the couple and offer congratulations in tho af- ternoon.
 Gets Bag of Game
 Charles Diggles returned last eve attafr fsg. sa.. s Norfolk. Conn. with what is consid- cred the best bag Of game seen in plainvillc this season. Mir Diggles ex- hibitcd two pheasants, Ave rabbits, Ave cartridges and one grey squirrel. One of the rabbits was a large sized Jack" Mir. Digglcs will enter his catch in the contest being conducted by the plainvillo Engineering & Sup ply Co. although the number of points ing, was not announced this morning, | he is sure 10 lead when the total is l counted mp.
 Church Notices
 Baptist church-Sunday. Nov. 25. l : o:45 a. m. Gods Plan" will be the | pastors theme: Sunday school follow | ing the morning service: 6 P. m.. | Young Peoples sertice; ?. m.. the | pastor will speak on Preparation for Service" 7:45 p. m.. Wednesday. | Union Thanksgiving service at the Baptist church, all churches invited.
 Congregational church Sunday. | Nov. 25. Morning service at l0:45 a. m., 'Thankfulness; church school after the morning serv- ice; Young Peoples meeting at p. fn.. What We Thank God For;" I'nion Thanksgiving service wednes- day al f:ij ?. m. in the Baptist church.
 Episcopal church--Sunday before 4 Advent q. m, Holy communion; 10 a. m. church school: II a. m.. morning prayer: 2 D. n.. confirmation -lass D. m. etensong. All persons confirmation arc asked 10 Jc at the church al g ?. m.
 Advent Christian Church-sNiorning preaching service st io:45 a. m: Sun Jay school 1t i2:65 p. m.: Loyal Workers ai D. m.: evening preaching scr7ice .at T.. n Rev. J. C. Libby ,f Meredith. x. H.. will he tho speak 1T at both tho pr aching services. Mir.