New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
PLAINVILLE NEWS
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 shown. The contestants were Melvin Hart and Richard Bughee with the latter winning, Selections on the radio and addresses of the officers were the order of entertainment, Commerce Chamber Meeting 1 The matter of baseball iieid was left in the hands of the Investigating committee headed by John Lamb. at the monthly meeting of the Plainville l Chamber of Commerce. Thursday evening. This eomittee which has fe- cured permission to use Electric field | for this year, will call meeting of representatives of organizations inter ested in the project and methods Of financing the project will he discussed. The project will get under way with in The next two weeks it Is thought,
 seleetmnn William J, Johnson spoke at the meeting on the need of A change Of government in Plainville and advocated form Of borough gov ernment in the town. This would in- crease the legal powers Of the au- thorities here and would enable them 10 put into effect many laws which The town cannot legally enforce at the present time, Under this government. such matters as Are escapes on build ings and building code could be en- forced. 4 committee was appointed to look into the matter.
 PlainyllIe Briefs
 Mir and Mrs. Clement J. Prior have returned from their wedding trip 10 New York state and Canada.
 James J. Graham, assistant post master, is spending few days as the guest of friends in Phla adelphia, Pa.
 Wallace Beckwith, an officer in the United States navy. and wife and fam fly, spent the holidays with friends and relatives here.
 Norman Dimanche Of Edgewater, | x. J.. spent the holiday with his par ents at their home in the Russell | block.
 A. A. Mcleod, treasurer of the | Plainville Trust Co.,. and family spent | the holiday in Maine.
 William Parkinson of the United | States army, is spending a furlough | with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Harry Parkinson of Broad street.
 MT. and Mrs. Ray Morley of Park street left today for Bridgetown, Me-, where they will be the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Glover s. Hastings at their summer camp at Ingalls, Grove.
 Miss Gertrude Hense of Brooklyn, N. Y., is the guest of Mir. and Mrs Fred C. Smith of East Broad street.
 Mir. and Mrs. D c Peck of Broad street are at their cottage at Say brook Manor for a few days
 Mir. and Mrs. DeForrest Daniels and Mr. and Mrs. Victor McBurney and daughter Olive, have returned from a vacation spent at Indian Neck.
 The St. Mary's baseball team will play the Terryville team in that town tomorrow afternoon.
 Miss Helen Denton of Canal street, Is spending a vacation with relatives in Fanwood. N. J.
 Miss Alice Harris of Maple street is spending week in Washington, D. C., where she is attending the National Teachers convention. Mir. and Mrs Clarence Judd and { laughter Lorraine, are spending a va I ,ation at Walnut Beach. ] Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Lyman of Broad street are spending weeks at the home of their parents n Columbia. Mrs. Charles H. Bronson of Maple street has returned to her home from St. Francis hospital, Hartford, much improved in health.
 Mrs. c. A. Butler and foster son, Chester Dodge, of 76 Pennington av' tue, are visiting her people at New Conn. Mrs. Butler will at tempt to recuperate from a long sick ness. She expects to be gone about ! month.
 Flavia Benjamin. daughter of Mir and Mrs. Ivan Benjamin and her