New Britain herald., 1924-07-17
ODD FELLOWS WILL
 INSTALL OFFICERS
Sequassen Lodge to Hold Cere. mOny at Regular Meeting Tonight
NEW UNIFORMS FOR GUARDS
Methodist Church Picnic Saturday. Operated on at New Britain Hos. pitai - Birthday Party m Miss Teaehman--piain,iiie Briefs,

pitai - Birthday Party on Miss Teaehmsn--flain,ilie Briefs. seauassen lodge. I. Q. 0, f, will hold installation ceremonies this eve. ming at the regular meeting in Odd Fellows hall at which time the re. gently elected officers will be induet- ed into their respective stations The following officers will be in- stalled; Noble grand, Robert ]. coe; vice grand, George F. Miller: treas. urer, Irving R Carter; financial sec. retary Ernest W. Farrar, and record- Ing secretary, A. Nj, Raymond. The ceremonies will be in charge of Dis trict Deputy A. ]. Barnheld and his staff from Bristol, A social will fol. low and light refreshments will be served. A cordial invitation IS ex- tended to every member of the order in Piainville, whether he be mem her Of sequassen lodge or not 10 at- tend tonight's meeting.
 Sequassen lodge is planning 10 hold an open air bazar some time next month and the committee in charge announces that many features never before seen in Plainville will be introduced, | Recently. the lodge placed an or der for complete new guard outfit l 10 be made up especially for the local lodge. During the coming term, it is l planned 10 specialize on one or two | degrees with drills by an entirely 1 new degree team.
 Church Picnic Saturday. The annual picnic of the PlainyilIe M F.. church and of the Sunday school will be held Saturday at Lake Compounce. As this is one of the most pleasing socals of the church year, a large number will be in at tendance. Full particulars will be furnished by the pastor, Rev. Arthur A. Ball.
 Birthday Party.
 A number of office associates of Miss Ethel Tcachman of the Stanley Rule and Level Co. of New Britain. gathered last evening at her home i in honor of her birthday. Games ( were played during the evening and various members of the company { rendered musical selections. A buff IT fot lunch was served and Miss Teach man received a number of pretty S gifts. f
 Hearing on Will.
 A hearing on the will of the late , James B. Cowles of Hart's corner was held this afternoon at 1 o'clock in the probate court before Justice Merit o. Ryder. Mir Covles was of the Cedar Hill Formulae Co.
 To Open Estate.
 Stanley NJ. Smith has completed plans to open up the Williams Estate , 'n New Britain avenue for a devel- opment project to be known as Pin 1aclerox Manor Engineers have sec toned off the spacious poultry farm nto building lots and these will he 'ut on sale starting Saturday. Mir. G smith recently closed out his prop Y rty here and moved to Long Island r where he will continue in the pouI- V ry business. His property holdings ~ re considered among the best in e, 'lainville. This will make five y land sales in Plainville I, t the same time. one being conduct q by the Burns Co. of Torrngton on ,,, Whiting street, another is the Rock n, iell field tract, another the John n 'ooke Co, project and the other on 1T street. All those in charge k, f the sales report large turnover of nt pts and an unprecedented era of l., uilding operations is predicted in this coming fall. 0,
 Gasoline Price Drops. H, Gasoline has dropped at the local hr atons of the Standard Oil Co. and n, le Gulf Refining Co. from c4 cents ,n r. gallon 10 oS cents. Orders were oceivcd at the stations 10 put the = nanSe in price into effect today with ,e result that Plainville is feeling nall effect of the gasoline price war. 9
 Bremen Practicing ha The members of Plainville Hose Co. s,. o. 1, are praCticing each week for "s 'eir participation in the field meets nj, be held about the state. The local on 'mpany is to make an attempt this ne gar to carry off prizes and for that stf lrpose, the members of the teams Sa hich are 10 complete are specializ- ce
  poet to come out as winners. The arr g-of-war and hose laying contests ter Q interesting the Plainville mem DC ITS most and efforts Of the teams us far give their packers confidence the ability of Plainvile to lead the i'd.
 To Attend Convention The Plainville Fife and Drum corps II take part in the in the state field v for drum corps in Hartford on turday, August 2, and this year will obably see the local corps coming me as the champion corps in the cient class. The most bitter rivals the local colonial musicians are P ,Landcrafts of Bridgeport. The te meet is the annual event for nm corps. 4 large number of linvillc people will attend the con ntion 10 witness the marching and Incuvcring of the corps.
 To Elect Delegates Brock Barnes post American Le- n. will elect two delegates to the te convention in Torrington in Aug at the regular meeting Monday Int. Several members have already rted campaigns for election to the 'eted positions and spirited meet is looked forward to. Represen- ives of the men who are seeking ces this year are campaigning for