New Britain herald., 1924-05-20
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Local Temple Planning to Entcr-
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COURT TRIAL THURSDAY

i COURT TRIAL THURSDAY C'ean-Ip Starts - AnyiFiar, tn Ob- serve Birthtlay-TO Visit srhuuis- Patients Testing Comfortably- | Plain,iiic Briefs.
 The annual district con> Antion of the Pythian Sistcrs( comprising the district which includes Hartford. Mid dletown, New Britain, UnionNillc and Plainville, will be held for the first time in the history of the organiza
 tion in PlainVille on Wednesday, May
 2S in Odd Fellows hall. Plans are being made by the members of Py-
 thian Temple, No. %, Of PlainvilIe,
 to entertain about 200 guests who
 will be present during the day and preparations to make the event one of
 the biggest in Pythian circles will be
 announced shortly
 II Delegates to the convention will be 1T.
 one in Middletown, ons in New Brit
 ain, one in Unionyille and one in PlainvilIe making six all together and
 the occasion will also mark the of-
 ficial visit of Grand Chief Martha Snyder of Hartford.
 Sessions will be held both in the afternoon and evening in Odd Eel i lows hall on West Main street and ' supper for the delegates and visitors will be served in Grange hall on Pierce street at 6:S0 o'clock. 1 A large class of candidates will be initiated into the order and for this purpose, there will be a rehearsal Of the degree staff "Wednesday evening al o'clock in Odd Fellows hall. All members are urged 10 be present as this will be the last rehearsal before the district convention eXemplifca- tion.
 Hearing On Accident A hearing will be held in tho Plain vile town court Thursday for the two drivers Of the automobiles which col- lided on Whiting street close to Harts Corners Sunday evening. Mike Cal iendo of Bank street suffered a split head in Inc accident. The drivers Of the automobiles were Tony Tarloz2i of 42 Liberty street, SOuthington and George R. Gay of 7I2 Pennington avenue, Hartford. Authorities in Plsinville are busily engaged in rounding up witnesses of the accident.
 Clean-up starts Today
 The clcan-up of Plainyille started early this morning when a number of the town teams and workmen started collection of rubbish on the East side. Property owners and residents of the various streets are showing splendid cooperation with tho officials Of the town in this project and a thorough ,house cleaning will result 1t is thought. Tomorrow, the west side will be covered and today is the day on which residents of the streets in that district will be busy getting all rub Dish out in front where il will be handled easily.
 To Observe Birthday
 The American Legion auxiliary to Brock Barnes post, American Legion will observe the fourth birthday in the Legion rooms Thursday evening. A program has been arranged for the entertainment Of a large number Of visitors which is expected to attend. ] All state officers have been invited ! and have signihcd their intentions Of ! attending and representative Of all | throughout the state will oe . present. A luncheon will be served by the local members
 To Visit schools
 Principal Ofrin l.. Judd and mem bers Of the teaching staff in the gram mar school on Broad street are mak- ing preparations 10 entertain large of the parents and friends Of the pupils on visiting day which is between the hours Of s and { o'clock standard time. Besides the regular school work, there will also be an exhibition Of work done dur ing the year and a sale Of articles and home made candy by the sewing classes. All persons in the town who are interested in the schools and the work being done there are invited 10 attend and view the pupils in their taily routine.
 HatitHts Rf-tiHg Ncli
 The seven smallpox patients In plainville are reported to be resting and 10 be in no immedi- ate danger. The state health depart nent has made public bulletin on he health of the state and in it is stated that seven cases of smallpox nave been reported from Piainyilie. 1 fine uarDings Cf fhn state bcaIth ar= , horities and the local health officer , laxity Of precautions against the spread Of the disease are Ieing needed since another case has ,cen discovered and it is the hope Of IIl concerned that no more cases will I .rop out here. Il
 Concerning inc report Of inc latest ] ase. an erroneous impression has !. Isined footing here that tho disease sas contracted despite the fact that he patient had been vaccinated. II $ explained that the latest patient nas lot vacciHated until after he had 'ome In direct contact with a small ,ox patient snd this vas too late to prevent him from getting the disease.
 Anti-vacciBationists have been busy T Piaintilie the past few weeks ia nreadirs propaganda against Vsccin- ltion and urging people ts refuse to ubmit to the operation. This has aused more people to give the matter ario1fs thought here sy,e., ,--,s,.ta 1z....t