New Britain herald., 1924-12-18
or crowd than ever tonight,
 StHndardiziHg Threads

 been made to accommodate q larg. CT crowd than ever tonight.
 Standardiking Threads
 The hoard Of fire commissioners have been awaiting notice from the hoard of hre underwriters of tho date on which representative Will come to PlainNille to confer with the members on the matter Of standard i2lng the threads on the fire hy- drants. Answers tu the letters Of the hoard have been received from inc various corporations In town and all are agreeable that the work should be put through. The board will tukc the matter up as soon as all preliminary details concerning it nre completed,
 Stores Open Tonight
 Tonight, the merchants Of the town will start the Christmas night openings when all the stores in town will keep their places of business open every night except Sunday un- iil Christmas day, The shopping thIs year has been very light and only within the past few weeks has the business increased at any vol umc.
 Odd Fellows To Elect
 Soquassen lodge, l. 0. c. F, will elect officers at the meeting to be held tonight in odd Fellows hall on West Main street. officers for the coming year will he chosen and re- ports of retiring officers will be read and accepted. The third degree will also be conferred on q large class of candidates at the meeting and i'm portant business will be transacted,
 To Entertain Veterans
 The degree team Of Pythian lodge. K. of r, of Plainyile will entertain with an exhibition drill. The local lodge was among the first 10 answer an appeal for the veterans and the entire team which drilled before the supreme lodge in Toronto last Sep tember will tourney along tonight 4 number of the members of the lodge will accompany the team to the hospital.
 Joining Christmas Clubs
 A larg4 number Of PIainvile peo- pie are joining the Christmas clubs which have been opened at the Plainville Trust Co. Each year gees an Increasingly number of people joining in the clubs and these will all he made happy next December when the checks arrive for Christ mas. Several classes have beet. formed and all information pertain ing to them may be received at the bank.
 Receiving Congratulations
 MT. and Mrs, Herbert parscl Of New Britain are receiving congratu- atlons on the birth of q son las night. Mir. ParsoII is one of the me chanics at the Cooke . garage in Painville.
 start Christmas Boxes
 A large number of the members Of the American Legion auxiliary 10 Brock-Barncs post attended the spe. cihl meeting held last evening in the legion post rooms and work was started on packing the Christmas boxes which will be sent 10 the vet crans Of the late war who are pa uen's in the government hospitals throughout the country. The auxil- larE will prepare and ship o5 hoxcs to various hospitals and donations VIII be gladly received from anyone Tn town who wishes to contribute to them. The money received from the Christmas sale conducted last week will he used for this purpose and if this Is insufficient the mono, received from the sale of ropnio, Will be uscd, The hoxcs will be inc Lest ever sent out from PIainvil,e hy the auxiliary.
 Plain,il!c Briefs
 Antoinctte IareIli, ago nine year. . IS confined to her homo on Ounen street with an attack of the mumng Miss Esther Trumbull, daughtcr Of Mir. and Mrs Henry Trumhu1i has arrived home from school at WoIIos- ley, Mass.
 MISS Florence TrumbulI, daughter or Ileutenant GOvernor-c,ect and Mrs. John TrumbulI is expected to arrive home from Mt.. Holyoko col Icse today for the Christmas vaca. ton.
 GeraId Freeman Of Whiting street is expected home from Dartmout college for the Christmas holidays,
 Miss Henrietta Castle of Canal street arrived home today from Storrs college accompanied hv 8 number of her school friends
 Miss Elizabeth Benjamin of Stronp court is expected home today from school in Boston.
 Louis Pike of Strong court will ar. rive home today for tho Christmas recess from M. l. T.
 Howard Stevenson oc Red Stone HiiI will arrive home today from Worcester Tech.
 The Misses Barbara and Natalie Case of Bunncll avenuc. are expected to arrive home today from school, Fat 10 rent. Stanley NJ. smith Inc, Neri Block
 Buy your toys at the P,ajn,-re Engineering and Supply Co. A com. i plete lino.-adyt.
 . For ront-l'i,e rooms, downstairs 10 minutes by trolley from Plain,irle center. opposite Queen street school. Garage and improvements. Irqure evenings, x. C. Bristo ol, = Whiting street, upstairs. s.--advt. Bt RRI1Tr GRANGE PARTY. \ Christmas party for tN, .u.. , dr"n of members Of Burrit, Graog, will be hold at 7:30 o'clock S.'ur. day night at Jr. c. |. X. " hal on Hungerford court.