New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
THE 0BSER YER Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

AileF 2 fss minutes the NsW Yen
 sln hsgan ia have the hdzRts.
 Nsay, Country Cousin. Wake ul
 sAa lsii as what you're thinkiRl
 Of, r she calculated,
 ihe visitor came hack ta earth
 Mhst m thinking off Gee. righ
 new I'd like some peanuts-H
 "FtsAAlTs,A screamed Ais,
 Galham. What have peanuts gal
 ie 70 sl'h the Waolworth huilding g'
 Mha said peanuts had anythins
 70 de Nllh the Mo0iger,h building
 hus I'd like some peanuts just ,hs
 same,h
 Anyone net familiar with New
 feFk would think without inVesii, gatlhs that peanuts would he the easiest ihlhg t0 ind in inc Rig City. 70 Ailss Gotham and her Country cousin started out to hunt for pes I, nuts They visited ell tha fruit stands within a radius af a mile. The clerks were sHlilingly obliging, Yes they had bananas. plums. chew. lhg gum, cigarettes watermelon and eIeFsl hing under the sun-hnt they didnt have any peanuts.
 Not until The peanut hunters reached Riverside Drive were they able ie discover what they sought, They were standing in the shade dis, eonsolate and foetsore. having given hn hope Of ever meeting peanut again' ln fact, they were convinced lhat peanuts had been banned by an amendment 10 the constitution. Finally, as they were standing there a boy With a basket on his arm came past and inquired. Peanuts Pn They bought two bags each and iols told The hoy 10 keep inc change.
 The Country Cousin returpod ,o NC" Britain few days ago-yos, she is New Britain young woman
 what do you think of New York;" her friends asked her.
 I like New Britain better"
 WHAT" tehoruE)
 Yes. you can get peanuts w,,, out walking five miles for them" was the calm reply.
 The presence of city peopIe i, Connecticut country towns is stimml lating the church life in these com. mnnities during the summer months when the churches are otherwise oII but deserted. according to the Con hecticut Federation of churches No, only are the summer visitors from me city attending the church serv- ces' but they are giving literally to me support Of these churches. tbus making 1t possible for the communi- les to have resident ministers the year round.
 Coming from the cities where 'hurch life is dormant during the summer, the city people, according o reports from the. country towns. | Ire attracted to the small country | and take an active inter- st in the religious and social life hat centers about them. l
 The resident minister in such community thus has an incentive to tay In the country town during the winter months and his presence with 'is family makes life in the village mmeasurably more interesting. But he church activity of the summer months which is increased by the oming of the city people makes 1t ecessary for the minister to forego is summer vacation and take his oliday later in the year.
 One Connecticut country town has lst engaged resident minister for ne first time in seven years, the ommunity having adopted the fed rated church plan which mobilizes leir meagre or disunited numerical, 'cial and financial forces and there furnishes an adequate task for capable minister.
 Other Connecticut villages are con- dering the advisability of adopting l le federated church plan, which is l ready in operation in fifteen cen-, 2 ITS in the state. The Connecticut I ederation of Churches, realizing the ! lportance of the country church [ factor in conservation and pro- s 'ess, is cooperating through it's [ on comity, rural life, and [ cial service, in putting the feder- il ed church plan into effect in the q nall towns.
 Good news is flashed from the a ores of Lake Compounce. The c 'ocodle club is to continue in exist zee. At the annual meeting of the lb Thursday Of this week, Secre- f ry Beers expressed doubt whether fl ere was still enough interest in the lb to warrant its existence. Asking sl