New Britain herald., 1924-07-24

l VIII De satcWakS, Nltn H0rnamcntaj
 gates. This gift, besides being q
 valuable one in monetary way. is
 also valuable inasmuch as it will i'm
 prove the appearance of the propert y
 considerab bly.
 The acceptance with hearty thanks
 was acted upon.
 Bank Officers RccIcct 1 Frank l.. Wilcox was reelected | president of the Berlin Savings bank at the annual meeting held at the bank yesterday afternoon. The other officers were also reelected. They are: Vice President. Ernest w. Midrum: lscc"ctary and treasurer Francis Dem ing: assistant treasurer, James J. t'itzsimons.
 There was a large attendance at the meeting and one of the first matters taken up was that of clecting three new corporators to fill vacancies caus- cd by deaths since the last annual meeting. The new corporators elected were Henry B. Cooley of kensington, Samuel C. Coale of Berlin, and Robert o. Clark of East Berlin. Vacancies in the ranks of the corporators were caused by the deaths of William Bulkeley of. Berlin, Frederick Hub bard Of East Berlin and David Brad icy of Kensington.
 Before the meeting Mir. Wilcox stated tEat he had carried out his duties to the best of his ability since his appointment as president at a special meeting Of the bank following | the death of William Bukeley, who l had served long and faithfully in that | capacity. Mr. Wilcox also called at tention to the growth of the institu- ion. He said that he had been asked many times how the savings bank could afford to pay such high rates of interest the rate being five per cent. He offered, he said the ex- 'anation that the overhead of the in- 'titution is low, the bank has been in many bond transactions 'nd considerable money has been made fro mthe real estate enc of the business.
 The following trustees were reelect- di Frank l.. Wilcox, Dr. Roger VI. ,riswold, Willis l. Savage, Ernest w. iidrum Francis Deming. Claude w 2 'tevens and George E. Prentice. the z asst named having been elected to fill f he vacancy on the board caused by , he death of Mir. Bulkeloy. I
 Indoor Baseball Game. II The Cpstreeters and the Down treeters of kensington played a game f indoor baseball al the Percival ave ue field last night. At least it was aimed to be a game of baseball. |, hose who played in the game stated :. ,day that one or the other team, they ere not sure which, won with a a ore of 10 4. There was consider c ole spectacular work on the flying apeze by William Ritche erstwhile nployee at the Berlin railroad sta on and also constable on the Berlin ,lice force. Mir, Ritche's daring hits a Id catches were wondered at by all. r e is regarded as one Of the most b irdy baseball players that ever c' ruck the town. Il!
 American Legion Meeting = Bolton kasica post of the American v ,gion will meet tonight at 8 o'clock
 T. A. B. hall, Kcnsington. to con- rue work on the bonus applications d also to hear a report on the pro- ess of the membership drive now ing conducted by the post.
 Is Seriously I'll.
 Dexter Williams of kensington, son ' Village Carrier C. W. Williams and s. Williams, is reported to be in a 'ious condition at his home. The ung fellow. who is but Is years of 9 has been ill for about five weeks. n,
 Will Play In Kensington. IN An interesting game is scheduled
 Sunday at the Perciva avenue Id between the St. Mary's baseball m of Plainville and a team from , ton -kasica post of the American ire zion. to
 Hayes Pitches Bcnerit. wh fohn ueftyD Hayes.spitcher for the ,,.r -kensingtons. took part in bene- eas game in Southington last night wal
 pitched excellent nine innings ,,'s3 rough the support given him was eon e too good. Hayes was a member gro a team recruited from the Clark Ag. $ factory and the Miildalle base k ,
 team. They were opposed by the ineI to team of Southington. the Pex- ,H shs winning. s-1. Hayes vas opposed stor