New Britain herald., 1925-01-27
PERSONAL TAX
 BILLS COMING Will Be Mailed Saturday--G0
 Rule Dinner Held
MRS. LILLIAN GRAY DEAD
Two Hundred More Than Last Year Liable To Pay-Marriage Licenses Are Issucd-Appeal For Near East Relief Is Made-Othcr News.

PerG onal tax bills will be mailed out on Saturday night of this week to 10,606 tax payers of this city, &C., cording to an announcement made by Assistant Tax Collector Ora NJ. Narcotic. The work Of making out the bills has been completed and they wiu be checked back and placed in envelopes this week.
 The number who will receive tax bills this year is an increase of 200 over the number sent out last year. Of those who will receive bills. 5,Gl9 are females and 4.9S7 are males.
 The bills are due and payable on February 1 and if they are not paid by March 1 a penalty will be added. In order to accommodate those who wish to pay their taxes. the office of the city clerk will be open on Mon- day and Saturday evenings from ' until 8 o'clock during the month of February.
 Golden Rule Dinner Held.
 A Golden Rule Dinner was held in the rooms of the Endee club last evening when a representative group of Bristol people sat down to a meagre, but satisfying meal under the auspices of the Bristol Near East Relief committee.
 Frank B. Tibbitts, chairman of the local committee, presided. Eight small girls sang the Grace Before Meat" song that is sung by the or phans of the Near East countries be- fore each of the three meals Of the day. These girls were: Faith Ar mold, Beth Beauchemin, Jeanette Ceppa, Elizabeth Dieter, Barbara Hoffsess, Irene Larson and Marjorie Waters.
 Three long tables had been set in the room and upon these were sim ply a white tablecloth and at each a spoon and fork. There was no knife, for no butter was served during the evening, The menu consisted of the same food that Is served the orphans of the Near East Relief and consist ed of macaroni, rice, piece Of bread, appricots and q cup of cocoa. The cocoa was served in tin cups that had been made by the orphans from condemned milk cans, the edges having been rolled over and handles soldered to the cup.
 t5 gathered here to consider this even- ing" said Chairman Tibbitts. Tt is to consider q necessary work for the little ones of the Near East. This is we are to have brought to our atten- ton the hard lot of large group of needy children, unfortunate victims of circumstances beyond their con- trol."
 Connecticut Director Speaks.
 Chairman Tibbitts introduced Har- vey F. Kazmer, director of the Near East Relief work in Connecticut. MT. kazmier stated that Connecticut folks are taking care Of 1,500 or phans.
 "Naugatuck and Torrington have been assigned 60 orphan adoptions. In Ridgefeld one woman adopted four children for the entire length of their training, or until the time that they will come to a work period. This meant $5,OO0, but she wrote out her check for this amount will lingly."
 The main speaker of the evening was John w. Mace national field di- rector of the Near East Relief work.
 Golden Rule Citizens
 Mir. Mace stressed the point that the work of the American Near East Relief was q typical Golden Rule rule work. "As we practice the Golden Rule, those children will be able to live. We are trying to do by them as we would wish to have done for our own children"
 Mir, Mace stressed the point that the work of the Near East Relief 1 was not pauperlzing proposition.
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