New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-12
White Way Lighting

White Way Lighting
The employees OF the Bristol and
Plainville Electric Co. have finished
the installation of the ornamental
lighting fixtures for the extension OF
the white way system which is TO
be operated for the Christmas holt
days, The system now extends from
the boulevard up Main and North
Main streets as far ms Meadow
street, each one Of the standards be-
ing equipped with 1000 candlepower
bulbs The lights will be turned on
Monday evening, Dec. il, and will
be lighted from ! to 10 o'clock each
evening up TO and including Christ
mas night. with an extra hour
Christmas eve, The merchants OF
the districts affected will bear the
cost OF installation and the cost for
the current consumed.
SeCrctarial Problems TO he Discussed
Secretary Arnold Of the Chamber
Of Commerce will attend the winter
m, citing OF the New England Asso.
citation Of Commercial Executives
which viii be held at Salem. Mass,
Friday and Saturday. January and
.. The meetings will be in the new
Hawthorne hotel at Salem and many
Of the problems that confront the
executive secretaries of the New
England organization will be dis.
cussed. Secretary Arnold is secre-
tary-treasurer Of the association.
Merchants Forum Meeting
The third Of the Merchants For
ums will be held at the Elks club
on Wednesday evening, January 6,
Mt 7:45 p. IN. II is expected that this
meeting will be OF even more inter-
est than the previous meetings as
three prominent people OF Bristol
have been invited to address the
meeting. Prosecuting Attorney Ma
Their has been Invited to discuss with
the merchants the Sunday closing
situation; General Manager Arthur
S. Barnes of the Bristol Press will
discuss the matter of Advertising"
and it is planned to have General
-htlldSNl NtpIEt Ty1 wv hlllkS OIL tUt
Bristol and Plainville Electric Co,
be present 10 talk over the subject
of transportation with the merchants
To Curb Nuisance
1t was learned today that the city
council Is TO be asked TO find a means
of stopping the issuing OF permits
to the large number OF curbstone
statesmen. itinerant vendors and beg
gars which seem to have become an
epidemic in Bristol lately.
Apparently the word has gone
forth that there is lot OF money
in Bristol and therefore the city is
considered an easy mark for the out
of town vendors and beggars. The
city Is able and willing to take care
of its own unfortunates, but there
is some objection TO contributing TO
the support of cripples who work
five and one-half days in the factor
les D. nearby cities and round out
the week by spending Saturday aft
ernoons and evenings in asking aims
of people who, many OF them, are
earning less than the beggars.
'Holy City" To Be Sung
Alfred r. Gaul's sacred cantata
THE Holy City" will be presented ut
the Baptist church tomorrow eve
ming by a chorus and orchestra M
der the direction of Gaylord B. Cook
director Of music at the church. "Tht
Holy City" is one Of the better
known OF tho sacred cantatas ara
since it was composed in the latte,
part of the 18th century it has bee,
accorded a frequency OF production
equalled only by the greatest orr
torios The solos OF the cantato
have been an important factor in
tho popular esteem in which thr
work is held, and tie solos "Eyr
Hath Not Seen" MY Soul Is Athirs'
for God" and the soprano solo
"Thesc Are They" are used very
widely as solos apart from the work
itself.
Those taking part in the chorus
arc: Sopranos. Daisy Booth Daley.
Elizabeth Gleason. Estelle Plat
Richardson, Gladys Whitham; altos,
Ruth Edna Schade, Bertha Porch,
Sara Hull, Nellie Strong Saxton;
tenors, Gaylord Il. Cook (director),
Roscoe L. Sessions, Philip r. Smaller,
Henry Lovcioy; bases, Robert Don
aldson. William n. Graham, Arthur
j. Wasley and Charlcton NJ. Wood.
ford,