New Britain herald., 1925-11-24

Hoppe, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Bern
hard L. Hoppe OF Kensington. and
Miss Katherine Agnes Behan OF
Hartford, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
John Behan of County Glare. Ire
land, will be solemnlzed tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock at St Paurs
church, Kensington, Rev. John c.
Brennan. pastor of the church, will
officiate at nuptial high mass.
The attendants will be Mrs.
George Cashing, sister Of the bride,
as maid Of honor. and James F.
Behan, brother of the bride, as
best man Miss Constance Lardner
will act as train bearer. Guests
will be present from neighboring
cities and from New York ana New
Jersey, also attending a, reception
at the home Of James +. Behan OF
South Whitney street, Hartford.
Miscellaneous Shower
Miss Katherine Behan, who Will
become the bride of John B Hoppe
tomorrow. was rendered mis-
cellaneous shower last evening at
the home of Mrs Bernhard L.
Hoppe. mother OF the groom-to-te
Friends were present from New
Britain, Berlin and Kenslngton and
Miss Behan received many beauti-
full and useful gifts, In the course
Of the evening games were PLAYED
and dancing was enjoyed, buffet
lunch being served at a late hour
Turkeys Reach the Skies
TURKEYS are selling for g. cents
a pound. top price, in Berlin this
year, according TO store keepers to-
day One Of the dealers reported
that he was selling the birds for SO
cents, while 9, competitor reached
So cents a pound They stated that
the prices are, in some cases lower
than that. but generally they do not
20 below SIS cents, This birds seem
TO be fairly plentiful, although an
almost unprecedented demand Is
rapidly leading to a possible scarcity
One dealer stated that he has orders
for over 80 turkeys already, with
additional requests coming in all the
time.
The other commodities which go
70 make up a Thanksgiving dinner
are plentiful, according &c reports.
cranberries. nuts and vegetables are
selling at moderate prices, but the
number Of orders for the hTln
points to the fact that residents are
planning to have large teasts on
Thursday.
Stores. factories and other places
OF business will close as usual on
THURSDAY, while citizens Of the town
follow out the old time custom OF
the Thanksgiving dinner.
Entertaining Company
Mr. and Mrs. George s Griffith Of
Kensington are entertaining Mrs,
Ross {. Scott and her daughter, Miss
CAROLYN Scott, Of Adams, \ Y
To Form Auxiliary
Sisters, mothers, wives and daugh-
ters of members Of Bolton-kasica
nest American Legion, have been
invited to attend a meeting at Le-
rion hall, Main street, Kensington'
tonight. which will be held for the
purpose of forming a Berlin branch
Of the Ladies' Auxiliary. American
Legion. The meeting will begin at
8 o'clock and it is hoped that a large
attendance will be present, as there
will be several interesting speakers
present, who will tell the women
about the Auxiliary and its work.
II has been the desire Of Berlin
residents for some time. to form a
branch of the fLegion, such as
fiourishes in other towns and cities.
The women have been interested in
the project and there should be a
large gathering. The state organizer
will be present, as will representa-
tives Of the Auxiliary Of New Brit
ain.
One Court Case Tonight
There will be but one case up for
disposal al tonights session OF the
Berlin town court, as far as is
known at the present time. This
case will be that Of Henry Wasker
Of 232 Arch street, New Britain
charged with reckless driving. He
was arrested after an accident on
the back road near the Moorland
farm on Sunday night, when his au-
tomebile was involved in a collision
with a machine driven by A F
Tucker Of the Moorland Farms. It
will be remembered that washers
machine turned turtle after the
crash,