New Britain herald., 1925-03-30

Members of the local team ex- pressed the opinion that if some ref cree, other than PopiselI, who Is not q member of the central board, officiated the game would have been better. Now that the each of the two teams has made a victory 1t will be necessary to play third game on a neutral court. The game will prob ably be held Saturday of this week.
 Legion Show Tomorrow
 A large number of tickets have been sold for the showing of the [. s, government film, lover the Top with the Allies" at the Community theatre tomorrow. Gnder the auspi- ces of the Brock Barnes Post of the American Legion. Three perform ances will be held. the first one at 4 o'clock, inc second at 6 o'clock and the last one at o'clock. The afternoon performance has been ar ranged to enable the school children to attend. During the performances
 
 Auxiliary will sell candy.
 Legion Meeting Tonight
 An important meeting of Brock Barnes Post of the American Legion will be held tonight at o'clock at the rooms on Whiting street. Post Commander Robert Craig Is very anxious to have the members attend as several matters of the utmost importance will be brought up for action. Plans will be made for the membership drive which commence April 6 and will continue until April 20. Local ex-seryicemen who are not members of the Post are well come to attend the meeting and be- come members. Final arrangements for the showing of the picture at the Community theatre tomorrow will also be made.
 Gypsies Visit
 Plainville was visited by a party of transient gypsies yesterday after noon. Their detension near the East Main street railroad crossing by a state policeman was the cause of considerable stir According to the story of the gateman at the crossing a large Cadillac car, containing a party of them, stopped near the crossing about 2:45 o'clock and 0 woman approached the gateman and asked him for some matches. This favor compiled with. she asked him If he wanted her to tell him his fortune. To this question she re- ceived the same answer which the gypsies receive in most instances and she thereupon took leave of him, and the car proceeded ill the direction of New Britain. A short while later a state policeman asked the gateman if he had seen the tourists and also if he knew in which direction they had gone. The yateman said he did not know whether they went to New Britain or if they turned off and gone to Pennington. However, in short while the policeman returned to Plainville in the company of two ears of the transients but neither Of them was the car which had paid the gateman a visit previously. One of the cars showed signs of having been in an accident as one Of the front wheels was minus spoke and the lenders were bent. According to some of the spectators the car hau been in an accident in Pennington and the other party agreed to give the driver of the gypsy car SS0 Ii he would say nothing about 1t. In a short while, however, the former owner of the S30 reported the af- fair to the state policeman who lm- mediately gave chase and located the two cars in Plainville.
 Definite information could not be secured from State police headquar- ters in Hartford this morning as the officer who conducted yesterdays in yestigation had been detailed on a case early this morning and conse- uucntly had been unable to submit his report.
 Auxiliary Meeting.
 Members of the American Legion Auxiliary are desirous of having those who have promised to provide candy for the sale at the show to- morrow bring it to the Legion rooms by . o'clock tomorrow afternoon so that it may be packed preparatory to the sale.
 Officers to Meet.
 All officers and the members Of the guard team of Martha Rebekah lodge will meet for full rehearsal at the I. O. o. F. hall promptly at Azl