New Britain herald., 1925-01-21
COMMITTEE MAKES
 RECEPTION PLANS
Program Arranged for HonOring Governor Thursday Night
HEARING IS POSTPONED
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 The general committee arranging for the town reception to be given
 to Governor John II. Trumhull in the Plainyille Congregational church Thursday evening at o'clock, held
 meeting in the town hall last night | despite the storm and bad going. The subcommittee. of which Charles II. Newton is chairman. reported its | plans for the reception and a pro- | gram was adopted for the event. The former members of the home l guard company will assemble at the | town hall Thursday evening at 7:15 | o'clock and headed by the Plainville
 Fife and Drum corps, will proceed | to the nome of the governor on
 Pennington avenue where they will | meet him and escort him to the Il Congregational church.
 Il An organ recital will be given in
 the church from TAO until o'clock
 by Miss Josephine Kendrick of Hart
 ford while the selections will be rendered during the evening by
 kunke's five-piece orchestra of III Waterbury. Ex-Governor Marcus III Holcomb will be in attendance and H will be the principal speaker of the l evening.
 III Upon arrival at the church. Gov | ernor Trumbull will be escorted to the platform by Selectman James Simpson and ex-Governor Holcomb III will be escorted by Selectman Ed II ward P. Prior As the governor en- ters the edifce, the orchestra will al render Hail to the Chief"
 The reception will then open with the entire assembly singing '"The 1 Star Spangled Banner" Following I this will be an address by eX-Gov- [. ernor Marcus Holcomb. followed by e a selection by the orchestra. Harry
 A. Castle will then bring the greet
 ings of the people of Plainyille 10 a the governor in few chosen words :, and he will express for the people of 2 Ilainville their pride and confidence :, in the great honors accorded him.
 Following this, Charles H, Newton, . chairman of the republican town committee, will present the governor
 with set of resolutions drawn up
 by the general committee in the
 name of the people of Plainyille. . The governor will then be called on :, to answer following which those u present will greet him. Governor '. Trumbull has expressed his willing |, ness and also his desire to meet all 7, those who will attend the reception = The committee realizes that there y will not be enough room in the 70 church to accommodate all who wish u to attend so the parish house will be
 thrown open to the public. The : wish is given out that all will at y tend whether they can be seated or Il not as the affair will not be of long
 duration.
 l. Members Of the American Legion e will attend the ceremony and seats Il for them will be reserved in the body = of the church. Commander Robert e Craig asks that all those who plan
 to attend call him at S9-5 be- q fore tormorrow night and those c who will assemble at the Legion post y rooms at 7:15 o'clock, will wear the
 Legion hats. It Is expected that one
 Of the largest crowds of people ever
 to attend a gathering in the town
 will be present at the reception.
 Hearing Postponed
 The scheduled hearing betwcer '' the officials Of the town and the n railroad officials this morning at 1C
 o'clock in the town hall. has beer
 postponed until next Tuesday morn
 ing at 10 o'clock. The officials who 7r had planned to come to the hearing y tclephoned to the local station agen' IF last evening asking him to inform r. the selcctmcn that they would b' l. unable to appear today, The storn er of yesterday forced the officials tt S. remain at their various posts todd, IT and for this reason, the sclectmer l. decided 10 postpone the hearing un m til next Tuesday morning.