New Britain herald., 1925-01-16

Three Generations" by Maud Howe Elliott, Damaged Souls" by Gama- liel Bradford, "A Beachcomber in the Orient" by Harry L. Poster, "A Woman Tenderfoot in Egypt" by Grace Thomson Seton, "The Next To-Nothing House. by Alice Van Lear Carrick, My Garden of Mem- ory' by Kate Douglas Wiggin, Wandering !n Northern China" by Harry A. Franck, Mankind at the Crossroads" by Edward M. East, From Immigrant, to Inventor" by Michael Pupin, Among French Folk" by ". Branch Johnson, Northern Neighbors" by Wilfred T. Grenfell. ss
 Fiction;i ''The heightened Sha- dow" by William J. Locke, Blowing Weather" by John T. Mcintyre, Try phoon" by Joseph Conrad, For tune's Fool" by Rafael Sabatini, "The Able McLaugh!ins" by Mar garet Wilson, "IIarilek" by Can pat" "A Son at the Front by Edith Wharton, "Sir John Dering" by Jeffcry Farnol, "Riccyman Steps, by Arnold Bennett, "Dr. Nye" by Jos eph c. Lincoln, Tut, Tut! Mir. Tut by Arthur Train, "The Enchanted April' by the author of Elizabeth and Her German Garden,' Raw Material by Dorothy Garfield.
 The Forum Book club, an organi- zation of Berlin men and women, meets periodically to study the best books in the fields of fiction and non-hction, presenting copies of each of the books studied to the library. The best books of the year are talk en up by the club and the organiza- tion has an interested following.
 On Bank Committee
 Francis Deming, representative from Berlin, has been appointed a member of the banks committee of the house of representatives. MT. Deming is treasurer of the Berlin Savings bank. He is well known in banking circles throughout the state and is we'll versed in banking mat ters.
 Confined To Home
 Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, pastor Of the Berlin Congregational church, is confined to his home with heavy cold. His condition is not serious.
 Condition the same
 The condition of Charles Burhans, Berlin workman, who was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon, was reported as being about the same as it was yesterday, at the New Britain General hospital today. Late yes terdy his condition was reported as critical.
 Annual Church Meeting
 The annual meeting of the Ken sington Congregational church will be held tonight in the church par lors after a supper. Officers for the coming year will be elected and re- ports from the departments and or eanizations connected with the church will be heard.
 Interest In Meeting
 It is expected that there will be q large gathering in attendance at the special meeting, called by the Ser lin reassessment committee, for the purpose of letting the general pup lie hear about plans for reassess- ment, The committee has invited Appraisal Engineer Thomas Linder of New Britain ard Edward A. Mc- Carthy of New Britain, assessment director of Middletown. 10 address the meeting. They will describe re- assessment as il has been tried out in other cities. and will answer any questions the taxpayers may wish to hurl at them. The meeting will De held at the town hall at O'CLOCK
 Entertains At Whist
 Nr,t. Mary Carey of kensington entertained five tables of whist al her home last evening. In the course of inc evening entertainment was provided and a luncheon served Mrs Robert Corr won the first prize