New Britain herald., 1926-08-26
BERLIN NEWS
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East Berlin Items

munity club. About 75 members of the club were present which is con- sidered good for this time of the year. The prize winners for last evening were: women's first prize, Mrs. Isabelle Hagen; women's con- solation, Mrs. c. Goodell. For the men J. A. Williams carried off first honors with Edward McCorkle com ing in for second prize. The eve ming was a most enjoyable one and many of the club remarked that other whist parties should be on the program for the future meetings. The committee in charge for the evening were MT. and Mrs. X. A. North and Miss Miriam North and MT. and Mrs. E. W. Mldrum.
 The first Community club fair conducted by the local Community club will be held in October, the exact date to be set within a few weeks. There was considerable dis cussion relative to the holding of a fair here, particularly since the East Berlin Improvement Go. discon- tinued the holding of their annual fair. The cabinet of the club is to meet next week and appoint a com mittee of six composed of three men and three women who will have complete charge in the running of the event. Community hall is well adapted to the holding of a fair and | it is expected that the Community club will be several hundred dol lars richer when the event is over. A meeting of the cabinet was called | for next Wednesday evening in the club rooms by President k. o. Clark 1 to take further action in the mat ter. The excursion on the river suggested at last weeks meeting was again brought up and a complete re- port on the possibilities of an outing of this nature will be given at next weeks meeting.
 About 30 friends of Louis Cote rendered him a surprise birthday party Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Ruth Bourgeois. The event was complete surprise to MT. Cote who is very popular among the young people of the town. Friends were present from several nearby towns. MT. Cote is employed at the Stanley Works in New Britain.
 Miss Winifred Ogle is spending several days in Middetown as the guest of friends.
 Miss Marguerite Bourgeois left yesterday for Barnesdale where she will be the guest of friends for a few weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Draper of Palmer, Mass, called upon old ac- quaintances here yesterday. The Drapers were former residents of this place.
 Miss Dorothy Davis returned home today after two weeks va cation spent here with her cousin, Miss Virginia Walsh of Wilcox av- enue.
 Miss Jean Dalbey continues to show slight improvement. Her con- dition is such, however. that 1t will be a month before she will be able to return to her home here.
 Announcement has been received here of the birth of a son to Mir. and Mrs. Frank Barnes of Detroit, Michigan, on August 16. Mrs. Barnes was formerly Miss Dorothy Lotz of this place.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Frank. Mir, and Mrs. John Frank, Jr., MT. and Mrs. George Weltz, Miss Frances Firch. Miss Mary Frank and Jo- seph Frank have returned from a visit with Mir. and Mrs. Walter Hurlburt at Clinton Beach.
 The regular weekly prayer meet ing of the Methodist church will be held in the church parlors this eve ming at 7;30 o'clock.
 The library rooms will be open Friday afternoon and evening for the exchange of books.
 MT. and Mrs. Ralph Gamble of Wilcox avenue are entertaining rela- tives from New York city for the week
 For the first time in several years a number of pieces Of real estate are to be put upon the market. A very high percentage of homes here is now owned by the people living in them and 1t is reported that several home owners are planning to locate elsewhere.
 Several young people from here are making preparations to return to their alma mater. Among those who attended colleges during the past season were Miss Miriam North, Miss Margaret Root and Miss Bertha Hazen.
 The East Berlin baseball team In the Hartford ' league will not fin- ish better than third in the league this season as the locals dropped 1 their last game to the Glastonbury aggregation by a close score.
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