New Britain herald., 1926-05-25
LEGION HEAD HERE
 TOMORROW NIGHT
Commander McQui8g to Offciate
 at Home Dedication

The new home of Eddy-Glover post, No. 6, American Legion, of this city, situated on Washington street, will be dedicated with appro- priate exercises tomorrow evening starting at o'clock. The exercises will be presided over by National Commander John R. McQuigg, who, starting tomorrow, will make a two- day tour of the state including in his itinerary, a three hour stay in New Britain.
 Commander McQuigg will be es- corted from Providence, R. L, where he will be feted at a banquet in the rovidence-Biltmore hotel tonight by the Rhode Island state depart ment of the American Legion, to Bridgeport tomorrow by Allan P. Parker of Milldale, first district de- partment executive committeeman and two mounted members of the state police force. The officers will give his automobile the right of way through Connecticut.
 He will be met in Bridgeport by Joseph P. Andrews, former president Of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce and q member of Eddy Glover post, and will be brought to New Britain in his automobile, stop ping on the way to extend his greet ings to the Meriden Legionnaires.
 Commander McQuigg is schedul- ed 10 arrive at the home of Eddy Glover post at o'clock. Command CT A. H. Petts of Eddy-Glover post has asked the members of the post 10 be at the home at , o'clock sharp to form a lane of honor through which the national commander will pass. He will be met inside tho home by the citizens reception com- mittee of which Albert r. Corbin, president of the Union Mfg. Go, and Representing the Rotary club, is chairman.
 The members of this committee represent all the civic clubs, manu- factories and business houses of New Britain. They are, besides Mir Corbin, Mayor Gardner C. Weld, George P. Spear, c. F. Bennett. E. A. Moore, C. r. Smith. George Kim ball. Charles A, Anderson. con- mander of the United Spanish American War Vcterans $. II. Woods, commander of the c. A. R.; James E. O'Bricn, Amcricanization director; William C. Hart, chief of police; William J. Noble, chief of the fire departments; Rev. Lucyan Boinowski, pastor of the Sacred Heart church; Rev. Matthew Tray nor, pastor of St. Mary's church; {; C. B. Parsons. T. c. Loomis, Isaac Black, J. R. Andrews, r. s. Cham berlain, F. M Holmes, H. H. Pcase, George Dyson, Horace Eddy. How ard Parsons, Harry Hancock, Lions club; J. M. Ward, Kiwanis club; E. W: Christ, Exchange club; Dr. B. Protass, Reus club; w. c. Hunger ford. Chamber of Commerce; E. r. Gaifncy, judge of probate; E. F.. Baldwin and Mrs. Lucy Edwards state pr r,sident of the American Legion auxiliary.
 Exercises Open to Public
 Commander Arthur Petts an- noGHced today that the Legion hone and the exercises are open 10 th" public ana he hopes 10 see q monsirous gathering of New Brit ain citizens at the home when the national commander arrives. Eddy Glover post band will be at the home and will play as the com mander proceeds from the automo- bile 10 the interior.
 From to 6 o'clock, public re- ception in honor of Commander Me- Quigg will be held in the Legion home at which the officers of Eddy Glover post, citizens committee and American Legion auxiliary will be in charge. Music will be furnished by Eddy-Glover post band.
 The dedication exercises will be started at o'clock. The following program has ben arranged by the committe in charge of which Harry Vessels is chairman: Presentation Of colors; "The Star Spangled Banner" entire assembly; invocation, post chaplain, Rev. w. H. Anderson; vo- cal selection, selected, Mrs. Mary T. Crean; address of welcome, Mayor Gardner c. Weld; remarks "A H Petts, commander of Eddy Glover post; address, Charles r. Smith, chairman of the board of directors of Ianders, Frary & Clark Co.,; intro- duction of the national commander hy Connecticut State Department Commander Harry c. Jackson of this