New Britain herald., 1926-06-14

John Francis Culiton. James Joseph Dineen. William John Doyle James Joseph Leahy. Clement Joseph Miller, Emmett JaIIas Powers, Will liam Joseph Reilly. William Joseph Shantry, and Paul Philip Thiery. The officers of the graduating class were as follows: President, ! Emmett James Powers vice presi- dent; Francis Joseph Casey: treasu-- CT. Victoria Alice Matukaitis: secre- tary. Helen Winifred Donnelly. The class motto was One step at a time i but always forward" and the class colors gold and white.
 May Record Month for Library
 With a total circulation of l1,i96 1 books during the month the Bristol l Public Library had the largest May during it's history. according to the monthly report Of Librarian Charles l L. Wooding which was read at the 1 monthly meeting Of the Board Of Ii. hrary Directors last Saturday eve hing This was 2,135 volumes or B per cent more than for the same month last year,
 There were 4S5 books added 10 l the library during the month, or which 349 were by purchases. IS from the hindery and 121 by gift from the following sources: Kather- inc Gaylord Chapter, D. 4. R. l.: E. bilWarkahn. 1; International Trans i partauon Association. 1: Ebert F. Gaylord. 20: anonymous, s7. There were IFS volumes withdrawn dur ing the month. leaving 4S,74o books in the library on June 1.
 Elected State Commander captain Charles T. Blanchard of jhls city was elected state con,map- der of the Veterans Of Foreign Ware at the annual encampment ot tbe connecticut department held in NaIlngford on Saturday and yester- day We'll known throughout ,he state on account Of his activities in Ih' affairs Of the Foreign War Vet .crans, Captain Blanchard has snrv- cd through the major offices in ,be state department. Last year he vas IeIected senior Vice-commander st 'the state encampment held in Bris- tol and the year before he WAS elected junior vice-commander of Ithe state department at the Water bury convention.
 Captain Blanchard was instrr- mental in organizing Harold F. Elm. melt post No. s94, Veterans Of For teisn Wars, of this city and Is a past commander Of that post.
 Captain Blanchard is a graduate iof the local schools and of the Brjs- tol high school in the class of 1914 Following his graduation firm high school he was employed in the B. 0, Barnard store.
 In May, 1917, less than a month after the declaration of war. he en- listed as a private with Company Ip' 102nd Regiment. 18th Division. He went overseas with that outfit in September of that year and sery- led in the battle of Seicheprey and Chateau Thierry and Champaign Marne offensives with that division. During his service with the 26th division he was promoted through the various non-commissioned ranks until he became a sergeant. He was then assigned to the officers training school at Langres, France. where he was commissioned second lieutenant on September 2. 1918.
 After the receipt of his commits sion he was assigned to the 31sth Infantry Of the 79th division and for a time commander of II company. He was in the Oise-St. Mihiel and the Argonne offensives with that company. He was commissioned first lieutenant and following the 'armistice, he had charge of a largs prisoners receiving station north west of Verdun.
 He returned to this country in June, 1919. and was discharged as a first lieutenant on June 2S. 1919. He re-enlisted in the officers reserve corps in 1922 as a first lieutenant and in December. 1925, he was com lmissioned a captain in the officers reserve corps in command of the 5O4th Infantry. organized reserves. Following his discharge he was en- gagged in business in this city for a time and later was in the insurance business in Portland, Maine for two years. For the past several years he has been connected with the pro- duction department Of the New De parture Mfg. Co.,. where he has charge Of organizing new production methods.
 EndeeS Defeat Pittsburgh
 Ttc bats of the champion Pitts hurgh Pirates were silent to big extent yesterday at Muzzy Field and as a result they went down to de- feat at the hands of the New De- parture baseball team. the final score bei z 10 2. Only three hits
 were made off Thorpe in the five succeeded him on the slab. was nicked for only four hits the bal ance of the game. Babe Adams started for Pittsburgh and Bristol found him for six hits in the four | innings that he worked. Culloton
 wi replaced Adams, allowed but two hits the balance of the game.
 About 5000 people had crowded D their way into the park to see the ! game and most of them were dis !, appointed at the failure of the ' Pittsburgh team to show the class l that was expected of them. = The score:
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