New Britain herald., 1926-03-18
LEGION CONDUCTS
 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Out to Make PlainYille Vets
 All LeeiOnnaires
HOLD CARD PARTY TONIGHT
Pleasant Gathering Nt MI,. Bun nciTs - standard Steel Depart. ments To CIosr saturday - Mrs. Mar, Bradbur, Dies in \. ].

hrocN Barnes post, A,ocrlcW Lc. g'on' las set itself to make Plain. 'ille eN-aerNiconan 1oo p.l cent l.,- sionh"lres and is conducting an in. '"nslNe campaign to induce its for. m"r bndlios to join with it uguin, National Comm nGrr John MrOuipn haS taken as a.t slogan "Onr Nil. IioN Members For JPgG" and is en- 'ouraSIng lH"S local drives through out the coUnn-, The Connecticut drive is boIu& u .l,r turing The pe- rlod from Mar9n 1a 10 April :, and the local post iutrnls to accomplish as any other in the stal,.
 James Paul Is chairman of th, campaign here and has organized q coiamittco which is working hard and making every effort to bring into inc post all plainyilc men who served during the world War, l, is known that th"rc arr several eN- scrFlcemen here who do not belong to the post Application blanks have been m2ilcd To thosr whose al- dresses arc known. To those rry whose addresses are unknown. or i'm Nl'ation Is extended hy the commit tee 10 attend tho next meeting of Brock Barnes post. which will be held in Legion hall on Monday ey,- ming, March go.
 St. PatriCks Party
 Miss Rona Bunncll gave a Sf. Fatrick's Day party at her homo on Broad street last evening, the event taking the form of shower in honor of tho Misses Katherine and Virginia Farrar. The rooms were rr"ttily decorated in green and White. this color scheme being car fIcd out in many ways. Miss kath crime Farrar'S engagement 10 I5IovJ E. Stlllman, SOL of Mr. and Mrs. II, E. Stillman Of New Britain aycnue, and Miss Virginia Farrar's engage ment tO Kenneth Woodruff, son of Mir and Mrs. Gcorgr Woodruff of aW'st Main street. were announced at Christmas. No dates for inc weddings have been sci. The Misses Farrar are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest w. sFatrar of Tomlinsou avenue.
 Factory Departments Close
 Tue departments known as tip soft bend' departments at t,r Standard Steel X Bearings, Inc. win be closed Saturday morning. tn, [ a- son being thW 'hoy are anc-l uu filling orl"rs, IT,, oihrr a.uarr- mentS will l." on r. +oi}ar soh.dul.. and it is '\prr,rG I~t lull tim,. win hr resumed throughout thr plaut next week,
 Mrs. Mary Bradbury
 Mrs. Mary Elizahc.h Iradburv died yesterday at Seraurus, \. J.. after a long illness, her death hay ing been expected for some Hmr She was known in Planville, where she had Visited frequently. Mrs. Bradbury leaves three cousins hero, John F.. Lamb. Mrs. C. l.. Scrhrt st. and Mrs. $. l.. Dexter and ono core- m, Joseph F. Lamb, in New Britain.
 The body will h> brought to ibis own for hnrial Saturday, Tn" fn- neral arrangements have not been 
 Methodist Church Notes
 Tho WOm"nS Foreign Missionary society of the plainyiur NL E. 'hurch will hold a food sale at the lomo of Mrs. Morris Williams on Park street tomorrow afternoon.
 The regular mid-Wcek prayer meeting will hn held this evening at ':45 o'clock. An invitation is eN- ended to the general public.
 Auction On Premises
 The public auction of the hulI- ngs on the site for the new high 'chool. which has been announced or o'clock Saturday afternoon, will be held on tho premises. First '"l"ctman William J. Johnson wishes understood. The mo' ing will h" 'oQuired Of the purch4s'r The 'onsc is in good condition and il is 'Vpoctod that there will he several bidders for it.
 To Receive School Bids A meeting of tho special high chool building committee will b" "l1 in the town hall at S o'clock londay evening. according to an sent out today 10 m"m- CTS Of that body. At that tim"