New Britain herald., 1926-01-14

cent: Allingtown hospital has beer visited every month. smokes, maga llnes, fruit. etc. having been left with the patients; nll known Bristol sery- ice men in hospitals have been Ie- membered every month during the time Of hospital confinement; ap- proSimately $500 has been spent in welfare and rehabilitation work, Christmas work alone amounting 10 over s2SO; considerable sewing has been done for the Brirtol hospital: leo-oporation and support has been given the local legion post on poppy sale' endowment drive, Memorial day Armstice day and other occa. sions' tho unit raised Se5s for tho i American Legion endoH mcnt fund | m" Boy scout movement has becn given support, tho local uni, cquin. Ing and making it possible for one poor boy 10 go 10 camp for two { weeks and q flag presented to the Legion Roy scout troop. in addition. much needed equipment has been added to tho units property
 New Britain speaker Coming
 Falos Council, K. of C., No. s6 ls i planning 10 hold a scrits of smokers and talks by well known speakers of ,h' state during the winter season. | Ihe first talk will hc hy At.orn,r Fhos, r, McponouGh or New Britain on Friday evening, January l5. nj the K. of C, rooms An entertain. iment will be provided.
 Plans are under way at the K. of ['' club for Inc celebration of the en. n'ersary of the lorsl council which "as organized 4o years ago ncn, April
 Loses First Tilt.
 [ The debating team Of thc Middle. town High School came 10 Bris- ol last night and debated with m. Bristol High School team the aubjcc, 'Resolvcd~-that Inc United Sta,,s should Recognize Soviet Emssia" the Middloiown folks taking tho affirma. i've. By vote Of 10 1 the iudgog rendered decision in favor of tho Middletown invaders. lt appearing tr them that the arguments of tho ,isi. tors were presented more forceful, than the local debaters
 Considerable interest was showr in this, inc first debate of the Bristo team. over !0o people being presor, in the music room of the Higl school.
 Those representing the MiddletowI school were; Marcclla Hayden. Ethe Markeito and Mildred d'Annunzi, and Bristol was represented h, Airline Wtekes, Hubert Garricus an, porothy Tyler. The judges were Wm h. Fay and Vim. II. Day Of New Bri tain and Miss Lillian Mansfield q tho Weaver High school of Hartford Merriman Former Bristol Man hfistol folks 10 large extent wil tune Tn on the fourth of the Com lhuhity Night programs that will b, prog dcast tomorrow night from th, travellers station and number O radio parties have been formed f, listen 10 the program which will h, put on by Meridcn talent.
 The people Of Bristol have T sor Of proprlttory interest in the W'rIC station as the entire respongibilit, for tn" arrangement of the mueica programs that are broadcast iron tn" station rests with a forn,oI br'Stol resident, Dana S. Merriman.
 AIr Merriman passes on ?ll nusi ,cal talent thtat offers itself To ,broodcG sting and makes the cngage m"nfs for all trc artists that aopcar ;t the studios. He superviecs th makeup and balance of the musica programs, and arranGes for skeleton programs so that they may he fur riShod 10 Hbvut -.n svd'catn news o'pers al least 90 days in advance The complete proerams must he i, the hands of about 50 noncr throughout New England. New YorI; Now Jersey, Pennsilvania and Cana dn Rt least 10 days before tn scheduled date.
 Mr. McrrmGn was born in Brsto and IS the son Of Edward Mrrriman | prominent druggist of th4 city. II was educated iN the public school Of tn" city of TcrrinEton, Conn. II studied music with Miss Clara Mors of ForestVlle. Julius Hartt of Hart 
 ford, Arthur Priest of Hartford an Ralph Lyman Baldwin, director 0 the Choral club of Hartford. He na also studied at the Institute of Must Pedagogy at Northampton, Mass and the Yale School of Music at Ne,
 Haven. He has filled the position O or6aniat in Ter7yvillo, West Hartror and Bristol, Pittsfield and Son,n bridge, Mass, and Amsterdam, Nel York.
 He has occupied the position c supervisor of music in the prbli ! schools of Pennington. Un'onvil and Suffield and Athol. Mass, Am sterdam, <. Y. and West Hartford. He is director of the Traveller . Choral club of 15 voices and pro l parcs programs for two concerts { b" broadcast each season. He als directs the Travellers Double quertt and the Travellers symphonic F,r semhln, the latter being an orchcstr
 which Is composed of Ia musician.
 Joint Installation
 Tn an all-day joint session of th | G. W, Thompson N'oman's Relic corps, No. {. and the G. w. Thomp son post, No. 1%, of the G. A. R ! thc officers of both organization were installed yesterday. A turke 2 dinner was served by the relief corp at noon 10 over 100 people. Officers Of inc C, A. H. post wer installed hy State Commander Davi of Waterbury with his staff Of as slstants at o'clccG, as follows Commander, F., II. Allen; senior vice commander, George II. Bates: snr goon. Newell Moul'hrop: quarter master George Chapin: chaplain, W II. Hutchinson: officer ot the day