New Britain herald., 1926-01-15

| lencia, County Kerry, Ireland com. ing to this country when quite young and had been resident Of this city for several years, She Is survived by her husband, two sons, Alfred and Harold and one daughter, Madeline Hannah, all Of this city.
 Auxiliary officers Installed
 The officers of the Womens aux Hilary of tho American Legion for 1928 were installed last evening at the regular January business meet ing. Miss Marjorie Foster of Plain villo, first district committee-woman, acted as installing officer and the auxiliary Of Plainrille was guest of the evening.
 Reports of the officers showed that tho unit has had q satisfactory year financially and has a record of considerahl" accomplishment along welfare and rehabilitation work. The officers which were installed were: President, Mrs, Frod Beaucar: First Vice President. Mrs. Nalmore Pilon. second vice president, Mrs. Calixte Allairo; financial secretary. Mrs Harry Francis; recording secretary. Mrs. Raymond Mcfarland; trcasur- or Mrs. Irving Waslcy: historian Mrs. Ruth Pfennig. The executive committee are Mrs. Alfred Counter Mrs. Herbert Clayton, Mrs. John Murphy, Mrs. George Iinsted and Mrs. +. l.. Sessions.
 Grand Master To Visit
 At q joint meeting of Pcquabuck lodge of this city and Sequassen lodge of odd Fellows of Piainyillc to be held this evening in stephen Terry lodge rooms, Grand Master Alfred L. Lilley and members of the grand lodge will be entertained. It is expected that the meeting will be the largest gathering of members of this order that has been held in Bristol for some time.
 Addresses will be heard from the different grand officers and refresh- mcnts will be served.
 Boy Scout Council Annual
 The annual meeting and banquet of the Bristol Council, Boy Scouts of America, will be held in Elks' hall on Tuesday evening, January 26. The arrangements, which are nearly completed. contemplate the securing of a speaker of national reputation as speaker Of the evening.
 Scouting has received a marked impetus in Bristol since the coming of Scout Executive Breckbill and it Is expected that the reports that will be read at the meeting will show that the past year has been the most successful in constructive work in the interests of scouting, that Bristol has ever had.
 V. r. w. Concert
 The first of a proposed series of concerts and dances 10 be given by the Harold r. Emmett post, Neter- ans of Foreign Wars, will take place this evening in Red Mems auditor ium. These affairs were very popu- lar last season and there is every reason to believe that the announce ment of their continuance will be welcome.
 The concert by the post band un- der the leadership of Thomas J.. Fischer will be from 10 g o'clock after which an orchestra will fur nish music for dancing. One Of the artists who will appear on the con- cert program is Miss Anna Rich, well known local ballet dancer.
 Basketball Tonight
 The Bristol basketball team will take on the fast team from the South Manchester High school in the gymnasium of tho High school here this evening. The local boys have been practicing hard for this game and it should be a fast one.
 Rev. John K. Birge to Speak
 The Rev. John Kingsley Birge of this city will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Fed cral Hill Parent-Teacher association in the Federal Hill auditorium next Monday evening. His subject will be "The Modern Idea of National ism" ..'.. -'
 Occupying an important place on the evenings program will be an historical pageant which will be pre- sented by the pupils of the seventh and eighth grades under the direc- ton Of Mrs. Myra Merwin Terry, teacher of history of the school. Mrs. Terry. the author of the pag- cant, has spent a considerable time in study and research in preparation for the pageant and has had the hearty cooperation of the entire teaching staff Of the school in the rchearsals and other details incident 10 the production. There will be over 100 children in the seventh and eighth grades taking part In the pageant, the episodes of which are as follows:
 The Landing Of Columbus Poem. "Coumbus." by Ellis Judalis. The Cavaliers in VirgInia-
 Nnnuet. Tho Pilgrims
 Song, "The Breaking Waves
 Dashed High.' The Signing of the Declaration of
 Independence
 The Capture of Nathan Hale Poem. "To Drum Beat and Heart
 Beat" by George C. Sessions. The Making Of the Flag
 Poem, The Making of the Flag,"
 by Grace Gearing. Migration Surrender of Lee to Grant 
 Costumes and Folk Dances of
 Foreign Nations. The World War
 'Over There" Peace
 By the entire ensemble.