New Britain herald., 1926-04-22

palgn yet to be heard from,
 Thefaetory canvass starts today under the supervision of Assistant Campaign Manager Raymond Crumb, The names of all those sub scrlblng wil lbe published later.
 A general gift to the chest Is to be mado by David l, LipmQn of the Lorraine Shoe Store, Harry Rus. sell of J, k, Mitchell & Sons and C. Funk X Sons. These stores have pledged ten per cent of their gross cash sales on Saturday. April 94. Workers selected from the various teams Of the drive have been selected as sales ladies to help at these stores and this phase of tho campaign k Tn charge of Mrs. N $. Rowland.
 One of tho most appreciated pledges vas received last evening from n small child. whose contrbu- ton to tho chest was 100 pennies.
 Fire Commissioners Meeting
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of fire commissioners will be held tomorrow evening at S o'clock in the council chambers in city hall.
 New City Directories
 City directories of Ann Arbor Nlchr Amsterdam, x. r., Elizabeth. N. J., Miami, Fla,. Norwalk. Conn and Worcester Mass, have been placed In the Bristol Public library.
 Ilks' Meeting
 The postponed meeting of the Bristol lodge of Elks will be held hls evening at o'clock in their lome on south street.
 w. (. T. L. Meeting
 The regular meeting of the w. c. [. tr will be held tomorrow after loon at o'clock in the basement 't the public library Mrs. George Sell will lead the devotional exer- 'lscs and Mrs. Harry Cline will read he United States constitution and 
 cooking Demonstration
 An all day meeting of the ladies 'f south Chippens Hill will be held tomorrow at the home of Mrs. F. Barnes of Terryvillo avenue. A ooking demonstration will also be ;iven by Mrs. Marion Daliin of ;torrs college.
 "Pollyanna" Again Tonight
 The comedy, "Pollyanna" will he presented again this evening in the lew Wallace Barnes theater under he auspices of the Wallace Barnes Dunbar club. A large audience was present. last evening and 1t is ex- 'ectod that the theater will be till- d again tonight.
 American Legion Auxiliary
 Seicheprey Unit No. 2, American egular business meeting this even ng at o'clock in the American .cgion hall. Dad Wright, former 7. M. c. A. secretary at Allingtown | ospital has been invited to attend i he meeting,
 Birth of Daughter
 A daughter was born yesterday at | he Bristol hospital to Mr. and Mrs. oseph Strupp of Pleasant street. Joe" is one of the popular mem- ,ers of the Bristol police force.
 Grammar School League
 This afternoon at o'clock the | south Side school will cross bats | with the John J. Jennings school on | Burlington avenue, on the latter's | grounds. Both these teams are in he A league.
 Tomorrow afternoon in the B eague the East Bristol school nine will play the Park school boys on he Park street diamond.
 Much interest Is being displayed y the school children in these amcs and many rooters accompany heir team when 1t is playing away rom its own grounds.
 Compounce to Open
 Managers Pierce and Norton of ake Compounce have announced nat the resort will be officially nened on Sunday. May 2. In ormer years the park has usually cen opened on Sundays about the fiddle of May.
 Men, But No Tools
 At the brush fire in the East ristol district yesterday afternoon
 number of Boy scouts were on and to fight the fire, but no tools ere available. It Is understood nat when Deputy Fire Warden Woods was called he was not at ome and, as all of his tools are ept at his residence, the presence the boys on the scene of the fire leant absolutely nothing. Fire iarden Thomas Ryan. who arrived tier on the scene, had the ncccs- lry implements for firehghting and a late hour the flames were sub ued.
 In former years all of the neces- Try tools were left at the Central re station and were available for ny part of the city where a brush r forest fire might break out. This however, was changed y orders issued by State Fire War m Hawes, who instructed all of his re wardens and their deputies to ecp the tools at his own home.
 Traffic Standard Adopted
 Tho traffic standard manufactured y the Horning Mfg. Co. which has cen on trial at the intersection of orth Main, North and Pond streets, as been selected by the mayor, po- co commissioners and the chief of office as the type 10 be placed in twice at the corner of Main and chool streets and nt West and chool streets. This announcement as made after a meeting held in Nc city hall this morning.
 At the present time a General lectric traffic standard is at West nd School streets, while at Main