New Britain herald., 1927-10-31
KENDR|CK DECIDES
 ID RETAIN CHARGE Baptist Church Pastor Recon-
 siders His Resignation HALLOWEEN PRECAUTIONS
Entire Con>tahulary Force on Duty Local Football Teams Over Whcln"d-Nc-I Mae0ucradC- PNthinu Sisters SOciaIe fo start.

Rev. A. D. kendrick, b p.. an ! nounce1 at tn" morning service y"s- { terlay at the Baptist church that he would remain as pastor of that
 church. Dr. l<ordric'l turned in his resignation as pastor two weeks ago,
 hut at q special meeting of the
 church on Friday evening the mcm- , hcrs voted unanimously 10 ask him l 10 reconsider his action. A notice of this vote, along with a petition 10
 the same effect, was forwarded to ! him, and hls salary was increased. Yesterday pr. kendrick said from
 tho pulpit that h. believed his work
 her" had only just begun and that . there was q better understanding he
 tween pastor and people than oX-
 istcd war ago. With largn uum- , h"r ot peopl" requesting him 10 stay
 and the increasing numbers in the i church and sunday school, Dr. ! kendrick said he felt that Cod
 wished him 10 remain. Thos" Who i have borne tn" burden down through { the years deserve q great deal Of | NN' tllJ t' pl'N ltttl'i!i. ll' NNl4t tl'r and those who are here and who arc
 coming in are not here 10 take their . places but to work with them 10 help carry Christianity forward.
 { There was a deep feeling Of joy
 among the members of the cougr"- , Eation and many rNprcss"d their 1 thankfulness al the past or's decision 10 remain.
 f Halloween Precautions
 ! Tn" entire constabulary force will 1 h" asign ad 10 duty at various points
 about tn" town tonight in an "ffort
 to restrain oyrrcHuhorant celobra nts ! of Halloween. They will Do given
 beats and will patrol them through
 most of the night. l. is not believed ! that any fir"m"n will be definitely ! assigned 10 duty. but ii is probable , hat, as in tn" past, q number of
 them will gather in their rooms and will be available if trouble occurs.
 Blues Overwhelmed
 The Plainvilc Blues were over whelmcd by the South Manchester Cubs in that city yesterday after
 noon, 41-h. Tn" nome team had a very slight advantage in weight and q big margin in experience. Despite i this the Blues line held firmly. but the Cubs ran wild around the ends and hurled paf""s through the To-
 calls defense. The first half was a i slaughter. but in the second the
 Rln"S braced and made the Cubs { fight for every inch of the ground. The work Of Nosgoda at center. Gautlior al end. and French in thc hackticld stood out for rlainvile. 1 The Blues suffered badly from lack ! Of a good punter. short kicks allow IinG inc Cubs to keep within scoring distance most of tin" time. Ray i SchWab, local backGeld man. in jurch his leg during tn" encounter. Coach Charley Diggl" has severed his connection with the team be- cause of the booking Of the game with the South Manchester team. He said he believed the Cubs too strong and experienced an eleven for the light Blues to tackle and he would have nothing to do with send ing his youngsters into q game with them. Manager John Murphy today is casting about for q new coach to whip 'h" team into shane for it's game with the New Britain paWnccs next sunday.
 American Legion Meeting
 Brock Barnes post. American Ie- zion. will hold an early meeting at 1;"0 o'clock this evening in it's hall. Only necessary business will be transacted. and then the members will leave for l'orrstVi.le. W there they will be the guests of the sons Of Nct.r rans and will engage them in the opcn.n" bate of their setback tournament.
 SCuth Lad, Defeated
 The Echoes of Hartford ran rouGhshOd over the South f.niS st the high school football field yester- lay afternoon and ran up q $i-6 count The south Ends new com hination showed the effects of its re modrlliUs. ike t"HUW"'N being Ecor ! because of insufficient practice N ith , thc new arrangement Plays went wrong frcWruily and there were ! many iumblcs. The only score made i I,.1, II 'i,,i