New Britain herald., 1927-12-03
To Present Play

Returning to pure comedy aftei the successful production of the musical comedy The Jade Doll" the Bristol Community Players vii present at the Community theateI next Thursday evening, the Broad. way success Meet the Wife" The production is under the directoin O. Hallie Gelbar Reynolds of Hartford who Is well known in this city, ant who has been responsible for large number of the successes pro. dnced by the organization. The cas- is made up for the most part O amateur players Of Bristol who hav participated in previous plays put or by the players and includes Beatric, Chapin, Helen Hurst, Marjorie Eos ter. Ernest Hubbell Almon Gris wold, Philip Rouleau, Thomas Bros nan and Arthur Bergstrom.
 Tickets were placed on sale todd, at Nelson's music store.
 Council Meeting Tuesday
 The regular monthly meeting the city council will be held at 7:3t o'clock next Tuesday evening. IT spite of the fact that voters srt looking forward to a discussion or the method 10 be used in selecting 5 mayor for the two-year term start. ing the first Monday in January, h IS understood from an authoritative source that the subject will not be brought up, members Or the council expressing the opinion that 1t is 2 problem for the incoming council te consider.
 The petition for q special election 10 select a successor to the lats Mayor John F. Wade is still being circulated about the city and 1t is hoped that the required number Of names will have been affixed to tha paper by the middle Of next week, It is probable that 1t will be ready for presentation to the city council about the middle of December.
 Basketball Tonight
 The Bristol New Departures will play their first home league gamd in the Connecticut state basketball circuit this evening at the local high school gym with the St. Jos. eph's Tabs, Waterbury entry. as op. ponents.
 The Brass City quintet. fresh from their victory over the Meriden Ell. dees at Waterbury Thursday night, shape up as one of the speediost in the circuit and are expected to press the classy Bell Towners tc the limit. Included in the visiting lineup are: George McNamara, Bill ly Sheehy. Heinie Darlington, Tom Wagner. John Grady. John Dunn, Joe Wall, Bob Fruin and Ray Daley The first three players above men. toned are well known to local fans having played with both the old K of C. and West End teams of th. city several years ago.
 Against this imposing list Of tai. ent Manager Joe Carroll will coun- ter with his regular lineup of Jimmy Malcolm, Steg Zetarski and Ray Marchinek in the forward berths, Jiggs Donoghue and Dutch Leonard at center, and Jim Manning, Nelson Crowley and Wardy Waterman, guards. Marchinek, whose play was one of the outstanding features of the Bristol quintet during the past two years Is now a student at Ford ham and his presence in the lineuI should strengthen 1t materially.
 A preliminary game will be play ed between two local teams and th. main attraction will start promptly at 9. John Manion of Hartford vii referee.
 Services This Evening
 There will be services at 7:st o'clock this evening at St. Joseph's church in honor of St. Anne.
 Relief Corps Elects
 At q meeting of Manross Women's Relief corps, held yesterday. the fol. lowing officers were elected for tbs ensuing year: President. Mae Cir. lrd; senior vice-president, Annie Sprague; junior vice-president. Han. nah Ryan: chaplain, Chloe Warreni Ella Zickwolf: guard Frank Chapman: treasurer, Agnes Sheldon Potter; delegate to the state Mabel Prozzo; alternate, Elizabeth Miller.
 The rew officers will be installed 1t the first meeting in January.
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