New Britain herald., 1927-06-11
Meeting of Community Players

Meeting Of Community Players The annual meeting of the Bristol Community Players will be held at the public library at s o'clock Tues day evening. June 14th.
 Eagles Carnival
 The annual carnival of Bell City Aerie. Fraternal Order of Eagles. will open this evening at the car nival grounds. located at the corner of Church and Laurel streets and will continue until Monday evening, June 20th. Myers Broadcasting or chestra will furnish . special pro- gram on the opening evening.
 Legion Outing
 An outing of the Hartford Coun- ty association Of the American Le. zion and auxiliary is being held at Lake Compounce this afternoon. Numerous athletic contests are in. cluded in the sport program and a baseball game will feature the aft ernoon's activities. At o'clock the regular monthly meeting will be held and at 5:30 a broiIed chicken dinner will be served.
 Thunder Showers Bring Relief
 Two thunder showers, the first cf which passed over the city shortly before midnight last night. broush, some relief from the heat and [ humidity of yesterday. A consider able amount of lightning and rain accompanied the first shower. The switchboard at the police station vas put out of service by the cleo trical display and electricians are busy today in making the necessary re pairs. .
 Hundreds of persons. seeking re- lief from the heat of yesterday visited Lake Compounce, Rockwell Park and Malone Lake and bathing proved to be the most popular sport of the evening.
 The thermometer al city hall reg istered a5 degrees at 1 o'clock in the afternoon but al o'clock in the evening the mercury had dropped l2 degrees
 Bids Asked For
 Bids have been asked for by City Clerk Thomas B. Steele for tNc construction of approximately 5.sOo feet of eight inch sanitary tile sewer on Divinity street, Field street. Peck Lane. Rockwell avenue and adjacent street. These bids will be opened at an adjourned meeting of the eit, council to be held Tuesday evening. June 21.
 Sail For Bermuda Miss Cecelia Critchley of the pub lie library and Miss Gladys Lynch Of the city clerks office sailed from New York City today for . two weeks vacation in Bermuda.
 Lake CompouMe
 The concert program Sunday afternoon at Lake Ccmpounce will be given by the Veterans of Foreign War band of this city under the di- rection of Thomas Fischer. All concessions will be opened for pat ronage and trolleys of Bristol and Plainville Electric Company will be operated on the summer schedule.
 Sail For Sweden
 Mrs. J. Edward Gustafson and daughter Of Franklin Place. with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palm of Torrington sailed from New York today on the "Gripsholm" for a visit to their former homes in Sweden. They ex- pect to be gone for several months.
 Sunday Movie Question Following the protest of Rev. Will liam F. Davis. pastor of the Asbury Methodist church of Forestville, of the city councils action last Tues day in authorizing local motion pie ture houses to open at o'clock Sunday afternoons. several other minister in the city have questioned the wisdom of further commercial izing the Sabbath. Rev. P. F. Vol fenden. pastor of the Bristol Bap- tist church; Rev. Hubert D. Jones. pastor of the Prospect Methodist church.; Rev. G. w. Griffith, pastor of the Protestant Episcopal church; Rev. Emil F. Jestinsky. pastor of the Zion German Lutheran Congre- gational church: Rev. Victor T. Oblom, pastor of the Swedish Con- gregational church and Rev John Wilkins, rector of Trinity church have. in joint statement. contend ed that it would have been for bet ter had the city council held pub lie hearing to discuss the matter be- for final action had been taken.
 The legality of the councils ac- ton has been questioned but 70 far as can be ascertained, no attempt will be made to reopen the subject at any future meeting. It is the opinion of many that. in the event a hearing was held. the council would simply stand by its former decision