New Britain herald., 1927-06-10
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nation Of a local similar body will
be made.
Officers Elected
The Woman's Home Missionary
society of the Kensington Methodist
church. at its annual meeting held
Wednesday afternoon at the church,
elected the following officers for
1927-2S: Mrs. f. f. Hanford. pres
ident: Mrs. c. F. Lewis, vice-presi-
dent: Mrs. John Goodrich. corre-
spending and financial secretary:
Mrs Alice Kent, treasurer. Mrs.
Ralph Wooding, president Of the
organization during the past year,
declined reelection.
Reports o fthe years work were
given by the associations officers
and considerable accomplishments
were listed by those in charge of the
local society. The society, according
to It's size, stands first in the New
Haven district.
Reception to Mrs. Alsop
A large gathering was present at
the home of Mrs. Henry Hooker
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at a
reception rendered Mrs. Joseph w.
Alsop, the president of the Repub-
lican Woman's association OF the
fifth district by the local members OF
the organization. Mrs. Alsop ad-
dressed the gathering on the need of
women IN political circles. The
speaker. whose home is in Avon,
served her town in the legislature at
a recent session of that body.
Elect Delegates
At the regular monthly meeting
of Bolton asica unit. Ladies
Auxiliary of the American Legion.
held last evening at Legion hall.
Kensington. Mrs. Paul Baker and
Mrs. Harold Ventres were elected
delegates and Mrs. Grace Nentres
and Mrs. Stuart Wilson were elected
alternates to the state auxiliary con-
vention in Danbury on August ID,
10 and 20.
1t was also voted that the
auxiliary should hold a Joint picnic
with the Legion post at Jobs Pond.
Portland, on Saturday, July 16. The
picnic will take the place Of the
regular July joint meeting and So
cial.
All auxiliary members who have
peoples left from the sale or any
poppy money. are asked to return
them at once to Mrs. Harold
Nentres. The poppy sale has been
termed big success. this town full
filling its quota In a short time and
necessitating an extra shipment OF
of the red emblems to care for the
demands.
kensington Wins
The Kensington Boys club defeat
ed the Berlin Boys team yesterday
afternoon at the Percival avenue
grounds, to l.. winning the first
game of the proposed Legion league.
The work of the kensington squad
was declared superior to that of any
it has flashed SO far this year and
although Berlin made a game strug-
gle against its district brothers the
hitting of the kensingtonians was
plentiful and we'll placed.
The Kensington Boys club will
meet>the laurels of New Britain to-.
morrow afternoon at the Percival
avenue grounds. The New Britain
delegation is we'll known for It's
hard hitting and the locals will have
to step to keep on the winning side
OF the score sheet kensington will
use Meyers and johnson or Ferraro.
At Hospital
Mrs. E. f. Honiss of Hudson
street is recovering from a recent
operation at New Britain General
hospital. Her condition is described
as improving.
Attending Dances
Miss Doris Baldwin. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Baldwin of
Kensngton, is spending the week
end at Rensselaer, college. Troy. N.
Y. where she will attend the Kappa
MI fraternity commencement dance.
Miss Anna Skene OF Kcnsington.
Is spending the weekend at Rens-
selaer college, where she will be a
guest OF the Phi Kappa fraternity
during its commencement celebra-
lions.
Church Team to Play
The Kensington Congregational
church indoor baseball team will
meet the Trinity Methodist church
team of New Britain this evening at