New Britain herald., 1927-11-26
DISCUSS FIREH0USE
 FOR FEDERAL HILL
No Definite Action Taken by
 Bristol Commissioners
CRUMB FAY0RS WADE PLAN
Tablet for Church i'll Memory of Missionary-Cantat to Be Sung at Baptist Church - Victim of Stabbing Recovering.

Stabbing Recovering.
 No definite action was taken by the board of fire commissioners at their meeting last evening in regard 10 site for the proposed fire house | In the Federal Hill section.
 At a meeting held several months ago a committee, consisting of the late Mayor John F. Wade, Chief John H. Hayes and Commissioner Homer H. Judd was appointed for the purpose of looking over the available sites on the hill and submit recommendation However, the late mayors illness and sudden death made 1t impossible to do this and consequently the committee was un- able to report progress. Mayor w.. Raymond Crumb, who presided at last nights meeting, will assist the committee in carrying out the orig inal intention.
 The late mayor strongly advocated a fire house in the hill section and was known to favor q location in the vicinity of Oakland street. This site would place the apparatus practical ly 'on top of the city" so that 1t would be able to make a speedy run 10 any section as needed. Al present. all apparatus responding to fires in | the hill district are obliged to climb the steep grades on Main, High and l'nIar1l ct Cr SoI lowing a heavy snowfall, there is some delay in reaching the scene of the coniIagration.
 It is believed that the complete cost of land and for the erection Of q modern firehouse would not ex- ceed S25.000 mad many feel that the added protection would warrant spending twice this amount. It is believed that the recommendation of the committee will be available some time next month.
 After the opening of the meeting last evening, by Mayor Crumb, reso- lutlons of regret at the sudden pass ing of Mayor Wade were passed and the secretary instructed to forward copy to Mrs. Wade.
 To Present Tablet
 A tablet. in the memory of the late Mrs. Anna Harlow Birge who served as missionary in Smyra from 1914 to 1922, will be presented 10 the First Congregational church at exercises 10 be held at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. Haroutoun NJ. Cas- parian, an Armenian boy who was one Of q number rescued by Mrs. Birge at the time of the smyrna fire in September. 1922. will make the presentation speech and the tablet will be formerly accepted by Thom- 0s H. Patterson for the church.
 The memorial tablet, which is placed on the wall of the church auditorium bears the following in scription:
 Tn Loving and Grateful Memory of Anna Harlow Birge, Feb. 12, 1SS7-October 10. 1925. A mission ary in smyrna from 1914 to 1922 Placed Here by Her Boys" to Whom She was a Protector and q Friend in the Hour of Peril. "Who Shall Separate us from the Love of Christi" Shall Tribulation, or An guish, or Persecution, or Famine, or Nakedness, or Peril. or Sword? Ma. in All These Things We are More Than Conqucrors Through Him That Loved Us"
 Mr, Casparian. who is 10 speak tomorrow. is q student in the Uni- versity Of Virginia.
 Auto Accident
 Automobiles operated by George Bresnahan of S9 Chestnut street and Bror Oman of TerryvilIe avenue collided on Terryville avenue near St. Josophs cemetery last evening. Both cars were considerably dam aged but neither driver was injured
 According to the information fur nshed Motorcycle Polcemxn James Burns, who investigated the acci- dent, Aman's car struck a stone in the road and swerved into Bresna- hans machine. Both drivers ap- peared before Prosecuting Attorney James T. Mathcr this morning and were told to settle the matter civilly.
 Services This Evening
 There Will be services at 7.30i o'clock this evening at St. Joseph's church in honor of St. Anne.
 Engagement Announced
 The engagement of Miss Edyth Gordon, daughter of Mir and Mrs. Charles N. Gordon of PIG Grove street, to George L. Shelley. jr.. son of Mir. and Mrs. George L. Shelley of Orange. N. J.. was announced yesterday afternoon at bridge party given at the Pennington Country club by the Misses Peggy and Flavia Ward.
 Miss Gordon is graduate of Skid more college, Saratoga Springs. x.