New Britain herald., 1927-07-29

on Monday. August /.
The necessary mechanical equip
ment has been installed to change
the local pay stations from the post
Monday next it will be necessary
for the user OF public pay station
to first drop a nickel in the coin box
to get the operator.
This type of pay station is in use
in all the larger cities of the state
and is gradually being installed in
the smaller exchanges.
John II. Holt Dies
The death of John H. Holt Of
Flanders district, Southington, &C.
Cured yesterday morning after a
weeks illness. Mr.. Holt was about
so years of age and had been totally
blind for more than so years. His
wife died two weeks ago tomorrow
and grief is believed to have con-
tributed to his own demise.
The funeral service will be held
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
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will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
Camp Ground Program
Rev. John n. HOLSTER OF Hart
ford Theological seminary will be
the leader of the Epworth league
meeting on Mount Olivet at $50
o'clock this evening.
At 1880 o'clock Rev. Arthur B.
Moss of Jamaica, n. Y. will preach.
He was formerly a missionary to
India and has an interesting back
ground from which to draw his sub
jects.
Rev. We're W. Abbey, pastor Of the
Hartford North church, will preach
at the IL o'clock service tomorrow
morning Arthur Dudbury OF Wa
terbury will lead the Epworth
league service. and in the evening
Miss Lois X. Beach will be in charge
of sacred concert. At $3.50 o'clock
there will be a campfire program on
! the athletic field.
! At the annual meeting Of the New
Haven District Camp Ground asso-
! citation the treasurer, L. A. Glad
ding presented printed copies of the
annual report for the fiscal year end
/ ing July l. Balance on hand July
/, 1925, s4S.93 receipts during the
year, s3,097.15; disbursements. ST.
| 972.07, balance on hand check for
i specific disposition $50, cash in
bank, s124.01. There is also a special
fund in savings bank, s35.15. There
are no outstanding obligations.
A nominating committee was ap-
J pointed to bring a list of nominations
for trustees for the coming year.
The committee consisted of Rev.
Roy NJ. Terry, New Haven: Rev.
Morgan Morgan. New Britain, and
Mrs. George S. stratton, South
| Meriden.
! The nominees presented were
elected by the delegates as fol-
lows: Rev. DR.. William D. Beach,
New Haven; L. A. Gladding. Plain
Vile Camp Ground and Altamont
+ Springs. Fla: A. T. Dierkan, Hart
| ford: w. E. Jennings, Forestville; U.
! s. Clark, West Haven: Joseph r.
Ensign, Simsbury; J. B. Woolson,
| Waterfowl: Howard r. Brockett,
Hartford; George S. Stratton. South
| Manchester; DR.. Benjamin F.
Beardsley, Hartford; Fred Kelsey,
Higganum; Burton Douglas MCLEAN,
New Haven.
The annual meeting Of the board
of trustees for election of executive
| officers and organization or the
, board will be held at L. A. Glad
ding's cottage on Saturday afternoon
at 8 o'clock.
! At the annual meeting OF the New
! Haven District Camp Ground I'm
provement society. Mrs. L. A. Glad
! ding, treasurer, presented the an
nual report showing receipts during
year, s215.0S, disbursements, sl25.
/ balance on hand in bank. s416.O1. 1t
! was voted to appropriate 500 to be
expended on children's playground.
The officers OF the past year were
reelected as follows: President, Fred
Kelsey. Higganum; vice-president,
Mrs. w. E. Jennings, Forestville;
| treasurer, Mrs. L. A. Gladding,
Plainville Camp Ground and Alta
mont Springs, Fla: secretary,
Charles ]. Symonds, New Britain
: soliciting representatives Miss Jane
Latham Of New Britain. for Bristol
avenue; Mrs NJ. f. Barnacle, New
Haven. for New Haven avenue; Mrs
Charles j. Symonds of New Britain
and Mrs. J. Oswald Bassett of Wa
terbury, for Hartford avenue: Mrs,
Oliver Nichols Of New Britain and
Mrs. Fanny Messenger Of Bristol, for
Meriden avenue; Mrs. A. ]. Sloane
and Mrs. George D. Mallory, both OF
New Haven for Manchester Circle;
Miss Ella I. Holt of Forestville and
Mrs. George s. Stratton Of South
Meriden for the Inner Circle.
Notes
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Trumbull and
daughter Esther will leave tomorrow
for their cottage at Sachem's Head
Mrs. Edward Paddock and daughter
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