New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
' SOluVItle UeWS JAMES R. BOSWELL NEW COMMISSIONER Named to Succeed Winfield
 LO0IniS on Fire Board LOCAL PY1HlANS IGNORED
E. E, Aspinal and Mrs. Carter
 Elected to State Office-An-P Plain.
 vile to Open Season Here Sunday Briefs.

Jame. R. Boswell of West Main 1 street was elected fire commissioner last evening at the meeting of the 1 board of selectmen. Mir. Boswell succeeds Winfield Loomis, who re- tired when elected third selectman at the annual town meeting two 1 weeks ago. Frederick Bullen and | M. A. Norton, the other members of the old board of fire commissioners, were reappointed. The political character of the board is changed as result Of Mir. Boswell's appoint
 ment. It formerly consisted of two democrats and one republican, but with the retirement of Mir. Loomis. democrat, and the appointment of MT. Boswell, q republican, the situ- atlon IS now reversed and the G. o. r. Is Tn control. Mir. Norton Is the
 sole democratic fire commissioner
 now.
 Mr. Boswell. upon accepting the post on the board. has retired from his position as driver of the fire de-
 partment's big ladder truck. The tree wardenship changed hands but remained in the same family. Henry Orvis was appointed to succeed Charles Orvis, his father. No action was taken on the ap- pointment of a night patrolman. This is the appointment which has 1 created the most interest throughout the town, and the board is consd ering it thoroughly. Action WI probably be taken at the board
 meeting next week.
 C. Russell Sherman has been ap- pointed to succeed Henry s. Wash burn as member of the committee which controls the use of the high school gymnasium and auditorium. 1 Mir. Washburns term automatically ended when he was elected to the school committee two weeks ago. First Selectman James Simpson and the school board are ex-officio members of the controlling commit tee. and they chose MT. sherman as the third committeeman.
 Local Pythians Reelected Plainville was again doubly hon.
 ored at the state convention of the grand lodge. Knights of Pythias, held in Bridgeport this week. Ed ward F. Aspinall was reelected to the office of grand keeper of rec ords and seals hy the knights, and Mrs. Irving Carter was again re- , turned to the post of grand mistress of finance by the grand lodge Of Pythian Sisters. Both have been hard and earnest workers of Pythian lodge and Pythian temple of Plain
 vile.
 W. B. Wilber. Louis Mead, Charles
 klatt, and Charles Livingston were
 the delegates from Pythian lodge
 and have now returned to Plainville.
 Henry Rannell, q. past chancellor
 also attended the convention and
 member. ". Byron Wilber, keeper of records and seals of the local
 lodge. was candidate for the posi- ton of grand outer guard but was defeated by Ernest C. Faulk of Tor rington.
 The next convention will be held in Willimanttc in October, 1928. MT. Wilber stated today that he will again be q candidate for state office at that time.
 Al-PlainyiIleS to Start
 The All-PlainIille football team vii begin it's season here Sunday and has chosen to jump right into the fray against the toughest teams without any preliminary games against weaker opponents, The South Ends of Waterbury, who won