New Britain herald., 1928-02-24

Mis- Asilda Hebert will also appegF in several readings.
 The committee in charge of ar- arrangements consists of Joseph L. Mcdonald. Donald Brown asd Richard Lambert.
 Ftro Board. Meeting
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of fire commissioners will be held at : o'clock this evening. At that time 1t is expected that Corporation Counsel William N. De- Roster will submit . report on the proposed purchase Of the ate for the new f1rehouse at the corner of Pennington avenue and Lewis street. which has been held up because of a clause in an old deed providing that the property may be used at any time for park purposes 1t is possible that plans of the new fra house may also be submitted. Perkins VIII Filcd The will of the late Anson Q. Per- kins, for many years a prominent business man of the city and former borough and town official. who died last week. was filed in the probate court Thursday afternoon. A be- quest of $1.0O0 in cash is made to a granddaughter. Miss Marion Berkeley Daley and the sum of $100 is left to the city of Bristol for the proper maintenance of the Per kins plot in West cemetery. The bulk of the estate is left to his wife. Mrs Mary C. A. Perkins, who is also named executrix under a nominal bond. The amount of the estate will not be known until . report is received from the appraisal com mittee.
 Peter A. Cawley, proprietor of the Bristol Hardware Co.,. will sail from New York tomorrow morning for vacation of several weeks in Bermu- da.
 Miss Mary c. O'Brion
 Miss Mary C. O'Brien, 47. died at her home at 163 Divinity street at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon fol- lowing few days illness with pneumonia.
 Miss O'Brien was born in this city and had spent her entire life here. She attended the public and high schools and since has reaid4d with her parents. Surviving are her father, Thomas F. O'Brien; three sister. Mrs. Eugene ODonnell. Mrs Raymond Talmadge and Miss Anna O'Brien: three brothers, Thomas F., William and James O'Brien. all Of this city.
 The funeral will be held at St. Joseph's church at . o'clock Satur- day morning. Rev. Oliver T. Mag nell will celebrate the high mass Of requiem and burial will be in the old St. Joseph's cemetery.
 Funeral of Mrs. Amelia W. Darrow
 The funeral of Mrs. Amelia w. Darrow of 162 South street, who died Wednesday. was held ac o'clock this afternoon at her late home. Rev. Francis T. Cooke. pas tor of the First Congregational church. conducted the services. and burial was in West cemetery.
 Lenten Devoti0us
 Lenten services. consisting of the rosary and a sermon. will be held al St. Joseph's church at 7:30 o'clock this evening. Rev. Edward A. Bax- ter. o. P. of St Mary's church, New Haven. will be the speaker.
 Father Baxter during the World War was chaplain with the Amer ican Expeditionary Forces and served on the battle front. He is considered one of tho most gifted orators of the Hartford diocese.
 I. O. Q. F. Meeting
 A meeting of Stephen Terry lodge. I. o. o. F.. will be held at s o'clock this evening in stephen Terry hall.
 Files Suit For Divorce
 Mrs. Elizabeth B. g. Flanders of this city. through her attorney. An thony J. Rich. has instituted . di- vorce action against Louis A. Flanders, who now resides in Troy, N. Y. The plaintiff charges deser- tton three years ago.
 The couple were married Noyem- bef 2s. 1919 in New York city and have one child. The. case will be heard at the March term of the su- perior court at Hartford.
 Auto Crashes Polo
 An automobile owned and operat- ed by Richard Kallenbach of Plain ville was badly damaged at 2 o'clock this morning when it crashed into pole near the Asbury Methodist church on Church avenue, Forest vile. Kallenbach was on his way to work at the plant of the Huma- son Mfg. Co. and had just started his car after picking up fellow em- ploye. In closing the door. he lost control of the car temporarily and 1t crashed into a telephone pole, breaking it of. kailenback was slightly cut about the hands by broken glass from the windshield but James Doyle. the passenger. was uninjured.
 Important Game Tonight
 The Bristol and Meriden high school basketball teams will face each other in an important game tonight at the local high school gym. a victory for the Bristol boys mean ing the clinching of the Central Con- necticut league championship where as defeat will place them in a tie with the boys from the Silver City. Bristol at present is leading the league with nine victories and no defeats while the Meriden con- tingent has suffered but one setback. Bristol should win tonight's game handily, however, as only a few weeks ago they travelled to Meriden and humbled the boys of that city on their own floor. The hopes of the