New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-27
military BALL IS
TONIGH7'S Event
Governor and staff Will Be
Guests Of Honor
YOUNG MEN START WEST
Hope 10 Reach Golden State In IS
Days-C0snmunity Chest Goes
Over ToO-Skating Rink Planned
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Governor John II. Trumbull and
his staff will be the guests OF hon
or tonight at a military ball which
will feature the formal dedication
of Bristol's new state armory locut-
ed at the corner of Center and VAL
ley streets. The building. recently
completed at a cost of S15o,oo0. is
considered one of the finest of it's
kind in the state. The land on
which the building Is located is the
gift of the city,,
The affair this evening will be the
outstanding event of its kind In the
city's history and reservations al
ready made indicate that at least
eight hundred persons will attend.
The tickets have been greatly in de-
mand and many military organizs :
tons in the state will be represented
at the gathering.
The evenings program will open
at o'clock with a concert by the
New Departure band. Following tn
opening number Governor Trumbu.l
and his staff will be escorted by a
guard of honor to boxes which have
been reserved for the party. The
grand march will start at Q o'cloc.,
and there will be dancing until /
o'clock.
Elaborate Decorations
The large drill shed has been ella
borately decorated for the occasion
At each end OF the hall are tive
platforms where the orchestras
have been engaged to furnish the
music. will be located. Small ever
green trees have been placed abou;
the platforms, which are draped
with white and blue bunting. The
walls have also been covered witt.
draperies Of the same coiors anu
will be made luminous by specla
lighting arrangement. On one side
of the hall is long row Of boxes
all OF which have already been en-.
gagged.
Parking Arrangements
To eliminate confusion. speciG
parking arrangements have beer
made by the ball committee undel
F., the direction of 1t. Edmund J. CAT
terty. Uniformed men will be locat
ed at the entrance and on both Ger
ter and Valley streets to supervise
the placing of cars so that boil
thoroughfares may be kept open TO
other traffic. A special detail of pc
lice will also assist in this work.
Official Guest List
Numbered among the officia
guests, who will attend tonight. are
Governor and Mrs. John H. .Trum
bull. Brigadier General George NJ
Cole, Major General and Mrs. Nor.
ris Il. Paine. Brigadier General and
Mrs. James A. Haggerty. Colone
james W. ellison. Major and Mrs
Alvan Waldo Hyde, Major and and
Mrs. Pierpont b. Foster. Senator
Roy Wilcox, Senator Edward +. Hal
Colonel ID. Gordon Hunter, Major
Joseph d. Nolan, Major and Mrs
| Wesley F. Aver, Colonel and Mrs
Harry B. Bissell, Lieut.. Colonel Johr
B. Byrnes. Major and Mrs. Frederick
J. Morrison. Colonel and Mrs
Charles II. Allen. Colonel Reginalj
B. Delacour, and Major Haughtor
Bulkely.
| California or Bust
| California, Here We Come
Whistling the words of that vel
known song. Leo Berthiaume. 20. o.
81 Landry street and Thomas Misko
20. of 62 Beach street. left Bristo
yesterday morning to reach the gold
en- slopes of California in Is day,
''or bust"
1t is the plan Of the two boys t.
make the trip over the northern
route and with that idea in mind
they departed hoping to reach Bos
ton not later than last night. From
there they will hitch hike to Mon
treal, from which point they vii
strike out for the Pacific coast i
conditions permit. In the event 1t Ii
deemed inadvisable on account o
the latcness of the season to pursue
the original route. they will return
| to New York and travel over F,
southerly course which will insure
better weather conditions. Thei
shelter at night will be in Salvation
Army quarters if possible: IL not
then at police headquarters alonl
the way. Each was possessed Of $25
which they confidently believe.
would carry them through.
| The present adventure. accordin,
to the two. is not their first. Der
thiaume admits having hitch hiket
across the continent twice and hi
companion one trip to Milford. Pa.
/ Community Chest Goes Over
The Community Chest campaign
to raise $4,000 for the support o