New Britain herald., 1928-03-07
BARNESDALE FOLKS
 AT BIRTHDAY. PARTY
Wooster St. Association 0b- serves Its Seventh Anniversary

Details on methods of operating home gardens, flower and lawn club contests were explained to residents and property owners of Barnesdale last evening by Charles D. Lewis of Hartford. Hartford county agricul- tural agent. at the annual birthday party of the Wooster Street Commun fly association. It was the seventh anniversary instead of the fifth as had been previously reported. and was the largest affair ever held by the Wooster street association.
 The program started at G:30 o'clock with a banquet in which ap- proximately l25 people participated It was & typical "neishborhood ban quet." Food was purchased, cooked and served by the women in the neighborhood. Barnesdale house. wives baked the cakes and every thing served was of the 'home- made" variety except the pickles and celery Large portions of home made jellies made pleasing novel, ty seldom seen at the average ban quet
 An outstanding feature of the menu was a. birthday cake of several layers. plentifully covered with icing, all home made and surmounted by seven pink candles. The cake was made by Mrs. Emil +. Eogel. wife of President Vogel of the association. and held a place of honor at the speakers table. Mir. Nogel was toastmaster.
 Entertainment was provided by the Boys club fife and drum corps, who. under the direction of their leader, Peter McCrann. played many selec- tions. A sketch by the children of tho neighborhood. drilled by Miss Gertrude Barnes. was the cause of much applause and congratulations.
 The sketch was entitled Our First Flag" and depicted the visit of Gen. sral Washington to Mrs. Betsy Ross which culninated in the making of the first American flag. Two girls and three boys were dressed in Co., lonial costumes. The stage setting portrayed early Revolutionary days, showing Mrs. Ross and her spinning wheel, sitting at q huge stone fire place.
 During the sketch Miss Olive Ca hill sang America the Beautiful. accompanied by Mrs. Hazel Alphee. Miss Cahill was song leader during tho banquet.
 The first speaker was Dwight Skin ner, superintendent of the Boys club. MT. Skinner announced that he had brought his assistant, Gerald Drogue, with him to do the talking for the club, explaining that 1t was neces- sary for him to return Immediately to the club because of the fact that the members of the Boston Boys club were being entertained there.
 C. of C. Secretary Speaks
 Speaking of the neighborhood spirit manifest in Rarnesdale. secre- ,ary Ralph H. Benson. of the Cham- Der of Commerce, said:
 "I wish to congratulate you people of Wooster street on your organiza- ton. You are wise to realize that IL is only through organization and CO., operation that you can obtain those facilities and improvements for your growing section of New Britain which you now want and will want as time goes on.
 "In reality your organization bears the same relation to your community as the Chamber of Commerce does to the whole city. The purpose Of both Is to advance the best interests ot tho communities which they are privileged to serve.
 Now you may have just the sort of m organization and community here at Wooster street that you as individuals wish to make of 1t. The community and the organization arc but it's individuals acting jointly and comparatively and the spirit Of the community and the organization IS but | reflection of the spirit or lts individuals. Much or little can De attained according to the spirit which prevails.
 T do not know what your prob- lens arc here. They may be schools