New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-25
the attention of the officials of the

the attention OF the officials OF the
church.
Elaborate preparations have been
made by the parishioners of st. Jo-
seph's as we'll as residents of the
district to care for the handling Of
the large crowds which are expected
as we'll as of the comfort of those
who come seeking relief from their
physical inflrmities.
| Beginning az an early hour tomor-
row morning. masses will be held at
half hour periods. and the rellc Will
be applied to the sufferers following
these masses. and then It will be APP
piled continuously throughout the
day wherever conditions make it de-
sirable.
| One of the outstanding events of
the day Will be the procession 10 ST.
Anne which VIII take place in the
afternoon. The clarion call of
trumpeteers will herald the start.
The speaker of the noyena this year
is Father Austin, c. P. of Spring
field one OF the foremost mission
aries OF the country.
Parking lines have been painted
at an angle of As degrees on Queen
street. and parking will also be al
lowed on the adjacent streets and
in the rear OF St. Josephs parochlal
school.
A moving picture cameraman
from a newsreel association will take
moving pictures of scenes and events
about the church during the day.
Guarantors' Deficit Heavy
As an aftermath of the recent
iChautauQua season which closed
here July ~ and as the principal
reason for the non-return of Chau-
day that the deficit which each one
of the l25 guarantors will be called
upon TO pay will be $3.50. This
announcement Is made in a letter
which is being sent to the guaran.
tors by stephen NJ. Wells. presi.
dent OF the Bristol Chautauqua AS,
ISOLATION, the organization which
was founded seven years ago fol
the purpose OF handling the man,
details connected with the presen.
tation of the Chautauqua programs
here.
The deficit this year is about ths
: amount assessed the guarantor.
last year and also for previou!
) years, and is the highest since thu
first coming of Chautaauqua, sever
years ago. It was due to the knowl
) edge that the deficit would be lar
ger than with a consequent diff
: Guilty in getting a list OF guarantor
: for another. that caused the Bris
, toll Association to give up the ide'
, of further Chautauqua here.
FIJI in River Bed
The old bed OF the Pequabucl
River which was abandoned upol
the diversion of the river into
new channel at the time of the con
: struction of the Memorial Boule
: ward several years ago, is to be TN
ally filled in by the city, with VIII
liam ]. Fries. the owner of the pro
l perry agreeing to part of the eN
. pense. James l.. Wilcox, from WHOM
, Mr.. Fries purchased the propert
: had an agreement with city to III
the old river bed as an improve
f ment TO the property. but Their
. never was a time limit as to whe
g the Improvement should be mad
! and it is probable that many NOR
I wears would have elapsed befor
p the fill was made were it not fo
9 the instance of the new owner VIII
r it is understood wishes to deVelo
n the property.
n Over a year ago, Mr.. Fries state
that he would be willing TO accel
a fill of ashes with a covering
i, loan to the depth of a foot or MOI
= but until a conference yesterda
a nothing definite had been dom
|, Now, according to the agreemer
:. the fill will be made with dirt take
! from the excavation of new bullc
ing in course of construction by Tn
:. F. Ingra ham Co. for which NJ
+, Fries will be obliged to pay at tn
rate of 10 cents yard.
Auxiliary Picnic
4 The annual picnic OF the Amer
e can Legion Auxiliary was held yes
e terday afternoon at Rockwell par
:, and was one of the most ccessf,
e affairs OF its kind since the organ
i zation Of the unit. Fifty-three pei
S sons including members and the
t families were present at the ol
e fashioned supper which was serve
o at $50.
S Rockwell Day Observance
: Next Sunday will be observed {
& Rockwell day in honor OF the la
Albert F. Rockwell at the par
which bears his name. The ohser'
ance will consist mostly of pr
II gram of water sports to be held
: the lagoon. The program will Il
= clude swimming and diving oontes
g for both boys and girls. and a nun
her of novelty contests will be intr
duced.
e. Special Doll Attractions
S. One of the feature attractions
t. the annual doll day and vehlc
l Itl dur, dSlu' itclll liie uollS anu u
} vehicles entered by the children
y competition for the prizes offered
~ Mrs A. T. Rockwell. will be an E
IN hibition OF baton swinging by SEQ
Edward Brooks of Troop is. B,
Scouts of America. Young Broo
i has been student OF Champ,
:. John Tortllas of the New Depart,l
~ Fife and Drum corps. and so pr
holent has he become that he h
. been awarded number OF prizes
~ competition.
Il Judges for the contest will
of clude as honorary judges Mrs A.