New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-08

gering ether motorists and pede-
strians. Some of them have been
passing standing trolleys and driving
passengers onto the sidewalks, and
the officer is determined to stop the
practice.
Special Legion Meeting
Brock Barnes post, American Lee
gion. will hold special meeting in
its rooms Friday evening to COM
plete plans for the carnival to be
held during the last week in August.
All members are urged to be pres
ent.
Married In New York
Miss Sophie r. Green of South
Washington street and Joseph A.
Cosgrove OF % Ellis street, New Brit
ain, were married in the chapel of
the Municipal building in New York
yesterday by the deputy city clerk,
J. ]. Mccormick. The bride is the
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Louis f.
Green. Mr.. Cosgrove is the son of
Michael j. Cosgrove. retired New
Britain policeman.
Chautauqua Election
The old staff of officers of the
Connecticut Chautauqua association
was reelected yesterday as the
chautauqua at the camp ground
came to close. These officers are
as follows:
President and treasurer, Truman
]. Spencer. Mount Vernon. N. Y;
vice president, George S. Stratton,
Meriden: secretary. Mrs. Elva B.
Castledine. Bristol. Directors elected
to succeed the class expiring this
year: Mrs. Elva &. Castledine, Mrs.
Burton D. Mclean. George NJ. Con.
dit, Miss Ella l Holt, Mrs. Florence
Palmer. Mrs. Frank Messenger.
The full list of directors for the
coming year is as follows: Truman
]. Spencer. Mount Vernon, N. ";
Professor Willard w. Spencer, Yale
University; Professor Herbert d.
Hemenway. Worcester Mass; Mrs.
Elva B. Castledine, Bristol; Mrs.
May Brockett futile. Waterbury:
Mrs. Florence Palmer, Stamford:
Miss Ella l. Holt. Forestville; Mrs.
A. I. Bierkan. Hartford. Thornton
I. MCGEE, Windsor: George S. STRAIT
ton, Meriden: Mrs. Merwin II. Per-
kins. Bristol; L. S. Clark, West Ha-
ven; Ole Robertson, PlainNille: Rev.
Roy Nj. Terry, pastor Symmetrical
Methodist church. New Haven; Mrs.
Frank Messenger Waterbury; Mrs
Burton Douglas MCLEAN. New Hav-
en-. Howard Il. Brockett, Hartford
George NJ. Condit, Waterbury. Life
directors: Mrs. William H. Arnold
/ Mrs. George H. Woodruff, Water.
bury; Mrs. Emma G. Hill, New
Haven.
Would Transfer Mills
The state board of education has
announced that it plans to transfer
l.. S. Mills of Piainville from his
present position as supervisor of the
schools in Avon and Burlington te
another post. Mr.. Mills. who wa:
formerly superintendent of schools
here. has served in his present pos
for number of years and has mad.
an excellent record in building VI
the standards of the schools there
The residents of Avon are strongl,
opposed to any change and will hole
a meeting tonight to protest agains
the move which would take hin
away from them. and they hope I,
change the intentions of the stat
board.
A special meeting of Pythian Tenn
pie. No. 20. will be held in l. 0. {
f. hall at O'Clock tonight
The regular prayer meeting vii
be held at 7:45 O'Clock tomorro,
evening at the Baptist church. Mrs
NJ. O. Kline will be the leader.
The Parish guild of the Church o
Our Saviour will hold a speola
meeting in the parish house tomor
row afternoon.
Rain prevented the 1ndustria
league baseball game between tn
Businessmen and the Standard Stee
nine last evening.
Personal Items
The condition of Alphonse J. Dor
deau is reported S considerably i'm
proved.
Russell Scoville of Church stree
lis spending a two weeks vacation a
Lake Sunapee, N. H.
The Misses Helen and Mar
Tierney are at Independence Ba.
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs Kenneth Woodru
have returned from their weddln
trip and are residing at Is Tomlir
son avenue.
George and James Cunningham
: are vacationine at Short Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B. stillma
, have returned from a. weeks vacs
ton at Point O. Woods.
Mrs. Harry Parkinson. Miss ST
Parkinson, Miss Anna Parklnso
5 and Mrs. Mary Wagner are spendir
few days at Saybrook.
?. w Smith. Carrier No. at tt
| poet office. is taking a weeks v;