New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-19

U. at the annual meeting held in her
home on Park street yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Zoie Barnes was elected
secretary and Mrs. Hiram Harris a
treasurer. Election of other officers
was postponed until another meeting
Legion to Parade
Large numbers of Brock Barnes
post. American Legion, will take
part in the dedication parade in New
Britain Saturday. The post made
final plans it its meeting Monday
night.
Although the dedication of the
World War memorial 10 q
New Britain celebration. Plainville
feels that 1t also will share in it be-
cause of the fact that three of the
boys who went out of this town and
never came home. were members Of
Co. !. 10and Inf. which was one of
the two National Guard companies
stationed in New Britain.
The three were Francis Barnes.
after whom the local Legion post
has been partly named: Earl Made
ley and Leon Roberts. Barnes paid
the supreme sacrifice in the battle
Of seicheprey on April 20. 1913. the
first pitched battle between Ameri-
can and German troops. Madeley
was MORALLY wounded in the first
charge OF the 26th Division out of
the town OF Boulesches and Belleau
Woods where the marines fought SO
magniHcently. This sector was taxi
en- over from the Second Division by
the New England troops and on July
rs the counter-attack that eventual
ly caused Gelmany's defeat. was
launched. Madeley died the next
day in hospital. Roberts. after go
ing through the entire war un-
scathed, died of sickness brought on
by poisoned water he had partaken
of in the front lines.
Because of this fact. the. ex-serv-
icemen of Plainville. all members of
the Brock Barnes post feel that the
dedication of the monument In New
Britain il also Pfainville anair.
Saturday. New Britain will be hon
oring its war dead and among these
are many of the boys with whom the
three Plainville boys served. Bud
dies in time of war, though dead.
they are still the buddies OF the
New Britain boys who also rest be-
meath the poppy fields in France ana
in that way. P1ainville has an excel
lent chance to honor them through
the celebration to be staged in the
neighboring city.
Entertain Mothers
The Girls Friendly society held
an enjoyable party for their moth
ers at the home of Mrs. Charles
Curtis There we're % children and
10 mothers present besides Mrs. AL
fred Weaver of Hartford. The next
meeting will be held Friday after
noon at o'clock at the parish
house of the Church of Our Saviour.
Church supper
A public supper will be held Fri
day evening from $3.50 to 5 o'clock
at the Baptist church under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid society.
A menu consisting of baked ham.
mashed potatoes. scalloped corn,
pickles, coffee. rolls and pie. will be
served. The committee in charge
consists of Mrs. James Webster.
Mrs. c. E. Fennell Mrs. A. J. Mills
and Mrs. Irving T. Tyler.
Takes Up Aviation
Stanley S. Smith is the latest con-
vert to the cause of aviation IN
Plainville. This became known re-
Gently through an investigation con-
Quoted after neighbors in his vicin-
ity complained about the unneces-
sary noises enlanating from his Gel
lar.
Taking 1t upon themselves to In
vestigate, they found him burning
the midnight oil in testing out the
machine. Then the story was out.
Having taken a course in aviation
through a correspondence school.
Stanley developed the idea that he
would like to emulate the great
LindberEh. Acting upon this sub
lime impulse, he started to design
plane. His efforts proved to be 80
successful and he became so en-
crossed in his work that he total
ly forget that another problem re-
scented itself. and that was. getting
the machine out of the cellar after
it was built.
Mr.. Smith admitted to an inter-
viewed today that he was planning
on his first flight soon. He expects
to make a perilous journey from
Flainville to Hartford. Naming the
staff connected with the trip over
the frozen wastes and the unchart-
ed ether between here and Hartford.
he said that Marty Stevenson would
be pilot and Sadio man: Butt h"
Meyerowitz would be chef and diet
expert while Ralph Thrall would be
financial hacker and probable
fourth member of the party.
Several names have been offered
and the title of the Spirit Of Plain
willie is favored. Many, however.
think that the appropriate name
for the machine should be the
Mutual Mortgage" plane because
it is anticipated that a number Of
liens may be placed on it before
the flight is made. Mr.. Smith be-
longs to a little coterie Of aviation
pioneers in Plainville who are pro-