New Britain herald., 1929-06-11
GIRL SCOUT TROOP ID RECEIVE PINS ScAod Bold to B Gaasts of
 Hoaof 1t Praeahtoa HIGH SCHOOL DEFEATED
Piaas Completed for Scnior Ball at Nigh Scho0I-Funesal oe Mrs. Florence NortOa-Santucct Case h COurt-Othcr Items,

The members of the Plainville Girl Scout troop will Dc presented with scout pins in connection with tsnderfoot ceremony at the high school gymnasium Thursday eve hing at o'clock. Among the guests of honor will be Mrs. Jehn H. Trum- bull. honorary president of the troop: Mrs. Frank T. Wheeler, Nisa frens Haigis. Girl Scout director of New Britain; Mrs. E. L. Warren, scout commisa of New Britain. and Mrs. Alice Merritt of Hartford. state senator and prominent work CT in Girl Scout affairs. She has held numerous offices on the state scout committees. She will make the pre- sentation of the pins.
 Other guests will include the members of the executive commit tee of the Piainville Chamber of Commerce and of the school board. The local troop was reorganiIed this year and its membership has increased rapidly. The leader of the troop is Miss Dorothy Jacobs. Al first meetings were held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. but il was necessary to change to the high school gymnasium because of the weekly increase in the membership of the troop.
 Invitations have been extended te all Girl Scouts and their mothers te attend Thursday nights observance Mrs. Florence (Knox) Norton
 Mrs Florence tKnox) Norton o' Farmington avenue. Plainville. died at the New Britain General hospita early yesterday pornins after short illness. Mrs. Knox was S' years old and lived in Plainvill, pra actically all of her life. She was [ native of New Britain.
 r. She leaves. besides her husba nd William l.. Norton. her parents. MT and Mrs. Bennett 5. Knox of Plain vile; hve brothers. Frederick Knos Of Los Angeles. Cal: Arthur Kno, of New Britain, and Bennett Knox Walter. Knox and Albert Knox. all ot Plainviile; and two sisters. Mrs Mabel Casteldin of Springfield. Msss. and Mrs. Grace stahloush, of New Britain.
 The funeral will be held at .:3N o'clock tomorrow afternoon from her home. Rev. Arthur A. Ball, pastor Of the Plainville Methodist church will officiate. Burial will be in Oah Hill cemetery, southinston. Plans Completed Plans are practically completed for the senior ball to be held at thu high school on Wednesday evening June l9.
 The patrons and patronesses vii be Mr. and Mrs. Henry g. Washburn Mir. and Mrs. Leon C. Staples. Mis-, Rarbara Beach. Douglas .. Mac Donald. Miss Alice J. Hayes and J Fuller Mitchell.
 The ball, which ia one of the out. stending events of the school year, promises to be . most enjoyable af- fair. Tickets may be obtained from ! the committee in charge.
 1 Piano Recital
 A very pleasing piano recital was given by the students of F. Albert White at his studio on Pennington avenue Sunday afternoon. The fol. lowing pupils took part in the re- cital: Marie Scheibie Esther L,ns- ley. Helen Foran. Francis QuiGley, Evelyn Willard, Dorothy Kerb. Ar line Slater. and Lois willard. Pastor tO Ftnish Work
 Rev. A. A. Perry. pastor Of the Redcemer's A. NJ. F.. Zion church, will close his pastoral work for the conference year tonight. He will leave for Boston tomorrow morning 10 attend the annual conference of the denomination.
 The local church has enjoyed a ] remarkably successful year under the leadership of MT. Perry. Figurea 1 compiled by the trustees and other auxiliaries of the church show that approximately 3t,loo was raised for the year. Of this amount sI,l<s was raised specifically to pay off the mortgage debt on the parsonage.