New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
PMinmM News
V. J. M|NELLA HEAD
 oF ITALIAN SOCIETY
New Club to Boost Citizenship
 and AmeriCanSm
HAS LARGE MEMBERSHIP

Woman's Club Announces Result o Annual Entertainment - Trucl Drivers in COurt-Plan Comnlis sion to Meet This Evening.
 At an enthusiastic meeting hell Yesterday afternoon at the Colonia
 hall on West Main street. large
 gathering of Italian residents O
 Plainville formed a new organiza
 tion to be known as the Italian American Independent club. Be. tween 50 and 75 members were TO. ceived into the new society and nu, merous other local Italians sight field their intention of becoming members in the near future. Inter, est in the club ran high and 2 bright future is predicted. V. J. Minella was elected to lea the new society as president. NJ" Minella is one Of the most promi. nent Italian residents in Plainvi!.' and is an active worker in Italia. affairs. His choice was popula one. He will be assisted in offic: by the following: Vice president John Salamoni; treasurer Fran]
 Faniolo; financial secretary. W'illia q Gnazzo, and recording secretary. A Santucci. A committee consistin; of Frank Reale. Frank Fuccini. an. others was appointed to conduct !;
 membership drive.
 This was the third meeting of thu
 new club and the next meeting ::
 scheduled to Dc held the first weei
 in May.
 The aims of the new organizatio:
 are to promote better citizenship ] aid aliens in obtaining citizenshi
 papers and teach American;sm an
 to provide an organization of inda T pendent voters.
 U Fund Now Over SlO,OOO . The committee in charge of tn
 annual entertainment given las
 week at the Strand theater unde the auspices of the Woman's clu of Plainville for the benefit Of tn
 library building fund announce this morning that sum of S4ls.3
 had been realized.
 This amount added 10 the funt which is under the care of tn Plainville Trust company makes | grand total Of s10,1S2.91. Th'
 Georse Mastin property which wil | 10 nc,1 fnp Inc nF 1ihra
 building will come into the posses
 sion of the town in September. 193o
 so that the Womans club is mak n,
 special efforts this year and next t
 raise as much money as possible 70 the building fund. It is hoped tha startedc the minute the propert
 comes into the hands of the towt
 The Chamber of Commerce. in it 'annual meeting. through Presiden A. A. Macleod, urged the support 0 the entertainments conducted by th Woman's club, stating that thcr should be no reason why work o : the building could not be started o : time.
 The Woman's club is enthusiast over the success of the recent enter : tdinment and wishes 10 extend it thanks to the general public for it kind support and cooperation. It .s pecially wishes to thank the vari ous individuals who helped to mak the entertainment possible Rea1,lar Nertinp Brock Barnes post, American Le : zion. will hold it's regular meeting this evening at o'clock. It will b } followed by the final game in the set
 back tournament. It is hoped tha
 a good number will be present L !. compete in the finals for the prizes Important Meetings . A public hearing will be held D the town plan commission this ev, ming at s o'clock on the propose esta tablishment of building and yer anda lines oa both sides of Farm ington avenue, from Blossoms CO, , ner to the Pennington town line. The monthly meeting of the Plar vile fire department will be hel : Friday evening at s o'clock. A r" ' port will be received from the com mittee in charge of the annual con
 cert and ball. Other routine mat ? ters will be acted upon.
 The May meeting Of the Plain
 vile Chamber of Commerce will b
 held Thursday evening at S o'cloc+
 Leon C. Staples. newly elected presi
 dent Of the organization. will pr | side for the first time. A large T: | tendance is expected.
 ] Military Whist
 Pythian Temple No. 20. Pythia
 Sisters. will give public militar | whist in the 1. o. o. F. hall on Wed
 nesday evening.
 On May l5 there will be an entel
 tainment furnished by Unity Terpl
 of Hartford. This troupe is in srea
 demand and Pythian Temple va
 fortunate in securing it to come TlainNille. The public, as well a