New Britain herald., 1929-04-05
CHAMBER TO HEAR PROFESSOR W.SN0W
Wesleyan Instructor, Post to Sptlk tt Annual Banqud
WILL READ OWN POEMS
Health Conditions Here Shov Large lmpeoseaaent-Funeral of William Cunningham - Matteo to Repoet Back to Hartford-Othee Items.

sS"s" UAso1es " V WSassos~ cunningham - Matteo to Repoet Back to Hartford-Othee Items. It was announced today by the committee in charge of the annual banquet of the Chamber of Com merce which will be held in the gymnasium of the Plainville high school on April Is that the commit tee had secured Professor Wilbert Snow of Wesleyan college to give one of the addresses at the affair. Professor Snow is one of the most popular professors at Wesleyan. He was born in Maine and is . grad uate of Bowdoln college. After graduating from college, he was connected for several years with the United States government work Tn propagating reindeer in Alaska. While in Alaska, he began writing little poems which attracted nation- wide attention. He is the author of two books called Maine Coast" and The Inner Harbor.' Both books are read extensively throughout the country.
 His poetry has attracted attention throughout the English speaking world. His part at the banquet will consist almost entirely of reading selections from recent poems, some of which have never yet been pub lished.
 The banquet committee is very elated over its success in securing Professor Snow to come here and is rapidly completing plans to have other speakers of prominence to ad- dress the gathering at the banquet. Last week the committee announced that Clarence Hubbard. assista nt secretary of the Automobile Insur- ance Co. of Hartford. would be the toastmaster at the banquet.
 Mir. Hubbard is one Of the best known orators in this state and has served as toastmaster at the ban- quet of the State Chamber of Cont l merCe.
 The advance sale of tickets has been very large 10 date and the Chamber of Commerce is confident that this years banquet will surpass any of the affairs in previous years. The program planned by the ban l quct committee will be entirely diff ferent from those Of other years so as to present those in attendance with something new and interesting
 President A. A. Macleod of the Chamber of Commerce is very en- thusiastic over the banquet arrange. menta and states that the program planned for the e,eni,g should at- tract a large number of local resi- dents who have not attended these banquets in other years
 Health Conditions Improve
 Dr. George F. cook, health officer stated today that no new cases of contagious diseases have been re. ported to his office within the past five days. According to the doctor. there is a marked improvement in health conditions in Plainville. This ls the greatest span Of time in sav- eral months when no new cases Of measles. chicken pox. or humps have been reported. Dr. Cook said. Plainville was hard hit with sick ness during the winter. For many months influenza claimed many vic tims. Next followed siege of measles. with more than 100 cases being reported to the health officer. There were also numerous cases of chicken pox and the mumps. On account of the large number of these diseases. Dr. Cook was forced to ,s- sue a warming to the people of the town asking them to report cases Of contagious diseases in their family at once. Many people were care less in taking care of this matter and Dr. Cook issued his statement following conference with the state health officials
 The residents of the town respond cd well to the health officers plea and, as result. the epidemic was checked considerably. Many other health officers about the state re- ported that they were experiencing