New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
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CHAMBER BANQUET PLANS COMPLETED More Than 300 Guests Expected
 at Annual Affair GOVERNOR ON PROGRAM

GOVERNOR ON PROGRAM Plainville Grange Holds Regular
 Meeting-I.adies' Aid Society
 Elects OnicersComplaints Made
 About Dogs-Other Items.
 Easing its conclusions on the ad- vance sale of tickets, the committee in charge of the annual banquet of the Chamber of Commerce predicts that more than 800 will be in atten- dance at the affair which will be held tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock at the Plainville high school gymnasium. Interest in the banquet has been running high this year be- cause of the attractive program that has been arranged. Practically all of the dignitaries in town will be pres ent.
 The list of guests will be headed by Governor John H. Trumbull who has consented to say a few words of greeting. Clarence Hubbard. as- sistant secretary of the Automobile Insurance Co. of Hartford, who is known throughout the state for his speeches, will act as toastmaster.
 George s. Oettle. a representative of the South African government bu- reau and director of the travel and transportation division in the United States. will give an address on the growth and development of the Union of South Africa. He will illus trate his talk with lantern slides. The speakers program will also in clude Professor Wilbert Snow of Wesleyan college. His poetry has at- tracted attention throughout the English speaking world. His part at the banquet will consist almost en- tirely of reading selections from his recent poems. some Of which have never yet been published.
 The committee in charge of ar 1 engagements has made special en- deavors to make this years program l even more interesting and entertain | ing than former banaucts and Is | confident that it's choices will meet with hearty approval from those in attendance.
 Officers Elected
 The Ladies Aid society of the | Methodist church held its annual election of officers last evening in the church parlors. Mrs. Mildred I Macleod was elected president to serve for the coming year.
 She will be assisted by the follow ing officers: Vice-president, Mrs. Augusta Mason; secretary, Mrs, i Ruth Nelson; treasurer, Mrs. Ruby
 Schoeber: first directress. Mrs. Ma
 bel Ten Broeck: second directress
 Mrs. Ella Zickwolfe; third direct
 ress, Mrs. Agnes Fanion: and fourth
 directress. Mrs. Salenda Gillette. Phone Service Speeded Beginning on Thursday afternoon
 at o'clock Springfield Mass. can
 be called from Plainville in the same manner as Hartford. Bristol. or
 New Britain. according to an an- nouncement made by the telephone ] officials at the New Britain ex- 1 change.
 It becomes known as an \ E point, to which the local operator passes the call direct. In addition to Spring
 field. the same thing will be true of Glastonbury. Thompsonville, Wind sor Locks and Rockville. The fore going applies to number calls only. Calls for particular persons will be handled in the usual manner, that is through the toll operator.
 Citizen soldiers Named According to an announcement made by Commander Theodore Fanion of BEock Barnes post. American Legion. Wesley Steward and Horace Simons have been ap- pointed as local representatives to the Citizens Military Training camp which will be held during July. Wesley Steward is 17 years old. | the son of W. A. Steward of 227 West Main street. and is at present | associated with his father in the painting business. Horace Simons is the son of Walter Simons Of 10s ! Bohemia street and is a member of the freshman class at the Plain- vile high school.
 To Observe Birthday On April 29 the 'Trumbull Electric Mfg. Co.,. will observe the 22d year of it's founding. The paper has a circulation of about 10000 per month and contains material dealing with the Trumbull concern. It was started seven and half years after the organization of the factory it. self.