New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-23
COMPLETED
FOR LIONS CLUB
First Meeting and Election Of
Officers Next Week
INTEREST RUNS HIGH
Services In Churches Tomorrow -
Joint County Meeting Of American
Legion and Auxiliary-St5,O 900
Suit to be Resumed Tuesday

Interest In the formation of a
Lions club lis running high and 50
active business and professional men
OF Plainville have joined hands to
inaugurate n local club. The motto
and ethics of Lionism have made a
great appeal to Piainville merchants.
Feeling the need for a live service
organization of this kind. they have
built the oncoming club with great
rapidity.
The motto OF the new club will be
Boost Plainvilie," and the organiza-
ton is expected 10 have the full
support Of all Plainvillites.
The Gillette brothers OF New
York city, representatives of the In
ternational Lions organization. are
completing plans 10 build Plain
willie Lions club that will be credit
to the association and TO the town
of Plainvilte.
Final petition for charter for the
local club is being forwarded at
once to the International office SO
that there will be no delay in club
activities.
A meeting will be held some e,e-
ming next week, probably Tuesday.
and officers OF the new club will be
elected. Guests will be present from
neighboring Lions clubs, including
bridgeport. New Haven. Bristol, Tor
rington. New Britain, Waterbury and
Hartford. Deputy District Governor
Lion Loring Burwsli OF Waterbury
will preside at the meeting.
| Plainville has been increasing in
growth by leaps and bounds and fol
a long time there has been a strong
feeling for the organization of d
civic club, with the interest especial.
ly strong toward the Lions organiza.
ton. The new club will contain in its
roster some of the best known bust.
ness men in Plainville. and with then
support. the new organization is ex.
4, pected to be a huge success. The
New York representatives are elated
over the enthusiasm that is being
shown toward the proposition and
predict that the local club will soor
take it's place among the leading
Lions clubs in the state. Neighborint
clubs have been watching with in.
terest the efforts to form clut
here and have announced their in
tentions of giving the local club thei
solid and untiring support.
The Lions organization is know
Throughout the country and has &C
complished much In the bcttermen
of civic life and affairs. The New
Britain Lions club Is especially inter
ested in the formation of the loca
club.
Flainville Gospel Mission
Services will be held In Grangl
hall on Sunday at $3.50 and Z p
m. The afternoon Sunday schoo
service will be in charge of Frank
Burleigh OF Bristol. The pastor
Rev. P. J. Cleveland. will lead the
evening preaching service. His sub.
service should get in touch with The
iect will he THE Two Destinies.
This is a service Of praise and re.
vival.
Cottage prayer meetings are held
Friday evenings. Whoever desires /;
pastor, Nelson Monbleau, or Gordon
Harrison.
Congregational Churz,l,
| Morning service, at 10:45 o'clock
morning anthem: 'There is Holy
y,"-Shalley. Sermon on theme
Gaining a Sense of Gods Pres.
ence"
Church school after the morning
Iservice.
Congregational Young People: