New Britain herald., 1929-01-29
COUNCIL ID NAME
 MORE POLICEMEN Five Supernumerari@ to Be
 Appointed at Meeting PASSED TESTS CREDITABLY
Large Crowd Attends Get Together Meeting-Miss Margaret MCCOr- mick ndcs-Dcfective Wiring Causes Fire-RaSkctb ctball-ltenlS.

Five new supernumeraries will be appointed to the police department at the city council this evening. ac- cordng to statement made this morning by Mayor w. Raymond Crumb. The men to be named are Alexander Caruso, Warren Perring- ton. Frank J. Dougeneck, Frank D. Day. and William T. Leishman.
 All of the new men recently com- pleted a three months course at the police school in Hartford. in which they were instructed in the funda- mentals of jiu- jitsu. boxing. methods of disarming suspects shooting. and other police work which guardian of the law is supposed to kpow. Each passed the various tests creditably. according to the mayor. the lowest average attained being 61 per cent. The appointments tonight will make the men available for extra police duty immediately.
 A number of the members of the present force also attended the evc- ming school with the applicants and while their marks were not given out, it is understood that most of them passed successfully.
 First Applicants So Trained
 The group of applicants to be ap- pointed tonight to the supernumer- ary force is the first to receive such oli npinr pointment. Early last fall when il was decided to increase the super numerary force, approximately so applicants were interviewed by the board. From this number eight were given favorable consideration and ! these were first given written eN- animation prepared by Mayor w 1 Raymond Crumh and members Of the board. Five of the eight survived the test.
 At that time. the question Of schooling the applicants in the rudimcnts of police work was brought up and it was arranged tc have them attend the Hartford school The result of this action has in the opinion of Chief Ernest T Belden and members of the police board. been more than satisfactory and in the future no appointments will be made until such schooling has been completed.
 Gct-Togcther Meeting
 About 400 men of st. Joscph'' parish attended a get-together meet ing last evening in St. Joseph's Gull, l,all as guests of the pastor. Rev William r. Laflin and his assistant Rev. stephen Carr. In welcoming the men, Father Laflin spoke of th' spirit of cooperation so apparen amongst the parishioncrs since hi appointment several months ago ant urged that it be continued. Fathel Carr also made few remarks.
 Ex-Mayor Joseph +. Dutton. tll, speaker of the evening, was then i'll troduced by Father Laf1in as ; former parshioner in the little ham let of Forestville. Mir. Dutton, aftel paying tribute to the present pasto of St. Joseph's, in a forty-tive minut' talk told of some of his experiences on his several trips around th' world. He spoke of the customs o the natives of tho Near East, told 0 having been granted with two othe Americans an audience with Pop Plus in Rome, and recounted severa numerous incidents happening dur ing his visit in Ireland.
 The entertainment program con sisted of several vocal selections b! the church quartet and three boxin, bouts. The boxers were furnished for the occasion through the court esy of Tommy Hinchliffe of th' Park Athletic club. The first bou was refereed by Fire Chief John II Hayes, the second by eX-Mayor Out ton. and the third by l. Edwart Pierce, one of the proprietors O Lake Compounce. Mir. Dutton, be lieving discretion the better part O valor. performed his duties from : seat on the side lines. Prior to tn, bouts refreshments were served.
 It is the intention of Father Lafli, to hold such get-together meeting each three months.
 Miss Margaret Mccormick
 Miss Margaret Mccormick, 64, o 97 Washington street, Forestville died Monday afternoon at the St Francis hospital, Hartford, wher' she had been taken for treatmen the previous day. She had been il | noor health for SeyeraI noufbs
 Born in Ireland in 1865, Miss Nc Cormick came to this country as ': young girl, settling with her parent in Hartford. In 1881 she moved t, Forestville and had since resided there. She was a member of St Matthews church, St. Matthew Guild and of Fidelia Circle,