New Britain herald., 1930-03-18
PLAINVILLE NEWS
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tSohIiAluSu l Oiii 'SN ~ N4ff the championship of the Hartford County ''Yr league last evening when it received an unexpected defeat at the hands of the Mapping team, the score being 33 to 27, The local team led at the first half by four points, but Mapping rallied strongly in the final period and. led by the sensational shooting of Rose, scored a decisive victory.
 Mapping and New Britain will meet tomorrow night to decide the title. A full account of last nights game can be found on the sporting page of this issue.
 Two More Fires
 Since Saturday the fire depart ment has been kept unusually busy, answering six alarms. Four fires oc- cured over the week end Yester- day morning at 10:S0 o'clock the de- partment was called out 10 cXtin- Guish a grass fire on Pennington avenue, the fourth grass fire since Saturday.
 This morning at ":65 o'clock an alarm called the fremcu from their beds. The blaze proved 10 be in Chimney in the Webster home at 166 sWest Broad street The fire was OK finguished before any damage was done.
 Elect Officers
 At meeting of the Epworth ieague of the Methodist church held last evening Miss Hazel Simons was elected president for the coming escar. She is an active worker in the affairs of the league and her .choice was Q popular ono.
 4- She will be assisted in her duties 7bv the following officers. First vice president, Russell Maynard; second vice president. Doris Furrcy; third vice president, Gladys Chambers; fourth vice president, Doris Scherr; Secretary, Elsie owen; and trcas- 4urer, Gladys Furrcy.
 Past Commanders Night tt A large attendance of Legion fnaires and cN-serViccmcn is expected .lt the past commanders night observance this evening at s o'clock in Legion hail on Whiting street un- fder the auspices of Brock-Barnes Zpost, American Legion. The com- .mittee in charge announced today Shat Dr. Francis D. Ellis of Farm Tngton had been secured to deliver s4he main address of the evening" .The Legion is very fortunate in se- Turinr a speaker of Dr. Ellis's prouinence. He is graduate of the University Of Pennsylvania and spent ten years in the colony of 1eper at islanpur. West India. He sNil tell Of his experiences and the xuperstitions of the natives in the -olony. His speech promises to be Aery interesting.
 7. The committee also announced +hat Past State Commander Edward IA White would be present tonight. salr White is also q past first vice tommander of the national Legion Organization. Past commanders srom the surrounding posts will be present as will eight past cont Jlanders of the local post.
 . The observance will take the form sf a smoker and will start prompt 1y at o'clock because of the lengthy program.
 Y Funeral of Mrs. Lester ' Funeral sericcs for Mrs. Hattie 1. Lester, A., wife of Walter C, Les Ter of IS Park street, who died yes -.erday morning at .G;50 o'clock at her home after several weeks ill- pess, will be held tomorrow after soon at 2:3O o'clock at the funeral Tarlors of w. A. Bailey &3 Co. Bur tpl will be in West cemetery.
 Eehcarsing Play
 ~ Echearsals for the play. Honor Bright to be given on April II by 1he senior class at the high school, are being held regularly. This will Dc the second dramatic production given at the school this year but un- like other productions. the cast will Ae composed of members Of the Senior class only.
 <. The cast has been very carefully chosen and the prospects arc very bright for q very interesting evening of entertainment. Dancing will fol- low the performance.
 Card Party Tomorrow
 A card party will be held tomor- ,row evening at o'clock in the hall ef the Church of Our Lady of Mercy under the auspices Of the Catholic Ladies Aid soccty. This is one ol Ihe series of parties that is being conducted by the society during the Winter months The previous par Lies have been largely attended and $