New Britain herald., 1930-04-03
ID OPEN CAMPAIGN FOR LIBRARY FUND Entire Town Cooperating in
 Drive for New Building
 BENEFIT SHOWS PLANNED
Rev. James NJ. Tranmcr, Former Pastor Here, Claimed By Death Nursing Association Announces
 Program for Benefit Performances

With town officials, the Chamber of Commerce, civic and fraternal or garlizations. churches, the high school, the American Legion, and individuals united in one solid effort for the purpose of devoting un- limited time and energy to raise S50,0oo for the erection of a public library building on the Mastin prop erty or West Main street, everything is in readiness for the firing of the first gun of the campaign next week by the senior class at the high school. A tWo-night performance will be given on April 10 and II by the school pupils and all of the proceeds outside of the bare necessi- tics of graduation expenses. will be given toward the building fund. Enthusiasm is evident elsewhere and never in the history of the town has such great cooperation been shown and willingness expressed to help in such 3 cause. The high school play will start the campaign l in earnest and during the next few ] months practically every organiza , ton in the town will hold a benefit i performance for the building fund Letters have been written by the building committee to each organiza- tion and all have expressed their willingness to take part in the drive Plans have already been completed for the holding of a minstrel show at the high school on May 15 under the direction of Ernest J.Millerick The various churches are now plan. nlng various activities and the sue. cess Of the drive appears to be prac. ticaliy assured at the present time.
 Charles H. Norton started off the campaign with a bang a few week, ago Oy donating $2.000. Pledge. are beginning to be received daily ir large numbers and hundreds O. more are expected as time passes by Pledge cards are being printed thi! :, week and will soon make their ap pearance.
 The committee in charge of tht building fund. consisting of Mrs. F T. Wheeler, A. A. Macleod and I, T. Brastow. is enthusiastic over tn, response of the townspeople to it : appeal. It is evident that the en tire population of the town realize that this is an important step in tn history of Plainville and is lookin; upon 1t as 6 civic duty.
 The Mastin property will becom fully available for a library buildin, site on July 1. There is now library building fund amounting t, : Sl5, ,S73.S6, the nucleus of which va established by the Woman's club il June. 1924, when that organization placed S4,5O0 in trust fund. Sine, that time there have been severa gifts.
 Rev. James VI. Tranmer
 Rev. James NJ. Tranmer. 6S. for mer pastor Of the Plainville Meth odlst church, passed away ycsterda, tt the parsonage at North Woodhur, after lingering illness for whicl he was treated at the Waterbur, hospital. He was pastor of thr WoodDury Methodist church.
 Mir. Tranmcr served as pastor Q the local church for two years bein: succeeded by the present pastor Rev. Arthur A. Ball He was t, have retired this week.
 Funeral services will be held thi evening at o'clock at the Wood bury M, E. church. Rev. Dr. Will nam B. Beach, superintendent of tn
 New Haven district Of the New Yorl East conference. and Rev. Dr Francis Cpham of New York will of hciate. Burial will be in Sag liar Dor, N. Y. on Saturday.
 To Visit Temple
 On Wednesday evening, April z