New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
PainuiM Meus
RED GROSS BRANCH MAY BE DISSOLVED Religious Education Week" to
 Be Observed Here
 APPROVED BY MINISTER'S

Grange Auxiliary Elects Officers
 Edward O'Hara Dies in New Brit
 ain-DanieI Howard of Windsor
 to Speak Here-Human Fly.
 Announcement was made today that Q meeting of the Plainville branch of the American Red Cross would be held in the court room of the town hall on October 1 at p. m. for the purpose of electing officers for the coming year or considering the dissolution of the local branch. Consideration will also be given to the advisability of turning over the funds which the chapter possesses for use by local organizations doing welfare work.
 Miss Sadie L. Wheeler will pre- sent the financial report at the meet ing. The books are being audited at the present time by Thomas Prior of the Plainville Trust Co. and will be presented at the meeting. All members will be entitled to vote and full attendance is desired The of- ficers of the local chapter are as 1 follows; President, John F. Lamb vice president, H. A. Castle; secrc. tary, Mrs. C. H. Curtis, and treasur- CT, Miss Sadie L. Wheeler.
 The local Red Cross branch Is s part of the New Britain chapter ant has been in existence since thy | World War. It has always dont more than it's share in helping ou with relief calls from various strick. en sections of the country and ir the annual Red Cross drives. Plain vile people have always responde. generously to any call for funds b, the local chapter, according to tn, officers.
 However. the branch here call: for considerable work by local resi- dents, many of whom are fully oc cupied with other business matters The feeling this year is that it nigh i be good idea to dissolve the loca branch and work directly from tn. New Britain chapter. This would bt possible by the use of the mails.
 By this method Plainville would ] still be able to do it's share in Rec Cross work yearly and the dissolu tion of the local branch would bt ! only teChnicality. It is known tha' i in case of a really urgent call fol relief funds following a bad fire flood. or some occurrence of like nature, many local people would i'm. mediately come to the aid of the New Britain chapter by canvassint the town personally and thereb, giving the residents an opportunit, to help the stricken areas. Nationa calls for relief have always beer successful here.
 President John E. Lamb term the meeting an important one ant urges a full attendance of all mem bers.
 Religious Education Week
 The International Council of Re ligious Education, which represent all the Protestant churches, has SC aside the week of September 2S tt October 5 as Religious Education Week." Churches all over the coun try will be calling attention to tho importance of the educational worl of the church at this time. At { meeting of the local ministerial as sociation held last week it was sug gested that the churches of Plain vile make plans to corporate il observing the week.
 The outstanding event of the weel will be a community mass meeting on Wednesday, October l, at 7:3C p. m., in the Congregational parisf | house. Quinter Miller, the new gen eral secretary of the Connection Council of Religious Education, vii