New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1928, Page 9

— ko S Mail Orders Filled Present Youthfully Chic Hats For MOTHER'S DAY 5. ofining Centor: Sunday the 13th Showing beautiful collection of smart shapes —small drooped brims or medium large brims volled at side or back. horse-hair, colors as SAND vy COPEN lace-crochet NATURAL Striking models of visea or felt in BLUE MONKEY DLACK $5 and $10 Berlin News BASEBALL SEASON OPENS TONORROV Parade and Airplane Stunt Will Feature Ceremonies CARTER 10 TOS-S ONE UP Month of Vital April—Paper Goods to Enter In- n Men's Bi- Statistics lor the dustrial League—Be ble Class to Hold Supper—ITtems Elaborate arrangements have heen completed by the dircctors of the Kensington Athletic club for the opening exercises which will officia'- ly usher in the baseball season in e The team will mect the strong New De- team of Bristol State league game avenue grounds nsington tcmorrow. locul Con- the in a at at parture icut rreival s of the tecam and A. B. fo v corps will me the Tabs hall at 2 o'clock and will parade through the stree of the town and then to the baseball grounds. A novel fea- ture has been arranged by the com- mittes in charge of the the merts, Lieut. Carl Dixon, stationed at Brainard field in Hartford, Ne Britain resident, and John Horn of Kensington, will fly over the ficld and will drop a bhaschall 10 open up the season. F L cetman George B. Carter will then take the mound and will piteh the first ball that will officlally epen up the baseball season in Kensington. Both tcams have heen practicing faithfully for the last three weeks and appear to be evenly matched. The locals have three strong men in the box, Brooks, former New De- parture star, o leaguer and Corbin Red Sox team, star on last year and Mills, a former member of the Norwich team last who captured the state {itle year. Mills is also a crack infiel Babe Mu of H on the receiving end in place of Al Huband, who is recovering from a long scige of illness. Two or three combinations will be used during the game in order that the management may zet a line on the material that has reported for positions on the team. Vital Statistics For April Vital statistics entered at the office of the town clerk show that there was no increase in the number of deaths for April of this year over last April, four deaths occurring both vears. There was a big drop in the number of births this year in com- parisan to last year, only cight births being recorded this April against a total of 13 last year. Marriages re- mained about the same, six couples heing united in April, 1927, and five couples this year. Bible Class Supper Arrangements are being made by the Berlin Men's Bible class for a supper to be held at the Berlin Con- gregational church on Friday, May 18. All members of the church will be invited to attennd. Following the supper a moving picture show will be presented. Further details on the supper will be announced next week. Social a Success A large attendance was present Jast evening at the social given to 1hose connected with the Tabs' show at the home of Miss Elizabeth Brown of Kensington. Luncheon was scrved and games played in whist and bridge. Paul Giana eap- Drum | > | struction in econd Floor— tured first prize in the bridge game, | altho the first time that | he lad ever played. Following the games a social time was held, the house resounding with the melodies | of old time songs. Arrangements were completed for the presentation of the play “A Busy Honeymoon” | which will be given in the town hall | of Berlin next woeel Among those present last evening were Paul Glana, Margaret Ron- | ketty, Michacl Rayno, Gertrude ! | Skene, Adele Padelli, Anna Skene, | i Robert 1Fagan, Kaymond Warren, | | Edwin Malene, Itobert Ritehic, Mary ! Warren, Resc Iitzsimons, William | Brown and 8 féw others. i < In Form Yor Matwh Young Hercules i | | | auditorium in Mcriden on under the auspices of the Italian Men's club. He is reported to be in | £00d condition and confident that he will throw Verrillo. The local bo: [ has charge of the wrestling depart- | {ment at the New Britain Y. M. C. A, and s the claimant of the New Lng- | Hand lightweight title, Ttems of Interest r.oand Mrs. Frank M. returned nding wmonths in Plorida. Mys. Menry Bose is reporte ting comfortably at the w | Britain General hospital where she underwent an operation tor May Bacon of | 10 their | the winter | | rest appendi- | Corr of Kensington I harged from the New Brit hospital where she was Atient for a broken arm. | Nellie Kerrigan and Louis Lanza | {of Kensington are both contined to | mder their homes with grip. Baschall Practice | A short practice of the Ker ton Conxzrezutional church ba {team will be held tomorrow afte Inoon at the church field at 1:3 {o'clock. Al candidates are wsked to report. Competiiive rinations Tostmaster 8. M. Cowles of Ken- {sington has reccived word that the {United States civil serviee commi sion will Jiold open competitive ex- minations throughont the first civil | district, which conmpri the [New ngland” states, for junior stenographers and junior typists, to which only men will be admitted. Buses still Late The Meriden buses are still away oft their schedules on account of the ‘W higl which der con- Meriden. One side of the read is nearly completed and it is hoped that it will be possible to open up this to traffic by Monday. Enters Ieague Oificials of the American Paper ompan Kensington an- yesterday that the concern r a team in the New Britain Industrial leaguce. The players will be picked from the Paper Goods, the Berlin Construction company and the Goss & DeLeuuw factory. The league will consist of cight teams, this being the first time that an out of town tactory has been admitted to the league. The committee in charge of the schedule will meet in is or a few days to make final arrange- ments for the opening of the league. The formal acceptance of the local factory's team is expected 10 be made by the league officials at its next meeting. The league will open up on May ved every Tues- evening at 6:30 he Jeague will consist of the following aggregations: Stanley Rule, Stanley Worl RBritain Machine, Fafnirs, Corlins, Russell & American | & K r. n. Landers and the por Goods., East Berlin ltems Next Wednesday evening the first annual Community club play and en- tertainment will be staged at Com- munity hall at & o'clock. Several acts of vaudeville as well as a num- ber of variety acts will feature the | |prosram. Dancing will be enjoyed | {done as employees rushing quick {from here must leave at the end of the show musical hit will be featured. There will not be a whist party this evening at St. Gabriel Episcor church. A will be held next week however. The latest ty The library association has asked that all those who have not yet sent in their membership fee of one dol- Gded during the past year at somc cost, ‘The Methodist church choir will Ipractice this evening at 7:20 o'clod | Mother's Day music will be re- Borlin has | Momer |Deen traliipe seriously for .his|“yvojiar Trovethan in confined fo j Drestling mateh with Freddie Ver- |y SIONCGEA 8 S 19 rillo of Meriden, city champion, |1 which will be held in the City Hall | | Mother's Duy will e observed at he Methodist church ppropriate exercises, ic will be rendered. | Mrs. Arden Walsh and Mr {thur Lawrenco were New Britain visitor y Sund Local residents were arousced car- Iy 1ast evening by the siren at the anley Chemical Company. A fire i one section of one of the large buildings caused a large crowd to collect, Only nominal damage was to the scene, promp The fire comparn loped to a high degree of ind has heen of consid- Lie assistance in preventin ul of fire within the town itselr sparatus having heen used on -asions, effi will meet next w. “Y” track meet will he held tomorrow after- neon at the Manchester Recreation grounds. Those planning to attend East Berlin hy 10:30 o’clock, 50 as to reach the fleld in time for the meet. Vietor Belden, the loeal newsdeal- er for the Herald wishes to annonnce to his customers that all Herald bills in the future will be rendered on a weekly basis, the monthy basis to he { discontinued. Sues Own Sister for Having Him Arrested Bridgeport, May 11 (P —Tleanor Gosnell Barger of New York clty, an actress, 13 named defendant in a snit for £10,000 entered today by her brother Lemuel Gosnell who secks damages for alicged malicious arrest and prosecution. Gosnell, In his complaint states that his sister wrongfuly caused his arrest on a charge of stealing a lawn mower and saw from her and that he was held in a “common” fail for | scven dayas. | len { period which will hav {mined by the school committee, lond Miss }xmu fully jestimated today, while many others |doctor's certificates | from { Rartford nurse: Plain‘z_zille News i SCHOOL CHILDREN RECEIVE VACOINE |'Ouly Few Conscientions Objec i tors—¥ill Be Excluded :TO INTERVIEW P. U. C. — Sub-Committee Seeking Municipal Ownership Information—Many At- tend First Summer Round-Up—A. ML E. Zion Tag Day. Practically every pupil | Plainville public schools vaccinated in accordance with the compulsory ruling passed Ly the school committee last week, Super- intendent Leon C. Staples announced in the lias been he stated, and these will be excluded from attendance at clusses heginning Monday., The school department has no wish to frightcn or for dren into vaccination, Mr. Stapl explatned. but those wio do not sub- mit to the needle will perforee be refused admission to classes for a 1o be deter- 1 the threatened cpidemic in Bristol dies down, the unvaccinated pupils may be allowed to return to school after a week, but if it does not they {today. Less than a dozen children {have refused to be inceulated be jcause of “conscientious objections,” 1 | may be excluded longer. The percentage of vaccinated chil- dren Diere is now almost 100 per cent. It was estimated that more than 90 per cent had been inoeu- tlated under the former voluntary system. During the present week Dr. Grorge F. Cook, health officer, Catherine Daly, public have injected vaceine 100 pupils, Lealth nu been treated by their family clans. In addition to the ob- f-dozen pupils hold excusing them because of poor vaceination health. Mr. Staples said today that he was in favor of the passing of some uni- form law regarding vaccination and e egarding Southington will be placed | the uniform enforcement of i, This | T°82r | would end the present minor out- |I! the second halt of the manua [Lreaks of smallpox which oceur |71 there wil he a monthly calendar. sporadically, he belioves, by im- munizing the entire population. He i cd that the school commit- would be asked to consider the estion of making vaccination nee- tlar do so soen as possible as the an- lossary for all children entering nual mecting of the aseociation will {schocl here beginning nest fall, as be held in the near tuture. The |ihis would gradually render the yearly dues may be paid 1o cither |community immune. Mrs. B, V. Mildrum or Mrs. W. H. ~t Summer Round-up I'ayne. Many new books have n The first summer round- of children who are to enter school in the fall was held today in the visit- 1ing nurse’s rooms under the auspices of the Parent-Teacher association, and with the cooperation of the Platnville Public Health Nursing as. seciation and the state department of health. Early this morning large staff of paid and volunteer workers from Plainville and Har! rooms and began to check the voungsters for any possible physical defects, A thorough physical chec! up made made, a particularly care ful examination of teeth being ecar- ried out by a dental hygienist, and ves, tonsils, ctc, looked over and the children weighed. Any defects found were reported to the parents in order that they might be cor- rected during the summer and the children cnter school 100 per cent healthy in the fall The profvssional staff consisted of Dr. Mary Haskins and Dry Elizabeth Ingraham from the state health de- partment; Miss Calherine Daly, local iting nur Miss Ruth and Dr. Geor; wvrence H. Frost volunteer commit- tees of local wonien also assist, with the work during the mornin | % Cook and Dr. he followin Aftendant at door, Mrs. Wooster Williams, Chalrman of motor car committee, Mrs, Raymond Morley. Miss Dorothy Miller was the dentai hyglenist. Kirk Kyla «PLAINVILLE®» ~—TONIGHT— Unusual Love Story with dean Hersholt in ‘RET HOUR” —SATURDAY— William Haines, Jack Holt Alice Day and Hobart Bosworth n “THE SMART SET” GEESTM ALL IN FROM \NAITING FOR SOMGTUING TO COME OUT OF 7IS CANE -l HAVE TO GET SOME SLEEP ~— the doctor | ford took possession of the nurse's' Olsen, | Weighing, Mrs. Helen Van Meter | and Miss Vineent. Recording, Mrs. W. A. Bailey and Mrs. Martin Case Historles, Mrs, Cecil Bed-| ford, d. McKernan, Mrs. J. H.1 , and Mrs. W, C. Kramer. Hoste: Mra. Bollerer and Mr | In the afternoon Mra. Wurren as- vith the weighing, while Mrs. v and Mrs. Jumes Durns did recording. lie histories were ford, Mrs, Roy Alice Ryder and l L. O. Melville. Miss Esther !Trumbull and Mrs, Herbert Barnes were hosies and Mrs. Philip ! 1L attendant at the door, Mrs. | |Stanley 8. Gwillim and Mrs. Henry 1% Washburn, who interviewed the maothers of the children during the Pust week, were also in attendance. ! Ub to noon 1§ children had been |vsumined. These comprised 16 chil- drn who are to enter school in the frall and two babies. Many others JVere expected this afternoon, while ju regular well child conference \“ as to take place between 2 and 4 {o'clock. To Interview P. U. C. A sub-committee of three to inter- | view the public utilities commission with regard to municipal water| vlants was appointed last night at| W meeting of the committee which | Iis considering the advisability of {having the town buy the Plainville Water Co. The sub-committee con- | sista of Edward T. Brastow, Attorney Cornelius Prior, and Henry 8. Wash- burn. It will attempt to learn jus what the rights of municipal water | companics are and to find out the dvantages and disadvantages of town-owned water plants. An ap- pointment will be made shortly with Ithe seeretary of the commission, : To Begin Revaluation | The work of revaluing all local |taxable property { week, the will begin nex: wufacturers’ Appraisat | has informed A representative of concern was at th town hall yestirday and spent some time in laying out the work ahcad | of the four or flve men who wil take up the task. A meeting of the aluation committee will be held | ht in the selectmen’s offioe. To Issuc Poeket Guide A pocket guide similar to thos |issued monthly in neighboring citics | will be issued each month for Plain- {ville and Southington, the first edi- {tion of this joint manual being scheduled to appear carly in June. {The first half of the 32-page book- Iet will be deveted to Plainville and {will earry such information as a list | of the town officials, railroad time- tables and trolley schedules, mo- {school signals, distances from Plain- ville to various polnts, firc alarm signals, post office information, and a strect directory in which accepted | |strects will be starred. 1t is planned |10 incorporate a map of the town in latter editions. Similar information 0. of I'hiladelphia the s | This guide, which has heen approved by meveral prominent business men in town, 18 being prepared by the Re- liable Advertising Co. of New Drit- | ain. New Britain Buys Land | The city of New Britain has pur- | chased {rom the New Haven District |Camp Ground association, through "Treasurer Leon A. Gadding, 2.4 acres of land situated south of Camp ave- |nue and between that thoroughfare anl the raliroad tracks. The land has been the property of the camp ground association for 61 years, hav- !ing been deeded to it in 1867 by| | George W. Eaton. Other transfers recorded at the office of Town Clerk William .| Wilson are as follows: Aniccto Di- ! Nunzion to May Morgan, land and buildings at Maple and Park streets; Morris Cohen of Hartford to William H. and Hedwig Dickman of Plain- ville, land and buildings on Pearl street, A. M. F. Zion Tag Day The Redeemer's A, M. E. Zion church will hold a tag day here to- morrow in an attempt to raisc $200 for the support of the church. The Loard of selectmen have given per-) mission for the tag day and the church is appealing to the public to contribute as generously as in the past. In case of raln tomorrow, the cvent will be postponed until the fol- lowing Saturday, the 19th. Tuneral of Mr. Pratt Funeral services for Samuel Pratt were held at 3 o'clock this afternoon | at his late home, 83 Forestville ave- | nue. Members of the American Le- | wion served as pallbearers, Auxiliary Invited ! Brock-Barnes Leglon auxiliary has been fnvited to attend the dedi tion of a plaque in honor of the gold | star mothers Sunday at Colt's park, | Hartford, at 3 o'clock. In the event | | of rain, the dedication will e post- poned until the earliest pleasant | Sunday! | “Tribute to Mr. Knight | Trock-arnes post, American Le- | | gion, has adopted the following { olution of regret upon the passing of fts fricnd, the late Samusl {night: “The Brock-Barnes post, No. 33, |of the American Legion, has noted, | with profound regret, the death of | Samuel Knight. DANCE B v Congregational Young People FRIDAY 8 TO 12 P. M. PLAINVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Gymnasium | will be Mrs. Howard Pratt of West NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1928, “Mr, Knight has shown his inter- est in cur post by many acts of cour- tesy, particularly in furnishing to the post, without charge, the pho- tographs of its members and mounting the same in a suitable frame which now adorns our rooms. : post desires 10 record its ap- ¢ Mr. Knight's courtesy and gencrosity, to cxpress its sense of loss in the ng of a kindly- spirited ¢ 10 convey its consolations to the members of Mr. Knight's family “1t was therefore voted at a lar 1 ng of the Brock-Barnes post 1 @ copy of this minute be incorporated in the records of the post, that a copy be given to the local press, and that a copy be sent| to the family of Mr. Knight. “THEODORE E. FANION, C. 0. Cotting, “Commander 2 Jjutant.” Anniversary An anniversary m for Vernon Buker will b at § o'clock tomorrow morning the Chiureh of Our Lady of Merey. Haschall Practice The town eball team will bold | a practice session at the Ligh school | fleld this e All candidates are asked to b hand for a last anid izen, ogu- Mass of requiem celebrated at] workout. bt Sunday's opening game with the New Britain Bur- ritts, v Lost—Glasses in case to 92 West Main street.—dst Wood, - stove length, $10 « load Tel. 142 or 2 CARD OF We wish to thank our neighbors for their Kinduess | the _Brictol News GARAGE DESTROYED BY GASOLINE FIRE! Chippins Hill Farmer Himsell! Has Narrow Escape CITY REPORT PRESENTED, Interesting Figures Given—to Open Clinic in Forestville—375 Tax War- rants Served—Graduation Speak- ers—Oiling Streets of City. Adolph Se iz, who resides liovse north of the Chippins Hill school on Hill street, bud a narrow escape from being burned o death shortly after 9 o'clock this morning in a fire which destroyed a combination milk house rage on his farm. itz had visited the center of rly this morning and be- returning to his home had had nk of his Ford automobile He bad just driven the car and turned off the in care was enveloped in sympathy shown us duri our 1 vl “'“l‘ "".”” his seat reavement in th our wit, | st g9ined tha door when: the mother and sister. We also thank | S4Tse cau %, A call for assis- he 1. B. 0. Dept. of the Trumbull | 1210 Was telephoned the central fire PrGCIAE Mier b jstation, the sending i the S e ‘;4")“!1'1‘\”’1»)» s scitemont. furnishing MR, CARLTON i on that the fire was at MRS, H. W. CONGRESS HAS GOT T0 SHOW SOME PEP, | Oterwise, Night Sessions Wil Have to Be Held ‘ May 11 (P—With a warning of full speed ahead if night | sessions are to be avoided, senate re- | publican leaders brought up their | largest guns today to offset any | democratic attack during considera- tion of the more important rate schedules in the tax reduction bill. Winning their first skivmish with the minority on the club dues and admissions taxes, the republicans, who propose a $260,000.000 tax cut | a3 against a $325,000,000 curtail- ment by the democrats, successtully withhield another assault yesterday and restored to the measure the tax | on sales on produce exchanges, re- | pealed by the house, and the full rate on the tax on sales or trans- fers of capital stock. The voting developed & break in ! the democratic ranks. While no ree- ord vote was taken on the first proposition, the vote was 4S to 29 for putting back into the measure the tax of two cents on each $100 { pital stock. WAPLE HILL NEWS Washington The annual! outing of the Maple | Hill Bridge club will take the form of a luncheon and bridge party to be held next Monday afternoon at the Sequin Golf club. Luncheon will be served at Mr. and Mys. Elmer Pape and family of Ilobbins avenue several days last week at at P'oint 0'Woods, i The next mecting of the Newing- | ton Garden chih will be held | Thursday afternoon, May 17, at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs, Dougla Johnston en Frederick street. The speaker of the afternoon | spent their summer home Hartford, who will cultivation of wild garden, Mr, and \ tell about thy flowers in the | B. Skinner and danghters, 1] and Darbara of Thompson st . Were guests of Mr. and Mre, T. Rogers of New London last weck-end Mr. and Mrs. G. . Bush of Stu- art street spent last weck-end at Toint o'\Wools. The Thursday Bridg club was entertain evening at the home of Mrs, K. on Thompson street, The were awarded to Mrs, . B Mrs. B. J. Hubert and Mrs, erick Teich ' ¥ J. Skinner of Thompson strect has returned from a six weeks' trip to California. Spring | priz Doane, Fred- TLL IN WORSTER. Putnam, May 11 (M—Howard C. Bradford, state's attorney for Wind- ham county, is reported as “resting comfortably™ at the Mcmorial hos- Music by Trinity Bacchanalians Admission 50c pital, Worcester, Mass., where he is { Chief Jon | ville jmer strect | | 1 o'clock. |8 | Fortunately he gave the howeve as it was later a certained that box 102 was nothing more than a rural mail box. Both Squad A and Hose Company No. 2 responded and upon their ar- rival found that the building was doomed. They exerted their efforts toward saving a large barn and a house nearhy and were successiul. A large number of milk cans and tools, in addition to the automobile were completely destroyed by the irc. The loss was estimated this rning at approximately $1,000 by H. Hayes of the fire de- location, partment, City Report Some interesting figurcs are avail- 1 the annual city report, re- cuived this morning at the office of the city clerk from the printers, An inventory of the gemeral efty, according to the report, shows assets 72,12 and Jiabilities of 10Wing net assets of B Real estate owned Ly the city valued at $1,339,384. In this amount is included land at chool and Church streets and fenee on property valued at $3,010; city lall building and land on which it is locuted, $103,000; old town hall and land, Main strect, $35,000; Forest- hall and land, $15,000; Uncas Hose company, North Main street, building and land, $11,000; Hose Housc No. 1, School street, land and bulldings, $22,000; central fire sta- tion and land, Meadow street, $41,- ©00; old high school and land, Sum- $150,000; new high school and land on Boulevard, $910,- 000; garage and land, rear city hall, G00; dumping grounds, King trect, $350; dumping grounds, Lake avenue, $500; city storchouse, land and buildings, $36,024. Land and buildings at Rockwell Park are valued at $250,000, and a value of $14,450 is placed on the Rockwell Park playground adjoin- Muzzy Athletic fleld, including d buildings, are listed at 100 in the report; Root's Island playground at $5,000; Muzzy Trian- gle at $1.386.25; the Memorial boulevard, including land from the lute A. F. Rockwell and paving, and the boulevard at $309,815.07, Asscts of the first taxing district are listed in the report at $43 and liabilities at $245,250.2 sccond tuxing district shows net as- sets of $2,176.64, and the third tax- ing district net assets of $1,656.43. Since 1914, the t amount of permanent paving laid is 36,465 square yards. The largest amount done in any one year was in 1920, when the Memorial boulevard was constructed. The value of paving as listed in the city inventory is $50,- . which allows for a deprecia- tion ot $16.000 Clinic in Forestville A city clinic for the vaccination of persons residing in Forestville will be opened, possibly on Satur- day of this week, in that section of the city, according to Dr. B. B, Roblins, city health officer, Efforts are being made to sccure suitabls spdye, either in the Firemon's hall on Church avenue or in the block owned by Albert Josolowitz at the corner of Central and Broad streets. One thousand, one hundrcd and twenty-nine vaccinations have been completid in the city elinis in the Cameo theater block on Main street, & approximately 30¢ persons having appeared yesterday for ths trcate ment. Another group of internes st from being treated for pneumonia. T'rancis’ hospital. Hart‘ord, to- His Protector South | G | | gether with several physinlans fremy the Hartford isolation hespital, arq expected to pay a visit to the loca} isolation hospital om Chippins Hill today. 73 Tax Warrants Sevved Seventy-five warrants ‘or peraonal tax delinquents were served Thures day by Sergeant Henry Jeg'inski o the police department. These des linquents will appear before the prosecuting attorney Saturday morne ing and will be obliged to pay in addition to the $2 tax. the deliny quency fee of §1 and the costs ef the court. Hearing Notices One hundred property ownerg have been notified to appear at the hearing before the city council on Tucsday evening, May 15, to show cause why Crown strect should not be accepted as a city highway and why the cost of placiug the street in condition for accepwunce should not be assessed aguinst them. The hearing was edlled in re- sponse 1o a petition presented some time ago to the city council, Graduation Speakers Aunncunced Judge Newell Jennings, chairman of the bLoard of education, wil! be the speuker at the annual gradua- tion exercises of the high school, which will be held on Friday eve- ning, June 22, according to an an- nouncement made yesterday. Representative Arthur 8, Parncs, a member of the school board, will address the graduates of the grame mar school at the exorcisca to he heldl on Wednesday evoaing June Schools Closed This Noon The public schools of the city closed at noon today to pertnit the | teachers to attend the annval cor- vention of the Martford Courty con- vention being held in Hartford. Medical Inspection Repors The report of the medical ingpoo- tion departmont of the pu!lic schools for the inonth of Ap-i) shows A total of 5,418 inspections 1nade by Dr. A. 8. Brackett, Miss Mary F, Mulligan and Miss Eugenia B. Nor- ton. Five hundred and s.venty- seven dressings sere attendad by the nurses, one emcrgency cull was an. swered and 29 home visits made, Two hundred pupils. or 5.85 per cent of the total school enrollment, were excluded because of contagious diseases. Attendance Report The report of the attendance de- partment of the schools showed a total of seven cases investigated dur- ing the month where the pupils were not legally absent. Fifteen cases of absences were recorded and inves- tigated where there was a proper and legitimate excuse for absence and 15 cases were investigated and found that the pupil was illegally ab- sent. There were 19 cases of truancy. Bills Approved The following bills, incurred dur- ing April, have heen approved and ordered paid by the board of educa- tion: Board of education. $30.56; co-operative course, $153.84; health achool, $30.92; home economics, $71.25; graduation, $23.75; manual training. $3.24; physical edueation, $6.32; high school, $234.30; old high school, $9.50; total, $572.98. Funeral of Mrs. Jane A. Moore The funeral of Mrs, Jane A. Moore of 203 South street, who died Wednesday afternoon from infirmi- ties incident to old age, was held at her late home at 10 o'clock this morning. Rev. Franeis T. Cooke, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiated, and interment was in the family lot in Windsor- ville, Conn. Requiem Mass A requiem mass in memery of Michael J. O'8ullivan, Miss Agnes G. O’Sullivan and John O'Sullivan will be celebrated at 8. Matthew's church at 8 o'clock Saturday morn- ing. School Supt. to Speak Superintendent of Schools Karl A. Reiche will be the speaker at a Inecting of the East Bristel Parent- Teacher association meeting to be held in the new school on Pine strect Monday evening. May 14, Officera for the ensuing year will he elected at that time and the re- ports of the retiring officers sub- mitted, Appointed to Naval Academy Allen Heuftlein, son of Mrs, Martha Heuftlein of 424 West street, received notification Thursday from Congressman E. Hart Fenn of his appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Heuftlein is a graduate of Tristol high school, class of 1926 and attended the Mount Herman School at Nortfleld for one year. - At the present time he 1s employed in an insurance company in Hartford. Olling Streets The oiling of city streets has been started by the department of pub-- lic works. This morning city em- ployes are engaged in oiling lake avenue from Middle street to Lako Compounce. School Nume the Appointed Mrs. Florence 8. Warner of (¢ ‘Washington street, Forestville, has heen appointed a school nurse for the school year 1928.2 Mrs. Warner for the past several. years has been & member of the staff of the Bristol Visiting Nurse and Family Welfare association.