Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-29
COLCHESTER
Winners of Prizes in Speaking Contest Boys Club Awards-Schools to Close Today.

The following was the programme at thA prize speaking contest, held in Grange hall Wednesday evening: The Eve of Waterloo, Byron, Eliza beth I. Shea; The Legend of BregenZ, 1 Proctor, Bessie H. Randall; The An gels of Buena Vista. Whittier, Bernice ] Allen; The Warden of the Cinque Ports, Lengfellow. Kittie L. Ray; Lest We Forget, Jordan, May Nj. Shugrue, Intermission. Piano solo. Monica C. 1 Clifford; Belial to the Fallen Angels, Milton. Isadore Sommer; Rights and 1 Duties, Robertson, Albert c. Phelps; | Reply to Corry C}rattan, F. Lawrence Carrier; Dying Speech of Bucking- ham, Shakespeare, Alden T. Bunyan; 1 On the Irish Disturbance Bill, O'Con- nel, Joseph O'BTien. Distribution of prizes. The first prizes were awarded i to Miss May M Shugrue and Joseph l O'Brien, the second prizes to Miss | Elizabeth Shea and Albert c. Phelps. l The hall was filled with parents and friends of the students. East Haddam Guests.
 Mrs. Fred Heff1on and two daughters | of East Haddam are guests of Mrs. HefHon's parents, MT, and Mrs. A. r. l Roper, on Turnerville avenue. i Winners of Trophies. The shields and prizes were award ! ed to the following at the banquet 1 of the Boys club;
 Crahs, soccer football champion 1 ship, B. Horowitz, captain. Plugs, ath- l letic champions. Sommers, captain. 1 Spaniels, basketball champions, Alden 1 Bunyan, captain; Rattlesnake patrol, athletic and basketball chapions of Boy Scouts, H. Porter captain. The individual prizes were awarded as follows:
 Ping pong tournament, A. Bunyan, pocket flash light Checkers, Charles BIacker, pedometer; chess, Lawrence Carrier, watch; shuff1eboard, Sommers, | drinking cup; ribbons to A. Herschat- 1 ter, bantamweight champion in wrest- ling; H. Weitzman featherweight | wrestling.
 Prizes will be awarded three mem bers who have the best summer gar den of vegetables, The club will fur nish the seeds.
 Debaters to Meet. The Pros and Cons debating society will meet in the boys club rooms on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The programme is as follows:
 Current Events, Maurice Tynan;
 impronptu, J. O'ConnOr; essay, The
 Baseball Outlook, G. V. CaVanaugh
 debate, Resolved, That no man should
 have three terms as president of the
 United States affirmative, Gilbert J
 Shea; negative, J. Elgart, M. Shea;
 discussion.
 After this meeting the three meI who will represent the club at thu | joint debate with the academy vii be chosen.
 Ball Game Planned. If the grounds and weather are gooC Saturday, the junior baseball team o
 the Boys club will play the Hayseed
 on Strawberry hill. } About the Borough. Mrs. G. B. Gilman and child lef Wednesday for weeks visit witt friends in Springfield. Fred A. Smith of New Britain wa a Colchester visitor Thursday.
 Abraham Elgart and George B. LOm bard were in New Haven Wednesday ! Edward Hogan of Salem is visitin l friends in town.
 Conductor Marshall J. Porter is nov ing his household goods from tht
 Penrose house on Broadway to tn
 Kramer house on Pleasant stree
 which he recently purchased. The schools in the academy an
 First district close today (Friday) fo one week vacation.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the N
 El. church will meet with Mrs. Juli
 Squires on Norwich avenue, this (Fri 1 day) afternoon and evening.
 Mrs. Lawrence B. Smith of Long Is
 land City is visiting her sister, MT! 1 Ida Wagner.