New Britain herald., 1916-06-21

Final preparations were made to- exercises to be held in the Town hall Friday afternoon beginning at ? 0 clock. in connection with the pre- scHtatiOn of diplomas to the thirty ono young people who have success fully completed the course of train ing in the local schools. The pros Dcctive graduates and school chorus have been rehearsing for the eXer- cises for several days and it is ex- pectcd that they will render the pro- gram in most entertaining fashion.
 Miss Jeannette Smith has been made the class valedictorian while SalVan Morino gets second honors as salutatorian. The pupils have voted "Step by Step" for the class motto and have selected the pink rose as their flower and old rose and gold for their cOloTs. The decorations in the Town hall for the graduation exercises will be in keeping with the class choice of flowers and colors.
 The children will receive their diplomas from Rev H. T. Walsh, act ing school visitor. Most of them will go to the New Britain High school in the Fall to complete their educa' ton.
 The graduation program is as fol- lows
 March-form "Athalia."
 Invocation ........ Rev. J. G. Ward Music-Nightinga and Rose .....
 . .............. School Chorus Salutatory-The American Flag =.
 ..... ........... SalVan MOrinO Recitation-Betty and the Bear
 FIl1el ElCnlei Declamation-The Battle of Sara
 toga ..... Meyer Sneideman Recitation-The Present Crises :.
 ........... NlVlan Howard Music-Cirbiribin ... School Chorus Recitation, "Casey's Revenge"
 .............. Victor Berner Recitation, "The Legend of Bregenz,'
 ..........Do Dorothy Stevenson Defamation, Let Us Have Peace,"
 .............. Charles Phelps Cantata, ''The Garden of Flowers,'
 School Chorus Essay with va1edictory. William
 Shakespeare. .Jeannette Smith Presentation of diplomas. ....... Rev. H. T. Walsh acting school visitor Selections, patriotic medley. y......
 School Chorus
 The honor pupils are as follows: Jeannette Elizabeth Smith, Salvan Francis Morino. Carl Harry Joseph son, Vivian Delphine Howard, Meyer Harry Sneideman, Grace Elizabeth Hazard, Samuel Richard NcGibbon, Alphonse John Babick, Mary Agnes Tiernev, Ruby Zenobia Miller, Victor Otto Berner.
 Others who will receive diplomas are: Rena Ellen Bunnell, Arthur Louis Berner, Harold Birnbaum, Catherine Anna Case. Dorothy Maude Clark, Leona Margaret Callen, Ethel Freda Eichler Astrid Chalotta Ed 1 man, Gustave Frederick Ewald, Edna l Madeline Gleason, Malvina Eletha l Hiscox, John Albert Murphy, Alice 1 Rose Mccall, Bernice Estella Mitchell, 1 Archie Steven Nalbandian, Charles 1 Henry Phelps Ethel Finder, Dorothy l Emma Stevenson, William Stephen Vance, Gertrude Augusta Williams.
 Want Will to Stand.
 While they would probably benefit 1 financially by a legal distribution of the estate as intestate, relatives of Frank s. Neal, who were made bene- fciaries in the will recently offered for probate by A. H. Condeu as repre- sentative of the PIainville Trust com rany are anxious to have the docu- ment accepted for record and the property divided according to the wishes of the testatOr This they de- cared yesterday to be their position regarding the probable contest against the admission of the will to be made ] bv Henry Neal and Albert Bradley of New Britain, first cousins of Judge Neal. They expressed disappointment when they learned that a postpone ment of the hearing scheduled for yesterday morning had been asked for with the intimatiOn that the legality 1 of the will might be disputed, and they are expected to stand with the executor in case the fight is carried to the upper courts.
 Judge Meals nearest relatives were eight first cousins and should the will be rejected by the courts his estate would be divided equally among them. AS his property. both real and per sonal, is expected to inventory at ap- prOximatelv $65,O0O, each would re- ceive about SS,0OO. Under the terms of the will the relatives remembered, with the exception of Mrs. Goodrich, who was given $1O0OO outright, will get $4.O0O as their share providing the document is declared valid.
 In case the contestants should win in the courts, the DoQueSIS nidu2 tO the Episcopal and Catholic churches, the Plainville Cemetery association, the Masonic Charities foundation and personal friends would be nulltled
 Attorney p. F. McDonough of New Britain, who represents the 1isaD- pointed relatives got into cOmmUni- cation with Judge Byington last eve ming and advised that he would notify him not later than tomorrow of a date before July i when he car be present with his clients at a hearing.