The Press., 1920-06-17

Mrs. Julla C. (Pinney) Johnson, aged S5 years, died at 3 o'clock this morning in her home, after an illness of little over a week. She had been in poor health for some time. Mrs. Johnson was born in Stafford Hollow, Dee. 30, 1884, the daughttr of Daniel and Azuhah (Carpen- ter) Pinney. On the Dist of May, lS57, the most prominent men stafford has ever reared. Mrs. Johnson, in common with her husband, was ever interested in the welfare of the town. It was she who building in which the library is now To- lated. With her husband she gave and endowed the Cyril and Julia Johnson Memorial Hospital of this town. She has been president of the Hospital Aid Society since it's formation. Mrs. John son possessed many beautiful traits which drew many friends to her during her long life, and by which she will al ways be remembered. Mrs. Jerome Or cutt of Bridgeport is the only survivor of the twelve brothers and sisters. There are many nieces and nephews, in- cluding the three sons of the late E c. Pinney Edwin H. of Springfield, Charles B. of this town and Claude c. Pinney of New York :; Mrs. Clifford Kibbe of Long meadow Mrs. Waldo Dyer of Whitman, Mass. Mrs. Charles Miles of Meriden Mrs. EIlery of Hartford Mrs. Howard CaImer of Naugatuck Mrs. Mary Me kenzie of Los Angeles, Cal, and Mrs Is- sic Grant of Rox bury.
 The high school class day exercises will be held in St. Edwards hall to- morrow evening. With the exception of the three honor pupils, every mem Der of the class will have a part in these exercises.
 The picnic of the Congregational Sunday school will be held at Forest Park, Springfield, next week Saturday.
 This evening in Memorial hall in Stafford Hollow, the 35 graduates of the various grammar schools in the town will combine to give their grad uating exercises in the form of a his tOrical pageant entitled America in the Making" This hall was chosen in order that the production might have ample room
 The Comique Theater was filled to the doors last evening with relatives and friends who had come to see the graduation of Stafford highs class of 1920. The evening was misty but the dampness did not diminish the attend ance; rather it had cooling effect on the atmosphere and brought out a larger gathering than might have been present had the evening remain ed sultry. The crowd began to pour in shortly after 7.30 o'clock and within the next half hour the big hall was filled. Shortly after eight the mem bers of the junior class marched in double file, carrying staffs about which were woven crepe paper of the class top of which there was an artificial rose, an imitation of the class flower Beneath an arch formed by the cross ing of the staffs the members of the graduating class passed, then up the steps, covered with maroon and silver cloth, past two pillars, each of which supported a basket of roses and inside of which electric lights were inserted to throw into relief the letters s. H. s. set in the side of the pillar which faced the audience, then to their seats on the stage. All about the front of the platform sprigs of half opened laurel and branches of hemlOck were woven. On either side of the stage birch saplings were placed, lending an added tone of freshness to the place. A network of green crepe pa per, studded with artificial roses and placed against the white screen, form ed a background. The program start ed with the invocation by Rev. Levi Rees and he prayed that the children now attending our schools and those